2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Former Australia batter and current Durham director of cricket expected to be confirmed ahead of NZ Test series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416600/416671.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1535741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1535741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/marcus-north-set-to-be-named-as-england-mens-selector-1535741 Thu, 07 May 2026 13:12:56 GMT Inaugural Under-15 tournament will feature over 1,100 boys and girls teams from 820 secondary state schools https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415900/415932.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1532971.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1532971.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/to-lords-and-beyond-as-knight-stokes-cup-expands-horizons-for-state-school-cricket-1532971 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:20:50 GMT Former England chief selector played for Kent, Middlesex and three Tests for England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/400400/400452.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1485357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1485357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mcc-appoints-ed-smith-as-next-president-1485357 Thu, 08 May 2025 12:26:48 GMT Sky Sports commentator admits 'lifestyle' is a factor as he weighs up high-profile vacancy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/305200/305293.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1307125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1307125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rob-key-confirms-interest-in-england-managing-director-role-1307125 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:40:19 GMT Chris Silverwood assumes responsibility with Joe Root and Eoin Morgan alongside him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292900/292969.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/england-cricket-ed-smiths-tenure-ends-as-national-selector-as-role-is-made-redundant-1260049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Test captain attaining greatness, says selector, but white-ball results not suffering from absence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/316300/316378.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1251380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1251380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-vs-england-2020-21-englands-success-across-formats-justifies-joe-roots-t20i-omission-says-ed-smith-1251380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both players set to be named in white-ball squad in coming days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306000/306075.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1226215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Smith hints at route back for Jonny Bairstow in Sunday Times interview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278800/278837.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jason Roy also absent for birth of child, meaning recalls for Sam Billings and Dawid Malan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276200/276265.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175654.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175654.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1175654 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Smith said Jofra Archer had not been considered for selection for the Caribbean tour because he is currently ineligible https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276300/276360.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1168569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1168569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1168569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the selections for his first England touring squad, Ed Smith has given the Test team options galore in their attempts to finally win away https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278200/278205.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1160395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT National selector clarifies reasons for dropping batsman who seemed to have found his game during tough Ashes tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278400/278447.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154857 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England national selector justified the legspinner's selection, despite his unavailability for Yorkshire in red-ball cricket, explaining that he had full support from fellow selectors and Test captain Joe Root https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278400/278447.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1153366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1153366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1153366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Smith, the former Kent captain turned journalist, has been named as the new National Selector https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275100/275194.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Smith is understood to have been preferred from a shortlist that also included Andy Flower, Derek Pringle, Mike Selvey and one of the current selectors, Mick Newell https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275100/275193.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143667 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain and Rahul Dravid, former England and India captains, have called for the restoration of the Champions Trophy and the severe restriction of bilateral limited-overs series to reinvigorate Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165399.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/cricinfo-for-cricket/content/story/663761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/cricinfo-for-cricket/content/story/663761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-663761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Smith has ended months of speculation by announcing his retirement from first-class cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/379550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/379550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex have named their 15-man squad for the Stanford Super Series in Antigua with Shaun Udal retained as captain after his late-season spell in charge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/372261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/372261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-372261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex have announced that Shaun Udal will deputise for the injured Ed Smith for the remainder of the season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/367354.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/367354.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367354 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Martin Williamson watches Middlesex canter to a seven-wicket win over Essex at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT More than a hundred Middlesex members have signed a petition expressing no confidence in the committee and demanding a special meeting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/353554.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/353554.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353554 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex have appointed their former batsman Toby Radford as their first-team coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/318809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/318809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-318809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/310650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/310650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-310650 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309652.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309652.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309652 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309155 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A summary of the latest round of County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/308279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/308279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-308279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A watery round-up from the two Monday night Twenty20 matches which escaped the rain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/299564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/299564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the opening day of County Championship action where the defending champions, Sussex, take control against Kent and Michael di Venuto keeps Durham afloat against Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/291279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/291279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-291279 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Ed Smith, the former England batsman, has been named as the new Middlesex captain for the 2007 season. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/middlesex/content/story/267230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/middlesex/content/story/267230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-267230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Murray Goodwin struck 92 for Sussex who eased past Middlesex by four wickets at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259156.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259156.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-259156 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-259033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two crisp fifties from Ed Joyce and Owais Shah, and a belligerent unbeaten 54 from Scott Styris in the dying overs of the day led a confident Middlesex reply to Sussex's 507 on the second day at picturesque Southgate https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/254037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/254037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-254037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Smith and Scott Styris hit defiant centuries as Middlesex took their game with Lancashire into a fourth day at Lord's, making 426 in their second innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/251253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/251253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/248387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/248387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/248304.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/248304.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248304 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest fare in the C&G Trophy as Somerset defeated Surrey who choked at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/246439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/246439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-246439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A's disappointing tour of India came to a tame end at Amritsar as they slumped to a 93-run defeat against East Zone https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139614.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139614.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139614 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest round-up of County Championship matches, as Shane Watson's double hundred propelled Hampshire to 576 for 6 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-217740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the County Championship. Glamorgan's batsmen prospered, but the Welsh county were relegated https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217136.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217136.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-217136 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the County Championship, on a very wet day across the country https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/216563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/216563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-216563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex bowled out Middlesex twice in a day to move to the top of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/216349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/216349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-216349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the first day of the latest round of County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/215640.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/215640.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-215640 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the four Twenty20 matches played today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/212129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/212129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-212129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the four Twenty20 matches played today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/212001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/212001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-212001 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the three Twenty20 matches played today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/211843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/211843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-211843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After weeks of speculation, it has been confirmed that Ed Smith has left Kent and joined Middlesex on a two-year contract https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/142271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/142271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex missed an opportunity to take full advantage of near perfect batting conditions against Surrey at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/210730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/210730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-210730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire clung on to their top-division status with a last-gasp win at Canterbury which sentenced Kent - and the four-day county champions Warwickshire - to second-division cricket in next year's totesport League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/143085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/143085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A made it seven wins out of seven with another emphatic victory, this time over Kent at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138791.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138791.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138791 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A were set a daunting target of 367 on the third day of their Duleep Trophy match against East Zone in Amritsar, after a day of hard toil for their bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A were set a daunting target of 367 on the third day of their Duleep Trophy match against East Zone in Amritsar, after a day of hard toil for their bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sridharan Sriram scored an unbeaten 105, adding 155 for the fifth wicket with Venugopal Rao, as India A eased past England A's substandard target of 211 to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A lost their second successive warm-up match against a Karnataka XI at Bangalore https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/136535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/136535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A began their winter tour with a comfortable win against a Malaysia CA Invitational XI at Kuala Lumpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England selectors have named a 15-man squad for England A's forthcoming tour of Malaysia and India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire 243 for 1 beat Northamptonshire 240 by nine wickets at Northampton Scorecard Lancashire took the title of Division Two winners with a nine-wicket win against Northants, and at the same time pipped them to the post https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex 614 for 4 dec v Leicestershire 179 and 38 for 2 at Hove Scorecard At last the wait for Sussex is over https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133773 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire 179 v Sussex 137 for 1 at Hove Scorecard Sussex needed only six points to secure the title for the first time in their history, and they are now halfway there after a reassuringly dominating display against Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has been a familiar sight on the first day of all three Tests in this series: a left-hander pinging the ball to all parts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The more things change, the more things stay the same https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In keeping with all these Booker-Orange-Whitbread awards, this terrific maiden knock by England's most bookish Test aspirant is worthy of any number of prizes: Most Awful Subtitle, Least WH Smith-Friendly Subject, Most Ambitious Book By A County https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Smith , the prolific Kent batsman, is set to make his Test debut for England tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Last year it was at Trent Bridge that the tone of the international summer changed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's new recruit, Ed Smith, has credited his excellent form this season to Australia's captain, Steve Waugh, who played for Kent for the last six weeks of the 2002 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124862 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Graveney, the England chairman of selectors, said the meeting prior to the third npower Test match was one of the most important in quite some time https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the most eagerly-awaited squad announcement for years, the England selectors duly sprung a few surprises with the call-up of three uncapped players, Glen Chapple, Gareth Batty and Ed Smith, in the 13-man squad for next week's third npower Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/124831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/124831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex 362 for 4 v Surrey at Hove Scorecard Sussex justified their position of second in the table with a commanding display against leaders Surrey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Smith became the first player to make 1,000 first-class runs in England this season with a career-best 203 for Kent against Lancashire at Blackpool https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent 384 for 4 (Smith 203, Walker 92*) v Lancashire Scorecard Ed Smith continued his hot streak of form for Kent with his third Championship century in a row, as he became the first batsman to pass 1000 runs for the season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Cairns's return to the bowling crease for his English county Nottinghamshire in their most recent game, against Kent at Maidstone, saw him join a select band of New Zealand cricketers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128781.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent 362 and 418 for 3 dec v Nottinghamshire 156 and 29 for 2 at Maidstone Scorecard Kent took complete charge of their match at Mote Park, setting Notts an unlikely victory target of 625 and removing two batsmen by the close https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128768.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128768 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire fought back well in the afternoon session and restricted Kent to 76 runs with the loss of 2 wickets in 34 overs during this passage of play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT