Worcestershire have signed Graeme Cessford, a Royal Air Force Corporal, for the 2013 season. Cessford, 29, has been granted elite athlete status by the Royal Air Force which means he can take his chance in county cricket before returning to the military when his contract expires. During the 2012 season Cessford made three appearances for Worcestershire's Second XI, taking seven wickets. He also...
All-round Bruce Martin takes Auckland to big win
Auckland 392 (B Martin 114, Craig Cachopa 82, Aldridge 3-74) and 14 for 0 beat Northern Districts 208 (Yovich 106, B Martin 4-43) and 196 (Yovich 42, B Martin 3-63) by ten wicketsScorecard Seven wickets and a century from left-arm spinner Bruce Martin enabled Auckland to defeat Northern Districts by ten wickets at Eden Park. Auckland scored a commanding 392 in their first innings to gain a lead of...
South Africa face grim afternoon
South Africa 450 and 1 for 31 trail Australia 5 for 565 declared (Clarke 259*, Cowan 136, Hussey 100, Morkel 3-127) by 84 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details South Africa were left with a grim afternoon's batting ahead in order to save the first Test after Australia's declaration allowed James Pattinson to claim the early wicket of Alviro Petersen in the minutes before lunch. The visitors reached...
Dravid wants more powers for Fletcher
Rahul Dravid has called for giving more powers to India coach Duncan Fletcher, and for the role of the national coach to be made more hands-on and accountable. Fletcher, he says, has a lot to offer Indian cricket and needs to be more involved in team selection. "Duncan has a lot of strengths as a coach," Dravid said on Time Out, ESPNcricinfo's fortnightly audio podcast, which will be published on...
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Doing everything I can to make a comeback - Fawad Alam
Fawad Alam scored a century in his debut Test for Pakistan in 2009, making 168 out of a total of 320 against Sri Lanka in Colombo after Pakistan were shot out for 90 in the first innings. He finished third on the batting charts in Pakistan's premier domestic first-class tournament in 2011-12, with 945 runs at 67.50 for National Bank of Pakistan. This season, after six matches, he's on top of the run-scorers'...
Sunny helps Dhaka Metropolis top table
Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny took seven wickets to help Dhaka Metropolis defeat Barisal Division before the end of the third day in their National Cricket League (NCL) match in Chittagong. Barisal were pegged back in the contest after they were bowled out for 138 runs in the second innings. Sunny took three wickets, adding to his four in the first innings, while Mohammad Ashraful took three wickets...
Nafees keen to make most of West Indies series
Bangladesh's last Test, played almost a year ago, was a memorable one for batsman Shahriar Nafees. Though Pakistan defeated them, he scored 97 in the first innings. The long break from Test cricket will end when they take on West Indies on Tuesday, but Nafees, 26, doesn't want to say much about the skewed FTP. Tackling the West Indies bowling attack, which offers enough variety to keep the free-stroking...
Cowan, Clarke frustrate visitors
Australia 3 for 214 (Cowan 98*, Clarke 78*, Morkel 2-38) trail South Africa 450 by 236 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A doughty stand by Ed Cowan and Michael Clarke frustrated South Africa and lifted Australia to the firmer ground of 3 for 214 at lunch on day four of the first Test in Brisbane. Graeme Smith's side began the day in search of quick wickets to press for victory, but Cowan's...
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Kallis grinds down Australian bowlers
South Africa 3 for 357 (Kallis 137*, Amla 104) v AustraliaScorecard and ball-by-ball details Hashim Amla reached a century and Jacques Kallis sailed well past one as South Africa's batsmen ground Australia's bowlers to 3 for 357 at lunch on day three of the first Test in Brisbane. Losing only Amla's wicket in a session extended by half an hour, the visitors progressed calmly in the face of an...
All-round Hafeez thumps United Bank
Star-studded Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited thrashed United Bank Limited by an innings and 216 runs in Rawalpindi. Mohammad Hafeez hit 193, just three shy of his career best, Misbah-ul-Haq made 109 and Ali Waqas 95 as SNGPL racked up 455 for 5 declared. Misbah has now made successive hundreds, after his 110 in his side's previous game. Hafeez's best in this tournament so far was 95 against Khan...
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