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Royal London One-Day Cup 2022: Joey Evison fuels Kent Spitfires to final triumph

Aakash Saini ∙ 17 Sep 2022

Royal London One-Day Cup 2022: Joey Evison fuels Kent Spitfires to final triumph

Kent Spitfires ends 45-day tournament on a high, beats Lancashire convincingly in a high-scoring Royal London 2022 final.

Royal London One-Day Cup Final: LANCS vs KT Match Preview, Key Players, Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips

Shivani Shukla ∙ 17 Sep 2022

Royal London One-Day Cup Final: LANCS vs KT Match Preview, Key Players, Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips

The last time both the teams met in the tournament, it was Kent which emerged victorious by two wickets.

Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 | Lancashire’s Steven Croft scythe through Notts to storm into semi-final

Aakash Saini ∙ 26 Aug 2022

Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 | Lancashire’s Steven Croft scythe through Notts to storm into semi-final

Steven Croft’s unbeaten hundred helps Lancashire claim a spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup.

T20 Blast 2022 | 3rd Quarter-final | Steven Croft powers Lancashire to semifinals

Tejas Rathi ∙ 9 July 2022

T20 Blast 2022 | 3rd Quarter-final | Steven Croft powers Lancashire to semifinals

Captain Dane Vilas was aggressive with his approach and hit 51 off 23, before getting dismissed by Simon Harmer.

T20 Blast 2022 | Croft-Vilas' 114-run stand, Tye's fifer, clinical Derby lit North Group's evening

Nidhi Lohia ∙ 20 June 2022

T20 Blast 2022 | Croft-Vilas' 114-run stand, Tye's fifer, clinical Derby lit North Group's evening

Shan Masood played the anchor role perfectly as Derbyshire Falcons notched up a comfortable win. Meanwhile, a spectacular 114-run third-wicket partnership between Steven Croft and captain Dane Vilas led Lancashire cross the line.

T20 Blast 2022 | Joshua Cobb, Steven Croft sign tales as Northants, Lancs register wins

Nidhi Lohia ∙ 8 June 2022

T20 Blast 2022 | Joshua Cobb, Steven Croft sign tales as Northants, Lancs register wins

On Tuesday, in the North Group, Northamptonshire Steelbacks' skipper Joshua Cobb scripted a pleasing victory. While the stand between Philip Salt and Steven Croft took Lancashire home.

County Championship 2022 | Keaton Jennings and Steven Croft pull Lancashire out of risky waters on Day 1

Nidhi Lohia ∙ 12 May 2022

County Championship 2022 | Keaton Jennings and Steven Croft pull Lancashire out of risky waters on Day 1

Jennings reached the three-figure mark, continuing his fine form from the last match. His second consecutive century in the County Championship Division One allowed the visitors to come back after losing two wickets early. The England discard is still going strong on 150, which has come off 280 balls. He has struck twenty-two boundaries and will look to add to the tally on the second day.

Watch: Root’s decision to not run out Lancashire’s Steven Croft in T20 Blast sparks new controversy

Abhishek Singh ∙ 17 July 2021

Watch: Root’s decision to not run out Lancashire’s Steven Croft in T20 Blast sparks new controversy

Should a batsman going down while running be run out? Especially if he swivels and moans in pain crutching his one leg and a physio is asked to come out and treat him? Your cricketing spirit would say that he must not be run out, but practicality says that he must, especially if the batting team needs 15 off 18 balls and the players batting in the middle are the last recognised batters. Joe Root, the England Test captain and Yorkshire CCC captain in the Vitality T20 Blast, England and Wales’ domestic 20-over competition, chose cricketing spirit over practicality as he refused to run out Lancashire’s Steven Croft when he twisted his back heel and fell down while going for a run in the 18th over. However, when the physio attended the player, then instead of going to the dressing room, as many expected, he rather decided to continue. It was at this moment that the Sky Sports commentators Rob Key and Mark Butcher had different viewpoints and controversy was sparked. According to Butcher, Yorkshire and Root should have run Crodft out and let the umpires decide the best course of action, but Key on the other hand resorted to the spirit of cricket and complimented Root for the path he took. The 36-year-old Croft, who remained there batting on the crease as the ball on which this bizarre incident took place was declared dead, went on to see his team home by four wickets at the end. With this win, Lancashire qualified for the Quarterfinals of the 2021 season of the Blast. Yorkshire, who had already made it to the last eight even before this match began, would go back home once again without a win at the Old Trafford in a Roses clash eight years in a row. Apart from Yorkshire and Lancashire, Nottinghamshire have also qualified from the North Group of the Blast. There is still one place remaining from this group which would be decided after Worcestershire play their match against Leicestershire and Birmingham play its game against Northamptonshire. Booth these games take place on Sunday, July 18th.