Spinner Steve O'Keefe is hoping his shoulder stands up to the rigours of a four-day match against South Africa A this week as he auditions for a possible place in Australia's Test squad. O'Keefe will take the field for Australia A in Townsville in a match starting on Thursday, his first game for nearly five months, after he had a shoulder reconstruction at the end of the summer. However, the good...
Gamage called up as cover for Eranga
Right-arm seam bowler Lahiru Gamage has been called up to the Sri Lanka squad as injury cover for Shaminda Eranga, who has developed inflammation in his hip following the first Test against Pakistan. Gamage was with the Sri Lanka A team on their tour of England, but will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, and is available for selection for the match, which begins on Thursday. Sri Lanka are likely...
Counties could have gone bust - Collier
David Collier, the out-going ECB chief executive, has revealed that "seven or eight counties" could have gone out of business had the ECB not made changes to the running of the English game. In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with ESPNcricinfo, Collier reflected on a decade in the role and admitted his regrets over the Allen Stanford episode, his true feelings over the lack of cricket on free-to-air...
Chopra returns in style as Warwickshire climb table
Warwickshire 218 for 2 (Chopra 92, Evans 43*) beat Surrey 153 (Dilshan 58, Patel 4-30, Gordon 3-25) by 111 runs (D/L method)Scorecard An unbeaten 92 by Varun Chopra and a whirlwind unbeaten 43 from 15 balls by Laurie Evans overwhelmed Surrey as Warwickshire brought alive their Royal London Cup campaign with victory by 111 runs in a rain-adjusted match at Edgbaston. After a long delay in mid-innings,...
Aug
12
South Africa opt for substance over style
The expectation was that South Africa would flaunt their power against Zimbabwe, but the reality has been much different with the No. 1 Test team made to grind for every runSouth Africa know how to get stuck in. They have done it three times in the recent past - Adelaide, Johannesburg, Colombo - and they have done it exceptionally well. That also means they know how to get stuck. They did that in...
Bopara enjoys his chance to build rather than blast
England Lions 285 for 3 (Bopara 106, Taylor 103*) beat Sri Lanka A 283 for 6 (Chandimal 119, Finn 4-67) by seven wicketsScorecard To many observers, the England Lions top six contesting the Royal London triangular series against Sri Lanka A and New Zealand A loses little in comparison with the senior side as jostling for position begins in earnest with the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand...
Westley, ten Doeschate flatten Yorkshire
Essex 291 for 5 (ten Doeschate 119, Westley 111*) beat Yorkshire 290 for 5 (Leaning 111, Masters 4-34) by five wicketsScorecard Jack Leaning's first century for Yorkshire in any form of cricket could not prevent his side crashing to defeat against Essex in a high-scoring Royal London Cup match at Scarborough. The 20-year-old's unbeaten 111 helped Yorkshire to a challenging 290 for 6 off their...
Durston hundred lifts Derbyshire to win
Derbyshire 211 for 6 (Durston 108*, Hall 3-39) beat Northamptonshire 220 for 9 (Levi 62, Hall 43, Palladino 3-51)Scorecard A century from Wes Durston spurred visitors Derbyshire to victory over Northamptonshire at the County Ground and elevation into the top four in Group A of the Royal London One-Day Cup. Derbyshire prevailed by six runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method, and have three games remaining...
Aug
11
Amazon Warriors crush Zouks by eight wickets
Guyana Amazon Warriors 194 for 2 (Simmons 97, Guptill 66) beat St Lucia Zouks 189 for 7 (Fletcher 78, Charles 62) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A 154-run first-wicket partnership between Martin Guptill and Lendl Simmons ensured the Guyana Amazon Warriors made easy work of the St Lucia Zouks' 189 for 7 in an eight-wicket win for the Amazon Warriors on Sunday at Warner Park in...
Arafat five sets up Sussex win
Sussex 189 for 3 (Machan 47*, Joyce 46*) beat Somerset 193 for 8 (Ingram 72, Arafat 5-36) by seven wickets D/LScorecard Yasir Arafat claimed five wickets against one of his many former clubs as Sussex boosted their hopes of a Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-final place with a seven-wicket win over Somerset in a match reduced to 33 overs per side at Taunton. Arafat's 5 for 36 from seven overs...
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