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The GuardianHead-to-head stats highlight why Test cricket is greatest sporting format
Every match comprises hundreds of contests between batter and bowler. If statistics are your thing, it’s mesmerising
PA Media: SportBen Duckett backs his ‘different’ skills to aid England’s T20 World Cup bid
Duckett has a strike-rate of 145 in a dozen T20 internationals but has often been on the fringes of the set-up.
Somerset County GazetteSaints win warm up games at Heathcoat ahead of Summer campaign
On Saturday the T20 match against Heathcoat the Saints were asked to bat first.
PA Media: SportNottingham Forest’s response to VAR controversy ‘too emotional’ – Stuart Broad
Broad, the second-highest England Test wicket-taker, was made a CBE for services to cricket during a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
AFPUnbeaten Stoinis ton helps Lucknow chase 211 to beat CSK
Australia's Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 124 as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a target of 211 with six wickets and three balls to spare against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday.Lucknow looked in trouble at 88-3 after 11 overs but Stoinis put on 70 runs with Nicholas Pooran, who hit 34 off 15 balls, and an unbeaten 65-run stand with Deepak Hooda to achieve victory in 19.3 overs.
PA Media: SportAndrew Flintoff’s son makes century for Lancashire second XI
Rocky Flintoff, 16, hit 116 against Warwickshire in the Second XI Championship.
PA Media: SportEngland have mindset of champions – Adil Rashid confident ahead of T20 World Cup
Jos Buttler’s side surrendered their ODI title meekly in India last year.
SportsbeatBrilliant Athapaththu moves to top of world cricket's batting rankings
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is back at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after a superb 195 not out in the third ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom.
The TelegraphAndrew Strauss: My England team would beat the Bazballers
“Oh, you lazy git.” With these words, Sir Andrew Strauss admonishes himself for missing a backhand volley on the padel court.
AFPWarner says mammoth IPL scores won't be replicated at World Cup
Australia's David Warner says the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies will not see the same mammoth scores built on flat pitches in this year's Indian Premier League."Even when we played there in the 2010 World Cup, the pitches weren't high-scoring," he said.
Reading ChronicleHistoric cricket clubs to merge 'with a view to competing in the top divisions'
The members of Bracknell Cricket Club and Reading United Cricket Club have unanimously agreed to become one club, where Reading United merges into Bracknell CC to become Bracknell United. Forming one of the largest clubs in the region, this will improve cricketing opportunities for both clubs, thereby improving opportunities within the region. Both clubs held general meetings in February and March of 2024 and approved the proposal to become Bracknell United. The clubs will join forces to compete
Hereford TimesSix wickets for Thomas sends Burghill seconds to victory
EXPERIENCED bowler Aneesh Thomas took six wickets as Burghill, Tillington and Weobley seconds started their campaign with victory against Barnards Green thirds.
AFPJaiswal ton powers toppers Rajasthan to big IPL win
Yashasvi Jaiswal struck form with an unbeaten 104 as Rajasthan Royals consolidated their position at the top of the IPL table with a nine-wicket thrashing of Mumbai Indians on Monday.Rajasthan, who won the inaugural IPL in 2008 under late Australian hero Shane Warne, registered their seventh win in eight matches Jaiswal struck his second IPL hundred - both versus Mumbai -- as he smashed nine fours and seven sixes in his 60-ball knock and put on 109 runs with skipper Sanju Samson, who made 38.
PA Media: SportDefending champions Surrey ease past Kent at Canterbury
The Brown Caps endured a pocket of resistance in the shape of Joey Evison’s 53 and Matt Parkinson’s career-best 39 before dismissing the hosts.
AFPGanguly, Ponting back Pant to play T20 World Cup
Cricket greats Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting on Monday backed India star Rishabh Pant to play the T20 World Cup in June after his return to the Indian Premier League following a serious car crash.Delhi head coach Ponting said he was sure Indian selectors would choose Pant for the T20's showpiece tournament beginning June 1 in the West Indies and the United States.
AFPKohli fined for angry outburst at IPL umpires
India star Virat Kohli has been fined half his match fee for an angry outburst in response to his dismissal from an Indian Premier League match, the league said Monday.Visuals on social media showed Kohli having a long discussion with an umpire after the match ended and pundits weighed in on the dismissal.
The TelegraphLord’s, Edgbaston and the Oval vying to host first India-Pakistan Test since 2007
English grounds are queuing up to host a potential Test series between India and Pakistan in the country, with Lord’s, the Oval and Edgbaston all known to be keen on hosting matches between the two rivals.
The TelegraphWhy 85mph is next barrier for women’s bowlers to break
A smooth acceleration in her run-up. The trademark move wide of the crease. Then, releasing the ball at rapid pace. These three simple steps have been the foundation of Shabnim Ismail’s brilliant career.
AFPDemolition man Head, Pandya booed, red-hot Kohli: IPL talking points
The Indian Premier League is around the halfway mark this season with teams scrambling to make the top four of the T20 tournament.- Pandya's tale of woe - Hardik Pandya joined five-time champions Mumbai Indians ahead of this season and replaced veteran Rohit as captain.
The ArgusOllie Robinson looks sharp as Sussex set up push for victory at Hove
OLLIE ROBINSON took two wickets in three balls as Sussex put themselves in a strong position to claim their first win of the season in the Vitality County Championship.
The TelegraphJoe Clarke shows why he could be England’s next Test wicketkeeper
England’s new off-spinner Shoaib Bashir spent a wicketless day when, after a winter under the Indian hammer, he was cast in the new role of potential match-winner for Somerset. It did not work out. On a perfectly true if slow pitch, Nottinghamshire’s Joe Clarke and Will Young achieved a new county third-wicket record partnership of 370, unbroken and chanceless.
AFPChapman leads New Zealand to shock win over Pakistan in third T20
Mark Chapman hit an undefeated 87 to lead an under-strength New Zealand to a shock seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi on Sunday.Pakistan won the second game by seven wickets while the first match was washed out after just two balls -- both were also in Rawalpindi.
AFPKolkata beat Bengaluru by one run in IPL as Kohli fumes at dismissal
Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday.Earlier Kolkata, who jumped to second in the table with their fifth win in seven matches, started strongly with Salt's explosive knock.
Herald ScotlandRachel Slater eager to make up for lost time as Scotland target T20 World Cup place
Rachel Slater eager to play her part as Scotland target T20 World Cup
The TelegraphTom Banton and Craig Overton set up opportunity for Shoaib Bashir to be Somerset’s match-winner
England’s new off-spinner Shoaib Bashir faces the next major step in his career on day three of Somerset’s championship game against Nottinghamshire. He has been, aged 20, admirably steady under the cosh of India’s batsmen, but can he spin out a team second time round under the weight of expectation?
