5:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff When Chris Gayle returned to the West Indies squad in September 2017, it was just in time, with the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in sight. Since then, with qualification sealed, he’s had a sensational year of ODI batting, the peak coming during the home performances against England – two hundreds
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3:00 AM ET Nottinghamshire 187 and 90 for 6 (Duckett 37, Harmer 4-32) lead Essex 241 (Browne 67, Fletcher 5-50) by 36 runs When it came to losing things, the Chelmsford crowd took some beating. Public address announcements periodically crackled across the ground about mislaid wallets, members’ cards and even a hearing aid. An announcement
May 14, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 291 for 6 (Alsop 131*, Donald 75) v Warwickshire Tom Alsop‘s second first-class century lifted Hampshire to a solid 291 for 6 on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Hampshire were looking for leaders in their batting, having lost Aiden Markram
3:00 AM ET Toss Ireland opt to bat v Bangladesh Seamer Barry McCarthy in his delivery stride Getty Images/Sportsfile Ireland captain William Porterfield chose to bat first against Bangladesh in their final league fixture of the tri-series. Porterfield hoped to follow a similar template to the one against West indies: bat first, bat big and try
3:00 AM ET Essex 68 for 0 (Browne 34*, Cook 29*) trail Nottinghamshire 187 (Clarke 48, Porter 4-75) by 119 runs In Chelmsford’s increasingly impressive Central Park, you can now cross the River Can by a new bridge that has been erected since Essex won the Championship in 2017, and those who made that crossing
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 130 for 4 (Crawley 73*) trail Yorkshire 210 (Milnes 3-63) by 80 runs An engaging and hard-fought opening day to this 204th first-class battle between Kent and Yorkshire ended with the hosts edging proceedings courtesy of a gritty, unbeaten half-century from Zak Crawley. By stumps at a bright,
3:00 AM ET Big picture A dead rubber ahead of a final, but more importantly ahead of the World Cup means Bangladesh have the luxury to experiment with their line-up. In the matches gone by, Mashrafe Mortaza gave himself and the rest of the bowlers challenges to bowl in different phases of the innings, although
10:58 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kagiso Rabada is likely to be fit in time for the World Cup. South African fans would welcome that piece of good news, delivered by Cricket South Africa doctor Mohammed Moosajee over the weekend. A recovery is “anticipated” in the next two to three weeks. Concerns over Rabada’s availability for
3:00 AM ET Toss West Indies chose to bat v Bangladesh West Indies captain Jason Holder has chosen to bat first against Bangladesh at Malahide. Holder said he would like to see a better fielding performance from his team, after what he felt were poor displays in that aspect in the previous games. West Indies
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