Somerset County Cricket Club is pleased to announce the signing of experienced seamer, Laura Jackson. Following a successful trial, the 27-year-old will join the Club in February and is initially contracted until October 31st. Laura, who represented Manchester Originals in The Hundred in 2021, learned her trade on the Lancashire Pathway and made her First
Ireland secured a Super 6 spot at the expense of Pakistan in a dramatic rain-affected contest at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Ireland posted 69 for five in a game reduced to nine overs and restricted Pakistan to 59 for seven in reply, ensuring they advance from Group B and Pakistan head to
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced the 20 athletes selected to represent Team GB at the Bakuriani 2025 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). Running from the 9th – 16th February, Team GB’s young athletes, all aged between 14 and 17, will compete in seven of the eight sports on the programme: Alpine
Davina Perrin’s power hitting helped England record an emphatic eight-wicket win over USA at the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. The 18-year-old opener smacked 74 from just 45 balls to lift her side to a second successive victory in Group A, with the Super 6 stage lying in wait. The second edition of the
Nigeria announced themselves to the world in beating New Zealand at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Making their first appearance at the World Cup, they claimed a stunning two-run win over a nation whose senior team were recently crowned ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions. But when you look a little closer, it
Debutant Vaishnavi Sharma took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul as India continued the defence of their ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup title with a 10-wicket victory over hosts Malaysia. The reigning champions dismissed Malaysia for 31 in 14.3 overs with left-arm spinner Sharma ending with incredible figures of five wickets for five runs
England and South Africa also triumph Maisie Maceira’s five-fer and Gabrielle Fontenla’s nerveless batting set up Scotland’s exhilarating one-wicket win over Nepal England impressed with the ball and gloves but were made to work with the bat for their six-wicket victory against Pakistan. South Africa claimed a confident win over debutants Samoa to move to
Nigeria and the USA both earned their first ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup wins but did so in different ways. While the USA earned a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Ireland, Nigeria’s triumph over New Zealand went down to the final ball. For the Americans, their maiden win came after four defeats in the inaugural
Reigning champions India got the defense of their ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup trophy off to the perfect start with a nine-wicket victory over West Indies. India were ruthless with the ball and in the field before chasing down their target of 45 inside the powerplay. Sisodia sets up India win India timed their
A dominant Sri Lanka got their ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 off to a strong start when they defeated hosts Malaysia by 139 runs at Bayuemas Oval on Sunday. Both teams were playing their first match of the tournament, with Malaysia making their debut at the World Cup. Having been put into bat,
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