Ireland will attempt to secure qualification for their third consecutive World Cup by beating Netherlands in two ICC WCL Championship fixtures over the next three days and their captain, William Porterfield, has emphasised how important the achievement would be in the continuing development of Irish cricket. The top two teams in the WCL Championship will qualify automatically for the 2015 World Cup...
Notts roll on thanks to Lumb
Nottinghamshire 156 for 2 (Lumb 96) beat Durham 154 for 4 (Stoneman 51) by eight wicketsScorecard Michael Lumb made the highest T20 score by a Nottinghamshire player to help his side to an eight-wicket win over Durham at Chester-le-Street. Lumb fell just four runs short of a deserved century as the Outlaws made it four wins from four by chasing down 154 for 4 with 4.3 overs to spare. Durham's...
Warks try Rugby but still lose
Glamorgan 132 for 2 (Wallace 69*) beat Warwickshire 126 for 8 (Hogan 3-11) by eight wicketsScorecard If there is an air of old money about Rugby School it is hardly surprising. It was founded in the 16th century in accordance with the will of Lawrence Sheriff, who was Queen Elizabeth's grocer and was keen to do something worthwhile with his fortune for the boys of his home town. Its playing field,...
'England better with Pietersen' - Anderson
James Anderson has praised Kevin Pietersen as "an extraordinary player" and a "vital" part of the England dressing room. At the height of the unrest in the England dressing room in 2012, Anderson was believed to be one of those opposed to the manner in which Pietersen conducted himself. While there was never any doubting Pietersen's ability with the bat - he scored a century of rare class and skill...
Jul
06
Pakistan hold nerve for historic win
Pakistan 116 for 8 (Abidi 45) beat England 115 (Brindle 39, Yousuf 3-22) by one runScorecard Pakistan claimed their first victory over England in any form of the women's game with a nerve-jangling one-run win in the second T20 at Loughborough. Having been comprehensively beaten earlier in the day, Pakistan fought tenaciously to defend what seemed a below-par total as Arran Brindle narrowly failed...
Clarke encourages Warner return
Australia's captain Michael Clarke has given a decidedly strong indication he wants David Warner in his first Test team, despite the left-hander's lack of match preparation. It will now be a matter of whether or not the selectors agree with reinstating Warner immediately after his suspension for punching Joe Root, or demure for reasons of Test match readiness. Speaking for the first time since the...
Roses tie thrills capacity crowd
Yorkshire 152 for 6 (Jaques 66*) tied with Lancashire 152 for 5 (Croft 42*, Smith 35, Pyrah 3-15) Scorecard This was an uplifting evening for the neutral, but this was also a Roses match, where there is no such thing as no man's land. So before extolling the joys of a capacity crowd at Headingley, entertained to the utmost, it is best to record without further ado that the result was a tie. Neither...
Scotland win T20 series 2-0
Scotland 106 for 3 (MacLeod 46*, Wallace 23) beat Kenya 100 for 8 (Obuya 38*, Burnett 3-18) by 7 wicketsScorecard Calum MacLeod helped Scotland beat Kenya by seven wickets with nine balls to spare to clinch the T20 series 2-0 in Aberdeen. After restricting Kenya to 100 for 8, Scotland started slow in their chase. They lost their first wicket in the seventh over at the score of 32 and still needed...
Jul
05
Arthur sacking 'inevitable' - Moody
Tom Moody, the former Australia cricketer and Sri Lanka coach, has described Australia's decision to sack Mickey Arthur as "inevitable" and suggested that the "respect was being lost" between the players and the coach in the weeks before his removal. Moody, who played alongside the new coach, Darren Lehmann, in the Australia World Cup winning side of 1999, suggested Arthur was doomed from the moment...
20,000 watch Malan tame Tait
Middlesex 174 for 3 (Malan 86, Denly 52*) beat Essex 170 for 8 (Rutherford 38) by seven wicketsScorecard Dawid Malan tamed Essex's Australian pace ace Shaun Tait at Lord's as his 55-ball 86 helped to propel Middlesex to a seven-wicket victory in a Friends Life t20 South Group game played before a crowd of almost 20,000. Tait conceded 17 runs from his third over as Malan's assault, including...
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