County Championship Cricket returns. Preview of new round of championship matches
After five weeks without any red ball cricket, the county championship enters the last month of the cricket season, with everything to be played for in both divisions.
After five weeks without any red ball cricket, the county championship enters the last month of the cricket season, with everything to be played for in both divisions.
Surrey’s Tom Lawes starred with both bat and ball as Surrey won a rain affected Royal London Cup group match by 43 runs on the Duckworth Lewis method.
Surrey booked a home quarter-final slot after defeating Kent at the Kia Oval in front of a full house of 30,000 people, with Jason Roy’s 27 ball 58 and Sam Curran’s 30 ball 50 leading a run chase in a high scoring affair that featured 25 sixes.
Another round of County Championship matches has concluded before the final two Blast group games and next week’s quarter-finals.
Surrey hit their highest ever score against Kent by raking up 673 before the hosts declared their first innings. Four…
Surrey host Middlesex at the Kia Oval on Friday evening in the 2022 Vitality Blast in a London derby that is now sold out.
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.
Another round of county championship matches commences on Thursday. In Division One the current leaders Surrey don’t feature in this round of matches, with second placed Lancashire in action looking to reduce the gap at the top.