One hundred thoughts about The Hundred sounds like the opposite of an un-put-downable book, so here are a mere 50. A dip into the odd game with one round to play. 1 After seven rounds of The Hundred the table could hardly be tighter. Just three points separate franchises 1-7. That leaves Southern Brave –
The ECB has enlisted England stars from the Men’s, Women’s and Disability squads to feature in a new video alongside school children, to get even more kids playing cricket during the summer holidays In the first of two parts, we hear how unique the sport can be to different individuals, who play the game in
Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave at the Kia Oval (London South) on 8 August 2024 Upon arrival, flags were seen lowered to half-mast, out of respect for the tragic passing of former England player Graham Thorpe MBE, who ‘spent 17 years playing for Surrey’ and earned 100 Test caps for England as a brilliant middle-order
Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on 11 August 2024 A ‘comprehensive win’ for the home side (Originals) who ‘took the game away’ from Roses Rivals (Superchargers) when Kathryn Bryce (pictured) took a ‘hat-trick’ from the last set-of-five balls. Record attendance for watching Women’s cricket at Old Trafford witnessed records tumble. Firstly,
Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit at at the Kia Oval (London South) on 11 August 2024 Re-run of last week’s London derby (4 August) upon which occasion points were shared for a tie. Strangely by coincidence, the same three Spirit batters reached double-figures (Deepti Sharma, Cordelia Griffith and Eva Gray) as batters struggled against Invincibles’
Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets at The Utilita Bowl (Southampton, East) on 10 August 2024 Prophetically, commentators believed that the defending champions could ‘cause an upset,’ playing on an ‘excellent pitch.’ Instead, Brave’s title-defence ‘crumbled at home’. As Dinesh Karthik put it afterwards, Rockets outplayed their hosts by a ‘complete performance’ with ‘bat, with ball, and also
London Spirit vs Manchester Originals at London (North), at Lord’s (St John’s Wood) on 9 August 2024 Spirit pulled-off a ‘convincing win’ over Originals in a north-south derby, following what turned out to be an effortless run-chase dominated by skipper Heather Knight and overseas batter Georgia Redmayne. Together, the pair added 90-runs to move Spirit
Welsh Fire vs Northern Superchargers at Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) on 8 August 2024 Two special SKY Sports features were aired during the rain delay, optimistically awaiting the moment when players might make their way to the pitch. *First feature marked the first anniversary Fire’s skipper Tammy Beaumont’s (pictured) century [118 runs (from 61 balls)] played between
Here is a potential XI that will not be appearing in next season’s Tier One: Tammy Beaumont (captain) Sarah Bryce (w-k) Tilly Corteen-Coleman (Canterbury) Alice Davidson-Richards (Tunbridge Wells) Tash Farrant (Sevenoaks via Athens) Phoebe Franklin (Greenwich) Kirstie Gordon Ryana Macdonald-Gay (Maidstone) Kalea Moore (Greenwich) Grace Scrivens (somewhere in Kent!) Alexa Stonehouse (Ashford, Kent) Co-coaches: Laura
Rain fell on Cardiff, to prevent Welsh Fire from consolidating their place at the top of the tree in the 2024 Hundred. If it allows any of their other opponents the chance to snatch the trophy from their grasp, that will be another of cricket’s meaner tricks. To allay our disappointment, Sky cricket offered us
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