While the South African players did their warm-ups on the first morning of the Wanderers Test against Pakistan, someone not usually involved at national level was keeping an eye on them. The Titans' coach Matthew Maynard observed proceedings as part of a new program which aims to involve franchise officials in the national team. All six local coaches will be invited to spend time with the national...
Sana Mir wants improvement in shot selection
After the uncertainty surrounding their participation in the tournament and the venue of their matches, Pakistan began their Women's World Cup campaign promisingly, but it did not last. They restricted Australia to 175 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, but their batsmen did not make it even halfway to the target. Despite the World Cup being held in India, the favourites to win are defending champions...
Eagles hold on for thrilling draw
Matabeleland Tuskers 268 (Williams 69, Shafayat 51, Price 4-62) and 269 for 6 dec (Shafayat 53) drew with Mashonaland Eagles 250 (Chakabva 79, Matsikenyeri 78, Meth 6-41, Querl 4-53) and 261 for 9 (Chibhabha 104, Chakabva 80*)Scorecard A fighting century from Chamu Chibhabha and an unbeaten knock of 80 from wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva helped Mashonaland Eagles secure a draw in a thrilling finish...
Taylor leads Chittagong to easy win
Chittagong Kings 137 for 2 (Taylor 65*, ten Doeschate 41*) beat Khulna Royal Bengals 136 for 5 (Wessels 35, Enamul 3-28) by eight wicketsScorecard Chittagong Kings gave their boisterous home supporters some joy with an eight-wicket victory against Khulna Royal Bengals. It was their first win at the MA Aziz Stadium, and only their second in the tournament. The packed stadium witnessed a battle...
Feb
01
Counties take advantage of ECB loans
Thirteen English counties have taken advantage of £1million loans offered by the ECB to help boost the domestic game. In total, £18million is available between the counties who show evidence of a suitable business plan and the counties are required to meet certain targets relating to stadia and facilities, customer relations, community programmes and business operations. Only five counties - Derbyshire,...
Kamini ends long break in style
Thirush Kamini, who became the first Indian to make a hundred in a Women's World Cup, said she had "too many things running" in her mind when she walked out to open in her first international match in nearly three years. Despite a slow start, she went on to add 175 for the first wicket with Poonam Raut, setting up a match-winning total of 284 for 6 against West Indies. Kamini's previous match for...
Taylor recalled to New Zealand squad
Ross Taylor will make his return to New Zealand colours in the Twenty20 series against England having been named in the squads for both that and the one-day internationals which follow. Taylor, who took a self-imposed break from the international scene following his controversial removal as captain after the Sri Lanka tour, recently returned to action in the Plunket Shield and has also been included...
County pro Di Venuto to mentor batsmen
A county career that ended only last year will provide Michael Di Venuto with a wealth of relevant experience to pass on to Australia's batsmen about England after he was named the national team's fulltime batting coach. Di Venuto, 39, will start his role on this month's tour of India, but his value to Ashes preparations figured prominently in his election, after more than a decade of first-class...
Jan
31
India begin against dangerous West Indies
India are playing the tenth Women's World Cup, this one in home conditions, but apart from the weather their captain Mithali Raj does not believe being hosts grants them any particular advantage. India, who finished third in the 2009 edition, play their opening game against West Indies under lights at the Cricket Club of India on Wednesday. West Indies finished fifth in 2009 in Australia "as underdogs",...
Brown tipped to get top Warwickshire job
Warwickshire are expected to confirm Dougie Brown, their assistant coach and Academy director, on Thursday morning as the successor to Ashley Giles as their new director of cricket. Brown has fought off other leading candidates for the job such as Graeme Welch, his former Warwickshire team-mate and the county's bowling coach, and the West Indies coach Ottis Gibson, who has also been discussing the...
Clarke, Ponting get maximum reserve price
Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting, the current Australian Test captain and his predecessor, have attracted the highest base price of $400,000 each ahead of the IPL player auction, which will be held on February 3 in Chennai. The Australian duo form part of the 101-strong list comprising players from eight countries, which was finalised by the IPL on Wednesday and distributed to the nine franchises....
Doherty, Henriques in Test squad for India
Australia have confirmed a 17-man squad for their upcoming four-Test tour of India with the allrounders Moises Henriques and Glenn Maxwell the only two uncapped members of the group. The touring party also includes Steven Smith and Xavier Doherty, neither of whom have played Test cricket since their cameo roles in the 2010-11 Ashes debacle, along with Usman Khawaja as a potential No.6 and a five-man...
Jan
30
Finch strikes put England on victory path
South Africa Under-19s 194 and 66 for 4 (Finch 3-7) need another 205 to beat England Under-19s 313 and 151 (Sibley 62, Pillay 3-23)Scorecard England ended day three on course for victory in the opening Test after Harry Finch took three of four South African wickets early in their chase of 271. England had faltered with the bat to set a target less challenging then they would have wished but left...
Essex could get tough on IPL absentees
Essex have indicated they could follow Nottinghamshire's example in future seasons by banning their players from taking part in the IPL during the English season as signs grow that the counties are considering a firmer line towards the tournament. Paul Grayson, Essex's head coach, has admitted the issue has become a regular topic of discussion for the Essex committee as they consider withdrawing...
Imad fifty secures Islamabad draw
Islamabad 179 (Afaq 3-12) and 221 for 5 (Imad 52*) drew with Peshawar 103 (Iftikhar 5-28) and 439 for 9 dec. (Israrullah 155*)Scorecard Islamabad batted out for a draw on the final day against Peshawar to secure a draw. Chasing 364 to win and all day to get the remaining 312 runs, they were always scoring too slowly to threaten the target and contributions from all top seven batsman denied Peshawar....
Price dropped from Zimbabwe limited-overs squad
Ray Price, the left-arm spinner, was dropped from Zimbabwe's limited-overs squad for the upcoming tour of West Indies, but he would join the team for the Test series that follows the ODIs and the Twenty20s. Left-arm seamer Brian Vitori, who has been part of all three squads since making his debut in August 2011 against Bangladesh, was dropped for the tour. Left-hand batsman Sean Williams, who has...
Jan
29
Rawalpindi held despite huge advantage
Abbottabad held on for a draw against Group II leaders Rawalpindi in Swabi, despite having been bowled out in their first innings with a 352-run deficit. Having lead by 493 overnight, Rawalpindi chose to bat on, reaching 289 for 8 before declaring. That left Abbottabad with an unlikely target of 642 for victory but despite slipping to 80 for 5, they were only required to bat for 37 overs to secure...
Rajshahi set up victory with record total
Duronto Rajshahi 213 for 6 (Tamim 66, Coventry 62, Kapali 3-23) beat Barisal Burners 209 for 7 (Mahmood 54, Abul 2-43) by four runsScorecard Duronto Rajshahi bounced back from three consecutive losses to beat Barisal Burners by four runs in a high-scoring contest. Rajshahi's 213 for 6 was the highest score in the BPL, surpassing Dhaka's 208 for 5 in the first season, but the Burners' 209 for 7...
England U-19 bowlers earn big lead
England U-19s 313 (Barnard 114, Williams 4-71) and 24 for 0 lead South Africa U-19s 194 (Coetzee 50, Stone 4-40) by 143 runsScorecard Oli Stone, the England Under-19 captain, took four wickets to earn his team a 119-run lead on the second day in Cape Town. Stone was not the original captain for the trip but replaced the injured Shiv Thakor last week. He did not bring himself into the attack until...
Giles surprised at Root's success
Ashley Giles, England's limited-overs coach, has admitted being taken by surprise at how quickly Joe Root has settled into the international arena. Root, the Yorkshire batsman, was one of the players to significantly enhance his reputation during the ODI series against India that finished on Sunday. A mark of Root's swift rise is that he will now be involved in all three formats on the tour to...
Jan
28
Pakistanis tighten grip with big lead
Pakistanis 329 (Safraz 93, Harmer 5-88) and 240 for 5 (Hafeez 83, Jamshed 51, Misbah 51*) lead South African Invitation XI 257 (van Jaarsveld 92, Vilas 62*, Ajmal 3-66) by 312 runsScorecard The Pakistanis put themselves in prime position to record a first victory on their visit to South Africa as they bowled the hosts out and built a significant lead on the third day in East London. Nasir Jamshed...
Barnard hundred leads England rally
England Under-19s 277 for 7 (Barnard 107*, Williams 4-61) v South Africa Under-19sScorecard Ed Barnard made an unbeaten century to lead England Under out of trouble on the first day in Cape Town. Batting got easier as the day went on and Barnard relished the better conditions to put England in a fair position at the close. Barnard, a 17-year-old from Shropshire, struck 11 fours in a composed...
Captains hope for strong crowds
Jhulan Goswami, along with a couple of her India Women team-mates, sauntered through the lobby of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai. Not one of the few people present turned her way to acknowledge they were watching the second-most successful bowler in women's cricket. Outside the hotel, the Sunday crowd continued to throng the seafront alongside the Gateway of India. A few stopped to take photographs....
Gibson calls for climb up ODI ladder
Ottis Gibson wants his West Indies side to use their Twenty20 success to help improve their one-day cricket. They go into the series in Australia ranked seventh in ODIs and Gibson is looking for them to move up the ladder. West Indies open their tour against a Prime Minister's XI in Canberra on Tuesday with speculation surrounding Gibson's future. He will almost certainly be in charge for the five-match...
Jan
27
Jaydev Shah confident Saurashtra can rally
Saturday was a thoroughly dispiriting day for Saurashtra. After all the excitement about their first final since Independence, their batting crumbled against a good but unexceptional bowling performance from Mumbai in the first session. There wasn't much help for the spinners - quick bowler Shardul Thakur's figures of 12-2-31-0 hide how regularly he sprayed the ball wide of the stumps - while Ajit...
I would like to bat higher - Raina
Suresh Raina, whose unbeaten 89 in the fourth ODI against England in Mohali sealed a series win for India, has admitted that he would like the opportunity to bat further up the order. Raina has spent the majority of his 158-match ODI career coming in at Nos. 5 or 6, and it was from a position of three wickets down that he scored his 27th half-century on Wednesday. "Definitely, I would like to bat...
Sarfraz, Gul lead strong Pakistanis display
SA Invitation XI 213 for 7 (van Jaarsveld 92, Gul 2-32, Ajmal 2-49) trail Pakistanis 329 (Sarfraz 93, Harmer 5-88) by 116 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details An all-round display by Umar Gul, who scored 49 runs and later picked up two wickets, and a plucky knock of 93 by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed helped the Pakistanis have the better of day two of their four-day tour match against a South...
Thorpe appointed one-day batting coach
England have named Graham Thorpe as batting coach for the one-day international and Twenty20 series in New Zealand in a decision which moves closer towards separate coaching set-ups for the Test and one-day sides. Thorpe replaces Graham Gooch, whose role as Test batting coach for next summer's Ashes series remains assured. The reshuffle follows the appointment of Ashley Giles as England's new coach...
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