Posting Date Archive - 23/08/2018

Lightning reach Finals Day as Jennings negotiates low run chase

A near 6,000 crowd was silenced as the Red Rose county clinched victory with eight balls to spare courtesy of an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 50 between Dane Vilas and Jordan Clark

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Lancashire Men | Kent Men | Domestic |

Stokes added to Durham squad for Friday’s T20 Blast quarter-final

This comes after Ben Stokes had originally been made unavailable due to a slight knee niggle sustained while on England duty. The 27-year-old has been selected in the squad as a batsman-only with a view to managing his fitness

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Sussex Men | Durham Men | Domestic | Ben Stokes |

Jhulan Goswami retires from T20Is only three months before the Women's World T20

Goswami is India’s highest ever wicket-taker in T20Is, with 56 wickets at an average of 21.94 in 68 matches and best figures of 5/11 coming against Australia in 2012. These figures are also India’s best in the format

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | India | Global Game |

Red-hot Brown aiming for Finals Day party with Worcestershire

Pat Brown, the leading wicket-taker in the Blast this summer with 27 victims, and his team-mates have shown themselves to be the most consistent white-ball team in the country by winning the North Group in both major competitions

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Domestic |

Whiteley signs long-term deal to stay at New Road

Whiteley, who played T20 cricket in the Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League over the winter, has scored 275 runs at an average of 30.55 in the T20 Blast this season

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Domestic |

ENGLAND'S AGEAS OPTIONS: Our writers pick their XIs for the fourth Test against India

England lead India 2-1 going into the next meeting of the sides in Southampton. Here, The Cricketer's team of writers pick their England sides for the occasion...

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Features | England features | England |

Vince included in England's fourth Test squad as cover for injured Bairstow

The Hampshire batsman has been in fine form for his county after being dropped from the national setup after a disappointing winter and comes in for Jamie Porter, who will play for Essex in the next round of County Championship matches

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | England news | England |

T20 Blast quarter-final preview: Durham v Sussex

Durham, despite poor form in the other domestic competitions, have enjoyed a brilliant T20 Blast campaign to finish runners-up in North Group while Sussex squeezed through narrowly into third place in the South Group

23/08/2018 | Brad West | Men's T20 Blast | Sussex Men | Durham Men | Domestic |

Cricket fan goes to extreme lengths to save money on travel to watch England

The fan now has 26 separate tickets for legs of his trip which include Derby to Coventry, Oxford to Basingstoke, and Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | England news | England |

Match over in 34 minutes as Mozambique set new record low score for women's T20 internationals

Batting first against Namibia at the Gaborone Cricket Club in Botswana after winning the toss, Mozambique were skittled out in 11 overs

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game |

Godleman pens contract extension with Derbyshire

The new deal will keep Billy Godleman with the county until the end of the 2021 English summer. The former Middlesex and Essex batsman, who has skippered Derbyshire since 2016, has scored 3,882 first-class runs for his side since joining in 2013

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | Derbyshire Men | County Championship |

Surrey win 'one of the best games I’ve been involved in', says Morkel

Morne Morkel, who retired from international cricket earlier this year and has been playing for Surrey ever since, took 6-57 to make the pivotal inroads into Lancashire’s order as the gripping chase reached its conclusion on the final day

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Surrey Men | Lancashire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Love Island star Hughes' passion for cricket runs deep

"You’ve got to make women aware you play cricket before it gets too serious," says the man who finished third in the hit reality TV show in 2017

23/08/2018 | James Coyne | Features | Domestic |

'A cricketing decision': Slater turns down 'significantly improved' offer at Derbyshire to join Notts

The batsman makes the move to Trent Bridge on loan for the rest of the County Championship season, subject to ECB approval, and will make the switch permanent in the autumn

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Nottinghamshire Men | Domestic | Derbyshire Men | County Championship |

It’s great to be joining a club with great heritage: Pillans signs for Yorkshire

The 27-year-old will make the switch from the Kia Oval at the expiration of his current deal, which is due to expire in October

23/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | Surrey Men | Domestic | County Championship |

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