Yorkshire were unable to return to profit in 2012, despite a sharply increased turnover. The club have declared a post-tax loss for the year of £118,000, against a turnover figure of £7.8m. Both figures are an improvement on the 2011 results, which saw the club declare losses of £460,000 against a turnover of £5.4m. In a statement Yorkshire expressed confidence that they would have declared a surplus...
Wheater denies wicketkeeping guarantee
Adam Wheater, who last week bought out his contract with Essex in order to join Hampshire with immediate effect, has said he received no guarantees of a first-team place as wicketkeeper at West End, despite the claim by his former coach, Paul Grayson, that this was the reason behind his decision to move counties. "I think Paul was trying to cover his own back in saying that," Wheater said during...
Swann out of tour for elbow surgery
Graeme Swann has been ruled out of England's tour of New Zealand and will undergo surgery on his right elbow in America next week as he faces a battle to fit for the start of the Ashes in July. The seriousness of Swann's problem emerged on the first morning in Dunedin when he was left out of the starting XI. James Tredwell, the Kent offspinner, has been called into the squad while Monty Panesar was...
Heavy rain delays start after NZ win toss
Tea New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Heavy rain which swept in shortly after New Zealand won the toss and put England into bat in the first Test meant no play before tea in Dunedin. The morning was dominated by news of Graeme Swann being forced out of the tour for elbow surgery after Monty Panesar had been named in England's...
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Conclave to reflect on changes to domestic cricket
The coaches and captains of all the 27 domestic teams affiliated to the BCCI will participate in a conclave at a five-star hotel in Mumbai on Tuesday. Though the conclave has become an annual fixture for the last half a dozen seasons, it will be the first time all the participating teams will give their feedback to the major changes that were introduced for the 2012-13 season. Some of the major...
Decision on Pune's home ground in a 'day or two'
A decision on Pune Warriors' home games in the upcoming IPL is set to be taken in the next couple of days, with negotiations currently on among all stakeholders. The franchise hopes to play its matches at the Subrata Roy Sahara stadium in Pune which is currently the subject of dispute. "Both Sahara and MCA [Maharashtra Cricket Association] stuck to their guns, but with the IPL set to start in less...
Bracewell ruled out of first Test
Doug Bracewell has been ruled out of the first Test against England due to the foot injury he sustained while cleaning up glass after a party at his home in Napier. Doug Bracewell has been ruled out of the first Test against England due to the foot injury he sustained while cleaning up glass after a party at his home in Napier. Bracewell did not attend New Zealand's final training session at University...
An early chance to catch England cold
Match facts March 6, 2013Start time 10.30am (2130 GMT) Big Picture With crisply starched whites and a spring in their step, Alastair Cook's Test side will begin their first assignment of 2013 looking to continue on the upward curve that they began to forge in India last year. Their opponents, New Zealand (or Not Australia, as some observers keep pointing out), having already experienced the...
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04
World Cup 2015 chairman James Strong dies
James Strong, chairman of the local organising committee for the 2015 World Cup, has died aged 68 after complications from surgery. He died on Sunday evening in a Sydney hospital, having held the tournament chairman's position since August 2011. The tournament chief executive John Harnden said Strong had made a major contribution to the event. "James has been a friend and a mentor to me over a long...
PCB calls for revival of international cricket in Pakistan
On the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore, the PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf has called on the world to stand with Pakistan and help revive international cricket in the country. "It was the tragic episode in the history of Pakistan cricket," Ashraf, who is also a member of the ruling Pakistan People's Party's central executive committee, told ESPNcricinfo. "We...
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