Cricket

Dismal. Disappointment. Disarray. These are just a few of the words describe England's defence of the Cricket World Cup so dramatically won at Lord’s in 2019. The reaction to the abject performances have been felt throughout the cricket pyramid,...

With ongoing discussions about viewing figures for the cricket County Championship, Lancashire Captain Keaton Jennings has given his opinion on how to maintain an audience. It's no secret that the County Championship has struggled to maintain an audience in recent...

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.

Lancashire's Jos Buttler has been hailed as "best in the world" after his sublime 101 not out against Sri Lanka. It helped England to a fourth straight win in the 2021 T20 World Cup, putting on the brink of the semi-finals.

Electric England were dominant as they made it three wins in a row in an eight wicket win against Australia in Dubai, all but guaranteeing their place in the World Cup semi-finals.

Jos Buttler has met up with his Rajasthan Royals teammates ahead of the 2023 IPL season. The Lancashire gloveman will be hoping his side can go one better than their runners-up place last year. Rajasthan lost out to Gujarat Titans in...

Lancashire Thunder captain Ellie Threlkeld feels there's no ceiling for how far the women's game can grow. Speaking to Merseysportlive ahead of the new season, Threlkeld spoke on the growth of the women's sport over the past few years.

Andi Page, co-founder of the Mersey Roses has revealed the homophobic and transphobic abuse the team have received. Mersey Roses Recreational are an all-inclusive cricket team and were founded in November last year. Andi, also captain of the hardball team spoke...

Lancashire cricket captain Keaton Jennings believes his county can take inspiration from the explosive playing style of England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum have introduced to the national side. Speaking to Merseysportlive, the batter said: "The way Stokesy and Baz (McCullum) have got the guys playing is (becoming) more of an influence.

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...