Middlesex clinched their first win of the season in thrilling fashion at Lords, Sam Robson hitting the winning runs in near-darkness. A bold declaration from Nottinghamshire’s captain Steven Mullaney on the final afternoon left Middlesex chasing 249 to win in forty overs after the rain had ravaged most of day four. Stephen Eskinazi was promoted …
Newcastle Falcons 5-66 Northampton Saints Northampton thrashed Newcastle at Kingston Park on Friday night, running in ten tries. It was one-way traffic as the Saints produced a ruthless, clinical display as Newcastle struggled to cope with their pace and physicality. The evening had started brightly for the Falcons, with Adam Radwan giving them an early …
Rewind a year, and England’s Test side was floundering. A dismal Ashes series in Australia had been followed by a series defeat in the West Indies. England had won just one of their last fourteen Test matches, and their cricket unsurprisingly looked shorn of any confidence; tentative, cautious, and at times torturous. Ashley Giles had …
A stunning hundred from Ollie Pope helped Surrey saunter to a nine-wicket win over Hampshire at the Oval. Pope’s unbeaten 122 came from just 102 balls and made mincemeat of Surrey’s target of 243 in 72 overs in a contest which had been nip-and-tuck for three and a half days. Dom Sibley played an important …
After two weeks of mixed European exploits for the English sides, the Gallagher Premiership returned at the weekend. With the playoff picture heating up, there was plenty to play for. Bristol Bears 20-36 Sale Sharks Sale secured their place in the play-offs with an impressive win over Bristol at Ashton Gate, with George Ford contributing …
Leicestershire pulled off a stunning victory against title favourites Yorkshire, reaching their target of 392 with just seven balls to spare. On a thrilling final day, opener Rishi Patel’s superb maiden century and Colin Ackermann’s aggressive 67 helped give Leicestershire a sniff of victory, but after the departure of Rehan Ahmed, it appeared the away …
Lancashire frustrated Surrey on the final day at Old Trafford as they held the champions to a draw. Heading into the final day needing 410 runs to win and with all ten wickets in hand, a potentially exciting finish seemed on the cards. However, after the departures of Luke Wells and Keaton Jennings in consecutive …
Leinster 55 v 24 Leicester Leinster continued their formidable recent form by romping past Leicester to set up a semi-final against Toulouse. The Dubliners got off to the best possible start, Garry Ringrose selling a wonderful dummy to scythe through the Leicester midfield and touch down inside two minutes. However, Leicester rallied well and showed …
Europe is heading towards its crunch stage, with eight sides battling it out for a place in the semi-finals at the weekend. The last sixteen provided a healthy slice of drama, but ultimately the eight home sides prevailed. Will home advantage prove key again? A week’s recovery offers little time for tired legs to recover …
Thursday sees the long-awaited return of an English institution, the County Championship. Often unfairly maligned and used as a scapegoat in the past for England’s Test problems, its future looks cloudy after the counties rejected Sir Andrew Strauss’s proposed domestic overhaul. The Championship is caught between a rock and a hard place, ensuring the increasingly …