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After nearly decade without a first-class trophy Surrey hardly need to be reminded how tough county cricket, regardless of the division, can be

Freddie Wilde at Kia Oval02-Sep-2015Surrey 227 for 5 (Burns 92) trail Derbyshire 313 (Hughes 96, T Curran 5-71, Ansari 4-61) by 86 runs
ScorecardRory Burns made 92 before falling to Wes Durston•Getty Images

After nearly decade without a first-class trophy Surrey hardly need to be reminded how tough county cricket, regardless of the division, can be. But with promotion back to Division One just a handful of bonus points or a few days of rain away, Surrey’s young and ambitious side were given one, perhaps final, reminder that regardless of what higher honours may await, the county game is hard, hard work.There are few counties that contrast so markedly with Surrey than Derbyshire. But despite their obvious differences off the field, such an imbalance was not evident on it. After a second consecutive day of tense, gritty cricket Derbyshire are just about ahead in a fascinating and oscillating encounter.That there was no stand-out performer for Derbyshire is perhaps appropriate on a day in which their lower-order frustrated Surrey with the bat before the same men choked them with the ball. Surrey will resume on the third day still trailing Derbyshire’s first innings total of 313 by 86 and with five wickets in hand to narrow the deficit.A draw would be enough to seal promotion and Surrey could of course, still go onto win this match, but it has already proven harder than many would have initially imagined.The day began with Surrey harbouring hopes of swiftly ending Derbyshire’s innings but, despite Chesney Hughes falling four short of his seventh first-class century, the lower order delayed Surrey long enough to extend the morning session to allow them to take the tenth wicket. An energetic partnership of 50 between Matt Critchley and Tony Palladino, who both scored 31, elevated Derbyshire beyond 300 before Tom Curran completed his second five-wicket haul in three matches.Having lost the toss Surrey would have been happy with restricting Derbyshire to 313 but given the score at the start of the day they would have perhaps hoped for slightly better.Derbyshire continued to confound expectations with the ball as Surrey’s hopes of an easy ride in response were efficiently struck down. Only Rory Burns, who scored a pugnacious 92, passed 36 for Surrey in a display that lacked patience against some probing bowling.Indeed it was undue haste that caused the demise of Arun Harinath, Surrey’s first wicket to fall, when, having outlasted excellent new-ball spells from Ben Cotton and Mark Foottit, he flashed hard at a wide first delivery bowled by Palladino and edged to second slip.Kumar Sangakkara was perhaps associated with the first hack of his career when at lunch he discovered his Twitter account had been broken into and a rather embarrassing photo posted. He could therefore be excused if he had other things on his mind when he became the second wicket to fall, caught behind off Palladino to leave Surrey 48 for 2.It was then that Burns fought fire with fire, abandoning caution he took to Derbyshire’s bowlers, striking 15 boundaries in a superb counter-attacking innings marked by punchy checked-drives and a dominant top hand. Burns’ partnership of 83 with Ben Foakes threatened to pull the match away from Derbyshire.They had other ideas, however. The introduction of spin did for Foakes, who fell for a frustratingly unfulfilled 31. After a handful more boundaries from Burns the match had another turn when he inexplicably chipped an innocuous delivery from Wes Durston to mid-off, leaving Surrey 150 for 4.When Steven Davies fell to the 19 year-old legspinner Critchley less than ten overs later Surrey still trailed by 141 runs with just five wickets in hand. Indeed things could have been worse when Zafar Ansari chipped a full ball to Billy Godleman at midwicket who dropped a straightforward chance.Ansari and Gary Wilson eventually made it to the close unscathed but that Surrey will have been the more relieved of the two teams at stumps said a lot. Derbyshire know better than anyone how hard promotion to Division One is, and they are making Surrey work for it.

It was a harum-scarum day: cricket straight from the Brendon McCullum school, as the cliché du jour would have it. After 439 runs and 12 wickets it was a little hard what to make of it all.

Tim Wigmore at Guildford16-Jun-2015
ScorecardGraham Wagg led a superb Glamorgan fightback•Getty Images

Regardless of any restructuring of the County Championship, Surrey have made their commitment to the Woodbridge Road ground at Guildford palpable. 800 permanent seats were put up in the close-season here and the rather ramshackle old pavilion should be next. Surrey hope renovation will be complete by 2017 when, with The Oval hosting five Champions Trophy games, Guildford could even be awarded two first-class matches.As Zafar Ansari compiled his austere 91 on a rather genteel opening day there was copious time to admire Guildford’s protruding sycamore trees. But Ansari’s dismissal to the seventh ball of the second day, trapped on the crease by Michael Hogan, was the prelude to a harum-scarum day: cricket straight from the Brendon McCullum school, as the cliché du jour would have it. After 439 runs and 12 wickets it was a little hard what to make of it all. There was even time for a six because of overthrows.Those runs were gifted rather generously to Graham Wagg. Still, they were well earned for the entertainment he provided spectators at Surrey’s 77th game here. Entering the crease at 106 for 6, perhaps a little perturbed about his demotion in the batting order to grant greater opportunity to Craig Meschede, Wagg arrived brimming with intent. He smited anything short, drove with purpose through the offside and attacked spin with particular relish, striking two emphatic straight sixes off Ansari. The upshot was a chanceless 99-ball century – though Arun Harinath shelled a very sharp return catch a few balls later – as Wagg resurrected Glamorgan’s innings in partnership with Mark Wallace. The two harried the fielders at every turn in their aggressive running between the wickets in adding 152 in 26.3 overs.”It was fantastic. Mark and I tried to take the initiative to the bowlers,” Wagg said. “The game is moving forward and forward and as players we have to adapt to that.”If McCullum was watching in preparation for New Zealand’s next ODI, he would have been proud at the sight of Wallace, showing no regard for the leg slip poised, reverse-sweeping with impunity. Wallace’s innings would have made for a worthy first century of the season, but he fell eight runs shy after playing around a straight one from Tom Curran.Still, the partnership had transformed the complexion of the match after Glamorgan had been in a fine mess at 30 for 4: a position from which Surrey sensed ending their winless run at Guildford, which now extends to 13 years. Curran and Chris Tremlett both bowled with hostility and vim, extracting good lift from a fine wicket: it still provides full value for shots, but now ensures a more even contest between bat and ball. Both opening bowlers got deliveries to hurry onto the batsmen, with devastating effect: Jacques Rudolph, Glamorgan’s captain and talisman, played on against Curran, while Chris Cooke was bowled as the ball bounced down from his bat, raised to leave Tremlett’s delivery alone.Colin Ingram provided an enterprising riposte, driving with ferocity and pulling a flat six off Curran. It must have been enough to remind Surrey of his 91 at The Oval in a T20 game last month, so it was a matter of considerable relief to the hosts when he edged an outswinger from Aneesh Kapil to Vikram Solanki at slip. Still, Ingram had shown his colleagues the way, and Glamorgan only diverged from it in the final hour of the day, as Wagg and Andrew Salter accumulated 13 runs from 13 overs. If everyone was a bit exhausted, they could be forgiven as much on a day that did not end until 6.45pm.Much earlier in the day, Surrey had already contributed plenty of exhilarating hitting of their own. Curran already looks rather too good a player to come in at No. 9, and he was bumped down a further spot because of Surrey’s use of a nightwatchman. After 60 at Grace Road, his maiden first-class half-century, Curran amassed 45 here, including three consecutive boundaries off David Lloyd: an uppercut through point, a drive through extra-cover and a cut along the ground. With Gary Wilson typically resourceful, Chris Tremlett twice harrumphed Salter’s offspin for a huge straight six. As Surrey passed 400, their only regret was their intent had come a little late, so they were restricted to three batting points.Underpinning this frenetic but hugely enjoyable day was a feeling – in the best sense – of how little it all mattered. What was really important was the news that Moises Henriques was discharged from hospital, after Rory Burns had been the previous day. Curran captured the mood: “It was a horrible incident. To have them both all in one piece is really good news.”

Brendan Taylor led an impressive fightback, scoring his sixth Test hundred as Zimbabwe finished the day on 217 for 4

The Report by Mohammad Isam17-Apr-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsBrendan Taylor’s third Test hundred helped Zimbabwe recover from a slow start•AFP

Zimbabwe had their backs to the wall for the first half of the day, only for their captain Brendan Taylor to lead a fightback with his third Test century. It was an impressive knock from Taylor and, given the circumstances leading up to the match, his unbeaten 105 may be one of the best knocks by a Zimbabwean batsman in recent times.The home side ended the first day on 217 for 4, a significantly better position than seemed possible at one stage. Taylor’s innings meant Bangladesh remained frustrated as they floundered an opportunity to take command. However, the four wickets would give the visitors hope of a better second day, with the knowledge that Zimbabwe have few experienced batsmen in their line-up.Taylor’s positive attitude should rub off on his team-mates, especially the other free-flowing batsmen. He began his innings with a lofted six off Enamul Haque jnr, and continued to dominate Bangladesh’s most used spinner on the day. He swept Enamul with comfort and drove him, regardless of a deep fielder’s position down the ground.Against the pace bowlers, Taylor was steadfast and batted them out without taking too many risks. He left deliveries that were close to the offstump, especially those that didn’t let him free his arms. He drove well against the seamers, too, but waited for scoring opportunities on the leg-side, as the Bangladesh bowlers lost some of their energy in the second and third sessions.Taylor reached his century off exactly 200 balls, with one of his signature shots, flaying the ball through cover off the front foot. He remained unbeaten on 105 off 211 balls at stumps, with Elton Chigumbura at the other end on 6.Taylor survived a dropped catch off Enamul on 35, when Shahriar Nafees couldn’t hold on to a tough chance at long-on. It was Taylor’s only lapse of concentration and it was perhaps the costliest of the three dropped catches on the day.Nafees had earlier dropped a simple chance off Timycen Maruma’s edge in the first over, and Mohammad Ashraful had dropped Malcolm Waller when the batsman was on 22. Waller went on to score his second half-century in Test cricket. His 55 came off 138 balls with just three boundaries, as he focused on picking singles and pushing up the run-rate during his fourth-wicket partnership with Taylor. The pair added 127 at 2.97 runs per over and, for the 40-odd overs they were at the crease, Zimbabwe were a different batting side.Bangladesh had their moments in the first session when Robiul Islam, their best bowler on the day, removed Maruma and Vusi Sibanda within the first 15 overs. Maruma, a middle-order batsman and one of three debutants for Zimbabwe in this Test, batted cautiously and left most of the deliveries he faced. Sibanda, the more aggressive of the pair, hit one boundary and missed many deliveries before his middle-stump was uprooted by a Robiul yorker.Maruma fell lbw to the same bowler a few overs later and, as Rubel and Robiul continued to bowl tightly, Zimbabwe looked in big trouble.Bangladesh, however, squandered their chances at taking control. Masakadza and Taylor added a slow 43 for the third wicket and the Masakadza wicket should have handed Bangladesh enough momentum. They had to wait almost three hours for their next breakthrough, when Waller fell to Rubel, two overs after the second new ball was taken. Chigumbura, playing in his first Test since 2011, was bowled by Rubel, but the third umpire decided that Rubel had overstepped the line.Mushfiqur Rahim hardly used Sohag Gazi, continuing with Enamul throughout the second session, and after tea as well. Another folly was the lack of an aggressive field when Robiul was bowling. There were also some close leg-before shouts, but one could say that Bangladesh made more mistakes than the home side.Zimbabwe’s score sets up the game nicely as Bangladesh will have to outdo them on a two-paced wicket. The home side should be buoyed by their captain’s innings and if they can extend their score to the 350-run mark, the visitors will have to dig deep to find a footing in this game.

Mahela Jayawardene, said his side were unsatisfied with the 1-1 series result against New Zealand, after losing the second Test in Colombo

Andrew Fernando at the P Sara Oval29-Nov-2012Sri Lanka won their last home series against New Zealand 2-0 in 2009 and captain, Mahela Jayawardene, said his side were unsatisfied with the 1-1 result they had arrived at this time, after New Zealand won the second Test in Colombo. New Zealand dominated the Test from the second session of day one, and completed their 167-run victory on the fifth evening for their first Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years.Sri Lanka had won the first Test in Galle by ten wickets inside three days and had also swept the rain-ravaged ODI series earlier in the tour. New Zealand launched a fierce comeback in the second Test and appeared to have gained clarity on how to play Rangana Herath’s left-arm spin, which was largely responsible for their third-innings collapse in the first Test.”Playing at home, with the talent that we have in our team, I think we’re the more disappointed side with a one-all result,” Jayawardene said. “I think we should have wrapped up this series and walked away with it.””In the first two, three days, they dominated the Test match and put us under a lot of pressure. We didn’t handle that pressure well. We’re disappointed, especially coming here with a one-nil lead from Galle after three days of Test cricket.”Sri Lanka’s top order failed in three out of four innings in the series, each time losing four wickets before 20 overs had been bowled. In those three innings, only Mahela Jayawardene among Sri Lanka’s top four crossed fifty – scoring 91 in the first innings in Galle. Kumar Sangakkara had an uncharacteristically lean series, making only 21 runs, while Tillakaratne Dilshan made 5 and 14 in the second Test, after having missed the first through injury.”We have to make sure that we try and control the innings up front, especially when they are bowling with the new ball. In both Test matches, we gave away too many wickets up front and we never got any momentum. So they capitalised on that.”In the first innings, this wicket was pretty good and New Zealand batted really well. They scored big runs. When our opportunity came, we wanted to make sure that we put up a big score, but we couldn’t. That’s where we made the mistake. From that point onwards, we were under pressure.”Sri Lanka had been set 363 to win in the fourth innings, but having lost four wickets cheaply on the fourth evening, were effectively batting for a draw on the final day. Angelo Mathews occupied the crease for 72 overs, making 84 from 228 balls, but could not find a partner with whom to bat out a session. He had resumed play alongside Thilan Samaraweera in the morning but lost his partner to a run-out inside the first ten overs of the day.Mathews then resisted alongside Prasanna Jayawardene for 35 overs before Jayawardene became Todd Astle’s first Test victim, and also batted with Nuwan Kulasekara for a further 15 overs. The second new ball hastened Sri Lanka’s demise, however, and the tail could not defy a New Zealand pace attack pursuing their first win on the tour.”The thinking on the fifth day was that we should get through that first hour and build a couple of partnerships. With Thilan batting with Angelo, It was crucial that those two guys try and guide us through to lunch and from then, we try and capitalise. It was very unfortunate the way that Sammy got run out. But, even after that, PJ and Angelo batted really well for a good period of time. Whenever we felt that we were getting through a certain tough period, we lost a wicket.”Exposing the tailenders for the second new ball is always going to be tough for those guys. If we had had a couple of batsmen running through that morning and afternoon session, we would have had a fighting chance.”Sri Lanka have now lost their last three matches at the P Sara Oval, having also been defeated by England in March and India in 2010. On each occasion they have squandered a series lead they had earned in Galle.Jayawardene could not pinpoint why they have found the venue difficult, but admitted it was a problem that needed addressing. “That’s something that we need to look at. It has happened every time we played here and it hadn’t happened at the SSC.””It’s a very sporting wicket. Sometimes, on day one it assists the fast bowlers more than any other wicket in Sri Lanka, but I think it is a very good Test wicket.”

Sri Lanka Women held their nerves to beat West Indies Women by one wicket with two balls to spare. With the win, Sri Lanka have squared the three match ODI series, with a match remaining

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Apr-2012
ScorecardShemaine Campbelle’s half-century helped lift West Indies to 197•WICB

Sri Lanka Women held their nerves to beat West Indies Women by one wicket with two balls to spare. With the win, Sri Lanka have squared the three match ODI series, with a match remaining. Chamani Seneviratna was the star of the match with a quick 36 during the chase, following her two wickets during West Indies’ innings.The chase was held together by Yasoda Mendis’ gritty half-century – she was part of partnerships of 33 for the second wicket, 39 for the third wicket and 32 for the fourth. But with ten runs required with two wickets remaining, it was left up to Seneviratna to make sure that she finished the game.West Indies had set a good foundation for their middle order as opener Juliana Nero, who scored 45, led the team to 67 for 1. But Sri Lanka’s bowlers picked up regular wickets to reduce West Indies to 114 for 5. A half-century by Shemaine Campbelle and her 61-run partnership with Merissa Aguilleira lifted West Indies to 197.

MS Dhoni, the India captain, may be rested for the home Tests against West Indies

Nagraj Gollapudi27-Oct-2011To play MS Dhoni or bench him? That will be one of the biggest questions facing the India selectors tomorrow evening when they meet in Kolkata to pick the squad for the first Test against West Indies. The other big question is likely to concern Harbhajan Singh, who was dropped from the five-match one-day series against England at home, which India won by an emphatic 5-0 scoreline.Logic would suggest that Dhoni, the India captain, be rested. He has been walking wounded, having had sore fingers since the disastrous England tour during which India failed to win a single game. While as many as ten of his team-mates fell by the wayside due to various injuries, Dhoni took the beating across the four Tests, the solitary Twenty20 match and the five ODIs. Despite his grit and steadfastness, Dhoni’s wicketkeeping was affected as the tour wore on. The selectors will consider that, with an important tour of Australia scheduled straight after the home series against West Indies.It is understood that Dhoni has not asked for a break but the majority of the five-man selection panel are in favour of resting him for the three-match Test series against West Indies, which starts in Delhi from November 6. “Quite a few of the selectors empathise with him [Dhoni]. They want to rest him as they know he is exhausted,” a BCCI official said.If Dhoni is rested, Virender Sehwag, who returned to competitive cricket during the group stages of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s domestic Twenty20 competition, is likely to lead the side. Sehwag, who had joined the India squad in England halfway through the Test series after undergoing shoulder surgery, was forced to return having failed to recuperate completely.In the past, Sehwag has led India in three Tests: in Ahmedabad against Sri Lanka (2005), in Napier against New Zealand (2009), and then against Bangladesh in Chittagong (2010).It is not just the question of whether to rest Dhoni that will make this one of the most interesting selection meetings in the recent past. Harbhajan has apparently fallen out of favour with the selectors, after taking just two wickets in two Tests in England and 11 over three in the West Indies before that. R Ashwin was handed the responsibility of leading the spin attack in the home ODIs against England and impressed with 10 wickets at an average of 20.20, leaving the selectors split. An abdomen strain ruled Harbhajan out of the latter half of the England tour but he bounced back by leading Mumbai Indians to the Champions League Twenty20 title in the absence of the injured Sachin Tendulkar. “It is a difficult one for sure. Ashwin has been performing consistently,” the BCCI official said.Apart from Sehwag, the other players who have recovered from the injuries they sustained in England are Gautam Gambhir (concussion), Sachin Tendulkar (inflamed toe), Yuvraj Singh (broken finger) and Ishant Sharma (ankle injury).Zaheer Khan, India’s spearhead, is still recuperating after undergoing surgery on his ankle. Praveen Kumar, who led the attack manfully in England, is likely to be joined by Sreesanth and Ishant in the fast-bowling department. Pragyan Ojha could pip Amit Mishra for the second spinner’s spot. In other duels, Wriddhiman Saha could be the second-choice wicketkeeper ahead of Parthiv Patel, who did not do himself any favours during the recent home ODI series.One man who did tilt the scales in his favour is Virat Kohli, the highest run-getter in the home ODI series against England. If Kohli is selected it will leave Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina in a fight for the last batsman’s spot. Cheteshwar Pujara, who picked up a knee injury during this year’s IPL, has said he is close to match-fit again, but is targeting the Australia series for a comeback to the India squad.Squad (probable): MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh/Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha/Parthiv Patel, Harbhajan Singh/R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth

Details of the seven-phase sale of tickets were made public on the same day as the tweaks in the schedule were announced

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Aug-2023The tickets for the 2023 ODI World Cup, to be played across India, will finally go on sale on August 25, just over 40 days before the first game of the tournament on October 5. The update came from the ICC soon after the revised schedule for the World Cup – also much delayed – was released, with dates changed for nine games including the big-ticket India vs Pakistan fixture.The tickets for all matches not featuring India – in the warm-ups and in the tournament – will go on sale first, on August 25. Following that, there will be a six-phase sale of tickets for games featuring India, the first for their two warm-up games (vs England in Guwahati on September 30 and vs Netherlands/Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on October 3) and then for their games in the main event.

• August 25: Warm-up and World Cup matches not featuring India
• August 30: India warm-up matches in Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram
• August 31: India World Cup matches in Chennai (vs Australia, Oct 8), Delhi (vs Afghanistan, Oct 11) and Pune (vs Bangladesh, Oct 19)
• September 1: India World Cup matches in Dharamsala (vs New Zealand, Oct 22), Lucknow (vs England, Oct 29) and Mumbai (vs Sri Lanka, Nov 2)
• September 2: India World Cup matches in Kolkata (vs South Africa, Nov 5) and Bengaluru (vs Netherlands, Nov 12)
• September 3: India World Cup matches in Ahmedabad (vs Pakistan, Oct 14)
• September 15: Semi-finals and final

“Ahead of tickets going on sale, fans will have the opportunity to register their interest via https://www.cricketworldcup.com/register from 15 August. This will enable them to receive ticket news first and help secure their spot at the World Cup, and experience the joy of cricket in one day,” the ICC said in a statement explaining the process.”We call on all of cricket’s hundreds of millions of fans to register your interest from next week to ensure you are one of the first to receive ticket news and to be a part of the biggest Cricket World Cup,” Chris Tetley, ICC’s head of events, said in a statement. “The amendment to the schedule will ensure that players and fans will have the best possible experience at the pinnacle event of the one-day game.”The delay in announcing the final schedule and the plan for tickets is unusual for a World Cup. As a point of comparison, the tickets for the 2019 ODI World Cup, in England and Wales, went on sale in September 2018, and when the ICC responded to the high demand for tickets with a fresh sale, it was on March 21, 2019, with the tournament getting underway 70 days later on May 30.

Lyndon James claims four wickets before Surrey tail wags to impressive effect

ECB Reporters Network10-Jul-2023Surrey 339 for 8 (Clark 107, James 4-74) vs NottinghamshireJordan Clark struck his first century of the season as Surrey took advantage of Nottinghamshire’s severely depleted bowling resources to build a strong platform in their LV= Insurance County Championship clash at the Kia Oval.The all-rounder hit 107, sharing a seventh-wicket partnership of 97 with Sean Abbott to steer the home side, who had stuttered to 70 for four after being put in, to 339 for eight at stumps.Nottinghamshire lost seamer Jake Ball to injury in the first session and their problems were later compounded when fellow opening bowler Brett Hutton limped off with cramp. Hutton, who had earlier increased his season’s tally of wickets to 36 – the joint-second highest in Division One – attempted to resume bowling towards the end of the day, but pulled up again after only a single delivery.Haseeb Hameed, taking over Nottinghamshire captaincy duties after Steven Mullaney was ruled out by a side strain, won the toss and chose to bowl – a move instantly vindicated when Hutton trapped Rory Burns lbw for a second-ball duck.Hutton also sent a few deliveries fizzing just past Tom Latham’s outside edge but the visitors were unable to make further inroads, despite rotating their trio of frontline seamers – a stock that became more limited when Ball left the field after five largely unproductive overs.Latham and Dom Sibley took advantage, with the latter clipping Lyndon James off his pads for four to raise the 50 partnership and, at 66 for one with the lunch interval on the horizon, Surrey seemed comfortably placed.That situation swiftly changed as three wickets went down in a shade under three overs, with Hutton returning at the Vauxhall End and getting the ball to seam and take Sibley’s outside edge.Wicketkeeper Tom Moores sprang smartly to his left to take the second of his five catches in the next over, dismissing Jamie Smith for a duck off James, who bowled resolutely and also had Latham leg before moving across his stumps.Will Jacks initiated a counter-attack in the afternoon session, dispatching both Hutton and Dane Paterson to the mid-off boundary as he and Ben Foakes swiftly built a partnership of 60 for the fourth wicket.But a shrewd bowling change again paid dividends, with Paterson beginning a new spell and persuading Jacks to give his first delivery the charge, resulting in a thick edge that thudded into Moores’ gloves.Clark eagerly accepted the baton and soon overtook his partner, looking strong off the back foot and crashing Paterson for two cover boundaries before chopping him through point for four more.However, Hutton’s mid-over exit shortly before tea compelled Nottinghamshire to give leg-spinner Calvin Harrison an extended spell, with Matthew Montgomery also turning his arm over.Clark nudged a single to reach his 50 shortly after tea, only for Foakes to feather Paterson’s next ball behind and fall four shy of that landmark, yet Abbott proved a more than capable ally.Hutton eventually rejoined the attack midway through the last session, but Abbott clubbed his first ball to the fence before the bowler pulled up in his next delivery stride and trudged back to the dressing-room once more.Clark progressed towards the third first-class hundred of his career and got there from 133 balls, coming down the track to smash Montgomery to the mid-on boundary before James had him caught behind soon afterwards off an inside edge.Abbott looked set for a half-century, thumping James for successive fours to reach 48, but he slashed the next ball to second slip to give the Nottinghamshire all-rounder his fourth wicket of the innings.

Oshane Thomas moves from Royals to Patriots and also reaches out to CWI for his road back to international cricket

Deivarayan Muthu17-May-2023Dwayne Bravo will reunite with captain Kieron Pollard and head coach Phil Simmons at his home franchise Trinbago Knight Riders, having moved from St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, ahead of CPL 2023. Bravo is set to join an all-star TKR side that could include Pollard, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran. The quartet had played for TKR last season but couldn’t prevent them from finishing last on the points table. It was the first time that TKR had failed to make the playoffs.Bravo is currently with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL as their bowling coach, and Pollard is with Mumbai Indians as their batting coach.”Very exciting times,” Pollard said in a media statement. “The champion DJ Bravo is coming back to his home franchise TKR. Our relationship and our friendship is second to none and this is a very good opportunity for us both to represent TKR together once again, in the upcoming season. We are very happy to have him back in red and black.”Related

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Bravo had also recently played together with Pollard and Pooran for MI Emirates in the inaugural ILT20. Bravo is the highest wicket-taker in the CPL, with 124 scalps in 97 matches at an economy rate of 8.69. He is also the top wicket-taker overall in T20 cricket, with 615 strikes in 558 games at an economy rate of 8.23.Bravo’s TKR homecoming was announced a day after former West Indies head coach Simmons replaced Abhishek Nayar as the franchise’s new coach.Bravo had been central to Patriots winning the title in 2021. During that season, Bravo often stationed himself at mid-off or mid-on and mentored left-arm seam-bowling allrounder Dominic Drakes. However, in 2022, Patriots failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished second from bottom, just above TKR.Malolan Rangarajan is currently part of RCB’s backroom in the IPL•BCCI

Malolan Rangarajan replaces Simon Helmot as Patriots coach

With both Bravo and coach Simon Helmot no longer with Patriots, they will have a new coach and captain in CPL 2023. Helmot had pulled out because of his other commitments. He is currently with Sunrisers Hyderabad as an assistant coach at the IPL in India.Former Tamil Nadu spin-bowling allrounder Malolan Rangarajan, who was Helmot’s assistant last season, has now been promoted to the head coach’s role. This will be Malolan’s first assignment as a head coach in any T20 league. He brings with him IPL experience: he is currently the fielding coach and head of scouting at Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the inaugural Women’s Premier League, Malolan was RCB Women’s assistant coach to head coach Ben Sawyer.Oshane Thomas last played for West Indies in December 2021•Getty Images

Patriots-bound Oshane Thomas on West Indies radar too

In another change, fast bowler Oshane Thomas has moved from Barbados Royals to Patriots. Patriots will be Thomas’ third CPL team – he has also represented his home franchise Jamaica Tallawahs.Of late, Thomas has been troubled by fitness issues. In the 2022 CPL, he played just three games for Royals, picking up three wickets in seven overs at an economy rate of 11.00.Since then, Thomas has played just three T20s, in the Lanka Premier League for Kandy Falcons, and has recently reached out to CWI about his road back to international cricket.”We are organising a programme for him to work with because when we talk about legbreak and googly bowling, we think the fast bowler is a crucial member of any team,” West Indies’ lead selector Desmond Haynes said during a virtual press conference earlier this week. “Oshane had the ability to bowl a cricket ball fast and he should be encouraged. We, as a panel, have had discussions with him and with his management. We understand that he is in England. I think my co-selector Mr [Roland] Butcher was looking at the possibility of getting a programme that we will be aware of, and we will be able to monitor.”But we are very happy that he has reached out to us and we are very happy that we would be in conversation with him and we hope that with the new coach in position in Andre Coley, he was the interim coach in the last tour, but now that he is the [red-ball] coach, we are going to have some meetings regarding someone like an Oshane Thomas who we believe can play a role for us in Test cricket.”

Meanwhile, Beth Mooney and spinners helped Brisbane Heat secure a home semi-final with a win against Melbourne Stars

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Dec-2019A quality half-century from skipper Jess Duffin and three wickets from Molly Strano has sewn up a finals berth for the Melbourne Renegades with a win over Sydney Thunder at the Junction Oval. The Renegades win ensured two-time WBBL champions Sydney Sixers will miss the finals for the first time in tournament history.Duffin made 53 from 44 balls with six fours and a six to help her side post a competitive 6 for 151. She got good support from Danni Wyatt who made 44 from 31 after the Renegades had slumped to 2 for 6 in the third over courtesy two wickets from two balls by Samantha Bates. Rene Farrell went wicketless in her final WBBL game.The Thunder’s chase wilted under the pressure of the disciplined Renegades attack. They could not score at better than a run a ball in the powerplay. Strano removed three of the top four inside the first 13 overs while Alex Blackwell was run out in her final WBBL innings. The Thunder finished 29 runs short.

Finals line-up (Allan Border Field)

December 7

Semi-final one: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers, 10:10am (local time)

Semi-final two: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, 1:50pm (local time)

December 8

Final: 1.40pm (local time)

Sydney Sixers v Adelaide StrikersA blistering 38-ball 84 from Alyssa Healy set up a consolation win for Sydney Sixers against Adelaide Strikers, as they finished their campaign in fifth place. The Strikers finished second despite the loss, and have a semi-final berth booked.Healy’s was a largely single-handed effort that included seven sixes and as many fours, but she found support from Ashleigh Gardner, as the duo added 65 from 38 balls, and later from Marizanne Kapp, who contributed 24 before falling in the final over as Sixers posted 177. Healy reached her fifty in 26 balls, before a rapid acceleration saw her add another 31 in just 12 deliveries. A hundred was there for the taking with more than six overs left but she was cleaned up by Suzie Bates, which meant only 44 came from the last 39 balls.The Strikers lost momentum as quickly as they had gained it, off to a disastrous start with Bates falling for a duck to Stella Campbell, and Tahlia McGrath becoming her second victim for 6. Sophie Devine, though, wasn’t done plundering runs this season, hammering a 38-ball 60 – her eighth fifty – that saw her displace Beth Mooney as the highest run-getter. While she was at the crease, the Strikers were in with a shot, but after she fell to Erin Burns in the 15th leaving them 60 to get from 33, their challenge petered out, as they fell a good 13 runs short.Melbourne Stars v Brisbane HeatBeth Mooney and spinners helped table-toppers Brisbane Heat secure hosting rights for the finals with a win against Melbourne Stars in the rain-reduced game at the Junction Oval.Teenaged legspinner Amelia Kerr finished with impressive figures of 2 for 4 in the two overs she bowled in the 10-overs-a-side encounter, while left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen bagged 2 for 14 as they ran through the Stars’ batting line-up to restrict them to 87 for 6. After a strong 45-run opening partnership between Lizelle Lee and Elyse Villani, Jonassen triggered a collapse with the former’s wicket. Stars then lost six wickets for 34 runs in space of 4.4 overs, Villani top-scoring with 25 off 17 balls.In reply, Mooney started off strongly, hitting seven fours on her way to an unbeaten 27-ball 50. Laura Harris chipped in with a 13-ball 21 as Heat chased the target down in 8.4 overs.Perth Scorchers v Hobart HurricanesMeg Lanning struck her first WBBL century to ensure the Perth Sorchers entered finals weekend on the back of victory with a 35-run win over the Hobart Hurricanes at Lilac Hill. Lanning and Nicole Bolton (44) added a monstrous 154 for the first wicket with Lanning finishing on 101 off 67 balls in a total of 4 for 167. The Hurricanes’ chances of chasing it down disappeared when Nicola Carey, Heather Knight and the big-hitting Chloe Tryon fell in the space of two overs.