Christchurch's journey back to a host city for top-level cricket will take another significant step early next year when the Hagley Oval will hosts its first international match during the World Cup Qualifiers. The city has not hosted a major event since the devastating earthquake in February 2011. Severe damage was caused to the AMI Stadium and planning permission has now been granted for a new...
Rare unchanged team for Clarke
Australia's captain Michael Clarke named an unchanged team for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, the first time he has been able to do so since the corresponding match last summer against South Africa. The selectors thought carefully about adding the extra bowling of the allrounder James Faulkner, but ultimately felt that Shane Watson's medium pace would be sufficient as a fifth option, particularly...
NZ declare on 609 after Taylor double-ton
New Zealand 609 for 9 dec (Taylor 217*, McCullum 113, Best 3-148) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A maiden double-century by Ross Taylor ensured New Zealand cashed in on the platform laid by the top order to declare the innings on 609 for 9 soon after tea on the second day of the Dunedin Test. West Indies bowled well in patches during the day, but gave away 164 runs after...
Can Australia hold their unfamiliar lead?
Match facts December 5-9, Adelaide OvalStart time 1030 (0000 GMT) Big Picture Last time Australia led in an Ashes series, they went on to sweep it 5-0. It was the summer of 2006-07 and, as it turned out, it was the last Test series that Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer would play. Those retirements began a more or less steady decline for Australian cricket, which hit its nadir...
Dec
01
Vesawkar leads Nepal to third-place finish
Nepal 133 for 5 (Vesawkar 43*) beat UAE 131 for 5 (Regmi 4-16) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Nepal capped a fabulous run at the World Twenty20 Qualifier by securing another last-over win to finish third. As against Hong Kong, when Nepal claimed their place at next year's World Twenty20, and during the group-stage win over Kenya, Sharad Vesawkar proved nerveless at the death,...
Bettering batting a priority for Pakistan, South Africa
The more things change, the more they stay the same, it is said. The month-long limited-overs series contests between South Africa and Pakistan has given meaning to that hypothesis. Rewind to October 30, the day this all began with an ODI in Sharjah. South Africa were bowled out for 183, Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as their top and middle order collapsed. Pakistan responded with a handful of contributions...
Bowlers keep Bengal on top
Services 261 for 6 (Tiwary 71, Swain 56*, Dinda 3-75) trail Bengal 431 by 170 runsScorecard Bengal are looking for yet another three points after the bowlers toiled manfully on a lifeless track to reduce Services to 261 for 6 at stumps on the third day in Palam. The possibility of Bengal getting the final four wickets looks more realistic than Services getting 171 runs to claim the lead with Soumya...
Rampant Ireland retain World T20 Qualifier title
Ireland 225 for 7 (Stirling 76, Johnston 62, Hotak 3-39) beat Afghanistan 157 (Naib 43, Johnston 3-34) by 68 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ireland successfully defended their World Twenty20 Qualifiers title with a comprehensive 68-run win over Afghanistan in the final in Abu Dhabi, thanks largely to blitzed fifties from Paul Stirling and Trent Johnston - in his final Twenty20 match - that...
Nov
27
Razzaq robbed of passport, valuables
Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq was robbed of his passport, and large quantities of gold and cash by burglars who broke into his house early this morning, the player said. Razzaq resides in the upmarket Defense Housing Society in Lahore. According to the FIR lodged with the police, Razzaq claimed to have lost 38 ounces of gold, $12,000 and documents. He said the incident took place around 5.00 am,...
McDermott and Richardson pulled from England tour game
The bowling attack England will face in the two-day tour match in Alice Springs this week has been weakened further, with the withdrawal of Alister McDermott and Kane Richardson. The two fast men will return to play for their states in this week's round of Sheffield Shield matches and have been replace by Victoria's Jayde Herrick and Western Australia's Simon Mackin. McDermott and Richardson would...
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