Pakistan 116 for 8 (Abidi 45) beat England 115 (Brindle 39, Yousuf 3-22) by one runScorecard Pakistan claimed their first victory over England in any form of the women's game with a nerve-jangling one-run win in the second T20 at Loughborough. Having been comprehensively beaten earlier in the day, Pakistan fought tenaciously to defend what seemed a below-par total as Arran Brindle narrowly failed...
Clarke encourages Warner return
Australia's captain Michael Clarke has given a decidedly strong indication he wants David Warner in his first Test team, despite the left-hander's lack of match preparation. It will now be a matter of whether or not the selectors agree with reinstating Warner immediately after his suspension for punching Joe Root, or demure for reasons of Test match readiness. Speaking for the first time since the...
Roses tie thrills capacity crowd
Yorkshire 152 for 6 (Jaques 66*) tied with Lancashire 152 for 5 (Croft 42*, Smith 35, Pyrah 3-15) Scorecard This was an uplifting evening for the neutral, but this was also a Roses match, where there is no such thing as no man's land. So before extolling the joys of a capacity crowd at Headingley, entertained to the utmost, it is best to record without further ado that the result was a tie. Neither...
Scotland win T20 series 2-0
Scotland 106 for 3 (MacLeod 46*, Wallace 23) beat Kenya 100 for 8 (Obuya 38*, Burnett 3-18) by 7 wicketsScorecard Calum MacLeod helped Scotland beat Kenya by seven wickets with nine balls to spare to clinch the T20 series 2-0 in Aberdeen. After restricting Kenya to 100 for 8, Scotland started slow in their chase. They lost their first wicket in the seventh over at the score of 32 and still needed...
Jul
05
Arthur sacking 'inevitable' - Moody
Tom Moody, the former Australia cricketer and Sri Lanka coach, has described Australia's decision to sack Mickey Arthur as "inevitable" and suggested that the "respect was being lost" between the players and the coach in the weeks before his removal. Moody, who played alongside the new coach, Darren Lehmann, in the Australia World Cup winning side of 1999, suggested Arthur was doomed from the moment...
20,000 watch Malan tame Tait
Middlesex 174 for 3 (Malan 86, Denly 52*) beat Essex 170 for 8 (Rutherford 38) by seven wicketsScorecard Dawid Malan tamed Essex's Australian pace ace Shaun Tait at Lord's as his 55-ball 86 helped to propel Middlesex to a seven-wicket victory in a Friends Life t20 South Group game played before a crowd of almost 20,000. Tait conceded 17 runs from his third over as Malan's assault, including...
Clarke's pressure valve released
Michael Clarke's century in Worcester was an indication of a clear mind.It is no coincidence that Michael Clarke's carefree century against Worcestershire seemed to indicate that a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. In the early days of Darren Lehmann's reign as coach, Clarke has been deliberately given as little to do as possible, maximising his time to strengthen his back and groove his...
Vettori turns down NZC contract
Daniel Vettori's playing future is unclear after he decided not to take up a New Zealand Cricket contract this year due to uncertainty over his recovery from injury. Vettori said he intended to work hard to return to playing over the next six months, following surgery on his Achilles tendon, but the doubt about when he would regain full fitness led him to take himself out of the mix for either an...
Jul
04
Compton's fight can't ease his pain
After the shock of being told he would not open in the Ashes series, Nick Compton has responded with runs against the Australians but it won't change anythingWorcester became the setting for Nick Compton's last stand and it was a redoubtable last stand, too, as he tamed the Australians for the second time in a week. But he knew in his heart of hearts that it was futile resistance. He has already been...
England stroll but Broad a doubt
England 413 for 9 dec (Bresnan 105*, Swann 94, Craddock 5-69) and 279 for 4 dec (Cook 82, Trott 79) beat Essex 278 (Mickleburgh 90, Root 4-72) and 186 for 9 (Mickleburgh 58, Swann 5-68, Onions 4-43) by 228 runsScorecard Graeme Swann proved his fitness for the Ashes with a five-wicket haul to help England to victory over Essex in Chelmsford, but concerns linger over the availability of Stuart Broad....
McCullum pips Patel in NZ battle
Glamorgan 121 for 6 (North 37) beat Warwickshire 118 (Clarke 42, Wagg 3-24) by four wicketsScorecard New Zealand allrounder Nathan McCullum was the hero as Glamorgan celebrated a final-over victory over Warwickshire in their Friends Life t20 clash at the Swalec Stadium. In a low scoring game on a slow pitch, McCullum smashed 18 from five balls, striking two sixes and a four as Glamorgan chased down...
Dernbach helps keep Surrey rolling
Surrey 139 for 6 (Wilson 44*) beat Sussex 136 for 8 (Styris 46) by three runsScorecard It is one of the general maxims of Twenty20 that the team which hits the most sixes tends to win. When Scott Styris struck a ball from Azhar Mahmood that described a perfect parabola out towards long leg, Sussex had their third maximum of the night and their noses in front, 14 runs required from the final 12...
Jul
03
Watson likens Rogers to Katich
Only one innings into his Ashes opening partnership with Chris Rogers, Shane Watson has likened it to the union with Simon Katich that represented the most productive phase of his career. Punishing in power and unimpeachably correct in technique, Watson felt so assured in his strokeplay with Rogers at the other end that he coshed a century before lunch against Worcestershire, ultimately finishing...
Chanderpaul makes it three from three
Derbyshire 154 for 3 (Chanderpaul 87*) beat Lancashire 151 for 8 (Brown 50, Groenewald 4-21) by seven wicketsScorecard A superb unbeaten 87 off 70 balls from Shivnarine Chanderpaul took Derbyshire to a thrilling seven-wicket victory in the Friends Life T20 match against Lancashire under the Derby floodlights. The West Indian shared a fourth-wicket stand of 58 off 33 balls with Albie Morkel to take...
Bracewell, Gillespie in New Zealand's A team for subcontinent
Test cricketers Doug Bracewell, Mark Gillespie and Neil Broom are among 18 players in New Zealand's A team tour to India and Sri Lanka starting late August. The team is scheduled to play one three-day match, one four-day match and three one-dayers against India A before travelling to Sri Lanka for two four-day matches and three one-dayers. "It's a very strong New Zealand A squad with a lot of experience...
Chris Martin retires from all forms
Chris Martin, the New Zealand fast bowler, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of 38. Martin will leave the game with 233 Test wickets at 33.81, making him New Zealand's third-highest Test wicket taker, behind only Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori. Martin played 71 Tests, 20 ODIs and six Twenty20s for his country in an international career that began in November 2000...
Jul
02
Ireland fold for 332 after Anderson ton
Ireland 332 (Anderson 127, Mooney 63, Doram 5-82) v NetherlandsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Opening batsman John Anderson's maiden first-class century gave Ireland an ideal opening on the first day of their ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Netherlands in Deventer, but a five-wicket haul on debut by 15-year-old spinner Daniel Doram helped the home team wrap up Ireland's innings on 332....
Edwards, Gunn secure big win
England 227 for 7 (Edwards 83, Brindle 55) beat Pakistan 116 (Gunn 5-22) by 111 runsScorecard England overwhelmed Pakistan in the first of two ODIs, with Jenny Gunn's career-best 5 for 22 backing up half-centuries from Charlotte Edwards and Arran Brindle in a 111-run win. Edwards and Brindle put on a century opening stand and although England's total wasn't intimidating, Pakistan slid from a promising...
BCB elections date likely in a month - Hassan
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is confident of declaring a date for the board elections within a month after the ICC confirms they have assessed the BCB constitution amendment. Hassan has been occupied with concerns over the World Twenty20 venues and the impending ACSU report on corruption in the BPL of late, but his inability to hold elections within 90 days of taking office,...
Hussey trumps McClenaghan five
Nottinghamshire 159 for 6 (Hussey 52, McClenaghan 5-29) beat Lancashire 155 for 6 (Croft 52) by four wicketsScorecard A blistering 52 off 28 balls from captain David Hussey helped Nottinghamshire end their Friends Life t20 hoodoo against Lancashire at Old Trafford. The Outlaws had lost the six previous meetings between the two sides at this venue but they chased down 156 with 14 balls to spare to...
Jul
01
Wright blitz leaves Middx behind
Sussex 202 for 3 (Wright 81, Hamilton-Brown 47, Nash 45) beat Middlesex 178 for 8 (Malan 61, Yardy 3-30) by 31 runsScorecard Luke Wright smashed 81 off 49 balls as Sussex posted an impressive 202 for 3 on their way to a 24-run victory over Middlesex in the Friends Life t20 South Group clash at Lord's. Dawid Malan hit back with 61 in 43 deliveries but even before he fell, heaving across the line...
Gooch refuses to excuse poor batting
Graham Gooch, the England batting coach, made no excuses for an underwhelming performance by England's top-order in the Ashes warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford. None of the England top seven were able to register a half-century as three Essex bowlers with only eight wickets between them this season reduced England to 212 for 7. An eighth-wicket stand of 116 between Tim Bresnan and Graeme...
Durham enjoy festive victory
Durham 147 for 6 (Mustard 59, Muchall 44*, Brooks 2-13) beat Yorkshire 178 for 8 (Pringle 2-13) by four wicketsScorecard Phil Mustard and Gordon Muchall combined to guide Durham to a penultimate-ball victory over Yorkshire at North Marine Road on a day that had the feel of festival about it. It was a tight game for 38 overs, but the 39th eased Durham's nerves as their recently departed colleague,...
Machan's all-round show leads Scotland to victory
Scotland 242 for 4 (Machan 114, Mommsen 63, Odhiambo 3-48) beat Kenya 230 (Mishra 61, Ouma 57, Wardlaw 4-45, Machan 3-31) by 12 runsScorecard Matt Machan's all-round performance of a hundred and three wickets gave Scotland a narrow 12-run win against Kenya to move to third place in the ICC World Cricket League Championship in Aberdeen. After scoring his maiden ODI ton, Machan took three wickets in...
Jun
30
Further delay in ACSU report
The much talked-about ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit report on BPL corruption has been delayed further. This time the wait could be till the first week of August, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan. Mohammad Ashraful, the only one interviewed by the ACSU to have publicly confessed of wrongdoings, will remain temporarily suspended. If the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, the country's...
Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy
The Champions Trophy is now officially history with the ICC confirming a World Test Championship from 2017 onwards in line with its goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats over a four-year period. This also means that the World Twenty20 will he held once every four years starting 2016 instead of the current two-year interval. In another decision taken to "ensure an optimum...
Umpires given power to curb ball tampering
Umpires have been empowered by the ICC to take action on ball tampering even if they only have suspicion that the condition of the ball has been changed and have no eye witness evidence. The decision, taken by the ICC Board at their annual conference in London, comes in the wake of controversy in the Champions Trophy when England faced allegations of ball tampering. The former England captain, Bob...
August deadline for deciding on World T20 venues
The ICC has given Bangladesh an August deadline to achieve satisfactory standards for its stadiums for next year's World Twenty20 tournament. Having reviewed the reports by its venue consultant who visited the stadiums in June, the ICC's International Development (IDI) board has pencilled in another inspection for August following which a final decision will be taken on the venues for the tournament...
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