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.
At a glance There are four games scheduled this week in the County Championship Division One, with leaders Warwickshire and Essex having a bye. After a round in which every match ended in a draw, we’re hoping for a more exciting set of results this time around. You can see the full table here Hampshire […]
At a glance Mumbai Indians’ bowling woes continued today as they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets. Setting SRH 244 to win, Hyderabad got them with eight balls to spare. Mumbai post impressive total Mumbai Indians won the toss at home and decided to bat first. A solid start by Will Jacks (46 off […]
At a glance Lancashire County Cricket Club have always been a mainstay of English Cricket. Founded in 1864, as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club, Old Trafford has been their home ever since. One year later, Lancashire beat Middlesex at Old Trafford in their inaugural first-class match. Early History In the early years, Lancashire were […]
At a glance This may seem a little harsh, but I have to give the ReadCricket Player of the Week award to Emilio Gay for his 159* for Durham in their eight wicket win against Lancashire. This comes despite 15 year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashing 103 off just 37 balls, including 12 sixes and five […]
At a glance Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 75 on Monday (27th April), which prompted a question – what is the lowest ever total in the IPL? Here is a list of the five worst scores ever in the IPL, starting with no 5. 5. Delhi Daredevils – 67 In the 2017 season, Punjab […]
At a glance In the second division of the County Championship, there were two cracking games that finished today, with wickets and a couple of big hundreds to secure victory. The other game finished yesterday, as Worcestershire won by an innings and two runs over Kent. Derbyshire v Gloucestershire Gloucestershire picked up their first win […]
At a glance It’s amazing the difference a week can make. Last week, we had two close games with winners in both. This week, not one winner in four games, as wickets were at a premium in the four Division One games. Over the four games today, there were only 15 wickets taken in total. […]
At a glance Gujarat Titans’ bowling all-rounder Jason Holder has called for a for balance between bat and ball in the IPL. However, after 38 games so far this season, there has been 31 scores over 200, the highest at the same point over the last five season. This season is also the second highest […]
At a glance On the third day of these County Championship games, we were treated to plenty of runs and a result, as the other two matches are finely poised. Derbyshire v Gloucestershire Gloucestershire are nicely positioned to win their first game of the season, as they have Derbyshire struggling on 117-3 following on, still […]
At a glance Day three of the County Championship games usually sees sides get into winning or losing positions. However, with the sun blazing down, making the pitches harder and easier to bat on, most of these games are heading for sides sharing the spoils. Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire This is the only game where there […]
At a glance As the sun beamed down over the cricket grounds of England, the Division two games of Round four delivered plenty of runs again. Although the draw is likely in two of the games, one game could finish on day three. Worcestershire v Kent Another commanding day for Worcestershire as they started the […]
At a glance Day two bought plenty of runs as the sun beamed down and the wickets become harder and easier to bat on. Run scoring is still defining the games, with sides making comebacks after some big first innings totals. Out of the four games, only one looks like it might have a result […]
