News Wakely captained an unfancied side to 2013 and 2016 titles Alex Wakely, who captained Northamptonshire to two T20 titles, has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect at the age of 32. A hard-working middle-order batter in all formats, Wakely became Northants’ white-ball captain in late 2012. The club

News ‘I planned so that the batsmen couldn’t dominate me, even if I didn’t take wickets,’ says Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz believes that his appetite to play in all three formats is the reason for his climb up to No. 2 in the ICC’s rankings for bowlers in ODIs. He is only the third

News It is understood that spectators only need to wear masks when moving around inside the ground Up to 18,000 spectators will be able to attend every day of the Edgbaston Test between England and New Zealand after the match was deemed a pilot event by the UK government. It was feared that the Test,

News Teams bracing for a “difficult but not impossible” time as temperatures expected to rise to 40 degrees Celsius during the day Coconut water, ice collars and vests, and more breaks. Those are just some of the ways in which Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises will combat the extreme weather conditions the players are set

News Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will pair up with defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders Pakistan duo Mohammad Amir and Shoaib Malik have signed on with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 set to take place later this year in St Kitts and Nevis. Malik returns to Guyana Amazon Warriors, the side he led in 2018

Report Dushmantha Chameera and Lakshan Sandakan picked up three wickets apiece 48.1 overs: Bangladesh 246 (Mushfiqur 125, Chameera 3-44, Sandakan 3-54) v Sri Lanka Mushfiqur Rahim‘s one-man show helped Bangladesh reach a fighting 246 in the second ODI. Sri Lanka never let the home side settle into partnerships, but they couldn’t quite contain Rahim, who

Report Wild shifts in dominance thanks to internationals and spirited captaincy fail to beat the weather Middlesex 160 (Simpson 68, Clark 4-41, Roach 4-61) and 250 for 6 (Gubbins 124, Handscomb 70, Roach 5-86) drew with Surrey 190 (Burns 64, Stoneman 63) and 259 for 2 dec (Burns 104*, Stoneman 74) As Robbie White shouldered

News Captain toasts success, but calls for an improved performance from his team “Winning is happiness.” Tamim Iqbal‘s croaky voice couldn’t hide the fact that he has just led Bangladesh to break a ten-match winless streak. Just how important it was for the team that beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs, was writ large on

Report Notts seamer takes 7 for 37 and 10 for the match after Ben Duckett’s pivotal 177 not out Nottinghamshire 400 for 5 dec (Duckett 177*, Mullaney 88, James 78) beat Worcestershire 80 (Fletcher 7-37) and 150 (Libby 64, Paterson 4-49, Fletcher 3-20) by an innings and 170 runs Luke Fletcher returned career-best figures for

News Jamaica seamer was part of a training camp in St Lucia, ahead of the home season Jamaica seamer Marquino Mindley, who had been picked in West Indies’ 30-man squad for the high-performance training camp in St Lucia, ahead of the home Test series against South Africa, has tested positive for Covid-19. The 26-year old,