6:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Somerset have announced the signing of seamer Jack Brooks on a three-year contract from Yorkshire. The 34-year-old will move to Taunton at the end of the season. Brooks’ impending departure, first reported by ESPNcricinfo, is a blow to Yorkshire, who face a rebuilding job over the winter. England quick Liam
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3:00 AM ET Raf Nicholson Surrey Stars 183 for 6 (Lee 104, Sciver 40) beat Loughborough Lightning 117 (Villiers 3-22, van Niekerk 3-37) by 66 runsScorecard A magnificent 55-ball century from Lizelle Lee took Surrey Stars to their maiden Kia Super League title, her side racking up 183 or 6 – their highest KSL total
1:08 PM ET Madushka Balasuriya A group of foreign nationals were ejected from an ongoing SLC T20 League fixture, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed, after “suspicious individuals” were reported to the board’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Though no approaches are believed to have been made to players, SLC has since taken steps to tighten anti-corruption measures at
shares Seven wickets is all that separates James Anderson from becoming the most successful fast bowler in Test history. And the man who currently owns that record can’t be any happier to give it up. Glenn McGrath, who ended his career for Australia in 2007, is at the top of the pile with 563
1:22 PM ET Annesha Ghosh In her maiden Kia Super League season, Smriti Mandhana smacked 421 runs in nine innings. That is the most runs by a player in a women’s T20 league anywhere in the world. The next-best tally belongs to Australia captain Meg Lanning, 405 at the inaugural Women’s Big Bash in 2015-16.
12:55 PM ET Mohammad IsamESPN The BCB are considering appointing a batting coach specifically for Test cricket. Neil McKenzie‘s availability being limited only to white-ball cricket has prompted the board to look for a specialised coach, according to the BCB’s chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury. “Neil is a white ball batting coach up to the 2019
4:32 AM ET Deivarayan Muthu Kerala quick Basil Thampi enjoyed a two-week stint at the National Cricket Academy in Brisbane in July, as part of an exchange programme between Cricket Australia and the MRF Pace Foundation based in Chennai. He and Tamil Nadu seamer K Vignesh had the opportunity to work with Ryan Harris, Greg
3:00 AM ET St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 148 for 4 (King 60, Thomas 32, Irfan 2-1) beat Barbados Tridents 147 for 6 (Holder 54, Cutting 2-18, Devich 2-25) by six wickets Mohammad Irfan bellows in celebration after picking up his second wicket AFP Brandon King overcame a torturous opening spell from Mohammad Irfan to record
11:18 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jamaica Tallawahs have snapped up New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme as a replacement for Imad Wasim. Imad, who played six games for Tallawahs this season, will be returning to Pakistan to train with the national side ahead of the Asia Cup which is scheduled in September. De Grandhomme, who
Aug 24, 2018 St Lucia Stars 141 for 4 (Fletcher 45, Pollard 41*, Permaul 2-20) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 140 for 9 (Delport 25, McCoy 2-23) by six wickets Kieron Pollard pulls Getty Images Captain Kieron Pollard ensured St Lucia Stars’ playoff hopes aren’t snuffed out as the Stars bounced back from Tuesday night’s abysmal effort