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Stylish Middlesex dodge wind and rain to achieve yet another 10-wicket win
Middlesex 121/0 (18.4) beat Derbyshire 124/6 (39.3) by 10 wickets (DLS method) “When the clouds shake their hyssops, and the rain Like holy water falls upon the plain,' Tis sweet to gaze upon the springing grain And see your harvest born.” (A rainy day in April, Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917)) The early season chill was as evident as ever beneath the slate grey skies of Derbyshire’s County Ground. A brisk breeze added bite to the cool, damp morning and sent endless sooty cumu
Richard Starkie
2 days ago3 min read
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Stylish Middlesex dodge wind and rain to achieve yet another 10-wicket win
Middlesex 121/0 (18.4) beat Derbyshire 124/6 (39.3) by 10 wickets (DLS method) “When the clouds shake their hyssops, and the rain Like holy water falls upon the plain,' Tis sweet to gaze upon the springing grain And see your harvest born.” (A rainy day in April, Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917)) The early season chill was as evident as ever beneath the slate grey skies of Derbyshire’s County Ground. A brisk breeze added bite to the cool, damp morning and sent endless sooty cumu
Richard Starkie
2 days ago3 min read
Impressive Lewis continues to dominate as Lancashire crush Durham in season opener
Lancashire (303/8) beat Durham (154 all out) by 149 runs (match reduced to 48 overs per side) Maybe it is slightly unfair to imagine that the beginning of the English cricket season, arriving as it does hot on the heals of the dawn of British Summer Time, earmarks the start of “actual Summer”. Occasionally, in England, we are blessed with an unseasonably warm April. April 2025 was such a month, when the new county structure for English women’s cricket coincided with some hot
Richard Starkie
3 days ago4 min read
England Women’s T20 World Cup Squad – who is going to be on the team bus to Edgbaston on 12th June?
With England’s top 30 players competing in an intra-squad T20 series in South Africa, let us look at who can gain a place at this summer’s T20 World Cup by putting in some stand-out performances and which seats are already taken on the proverbial team bus. Player Role % chance Notes Nat Sciver-Brunt Batter / All rounder 100% It is difficult to imagine a scenario in which these 11 players do not make the final 15 for the World Cup. There may be arguments for leaving some of th
Richard Starkie
Mar 232 min read
Netherlands can start dreaming of the World Cup after a perfect group stage
Netherlands (107/7) beat Thailand (90 all out) by 17 runs Two things that Dutch people are famous for: being very tall and making you pay for your food. In Isabel van der Woning and Iris Zwilling, Netherlands women have two very tall fast bowlers who have been making batters pay for their mistakes throughout this tournament. Zwilling’s 3 wickets for 9 runs and van der Woning’s 4 for 14 carried the Netherlands to an unlikely win against Thailand after the Dutch batters had po
Richard Starkie
Jan 262 min read
Fairbreak goes to Saudi – the ultimate compromise?
In November 2025, it was announced that Fairbreak, the private company set up by Shaun Martyn and former Australia women’s captain Lisa Sthalekar to promote inclusion, diversity and opportunity in sport, would be hosting their next cricket tournament in Saudi Arabia. Fairbreak has gone through some changes in leadership since it last hosted a tournament in Hong Kong in 2023. Shaun Martyn has stepped down and Fairbreak is now led by Ramasamy Venkatesh, founder of Gencor Pacifi
Richard Starkie
Jan 1612 min read
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