Namibia 276 (Van Schoor 110, Van der Gugten 7-68) and 336 (Baard 85, Williams 65) beat Netherlands 293 (Cooper 83, Rippon 65, Viljoen 4-76) and 237 (Cooper 109, Scholtz 5-58) by 82 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A century from Tom Cooper was unable to win Netherlands their Intercontinental Cup game against Namibia in Windhoek, as the hosts won by 82 runs on the fourth day. Netherlands were...
PCB bans 'one-sided' - Ghauri
Nadeem Ghauri, the Pakistan umpire banned for four years by the PCB, has criticised the board's decision as "one-sided". Ghauri was punished after the PCB's integrity committee found him guilty of being willing to accept money for favourable umpiring decisions. The allegations against him, Ghauri said, were baseless. They surfaced during a television sting operation, broadcast by India TV, last...
Dhawan awaiting NCA clearance to play in IPL
Shikhar Dhawan, the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman, is back in India after having spent time with family in Melbourne, and expects to take the field in the IPL "very soon", once he gets clearance from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. Tom Moody, the Sunrisers coach, tweeted, "we are hopeful it's within the next 10 days." Dhawan has missed the first two weeks of the IPL as he's recovering...
Pune Warriors in need of tonic
Match facts Monday, April 15, 2013Start time 2000 (1430 GMT) Big Picture Pune Warriors' campaign is in need of a tonic - they lost three of their first four matches - but they are now in Chennai, which means the tonic is placed on the highest shelf. Chennai Super Kings, the big boys of the IPL, are perhaps the hardest team to beat in their home conditions and they reconfirmed it last...
Apr
14
Klinger pleased with young Gloucestershire
Essex 353 for 6 (Westley 163, Bopara 64, Foster 51) drew with Gloucestershire 409 for 5 dec (Housego 150, Marshall 149)Scorecard Both Essex and Gloucestershire will hope that their share of the Australian invasion of county cricket has a profound effect on their seasons. Neither Rob Quiney nor Michael Klinger can be considered star signings but both are experienced professionals with solid records...
Namibia set Netherlands 320-run target
Namibia 276 and 336 (Baard 85, Williams 65) lead Netherlands 293 (Cooper 83, Rippon 65, Viljoen 4-68) by 319 runsScorecard Second innings half-centuries by Stephan Baard and Craig Williams helped Namibia post a strong 336 after conceding a narrow lead of 17 runs against Netherlands in Windhoek, setting up a target of 320 runs on the last day. Namibia picked up the last Netherlands batsman in the...
Openers provide Troughton solace
Warwickshire 201 for 4 (Chopra 76, Westwood 56) drew with Derbyshire 226 (Palladino 68, Patel 3-37, Wright 3-48)Scorecard In five months' time, this match will almost certainly be nothing but a distant, watery memory, with little bearing on anything that happened in between. Yet Warwickshire were unable to avoid some sense of frustration. Not only were they denied the chance to take full advantage...
Misbah 'turned down' Worcestershire
Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's Test and ODI captain, has revealed he refused a a lucrative two-year deal to play for Worcestershire, due to it clashing with his national team commitments. Worcestershire, relegated last season, were looking for an overseas batsman after it became clear Australian Phil Hughes, who played at New Road in 2012, was not going to be available. Worcs held exploratory talks with...
Apr
13
Westley shows talent remains at Essex
Essex 177 for 3 (Westley 82*, Bopara 64) trail Gloucestershire 409 for 5 dec (Housego 150, Marshall 149) by 232 runsScorecard A recurring theme has developed at Essex with several young, talented players only flourishing after they've moved on from Chelmsford. Varun Chopra and Chris Wright left for Warwickshire and have become two of the leading young players in county cricket - Wright with...
Chopra back in the old routine
Warwickshire 90 for 0 (Chopra 48*, Weswtood 31*) trail Derbyshire 226 (Palladino 68, Patel 3-37, Wright 3-48) by 136 runsScorecard Everywhere you look at Edgbaston, there seems to be a picture of Chris Wright and Keith Barker, grinning broadly, one hand each on the LV= Championship trophy. And with good reason. With 118 wickets between them, their strike bowling partnership was the key to many...
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