Jul
08

ECB profit could be England's loss

The visit of India will swell the coffers of English cricket but there could be a greater cost in the long term 'Getting Kohli in early is key' - Broad Cricket is no longer measured in terms of victories and defeats. Not predominantly, anyway. It is measured in terms of profit and loss. How else could it come to pass that two middle-ranking Test teams would come to carve up the management...
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Claydon takes five as 15 wickets fall

Kent 106 for 5 trail Leicestershire 217 (Robson 56, Claydon 5-77) by 111 runsScorecard Mitchell Claydon claimed his best figures for Kent as Leicestershire were bowled out for 217 on a day when 15 wickets fell at Grace Road. Bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire hit back by taking five wickets in the final session to leave Kent on 106 for 5 at the close, still 111 runs behind. It was certainly a...
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Ansari heightens Surrey's persona

Surrey 400 for 5 (Ansari 112, Burns 97) lead Glamorgan 232 by 168 runsScorecard Why do people dislike Surrey? Money and metropolitan envy might have something to do with it but there is surely little of which one can disapprove about their cricket at present. Gary Wilson's team went into this match against Glamorgan 20 points ahead of their opponents having played one game more; both counties have...
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Last-wicket Hants repair after Norwell four

Hampshire 251 for 9 (Smith 45, Norwell 4-87) v GloucestershireScorecard Hampshire's last-wicket pair of James Tomlinson and David Balcombe repaired a middle-order collapse to thwart Gloucestershire on a day of fluctuating fortunes. Hampshire raced to 69 for 1 and then 144 for 2 after being put in, only for Liam Norwell to induce a slide in which Hampshire lost seven wickets for 38 in 12.1 overs....
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Jul
07

Fletcher, bowlers help WI draw level

West Indies 165 for 6 (Fletcher 62, Simmons 36) beat New Zealand 126 (Williamson 37, Cottrell 3-28) by 39 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Following their demoralising Test series defeat, West Indies found solace in the format they relish the most by squaring the T20s 1-1 with an all-round performance in Roseau. West Indies were guilty of not putting enough runs on the board on Saturday,...
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Ireland strikes in astonishing final over

Leicestershire 144 for 5 (Smith 65*) beat Derbyshire 143 (Durston 89, Ireland 5-22) by five wicketsScorecard Anthony Ireland starred in an extraordinary final over which involved a banned bowler and the fall of four wickets to set up Leicestershire's victory at Queen's Park. Ireland's 5 for 22 beat his previous best figures of 4 for 11, also against Derbyshire - but he might never have bowled...
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Kieswetter still gives Somerset hope

Somerset 155 (Kieswetter 60, Petersen 38*) beat Hampshire 116 by 39 runsScorecard Craig Kieswetter continued his superb form in the NatWest t20 Blast with a half-century to help Somerset claim a vital 39-run win over second-placed Hampshire in the South Division. Kieswetter, who this week signed a new three-year contract with the county, passed 50 for the sixth time in 10 matches in this season's...
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Flintoff turns up a crock of gold

Lancashire 229 for 4 (Prince 68, Buttler 55) beat Worcestershire 179 for 7 (Mitchell 46, Oliver 44, Flintoff 2-36) by 50 runsScorecard On a glorious afternoon by the Severn, Andrew Flintoff pulled off a comeback that cricket never expected to see. Nearly five years after he succumbed to injury and played his last professional match, after nearly five years largely spent in TV adventuring and...
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Jul
06

R Sridhar appointed Andhra Ranji coach

R Sridhar, the former Hyderabad left-arm spinner, has been appointed coach of the Andhra Ranji side for two years. Sridhar, who began his coaching career in 2001, has been part of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and was the India Under-19's assistant coach during the World Cup in February in the UAE. He has also worked with Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2014 as the franchise's fielding coach....
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Pragmatic victory for MCC on nostalgia-filled day

MCC XI 296 for 3 (Finch 181*, Chanderpaul 37*) beat Rest of the World XI 293 for 7 (Yuvraj 132, Collingwood 40)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details In the end, there was no Sachin Tendulkar hundred, no Brian Lara classic. The sun did not shine until it had begun to set and Shane Warne did not bowl. The contemporary cricketers showed the old stagers that reputations count for little. Thomas Lord,...
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