South East Stars 139-5 beat Northern Diamonds 138-4 by five wickets
Alice Capsey hit an unbeaten 40 from just 26 balls to steer South East Stars to victory in the inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup final at the Ageas Bowl today.
The Stars defeated the Northern Diamonds who had earlier overcome Southern Vipers in the eliminator.
Meanwhile, Central Sparks' captain Eve Jones won the Charlotte E
New Zealand 128-6 beat England 127-7 by four wickets
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine shone with bat and ball as the visitors won the second Vitality IT20 at Hove by four wickets to level the series up at 1-1.
Debutant Maia Bouchier made 25 for England but they could only finish on 127-7, a target the White Ferns were able to chase down thanks to 50 from Devine on the day she made her 100th
England Women 184-4 beat New Zealand 138 by 46 runs
Tammy Beaumont struck an entertaining 97 from just 65 balls as England Women powered to victory in the first Vitality IT20 against New Zealand.
Beaumont, who narrowly missed out on her second IT20 ton, took England to 184-4. The visitors weren't able to get close, losing by 46 runs.
It leaves England, captained tonight by Nat Sciver in t
An 18-strong squad has been selected for the upcoming series between England U19 men’s team and the West Indies U19s.
It’s the first time the U19 team has been in action since the 2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, and the squad, selected by the Young Lions selectors, will be led for the first time by ECB Elite Pathway Coach, Richard Dawson.
Dawson said: “I’m excited to see the group in action
England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the fourth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at the Kia Oval on Thursday 2 September 2021.
England Men’s LV= Insurance Fourth Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Rory Burns (Surrey)<
The LV= Insurance County Championship match between Durham and Surrey at the Emirates Riverside will not go ahead following an unnamed member of the Surrey playing squad testing positive for Covid-19.
The player has begun to self-isolate along with a significant number of the Surrey squad who have been identified as close contacts.
Due to the required isolation protocols and the extensive im
Charlie Dean and Maia Bouchier have been identified as possible COVID-19 contacts and in order to evaluate the situation and undergo further testing they will miss the first Vitality IT20 against New Zealand.
The pair will join up with the squad ahead of the second IT20.
Emma Lamb has been called up to the England Women’s squad.
Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean have been called up to the England Women’s squad for the first time for the three-match Vitality IT20 series against New Zealand.
The County Ground at Northamptonshire CCC will play host to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final on Saturday September 25.
The best-placed team will qualify automatically for the final, where they’ll meet the winner of a play-off between the teams finishing second and third – to be played on Wednesday September 22 – to decide who lifts the trophy. The final gets underway at 10.30am.
The cur
The Hundred has entertained and captivated millions of new and existing cricket fans – with a total of 16.1m people watching some of the action on TV alone, new figures show today.
England seamer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the LV= Insurance third Test against India with a jarred right shoulder.
Wood sustained the injury on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord’s and will not be fit to play at Emerald Headingley starting on Wednesday.
He will remain with the squad in Leeds and will continue his rehab with the England medical team.
The 31-year-old will be ass
With more players, more fixtures and greater diversity than we've ever been seen before, 2021 has been a record-breaking year for cricket.
