Imran Farhat, the Pakistan batsman, has been around international cricket since 2001 but has never been a regular in the side for too long. In the last 12 years, he has only managed to play 53 ODIs at 32.45 and given the number of his matches he has opened with as many as nine partners. Farhat's career has often been overshadowed by the fact that his father-in-law is Mohammad Ilyas, a key figure...
Dwayne Smith back at Sussex for T20
Dwayne Smith, the West Indies allrounder, has been re-signed by Sussex as an overseas player for the Friends Life t20. Smith previously played in all formats for the county on a Kolpak agreement in 2008 and 2009, then as an overseas T20 signing the following year. Smith hit 59 from 26 balls to help Sussex to victory in the 2009 Twenty20 Cup final, part of a limited-overs double with the Pro40 league,...
Responsible Napier rallies Essex
Lancashire 7 for 1 trail Essex 226 (Napier 102*, Procter 4-66) by 219 runsScorecard There are few more thrilling sights in domestic cricket than Graham Napier in full flow, demonstrating an ability for clean hitting that has been matched by few. It once earned him a lucrative contract in the IPL and, briefly, a place in England's Twenty20 World Cup squad back in 2009. Now 33, and in the autumn...
Rashid proves agreeable for Yorkshire
Yorkshire 332 for 5 (Rashid 120*, Ballance 107) v SomersetScorecard According to Adil Rashid, he and Yorkshire have "come to an agreement". That was something Ajmal Shahzad could never claim. Shahzad was packed off for what was perceived as a headstrong insistence on his right to be a free spirit. There is reason to anticipate that Rashid can write a happier ending. To keep faith with their talented...
May
07
Holders Hampshire downed by Davies
Surrey 229 for 1 (Davies 127*, Smith 74) beat Hampshire 228 (Ansari 4-46) by nine wicketsScorecard Steven Davies fired a career-best 127 not out as Surrey claimed a convincing nine-wicket win over reigning champions Hampshire at The Oval. It was Davies' sixth one-day hundred, coming in 81 balls. He and opening partner Graeme Smith, who scored a quick-fire 74 from 75 balls, shared an opening stand...
Nash proves just enough for Kent
Kent 239 for 8 (Nash 98) beat Warwickshire 238 (Chopra 65, Patel 50) by one runScorecard Brendan Nash's best one-day performance for Kent proved decisive as they squeezed past Warwickshire with a frantic one-run victory at Edgbaston. Nash, the former West Indies batsman, made an unbeaten 98 that lifted his side to 239 for 9. Warwickshire slumped to 185 for 8 in reply with 55 wanted from six overs...
North hundred too much for Middlesex
Glamorgan 280 for 3 (North 137) beat Middlesex 254 for 9 (Berg 75, Owen 3-48, Hogan 3-57) by 26 runsScorecard Marcus North hit a brilliant 137 not out as Glamorgan made it two wins from two matches in this season's Yorkshire Bank 40 by overpowering a below-par Middlesex by 26 runs at Lord's. Glamorgan skipper and former Australia batsman North led from the front. He hit 16 fours and three sixes...
Alice Springs to host Ashes tour match
Alice Springs will host an international cricket team for the first time in 13 years after Cricket Australia announced England would play a tour match there during the 2013-14 Ashes. Traeger Park is set to host a two-day game between England and the Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI on November 29 and 30 after the original venue, Manuka Oval in Canberra, had to withdraw due to scheduled resurfacing...
May
06
Trescothick blitz sees Somerset cruise home
Somerset 184 for 2 (Trescothick 87, Trego 75*) beat Unicorns 183 for 8 (Elstone 75*, Meschede 2-15) by 8 wicketsScorecard Marcus Trescothick blasted eight sixes in a whirlwind 87 to lead Somerset to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Unicorns in a one-sided game at Taunton. The hosts needed only 15.3 overs to chase down a target of 184, with Trescothick making his runs off just 49 balls and opening...
Taylor ton hands Notts opening win
Nottinghamshire 287 for 4 (Taylor 108) beat Northamptonshire 204 for 8 (Patel 3-30) by 83 runsScorecard James Taylor hit a fine century as Nottinghamshire opened their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign in some style with an 83-run win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The difference in quality was marked as the visitors, fielding six internationals, batted with real purpose, Taylor scoring 108...
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