Buttler return delayed until West Indies T20 series Sport England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will miss his side’s ODI series against the West Indies due to an injury setback. The 34-year-old was on course to feature in the Caribbean but has suffered “a slight setback in his rehabilitation” from a calf injury. It is hoped he will be fit for the five-match T20 series. [...]
England out of Women’s T20 World Cup in shock defeat Sport England were beaten by the West Indies on Tuesday in a match that resulted in their exit from the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup. The West Indies set a target of 145 after their innings. Openers Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph knocked 50 and 52 respectively. In response England could muster only 141-7, handing the [...]
England thrash Scotland in T20 Cricket World Cup Sport England thrashed Scotland in the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup to move top of their group and remain unbeaten. The result leaves England alongside Australia as the only unbeaten teams in the tournament, albeit both teams are in separate groups. Having restricted Scotland to 109-6 from their 20 overs – captain Kathryn Bryce knocked 33 [...]
Shock as Saqib Mahmood goes unsold in SA20 T20 auction October 1, 2024 English cricketer Richard Gleeson fetched the highest price at the SA20 T20 cricket auction yesterday as fellow international Saqib Mahmood went unsold. The 36-year-old Lancashire cricketer – who last played for England in 2022 – sold to Sunrisers Eastern Cape for R2.3m (£99,600) after a bidding war in yesterday’s auction, which helped the six competing [...]
T20 World Cup venues confirmed as Bangladesh ditched for UAE September 19, 2024 The two venues which will host next month’s Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup were announced on Thursday after the competition switched from Bangladesh to the UAE. Organisers the International Cricket Council decided to move the World Cup from Bangladesh due to civil unrest in the country. And while the United Arab Emirates was confirmed recently, [...]
Glorious Glosters beat big dogs and prove there’s life beyond The Hundred September 15, 2024 If you looked up “Glorious Glosters” in the sporting dictionary its entire synopsis would be focused around Saturday afternoon. Because the rank outsider of T20 teams, the forgotten bunch who some said were at Finals Day to make up the numbers, handed cricket a healthy reminder of what is cooking around the counties, no matter [...]
T20 finals day: Favourites, format and can I still get tickets? September 14, 2024 Today at Edgbaston in Birmingham four teams will battle it out to be crowned T20 Vitality Blast champions on Finals Day. The traditional Finals Day has been held in Birmingham uninterrupted every year since 2013 and it’s a day where fans get three matches for their ticket cost. So who is in Finals Day and [...]
Captain Buttler ruled out of England T20 series against Australia September 5, 2024 England cricket’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of his side’s T20 series against Australia. England play their cricketing rivals in three T20 Internationals in Hampshire, Cardiff and Manchester beginning next Wednesday. But captain Buttler, who led England to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup this year, will not be there. Phil [...]
McCullum adds ODI and T20 jobs to England Test gig September 3, 2024 Brendon McCullum has said he is ready to “embrace” the upcoming challenge after the New Zealander’s role as England Test head coach was expanded to include the two white-ball cricket formats. McCullum, a former IPL coach with Royal Challengers Bangalore, is credited with revolutionising Test cricket, introducing “Bazball”. But from January 2025 his remit will [...]
T20 Vitality Blast: Quarter-final previews ahead of last eight ties September 3, 2024 This evening the quarter-finals of the T20 Vitality Blast get underway as the eight remaining teams look to reach the Edgbaston finals day in September. Matches in London, Hove, Northampton and Birmingham will decide the final four; where two semi-finals and the final take place in succession next month. T20 Tuesday Surrey vs Durham Surrey [...]