Somerset fail to snatch defeat from the jaws of an easy victory
Middlesex 160-6 Somerset 161-8 (19.4 overs) Somerset beat Middlesex by two wickets Middlesex run of eight defeats in nine became…
Middlesex 160-6 Somerset 161-8 (19.4 overs) Somerset beat Middlesex by two wickets Middlesex run of eight defeats in nine became…
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Annie Chave is a cricket journalist and broadcaster. She has been commentating on International Cricket via Guerilla Cricket for the…
Surrey made it seven wins out of eight and maintained their position at the head of the table by three points from Somerset after a comfortable seven wicket victory over rivals Middlesex at the Kia Oval on Friday.
After a short break due to the start of the Vitality Blast competition, it was back to the red ball version of the game with another round of county championship matches.
Surrey strengthened their position as group leaders after a twenty run victory over Middlesex at Lords.
James Bracey struck a fantastic 63 and Benny Howell took 3-34 as Gloucestershire secured a 5 wicket victory in the Severn Bridge Derby over Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.
As first-class cricket makes way for the hard-hitting and sometimes controversial white-ball formats, an invaluable opportunity for reflection presents itself to the eighteen English county clubs.
As the white-ball season approaches, the County Championship will start to take a backseat, but with just one win between these two sides in the first-class format in 2022, the upcoming four days of action at the Seat Unique Stadium could have a huge bearing on their campaign’s.
As we head into the middle of May, we are already heading towards the sixth round of county championship matches.
Surrey have won two and drawn four of their matches so far and will be hoping for a better pitch than they experienced at Bristol in their recent championship game. On a flat wicket that saw only twelve wickets fall in four days and over 1,000 runs scored, the game was never going to be anything other than a draw.
Another round of County Championship matches was concluded on Sunday, with Surrey still maintaining their position at the top of Division One.
Surrey, who have won two of their three opening matches in the division, winning two of them, travel to Gloucestershire on the back of their recent success against Somerset at the Kia Oval on Sunday with a three wicket victory.
Surrey continued their unbeaten start to their championship campaign by picking up their second win of the season and moving to the top of Division One after beating Somerset by three wickets at the Kia Oval.
Thursday will see the opening day of the third round of county championship matches with the weather starting to get increasingly warmer.
Previously unbeaten Hampshire suffered their first loss of the season when they were beaten inside three days by Surrey at the Kia Oval by an innings and 17 runs.
England bowler Anya Shrubsole, who has played at the top level of women’s international cricket for 14 years, has announced her retirement from international cricket.
Embed from Getty Images The second round of County Championship matches commence on Thursday with the four days spread over…
The brand new County Championship cricket season opened in traditional weather- cold, windy and in some places wet. This season the competition returns back to the familiar format of two divisions, One and Two.
The 122nd County Championship season will commence on Thursday 7th April and will run through until 29th September. This season the ECB decided that it will revert back to the format of two divisions, with ten teams in Division One and eight in Division Two.
Somerset and Lancashire Lightning meet in the Vitality T20 Blast Quarter-Final at the County Ground tomorrow evening battling for a place at finals day at Edgbaston, which is to be played on Saturday 18th September.
Somerset managed to take a well deserved 10-wicket victory after a stubborn Hampshire second innings performance at the Ageas Bowl. …
Somerset’s low order made Hampshire pay for a poor first innings total as Jack Leach, Craig Overton and Lewis Gregory all made fine contributions with the bat to play James Vince’s side out of the game.
Somerset beat Middlesex by four wickets at Taunton, thanks in turn to debutant Lewis Goldsworthy