Northern Knights 206 for 5 (Williamson 101*, Devcich 67) beat Cobras 44 for 2 by 33 runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details In most Twenty20 matches, the brevity of the format allows teams a chance to mount a comeback even if the scorecard makes for grim reading. This did not seem like one of those matches. Kane Williamson showed off his increasing proficiency in the format with...
Tridents out to show they belong
Match facts Saturday, September 20, 2014Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Big Picture Compare the overseas contingent for the two sides, and it seems like a massive mismatch is lined up: Kings XI Punjab can call on top-drawer international talent in Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey, Thisara Perera, David Miller and - later in the tournament - Mitchell Johnson, while Barbados Tridents have the less...
Prince did not consider Gale outburst 'racial slur'
Ashwell Prince has said that Andrew Gale's tirade in which he called him a f****** Kolpak did not cross his mind during the heat of the argument as a racial slur. Gale has been since charged by the ECB with racist abuse - the first occasion this charge has been levelled in English domestic cricket. Prince was speaking to the South African internet-based radio station Ballz Radio, his first comments...
BCCI's disciplinary committee to discuss RCA issue
The BCCI's disciplinary committee will meet in Mumbai on Saturday to assess the Rajasthan Cricket Association's reply to the show-cause notice it was issued by the Indian board following its suspension on May 6. Representatives of the RCA will also attend the meeting as special invitees. The RCA was suspended by the BCCI after former IPL chairman Lalit Modi, who was expelled by the BCCI last year...
Sep
19
Sussex complete Nottinghamshire's demise
Sussex 391 (Nash 178) and 406 for 6 dec (Joyce 149, Nash 85, Wells 79) beat Nottinghamshire 413 (Taylor 126, Libby 108, Hales 57, Magoffin 4-72, Hatchett 4-99) and 193 (Taylor 46, Magoffin 4-51) by 191Scorecard Sussex picked up their sixth win of the LV= County Championship season with a 191-run triumph over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Chasing a victory target of 385 from a minimum of 75...
Smith resists as Hampshire stumble to draw
Kent 507 (Bell-Drummond 153, Northeast 128, Billings 92, Coles 4-84) drew with Hampshire 351 (Ervine 121, Vince 70, Tredwell 4-102) and 248 for 9 (Smith 142*, Riley 4-36, Tredwell 4-110)Scorecard Hampshire are safely over the penultimate fence but dragged their hind legs through it. They just about avoided disaster against Kent via Will Smith's splendid rearguard century and now take a 10-point...
Rogers lifts Middlesex from the brink
Somerset 523 for 9 dec (Hildreth 182, Trego 91, Kieswetter 69, Overton 63, Abell 50) drew with Middlesex 223 (Morgan 82, Roland-Jones 77) and 328 for 4 dec (Rogers 203*, Denly 60)Scorecard If Middlesex do avoid relegation - and they really should now - they will owe it largely to Chris Rogers. It was Rogers who contributed a double-century at Lord's in April to help his side chase down 472 to...
Petition filed on behalf of 75 Rajasthan players
A writ petition on behalf of 75 players representing the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur on Tuesday. The appeal, the latest development in the administrative standoff between the BCCI and the RCA which has resulted in Rajasthan teams being omitted from this season's domestic programme, indicated that the players were suffering "only for one...
Sep
18
Never term coaches as Indian or overseas - Bangar
Sanjay Bangar, the India assistant coach, has said that it is unfair to categorise the coach as Indian or overseas, and that what matters instead is the competence of the man in the job. "It should never be termed as an Indian or an overseas coach," Bangar told ESPNcricinfo in an interview to be published on Thursday. "We need to get over such things. You need to be competent enough. You need to...
India support staff set for longer run
Sanjay Bangar, B Arun and R Sridhar are expected to remain part of India's coaching staff until the World Cup. The trio were part of a rejig of the backroom personnel after the 3-1 loss to England in the Tests. A decision regarding Ravi Shastri's role of team director and Duncan Fletcher's as head coach will be made at the BCCI's working committee meeting on September 26. The popular opinion among...
Bravo fined for verbally offending Bangladesh batsmen
Darren Bravo, the West Indies batsman, has been found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for verbally offending the opposition batsmen during the fourth and final day's play in the second Test against Bangladesh in St Lucia. Bravo was found to have breached Article 2.1.8 of the code, which relates to "…Where the facts of the alleged incident are not adequately or clearly covered...
Gale charged with racist abuse after 'Kolpak' outburst
Yorkshire's captain Andrew Gale has become the first county cricketer to be accused of a racism offence after he was charged on Wednesday by the ECB for a confrontation with Ashwell Prince in the Roses match which included a rejoinder to return to his own country, followed by a disparaging use of the term "Kolpak". ESPNcricinfo revealed that the Kolpak term was part of the issue under investigation...
Sep
17
Libby emulates Taylor with debut ton
Nottinghamshire 310 for 3 (Libby 108, Taylor 101*, Hales 57) trail Sussex 391 by 81 runsScorecard Centuries from Jake Libby and James Taylor helped Nottinghamshire close on 310 for 3 on the second day of their Championship match against Sussex at Trent Bridge. On his county debut Libby scored 108 from 262 balls, hitting 16 fours and sharing in a stand of 181 in 48 overs with Taylor, who ended the...
Match swings after Roy resistance
Surrey 181 and 279 (Roy 81, Footitt 3-62, Wainwright 3-62) lead Derbyshire 210 (Madsen 63, Meaker 4-39, Linley 4-79) by 250 runsScorecard Jason Roy hit an aggressive 81 from 86 balls to lead a dramatic Surrey counterattack on the second day of their Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at The Oval. Roy's thrilling strokeplay either side of tea transformed a contest which seemed to...
Borthwick, Collingwood punish Northants
Durham 362 for 8 (Borthwick 136, Collingwood 101, Wagner 4-95) v NorthamptonshireScorecard Centuries by Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood helped Durham to 362 for 8 at Chester-le-Street after an opening-day washout. Bad light ended play 10 overs prematurely, but 181 runs were added in the afternoon session as relegated Northants threatened to fall apart. After reducing Durham to 110 for 4 they...
Tamim's wicket was key - Ramdin
West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin said that changing Suleiman Benn's end during the Tamim Iqbal-Mominul Haque third-wicket partnership was what swung the St Lucia Test his way. As soon as Benn had Tamim caught off a top edge, the home side took the next seven wickets in 18.5 overs to win by 296 runs. Bangladesh were reeling at 48 for 2 when Tamim and Mominul consolidated to add 110 runs for the third...
Sep
16
Dhoni glad to have Bravo back
After Chennai Super Kings were knocked out of the IPL earlier this year, MS Dhoni had highlighted the injury to West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo as one of the main reasons for the campaign ending early. Bravo had been the leading wicket-taker in the 2013 IPL but could play only one game in the 2014 season before being sidelined by a shoulder problem. One of the five players retained by Super...
Parvez Rasool tells of flood horror
Parvez Rasool, the India offspinner, has spoken of the hardship he and his family have endured during the on-going floods in his home state of Jammu & Kashmir. He said his home in the Anantnag district had been flooded and they had been without proper communication for about ten days. The northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir has suffered extensive damage to life and property since the...
Trent Bridge brings out Nash's best
Sussex 358 for 9 (Nash 178, Fletcher 3-49) v NottinghamshireScorecard Chris Nash continued his special relationship with Trent Bridge by scoring his third County Championship century on the ground to help Sussex to 358 for 9 on the first day of their match against Nottinghamshire. Nash scored 178, the first time he had reached three figures this summer, his runs coming from 235 balls with 32 fours....
Kieswetter puts career fears behind him
Somerset 266 for 5 (Hildreth 70, Kieswetter 69, Abell 50) v MiddlesexScorecard It might be pushing the truth a little to claim that Craig Kieswetter was blind but now can see, but the Somerset keeper has admitted he feared his career might be over after sustaining a serious eye injury a little over two months ago. Kieswetter sustained a broken nose and fractured orbital socket after he was struck...
Sep
15
Roach leaves Bangladesh in tatters
Bangladesh 104 for 7 (Tamim 48, Roach 5-33) trail West Indies 380 (Chanderpaul 84*, Johnson 66, Al-Amin 3-80) by 276 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kemar Roach thrilled on his way to a five-wicket haul, leaving the Bangladesh batsmen dazed and confused. His 12-over spell after the tea interval gave West Indies full command at the end of the second day, with the visitors left lurching at...
Saqlain Sajib wrecks Zimbabwe A
Bangladesh A 30 for 0 trail Zimbabwe A 206 (Chakabva 64, Sajib 9-82) by 176 runsScorecard Bangladesh A left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib blew Zimbabwe A away on the first day of the unofficial four-day match in Cox's Bazar, as he collected 9 for 82 - the best bowling figures in first-class cricket by a Bangladesh player, beating Abdur Razzak's 9 for 84 in 2012. The visitors were bowled out for...
Tahir parachuted in for Hants push
Imran Tahir, the Pakistan-born South Africa legspinner, has rejoined Hampshire for the final two weeks of the season as the club look to close out promotion back to Divison One of the County Championship. Tahir, 35, last played for Hampshire in 2011 and was part of the side that won the county's first T20 title in 2010; he also helped them to Finals Day a year later. In 2009 he was Hampshire's leading...
Bangladesh running away from batting issues
The St Vincent and St Lucia Tests have shown that Bangladesh's batting habits continue to be ineffective in any conditions slightly different from those they encounter at home.The 35th over of the Bangladesh innings produced ten runs and a wicket, which was an unimportant contribution to their score and only gave West Indies the wicket of a tail-ender. An unsafe 79 for 6 became a more perilous 89...
Sep
14
Illegal bowling actions: FAQs
The whats, whys and hows of illegal bowling actions, and the related corrective measures and penalties. What is an illegal bowling action?An illegal bowling action is one in which the bowler's 'elbow extension' exceeds 15 degrees while he is in his delivery stride. The ICC set the 15-degree limit for all bowlers in November 2004. What constitutes elbow extension?Elbow extension includes flexion...
Dahiya back as Delhi Ranji coach
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Vijay Dahiya has been reinstated as the chief coach of the Delhi Ranji Trophy side while former Test batsman Yashpal Sharma will head the selection panel, according to a list released by the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA). Dahiya had coached Delhi in the 2012-13 season before DDCA decided against renewing his contract as assistant coach Sanjeev Sharma...
Lahore Lions bowlers sink listless Mumbai Indians
Lahore Lions 139 for 4 (Akmal 38*, Shehzad 34) beat Mumbai Indians 135 for 7 (Tare 37, Cheema 2-22) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Hafeez had tried to portray Lahore Lions as the underdog, saying he would be content if his team played to potential and enjoyed themselves. As the match wore on however, it was revealed to be a ruse as a bowling line-up that looked fit...
Openers set up strong day for West Indies
West Indies 246 for 3 (Johnson 66, Brathwaite 63) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Given that only a small crowd came to the Beausejour Stadium to watch West Indies' 500th Test match, the swaying fortunes of West Indies and Bangladesh was what illuminated the occasion. The first day of the second Test could have gone either way. In the end, it was the home side who emerged happier,...
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