Sussex 202 for 3 (Wright 81, Hamilton-Brown 47, Nash 45) beat Middlesex 178 for 8 (Malan 61, Yardy 3-30) by 31 runsScorecard Luke Wright smashed 81 off 49 balls as Sussex posted an impressive 202 for 3 on their way to a 24-run victory over Middlesex in the Friends Life t20 South Group clash at Lord's. Dawid Malan hit back with 61 in 43 deliveries but even before he fell, heaving across the line...
Gooch refuses to excuse poor batting
Graham Gooch, the England batting coach, made no excuses for an underwhelming performance by England's top-order in the Ashes warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford. None of the England top seven were able to register a half-century as three Essex bowlers with only eight wickets between them this season reduced England to 212 for 7. An eighth-wicket stand of 116 between Tim Bresnan and Graeme...
Durham enjoy festive victory
Durham 147 for 6 (Mustard 59, Muchall 44*, Brooks 2-13) beat Yorkshire 178 for 8 (Pringle 2-13) by four wicketsScorecard Phil Mustard and Gordon Muchall combined to guide Durham to a penultimate-ball victory over Yorkshire at North Marine Road on a day that had the feel of festival about it. It was a tight game for 38 overs, but the 39th eased Durham's nerves as their recently departed colleague,...
Machan's all-round show leads Scotland to victory
Scotland 242 for 4 (Machan 114, Mommsen 63, Odhiambo 3-48) beat Kenya 230 (Mishra 61, Ouma 57, Wardlaw 4-45, Machan 3-31) by 12 runsScorecard Matt Machan's all-round performance of a hundred and three wickets gave Scotland a narrow 12-run win against Kenya to move to third place in the ICC World Cricket League Championship in Aberdeen. After scoring his maiden ODI ton, Machan took three wickets in...
Jun
30
Further delay in ACSU report
The much talked-about ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit report on BPL corruption has been delayed further. This time the wait could be till the first week of August, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan. Mohammad Ashraful, the only one interviewed by the ACSU to have publicly confessed of wrongdoings, will remain temporarily suspended. If the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, the country's...
Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy
The Champions Trophy is now officially history with the ICC confirming a World Test Championship from 2017 onwards in line with its goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats over a four-year period. This also means that the World Twenty20 will he held once every four years starting 2016 instead of the current two-year interval. In another decision taken to "ensure an optimum...
Umpires given power to curb ball tampering
Umpires have been empowered by the ICC to take action on ball tampering even if they only have suspicion that the condition of the ball has been changed and have no eye witness evidence. The decision, taken by the ICC Board at their annual conference in London, comes in the wake of controversy in the Champions Trophy when England faced allegations of ball tampering. The former England captain, Bob...
August deadline for deciding on World T20 venues
The ICC has given Bangladesh an August deadline to achieve satisfactory standards for its stadiums for next year's World Twenty20 tournament. Having reviewed the reports by its venue consultant who visited the stadiums in June, the ICC's International Development (IDI) board has pencilled in another inspection for August following which a final decision will be taken on the venues for the tournament...
Jun
29
White rights Northants' poor home record
Northamptonshire 124 for 4 (Coetzer 39, Wakely 36*) beat Gloucestershire 83 for 9 (White 4-14, Azharullah 3-23) by 41 runsScorecard Graeme White took four wickets as Northamptonshire saw off Gloucestershire to claim their first home win in the Friends Life t20 in almost three years. After the weather saw the match reduced to 12 overs-a-side, Northants batted well in making 124 for 4 with Scotland...
Dernbach, Mahmood steal win
Surrey 157 for 6 (Roy 42, Wilson 31) beat Sussex 147 for 7 (Yardy 44, Dernbach 3-15) by 10 runsScorecard Surrey bounced back from defeat in their opening Friends Life t20 match as some sensational death bowling from Jade Dernbach helped them to beat Sussex by 10 runs at Hove. Jason Roy made 42 from 33 balls as Surrey were restricted to 157 for 6 thanks to some fine bowling by Dwayne Smith, with...
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