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The Spin | Women’s cricket team of the year: from Smriti Mandhana to Sophie Ecclestone
The Spin’s annual selection marks a milestone in women’s cricket with England and Australia far less dominant. The Spin’s women’s all-format team of the year has historically been dominated by ...The Guardian - 11h -
England beat South Africa by 286 runs in women’s Test cricket international – as it happened
Nonkululeko Mlaba’s sixfer gave her 10 wickets in the match and South Africa the merest scent of victory, but chasing 351, England ripped through them in just 19.4 overs. 19th over: England 40-1 ...The Guardian - 1d -
Australia v India: third men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened
Australia frustrated as India avoid follow-on at the Gabba Hazlewood’s Test series likely over after suffering calf strain 22nd over: India 66-4 (Rahul 42, Rohit 5) Cummins causing all kinds ...The Guardian - 1d -
Cricket’s new world order makes a few players rich while the majority miss out | Jonathan Liew
A 13-year-old has just been signed in the IPL but what protection does he get if form and fitness desert him?. Vaibhav Suryavanshi only makes you feel old. And compared to a 13-year-old Indian ...The Guardian - 1d -
New Zealand thrash England by 423 runs: third men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened
Jacob Bethell’s 76 and a frightening spell for Will O’Rourke enriched an otherwise predictable final day . 12th over: England 49-2 (Bethell 20, Root 16) O’Rourke is again hitting 90mph, which ...The Guardian - 1d -
South Africa v England: women’s Test cricket international, day two – as it happened
Lauren Bell took four wickets as South Africa slumped from 237-3 to 281 all out, allowing England to build a 145-run lead. Bosch pushes at a ball that she could have left a hundred times out of a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Commentator Isa Guha sorry for calling cricketer 'primate'
Guha apologises after her remark about Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah caused a backlash.BBC News - 2d -
Australia v India: third men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from the match at the Gabba in Brisbane Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email New Zealand v England: third Test, day three – live 108th over: Australia 431-8 (Carey 60, Lyon 0) ...The Guardian - 2d -
Cricket commentator Isa Guha apologises for Jasprit Bumrah ‘primate’ comment
Guha ‘deeply sorry’ for choosing wrong word to describe India quick ‘Let’s move on,’ Indian cricket great Ravi Shastri says The respected cricket commentator Isa Guha has issued an apology after ...The Guardian - 2d -
South Africa v England: women’s Test cricket international, day one – as it happened
Maia Bouchier and Nat Sciver-Brunt both scored centuries as England dominated, before South Africa fought back after tea on a terrific first day. 6th over: England 29-0 (Beaumont 14, Bouchier 10) ...The Guardian - 3d -
Australia v India: third men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Australia take control on day two in Brisbane Centuries to Travis Head and Steve Smith Five wickets to Jasprit Bumrah Khawaja goes! Beautiful bowling by Bumrah who banged it in at 137kph on a ...The Guardian - 3d -
New Zealand v England: third men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Will O’Rourke wiped out England’s middle order in just eight balls as New Zealand took total control in Hamilton. 86th over: New Zealand 318-9 (Santner 53, O’ Rourke 0) This is becoming ...The Guardian - 3d -
Australia v India: third men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened
The hosts reached 28-0 in 13.2 overs after being sent in to bat on the first day of the third Test at the Gabba. 1st over: Australia 4-0 (Khawaja 0, McSweeney 0) Bumrah has Khawaja all cramped up ...The Guardian - 4d -
New Zealand v England: third men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened
Matthew Potts and Gus Atkinson took three wickets apiece as England fought back well on an entertaining first day. 35th over: New Zealand 121-1 (Latham 54, Williamson 8) Latham reaches his ...The Guardian - 4d -
Australia beat India by 83 runs: third women’s cricket ODI – as it happened
Annabel Sutherland’s love affair with the Waca continued as Australia wrapped up an 83-run victory and 3-0 series clean sweep against India. 1st over: Australia 10-0 (Litchfield 1, Voll 9) India ...The Guardian - Dec. 11 -
Australia beat India by 122 runs: second women’s cricket one-day international – live reaction
Updates from the ODI at Allan Border Field in Brisbane Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email or on X @Jimbo_Cricket 2nd over: Australia 7-0 (Litchfield 4, Voll 3) Voll gets her first ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Australia beat India by 10 wickets: second men’s cricket Test, day three – as it happened
Australia seal thumping victory early on day three Head v Siraj send off feud simmers Travis Head named player of the match 26th over: India 134-6 (Nitish 20, Ashwin 1) That was the dream ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
New Zealand v England: second men’s cricket Test, day three – live
England wrap up 323-run win at Basin Reserve in Wellington Atkinson ‘greedy’ for more after hat-trick | Email Rob Some local colour for you, thanks to Ali: the locals call the divots ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Prithvi Shaw: The rise and fade of Indian cricket's wonder boy
It has been a steep fall for the 25-year-old batter, once hailed as Indian cricket's 'next big thing'.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
Australia v India: second men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Head century powers Australia into dominant position India 128-5 in their second innings, still trailing by 29 runs 35th over: Australia 90-1 (McSweeney 39, Labuschagne 23) Jasprit Bumrah ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
New Zealand v England: second men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Gus Atkinson took a hat-trick and Jacob Bethell made 96 on a dominant day for England in Wellington. And another one! The nightwatchperson trudges off with a 26-ball duck after being trapped ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Long, unhurried days with a cooler: the cricket fans sticking with New Zealand’s forgotten format
In an age dominated by T20, New Zealand’s long-form Plunket Shield is a throwback to another time and retains a small group of committed fans. From the spot where Helen Julius spread her arms ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
The Spin | ‘A spiritual journey’: the story behind cricket’s new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy
Artist behind prize for winner of New Zealand v England series explains emotional process of fusing cricketers’ bats. In the moments before the first Test started in Christchurch last week the ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Top Afghan cricketers urge Taliban to reverse ban on women’s medical education
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan makes plea for ‘education to all’ Move ‘harms the whole country,’ says Mohammad Nabi Two of Afghanistan’s national sporting heroes have called on the Taliban to ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
New Zealand v England: second men’s cricket Test, day one – live
Harry Brook’s scorching 123 and a ferocious burst from Brydon Carse were the highlights of a scintillating first day in Wellington. 31st over: England 158-4 (Brook 70, Pope 43) Pope jabs at Smith ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
'Test bowling is different to county cricket - here's why'
Steven Finn explains why fast bowling in Test cricket is different to county level and why England are looking beyond the numbers when making selections.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Welcome to the GSL T20 in Guyana where big oil, geopolitics and cricket collide | Jonathan Liew
T20 tournament has sprung up amid battle for oil and allies but do the cricketers actually know what is going on?. In 1899 an international tribunal controversially settled a border dispute between ...The Guardian - Dec. 3