Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
TOM Smith may have scooped Lancashire’s Young Player of the Year award last week, but he was outshone with the ball by wicketkeeper Gareth Cross on Saturday!
King Cricket (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
LancsTV do one minute interviews with the players. Oliver Newby was interviewed by Mal Loye. One question was: ‘What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done in cricket'’ “Slept with Mal Loye and Gareth Cross.” Other highlights include: ‘What’s the worst thing you ever did at school'’ “I once came in after lunch and put a johnnie in someone’s [...]
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
LANCASHIRE have agreed new contracts with 10 young players - Simon Kerrigan, Stephen Cheetham, Karl Brown, Steven Croft, Gareth Cross, Kyle Hogg, Steven Mullaney, Oliver Newby, Stephen Parry and Tom Smith.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Oldham-born Steven Cheetham has also signed his first professional contract and Lancashire have extended the deals of eight others including Stephen Parry, Oliver Newby, Steven Mullaney, Gareth Cross and Karl Brown.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Others to sign new contracts include Liverpool-born Tom Smith, Stephen Parry (Firwood Bootle’s young spin bowler), Karl Brown, Steve Cheetham, Steven Croft, Gareth Cross, Kyle Hogg, Steven Mullaney and Oliver Newby.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
... as they slumped to 75 for seven.Lou Vincent (11), Steven Croft (20), Francois Du Plessis (nine), Gareth Cross (two) and Tom Smith (18) were all guilty of poor shots as Somerset - led by the impressive Mark Turner (3-39) - cut through the top order.In the end, the hosts were indebted to their final four wickets for a respectable total with Glen Chapple playing a fine hand with 33 not...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... and Stephen Parry - having come through the Academy in the last couple of years and Paul Horton, Gareth Cross, Oliver Newby and Kyle Hogg being brought into county cricket by the club.Brown, Smith, Croft, Horton and Newby are also set to play key roles in the climax to the County Championship season.It is those players who will form the spine of the first team in future years.And...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... firstly with a 48-run stand with Francois du Plessis and then by sharing a 42-run partnership with Gareth Cross.And he rounded it off with a six off Mark Ealham to set Notts a target of 203.Graeme Swann looked to be taking the game away from Lightning, hitting three sixes on the way to his 61.But a stunning spell of bowling from Gary Keedy, who found regular turn, and Croft in the...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
75-7 (19th over) Two wickets in four balls as Gareth Cross is caught at backward point by Arul Suppiah for two. I think Lancashire would be happy with the relegation play-off if it was offered to them now! Mind you, anything around the 150 mark could well be defendable. Somerset skipper Justin Langer going for the jugular, three slips! Down to Tom Smith and Glen Chapple now.100-7 (28th...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... cricket.They go into the clash having given new two-year deals to Karl Brown, Steven Croft, Gareth Cross, Kyle Hogg, Oliver Newby and Tom Smith."It is crunch time. Things haven't gone well and I think we will all admit that as a team we haven't played well," said former skipper Mark Chilton, who will be bidding to repeat the century he scored against Kent last month. "It's a case...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Lou Vincent, Steven Croft (20), Francois Du Plessis, Gareth Cross and Tom Smith (18) were all guilty of poor shots for Lancashire. And although Gary Keedy was stumped by Gazzard off the bowling of de Bruyn he at least showed the way with a compact 23 including two classical drives.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... Justin Langer’s top order.Oliver Newby had the former Australian opener caught behind by Gareth Cross for 19, and if the wicketkeeper had also held on to a snick off Arul Suppiah when he had made just two, the visitors would have been 42 for three.Instead, the right-hander made 33 off 68 balls and provided some stability as a rejuvenated Tom Smith maintained his fine late season form...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... he was bowled by Samit Patel's quicker ball, with the new England one-day spinner also removing Gareth Cross (18) and Kyle Hogg (6) in the closing overs.Croft remained unbeaten as he hit five fours and two sixes, including one big maximum off Ealham in the final over.DramaticNottinghamshire seemed in cruise control in the early stages thanks to Swann's blazing bat, with the 29-year-old...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
... Squad: Lou Vincent, Karl Brown, Paul Horton, Stuart Law (cpt), Francois Du Plessis, Steven Croft, Gareth Cross (wkt), Glen Chapple, Tom Smith, Oliver Newby, Gary Keedy, Kyle Hogg, Stephen Parry. |
