English cricket season

Cricket: England thrash South Africa to reach final

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 14:32

Hosts England cruised into the Champions Trophy final with a seven-wicket win on Wednesday after South Africa once again underlined their reputation as cricket's 'chokers'. Alastair's Cook men outplayed the Proteas after electing to bowl on an overcast day at the Oval where England had lost to the West Indies in the final of the same event in 2004. South Africa were reduced to 80-8 by the 23rd over before a record ninth-wicket partnership of 95 between David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt gave the total some respectability.

Cricket: English county scores

Agence France-PresseJune 16, 2013 19:00

English county scores on Sunday: 40-over competition Group A At Trent Bridge: Warwickshire 238-7 (D Maddy 56, T Ambrose 55) v Nottinghamshire 243-4 (S Patel 129 no) Nottinghamshire beat Warwickshire by 6 wkts At Arundel: Northamptonshire 191-6 (A Wakely 69) v Sussex 128 (M Yardy 52; S Crook 4-26) Northamptonshire beat Sussex by 63 runs At New Road: Worcestershire 90-6 v The Netherlands 92-4 The Netherlands beat Worcestershire by 6 wkts Group B At Chester-le-Street:

Cricket: India bowl out Pakistan for 165

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 18:54

India put on a dazzling display in the field to bowl out Pakistan for 165 in 39.4 overs in a rain-hit Champions Trophy group B match on Saturday. Four bowlers claimed two wickets each and the last two batsmen were run out after India sent Pakistan in to bat in front of flag-waving supporters from both sides who packed the Edgbaston stands. The match drew a full house even though it held only academic interest since India had already qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan are out of the race after losing both their previous games.

Cricket: English county scores

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 16:12

English county scores on Saturday: Division One At Trent Bridge Derbyshire 391 (S Chanderpaul 87, W Madsen 74, C Hughes 59, A Adams 4-69) v Nottinghamshire 436-8 (M Lumb 221 no, L Fletcher 64) Nottinghamshire (11pts) drew with Derbyshire (9pts) At Arundel Sussex 295 (M Yardy 69, T Linley 4-68) and 201-2 (C Nash 102 no, L Wells 50) v Surrey 456-9 dec (V Solanki 130, Z de Bruyn 111, C Tremlett 54, M Panesar 5-142) Sussex (7pts) drew with Surrey (11pts) Division Two At Canterbury

Cricket: Yorkshire's Fisher becomes youngest county player

Agence France-PresseJune 9, 2013 16:31

Yorkshire's 15-year-old pace bowler Matthew Fisher became English county cricket's youngest post-war player after he was handed his senior debut on Sunday. Fisher was named in the side to face Leicestershire at Scarborough in a 40-over match, having taken six for 25 against the Foxes in a second XI match earlier this week. Yorkshire confirmed on Twitter: "Matthew Fisher will become the youngest player to feature in a competitive county match aged 15 years and 212 days."

Cricket: English county scores

Agence France-PresseJune 9, 2013 16:30

English county scores on Sunday: County Championship First Division At Taunton Somerset 458 (N Compton 166) and 266-8 (A Barrow 83 no) v Durham 493 (M Stoneman 122, M Richardson 70, P Collingwood 70, B Stokes 57, S Borthwick 56) Somerset drew with Durham 40-over tournament Group B At Guildford Surrey 264-8 (S Davies 53, J Roy 50) v Lancashire 265-5 (A Prince 76, S Katich 57 no) Lancashire beat Surrey by 5 wickets At Leek

Cricket: England beat Australia in Champions Trophy

Agence France-PresseJune 8, 2013 17:33

England beat Australia by 48 runs in their Champions Trophy Group A opener at Edgbaston on Saturday. Defending champions Australia, set 270 to win, finished on 221 for nine. England made 269 for six after winning the toss, Ian Bell top-scoring with 91 on his Warwickshire home ground. This was the first match in a Group A also featuring New Zealand and Sri Lanka, who meet in Cardiff on Sunday. In Group B, India have already beaten South Africa and the West Indies have defeated Pakistan.

Cricket: English county scores

Agence France-PresseJune 7, 2013 16:22

English county scores on Friday: County Championship First Division At Taunton Somerset 458 (N Compton 166) v Durham 163-3 (M Stoneman 78 no, S Borthwick 56) At Lord's Middlesex 499-8 dec (C Rogers 184, N Dexter 104, S Robson 54, J Simpson 50) v Sussex 222 (L Wright 77; O Rayner 5-63) and 228-4 (E Joyce 75 no) At Guildford Warwickshire 631-9 dec (V Chopra 192, K Barker 125, Ateeq Javid 85, T Ambrose 84, I Westwood 71) v Surrey 269-7 (V Solanki 69, A Harinath 65, R Ponting 50 no) At Scarborough

Cricket: 15-year-old set for English county debut

Agence France-PresseJune 7, 2013 10:22

A 15-year-old bowler is poised to make history after being named in English county Yorkshire's squad for their domestic 40-over match with Leicestershire on Sunday. At the age of 15 years and 212 days, Matthew Fisher will become the youngest post-war cricketer to play in one of England's county competitions if he features in the game in the northeastern town of Scarborough. "I could never imagine at the start of the season that I would be named in the first-team squad," he told the website of British newspaper The Sun on Friday.

Cricket: Injured England duo a worry for Cook

Agence France-PresseMay 31, 2013 17:30

England captain Alastair Cook said the absence of seamers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn was "more than precautionary" after New Zealand's five-wicket win in the first one-day international at Lord's. Before play started Friday both Broad (knee) and Finn (shin) were ruled out of the opening two fixtures in this three-match series, placing a doubt over their fitness for next month's Champions Trophy one-day tournament in the UK. "They are key parts of our full-strength one-day team and they are world-class bowlers," Cook told reporters.