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Highest score ever made by a Welshman leaves Derbyshire facing a long haul to safety

ECB Reporters Network21-Sep-2022Glamorgan captain David Lloyd got the highest-ever first-class score by a Welshman of 313 not out to put his side in control against Derbyshire.They declared on a massive 550 for 5, and Lloyd’s day got even better as New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel and the Welsh County bowlers reduced Derbyshire to 135 for 5 at the close, still 415 behind.The records kept falling for Glamorgan and Lloyd. The second highest score by a Glamorgan player, behind Sam Northeast’s 410 against Leicestershire earlier this season, making it the first time that two players at the same county had registered quadruple and triple centuries in the same season.It was also the highest score for a Glamorgan captain, while things went from bad to worse for opposite number Ben Godleman. He followed up the decision to insert Glamorgan with a duck opening the batting to set the tone for his side.North Wales-born Lloyd started the day with a double century to his name, but plenty of landmarks ahead of him. He lost overnight partner Billy Root and Chris Cooke relatively early, but then found a solid associate in Andrew Salter.First the 30-year-old went past the 233 scored by Hugh Morris, now the county’s chief executive, as captain. He was dropped by substitute Nafis Shaikh from a top-edged sweep, a simple enough chance, when on 258 off the bowling of Alex Thomson.Next up was Mike Powell’s 299, the highest first class score by a Welsh-born player. A six off Thomson took him past that and the 300 mark. Then Steve James’ 309, the highest Glamorgan score until this season, was in his sights.When he reached 313 not out, off 398 balls, equalling the highest individual score at Sophia Gardens, scored by South African Jimmy Cook, Lloyd decided to call it a day and declared.Salter finished unbeaten on 45, his highest score of the season on being recalled to the team, their unbeaten partnership worth 151, Lloyd also enjoying a double-century partnership with Root and a century partnership with Tom Bevan.Derbyshire’s bowling figures were not pretty, for instance Thomson conceding 174 runs off his 41.2 overs.Derbyshire started batting knowing they required more than 400 to save the follow-on with Godleman in poor form and not lasting long before edging Michael Hogan to Patel at third slip.Brooke Guest flourished briefly before becoming Patel’s first victim bowling, while Wayne Madsen went next ball – meaning his number of career ducks for Derbyshire, 35, edged past the number of career centuries, 34.Leus du Plooy edged behind off Timm van der Gugten, while at the other end Luis Reece seemed to be playing a different set of bowlers reaching his half century out of the first 63 runs scored.However the introduction of Salter, turning the ball away from the left hander, did for Reece, caught behind for 56 as Derbyshire slumped to 75 for 5 just after tea.Harry Came, 21 not out, and Anuj Dal, 40 not out, steadied the ship and saw out the rest of the session, but their side still have a tough task over the two remaining days if they are to save the game.

Yorkshire trail by four overnight as young opener helps atone for first-innings failings

ECB Reporters Network13-Sep-2022England Test batter Dan Lawrence hit the game’s only half-century so far – a cautious 61 – as Essex claimed a slender advantage at the halfway point of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Yorkshire.During a sunny second day at Headingley, Lawrence reached 50 for only the fifth time in all cricket during a summer beset by injury as Essex replied to Yorkshire’s first-innings 134 with 225.No other batter from either side has yet raised their bat in a bowler-dominated Division One fixture, though young Yorkshire opener Fin Bean is closing in having reached close unbeaten on 41 out of 87 for two from 27.4 overs of their second innings.The hosts, who trail by four, fought hard with ball and then bat to stay in the hunt for only a second win in 2022. But they lost George Hill caught at slip in the day’s final over.Yorkshire enjoyed a useful morning followed by a super start to the afternoon, with Essex falling to 105 for six.Jordan Thompson claimed the first two wickets to fall and later finished with four for 60, while new ball partner Ben Coad’s first of two wickets was the 200th of his first-class career.Thompson uprooted Nick Browne’s off stump with his first ball, at the start of the day’s second over, before ousting Tom Westley as the first of five lbws in the first six wickets.Steve Patterson also trapped Sir Alastair Cook in front for 23 as the former England captain played back to one which skidded through.It was the seventh time in the last seven Championship games the two have been playing that Patterson has removed the left-hander.Essex reached lunch at 79 for three from 33 overs. But things changed quickly.Thompson returned immediately at the start of the afternoon and struck in his first over for the second session running as Matt Critchley was lbw.And when Feroze Khushi and Adam Rossington were trapped lbw with deliveries which kept low from Coad in the space of six overs, Essex were six-down in the 41st over and still 29 runs adrift. The Khushi wicket, Coad’s first, was number 200.However, the day’s pendulum was about to swing again as Essex reasserted their authority thanks largely to their hard-hitting seamer Snater, who freewheeled his side into the lead.Snater hit well down the ground off front foot and back and pulled Thompson for six to secure a lead at 135 for six in the 47th over.He shared 75 inside 15 overs with Lawrence, whom he passed in the mid-forties. The England man had been on 25 when Snater came to the crease.Lawrence, who faced 145 balls, was more than happy to play second fiddle before Snater pulled Hill’s seam to midwicket, where sub fielder Ben Mike held on for his first contribution in a Yorkshire shirt having joined from Leicestershire. At 180 for seven, Essex led by 46.Lawrence reached his fifty shortly afterwards off 118 balls, his fifth of a frustrating summer which has literally been hamstrung having returned from England’s spring Test tour of the West Indies.The 25-year-old suffered two hamstring injuries during the early stages of the campaign and has had to find his way again for the likes of Essex, the Lions and the London Spirit whilst England’s senior team were winning six out of seven summer Tests. On this evidence, a bright future remains.He batted with skill and caution in bowler-friendly conditions, though would have been frustrated to feel for one outside off just after tea and edge Hill (three for 22 from 13.4 overs) behind – 209 for eight in the 68th over, a lead of 75.Ben Allison, for 23, was then trapped lbw by Thompson before Hill’s third wicket was that off a swinging Sam Cook caught behind.After Cook removed Adam Lyth early in Yorkshire’s second innings, Bean played with positivity but composure as he indicated easier batting conditions under the Headingley sunshine.Hill also played nicely for 33, though swished his bat in frustration after falling to Jamie Porter three balls before the scheduled close.

Fast bowler to undergo fresh scans; final call on World Cup participation likely after a few days as medical team gauges fastest recovery period

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Sep-20226:14

Can India cope without Bumrah at the T20 World Cup?

India’s T20 World Cup campaign is facing the prospect of a huge setback with spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in doubt for the tournament because of a back injury. Bumrah travelled to Bengaluru on Wednesday to undergo fresh scans on his back, and the results are awaited.ESPNcricinfo understands a final decision on Bumrah’s participation in the T20 World Cup will be taken in the next few days. It is understood the BCCI’s medical team has decided to wait for a few days and monitor Bumrah to ascertain if he can work his way back to peak fitness to be available to play at some point in the World Cup, even if not from the start.Bumrah had missed the Asia Cup in August and September with a back injury but was then picked for the subsequent home T20I series against Australia and South Africa. He played the second and third T20Is against Australia on September 23 and 25, returning figures of 1 for 23 and 0 for 50, before missing the first match against South Africa on September 28 because of back pain.”Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India’s practice session on Tuesday,” the BCCI said on Twitter after the toss of the first T20I against South Africa. “The BCCI medical team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I.”Related

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PTI, however, reported on Thursday that the fast bowler would miss the T20 World Cup, quoting a BCCI official who said Bumrah could be out of action for months. “Bumrah is not going to play the World T20 for sure. He has a serious back condition,” the BCCI official told PTI. “It’s a stress fracture and he could be out for a period of six months.”After the win against Australia in the second T20I in Nagpur, India captain Rohit Sharma had said it was good to see Bumrah bowling at “full throttle”. “Honestly, coming back after a couple of months, a back injury can be tricky,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation on September 23. “So, we just have to give him more time. I am not going to analyse too much about how he bowled – it was good to see him on the park … Slowly and steadily he is coming back to his rhythm, that’s what he’s been talking about when he is bowling in the nets as well. So it was good to see him on the park, bowling full throttle.”If the latest setback is indeed a stress fracture of the back, it will be Bumrah’s second such injury in the last three years. The fast bowler was diagnosed with a “minor stress fracture in his lower back” in September 2019, an injury that sidelined him for about three months.India have two fast bowlers – Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar – in their reserves for the World Cup. Teams that have directly qualified for the Super 12 round of the tournament – as India have – can make changes to their squad without ICC permission till October 15.If Bumrah doesn’t make the cut, he will be the second major player that India will miss at the tournament, after allrounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out by a knee injury.India are in Group 2 in the Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup, along with Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh and two teams from the qualifying round. India begin their campaign against Pakistan at the MCG on October 23.India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Reserve players: Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.

Test opener signed as replacement for Pakistan legspinner Shadab Khan when he departs for international duty in early January

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Nov-2022Hobart Hurricanes have made a surprise signing recruiting England Test opener Zak Crawley as an overseas replacement player for the upcoming BBL season.Crawley, who will be in Pakistan with the England Test squad at the start of the BBL season, has been recruited as a replacement for Pakistan legspinning allrounder Shadab Khan who is set to miss some games in the second half of the BBL due to international commitments in a limited-overs series against New Zealand in January.Crawley has never played in the BBL but showed glimpses of his capabilities in Australian conditions during a tough Ashes tour last summer. Hurricanes head of strategy Ricky Ponting was impressed by his 77 in the Sydney Test which helped England save the game. Crawley also has a connection with Hurricanes assistant coach Darren Berry who he worked with at London Spirit in the Hundred.Crawley has a strong domestic T20 record averaging 29.86 and striking at 145.08. He also has a T20 century to his nam, but he has never played T20 cricket outside of England and has not played a T20I.”I’m really excited to take part in the Big Bash for the first time,” Crawley said. “From afar, the Hurricanes seem to be awash with talent both in terms of the list they have built for on-field success, but also the quality list of support stuff they have on it. I’m looking forward to taking part in what I hope will be a very successful summer.”Hobart Hurricanes squad: Asif Ali (Pakistan), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Zak Crawley (England) Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Chris Tremain, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright

Shadab Khan, Glenn Maxwell among retentions for 2023 season

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Feb-2023The Hundred’s retention window closed on Tuesday night, following weeks of negotiations between players, agents, coaches and general managers.In the women’s competition, each team was able to retain four players from their 2022 squad, with a maximum of three ‘marquee’ players – either two overseas players and one England-contracted player, or vice versa.In the men’s competition, they could retain up to 10 players at a mutually-agreed salary band, plus their allocated England centrally-contracted player.As ESPNcricinfo revealed this week, several leading Australian women will skip the 2023 tournament, while a number of high-profile men’s players will return to the draft.The drafts for both competitions will be held on March 23, with the tournament taking place from August 1-27.In full: Women’s retentions•ECB/The Hundred

In full: Men’s retentions•ECB/The Hundred

Birmingham Phoenix

RetainedWomen: Amy Jones (£31.75k), Ellyse Perry, Issy Wong (both £25k), Emily Arlott (£15k)
Men: Chris Woakes (central contract), Liam Livingstone (£125k), Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan (both £100k), Adam Milne, Benny Howell (both £75k), Will Smeed, Kane Richardson (both £60k), Tom Helm (£50k), Chris Benjamin (£40k), Dan Mousley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Elwiss, Kirstie Gordon, Deepti Sharma, Eve Jones, Gwen Davies, Abtaha Maqsood, Ria Fackrell, Phoebe Franklin, Sterre Kalis, Davina Perrin
Men: Jack Leach, Matthew Wade, Timm van der Gugten, Ben Dwarshuis, Brett D’Oliveira, Imran Tahir, Miles Hammond, Graeme van Buuren, Henry Brookes, Tanveer Sangha, Sol Budinger, Olly Stone, Matt Fisher, Tom AbellShadab Khan did not feature in 2022 but has been retained by Birmingham Phoenix•Getty Images

London Spirit

RetainedWomen: Heather Knight (£31.25k), Amelia Kerr (£25k), Charlie Dean (£18.75k), Dani Gibson (£15k)
Men: Mark Wood (central contract), Glenn Maxwell (£125k), Nathan Ellis (£100k), Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence (both £75k), Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson (both £60k), Mason Crane, Adam Rossington (both £50k), Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara (both £40k)ReleasedWomen: Chloe Brewer, Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Freya Davies, Sophie Luff, Jess Kerr, Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Grace Scrivens, Natasha Wraith, Alice Monaghan, Grace Ballinger, Nancy Harman
Men: Kieron Pollard, Josh Inglis, Eoin Morgan (retired), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Ben McDermott, Toby Roland-Jones, Brad Wheal, Jamie Smith, Blake Cullen, Riley MeredithGlenn Maxwell could replace Eoin Morgan as London Spirit captain•ECB/Getty Images

Manchester Originals

RetainedWomen: Sophie Ecclestone (£31.25k), Deandra Dottin (£25k), Emma Lamb (£18.75k), Ellie Threlkeld (£15k)
Men: Jos Buttler (central contract), Wanindu Hasaranga, Phil Salt (both £125k), Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley (both £75k), Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter (both £60k), Josh Little (£50k), Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby (both £40k), Mitchell Stanley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Lizelle Lee, Kate Cross, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu, Cordelia Griffith, Hannah Jones, Ami Campbell, Georgie Boyce, Phoebe Graham, Laura Jackson, Grace Potts, Mahika Gaur, Erin Burns, Daisy Mullan
Men: Andre Russell, Laurie Evans, Tristan Stubbs, Matt Parkinson, Sean Abbott, Ashton Turner, Colin Ackermann, Fred Klaassen, Calvin Harrison, Daniel Worrall, Ollie RobinsonKate Cross has been released – but Originals could keep her in the draft by using their Right-To-Match card•Getty Images

Northern Superchargers

RetainedWomen: Alyssa Healy (£31.75k), Linsey Smith (£18.75k), Hollie Armitage, Bess Heath (both £15k)
Men: Ben Stokes (central contract), Adil Rashid, Harry Brook (both £125k), Adam Lyth (£75k), Adam Hose, Brydon Carse (both £60k), Matthew Potts, David Wiese (both £50k), Wayne Parnell (£40k), Callum Parkinson (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Jenny Gunn (retired), Alice Davidson-Richards, Heather Graham, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Katherine Fraser, Liz Russell, Lucy Higham, Rachel Slater, Bethany Harmer, Gaby Lewis
Men: Dwayne Bravo, David Willey, Faf du Plessis, Wahab Riaz, Jordan Clark, John Simpson, Roelof van der Merwe, Michael Pepper, Ben Raine, Saif Zaib, Craig Miles, Luke WrightFaf du Plessis captained Superchargers in 2022 but has not been retained•ECB/Getty Images

Oval Invincibles

RetainedWomen: Marizanne Kapp (£31.25k), Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill (£25k), Tash Farrant (£18.75k)
Men: Sam Curran (central contract), Sunil Narine, Will Jacks (both £125k), Jason Roy, Tom Curran (both £100k), Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood (both £75k), Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson (both £50k), Danny Briggs (£40k), Nathan Sowter (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Dane van Niekerk, Shabnim Ismail, Mady Villiers, Suzie Bates, Aylish Cranstone, Dani Gregory, Grace Gibbs, Kira Chathli, Emily Windsor, Eva Gray, Sophia Smale, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Kirstie White, Emma Jones
Men: Pat Brown, Rilee Rossouw, Reece Topley, Hilton Cartwright, Mohammad Hasnain, Matt Milnes, Jack Leaning, Jack Haynes, Rory Burns, Carlos Brathwaite, Peter HatzoglouMarizanne Kapp will stay at The Oval•ECB/Getty Images

Southern Brave

RetainedWomen: Smriti Mandhana (£31.75k), Lauren Bell (£18.75k), Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp (both £15k)
Men: Jofra Archer (central contract), James Vince, Chris Jordan (both £100k), Tymal Mills (£75k), Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton (both £60k), Finn Allen, George Garton (both £50k), James Fuller, Alex Davies (both £40k), Joe Weatherley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkey, Anya Shrubsole, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Tahlia McGrath, Molly Strano, Carla Rudd, Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, Jo Gardner, Paige Scholfield, Ella McCaughan
Men: Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Paul Stirling, Jake Lintott, Tim David, Ross Whiteley, Dan Moriarty, Michael Hogan, Beuran Hendricks, Sonny BakerWhich England opener will Brave RTM at the draft?•ICC/Getty Images

Trent Rockets

RetainedWomen: Nat Sciver-Brunt (£31.75k), Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King (both £25k), Bryony Smith (£18.75k)
Men: Joe Root (central contract), Rashid Khan (£125k), Dawid Malan, Alex Hales (both £100k), Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood (both £75k), Colin Munro, Sam Cook (both £60k), Daniel Sams, Samit Patel (both £50k), Matt Carter (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Kim Garth, Mignon du Preez, Sarah Glenn, Elyse Villani, Kathryn Bryce, Abbey Freeborn, Marie Kelly, Sophie Munro, Alexa Stonehouse, Georgia Davis, Ella Claridge, Emma Marlow, Meg Lanning
Men: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ian Cockbain, Marchant de Lange, Steven Mullaney, Luke Fletcher, Tom Moores, Ben MikeTom Kohler-Cadmore will be available at the draft•ILT20

Welsh Fire

RetainedWomen: Tammy Beaumont, Hayley Matthews (both £25k), Annabel Sutherland (£18.75k)
Men: Jonny Bairstow (central contract), Joe Clarke (£100k), Ollie Pope (£75k), David Payne (£60k), Jake Ball (£50k), George Scrimshaw (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Rachael Haynes, Fran Wilson, Katie George, Nicla Carey, Alex Hartley, Claire Nicholas, Fi Morris, Georgia Hennessy, Alex Griffiths, Sarah Bryce, Hannah Baker, Lauren Filer, Nicole Harvey, Maddy Green
Men: Tom Banton, Adam Zampa, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Sam Hain, Leus du Plooy, Noor Ahmad, Ryan Higgins, Matt Critchley, Jacob Bethell, Josh Cobb, Naseem Shah, Ish SodhiWelsh Fire have retained Tammy Beaumont•ECB/Getty Images

He was the high court judge who headed the inquiry that led to life ban for Saleem Malik and implicated other Pakistani players in late ’90s and early 2000s

Osman Samiuddin17-Feb-2023Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum, the Pakistan high court judge who headed the inquiry that eventually led to life bans for Saleem Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman and implicated a number of other Pakistani players in the first wave of match-fixing in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died. He was 79.Justice Qayyum was a prominent figure in the Pakistan legal community, as a senior judge in the Lahore High Court, a former Attorney General as well as a president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. To the wider world, and certainly to the cricketing one, he will forever be remembered as the man who headed one of the most comprehensive inquiries into match-fixing anywhere, and as the author of the subsequent report – now known simply as the Qayyum Report.In the report, published after some delay in May 2000, Justice Qayyum banned Malik and Rehman for life from the game, and censured Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Akram Raza and Saeed Anwar with monetary fines as well as recommendations, in some cases, to limit their involvement in the game. The report was the result of a year-long inquiry, between September 1998 and September 1999, held in a court room at the Lahore High Court.In the centre courtroom, Justice Qayyum conducted over 40 hearings and heard the testimonies and evidence of nearly 70 players and ex-players, administrators and ex-administrators – including nearly all of Pakistan’s biggest stars at the time. The report was ready a few weeks after the final hearings but because of the sensitivity of its contents, as well as ensuing political turmoil – General Pervez Musharraf instigated a military coup in October 1999, throwing out the democratic government of the day – it was not made public until May 2000, while Pakistan were touring the Caribbean. The day after it was published began one of the most thrilling Tests in Pakistan’s history, the one-wicket loss to West Indies in Antigua in which Akram – a prominent presence in the Qayyum report – took 11 wickets.At the time, the report was seen in a broadly positive light, acknowledged as the first instance of a board conducting a thorough investigation into corruption in the game. Some critics, however, argued it didn’t go far enough in punishing players, a sense that was reinforced a few years later when Justice Qayyum, in an interview with ESPNcricinfo, admitted that a “soft corner” for Akram might have played a part in the sanctions he was handed out – a fine of PKR 300,000 and a recommendation that he never captain Pakistan again.Justice Qayyum, and Ali Sibtain Fazli, the lawyer who worked with him through the inquiry, argued, however, that the nature of the inquiry meant the yardsticks for punishment fell somewhere between a criminal and civil case. Hard evidence had always been lacking for harsher punishments, but the sheer weight of testimonies meant something had to be done; the result was the more measured sentences that came out. As Justice Qayyum concluded in the report itself, “…it must also be added that this Commission is aware of what consequences a preliminary, tentative finding of guilt in this Report will have on the career of a player. If this Report is released to the public, a finding of guilt are likely to effectively amount to a conviction. The player is likely to lose his livelihood for the time being and possibly the prime of his career.”As an indicator of Justice Qayyum’s centrality to the country’s proceedings at the time, he was also the sitting judge in an infamous case of political corruption against the late Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Zardari at the same time as the match-fixing inquiry was running.

SA quick took a career-best 7 for 47 but Queensland captain Peirson made a brilliant 90 to help the home side edge ahead

AAP and ESPNCricinfo staff03-Mar-2023Exciting left-arm quick Spencer Johnson took a stunning career-best 7 for 49 while Queensland captain Jimmy Peirson has come to the rescue for the second time in a week as his side recovered to collect a slim 18-run first-innings lead over South Australia at the Gabba.Peirson earned player of the match honours with a century last week against New South Wales, and this time a counter-attacking 90 helped Queensland reach 290 in response to South Australia’s 272. The skipper’s innings was even more impressive in the face of Johnson’s exceptional performance. In just his second first-class outing he scythed through some of his Brisbane Heat BBL team-mates to finish with seven wickets having taking 6 for 87 on Sheffield Shield debut a fortnight ago against Victoria.South Australia survived four tricky overs late in the day to reach 8 for 0.Peirson came to the crease with the Bulls struggling at 99 for 5, but his 150-ball 90 featuring 11 boundaries – along with contributions from Max Byrant and Michael Neser – helped revive the home side despite Johnson taking seven of the final eight wickets for the innings.After a very slow first session, a steady flow of runs saw Queensland earn enough batting bonus points to edge into second on the table in the event both they and Victoria earn victories in this round.South Australia must win in Brisbane to have any chance of reaching the Shield final. South Australia’s attack was without Wes Agar, with the Shield’s leading wicket-taker rested ahead of next week’s One-Day Cup final.

A new role does not stop the hundreds from flowing as Sussex hit back at Hove

Alan Gardner07-Apr-20230:54

Pujara: Sussex move rejuvenated my India career

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Durham raised the standard for the new mode of ultra-attacking cricket in the LV= Insurance Championship, producing a higher run tally than any other team on the opening day of the season – and that despite losing 20 overs to a damp start in Hove. In response, Sussex leaned on old faithful: Cheteshwar Pujara, in his first match as captain, scored his sixth hundred with the martlets on his chest.The good news for Sussex was that leadership does not look like being a burden. Pujara’s 115 was warmly received by a healthy bank holiday crowd – Sussex’s decision to distribute 2000 free tickets combining with what felt like the first genuine sighting of the sun this spring – and meant that his average for the county actually increased a tick, up to 109.90 from his nine appearances. Pujara is not a particularly demonstrative man, but the very act of pressing out to meet the ball with an authoritative straight bat was a comforting sight for those reclining on their deckchairs.An analogue cricketer in a digital world, Pujara is one of the few Indian cricket aficionados on the planet choosing to focus on the county circuit in preference to the IPL. He was signed by Chennai Super Kings a couple of years ago, but did not get a game (he last played in the tournament in 2014); and having made Sussex his fourth county this time last year, he seems to have decided once and for all just which way he prefers his bread to be buttered.But how does an analogue cricketer fare in the Bazball era? Well, if you’re as technically assured and confident in your processes as Pujara – absolutely fine. Here he moved up and down the gears as required, flicking and guiding the ball into gaps, leaving plenty and attacking when it suited, as demonstrated by a strike rate of 70.55. A rare nod to innovation saw him uppercut the final ball before tea over the keeper for six, taking him to 88 not out at the interval. On the resumption, he took Brydon Carse for three fours in four deliveries to bring up a 133-ball ton.”It was an important knock for the team,” said Pujara, who praised the character shown by his players after Durham’s aggressive start to the match, as well as highlighting the century partnership between himself and Oli Carter that prevent Sussex from being cut adrift.”We are not too far behind in the game, and hopefully if we bowl well tomorrow we are chasing down anywhere close to 350,” he said. “First game, first innings, we were put under pressure, they were 160 for 1 – the way we fought back. Even while batting, we were under pressure, we lost four wickets but the way we fought back we are right in the game. So that’s the kind of attitude we want.”Cheteshwar Pujara scored his sixth Sussex hundred

Carse was the bowler who gave Pujara most trouble, his splice-bothering length twice producing edges that flew between slips and gully; another hit-the-deck effort reared off the shoulder of the bat and also disappeared for four – although that one was a no-ball. Matt Kuhnemann, the Australia spinner on Durham debut, saw an edge fall short and another slash fly beyond the outstretched grasp of slip.It was only a few weeks ago that Kuhnemann, playing in his second Test, helped to bowl Australia to a rare win in India – though conditions were rather more in Pujara’s favour on a crisp April afternoon in England. The comments section of the Sussex livestream featured enough nods to their Border-Gavaskar Trophy rivalry – in amongst complaints about the reliability of the feed – to suggest the IPL hasn’t eclipsed all other forms of cricket yet.Both Sussex and Durham begin this season with new head coaches in place as they attempt to cast off recent underperformance. Between 2003 and 2013, these two counties shared six Championship titles evenly but it is now seven years since either were in the top tier. There is plenty of talent coming through at both clubs, but Paul Farbrace and Ryan Campbell must each find the right blend of youth and experience to oversee a promotion push.Campbell, who took over at Durham after a six-year spell in charge of Netherlands, said that his side felt they had made up for lost time by scoring at more than five runs an over on a curtailed opening day. They continued in the same vein on the second morning, as Ben Raine drove the first ball for four before edging the second to be caught at slip – a fourth wicket for Sussex’s Australian allrounder Nathan McAndrew, who went on to complete a debut five-for as Durham were wrapped up for 376 just after the second new ball became available.Sussex’s reply threatened to come a cropper after some belligerence from their 22-year-old opener Ali Orr, who twice thrashed Raine for six in the space of five balls – either side of being caught off a no-ball. But Raine had the last laugh when he diverted a drive from Orr’s opening partner, Tom Haines, into the stumps at the non-striker’s end, and the Durham seamer then removed Haine, in his first outing since a successful winter with England Lions, via a catch at the wicket in the same over.Pujara was soon ensconced in the manner that brought him more than 1000 runs last year – including a double-century against Durham at Hove – but two quick wickets after lunch saw Sussex slip to 91 for 4. Pujara found an ally in Carter, Sussex’s diminutive wicketkeeper-batter and another academy product, as the fifth wicket yielded 112 in 30-odd overs of sensible batting. That was until Carter’s ill-judged charge gave Kuhnemann his first success in a Durham shirt and the visitors seemed to have taken a grip on proceedings again when Raine won a raucously celebrated lbw decision against Pujara with Sussex still 131 runs in arrears. But the tail was well marshalled by McAndrew, to ensure the home side, who ticked along at 3.64, were still in the game come the close.

Kent left battling for a draw with Zak Crawley, Ben Compton at the crease

ECB Reporters Network13-May-2023Kent 95 and 66 for 0 (Crawley 35*, Compton 30*) trail Hampshire 373 (Dawson 84, Weatherley 58, Fuller 51) by 212 runsKent were left battling for a draw after three days of their of the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Hampshire at Canterbury.The hosts are 66 without loss in their second innings, trailing by 212, with Zak Crawley unbeaten on 35 and Ben Compton 30 not out.Earlier, Liam Dawson hit 84, Joe Weatherley 58 and James Fuller 51 as the visitors posted 373 in their first innings.Kent had started well, with Wes Agar taking three early wickets to help reduce Hampshire to 159 for 5, but after riding out a torrid opening session the visitors kicked on after lunch and took a 278-run lead.After day two had been reduced to just 6.1 overs, the weather finally improved on Saturday morning, with Hampshire resuming on 103 for nought.Having been dismissed for just 95 in their first innings, Kent came roaring back into the contest, with Agar striking twice in the third over over of the day.Fletcha Middleton was first to go, edging behind for 48 and handing Jordan Cox his first red-ball dismissal as a wicketkeeper. Agar then produced an absolute jaffa that sent Nick Gubbins’ off-stump cartwheeling.He then had Weatherley lbw, but was denied a fourth victim when Crawley dropped Ben Brown, although the batter failed to cash in, adding just a single before he was lbw to Grant Stewart for 10.A far-from-gruntled James Vince was given lbw to Michael Hogan for 24 and Hampshire endured a spell of 7.4 overs without scoring.
Ian Holland took 36 balls to get off the mark, although when he did it was a stylish cut off Joey Evison for four and he and Dawson survived to reach 189 for 5 at lunch.From then on the visitors dominated and as the runs came in torrents the home desperation was summed up when an lbw appeal was turned down and a fan yelled: “Come on you … ” before realising the entire ground could hear him. Thinking better of swearing, he meekly added the word … “umpire,” to widespread laughter.A potentially crucial stand of 94 was ended in emphatic fashion when Evison splayed Holland’s stumps for 41, but by then the momentum was entirely with Hampshire.It was 308 for 6 at tea and Dawson continued to hit out until he holed out to Hamid Qadri and was caught at mid-wicket by Tawanda Muyeye.Kyle Abbott was lbw to Evision for 2 before Fuller tried to sweep a full toss from Qadri and was caught on the boundary by Muyeye.When Keith Barker clubbed Evison to Muyeye for 25 it left Kent with a hazardous 26 overs to survive until stumps.Dawson put down a tough chance to catch Ben Compton off Mohammad Abbas, but the openers batted through until failing light forced Hampshire to bring on their spinners for the final five overs and neither Dawson nor Weatherley was able to break through.

He hit a boundary off every delivery to steer Netherlands to a miraculous win

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jun-20230.1, Holder to van Beek, FOUR runs
What a start for Netherlands! Low full toss fired into off stump from around the wicket. Van Beek sits deep in his crease, gets enough power on his shot and shovels it through deep midwicket for four!0.2, Holder to van Beek, SIX runs
Clears the fence comfortably! Another low full toss outside off stump. Van Beek sits back to give himself enough leverage and absolutely clatters it over the long-on fence!0.3, Holder to van Beek, FOUR runs
Four more! Short and wide outside off stump. Van Beek hops up onto his toes, gets on top of the bounce and smears it past deep midwicket. 14 off the over already!0.4, Holder to van Beek, SIX runs
Clean as a whistle! Right in the slot outside off stump. Van Beek plants his front foot, swings through the line and wallops it over the wide-long-on fence. Such clean ball striking, under such pressure – wow!Looks like the ball has taken so much of a pounding that it needs to be replaced0.5, Holder to van Beek, SIX runs
That is into the trees! Watch that ball sail! Another slot ball outside off stump and van Beek now seems to have gotten into the bowler’s head. Another free swing and it goes miles over the deep-midwicket fence!0.6, Holder to van Beek, FOUR runs
Four to end the Super Over! Short and outside off stump. The ball seems to be ballooning over the batter’s head until… van Beek leaps into the air like a salmon and mousses it past deep midwicket!Phew, 30 runs came off that over. Holder, who has bowled so many overs under pressure, just could not handle van Beek. Edwards did not even have to face a ball and the West Indies will need something truly special to get past the line now.