County Cricket
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Umesh Yadav picks maiden wicket in County cricket for Middlesex against Worcestershire
Cricket | Jul 13, 2022, 01:53 PM ISTUmesh is also the latest Indian to play County cricket after veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara, and all-rounders Washington Sundar and Krunal Pandya.
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Cheteshwar Pujara leaves Mohammed Rizwan impressed, Pakistani reveals meeting details at Sussex
Cricket | May 11, 2022, 05:40 PM ISTThe duo recently forged a 154-run stand against Durham with Pujara slamming a double century and Rizwan hitting a half-century.
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Cheteshwar Pujara hits century in 2nd innings on Sussex debut
Cricket | Apr 17, 2022, 09:11 PM ISTVeteran Indian Batter, Cheteshwar Pujara redeemed himself with a century for Sussex in the second innings of the 2022 County Championship on Sunday, April 17.
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Sussex pacer Claydon suspended for applying hand sanitiser on ball
Cricket | Sep 06, 2020, 11:51 AM ISTThe 37-year-old right-arm medium pacer has been accused of applying hand sanitiser in a match against Middlesex last month in which he took three wickets.
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Gloucestershire signs batsman Tom Lace on three-year contract
Cricket | Aug 14, 2020, 11:41 AM ISTAfter passing a medical, Lace will be available for Gloucestershire's next Bob Willis Trophy match against Glamorgan starting Saturday.
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English County Championship to begin on August 1, says ECB
Cricket | Jun 29, 2020, 09:07 PM ISTThe format of the season, however, is yet to be announced and will rather be discussed and agreed upon by the 18 First-Class Counties in early July
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It's best time to move on: Tim Bresnan leaves Yorkshire
Cricket | Jun 18, 2020, 10:57 AM ISTIn his career-to-date, Bresnan has played 199 first-class matches, taking 557 wickets and scoring 6,714 runs.
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COVID-19: County players agree extended pay cut for June and July
Cricket | Jun 02, 2020, 10:09 AM ISTThis comes after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) last week announced that no domestic cricket activities will take place in the country till August 1.
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ECB likely to stage shortened County Championship for upcoming season, final to be played at Lord's
Cricket | May 28, 2020, 01:02 PM ISTAll cricket has been suspended since mid-March in the wake of coronavirus pandemic and ECB are looking to begin their season in early August.
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Tough decisions have to be made: Stewart on fate of County cricket
Cricket | May 10, 2020, 10:12 AM ISTStewart compared the financial standing of County clubs to that of football clubs in England's third tier and fourth tier league and said that testing players before starting the season could be a costly exercise.
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ECB should consider scrapping overseas players in County Championship to save money: Michael Vaughan
Cricket | Apr 28, 2020, 06:56 PM ISTThe Yorkshire County Cricket Club in a statement on their official website said on Monday that the contracts of R. Ashwin, Keshav Maharaj and Nicholas Pooran have been cancelled by mutual consent.
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Ravichandran Ashwin's contract with Yorkshire called off amid COVID-19 pandemic
Cricket | Apr 27, 2020, 07:32 PM ISTEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recently suspended all forms of professional cricket till July 1 due to the pandemic which has wreaked havoc across the globe.
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Middlesex opt to furlough players and staff amid coronavirus pandemic
Cricket | Apr 24, 2020, 01:55 PM ISTThe club also announced pay-cuts across all sections of the staff to protect its long-term well being and stability.
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Gloucestershire cricketer arrested for drunk-driving incident
Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 10:35 AM ISTGeorge Hankins has been arrested for a drunk-driving incident in Surrey following a car crash.
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Lancashire mutually terminates contracts of Watling, Maxwell after County Championship postponement
Cricket | Apr 17, 2020, 09:35 PM ISTWith the COVID-19 outbreak forcing a cricket shutdown in UK until May 28, means the trioka will not be able to play for the club this season.
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Matt Henry's Kent contract revoked amid coronavirus crisis
Cricket | Apr 15, 2020, 09:56 AM ISTThe New Zealand pacer had a highly productive stint with the club in 2018, clinching 75 wickets from 11 matches to help the side win promotion to the first division of the Championship.
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County cricketers left frustrated due to coronavirus, says Jos Buttler
Cricket | Apr 15, 2020, 09:42 AM ISTCricket, like almost every other major sport in the world, has been under a near-total shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic and all future tournaments, including the 2020 IPL and the 2020 T20 WC, are under a cloud of uncertainty.
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Hampshire, Nathan Lyon mutually cancel County season contract
Cricket | Apr 11, 2020, 09:43 AM ISTLyon joins Cheteshwar Pujara (Gloucestershire) and Michael Neser (Surrey) as the third overseas player in the Championship to have his contract cancelled for the upcoming season in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
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Scrap County Championship if season gets severely curtailed, says Nasser Hussain
Cricket | Apr 04, 2020, 09:05 AM ISTThe County championship is set to begin on April 12 but with UK under complete lockdown, there is no professional cricket scheduled till May 28.
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Matthew Wade out of County Championship due to knee injury
Cricket | Mar 19, 2020, 11:15 AM ISTThe County Championship, which is scheduled to start from April 12, is expected to get delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.