5:43 PM ET George Dobell Eoin Morgan has scotched rumours that Jofra Archer could feature in England’s World Cup campaign. As well as denying any knowledge of any attempt to change the eligibility requirements – Barbados-born Archer, who plays for Sussex, is not scheduled to qualify for England until 2022 – Morgan suggested that it
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3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Lancashire 297 for 7 (Clark 79, Chanderpaul 58, S Cook 3-65) vs EssexScorecard Sometimes there is no substitute for patience and sometimes even patience naught availeth. Spectators at Emirates Old Trafford found both these axioms neatly illustrated on the opening day of this game. The first was most plainly shown
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Somerset 307 for 7 (Renshaw 106, Davies 59*, Abell 57) vs NottinghamshireScorecard Matt Renshaw‘s third Specsavers County Championship century in eight innings for Somerset was the feature of a closely-fought opening day of the match with leaders Nottinghamshire at Taunton. The Aussie left-hander hit 106 off 171 balls, with
3:00 AM ET George Dobell Surrey 216 for 3 (Burns 109*, Foakes 68*) vs HampshireScorecard The streaker is not – thankfully – a common sight in Championship cricket. It’s not just that the atmosphere of the game hardly warrants it – it’s a bit like crowd surfing in a library – but, with the schedule
3:00 AM ET South Africa Women 193 for 3 (Lee 92*, van Niekerk 58) beat England Women 189 for 9 (Brunt 72*, Ismail 3-25, Khaka 3-42) by seven wicketsScorecard Nearly a year after England knocked South Africa out of the Women’s World Cup in a tense and emotional affair at Bristol, Dane van Niekerk’s side
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 175 for 8 lead Durham 96 (Olivier 5-20, Viljoen 3-30) by 79 runsScorecard Derbyshire hold a 79-run lead after 18 wickets fell on day one of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Durham at Emirates Riverside. Duanne Olivier produced a fine performance with the ball to
3:00 AM ET Australians 283 for 6 (Head 106, Finch 54, Barber 3-62) beat Middlesex 182 (Holden 71, K Richardson 3-31) by 101 runsScorecard Glenn Maxwell could face a nervous wait to see whether there is a place for him at the start of the one-day series against England after his second failure in three
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 64 for 3 Northamptomshire 204 (Chappell 6-44) by 140 runsScorecard Zak Chappell took a maiden first-class five-wicket haul as Leicestershire edged the first day as the Specsavers County Championship returned at Wantage Road, bowling Northamptonshire out for 204 before going to the close 64 for 3. Chappell, playing
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Warwickshire 24 for 2 trail Glamorgan 220 (Poysden 5-29) by 196 runsScorecard A career-best five for 29 from Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden continued Glamorgan’s batting struggles on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston. The Welsh county chose to bat, aiming to at least double