Cricket news round-up – 14 June: India-New Zealand washed out; England Women complete whitewash; Taylor, Masakadza return

India and New Zealand had to split points after their World Cup match at Trent Bridge was washed out; England Women completed a comfortable whitewash of West Indies Women; Zimbabwe recalled Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza for their Netherlands tour; and Somerset pulled off a stunning win in the County Championship.

Damp squib at Trent Bridge

There was no play at Trent Bridge, which meant that India and New Zealand had to be content with a point each. Both sides managed to stay unbeaten in the tournament.

This is the fourth abandoned match of the ongoing World Cup, already twice as much as in any other edition.

England Women thrash West Indies

England Women beat West Indies by 135 runs (DLS Method) at Chelmsford. Batting first, Amy Jones (80 in 83 balls), Tammy Beaumont (46 in 54), Sarah Taylor (70 in 61), and Heather Knight (40* in 19) helped England put up 258/4 in 39 overs. Hayley Matthews claimed 2/52.

West Indies were never in the hunt in pursuit of an adjusted target of 267 in 39 overs. Kycia Knight top-scored with 38, but their team sunk to 131, Kate Cross (2/16) and Sophie Ecclestone (2/27) doing most of the damage.

Zimbabwe announce squad for Netherlands

Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwe captain, and Brendan Taylor, both returned to the national side for the Netherlands tour after missing the UAE series due to injuries. Zimbabwe will play 2 ODIs and 2 T20Is on the tour. The squad reads:

Hamilton Masakadza (c), Brendan Taylor (wk), Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Peter Moor, Solomon Mire, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Donald Tiripano, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Chris Mpofu, Craig Ervine, Ainsley Ndlovu, Elton Chigumbura, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Ryan Burl.

County Championship Division 1 round-up

Somerset pulled off a stunning win at Canterbury. Having conceded a 30-run lead, Kent were 24/2 when play began today. In less than 20 overs of cricket, Lewis Gregory (5/21) and Craig Overton (3/7) shot out Kent for 59. The Somerset openers took 40 balls to get the runs.

Morne Morkel (4/43) and Rikki Clarke (3/35) bowled out Yorkshire for 148 at Guildford. Surrey enforced the follow on, 65 ahead, and the match petered out to a draw.

County Championship Division 2 round-up

No play was possible on Day Four of Division 2 as all three matches ended in drab draws. The brief scores read:
At New Road: Worcestershire 98, Lancashire 110/3
At Grace Road: Leicestershire 36/3 vs Middlesex
At Chester-le-Street: Durham 253, Northamptonshire 254/6