Peter Siddle, in England to take up a season-long overseas contract with Nottinghamshire, has admitted he is "pretty glad" England have dropped Kevin Pietersen from their side. Siddle, the Australia seamer, has claimed Pietersen's wicket 10 times in Test cricket, but he still regards him as "a challenging player" to bowl against. "Personally, I'm pretty glad he's not playing any more," Siddle said....
BCB to appeal against corruption tribunal's clean chit
The BCB has decided not to involve in the National Cricket League Dhaka Gladiators' Mosharraf Hossain and Mahbubul Alam as it plans to appeal against the Bangladesh Premier League corruption tribunal's decision to hand the two a clean chit. The duo were among the nine cricketers accused of match-fixing in the second edition of the BPL. "The board is planning to appeal," Jalal Yunus, the BCB media...
Wagg gets ruthless to sink Surrey
Glamorgan 209 (Allenby 52, Meaker 4-57, Linley 3-24) and 156 for 0 (Rees 75*, Bragg 72*) beat Surrey 280 (Ansari 74, Davies 67, Allenby 4-47) and 81 (Wagg 6-29, Hogan 4-31) by 10 wicketsScorecard Quite how we have arrived at a comprehensive 10-wicket win for Glamorgan, their first against Surrey since August 2001, is still a tad confusing. Surrey started the day 50 for 2, with a lead of 121,...
Middlesex collapse wrecks Rogers' day
Sussex 386 (Prior 125, Anyon 50, Finn 6-80) beat Middlesex 105 (Anyon 4-24, Magoffin 3021) and 154 (Magoffin 5056, Anyon 3-67)by an innings and 127 runsScorecard Chris Rogers had a lot to reflect on at the Wisden dinner. Named as a Cricketer of the Year he could take pride in a consistent career which has been finally rewarded at Test level. But domestic cricket has been his main patch and he...
Apr
09
Smith's heroics too late for Lancashire
Lancashire 144 (Smith 42*, Fletcher 3-15) and 7 for 1 need another 342 to beat Nottinghamshire 272 (Patel 93, Hales 61, Anderson 5-55) and 220 (Wessels 90, Smith 5-53)Scorecard If Lancashire do go on to save - or even win - this game, they will owe a great deal of their success to Tom Smith. Smith not only top-scored with the bat to help his side avoid the follow-on, but also claimed a five-wicket...
Jayawardene, Sangakkara lash out at board
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have lashed out at SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga for his handling of the news of their retirement, soon after they landed in Sri Lanka following a victorious World T20 campaign. The manner in which their retirements were made public caused controversy, when chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya expressed deep disappointment at not having been made aware of the...
Meaker makes quick impression
Surrey 280 (Ansari 74, Davies 67, Allenby 4-47) and 50 for 2 lead Glamorgan 209 (Allenby 52, Meaker 4-57, Linley 3-24) by 121 runsScorecard Surrey, with a lead of 121 and eight second innings wickets remaining, still have vague hopes of adorning Graeme Smith's return to the capital with victory in his first match in charge - and much of that it is down to Stuart Meaker. On the previous day, England...
Failing the spin test
To be considered one of the best teams in the world, New Zealand must play spin with more surety on the subcontinent The shadow of a ball whirring at myriad rpm from the hands of Rangana Herath and Sachithra Senanayake loomed large over New Zealand as they exited the World T20. The wiles of spin struck again, just as they had on all recent tours to the subcontinent against India, Bangladesh, Sri...
Apr
08
Lancashire batting in question
Lancashire 77 for 6 trail Nottinghamshire 272 (Patel 93, Hales 61, Anderson 5-55) by 195 runsScorecard Only 34 overs were possible on the second day of this game, but there was enough play to suggest that Lancashire's batting could be a major issue for them this season. Lancashire were reduced to 77 for 6 by the time rain intervened, meaning they still require 46 more runs to avoid the follow-on....
'Showed we could win big moments' - du Plessis
South African captains have previously returned from major tournaments red-faced. Kepler Wessels, Hansie Cronje, Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers have had to explain why the teams they led crashed out in varyingly curious or embarrassing ways. Faf du Plessis came back rosy cheeked. Even though the group he was in charge of did not bring home the thing South African supporters wanted most - a trophy...
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