An Indian team bowler, who has not played a Test match, has picked up a five-wicket haul in the ongoing County Championship division two. Playing for Northamptonshire, the bowler ended with figures of 5/45 in the first innings of the match against Derbyshire.
Surrey all-rounder Dan Lawrence scored 175 off just 223 balls and highlighted his innings by smashing five consecutive sixes off Worcestershire spinner Shoaib Bashir to help his team post a big total of 490 in their first innings in Worcester.
Josh Baker played his last first-class game for Worcestershire against Durham at the Kidderminster ground on April 19. The bowling allrounder was known for his cheerful and positive outlook towards life.
"It is not easy to say goodbye. For more than two decades, cricket has been so much more than my job. It has allowed me to experience places I never dreamed I would go, be part of teams that have achieved things I would never have thought possible," Cook said.
Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural IPL champions, who already have teams in the Caribbean Premier League and SA20, are on the heels of expanding their horizon in English County Cricket as well.
Tyzvendra Chahal has taken 87 wickets in 52 first-class matches at a bowling average of 35.25 having last played for Haryana in Ranji Trophy 2022.
Sai Sudharsan scored a century on his debut in the Ranji Trophy last year and has scored 598 runs in 8 first-class matches.
"I enjoyed playing in England with Middlesex last season, and it will be good to return and test myself in those conditions again," Umesh said.
Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the remainder of the One-Day Cup competition in England due to a knee injury.
"I hope to add to the laurels that my dear friend and team-mate, Cheteshwar, has been adding aplenty while representing Sussex," Jaydev said.
New Zealand's left-arm pacer Neil Wagner has joined Somerset for the final three rounds of the ongoing County Championship as he marks his return to competitive cricket after a long injury lay-off.
"He has experienced a hectic schedule in recent months, both in India and travelling with the national team," Leicestershire's director of cricket said.
Middlesex and Warwickshire have locked horns in the County Division 1 game at Edgbaston. While 22 wickets fell on a dramatic opening day, Toby Roland Jones' dismissal was most talked about at stumps.
Navdeep Saini made his County Championship debut for Worcestershire and made an instant impact with a first-ball wicket against Derbyshire.
This is only the second time in the County Championship history that a team has chased down a scored in excess of 500. Middlesex had chased 502 to beat Nottingham back in 1925.
Playing for Warwickshire, Siraj took five for 82 in 24 overs, helping his team to bundle up Somerset for 219 on day two of the division one fixture.
The Indian all-rounder contributed heavily in placing his team in a decent position as he claimed four wickets. The 22-year old Indian cricketer started his exploits by dismissing opener Will Young and later was instrumental in breaking crucial partnerships that avoided Northamptonshire from scoring
Navdeep Saini becomes the fifth Indian player to sign up for the English domestic cricket season in 2022 after Cheteshwar Pujara, Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya and Umesh Yadav.
Umesh is also the latest Indian to play County cricket after veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara, and all-rounders Washington Sundar and Krunal Pandya.
The duo recently forged a 154-run stand against Durham with Pujara slamming a double century and Rizwan hitting a half-century.
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