Cricket

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.

Ellie Threlkeld was the leading run scorer of the Rachael Flint Trophy in 2023 as she hit her maiden list A century of 107*. The St Helens Cricket ace made her county debut for Lancashire at just 14 in 2013...

Back in 2023, when Lancashire announced the signing of seasoned spinner Nathan Lyon for the 2024 summer cricket season, Tom Hartley was relatively unknown in the international circuits. The left-arm orthodox spinner had just made his white-ball international debut against Ireland but had been an obedient server of the Lancashire Cricket club.

Chris Silverwood has landed the hottest job in cricket being selected as the new head coach for the England cricket team following exit of Trevor Bayliss. Silverwood beat a number of competitive candidates including former South Africa player and Coach...

A rural village in the heart of Cheshire seems an unlikely place for the best female bowler in the world to hail from. Alvanley, near Helsby, has a population of less than 500, but it is the home  of the world’s number one ranked bowler, Sophie Ecclestone.

Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone and Jos Buttler have been selected in England’s 16-man squad for the five match IT20 series against India. Livingstone is the only addition to the 15-man squad that beat South Africa in 3-0 series whitewash before Christmas.

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan becomes the first player to be signed in The Hundred Draft as cricket’s innovative new format makes its first appearance on our screens. The mystery-spin bowler was chosen in the top tier bracket of £125k by Stephen...

Manchester Originals selected South-African spinner Imran Tahir as their £125k first pick in the inaugural edition of The Hundred Draft, while Birmingham Phoenix claimed Lancashire player Liam Livingstone. The Old Trafford-based side entered draft having already secured the services of...

Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood impressed as he helped England square the ODI series against South Africa at 1-1. Mahmood took a wicket on his maiden One-Day international after the Lions secured a nervy two-wicket victory in Johannesburg. The 22-year-old finished with...

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.