Cricket News

Paul Stirling delivered a superb match-winning debut for Northamptonshire Steelbacks as they overwhelmed Worcestershire Rapids by nine wickets in a Vitality Blast encounter at Blackfinch New Road.

Northern Diamonds got their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign off to a near-perfect start with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Central Sparks at Edgbaston.

An extraordinary final over from Tom Helm enabled Middlesex to salvage a tie against Kent as the sides were unable to be separated after a high-scoring Vitality Blast encounter at Lord's.

Somerset have announced Pakistan batsman Babar Azam will return to Taunton for this year's revamped Vitality Blast.