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Born in the first decade of the century, these two fast bowlers would become the most feared opening pair in county cricket, whether playing at their home at Trent Bridge or indeed at any of their opponents’ grounds around the country. One of them, tall, left armed, quick and expert at drawing the batter’s outside edge with the away swinger, or taking out their off stump with the inswinger. The other, shorter, but quicker, a slingy action generating tremendous pace whilst be

Triumphant trio of trophies for tremendous Blaze McCaughan (78) and Kemp (52) build a strong platform for in-form Hampshire Fantastic death bowling from Phillips and Higham restricts Hamshire to 251/9 Beaumont (74) and Elwiss (64) lead The Blaze towards victory Wellington (3/36) leads Hampshire’s fightback Emma Jones (34* from 25 balls) wins it for the Blaze with final ball boundary The Blaze (254/7) beat Hampshire (251/9) by 3 wickets In a stunning climax to the season, The

Sophia Dunkley scores run-a-ball 119 England collapse to 291 all out after a strong start Murray the pick of the Ireland bowlers Villiers and Filer take 3 wickets each for England Amy Hunter (39) top scores for Ireland as visitors fall well short of target England (291 all out) beat Ireland (177 all out) by 114 runs England ended their 2026 season in style with another convincing win against Ireland. New Road, Worcester was bathed in early Autumn sunshine for this One Day In

England (283/4) beat Ireland (281/5) by six wickets with 71 balls to spare Impressive Ireland make England’s bowlers toil Half centuries from Gaby Lewis (69), Amy Hunter (62) and Rebecca Stockell (54) Dunkley and Bouchier put on 143 inside 20 overs to give England a great start Bouchier goes on to complete a century England win comfortably in the 39th over On a day when England chased down their highest ever ODI target, there were strangely few positives for Charlotte Edwards

The Blaze (92/3) beat Surrey (91/8) by 8 wickets with 6 balls to spare Final reduced to 13 overs per innings Kathryn Bryce takes 4/18 to restrict Surrey to 91/8 The Blaze chase it down thanks to Emma Jones (22) and Kathryn Bryce (38) Joyful scenes as Kirstie Gordon lifts another trophy The Blaze juggernaut rolls on. T20 County Cup semi-final 1 The Blaze (46/1) beat Essex (44/3) by 9 wickets with 9 balls remaining. (Game reduced to 5 overs per side) Having waited almost six ho

As England prepare to take on Ireland in an ODI series, what can we learn from who is playing and who is not? There have been a number of changes since England’s last ODI squad was named, for the series against New Zealand in May, and even more since the World Cup semi final loss to South Africa 10 months ago. England – a team in transition… England line up v South Africa – 29th October 2025 England line up v New Zealand – 16th May 2026 Possible England line up v Ireland – 1s

The Blaze (282/7) beat Warwickshire (212 all out) by 70 runs The Blaze set a challenging 282 thanks to half centuries by Elwiss and Prendergast Issy Wong (5/58) is the pick of Warwickshire’s bowlers George (89) and Halliday (52) combine well to give Warwickshire hope in the chase Crucial dismissal of Halliday in 30th over tips the match in the Blaze’s favour Higham takes 4/41 to mop up the tail This has been The Blaze’s season. Already with the Vitality Blast trophy in the ca

T20 County Cup Quarter Final: Surrey (200/6) beat Warwickshire (190/6) by 10 runs Cranstone and Chathli star with the bat as Surrey post 200 Stylish cameo from Spence gives added momentum Surenkumar the pick of Warwickshire’s bowlers Wraith leads spirited reply by the Bears before unlucky run out George and Perrin’s efforts not enough as Bears end 10 runs short Bethan Miles the pick of Surrey’s bowlers It has not been the season that either of these teams dreamed of. Surrey,

Day 1: The sense of occasion was clear. Lifts had been wrapped with signage signifying the monumental week, boards with key milestones throughout the history of English women’s cricket were displayed in the media centre and on the walls of the ground. 10,763 came through the gates on the first day, many specifically because of the significance of the Test. Former players were invited into the pavilion to celebrate 50 years since England first played on the main ground in 1976

India (285 and 341/7 dec) beat England (170 and 186) by 270 runs England’s tailenders mopped up in 90 minutes on the final morning Sophie Ecclestone records her first half century for England Player of the match is Kranti Gaud A chapter ends for England – what next? It took India’s bowlers little more than an hour and a half to complete the formality of a comfortable and comprehensive victory over a below par England team in this historic test match at Lord’s. ICC rankings ha

India (285 all out and 341/7) lead England (170 all out and 130/6) by 326 runs Yastika Bhatia’s first international century sets up India’s mammoth second innings India declare at tea setting England a notional 457 England’s top 5 fail again Amy Jones’ half century ensures the game reaches its fourth day “Life is a series of meetings and partings” – Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit in “A Muppet Christmas Carol” Cricket famously provides moments of sentiment amidst the on-pitch

England dismissed for a paltry 170 Amy Jones top scores with 52 Kranti Gaud gets a 5-fer to become the first woman on the test honours board England already staring down the barrel of a huge defeat India (285 all out & 154/1) lead England (170 all out) by 269 runs with 9 wickets remaining. On a day in which this game advanced decisively in the direction of a positive result for India, England were made to toil with both bat and ball, as they were outplayed and outfought by su

India (285 all out) lead England (21/1) by 264 runs The home of cricket finally hosts a women’s test. Former players from the last 50 years honoured at Lord’s Smriti Mandhana shines for India, but just misses out on the honours board Ecclestone takes three wickets to become England’s leading wicket taker The match is in the balance after day 1 The first men’s test match at Lord’s began on 21st July 1884. In the 142 intervening years, there have been 149 more test at the hall

ICC T20 World Cup final 2026 Australia (153/3) beat England (150/4) by 7 wickets with 17 balls to spare England put in to bat and post an under-par 150/4 Nat Sciver-Brunt top-scored with 58 from 53 balls Rapid 44 from 28 balls by Freya Kemp gives England hope Australia blast 62/1 from the first 6 overs Mooney and Litchfield quickly take them game away from England Australia chase down the target with 17 balls to spare Both these teams spent some of their World Cup final prepa

If you’ve ever been to an England women’s cricket game, or watched on TV, at the sight of the slightest drop of rain, the 2017 Women’s World Cup will either be mentioned or its highlights replayed. That day, and tournament, is highlighted as a watershed moment, a reference point for many and a huge day for women’s cricket in England. Of course, it was. A sunny July Sunday at a sold-out Lord’s perhaps gave a sense of déjà vu for those who had attended nine years ago. However,

Knight and Sciver-Brunt show class and experience to steer unsteady England to Lord’s showdown Old enemy Australia await England on Sunday Coach Edwards vindicated after 15 months of sticking with the core of the team who failed at the last World Cup. When Charlotte Edwards became England coach in the Spring of 2025 after a T20 World Cup group stage exit and an Ashes whitewash, she had 15 months to prepare a team for a home World Cup at which they were expected to compete str

England reached their home T20 World Cup final with a 40-run win over serial finalists South Africa. After a shaky start, slipping to 23/3, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight motored a game-changing 133-run partnership to boost England’s hopes. Clinical fielding and poor shots from South Africa put England back in control of the game, the serial chokers crumbling at the hands of the hosts. “When you see a home World Cup in the diary, you sort of imagine yourself there at the

Australia (127/2) beat West Indies (125/7) by 8 wickets with 42 balls remaining West Indies crawl along to set an inadequate 125/7 Cameo by Dottin fails to take total much past a run a ball Gardner’s exceptional bowling a highlight for Australia Australia knock off the runs with 42 balls to spare Frustrated Matthews bemoans lack of investment by West Indies cricket. As Australia clinically pulverised the West Indies in today’s World Cup semi-final at The Oval, the stadium so

“Australia have this in the bag” is what Laura Wolvaardt said in the post-match press conference after her South Africa side beat Bangladesh in a shaky win at Lord’s. Wolvaardt’s prediction, or hope, came to fruition as Australia secured a six wicket victory to knock India out of the T20 World Cup and put South Africa through to a semi-final. Thousands of blue shirts filled up the stands as the morning game progressed. There was more interest from the patches of blue at the I

South Africa (118/6) beat Bangladesh (117/5) by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare Bangladesh set an under-par 117/5 Kapp and Ismail restrict Bangladesh batters with fiery bowling Joty’s rapid 32 from 20 adds gloss to a poor batting display South Africa make heavy weather of chasing a modest target South Africa await result of India-Australia to find out if they qualify “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does