All posts tagged "Spin"
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoDan’s the man for Surrey as he has batters in a spin
By Tawhid Qureshi Dan Lawrence is standing on the Oval outfield after a hard day of Championship cricket against Somerset, the...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoCook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket
Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of the...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoElgar and Westley make Red Rose droop
By Martin Smith April 19-22, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Lancashire 146 (Williams 32*, Bruce 26, Snater 4-42, Cook 3-18) &...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoRed and white can co-exist, says Overton
By Richard Edwards CRAIG OVERTON can understand why some young cricketers are intent on prioritising white ball cricket over the red...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoAlsop and Pujara lead Sussex response
By Bruce Talbot April 19-22,The 1st Central County Ground, Hove Gloucestershire 417 (Bracey 69, Charlesworth 62, Lamb 3-69, Carson 3-78) Sussex...
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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoWhen points and pointlessness combine
BEN GARDNERR NEW COLUMNIST! So was that basically all meaningless then? A fortnight that may as well not have happened? We’ve...
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England News
/ 2 years agoFormer England and Kent spinner Underwood dies aged 78
Derek Underwood, the most prolific spin bowler in England’s Test history, has died at the age of 78. Underwood, affectionately known...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoStokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns
MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great surprise...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoClarke and James make Pears toil
By Neville Scott April 12-15, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire 399 (Clarke 105, James 96, Smith 3-67, Finch 2-86, Baker 2-99) Worcestershire...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoSomerset collapse leaves dominant Surrey on top
By Mark Baldwin April 12-15, The Kia Oval, London Somerset 285 (Lammonby 100, Renshaw 87, Gregory 50, Steel 4-50, Atkinson 3-57)...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoThomson tenfer turns it Derbyshire’s way
By Peter Miller April 12-15, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Glamorgan 237 (Carlson 74, Zain-ul-Hassan 35, Thomson 7-65, Tickner 2-57) and 69-4 (Thomson...
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A Cricket Life
/ 2 years agoA Cricket Life with Jonathan Agnew
A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down as...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoLyon tips Lancashire teammate Hartley for ‘big future’
Nathan Lyon has tipped new county teammate Tom Hartley to have a “big future” and insisted he is not at Lancashire...
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England News
/ 2 years agoWood returns for England as Bairstow picked for 100th Test
England have brought back express fast bowler Mark Wood as they attempt to salvage a consolation victory against India in the...
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England News
/ 2 years agoStokes brushes off suggestion England were not ruthless against India
Ben Stokes dismissed suggestions England lack a ruthless edge and expressed pride at how his team have fared in Indian conditions...
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England News
/ 2 years agoAhmed relishing role in England’s new era
Rehan Ahmed is loving life as Ben Stokes’ leg-spin wildcard, admitting he finds bowling maidens “boring” and may have struggled to...
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England News
/ 2 years agoIndia level series as England fall short
England ran out of miracles as their hopes of making history ended in a thumping 106-run defeat in the second Test...
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International News
/ 2 years agoIndia blow as Jadeja and Rahul ruled out of second test
India’s hopes of squaring the Test series with England have taken a double blow, with key all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batter...
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England News
/ 2 years agoWood says ‘India have been given something to think about’
Mark Wood feels England’s audacious victory in the first Test has changed the dynamics of the Test series, insisting “we’ve given...
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England News
/ 2 years agoEngland given reality check as India take charge
England were given a sharp reality check on the opening day of their Test series in India, spun out for 246...
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England News
/ 2 years agoStokes banks on spin as England hand Hartley Test debut
England have gone all in on spin for their first Test in India, handing Tom Hartley a debut alongside Jack Leach...
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England News
/ 2 years agoStokes hits back at Harmison’s criticism of tour preparation
Ben Stokes has hit back at Steve Harmison’s criticism of England’s Test preparation for the forthcoming tour of India. Ex-England seamer...
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Test
/ 2 years agoRashid hoping ‘younger brother’ Ahmed thrives with England experience
Adil Rashid likened England team-mate Rehan Ahmed to a “younger brother” and is relieved the teenager would probably not have to...
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ECB Premier Leagues
/ 3 years agoZaidi sinks Darwen to give Burnley the Lancs title spoils
By Adam Hopkins BURNLEY took the Lancashire League title after five points from their abandoned match with Lowerhouse proved enough to...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRampant Lancs heap misery on poor Northants
By Jeremy Blackmore Lancashire’s Luke Wells ripped through Northamptonshire’s lower order taking career-best figures of 5-25 with his part-time legspin to...
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