Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Gloucestershire 2024 Fixtures

April

DateMatchVenue
1-3 Apr 11:30Glos. vs UCCE  friendly (abandoned)The Parks, Oxford
5-8 Apr 11:00Derbyshire vs Glos. (abandoned)Incora Cty Gnd, Derby
12-15 Apr 11:00Glos. vs Yorkshire  Cty. Champ. (drawn)Seat Unique Stad.
19-22 Apr 11:00Sussex vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Emirates Old Trafford
26-29 Apr 11:00Glos. vs Middlesex  Cty. Champ. (drawn)Seat Unique Stad.

May

DateMatchVenue
10-13 May 11:00Northamptonshire vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.County Gnd, Northampton
17-20 May 11:00Leicestershire vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Uptonsteel Cty Gnd, Leicester
24-27 May 11:00Glos. vs Derbyshire  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.
30 May 18:30Glos. vs Essex  Vitality BlastSeat Unique Stad.
31 May 19:00Sussex vs Glos.  Vitality Blast1st Central Cty Gnd, Hove

June

DateMatchVenue
7 Jun 18:30Glos. vs Hampshire  Vitality BlastSeat Unique Stad.
9 Jun 14:30Glos. vs Sussex  Vitality BlastSeat Unique Stad.
12 Jun 11:00Herefordshire vs Glos.  T20Eastnor C.C.
12 Jun 14:00Herefordshire vs Glos.  T20Eastnor C.C.
14 Jun 00:00Surrey vs Glos.  Vitality BlastKia Oval
16 Jun 15:30Kent vs Glos.  Vitality BlastSpitfire Gnd, St Lawrence
20 Jun 18:30Glamorgan vs Glos.  Vitality BlastSophia Gardens, Cardiff
21 Jun 18:30Glos. vs Somerset  Vitality BlastSeat Unique Stad.
23-26 Jun 11:00Yorkshire vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Scarborough
30 Jun - 3 Jul 11:00Glos. vs Glamorgan  Cty. Champ.Cheltenham College, Cheltenham

July

DateMatchVenue
5 Jul 14:30Glos. vs Kent  Vitality BlastCheltenham College, Cheltenham
7 Jul 14:30Somerset vs Glos.  Vitality BlastCooper Assoc. Cty Gnd, Taunton
11 Jul 17:00Glos. vs Middlesex  Vitality BlastCheltenham College, Cheltenham
12 Jul 19:00Hampshire vs Glos.  Vitality BlastUtilita Bowl, Southampton
14 Jul 14:30Glos. vs Glamorgan  Vitality BlastCheltenham College, Cheltenham
18 Jul 19:00Middlesex vs Glos.  Vitality BlastThe Cloud Cty Gnd, Chelmsford
25 Jul 00:00Glamorgan vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-DaySophia Gardens, Cardiff
28 Jul 00:00Glos. vs Essex  Metro Bank 1-DaySeat Unique Stad.
30 Jul 00:00Surrey vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-DayKia Oval, London

August

DateMatchVenue
2 Aug 00:00Yorkshire vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-DayYork
4 Aug 00:00Glos. vs Warwickshire  Metro Bank 1-DaySeat Unique Stad.
7 Aug 00:00Glos. vs Sussex  Metro Bank 1-DaySeat Unique Stad.
9 Aug 00:00Notts Outlaws vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-DayTrent Bridge, Nottingham
14 Aug 00:00Glos. vs Leicestershire  Metro Bank 1-DaySeat Unique Stad.
22-25 Aug 11:00Glos. vs Leicestershire  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.
29 Aug - 1 Sep 11:00Glos. vs Northamptonshire  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.

September

DateMatchVenue
9-12 Sep 10:30Middlesex vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Lord's, London
17-20 Sep 10:30Glos. vs Sussex  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.
26-29 Sep 10:30Glamorgan vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

 

See fixture list at the Gloucestershire County website.

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

2024 Squad

Gloucestershire lineup for 2024

No Name Age Batting style Bowling style
Batters
4 Cameron Bancroft * 31 Right-handed —
10 Jack Taylor 32 Right-handed —
15 Chris Dent 33 Left-handed —
24 Joe Phillips 20 Right-handed —
64 Ben Charlesworth 23 Left-handed —
71 Tommy Boorman 19 Right-handed —
88 Miles Hammond 28 Left-handed —
All-rounders
12 Graeme van Buuren 33 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
19 Luke Charlesworth 21 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
20 Ahmed Syed 19 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
30 Beau Webster 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium
53 Tom Price 24 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
55 Ed Middleton 23 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
67 Ollie Price 22 Right-handed Right-arm off break
77 Zafar Gohar 29 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
25 James Bracey 27 Left-handed —
— Charlie Tear 19 Right-handed —
Bowlers
5 Josh Shaw 28 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
6 Tom Smith 36 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
14 David Payne ‡ 33 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
17 Zaman Akhter 25 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
28 Archie Bailey 18 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
36 Matthew Taylor 29 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
39 Ajeet Dale 23 Right-handed Right-arm fast
83 Dominic Goodman 23 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
90 Marchant de Lange 33 Right-handed Right-arm fast

* - Captain

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Monday, April 15, 2024

Women's Cricket

There are women's cricket teams around the world, mostly in countries where men's cricket is also popular. In England there is a regional cricket league similar to men's county cricket but limited to T20 and T50 fixtures. The teams are:

Central Sparks Loughborough
Lightning		 North West
Lancashire Thunder		 Northern Diamonds South East Stars

Southern Vipers Sunrisers Surrey Stars Western Storm Yorkshire Diamonds

There is no international Test championship for women's cricket but there are a few one-off test matches. Most games are ODI (One Day International) games among Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies.
The England National Cricket Team members are drawn from the various regional women's teams. See current squad list. They have numerous fixtures for the 2024 season. They have some of the top players in women's cricket. Sophie Ecclestone (who plays for North West Thunder) is the number one women's bowler in the world and Amy Jones, the team's wicket keeper, (who plays for Central Sparks) is considered one of the best keepers playing. Below is their fixture list for the 2024 season and the 2025 Ashes (with the winner indicated in red).

2024 Schedule

May

DATEMATCHVENUE
11 May 2024England vs Pakistan  1st T20Edgbaston, Birmingham
17 May 2024England vs Pakistan  2nd T20County Gnd, Northampton
19 May 2024England vs Pakistan  3rd T20Headingley, Leeds
23 May 2024England vs Pakistan  1st ODICounty Ground, Derby
26 May 2024England vs Pakistan  2nd ODICooper Assoc Cty Gnd, Taunton
29 May 2024England vs Pakistan  3rd ODICloud Cty Gnd, Chelmsford

June

DATEMATCHVENUE
26 Jun 2024England vs New Zealand  1st ODISeat Unique Gnd, Chester-le-Street
30 Jun 2024England vs New Zealand  2nd ODINew Road, Worcester

July

DATEMATCHVENUE
3 Jul 2024England vs New Zealand  3rd ODISeat Unique Stad, Bristol
6 Jul 2024England vs New Zealand  1st T20Utilita Bowl, Southampton
9 Jul 2024England vs New Zealand  2nd T201st Central Cty Gnd, Hove
11 Jul 2024England vs New Zealand  3rd T20Spitfire Gnd, Canterbury
13 Jul 2024England vs New Zealand  4th T20Kia Oval, London
17 Jul 2024England vs New Zealand  5th T20Lord's, London

September

DATEMATCHVENUE
7 Sep 2024England vs Ireland  1st ODICivil Service C.C., Belfast
9 Sep 2024England vs Ireland  2nd ODICivil Service C.C., Belfast
11 Sep 2024England vs Ireland  3rd ODICivil Service C.C., Belfast
14 Sep 2024England vs Ireland  1st T20Castle Avenue, Dublin
16 Sep 2024England vs Ireland  2nd T20Castle Avenue, Dublin
17 Sep 2024England vs Ireland  3rd T20Castle Avenue, Dublin

2025 Ashes Schedule

January

DATEMATCHVENUE
12 Jan 2025England vs TBD  ODINorth Sydney Oval, Sydney
14 Jan 2025England vs TBD  ODIJunction Oval, Melbourne
17 Jan 2025England vs TBD  ODIBellerive Oval, Hobart
20 Jan 2025England vs TBD  T20SCG, Sydney
23 Jan 2025England vs TBD  T20Manuka Oval, Canberra
25 Jan 2025England vs TBD  T20Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
30 Jan - 2 Feb 2025England vs TBD  Ashes TestMCG, Melbourne
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Sunday, September 5, 2021

International Test Cricket Championship Series 2021-23

The Championship series for international Test cricket runs from 2021 to 2023. The national teams compeating are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. New Zealand are the defending champions. See the fixtures and the latest standings at the ICC. Wikipedia has a detailed article on the series. Below is a partial fixture list (winner indicated in red). See the full fixture list here.

2022 Schedule


England Vs New Zealand

DateMatchVenue
2-6 Jun 2022England vs New Zealand  1st TestLord's Cricket Ground, London
10-14 Jun 2022England vs New Zealand  2nd TestTrent Bridge, Nottingham
23-27 Jun 2022England vs New Zealand  3rd TestCounty Cricket Ground, Hove

West Indies Vs Bangladesh

DateMatchVenue
16-20 Jun 2022West Indies vs Bangladesh  1st TestBangladesh
24-28 Jun 2022West Indies vs Bangladesh  2nd TestBangladesh

Sri Lanka Vs Australia

DateMatchVenue
29 Jun - 3 Jul 2022Sri Lanka vs Australia  1st TestSri Lanka
8-12 Jul 2022Sri Lanka vs Australia  2nd TestSri Lanka

Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan

DateMatchVenue
16-20 Jul 2022Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st TestSri Lanka
24-28 Jul 2022Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2nd TestSri Lanka

England Vs South Africa

DateMatchVenue
17-21 Aug 2022England vs South Africa 1st TestLord's Cricket Ground, London
25-29 Aug 2022England vs South Africa 2nd TestOld Trafford, Manchester
8-12 Sep 2022England vs South Africa 3rd TestThe Oval, London

 
Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe are also full members of the ICC but are not participating in this series.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

West Indies cricket

Various countries in the Caribbean (mostly islands) have cricket teams and comprise West Indies cricket. There are two different leagues: Premier League and First-class cricket, and they are not comprised of the same countries.

Six national teams play First-class cricket toward the West Indies Championship: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Barbados are the defending champions. They also compete in the Super50 Cup (T50) championship. Trinidad and Tobago are the defending champions. (These national teams are not to be confused with the West Indies team that plays International Test cricket. That team is comprised of players from the various West Indies countries and will play three test matches against England in March, 2022. They also play international T20 games.)

Six teams play Premier League Twenty20 cricket toward the Caribbean Premier League tournament: Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Saint Lucia Kings, and Trinbago (Trinidad and Tobago) Knight Riders. Trinbago Knight Riders are the defending champions.

First-class teams
BarbadosGuyanaJamaicaLeeward IslandsTrinidad & TobagoWindward Islands

Premier League
BarbadosGuyanaJamaicaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaTrinbago


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Monday, August 30, 2021

Ice Cricket!

In 2018, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, an ice cricket match was held on frozen Lake St. Moritz. The playing field was packed snow rather than ice which would have made play difficult and possibly dangerous. Apparently, the only exception to the regulation cricket rules was to allow the fielders to wear gloves for warmth (rather than for protection). 

It was a T20 match between Team Royal comprised of players from England, Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand, and the Badrutt's Palace Diamonds players came from India, Sri Lanka, Australia and the West Indies. And these were not just any players — they came from the countries' nation teams. They played two matches and Team Royal won both.


 




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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Cricket bat

Cricket bats are made of two types of wood: the handle is a composite of laminated cane and wood that is spliced into the main striking blade usually made of willow. (The blade must be made of wood.) This is a particular species of white willow (Salix alba v. caerulea) called, fittingly, cricket bat willow. This variety of willow has the distinct properties of being tough but very light which makes it the ideal material for such a large blade.

Bats can be no more than 38 inches long, and the blade no more than 4¼ inches wide. The weight is usually between 2lb 7oz and 3lb (1.2 to 1.4 kg), though there is no specified weight.

WikiHow has detailed information on cricket bat maintenance.

The major commercial bat manufacturers are Gray Nichols, Gunn & Moore, Kookaburra, Slazenger, Salix, Sanspareils Greenlands, and Spartan.

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