Ron is an avid cricket follower and a former player with over 20 years playing experience. He supports Sussex CCC and England, and watches his local side Hailsham CC throughout the summer.
Ireland Women’s captain Orla Prendergast starred with bat and ball as she led Ireland to their first ever T20I win over the West Indies. The win came in the Tri-Nation series and moved Ireland to the top. West Indies Women batted first in Dublin, after winning the toss. However, that wasn’t the best decision as […]
The ICC have decided to move the window of the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy. It was set to be played from June to July. It will now be played in a fortnight in February 2027. The event will be held in Sri Lanka. The ICC approved the change at its quarterly meeting in Ahmedabad, no […]
Andrew Flintoff has been named as coach of the Big Bash League (BBL) Sydney Thunder. The club have described his appointment as “the most significant off-field acquisition in club history.” Flintoff will make his BBL coaching debut after previously coaching only Northern Superchargers, now known as Sunrisers Leeds, in The Hundred. He managed to get […]
As we approach the mid way break in the Vitality Blast, there is only one unbeaten team remaining. Northamptonshire Steelbacks haven’t lost and top the Central & West group. The holders Somerset have won two of their three games so far. Group Tables Central & West Group Team M W L T NR NRR Pts […]
New Zealand have been boosted by the return of Mitchell Santner. Santner suffered a shoulder injury whilst playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He was expected to miss the first Test, starting on 4th June, but has made a quicker recovery than expected. Santner’s return to the squad means that Dean Foxcroft, who scored […]
Sri Lanka are the last team to announce their T20 World Cup squad for this year’s event. The 15-woman squad is led by seasoned campaigner Chamari Athapaththu, who has played in every World Cup since 2009. They play the hosts England in the opening game of the tournament. Squad List There are eight players making […]
Friday night is Blast night. Four more games in the Women’s Vitality Blast saw the leaders Surrey head to Hampshire, Somerset Women travelled to face Lancashire Thunder, Durham Women hosted Warwickshire Bears Women and Essex Women headed North to take on Yorkshire Women. Hampshire Hawks Women v Surrey Women Hampshire Hawks Women are the queens […]
Cricket West Indies (CWI) have announced their Summer schedule for this season. The men’s team will play series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan. First up is Sri Lanka. They will play in three ODIs and Three T20I’s at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. These game will be played between 3rd -14th June. Then […]
It’s a bumper night of T20 action this evening with eight games on, plus one on Saturday evening. There are some cracking match-ups to focus on tonight so let’s get into those. Durham v Yorkshire It’s a battle of the top two teams in the North group as top side Durham take on second place […]
The Women’s Vitality Blast is well underway. Most teams have played three games, with only three teams playing only twice. Surrey Women, The Blaze and Somerset Women lead the way as the only unbeaten sides, with Warwickshire Bears Women and Lancashire Thunder still winless. Opening night Opening night saw eight of the nine sides play, […]
The Women’s Vitality Blast is up and running, and with four games this evening in the main division. The Women’s T20 Blast is set up differently to the Men’s version. There are two tiers of nine teams. However there is no promotion/relegation. Counties can be ‘promoted’ and ‘relegated’ between the two tiers based on their […]
The West Indies women’s side have appeared in every World T20 tournament since 2009. They won the trophy by beating Australia by 8 wickets in 2016, interrupting Australia’s hold on the title. They have only reached the semi-final twice since then, and didn’t get out of the group stage in the other two tournaments. Squad […]
