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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cheltenham CC’s Josh Breed: “It’s a lot of pressure on the top order to do the bulk of the scoring” on South Africa
Eoin Morgan’s men have been busy over the weekend securing two victories in Cape Town and Paarl in the first part of their limited-overs series in South Africa. Far too often we hear sports teams playing a “Brand” of their game and this doesn’t just apply to Football or Rugby, it can apply massively in […]