Cricket

Joe Root returned to form with a classy double-century as England give themselves a shot at victory in the second Test in New Zealand. The England skipper has been under-fire in recent weeks after managing just 2 and 11 in...

The new Labour government have cut over £35 million of funding into grassroots cricket in their new autumn budget. In May 2020, of those county cricket organisations whose accounts were publicly available, exactly half posted an operating loss. How are...

Wirral cricketer Chris Edwards played a key role as the England mixed disability cricket team beat India 4-1 in their first ever overseas series. Edwards, from Wallasey, was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder as a child and is the captain for the England and Wales learning disability team, and now a part of the mixed disability team.

An impressive knock from Lancashire CC's Jos Buttler was not enough as Englandf failed to recover from a collapse against Bangladesh. The three-game series comes on the back of the visitors' success in the previous One Day International series.

Lancashire and England cricketer Liam Livingstone has signed for Punjab Kings ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season that starts in April. With the Kings beating Bengaluru to his signature, the £1.1 million move that took place at the league auction this weekend makes him the most expensive foreign player to play in this year’s competition.

Liverpool is a city dominated by its love of football, because of this, other sports can often find themselves overlooked.  Cricket has seen a significant increase in popularity over the past few years in Liverpool, and nationally too.  Research conducted by...

England destroyed New Zealand in the first Test at Tauranga as Lancashire’s James Anderson created more history to add to his decorated career. Anderson returned match figures of 7-54 as England beat their Kiwi counterparts by 267 runs.

WirralAn Ashes hero, one of England’s finest cricketers and an all-rounder for the ages - but did you know Sir Ian Botham was born in Heswall? Botham lived on the Wirral until the age of three, when his family moved...

Typically, when a 39-year-old cricketer is picked for a tour of Australia people take notice. However, in the case of Lancashire's James Anderson, it is merely the norm.

England secured a monumental first Test match victory in Multan this morning, seeing victory by an innings and 47 runs in the first test against Pakistan.  The record books were rewritten in the searing heat of Pakistan. First Joe Root...