Jackson Bird could play his first Test of this Ashes tour after being named in Australia's 12 for the fourth Investec Test at Chester-le-Street, starting on Friday. Given the three-day turnaround between Tests, the main issue facing the selectors surrounds their management of the injury-prone fast bowler Ryan Harris, who was rested in the West Indies last year when the team faced a similar back-to-back...
All-round Mosaddek stars for Bangladesh
Bangladesh Under-19s 286 for 4 (Mosaddek 110, Sadman 86, Barber 2-57) beat England Under-19s 248 (Hameed 67, Duckett 56, Mosaddek 3-38, Pradhan 3-59) by 38 runsScorecard Mosaddek Hossain produced a superb all-round display with a century followed by three wickets to help propel Bangladesh Under-19s to a 38-run win against England Under-19s. The home side suffered their second successive defeat after...
Carberry ton proves just enough
Hampshire 202 for 4 (Carberry 100*, Vince 60) beat Lancashire 201 for 4 (Brown 49, Moore 44, Croft 43*) by one runScorecard Michael Carberry blazed and blasted Lancashire for his first Twenty20 century but the tenacious Red Rose refused to be bullied and gave Hampshire, the defending champions, the shock of their lives before falling a run short in a remarkable chase. Carberry's 66-ball century...
Hard work, not money, drives Zimbabwe's cricketers
Zimbabwe's cricketers are idolised by their countrymen, yet they continue to feel under-valued by their bossesBy the time they arrived in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's cricketers had lost their appetite for a fight. A luckless Brendan Taylor lost both tosses and scored no runs at all across 20 deliveries in two innings. His team followed his lead in two crushing defeats. The yawning gulf between India and...
Aug
07
Dawson the difference in Hants win
Hampshire 223 (Dawson 97, Mascarenhas 35, Gazi 2-31) beat Bangladesh A 215-9 (Sunny 45*, Marshall 39, Dawson 3-11) by eight runsScorecard Liam Dawson's all-round performance made the difference between Hampshire and Bangladesh A who lost by eight runs at the Ageas Bowl. His 97 was pivotal in the 223 runs made by the home side before his left-arm spin put the screws on. The match also saw two 50-plus...
Madras High Court orders criminal case against TNCA
The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai Police to file a criminal case against the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for allegedly suppressing facts to secure a stability certificate for the stands at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to host IPL matches. The direction was passed on a petition that submitted that the TNCA had been inconsistent with its assessment of the structure's stability....
Solanki, Davies steer Surrey to Finals Dy
Surrey 151 for 7 (Solanki 38, Davies 35) beat Somerset 148 for 6 (Kieswetter 70*) by seven wicketsScorecard Surrey became the first side to make it to Finals Day and reached the last four for the first time since 2006 as they defeated Somerset at The Oval. A 4.15pm start limited the attendance to just 10,100, with Sky unwilling to put the game on their red button service. Surrey fans have a right...
White aids Northants resurgence
Northamptonshire 183 for 4 (White 58*) beat Durham 147 for 6 (Stokes 51* Daggett 1-13) by 36 runsScorecard Had anyone suggested before the start of this season that Northamptonshire would have been among the teams lining up for Friends Life t20 Finals Day, you have been forgiven for suggesting they lie in a darkened room swathed in wet towels. Heading into this campaign, Northants had won just...
Aug
06
Warwickshire excited by Rankin's form
Yorkshire 302 and 180 (Ballance 45, Woakes 5-42) drew with Warwickshire 309 and 3 for 0Scorecard Warwickshire's frustration was greater than Yorkshire's when only an hour's play was possible on the final day, when heavy overnight rain persisted well into the morning to leave the Division One leaders less vulnerable to defeat than they might otherwise have been. Even so, had the weather been kind...
Bowlers shine in rain-abandoned match
Match abandoned Bangladesh Under-19 145 (Shanto 30, Talat 2-13, Aftab 2-30) v Pakistan Under-19 38 for 4 in 17 overs (Hasan 2-3, Pradhan 2-9)Scorecard Incessant showers put a premature end to the opening match of the Under-19 tri-nation tournament between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Haslegrave Ground in Loughborough. The teams shared a point each, after rain arrived in the afternoon after 17 overs...
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