Ben Stokes has admitted he needs to mature if he is to fulfill his potential after missing the World T20 in Bangladesh when he broke his wrist punching his locker in frustration following his dismissal in the third T20I against West Indies. While Stokes was a rare glimmer of gold amid the rubble of England's Ashes tour - he hit a century in his second Test in Perth and claimed a six-wicket haul...
Bangladesh board keen on BPL third season
Despite a surfeit of controversies marring the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League, the BCB is looking for a window in the coming season to host the league again. The second edition was held in January-February 2013, after which problems over player payment and a prolonged match-fixing investigation stalled the domestic T20 tournament. At this stage, the November 2014 to January 2015...
Bangalore's arsenal blazes to victory
Bangalore 146 for 2 (Yuvraj 52*, Kohli 49*) beat Delhi 145 for 4 (Duminy 67*, Taylor 43*) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Hattangadi - Delhi lost it in the first six overs The Yuvraj Singh-Virat Kohli partnership didn't have a happy ending in the World T20 final, but less than two weeks after that night in Mirpur, their association in Sharjah followed a different...
Trott stands down after relapse
Jonathan Trott is to take an extended break from cricket having suffered a recurrence of the problems that forced him to leave the Ashes tour after the first Test in Brisbane. Trott left Australia in November with what was described at the time as a "stress related illness" by the ECB. While he hoped that a period of rest ahead of the English domestic season would prove the cure for what he believed...
Apr
17
Tuskers mauled by Sibanda double ton
Vusi Sibanda's fluid 217, his highest first-class score, set he base for Mid West Rhinos thrashing Matabeleland Tuskers by an innings and 299 runs. Bradley Wadlan's left-arm spin scythed through Tuskers in the second innings picking up 7 for 30 to seal the game in two days. Rhinos lost the toss but their bowlers ensured no ground was yielded by dismissing the Tuskers openers quickly and then sparking...
Carberry ton nudges selectors
Hampshire 422 (Vince 144, Wheater 82) and 215 for 2 (Carberry 100*, Vince 58*) beat Gloucestershire 304 (Tavare 139, Tomlinson 4-68, Abbot 5-67) and 332 (Marshall 94, Gidman 72) by eight wicketsScorecard Michael Carberry offered a timely reminder to the England selectors with an unbeaten century to lift Hampshire to their first win of the new Championship Division Two season at Gloucestershire....
Worcs bowlers complete big win
Worcestershire 224 (Kervezee 54) and 270 (Cox 89, Bollinger 5-43) beat Kent 229 (Bell-Drummond 61, Andrew 4-42) and 140 (Andrew 4-43) by 125 runsScorecard Kent lost seven wickets for 89 on the final morning as Worcestershire wrapped up a 125-run win in their Championship Division Two match at New Road. Charles Morris took three of the remaining wickets to fall as Kent slumped from their overnight...
Essex complete thrilling recovery
Essex94 (Cook 35, Footitt 5-29, Groenewald 5-44) and 425 (Cook 181, Foster 55*, Groenewald 3-62) beat Derbyshire 154 and 312 (Chanderpaul 52, Groenewald 52, Napier 3-49, Mills 3-49) by 53 runsScorecard With Ravi Bopara strolling out to the middle around an hour after the scheduled lunch interval to practise his bowling, the match already won, you could imagine that Essex did not have to work...
Apr
16
Collingwood faces tricky decision
Durham 452 (Mustard 91, Richardson 80) and 178 for 5 (Richardson 53*, Middlebrook 4-39) lead Northamptonshire 378 (Spriegel 97) by 252 runsScorecard Paul Collingwood is faced with picking the right moment to declare 12 months on from a decision that almost had a significant bearing on the title. He may have been unlucky in seeing his side lose to Yorkshire last April but that result with doubtless...
Ojha stifles Dhoni and another Kohli century
105 - The most runs scored by a batsman off a bowler in the tournament - Virat Kohli holds the record against Umesh Yadav, scoring 105 off 53 balls, and being dismissed once. Adam Gilchrist is the only other batsman to hit three-figures or more against a bowler - he has taken exactly 100 off Ashish Nehra, also off 53 balls. 40 - The number of dot balls Pragyan Ojha has bowled to MS Dhoni, the most...
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