Posting Date Archive - 31/08/2020

Alex Davies sets up Lancashire for narrow win over Derbyshire

Davies reached his second fifty in as many T20 innings off 31 balls with three fours off successive deliveries from Alex Hughes

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Men's T20 Blast | News | Lancashire Men | Derbyshire Men | County Cricket |

Hashim Amla finally available for Surrey after coronavirus-related travel restrictions delay arrival

His belated arrival will also help to ease injury concerns that have left Surrey depleted since the season began on August 1

31/08/2020 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Surrey Men | News | County Cricket |

Joe Root hits second successive Blast fifty but Ben Duckett keeps Nottinghamshire unbeaten

Root’s second half century inside 24 hours paved the way for the visitors to set Notts a challenging target, but Duckett's magnificent innings won the day

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Yorkshire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Nottinghamshire Men | News | County Cricket |

Nat Sciver hits first Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy hundred in Northern Diamonds win

Sciver starred with the bat, scoring the first hundred in the competition from 106 balls, allowing the Diamonds to post a competitive total of 226 from their 50 overs, recovering from 24 for 4

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Women's Cricket | News | Heyhoe Flint Trophy |

Tara Norris leads Vipers fightback after Heather Knight looked to have Storm in cruise control

Left-arm seamer Norris was at the heart of the turnaround in fortunes, claiming four wickets in a devastating 19-ball burst, including the prized scalp of Knight, who was bowled for 67 via a bottom edge

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Women's Cricket | News | Heyhoe Flint Trophy |

Bowlers set up victory for Central Sparks before Marie Kelly eases nerves in tense chase

Kelly finally removed any remainin tension from proceedings, passing her half century from 89 balls to see her team home

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Women's Cricket | News | Heyhoe Flint Trophy |

Sophia Dunkley falls agonisingly short of century but steers Stars to win over Sunrisers

Dunkley - who has not played an international since March 2019 - will be hopeful that she has done enough to convince England coach Lisa Keightley, who was present at Beckenham, that she is raring to go in the forthcoming series against West Indies

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Women's Cricket | News | Heyhoe Flint Trophy |

No doors closed to Joe Root, says Ed Smith despite absence from T20 squad

Root last played the shortest format of the game for his country in May 2019 against Pakistan, a month before the 50-over World Cup started

31/08/2020 | Nick Friend | News | International | England |

Gareth Delany takes Leicestershire to comfortable victory over Durham

Leicestershire's first two games against Derbyshire and Lancashire were rained off, while Durham lost to Lancashire and Nottinghamshire – there was already something of a 'must-win' feel about the match

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Men's T20 Blast | News | Leicestershire Men | Durham Men | County Cricket |

Chris Dent stars for Gloucestershire as Worcestershire's search for victory goes on

Dent, the captain of Gloucestershire’s red-ball side, had registered a first ball duck in his first T20 appearance for four years against Glamorgan at Bristol on Saturday

31/08/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | News | Gloucestershire Men | County Cricket |

Joe Root returns for Australia ODI series but misses out on T20 squad once again

Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Mark Wood are named in both squads, while Root and Chris Woakes are part of a 13-man ODI party

31/08/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |

T20 Blast Essentials: All you need to know ahead of Tuesday's action

The Cricketer provides all the information required ahead of another afternoon of T20 Blast fixtures

31/08/2020 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | News | County Cricket |

England release Pat Brown and Reece Topley for T20 Blast action

Both seamers are reserves in England’s squad for their T20I series against Pakistan, but have not featured in the first two matches

31/08/2020 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | Surrey Men | News | England | County Cricket |

Jason Gillespie: "I just love county cricket, it doesn't get the credit it deserves"

JACOB PHILLIPS: Earlier this month, it was announced that Gillespie will leave Sussex at the end of the 2020 season to return to Australia full-time to take up a new role with the South Australian Cricket Association

31/08/2020 | Jacob Phillips | Sussex Men | Features | County Cricket | Bob Willis Trophy |

T20 BLAST TEAM OF THE WEEK: Who joins Keaton Jennings and Joe Clarke?

NICK FRIEND looks back on some of the standout performers from a rain-interrupted first week of T20 Blast matches

31/08/2020 | Nick Friend | Men's T20 Blast | News | Features | County Cricket |

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