David Morgan, a past ECB chairman, and driving force behind the adoption of Cardiff as an international venue and the restructuring of the English domestic game, has been nominated as the next president of MCC. The nomination of Morgan, made as tradition by the current incumbent Mike Gatting, was announced at the club's annual meeting at Lord's. His emollient skills may be necessary to help steer...
Yates weathers the storm
Lancashire 191 (Davies 59, Magoffin 4-36) and 19-0 drew with Sussex298 (Yardy 139) and 216-5 dec (Yardy 45, Hamilton-Brown 44, Machan 44*)Scorecard A match which had been threatened by the weather during the latter stages of its first three days eventually succumbed to the elements on the final afternoon. At 3.30pm a final heavy shower scudded in from the west and umpires Mark Benson and Steve...
Glamorgan claim Bragging rights
Glamorgan 155 (Andrew 5-40) and 229 for 7 (Bragg 91*) drew with Worcestershire 240 (Wagg 4-75, Cosker 5-39) and 296 for 6 dec (Mitchell 151*, Hales 63)Scorecard Glamorgan batsman Will Bragg produced a sterling effort to thwart Worcestershire's attempts to force a victory that would extend their lead at the top of Division Two. Bragg's unbeaten 91 underpinned a Glamorgan second innings total of...
Northern giants lose winning habit
Durham 361 for 8 (Richardson 148, Stoneman 131, Rashid 3-70) and 100-4 (Jennings 54*) drew with Yorkshire 589 for 8 dec (Gale 124, Lyth 104, Williamson 97, Bairstow 95)Scorecard A month into the new season, the two sides who showed themselves to be the best in the County Championship last season have won one match between them, and that against the side currently in last place. Something to worry...
May
07
Depleted Warwickshire thrash favourites
Warwickshire 462 (Ambrose 167, Patel 105, Wright 52, Hain 42, Roland-Jones 3-66) beat Middlesex 167 (Finn 37*, Rogers 34, Wright 4-56) and 248 (Rogers 82, Robson 68, Patel 4-78) by an innings and 47 runsScorecard To jump to the top of the Division One table might be considered a decent achievement in any circumstances. But to do so with an innings victory over the Championship favourites despite...
Mickleburgh leads Essex fightback
Essex 281 and 101 for 1 (Mickleburgh 47*) trail Leicestershire 433 (Eckersley 110, Robson 94, Cobb 70, Panesar 6-111) by 51 runsScorecard Essex battled back on day three with an impressive unbeaten partnership from Jaik Mickleburgh and Greg Smith to take a big slice out of Leicestershire's first-innings lead of 152 at Chelmsford. After Tom Westley was lost for just 3 at the beginning of Essex's...
New South Wales sign 17-year-old Doran
The inclusion of 17-year-old batsman Jake Doran on a rookie contract is one of few changes to the New South Wales squad after a successful season in which they won the Sheffield Shield and made the Ryobi Cup final. The only departures from last year's contract list were the fast bowler Chris Tremain, who signed with Victoria, and the rookies Nic Bills and Jay Lenton, who were dropped. Not surprisingly,...
BBL changes contracting rules
Big Bash League teams will be able to replace squad members who are unavailable due to national duties next summer, one of several changes to the competition's contracting rules. A second trade week will also be introduced to allow teams to refine their lists, and the salary cap has been bumped up from $1.05 million to $1.2 million for each side. Last summer, the rules regarding replacement players...
May
06
UAE ticket sales likely to cover BCCI's costs
The United Arab Emirates leg of the 2014 IPL has expectedly left a dent in the BCCI's coffers. However, the board is likely to recover most of its costs, thanks to the overwhelming response from cricket fans in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. The first 20 matches were moved to the UAE as it clashed with the federal elections in India. The BCCI has not indicated the range of costs of staging the IPL...
Emergency thermals for Sri Lankans
"The weather is our main challenge", admitted Angelo Mathews as the wind howled in across Dublin Bay yesterday. The Sri Lankan captain was speaking ahead of the first of the two-match RSA Insurance ODI series against Ireland at the Clontarf club, the opening fixtures in a tour that takes in all three formats and concludes at Leeds seven weeks from now. The Sri Lankans have been in England at the...
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