Hampshire 197 for 3 (Vince 106*, Dawson 70) v WorcestershireScorecard James Vince's third LV= County Championship century of the season saw Hampshire put themselves in a promising position on a rain-shortened first day New Road. Vince and Liam Dawson were both dropped at first slip by Moeen Ali as their partnership of 158 took Hampshire to 197 for 3 when play ended with 43 overs lost because of...
Mullaney graft leads safety quest
Nottinghamshire 161 for 2 (Mullaney 88, Lumb 54) v MiddlesexScorecard Nottinghamshire have one of the most attractive batting line-ups in the county game. Seldom can they have been as becalmed as this. A mantra of "safety first" may not be inspiring - it was under this slogan that the Conservatives lost the 1929 election - but there was no denying its effectiveness at Lord's. Nottinghamshire...
Young shines on Ireland debut
Ireland 35 for 0 trail Scotland 138 (Sharif 41, Young 4-53, McCarter 3-13) by 103 runsScorecard Craig Young made an impressive debut for Ireland, claiming 4 for 53 against Scotland, as they took control of their Intercontinental Cup meeting at Clontarf. Ireland's seamers combined to remove the visitors for 138 after putting them into bat following a delayed start and were able to round off the...
The Professor's problem
Pakistan have a problem at the top of their order. Their experienced opener is struggling, and they are still having try-outs for the other spotIf Mohammad Hafeez makes a trip to Lake Kariba after this series, he would fancy his chances of returning with a decent stash, considering that every time he has gone fishing recently, he's caught something. The edge. Twice in three innings against Zimbabwe...
Sep
11
BCCI-CAB case set for next hearing
The Supreme Court hearing in the BCCI v Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) case resumes on Wednesday with the board's lawyers expected to argue its case instead of filing a reply to the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by CAB. The BCCI's decision is aimed at speeding up the hearing on the CAB appeal, which challenged the Bombay High Court order on July 30 because it did not appoint a new committee...
Why Zimbabwe need more Tests
Zimbabwe showed good application in the first two sessions and with more Test experience they could avoid being suckered into traps set by the Pakistan bowlers after teaUntil 19 minutes after tea, Zimbabwe were making a strong case for why they deserve to play more Test cricket in what could be their last long-format fixture until July next year. They were 172 for 3, had seen off an hour of high quality...
Masakadza hails Junaid's spell
Junaid Khan's opening spell in the second Test was described as "one of the best I have faced," by Zimbabwe's No.3 Hamilton Masakadza, who top-scored with 75 on the first day. Masakadza began his innings after only two deliveries had been bowled and faced 19 balls in Junaid's first seven overs. He said that spell had made tricky batting conditions more difficult. "He [Junaid] was much harder to...
Voges backs Johnson for Ashes
Adam Voges has said that Mitchell Johnson is "doing everything right" in his bid to win a recall to Australia's Test side. Voges and Johnson were both part of the side that thrashed England in Sunday's ODI at Old Trafford, leading Voges to suggest that performances over the remaining games could have relevance to the Ashes series starting in November. Not only does Voges believe that players such...
Sep
08
Incremental gains squandered by Zimbabwe
The final day was written off as nothing more than an exercise in time keeping and it became evident the clock had been speeded up as early as the eighth ball of the morningDisappointment, like many things in life, comes in more than one form. There is the dark, foreboding type which like a bad smell or storm clouds, hangs in the air for too long and spoils a sunny day. And there is the lighter, less...
We were on top for a long time - Masakadza
Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwe's stand-in captain for the first Test against Pakistan, has urged the team "not to change too much" in the short turnaround ahead of the second match starting Tuesday against the same opposition at the same venue. Masakadza was pleased with both the batting and bowling efforts in the first innings and said if Zimbabwe built on those performances, they could continue to...
Glamorgan reach final on Allenby exploits
Glamorgan 234 for 4 (Allenby 74*, Wright 47*, Tanvir 2-40) beat Hampshire 203 for 8 (Adams 59, Ervine 54, Hogan 4-51, Allenby 2-18) by 31 runsScorecard Jim Allenby has been the saviour of Glamorgan this season. He is so prized the county secured him on a new four-year contract in August; some deal for a 30-year-old. But his value was evident as he top-scored and bowled a painfully mean spell to...
Geo Super got 'fair deal' on TV rights - channel head
Pakistan sports channel Geo Super's business-unit head, Mohammad Ali, has said the channel struck up a "fair deal" with the PCB for the rights to broadcast the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in the UAE. While Ten Sports bagged the rights for the series against South Africa, Geo Super won the television rights for a series of three Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20s along with a one-off T20 against...
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