
Fire Extinguish Phoenix Playoff Hopes
Welsh Fire cruise to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix to keep their fading hopes of reaching The Hundred knockout stages alive.
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Welsh Fire cruise to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix to keep their fading hopes of reaching The Hundred knockout stages alive.

England seamer Kate Cross says it "feels savage" to have been left out of head coach Charlotte Edwards' squad for the upcoming 50-over World Cup.

Glamorgan men's head coach Richard Dawson signs a three-year contract extension to stay at the Welsh county.

Leicestershire sign batter Stephen Eskinazi from Middlesex on a three-year contract.

Surrey fast bowler Matt Dunn is to retire "with immediate effect" because of a shoulder injury,

Gloucestershire's red-ball captain Cameron Bancroft has signed a new two-year contract.

Somerset beat Sussex in the One-Day Cup to move up to second in Group B, while Ben Dawkins hits 111 not out for Kent as they defeat Northants.

Gaby Lewis hit 66 not out as Ireland beat the Netherlands in their second European T20 World Cup qualifier in Rotterdam.

Seamer Kate Cross misses out on selection for England's squad for the Women's World Cup, which starts at the end of September, while Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sarah Glenn return.

Both Trent Rockets and Oval Invincibles are now relying on other results to go their way if they are to secure a top-three finish in the women's Hundred.

Spectacular fifties from Jordan Cox and Sam Cox fire Oval Invincibles to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Trent Rockets in a table-topping clash in the Hundred.

Warwickshire sign all-rounder Keith Barker on a 12-month contract for the 2026 season - six years after the 38-year-old left the club for Hampshire.