3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 231 for 5 (Billings 57*, Blake 42) beat Somerset 226 for 5 (Hildreth 45, Davies 45, Gregory 44*) by five runsScorecard Kent Spitfires downed South Group leaders Somerset by five runs in a high-scoring thriller at Canterbury to book their place in the last eight of this year’s
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8:21 AM ET England coach Trevor Bayliss has called on Ben Stokes to make a public apology following his involvement in the brawl in Bristol last September. Bayliss revealed that Stokes, who was recalled to the Test squad just hours after his acquittal for affray, had apologised to his England team-mates when he joined up
3:00 AM ET Jamaica Tallawahs 178 fo 4 (Taylor 51*, Kennar 49, Lamichhane 2-21) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 131 (Santokie 2-13, Wasim 2-21) by 47 runs Ross Taylor swats the ball away Getty Images Arguably the most well-rounded team performance of the season for Jamaica Tallawahs helped them maintain their perfect start to CPL
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Birmingham 105 for 3 (Pollock 36, Bell 34) beat Lancashire 102 (Hannon-Dalby 4-20) by seven wicketsScorecard Birmingham Bears preserved their hopes of qualifying for the Vitality Blast quarter-finals with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Lancashire Lightning at Edgbaston. Lancashire, already assured a place in the last eight, chose to
8:14 AM ET Ben Stokes was added to the England squad for the third Test against India less than two hours after being acquitted of affray at Bristol Crown Court. From a purely cricketing point of view, England now have the dilemma of how to fit him back into the team after the success of
11:59 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Stead, the former New Zealand batsman, has been named Mike Hesson‘s successor. He will take over as New Zealand coach for a two-year term, following Hesson’s resignation from the post in June. This means Stead will oversee New Zealand’s run to the 2019 World Cup; he already has some
3:00 AM ET Sussex 186 for 5 (Evans 63*, Rawlins 35) beat Glamorgan 88 (Rashid 3-9, Mills 3-20) by 98 runsScorecard There is no stronger bowling attack in the Vitality Blast than Sussex and, if further emphasis was needed, Tymal Mills roused himself for his first T20 match of the season with a hat-trick to
9:41 AM ET Ben Stokes has been added to England’s 13-man squad for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge, which gets underway on Saturday, after being found not guilty of affray at Bristol Crown Court. However, Stokes’ availability for the Test does not necessarily mean that he will face no further sanction for
8:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff James Anderson has become the first England bowler since Ian Botham in 1980 to break through the 900-point mark in the world rankings, following his match figures of 9 for 43 against India at Lord’s. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has conceded the top batting ranking a week after his outstanding performance
4:19 PM ET The jury in the trial of Ben Stokes will retire to consider their verdict on Tuesday morning. Stokes, who is being tried alongside Ryan Ali, denies a charge of affray following an incident that took place in the early hours of September 25. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years