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Posting Date Archive - 22/07/2022

Illness causes further to delay to ECB chair appointment

While the process to appoint a successor has been dragging on for months, it has faltered each time it appeared to be close to a conclusion

England fight back in field to level South Africa series

The tourists fell to 83 all out after England had once again been bowled out inside their allotted overs

Sam Northeast makes triple hundred as Glamorgan pile on runs

The 32-year-old eclipsed his previous best of 191 for Kent against Derbyshire in 2016, finishing on 308 not out - just one short of matching Steve James' 309 not out against Sussex in 2000 as the highest first-class score by a Glamorgan player

Sussex tail battles to defiant draw after Middlesex push door ajar

Tom Helm picked up three wickets in 14 balls to reduce Sussex to 96 for 7, an overall lead of just 134, but a stubborn partnership of 45 between Ari Karvelas and Archie Lenham steered the visitors towards safety

Afghanistan turn to Jonathan Trott as replacement for Graham Thorpe

The former England batter will begin his interim tenure against Ireland before the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup

Rain, Luis Reece and Harry Came combine to deny Nottinghamshire victory

Nottinghamshire needed 10 wickets against Derbyshire but could only manage four, with Reece and Came scoring vital half-centuries and 21 overs lost to rain

Kyle Abbott hat-trick propels Hampshire to victory over Gloucestershire

Abbott claimed the last five wickets in 12 balls to finish with figures of 6 for 76

Yorkshire and Somerset draw after rain washes out final day

Somerset were due to resume their second innings on 225 for 6, leading by 373, with George Bartlett unbeaten just 12 short of a century. But the rain set in just before 11am and no play was possible

England release Kate Cross for Heyhoe Flint Trophy

The seamer didn't feature in the first T20I against South Africa and has been released to play for Thunder on Saturday

Cricket is a game for everyone... unless you have the wrong mobile phone

PAUL EDWARDS: The Covid argument really doesn't hold water anymore; we are all getting used to living with the virus and there is no reason why getting into cricket matches should be any different from buying train tickets or newspapers

22/07/2022 | Paul Edwards | Opinion | News |

Lancashire defeat Northamptonshire as Washington Sundar completes memorable debut

The Indian allrounder scored 34 not out to help his side to a four-wicket win after Josh Bohannon had scored a crucial century

Overseas seamers reinvigorate Kent to claim massive win

Navdeep Saini and Matt Henry claimed 10 wickets between them as Kent beat Warwickshire at Edgbaston

Andy Umeed joins Somerset, becoming second SACA graduate to earn county deal

Umeed, who is 26-year-old, has previously scored two first-class centuries for Warwickshire but was released at the end of thee 2018 season

Olly Stone bound for Nottinghamshire, as finger injury threatens to end his season

GEORGE DOBELL - EXCLUSIVE: Stone, the 28-year-old fast bowler, is understood to have rejected a new deal at Edgbaston in favour of a more attractive one at Trent Bridge

Surrey retain County Championship top spot with win over Essex

Jamie Overton was promoted up the order on Patel's dismissal in the day’s 16th over to pinch-hit Surrey towards their victory target