Katherine Brunt has been forced to withdraw from the ICC Women’s World T20 after suffering a flare-up of her longstanding back injury. Brunt will be replaced in England’s squad by Middlesex batter Fran Wilson. Wilson is not expected to arrive in time to be available for selection for Saturday’s first game against Sri Lanka. All-rounder
Older sports fans from Brighton and Hove will have the chance to share their sporting memories with likeminded people at a new weekly club that starts at the home of Sussex Cricket next month. The sessions will take place between 10 and 11.30am at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove every Tuesday from 27th November
Current Loughborough students Kirstie Gordon and Sophia Dunkley have been named in a 15 strong England squad that will go for glory at the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in the West Indies next month. Joining the pair, who will make their England debuts, are eight alumnae plus Lightning player Jenny Gunn, meaning almost 75% of
Thoughts on the England Squad to take part in the T20 World Cup 2018 The squad selected: Heather Knight (Berkshire, Captain) Tamsin Beaumont (Kent) Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire) Sophia Dunkley* (Middlesex) Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire) Natasha Farrant (Kent) Kirstie Gordon* (Nottinghamshire) Jenny Gunn (Warwickshire) Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire) Amy Jones (Warwickshire, Wicketkeeper) Natalie Sciver (Surrey) Linsey Smith* (Sussex)
England have named their squad of 15 for the Women’s World T20 with three uncapped players picked for the first time. Nottinghamshire’s Kirstie Gordon and Sussex’s Linsey Smith – both left-arm spinners with Loughborough Lightning in the Kia Super League – receive their first call-ups while Middlesex and Surrey Stars batter Sophia Dunkley is also in
My thoughts on the KSL Set-up 2018 – The Biggest Question If it ain’t broke… The ECB is giving serious consideration to abandoning the Kia Super League after three seasons’ existence in favour of a much-debated 100-ball contest. The supposed advantages of the change include: pairing the women’s game off with the men’s; increased live coverage
KSL Finals Day – Hove 27 August 2018 The burning question was: who had the advantage, a side playing twice in the day, getting used to the pitch and the occasion, or the side that could relax till the crunch game at the end of the day? Play-off: Surrey Stars v Western Storm A big crowd
Only three teams qualify for Finals Day at Hove on Bank Holiday Monday 27 August. As the six sides went into the last round of regular competition on Saturday 18 August, this was the way they lined up: Table after 9 Rounds
As Finals Day (August 27) creeps ever closer, every game takes on added meaning. Southern Vipers clash with Surrey Stars at Hove had almost everything a spectator could want, not least a thrilling finish. Suzie Bates turned to Danni Wyatt to bowl two closing overs. In the twentieth, she let a foot clip a stump
As Round 8 of the Kia Super League is completed, results continue to baffle. Yorkshire Diamonds have found dismissing the opposition tough this summer, but not when facing Surrey Stars at York CC. Stars all out for 66? Vying for the lowest total of the competition? No Diamonds bowler going for worse than 5½ per
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