Kane Williamson’s 121 not out saw the Black Caps chase down 285 on a rain-shortened fifth day in Christchurch. The hosts needed eight off the final over and scrambled a bye from the last ball to seal a dramatic win as Williams took a single to the Wicket Keeper. The defeat ended Sri Lanka’s hopes […]
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Park Life Sport Live Blog: Reaction to League One Losses For Both Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town, Henry Winter exclusive & Gloucester Rugby Win Over Harlequins
Welcome to Park Life Sport’s official live blog for today. Stay up to date with all the current goings on in the sporting world. Today we’ll have all the reaction to England women and their victory over Italy in the Arnold Clark Cup. We’ll also analyse Cheltenham Town and Forest Green’s results over the weekend […]
England legend Eoin Morgan announces retirement from cricket
Eoin Morgan, who captained England to 2019 World Cup victory, has officially announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket. Morgan played over 350 matches internationally for both England and Ireland, retiring as the all-time leading run scorer for England in ODI cricket with 6,957. He also retires as one of only three men to […]
England lose U19 Women’s World Cup final, as captain Grace Scrivens wins player of the tournament
England Under 19’s Women’s team have lost the T20 World Cup final to India by seven wickets after been bowled out for a disappointing 68 after only 17 overs and one ball. Having lost the toss and been sent into bat; captain Grace Scrivens and Liberty Heap could only stretch the opening partnership by four […]
University of Gloucestershire Cricket First XI captain Neal Osborn keen to “Show what UOG cricket is really made of.”
University of Gloucestershire’s first team cricket captain Neal Osborn is looking to exact revenge upon Worcester in Tuesday’s varsity fixture with UOG looking to extend their varsity lead this year, currently leading 7-4. Worcester have won the previous three meetings between the two sides with last year’s victory seeing Worcester clinch the varsity title by […]
County Cricket Championship begins this week: Preparations in full swing for Gloucestershire
Summer is on the horizon, and that means the County Championship isn’t far from getting underway. One of the staples of the English cricket season, which was first officially played in 1890, begins on Thursday and runs until the end of September. After a couple of Covid-effected seasons, the tournament will return to two separate […]
The Women’s World Cup was brilliant – football should follow cricket’s example of transcending Women’s sport
Meg Lanning and Australia finally got their hands on the Women’s Cricket World Cup beating England in a run scoring spectacle on Sunday. Embed from Getty Images It confirmed Australia as one of the most dominant teams in all sport, having been faultless in the tournament, as they have since there 2017 World Cup loss […]
Breaking down former Gloucestershire opener Kraigg Brathwaite’s historic test match as West Indies captain battles out for a draw against England
Former Gloucestershire opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite did more than just thwart England as he valiantly helped his team bat out day five of the second test in Barbados. His mammoth match performance saw him face a huge 673 balls across two innings, a number that falls just seven short of his total for his county […]
CRICKET: England draw second test in West Indies with captain Joe Root admitting he “could have been braver” over declaration
England have shown yet another poor display by drawing again, this time in their second test in the West Indies, as captain Joe Root admitted that he “could have been a bit braver” with declaration as England head to Grenada for third test. Day five of England’s second test in Barbados was thwarted by West […]
Joe Root and Ben Stokes go big as England post 500 against West Indies in Barbados
Root and Stokes hit big hundreds as England post 500+ for the first time in over a year. It was a rare good day for the English batsman as Joe Root’s men dominated the Windies bowlers in Barbados. The innings was led by the captain and vice-captain as both of them ended the innings with […]