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Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport Blog. We’ll be bringing you all of the latest sports stories around Gloucestershire and the UK, including the build up to a massive weekend of rugby with the start of the always exciting Six Nations championship and Gloucester in action against London Irish. We will have all the […]
Australia finished the first day of the final test on 241/6 as an impressive fourth wicket stand between Travis Head and Cameron Green saved Australia from faltering under England’s pressure. Joe Root won the toss and elected to field but was without James Anderson, Jos Buttler, Hasseb Hameed and Jonny Bairstow through injury and decided […]
As we head into the final test of the Ashes, it’s clear to see why England will change up the squad before they face Australia at the Blundstone Arena. It will be more of a shock than anything if England are able to get anywhere close to a victory in this final test, but maybe […]
England are expected to make up to five changes to the team that will face Australia in the final test of The Ashes. The squad will be without wicketkeeper Jos Buttler who has already flown home after a finger injury he sustained during the drawn fourth test in Sydney. “It’s quite a bad injury, so […]
Gloucestershire’s new signing Marcus Harris has played in the first four tests of the Ashes series in Australia scoring 179 runs in seven innings so far at an average of 29.83 with his position in the side coming into question. Usman Khawaja replaced Travis Head in the fourth test at Sydney due to a positive […]
Gloucestershire Cricket have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old pace bowler Naseem Shah. The youngster is a rising star in the sport, and has already played internationally for his country Pakistan. Shah will be available in all formats for the Shires until the end of the club’s participation in the T20 Vitality Blast tournament group stages, […]
England’s luckless start to the Ashes continued, as clear skies, no balls and missed opportunities saw the Australian batting order charge into to a commanding 196 run lead. Following Marcus Harris’ early dismissal, a 156-run partnership from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne saw the Aussies go ahead of the 147 total the English amassed in […]
21-year-old Tom Price has signed a contract extension that will keep him with Gloucestershire Cricket until the end of 2023 season. After completing his second year of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Durham University, Price became a regular for Gloucestershire in the County Championship, playing the final six matches of the campaign. His most notable […]
James Anderson is hopeful of victory in England’s Ashes tour of Australia.
Gloucestershire Cricket Club have this morning confirmed the re-signing of spinner Zafhar Gohar for the 2022 season. The Pakistan off-break bowler made a big impact across an interrupted 2021 campaign as the 26-year old spinner became a fans favourite at Bristol. Although he only appeared in Gloucestershire’s final four matches of the LV County Championship […]