Glenn Maxwell seems to project an icy disdain when at the crease. Match situations rarely faze him and the bubble in which he plays excludes everyone elseGlenn Maxwell shaped to sweep but held his stroke and let the ball go past him instead, turning his back to it in exaggerated manner. It was the third time in two overs that R Ashwin had bowled a wide down the leg side to Maxwell, and each time it...
Some BCCI members want independent probe
A section of the BCCI's working committee is preparing to ask for an independent probe into the IPL corruption scandal during Sunday's emergent meeting, which was convened in the wake of the Supreme Court's observations against the BCCI and its sidelined president N Srinivasan on April 16. A day after the formal notice of the meeting was circulated to the board, some members of the 24-person working...
Jaggernauth quits competitive cricket
Amit Jaggernauth, the Trinidad & Tobago offspinner, has retired from top-flight cricket. He represented West Indies in one Test against Australia in 2008 and his tally of 265 wickets in first-class cricket puts him as the joint leading wicket-taker in T&T history. "I have been contemplating my retirement since the last first-class season," Jaggernauth said. "I played the last game in Guyana...
Moores set to return as England coach
The ECB will announce a new England head coach on Saturday with Peter Moores, who was sacked from the role five years ago, set for a second chance at the job with Paul Farbrace, the recently appointed Sri Lanka coach, tipped to come on board as Moores' assistant. Interviews of the shortlisted candidates for the top job - Giles, Peter Moores, Mark Robinson, Mick Newell and Trevor Bayliss - have...
Apr
18
Stokes wants to lock away anger
Ben Stokes has admitted he needs to mature if he is to fulfill his potential after missing the World T20 in Bangladesh when he broke his wrist punching his locker in frustration following his dismissal in the third T20I against West Indies. While Stokes was a rare glimmer of gold amid the rubble of England's Ashes tour - he hit a century in his second Test in Perth and claimed a six-wicket haul...
Bangladesh board keen on BPL third season
Despite a surfeit of controversies marring the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League, the BCB is looking for a window in the coming season to host the league again. The second edition was held in January-February 2013, after which problems over player payment and a prolonged match-fixing investigation stalled the domestic T20 tournament. At this stage, the November 2014 to January 2015...
Bangalore's arsenal blazes to victory
Bangalore 146 for 2 (Yuvraj 52*, Kohli 49*) beat Delhi 145 for 4 (Duminy 67*, Taylor 43*) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Hattangadi - Delhi lost it in the first six overs The Yuvraj Singh-Virat Kohli partnership didn't have a happy ending in the World T20 final, but less than two weeks after that night in Mirpur, their association in Sharjah followed a different...
Trott stands down after relapse
Jonathan Trott is to take an extended break from cricket having suffered a recurrence of the problems that forced him to leave the Ashes tour after the first Test in Brisbane. Trott left Australia in November with what was described at the time as a "stress related illness" by the ECB. While he hoped that a period of rest ahead of the English domestic season would prove the cure for what he believed...
Apr
17
Tuskers mauled by Sibanda double ton
Vusi Sibanda's fluid 217, his highest first-class score, set he base for Mid West Rhinos thrashing Matabeleland Tuskers by an innings and 299 runs. Bradley Wadlan's left-arm spin scythed through Tuskers in the second innings picking up 7 for 30 to seal the game in two days. Rhinos lost the toss but their bowlers ensured no ground was yielded by dismissing the Tuskers openers quickly and then sparking...
Carberry ton nudges selectors
Hampshire 422 (Vince 144, Wheater 82) and 215 for 2 (Carberry 100*, Vince 58*) beat Gloucestershire 304 (Tavare 139, Tomlinson 4-68, Abbot 5-67) and 332 (Marshall 94, Gidman 72) by eight wicketsScorecard Michael Carberry offered a timely reminder to the England selectors with an unbeaten century to lift Hampshire to their first win of the new Championship Division Two season at Gloucestershire....
Worcs bowlers complete big win
Worcestershire 224 (Kervezee 54) and 270 (Cox 89, Bollinger 5-43) beat Kent 229 (Bell-Drummond 61, Andrew 4-42) and 140 (Andrew 4-43) by 125 runsScorecard Kent lost seven wickets for 89 on the final morning as Worcestershire wrapped up a 125-run win in their Championship Division Two match at New Road. Charles Morris took three of the remaining wickets to fall as Kent slumped from their overnight...
Essex complete thrilling recovery
Essex94 (Cook 35, Footitt 5-29, Groenewald 5-44) and 425 (Cook 181, Foster 55*, Groenewald 3-62) beat Derbyshire 154 and 312 (Chanderpaul 52, Groenewald 52, Napier 3-49, Mills 3-49) by 53 runsScorecard With Ravi Bopara strolling out to the middle around an hour after the scheduled lunch interval to practise his bowling, the match already won, you could imagine that Essex did not have to work...
Apr
16
Collingwood faces tricky decision
Durham 452 (Mustard 91, Richardson 80) and 178 for 5 (Richardson 53*, Middlebrook 4-39) lead Northamptonshire 378 (Spriegel 97) by 252 runsScorecard Paul Collingwood is faced with picking the right moment to declare 12 months on from a decision that almost had a significant bearing on the title. He may have been unlucky in seeing his side lose to Yorkshire last April but that result with doubtless...
Ojha stifles Dhoni and another Kohli century
105 - The most runs scored by a batsman off a bowler in the tournament - Virat Kohli holds the record against Umesh Yadav, scoring 105 off 53 balls, and being dismissed once. Adam Gilchrist is the only other batsman to hit three-figures or more against a bowler - he has taken exactly 100 off Ashish Nehra, also off 53 balls. 40 - The number of dot balls Pragyan Ojha has bowled to MS Dhoni, the most...
Myburgh stiffens Somerset resistance
Somerset 530 for 9 (Myburgh 91, Jones 75, Gregory 69, Plunkett 4-108) lead Yorkshire 450 (Lyth 85, Rashid 108) by 80 runsScorecard Johann Myburgh has been around the cricketing houses. He has played in South Africa and in New Zealand, where, with Canterbury, he was coached by Dave Nosworthy, and has had stints with Hampshire and Durham. At the age of 33, he does not represent Somerset's future....
Mills finally fires for Essex
Derbyshire 154 and 167 for 5 (Chanderpaul 41*, Mills 3-29) need a further 199 runs to beat Essex 94 and 425 (Cook 181, Foster 55*)Scorecard There were no England selectors in Chelmsford but reports of Tymal Mills performance will likely have reached the interested parties. The left-arm quick, whose searing pace at times seems to frazzle his own synapses, claimed 3 for 29 to push Essex closer...
Apr
15
'A lot of distractions for CSK' - Fleming
Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, has admitted his team have to cope with a lot of off-field "distractions" this IPL season. He experienced anxious moments in the lead-up to the tournament as the courts decided on whether to suspend the franchise, he said, but stressed that the nerves are steadying with the team back together. "There's a lot going on, I won't lie," Fleming said in Dubai...
Bell stages grand recovery
Warwickshire 87 and 387 for 7 (Bell 144*, Clarke 79, Jordan 3-98) lead Sussex 229 (Joyce 117) by 245 runsScorecard So, bit by bit, little by little, the shape of the new England team becomes just a little clearer. This was a day on which Sam Robson all but nailed down the role of opening batsman, the day that Moeen Ali emerged as the most credible spin option - or the least incredible, anyway...
Robson presses England claims
Middlesex 296 for 4 trail Nottinghamshire 326 by 30 runsScorecard It has been less than a week since Middlesex collapsed twice at the hands of Sussex, but a fine hundred from Sam Robson which moved him ever closer to a potential Test debut and a punchy half-century from Eoin Morgan ensured they would not repeat the blip against Nottinghamshire. Indeed, for all the talk of England's turmoil and...
Ronchi, Craig in New Zealand Test squad
Wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and offspinner Mark Craig will be hoping for Test debuts on New Zealand's tour of the West Indies after being named in a 15-man squad for the three-Test series in June. The unexpected call-up for Craig came after Jeetan Patel was reportedly told he was in the squad but made himself unavailable so he could focus on a full season for Warwickshire and be with his wife and baby,...
Apr
14
India-Pakistan Test series likely in 2015
Pakistan's conditional support for the ICC revamp hinges on the promise of six series against India, including a 'home' series in the Middle East as part of an upcoming, reworked eight-year FTP cycle from 2015 to 2023, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. The change in the PCB's stance has taken place on the condition that Pakistan would be involved in bilateral series against all Full Members, including India....
Lyth gets that Taunton feeling
Yorkshire 342 for 5 (Rashid 85*, Lyth 85, Ballance 77) v SomersetScorecard A batsman seeking form and international recognition relishes coming to Taunton. That was always the case in the fondly remembered days when Phil Frost cut pitches for avaricious run-gatherers and not much has changed in this era of relaid surfaces. So it was that Adam Lyth, who often scores heavily here, scored 85, Adil...
Jordan's excellence sets up Joyce
Sussex 229 (Joyce 117, Barker 3-52) lead Warwickshire 87 (Trott 37, Magoffin 3-15, Jordan 3-15, Lewis 3-18) by 142 runsScorecard The national selector, James Whitaker, might have ventured to Edgbaston to see the batting of Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell, but it was Ed Joyce who stood out amid the wreckage of a day on which 20 wickets fell. At a time when Associate nations have been given a pathway,...
Kervezee keeps Worcs afloat
Kent 39 for 2 trail Worcestershire 224 (Kervezee 54, Joseph 3-43) by 185 runsScorecard New Road saw 12 wickets fall on day one as Worcestershire were dismissed cheaply in their Championship Division Two match against Kent. The fact that the game was able to be held at all was a credit to Worcestershire, seven weeks after the ground was under 10 feet of water. Worcestershire began their season...
Apr
13
Rohit looks forward to Hussey masterclass
Rohit Sharma has said he hopes to pick up the skills of consistent cricket from Michael Hussey, who will be joining Mumbai Indians for IPL 2014. Hussey was not retained by his previous franchise, Chennai Super Kings, and was bought by the defending IPL champions for Rs 5 crores ($833,000 approx) in the auction in February. Hussey's inclusion is expected to strengthen Mumbai's top order that is missing...
Baroda in final despite loss, Goa fall just short
Group A Prashant Gupta's unbeaten maiden T20 hundred helped Uttar Pradesh chase down a 179-run target against Haryana, boosting their run rate and, eventually it turned out, putting them in the final against Baroda on Monday.* Prashant slammed 102 off 58 balls striking five fours and seven sixes as he guided the run chase with steady partnerships. He had good support from Eklavya Dwivedi and Akshdeep...
Butt asks PCB to work on his rehab too
Salman Butt, the banned former Pakistan captain, is hopeful PCB chairman Najam Sethi will "do for other players" what he is doing for Mohammad Amir, who is also serving a ban for spot-fixing. Sethi had stated on several occasions previously that he is looking into getting the terms of Amir's five-year ban reduced by the ICC, so that he can revive his international career at the earliest. The ICC...
Shahzaib five-for gives Karachi University title
Karachi University 74 for 0 (Ammar 37*, Haris 26*) beat University of Sargodha 70 (Raza 28, Shahzaib 5-6) by 10 wicketsScorecard A five-wicket haul from the legspinner Shahzaib Khan helped Karachi University power to a 10-wicket win in the final of the Red Bull Campus Cricket National Finals, Pakistan, against University of Sargodha at the Moin Khan Cricket Academy. University of Sargodha, put in...
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