Apr
21

Ballance restates England credentials

Yorkshire 328 for 7 (Ballance 117*, Lees 90) v NorthamptonshireScorecard Peter Moores may not personally have seen the best of Gary Ballance - the Yorkshire left-hander's highest score in 12 innings against Lancashire, in all cricket, during the Moores' tenure is 57 - but it is fair to assume he will not be going on that evidence alone when he gets to grips, alongside his fellow selectors, with...
Read More..

Payne leaves Glamorgan in tatters

Glamorgan 47 for 6 (Payne 3-14) v GloucestershireScorecard David Payne was left frustrated as Glamorgan slumped to 47 for six on the first day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Gloucestershire in Cardiff before rain washed out more than two sessions. Payne, the left-armer, was left waiting to bowl his hat-trick ball after he claimed the scalps of Murray Goodwin and Mark...
Read More..

Lancashire struggle in Moores' farewell

Warwickshire 63 for 0 trail Lancashire 247 (Horton 83, Agathangelou 48, Woakes 5-63, Barker 3-52) by 184 runsScorecard "The coach is leaving!" These words, voiced in either expectation or panic, will be spoken in many pubs and clubs during the Easter weekend. This morning, though, they carried a very different meaning for Lancashire supporters, one far removed from excursions to Morecambe or...
Read More..

Roach escapes from nasty crash

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has escaped serious injury following a car accident early on Saturday morning in his native Barbados. Roach, 25, crashed his BMW sedan after losing control due to slippery road conditions at traffic lights near Wanstead Drive, just outside Bridgetown. According to local reports, the car flipped several times before landing in the 3Ws Park, approximately half a...
Read More..
Apr
20

Diligent Moores deserves second chance

Peter Moores made mistakes during his first spell as England coach but the benefit of experience could lead to success this time around 'The best coach of his generation' It was probably fitting that Peter Moores' second coming as England's head coach should come at Easter. While it would be stretching a point to suggest his career has risen from the dead, to have been appointed to this...
Read More..

Bangladesh players to consult psychologist

Bangladesh's senior players will have three sessions with a psychological skill development coach later this month. The BCB is also looking to hire short-term specialist coaches for all age groups to rectify specific problems in batting and spin bowling. Bangladesh's recent poor form had prompted this move. They had won only two T20s and drawn a Test match against Sri Lanka since January, during...
Read More..

Srinivasan eligible to attend emergent meeting

N Srinivasan's status as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association makes him eligible to attend the BCCI's working committee meeting on Sunday, although it is still unclear whether the sidelined board president will attend the meeting. The Supreme Court had stated in its order last month that none of the employees of India Cements Limited or its associate companies - except cricket players...
Read More..

Karthik and Duminy end Delhi's losing streak

Delhi Daredevils 167 for 6 (Karthik 56, Duminy 52*) beat v Kolkata Knight Riders 166 for 5 (Uthappa 55, Pandey 48) by 4 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Duminy an understated match-winner The burning question for Delhi Daredevils was their mettle under pressure. They were on a losing streak that was now at seven matches across two seasons. They still had to contend with their...
Read More..
Apr
19

Maxwell carves his parallel universe

Glenn Maxwell seems to project an icy disdain when at the crease. Match situations rarely faze him and the bubble in which he plays excludes everyone elseGlenn Maxwell shaped to sweep but held his stroke and let the ball go past him instead, turning his back to it in exaggerated manner. It was the third time in two overs that R Ashwin had bowled a wide down the leg side to Maxwell, and each time it...
Read More..

Some BCCI members want independent probe

A section of the BCCI's working committee is preparing to ask for an independent probe into the IPL corruption scandal during Sunday's emergent meeting, which was convened in the wake of the Supreme Court's observations against the BCCI and its sidelined president N Srinivasan on April 16. A day after the formal notice of the meeting was circulated to the board, some members of the 24-person working...
Read More..