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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
University of Gloucestershire graduate working in Bangladesh Premier League reveals what makes Will Jacks ‘a wizard’ after topping scoring charts for Chattogram Challengers
University of Gloucestershire graduate James Tomson has finished his impressive first season as data analyst at Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League. Surrey batsman Will Jacks starred for the Challengers, topping the run scoring charts. Tomson spoke exclusively to ParkLife Sport during the tournament, revealing Jacks’ unique qualities which make him valuable in franchise […]
OPINION: In sacking Chris Silverwood the ECB have given themselves an unwanted reliance on the Hundred’s finances, at what long term cost?
You wouldn’t have to sit in a laboratory wearing a long white coat, goggles, illegible scribbles on a flipped whiteboard and have a masterfully scientific mind to deduce that English cricket is a mess. You could point to the recent white ball success and say only half of English cricket is in inexcusable disarray. That […]
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Cricket Academy’s Players score big for Dumbleton CC
Gloucestershire’s Tom Borrman and Worcestershire’s Dan Holland are in the academies at their counties and have been doing well for Dumbleton CC the past few weeks. Both cricketers play for Dumbleton CC, located in the outskirts of Cheltenham, who started their 2021 league campaign this weekend, Holland has already scored a century and two other […]
Covid-19: The impact on The Hundred
Last summer we saw the ECB postponed the launch of The Hundred to the summer of 2021 due to Covid-19. The new 100-ball competition will start this July and run through August with the hopes of having sell-out stadiums with new fans and old followers of the sport. The tournament will have eight men’s and […]
Eoin Morgan’s England look to bounce back from T20 disappointment in ODI series: India vs England preview
After the conclusion of an enthralling T20I series in Ahmedabad, England return to action on Tuesday, March 23 as they begin an ODI series against India in Pune. Eoin Morgan’s men will be looking to bounce back after successive T20 and Test match series defeats in India. The three-match series will take place in a […]
Up and coming cricketer Danielle Gibson looks ahead to the 2021 cricket season
The 19-year-old right armer as been playing cricket for as long as she can remember, like most, she took it up as it runs in the family. She said “My dad plays semi-professionally, and also my brothers play so I just used to play in the garden with them a lot then when I got […]
ENGLAND VS INDIA 4TH T20I: INDIA SET ENGLAND 186 TO WIN AS JOFRA ARCHER TAKES 4-33
England have been set a target of 186 in the fourth T20I to win the match and take the series in Ahmedabad. Archer was the pick of the England bowlers as he took 4-33 with the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer his notable dismissals. Embed from Getty Images England got the […]