Chris Wright, Leicestershire’s veteran seamer, will join Sussex from the start of the 2024 season on a two-year contract. Wright, who turns 38 next month, has claimed 567 wickets at 32.30 in a 196-match first-class career that has spanned 20 seasons. His best innings figures of 7 for 53 came against Gloucestershire at Bristol in

Brendon McCullum believes that the first Ashes Test “validated” England’s attacking method despite a two-wicket defeat to Australia that he likened to a heavyweight bout and expects his side to “go a little harder” in the second Test at Lord’s next week. England scored at 4.61 runs per over in the match and attacked Australia’s

Derbyshire 160 for 4 (Came 43, du Plooy 40*) beat Northamptonshire 156 for 8 (Gay 47, Zaman 3-26) by six wickets Derbyshire Falcons skipper Leus du Plooy led from the front with a crucial unbeaten 40 from 23 balls to keep his side’s Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes alive with victory over Northamptonshire Steelbacks. Du Plooy

MS Dhoni didn’t consider missing a single IPL game this season, even though it meant playing with a heavily strapped left knee in a cast. The former India captain, who led Chennai Super Kings to a fifth IPL crown, has since undergone surgery in Mumbai earlier this month and is “comfortable, happy and recovering.” “We

Fast bowler Lea Tahuhu and wicketkeeper-batter Bernadine Bezuidenhout have both returned to New Zealand’s central contract list for the 2023-24 season, joining a core of experienced players such as Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates. There was also a maiden contract for Northern Districts batter Kate Anderson, who was recently named the Women’s Domestic Player of

Northamptonshire 180 for 6 (Broad 47) beat Yorkshire 102 (Taylor 5-28) by 78 runs Former Yorkshire T20 captain David Willey made a winning return to Headingley as his Northamptonshire side dented the Vikings’ Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes by comfortably defending a 181 target thanks to fellow pacer Tom Taylor‘s stunning career best five for 28

Alice Capsey will have to wait to make her Test debut, while Freya Kemp makes a return to international action from injury after both were named in the England Women A squad for their first T20 against Australia A. Capsey and fellow allrounder Alice Davidson-Richards, who made her Test debut against South Africa at Taunton

Oman 285 for 5 (Prajapati 72, Maqsood 59, Ilyas 52, Adair 2-47, Little 2-47) beat Ireland 281 for 7 (Dockrell 91*, Tector 52, Bilal 2-64, Butt 2-65) by five wickets On just the second day of the World Cup Qualifier, Oman brought about the first upset of the tournament by chasing down 282 against much-fancied

The devil on Joe Root’s shoulder just before 11am. The demon terrorising Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith just before 7pm. A day in the life of Stuart Broad is rich and varied. On Monday, Broad added a new entry to his roller-dex of Ashes moments. A vital top-order dual hit on Labuschagne and Smith in

Australia’s lower order was an immediate target for England with Ollie Robinson terming them as having “three No. 11s” after they successfully ran through the tail on the third day at Edgbaston. Though Pat Cummins, batting at No. 8, contributed 38 – his highest score as captain and best since he made 63 against India