"He has played an important role in our qualification for the knockout stages, and we thank him for his efforts."
"He has played an important role in our qualification for the knockout stages, and we thank him for his efforts."
Issy Wong, who missed out on selection, has been rested for Warwickshire's trip to Durham after she took eight wickets in nine matches for London Spirit in The Hundred.
Nathan Gilchrist will join Warwickshire on a three-match County Championship loan ahead of a permanent move to the club next season.
The county were found to be in breach of regulations which insist individuals should surrender their mobile phones as required ahead of a game at Northamptonshire on August 8.
"Together, we aim to elevate professional performance, unlock new avenues to identify and nurture talent, and use the power of cricket to inspire and connect our communities in Lahore and Birmingham."
Jordan Cox has been added to the England squad for this month's T20 internationals against Ireland.
"There's not many more experienced international players out there than her."
"It doesn't get much bigger, so I think you're willing to take a few risks and be a little bit aggressive to try and play as much Test [cricket] as you can."
"The news that Jamie Overton has seemingly rejected the chance to go to Australia this winter is stunning, really. All indications are that he was going to be picked" | ✍️ @huwzat.bsky.social
"He had the strut of a man who was totally at home on the stage of top-level cricket. Walking to the crease, he had a slight swagger, a huge presence and poise."
"The chasm between the two sides was perhaps best gauged in the field, where South Africa were electric and dynamic" | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social #ENGvSA
County chief executives have urged the players' union to initiate strike action in an effort to break the impasse over proposed changes to the men's calendar | @georgedobell.bsky.social
"Hampshire has been my home since the age of 9, so signing until 2026 was an easy decision."
Essex dismiss senior staff member after discrimination allegation | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Ed Pollock, the destructive opening batter, is set to leave Worcestershire at the end of the season.
"Looking ahead to an away Indian Test tour, the Ashes and an ODI World Cup in 2027, I feel this is my best way forward to remain fresh, fit and at my best for those campaigns."
England Under-19s have named their squad to take on Ireland and Bangladesh in youth ODIs this month.
"We have made great strides in our T20 cricket over the last two seasons, and I am looking forward to contributing further to the success of Durham and bringing silverware to the Northeast."
"I couldn't be more happy and more appreciative to the club." Meet Daniel Lategan, the South African teenager signed - unusually - on a multi-year, overseas deal by Worcestershire | @nickfriend.bsky.social
Northamptonshire will be without Matthew Breetzke for their T20 Blast quarter-final against Surrey.
"He is not certain his body can withstand the demands of Test cricket, and if he breaks down, he risks losing his income for a year or more. And 31-year-old fast bowlers don't have years to waste." Jamie Overton's decision offers window into England's growing dilemma | @georgedobell.bsky.social
"The club makes you feel welcome, and hopefully we can build on last year and have success and make it into finals."
England have handed Sonny Baker an international debut in the first ODI against South Africa at Headingley. #ENGvSA
"Jamie's news came unexpected and it is sad to see, as he would have been part of our red-ball plans for the foreseeable future." Jamie Overton is to take an indefinite break from first-class cricket.
"Kent have made me feel so welcome and a part of this squad during the One Day Cup, so I'm determined to perform well for this great club for the rest of this season."
"The tournament has such a solid base from which to build and shouldn't be afraid of a shake-up" | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social #TheHundred
Liam Dawson's century laid the platform for Hampshire's semi-final victory, as Yorkshire's superb tournament came to an end.
Less than an hour after conceding 11 runs in his first over, Khurram Shahzad was being hailed as his county's hero, his haul driving Worcestershire to the One Day Cup final | Paul Edwards
"Brave's record-breaking perfect group stage should have been rewarded with a title if sport were based on fairness. Instead, their achievement slips into the competition's history books as a sidenote to a first title for Superchargers, men or women" | @oscarress.bsky.social
"All the advice for staying safe in a heatwave includes keeping out of the sun during the hottest part of the day. This isn't easy during a typical day of cricket, either for players, officials or spectators" | ✍️ Tanya Aldred
"Oddly enough, in what is statistically a bowler's era, chasing has become easier. That seems contradictory. But there are a few reasons behind it" | ✍️ @jarrodkimber.bsky.social
"So yes, we are seeing more chases – more than many of us grew up watching – but we're also seeing more Tests, full stop." The Headingley fourth-innings voodoo | @jarrodkimber.bsky.social
"Perhaps, in this case, as noble as it seemed at the time and remains after the event, the forecast should have dictated that the game was reduced sooner. With just 25 balls per side needed for a game, the fact that 80 were managed without a result is a misstep" | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social
"I was just trying to get in that flow state. That state where you don't recognise what's happening as it's happening. It's just me, bat, ball, bowler and my partner at the other end." Davina Perrin-inspired Northern Superchargers prove themselves as worthy finalists | @oscarress.bsky.social
◀️ Grace Ballinger's opening burst 🎇 Davina Perrin's incredible century 2⃣1⃣4⃣ Superchargers' record-breaking total The Kia Oval Talking Points from the Women's Eliminator ⤵️
A spectacular knock in The Hundred Eliminator from 18-year-old Davina Perrin! 💣
"His leadership has influenced a generation of players, built strong values within the squad, and left an indelible mark on the culture of the franchise."
"Speaking to fans who haven't really got a huge amount of cricket knowledge, and they love that they can come down and see two games of cricket in the day" Two proposed changes to The Hundred met with strong opposition | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
"We've spoken about getting in the top two places. Whatever happens, happens." Derbyshire unaffected by Championship uncertainty, insists Brooke Guest | @sharmojourno.bsky.social
The left-hander will return to Pakistan ahead of schedule after the knockout match at Scarborough on Sunday.
Mitchell Santner, Adam Zampa and Nathan Smith won't return to Surrey for the September run-in.
Counties are being given the option to increase the number of One Day Cup games - but it comes with a condition around the County Championship | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
"We set out to try and win the competition, and I think every side should set out to win any competition they start." Surrey and Essex reflect on their different, but ultimately failed, Men's One Day Cup campaigns | ✍️ @sharmojourno.bsky.social
Essex have added Doug Bracewell for the final three games of the County Championship.
Jonny Tattersall has joined Leicestershire on loan ahead of his permanent move at the end of the season.
Welsh Fire men finished The Hundred bottom of the table for the second time after losing to Southern Brave. #TheHundred
"The relative lack of silverware over the longer term remains a frustration, but the club is clearly doing quite a lot right" | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Southern Brave go into their fourth women's Hundred final with a 100 per cent record after a convincing victory over Welsh Fire. #TheHundred
The quarter-final against Durham at Chester-le-Street stands between the Hawks and a tilt at a record-breaking fourth title.
Northamptonshire could yet be without Matthew Breetzke for their T20 Blast quarter-final at Surrey | ✍️ @coynejames.bsky.social
"I wrote last week about how many people keep telling me how marvellous The Hundred is this year. But it would be wrong not to acknowledge the entertainment provided by the 50-over competition" | ✍️ @huwzat.bsky.social
Warwickshire have signed Will Young for the remainder of the County Championship season.
Sam Northeast is set to re-join his home county, with the Glamorgan captain returning to Kent at the end of the season.
Invincibles had space in their overseas quota after Rashid Khan, who took 12 wickets this season, withdrew to play for Afghanistan. #TheHundred
Gleeson, now aged 37, has signed to play in the T20 Blast in both 2026 and 2027.
Oval Invincibles have signed Adam Zampa for the Hundred final.
"No place has captured my heart quite like Nepal. I have made more than 30 trips to one of the world's rapidly growing cricketing hotbeds, now very much my second home." ✍️ Andrew Leonard explains how he went from Irish club leg-spinner to the voice of Associate cricket.
"Giles said he would take on the task of facing Shane Warne, leaving Hoggard with the not-inconsiderable matter of defying the rapid Brett Lee" | ✍️ @huwzat.bsky.social
Trent Rockets warmed up for their Eliminator showdown with Northern Superchargers by beating Birmingham Phoenix. #TheHundred
Wood, England's quickest bowler, has not played since the Champions Trophy in February, when he suffered a knee injury.
Trent Rockets concluded their campaign with a third successive win courtesy of a nervy three-wicket victory over Birmingham Phoenix. #TheHundred
Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney is facing a vote of no confidence from a group of disgruntled club members | @georgedobell.bsky.social
"Damien Martyn pushed into the covers, called his skipper for a single that was never there, Pratt picked up and threw down the stumps, and Ponting was gone. He was livid" | ✍️ @huwzat.bsky.social
Steve Snell was the last man to hold a similar role at the county, but he was sacked as performance director | @nickfriend.bsky.social
🏟 Venue change 🏏 Player availability 🌧 Weather chaos The One Day Cup knockout stage is causing plenty of headaches | ✍️ @nickfriend.bsky.social
"It dawns on you, I am afraid, though, that your magic touch is leaving you. I knew that I wasn't satisfying my own standards." Graham Gooch tells @huwzat.bsky.social about the start, end and middle of his England Test career.
Trevor Griffin is set to stand down as Somerset Women's head coach at the end of the season.
"Simon Jones moved through the gears in the series. His rapid swing and reverse-swing delivered from close to the stumps made him a constant threat" | ✍️ @huwzat.bsky.social
Finals Day of the inaugural Remitly Cup has been postponed due to the poor weather forecast | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Jos Buttler propelled Manchester Originals to a seven-wicket win over local rivals Northern Superchargers at Headingley.
"Lenham, one of three 21-year-old spinners in the Sussex side, claimed 5 for 48 to spark a Warwickshire collapse which saw an outstanding opportunity to book a home quarter-final snatched away from them." Warwickshire buckle under pressure applied by Archie Lenham | @georgedobell.bsky.social
A drama-laden afternoon in the One Day Cup as the group stage drew to a close...
"Given what they would have overcome, there would be few more popular winners than if Worcestershire convert their home semi-final spot into a One Day Cup title." Worcestershire deliver another display of character on emotional New Road occasion | @oscarress.bsky.social
Northern Superchargers secure second place in women's Hundred.
Oval Invincibles are hoping to sign Adam Zampa for this year's Hundred final.
Trent Rockets have replaced Adam Hose with Ben Cox, following the Worcestershire batter's injury.
Leicestershire are understood to be interested in South African left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj | @nickfriend.bsky.social
Oval Invincibles, in conjunction with the ECB, have released seamer Gus Atkinson from The Hundred to feature in Surrey's One Day Cup match against Worcestershire at New Road.
"It's not gone how I wanted it to, but I think it's trying to remember that I haven't played cricket in so long." Dani Gibson has spent much of the last 12 months on the sidelines, just as her stock was starting to skyrocket | @nickfriend.bsky.social
"The women's team hasn't had any contact with any of the new owners. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but I know other teams have had dinners and met their owners, but we haven't been introduced to them as yet." Lauren Winfield-Hill on Hundred uncertainty | @oscarress.bsky.social
"At the end of the day, you can only do so much and you have to have certain things go your way and yeah, we've just got to enjoy it while we can." Oval Invincibles make statement of their greatness | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social
6⃣ Jordan Cox's early innings statement 🫴 Will Jacks stunner ⏲️ Cut-off choas Catch up with tonight's Kia Oval Talking Points ⤵️
"As it proved, the London Derby, which could have been a potential banana skin for Spirit on their way to qualification, failed to live up to the intensity as the visitors eased to a comfortable eight-wicket win." | @oscarress.bsky.social
🦸♀️ All action Charlie Dean ⛈️ Spirit survive Marizanne Kapp's opening spell 🏏 Meg Lanning restricted to just 19 Kia Oval Talking Points as London Spirit beat Oval Invincibles ⤵️
"Mambo No.5 changed my life" ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social speaks to Lou Bega about how the No.1 single came to soundtrack English cricket's finest summer
"Everyone wanted a Woodworm bat that summer." The destructive force of Andrew Flintoff lays Australia to waste | @huwzat.bsky.social
"How have I got here? That's a pretty good question." Andrew Neal: From club seamer three years ago to Hampshire's One Day Cup spinner | @nickfriend.bsky.social
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy hits out at "fantasy" £35m announcement by the previous Conservative government, but doubt remains over how many more cricket shields will be built by the target date Government pledge £1.5m for two cricket domes | ✍️ @coynejames.bsky.social
The race for One Day Cup knockout spots is tight ahead of the final round of group games...
"It is such a nice feeling; I've been dying for these moments in the last two years." After the dark days, Matt Milnes makes up for lost time | @nickfriend.bsky.social
Joe Root has secured a top-three finish for Trent Rockets.
Ash Gardner has kept Trent Rockets' knockout hopes alive.
Who's through, who can still qualify, and who's already out?
"There's so much for me to get my head around, and I haven't processed it. It's still really raw."
"I said to one of my mates when I first moved to Surrey that he would play for England, and that was back in 2020. He's just so mature, and he's just getting better with age. And I can only see him getting better and better."
"Being out of the competition or almost out of the competition, you probably have a bit more of a carefree attitude. So maybe that's what we need to have going forward." London Spirit land upon belated blueprint to sign off at home with new era positivity | @oscarress.bsky.social
England's white-ball captain Harry Brook scored a brilliant half-century as Superchargers beat Invincibles by 16 runs to move level on points with the reigning champions at the summit of the Men's Hundred table.
"The best team, which Brave have undoubtedly been this season, does not always win white-ball tournaments, so they will be conscious, whether they win or lose the final game, not to waste a potentially historic campaign by failing to convert it into silverware" | @oscarress.bsky.social
"A T20 World Cup is coming up after the Ashes, and England want Bethell to be a part of it. But to add the captaincy to his responsibilities seems unnecessary." England risk denying Jacob Bethell of key development with lack of cricket | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Northern Superchargers solidified their position in the top three of the Women's Hundred with a comfortable win over a misfiring Oval Invincibles. #TheHundred