Matt Parkinson was playing his first County Championship game since 2019 © Getty Images Matt Parkinson, the Lancashire legspinner, went viral on Friday after bowling a ball-of-the-century contender to Northamptonshire’s Adam Rossington in a County Championship fixture at Old Trafford, which evoked Shane Warne’s dismissal of Mike Gatting at the same ground in 1993. The

Worcestershire 243 for 7 (Fell 69, Wessels 60, Critchley 3-56) trail Derbyshire 390 (Critchley 109, du Plooy 98, Hosein 83, Godleman 50) by 147 runs As the mere sight of an English wrist spinner is liable to send innocent observers into raptures, it is advisable to regard the following statement with suspicion: Matt Critchley is

Report George Garton scores career-best 97 as five Sussex batsmen pass fifty Sussex 481 for 9 (van Zyl 113, Garton 97, Haines 87, Robinson 67*, Thomason 67) lead Glamorgan 285 (Carlson 127, Lloyd 84, Robinson 4-50) by 196 runs A hundred from Stiaan van Zyl and a career-best 97 from George Garton led the way

News Nortje had to spend an extended time in quarantine after a false positive test Fast bowler Anrich Nortje is out of quarantine after testing negative for Covid-19 and has been declared fit for selection for the Delhi Capitals’ next match, on April 18 against the Punjab Kings. He will have his first nets on

Report Follow how the action unfolds at Allan Border Field Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh

News Batter should be fit in time for T20 Blast campaign as he works on rehab alongside Archer Phil Salt, the Sussex batsman, has been ruled out until the end of May due to a cycling injury. Sussex announced on Thursday that Salt had broken a bone in his right foot, which was confirmed after

News And how did Holder end with 3 for 30 on a pitch that was slow and sluggish? Here are the major Talking Points after Royal Challengers Bangalore’s six-run win against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. Are Manish Pandey’s runs hurting the Sunrisers?With 99 runs, Manish Pandey is the leading run-scorer for the Sunrisers Hyderabad

Report Updates and analysis from the last match of the Australian season Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top,

Report The series is level at 1-1 after South Africa bounced back from a defeat in the first game Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs South Africa Pakistan have opted to field first after winning the toss at SuperSport Park in the third T20I. The series is level at 1-1 after South Africa bounced back

Preview Good news for Capitals with Rabada and Nortje likely to be available, while the Royals face selection dilemma with injured Stokes out Big picture These teams are fire. Delhi Capitals once struggled to find an identity for themselves. Now they are the home of young Indian batting geniuses. Rajasthan Royals see-sawed from one extreme