The preliminary hearing into the alleged match-fixing and spot-fixing scandal in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League began in Dhaka on Sunday. Legal representatives of eight of the nine people charged participated in the proceedings; the next hearing is scheduled for January 19, 2014. Noorus Sadik, the legal representative of Mosharraf Hossain and Mahbubul Alam, said he had put forward a statement...
Deeper problems than first-Test nerves for England
England's recurring first-Test failure may this time point to more ingrained issues Had you never seen England play Test cricket before this match in Brisbane, you would be forgiven for concluding that they had no hope of fighting their way back into this Ashes series. This defeat was as emphatic and complete as any in recent years. Indeed, only five times in history have England lost a Test by...
Dale Steyn fined for foul language
Dale Steyn has been fined 10% of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Cape Town on Friday. Steyn was booked under Article 2.1.4, which relates to "using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an international match". The incident occurred at the end of Steyn's second over and he admitted the...
England unravelling through run drought
They have slumped from grinding sides down with mountains of runs to battling to stay in matches The 2011 series between India and England was supposed to be a heavyweight contest for the No. 1 Test ranking. But had England played Ravi Shastri on his own holding a microphone, they would have got stiffer opposition. England won 4-0. England were No. 1. Until today, England were unbeaten in their...
Nov
24
USACA forms governance implementation committee
The USA Cricket Association postponed any immediate action on remodeling its governance structure at last weekend's AGM and has instead opted to form a committee to review and explore the implementation of recommendations on governance from a report submitted earlier this year. USACA chief executive Darren Beazley had been pushing for changes to take place by the end of 2013, but a USACA press release...
Gibson wants better execution from WI as Gayle sidelined
West Indies opener Chris Gayle will miss the remainder of the India ODIs , as well as the Test-match-leg of tour of New Zealand that follows due to the hamstring injury he picked up in the first India game, in Kochi. He will need three to four weeks to regain full fitness, the West Indies physiotherapist confirmed. "Chris is returning to the Caribbean for injury management and subsequent physical...
Van Zyl, Hendricks star in Cobras' innings win
Cape Cobras 398 (van Zyl 167*, Kleinveldt 72, Subrayen 4-115) beat Dolphins 88 (Kleinveldt 3-15, Hendricks 3-21, Piedt 3-41) and 212 (van Wyk 52, Hendricks 6-54) by an innings and 98 runsScorecard Stiaan van Zyl recorded his 12th first-class century and scored almost twice the entire Dolphins total, while 23-year old seamer Beuran Hendricks' six-for sealed an innings win for Cape Cobras in Pietermaritzburg...
Cook fights, but England lose KP
England 136 and 3 for 98 (Cook 40*, Bell 20*) need another 463 runs to beat Australia 295 and 7 for 401 decLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England's task to save the Gabba Test looked insurmountable, but if they could draw sustenance from anywhere it was from the Brisbane Test three years ago. They batted for ten-and-a-half hours, Alastair Cook made an unbeaten double hundred and the...
Nov
23
Akmal, spinners help Pak draw level
Pakistan 176 for 4 (Akmal 64, Steyn 2-29) beat South Africa 170 for 4 (Amla 48, Afridi 3-28) by six runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A 102-run stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal allowed Pakistan to put on their most competitive batting display in limited-overs matches against South Africa in the last month and break a six-match winless streak. With both batsmen enjoying their...
Farhat, Masood fifties set up Habib Bank win
Fifties from Imran Farhat and Shan Masood powered Habib Bank to 294 before a comprehensive bowling performance helped the side defeat United Bank by 94 runs in the President's One Day Cup Tournament. Farhat and Masood shared an opening stand of 129 in a little under 21 overs after the side were put into bat. Masood was dismissed for 65-ball 50, while Farhat scored a pacy 87 off 78 balls with 11 fours...
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