The former Kent batsman Tony Pawson, who became the Observer cricket correspondent, has died at the age of 91. Pawson played 69 first-class matches, mostly for Kent and Oxford University, scoring seven hundreds as he made 3807 runs at 37.32. He was Kent's oldest surviving capped player. As a 15-year-old, in 1937, he scored 237 at Lord's when playing for a Lord's XI against a CF Tufnell's XI and...
Nepal, UAE share ACC Elite title after thrilling tie
United Arab Emirates 241 for 6 (Saqib 101*, Khurram 61, Gauchan 3-36) tied with Nepal 241 for 9 (Khakurel 55, Mandal 44)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details After a thrilling tied final in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates and Nepal shared the Asian Cricket Council Elite Trophy. Saqib Ali led UAE's recovery from 24 for 3 to help them post 241, a target that looked in Nepal's sight after their 94-run...
CLT20 'anything but ideal' - Inverarity
John Inverarity, Australia's national selector, has admitted the Champions League T20 is hindering preparations for the first Test against South Africa next month. A large group of key players - Shane Watson, David Warner, Mike Hussey, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Brad Haddin - are taking part in the CLT20 and it means those players will only have one Sheffield Shield match before...
Habib Bank, State Bank register comfortable wins
Seamer Ehsan Adil and left-arm spinner Mohammad Aslam took nine wickets between them in Water and Power Development Authority's chase of 336 to power Habib Bank to a 184-run victory in the President's Trophy in Lahore. Aslam ripped through the top order before Adil, who ended with nine wickets in the match, mopped up the lower order as WPDA lost seven wickets for 41 runs. Opener Mohammad Ibrahim was...
Oct
12
Former commentator B Alaganan dies
B Alaganan, who captained Madras (now Tamil Nadu) to their maiden Ranji Trophy title in 1955, has died aged 87. He played six first-class games between 1946 and 1955, batting in the middle order, and was later a well-known radio commentator. Alaganan served as assistant manager on India's tours to New Zealand and West Indies in 1975-76, and had a stint as selector too. He was also involved in the...
Majola withdraws from disciplinary hearing
Suspended CSA chief executive Gerald Majola withdrew from his disciplinary hearing on Wednesday and announced through his lawyer that he would approach the country's Labour Court. Majola is questioning the legitimacy of the Nicholson Committee, an enquiry launched by the sports minister Fikile Mbalula, which led to his suspension and disciplinary action being taken against him. The hearing will...
Sehwag fit for full Champions League
Virender Sehwag has recovered from his ankle injury and will be fit to play in Delhi Daredevils' opening Champions League 2012 match, against Kolkata Knight Riders, on Saturday. He had played in the franchise's warm-up game on Thursday, against Sydney Sixers. Daredevils' team mentor, TA Sekar, confirmed that Sehwag was fit, and said that he had obtained fitness clearance before flying to South Africa....
Sohail fifty leads Sialkot home
Sialkot Stallions 144 for 4 (Sohail 63*, Malik 39) beat Hampshire 143 for 8 (Maxwell 42) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details It was a match of no consequence for either team, but Sialkot Stallions will leave South African shores with greater confidence, having put in an all-round performance against the English domestic champions. Two individual performances from youngsters on either...
Oct
11
'We're ready to take on the big stage' - Gale
Yesterday, David Miller. Today, Gary Ballance. Tomorrow, maybe Adil Rashid, who has stood alongside both as they engineered Yorkshire's victory. The ability to lean on any of the members of their squad is what captain Andrew Gale thinks will make Yorkshire strong opponents in the main draw of the Champions League. "It was a fantastic effort from us in both matches," Gale said. "Throughout the competition...
Dispute delays opening of NCL
The National Cricket League has been pushed back by six days and will start on October 20 to kick off the 2012-13 domestic cricket season in Bangladesh. The country's only first-class competition was supposed to start on October 14 but a split formed within Bangladesh Cricket Board directors regarding the number of first-class teams in this year's revamped competition and who would control them. ...
Curran was 'a team man' - Traicos
Tributes have been paid to Kevin Curran, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, who died on Wednesday at the age of 53. John Traicos, the former offspinner, remembered him as a "dedicated person" while Heath Streak, who was coached by Curran said "nothing was too much for him to try and conquer". Traicos, a former captain of Curran, was "shocked" to hear the news of his death which occurred when he was...
Todd Astle in New Zealand Test squad
The uncapped legspinner Todd Astle has been named in New Zealand's Test squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Astle will have a strong chance of making his debut in the spin-friendly conditions, given that Jeetan Patel is the only other slow bowler in the squad, with Tarun Nethula having been axed and Daniel Vettori ruled out after suffering an Achilles tendon problem during the World Twenty20....
Oct
10
Brooks leaving Sussex on own terms
Dave Brooks has announced that he is to step down as chief executive of Sussex at the end of the year. He has overseen a fruitful period during which the club has achieved success on and off the field. Brooks joined the club at the start of 2009 after 20 years in the food industry. He was the first chief executive in the club's history to be responsible for both Sussex CCC and the Sussex Cricket...
Deccan Chargers ask for more time to raise bank guarantee
The owners of the Deccan Chargers franchise, Deccan Chronicles Holdings Limited (DCHL), have asked for a three-day extension (till October 12) to raise Rs 100 crore as a bank guarantee, one of the conditions set by the Bombay High Court ruling of October 1 to avoid termination from the IPL. On Tuesday, the franchise's owners also filed an application requesting permission to raise the guarantee from...
I thought 130 was enough - Malik
It's a sign of the times that a total of 130 in 20 overs is a described as below par. But, Twenty20 cricket has produced attitudes that think anything less than eight runs an over, or thereabouts, is not competitive enough, and Sialkot showed why that way of thinking persists as their below-par total was chased with ease. Sialkot's score resulted from a combination of a start that was too slow for...
T&T look to emulate West Indies
While West Indies were recovering from one of their slowest starts in recent memory in the World T20 final, miles away Trinidad & Tobago were battling to put up a decent score themselves. T&T could not watch the first half of what turned out to be a historic game for West Indies because they were playing a Champions League T20 warm-up match against Auckland in Johannesburg. It was probably...
Oct
09
TV sting alleges corruption among umpires
A sting operation by an Indian TV channel claims to have "exposed" several first-class umpires from three countries who were allegedly willing to give decisions favouring players for a fee. The sting was broadcast on Monday evening by India TV, which in May had alleged corrupt practices by five Indian domestic players, all of whom were subsequently banned by the BCCI for varying lengths. Among the...
Ishant, Mishra help North to huge first-innings lead
North Zone 484 (Dhawan 101, Dogra 77, Makvana 5-140) and 30 for 0 (Dewan 20*) lead West Zone 164 (Patel 51, Sharma 4-29) by 350 runsScorecard North Zone strengthened their grip on the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Chennai with a combined bowling performance that bowled West Zone out for 164 and secured a 320-run lead. Ishant Sharma destroyed the top order and legspinner Amit Mishra ran through...
Pietersen often 'misread' - Simons
Kevin Pietersen's coach at the Champions League T20 believes the batsman is often 'misread' and has said he brings many attributes to the Delhi Daredevils team. Eric Simons, the former South Africa head coach, does not have any issues with Pietersen who will link up with his Delhi team-mates for the CLT20 following his stint as a TV expert during the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in wake of his omission...
Umpire Ahsan Raza honoured by PCB
Ahsan Raza has won the Aleem Dar Trophy and a prize of Rs 100,000 for being Pakistan's umpire of the year. It is the first time the PCB has given such an award to one of its umpires. The award was to be given at the completion of the domestic season but the board named Raza the winner at the start of the 2012-13 season. There was neither a ceremony nor did the PCB outline the procedure followed to...
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