In the last 15 years, T20 franchise cricket has burst onto the scene and has exploded with popularity due to it’s unpredictable nature and exciting matches. Top level players are now being pulled in different directions, and often have to make the very difficult decision of whether to play for their country or earn a […]
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CLOSE OF PLAY: England trail India by 429 runs at the end of Day 3
England need 429 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 2nd Test match against India to avoid defeat at Chennai. At the end of the third day’s play, Captain Joe Root and Dan Lawrence stand at the crease with Engalnd at 53/3 and a victory looking very unlikely. Ravichandran Ashwin starred with the bat for […]
105 ICC Members: Should Wales have a national cricket team?
Wales is undoubtedly a sporting nation. With a population of only three million people, the reputation of both the football and rugby teams have reached substantial heights in recent years. However, there is one sport in particular that the nation is yet to conquer; cricket. The England, Scotland and Ireland cricket teams have all, at […]
England close in on India Test victory ahead of final day
England need nine wickets after they set India the task of 420 runs as the hosts ended day four of the first test on 39-1, as Jack Leach removed Rohit Sharma late on while Ishant Sharma claimed his 300th test wicket. Leach and Jimmy Anderson’s two wickets apiece wrapped up India’s first innings on 337 […]
Eyes firmly set on the future for Gloucestershire County Cricket’s James Bracey
Ahead of Sri Lanka and England’s ongoing test series Gloucestershire County Cricket batsman James Bracey is ready to learn all he can from the senior players around him. England completed an emphatic victory on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka to take the series 2-0. Both Sri Lanka and England camps are […]
England’s ODI series in South Africa cancelled after positive covid-19 tests
England’s white ball tour of South Africa has been cancelled after two unnamed members of the touring party returned positive coronavirus tests. Two members of the England camp tested positive for covid-19 on Saturday which led to the cancellation of the second ODI of the series in Paarl. On Friday, the first game of the […]
Alex Griffiths: “You can’t really put the excitement into words” as Western Storm award six full-time domestic playing contracts
Western Storm, who played at Gloucestershire CCC this year has awarded Sophie Luff, Fi Morris, Dani Gibson, Georgia Hennessy, Nat Wraith and Alex Griffiths with full-time domestic contracts. The announcement comes after the eight regions awarded a further 16 contracts to add to the 25 already given in June. This means that 41 females across […]
Alex Griffiths: “You can’t really put the excitement into words” as Western Storm award six full-time domestic playing contracts
Western Storm, who played at Gloucestershire CCC this year has awarded Sophie Luff, Fi Morris, Dani Gibson, Georgia Hennessy, Nat Wraith and Alex Griffiths with full-time domestic contracts. The announcement comes after the eight regions awarded a further 16 contracts to add to the 25 already given in June. This means that 41 females across […]
A hat-trick of false starts for England and South Africa in Paarl and Cape Town as they look to play the last ODI
Yesterday morning, England and South Africa fans were turning on their TVs to watch the rescheduled first One Day International between the two countries, however, it got to 45 minutes before wickets were pitched and no teams were at the ground. A few fans took to Twitter and joked about the teams turning up to […]
Melbourne Renegades sign Gloucestershire’s right arm pace bowler, Benny Howell for the BBL
The news comes after Afghan, Mohammad Nabi will miss the first two opening matches due to quarantine rules. The 32-year-old, is a middle order batsman and pace bowler for Gloucestershire CCC with an impressive 121 T20 matches to his name. Last year he hit 64 runs off 37 balls against Australia A. Former Australian first-class […]