Adam Rossington has completed a permanent move to Northamptonshire as they continue their rebuilding after being relegated from Division One. Rossington, 21, asked to be released from his Middlesex contract early after spending the second half of the 2014 season on loan at Wantage Road. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rossington, who came through Middlesex's Academy, took the gloves from Ben Duckett in the...
Gale given further two-match ban
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has been banned for the first two matches of the 2015 season after the ECB opted not to hold a formal hearing into allegations that he racially abused Ashwell Prince. Gale has admitted to "improper" conduct and will be required to take part in an anger management course. The announcement amounts to an agreement between Yorkshire and the ECB that, while Gale's behaviour...
Narine withdrawn by WICB from India tour
Croft: I'm not surprised about Narine West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to withdraw offspinner Sunil Narine from the entire India tour. A WICB spokesperson confirmed to ESPNCricinfo that Narine was being called back home after the CLT20 banned him from bowling having called his action illegal. Clive Lloyd, the chairman of the West Indies selection panel, had said on Friday...
Grayson questions umpires on Ajmal
Paul Grayson, the Essex head coach, said English umpires should have called Saeed Ajmal for chucking this season. Ajmal played a key role in helping Worcestershire to promotion in the County Championship but Grayson said his Essex side would have won promotion instead if umpires had been brave enough to report Ajmal. In nine Championship matches this season, Ajmal's action was not officially questioned...
Oct
02
Can Cooper barrel into contention?
Tom Cooper is in elite company. His one-day international average of 48.80 is higher than that of Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke and Dean Jones. It's not quite up to Michael Bevan levels, and of current Australians George Bailey is also ahead of him, but there is no doubt that Cooper's figures are impressive. The only thing is, all his runs have been scored for the Netherlands. That in turn means...
Mills declines 'attractive' Essex offer
Tymal Mills, the left-arm fast bowler, has turned down an "attractive" new contract with Essex. He has had an injury-hit career since making his debut against the Sri Lankans in 2011, managing just 29 first-class matches to date where he has taken 52 wickets at 35.59 although has often been touted as an England prospect. In 2013 he gave England a scare when he struck Graeme Swann on the hand during...
Marshall 57 sets up series-clinching win
Bangladesh A 239 (Marshall 57, Litton 46, Muzarabani 4-33) beat Zimbabwe A 208 (Sibanda 37, Waller 52) by 32 runsScorecard Bangladesh A clinched the three-match unofficial ODI series over Zimbabwe A with a 31-run win in Fatullah. They made a successful comeback to win 2-1, going down by 17 runs in the first game and winning the second one by six wickets. Batting first, the home side were bowled...
Rohit set to miss West Indies ODIs
Rohit Sharma, who missed the Champions League Twenty20 due to multiple injuries, will be unavailable for the limited-overs' leg of India's home series against the West Indies. Rohit is likely to be available for the three-Test series, starting October 30, that follows the five ODIs and one-off T20. Rohit was initially ruled out for four weeks, which meant he could have recovered in time for the last...
Sep
30
Bird, Arafat sign for Hampshire
Hampshire have announced two overseas signings for 2015, with Jackson Bird joining for the first half of the season and Yasir Arafat set to play limited-overs cricket. Bird, who has played three Tests for Australia, will be available in all formats for three months ahead of his potential involvement in the Ashes. His ability to swing the red ball will be valuable in April and May, with Hampshire...
Umpire Ghouse dies aged 83
Mohammad Ghouse, who officiated in eight Tests and two ODIs in the 1970s and '80s, died in Chennai on Monday. Ghouse, 83, made his first-class debut as an umpire in a Ranji Trophy match in 1968-69 and went on to officiate over 18 seasons. His first Test as an official was in his hometown, between India and New Zealand, in 1975-76. Ghouse officiated at a time when the system of neutral umpires didn't...
Prince set to play on for Lancashire
Ashwell Prince, the former South Africa batsman, is set to reverse his decision to retire and instead play on with Lancashire in 2015. Prince, who was Lancashire's leading run-scorer this season despite their relegation, had previously announced that this would be his final campaign. "As a player, you feel partly responsible for going down," he told the Manchester Evening News. "There's still a bit...
Sunil Narine reported for suspect action
Kolkata Knight Riders offspinner Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action following his side's 36-run win over Dolphins in the Champions League Twenty20 Group A match on Monday evening in Hyderabad. The charge was laid by on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettihody Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharmasena and specifically relates to Narine's quicker ball....
Sep
29
Chakabva ton sets up Zimbabwe A win
Zimbabwe A 253 for 6 (Chakabva 132, Sibanda 52) beat Bangladesh A 236 (Islam 66, Sarkar 56, Kamungozi 4-24) by 17 runsScorecard Regis Chakabva's maiden List A century helped Zimbabwe A to a 17-run win over Bangladesh A in the first one-day match in Fatullah. This is the visiting side's first win on tour after going down 2-0 in the two-match unofficial Test series. Chakabva's 132 off 144 balls, with...
BCB allows Nadir Shah to officiate in match
The Bangladesh Cricket Board allowed umpire Nadir Shah to officiate in a domestic T20 match on September 28, 18 months after giving him a ten-year ban on allegations of corruption. Shah stood in the semi-final of the Dhaka First Division Cricket League T20 competition, a BCB-run tournament. Shah had been banned in March 2013 based on charges alleged by a TV sting operation in 2012. The BCB said...
Knights and Lions seal big wins
Some parts of South Africa skipped straight over spring into summer with temperatures soaring to 30 degrees in the first few weeks of September. The same did not apply to surfaces for the opening round of the first-class competition, which was played on spicy pitches which allowed fast bowlers to dominate the early exchanges. In Bloemfontein, the Knights survived being sliced down to 32 for 8 in...
All-round Peshawar Panthers clinch T20 title
Peshawar Panthers 134 for 3 (Iftikhar 50*) beat Lahore Lions 133 for 9 (Imam-ul-Haq 52*, Wali 3-30) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Peshawar Panthers put in a fine all-round showing to defeat Lahore Lions by seven wickets in the final of the Haier T20 Cup. Panthers finish the tournament unbeaten. Lions had the advantage of winning the toss, and decided to bat. However, their...
Sep
28
Rogers hopes to finish at Middlesex
Middlesex were able to breathe a sigh of relief after clinging into Division One status, but are now preparing for life without Chris Rogers, their top-order rock, who is likely to miss next season due to international commitments. However, while the club will need to scour the world for a replacement - no easy task these days - Rogers gave a clear indication that he wanted to see out his first-class...
Panthers and Lions make way into final
Fast bowler Imran Khan held his nerve in the final over of the match to restrict Sialkot Stallions to just five runs, as Peshawar Panthers won by six runs to make the final. Chasing 157, Stallions needed 12 off the last over, but Imran's first two deliveries were dot balls. Immediately put on the back foot, Bilawal Bhatti swung around for a big shot, but could only manage a two. Bhatti and Shakeel...
Super Kings move closer to semifinals with 13-run win
Chennai Super Kings 155 for 6 (Jadeja 44*, Dhoni 35) beat Perth Scorchers 142 for 7 (Coulter-Nile 30, Ashwin 3-20) by 13 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Having made a slow start on a slow Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch, a late-overs blitz from Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni muscled Chennai Super Kings to what proved an amply defendable target, and moved the team a step closer to a semi-final...
Hafeez reported for suspect action
Lahore Lions offspinner Mohammad Hafeez has been reported for a suspect bowling action by the umpires, following the team's Champions League T20 match against Dolphins in Bangalore on Saturday evening. Dolphins offspinner Prenelan Subrayen was also reported. Under Champions League guidelines, both players could request for an official assessment from the BCCI's suspect bowling action committee. For...
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