May 14, 20232 yr Author James Rew moves to 118 with a single off Dane Vilas and brings up his highest first-class score. He's taken a fair amount of them from the less-than-hostile bowling of Dane Vilas, Steven Croft and George Bell.
May 14, 20232 yr Author It’s taken 177 balls but it’s worth the wait as Jack Leaning brings up his second half-century of the season. He pulls Keith Barker for a single to bring up the landmark. Leaning’s mission was all about eating up time and he’s done that and surely guided Kent to a hard-earned draw at Canterbury.
May 14, 20232 yr Author Tom Scriven swings Brad Currie for six and reaches his fifty in 74 balls, also with eight fours. 21 overs (minus two) to go and Leicestershire are almost home.
May 14, 20232 yr Author Wiaan Mulder reaches his hundred and the draw is shaken on. Leicestershire have done enough on the final day to save the game following on. There were in trouble at 65-4 but Rishi Patel's third century of the season gave them hope before Mulder finished the job with an unbeaten 102
May 16, 20232 yr Author Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out for the summer but Jonny Bairstow has returned to the England Test squad as wicketkeeper in place of Ben Foakes. Bairstow, who has not played for England since breaking his leg in August, will take the gloves against Ireland on 1 June. Fast bowler Archer has a recurrence of the stress fracture in his right elbow.
May 16, 20232 yr Author England seamer James Anderson says he expects to be fully fit "in a couple of weeks" after sustaining a mild groin strain. Anderson, 40, left the field on day one of Lancashire's match against Somerset on 11 May and took no further part in the four-day game. But he has been named in England's squad for the Test against Ireland starting on 1 June.
May 18, 20232 yr Author Jonny Bairstow says he has "huge sympathy" for Ben Foakes after the wicketkeeper was dropped from the England Test squad. Having returned from injury, Bairstow slots straight into the side to play Ireland and will take the gloves. Foakes, 30, has been a regular behind the stumps for England in the past 12 months but was not included in the 15-man group for the Lord's Test.
May 18, 20232 yr Author Liam Livingstone's destructive 94 from 48 balls was in vain as Punjab Kings lost to Delhi Capitals by 15 runs in the Indian Premier League. Livingstone's innings included nine sixes but Punjab fell short of their target of 214 in the last over, finishing on 198-8. Punjab are now relying on other results to qualify to the play-offs, while Delhi were already eliminated. Delhi's total was set up by Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 82 from 37 balls
May 18, 20232 yr Author Leicestershire have signed Scotland international seam bowler Josh Davey on a short-term loan from Somerset. The 32-year-old is set to play in the County Championship game against Worcestershire, which begins on Thursday, and will return to Somerset for the T20 Blast. He has taken 163 first-class wickets at 23.06 and averages 20.76 with the bat. "Josh has an excellent track record and lot of valuable experience," director of cricket Claude Henderson said.
May 19, 20232 yr Author Michael Vaughan returns to BBC this summer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65646362
May 19, 20232 yr Author England batter Jason Roy says he felt he was "chucked in at the deep end" in Test cricket but still holds aspirations to play red-ball cricket. Roy, 32, made his Test debut in 2019, after helping England win the 50-over World Cup, but averaged 18.70 in five Tests against Ireland and Australia. He was dropped for the final Ashes Test after a high-score of 31 in the first four games and has not featured again. "It was very tough," said Roy to BBC Test Match Special's IPL podcast. "I was chucked in at the deep end of an Ashes. It was a rude awakening to be honest. "To get dropped for the final Ashes Test, at my home ground at The Oval, and never see a Test cap again was obviously very disappointing."
May 19, 20232 yr Author Virat Kohli hit a spellbinding century off just 62 balls to keep alive Royal Challengers Bangalore's hopes of reaching the Indian Premier League's knockout stages. Kohli's sixth IPL ton - a record equalled only by Chris Gayle - ensured RCB chased down 187 against already eliminated Sunrisers Hyderabad. He put on 172 for the first wicket alongside Faf du Plessis, who made 71.
May 20, 20232 yr Author Liam Dawson finishes with 6-61 as last man Alex Russell edges Mason Crane to Joe Weatherley at slip to end the innings. Saif Zaib is stranded on a season's best 57 not out from 86 balls. Hampshire beat Northants by an innings and 270 runs at Wantage Road last month. It might be some while before these two sides next face off in the County Championship.
May 20, 20232 yr Author Chris Wright strays onto the pads and Matthew Waite whips it away through square leg for four as Worcestershire inch ever closer to their target. Just 49 more required.
May 21, 20232 yr Author Glamorgan are up to 650 now - for only the fifth time in their history - as Michael Neser belts Tom Haines through the covers for another four. Surprisingly, there's still some way to go before the Welsh side overtake their record score against Sussex. That was a whopping 718-3 declared at Colwyn Bay back in 2000. Steve James contributed an unbeaten 309 and Glamorgan triumphed by an innings and 60 runs.
May 21, 20232 yr Author Ali Orr joins Tom Alsop to have a bowl. Michael Neser then takes a single off Alsop to propel Glamorgan to the second highest first-class total in their history - exceeding their 718-3 against Sussex 23 years ago. The only total that still surmounts this one is their 795-5 declared at Leicester last year, but surely handshakes will have taken place before we get near that kind of territory.
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