Posting Date Archive - 06/09/2018

A waterlogged pitch at the height of a heatwave? No problem, said Kia Oval-bound Caldy

The Wirral side overcame adversity to get their game on against Old Xaverians in the Liverpool & District Cricket League, clubbing together to isolate and fix a water leak on their ground and reconstruct the playing surface all in a few hours

06/09/2018 | Sam Morshead | Grass Roots |

Surrey edge ever closer to title with commanding victory over Essex

It was Surrey’s eighth Championship win in a row – the first time they have done so since 1999, when they also claimed the title – and they now hold a 43-point advantage over Somerset with three games to play

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Surrey Men | Essex Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Hailsham: The club that wouldn't die now set for day out at the Kia Oval

There are in excess of 150 children involved in club activities now, and in 2018 the girls’ programme was introduced. A women’s team followed - they won their debut softball tournament this year. All this just eight years on from talk of a merger

06/09/2018 | Sam Morshead | Grass Roots |

Caldy and Hailsham win chance to play at the Kia Oval with their Power to Surprise stories

Caldy Cricket Club, from the Wirral, and Sussex-based side Hailsham will get to tread the hallowed turf on September 19 after impressing the judges with their tales of triumphing in the face of adversity - in very different ways

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Grass Roots |

Panesar: Masterchef kitchen is tougher than famous Ashes effort in Cardiff

Monty Panesar, who debuts on the BBC show Celebrity Masterchef on Thursday evening, paired up with Jimmy Anderson to repel Australia at Cardiff in a famous draw nine years ago

06/09/2018 | Sam Morshead | Features | England |

England name unchanged XI for fifth Test, Bairstow to keep wicket

Jonny Bairstow has been restored to the position of wicketkeeper after passing the gloves over to Jos Buttler during the fourth Test at the Ageas Bowl due to a finger injury picked up in the previous Test at Trent Bridge

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | India | England news | England |

Lara: I don’t see why T20 can’t be included in the Olympics

Lara, who returned to cricket to play in three T20s in the Zimbabwean Stanbic Bank 20 Series in 2010 but who missed out on playing any international T20s, believes that the shortest format of the game would be ideal for the grandest stage in sport

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | West Indies | Global Game |

Hat-trick hero Abbott completes demolition job of Worcestershire

The South African paceman ended with 6-39 from 14 overs as Worcestershire, who resumed on 120 for eight, were dismissed for 133 to lose by 114 runs

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Hampshire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Sussex seamer Robinson signs new contract at Hove

News of the new deal emerged as Robinson ripped through Leicestershire’s batting line-up, earning himself a five-wicket-haul in Sussex’s ongoing championship fixture at Hove

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Sussex Men | Domestic | County Championship |

England vs India fifth Test: All you need to know: team news, odds, TV times, forecast

The Cricketer provides you with all the pre-match information you need ahead of the fifth Test between England and India at The Oval which starts on Friday

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | India | England |

Allott and Hurry differ in opinions of Taunton pitch after amazing two-day tie

Senior figures at Somerset and Lancashire disagreed over the condition of the Taunton pitch after the two sides' epic tie in the County Championship on Wednesday

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | Lancashire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Nehra kept on by RCB despite mass overhaul of coaching staff

The former India international joined the franchise last year but has seen the entire senior backroom team - Daniel Vettori, Trent Woodhill and Andrew McDonald - moved on by the team's owners in recent weeks

06/09/2018 | The Cricketer | IPL | Domestic |

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