Leicestershire 25 for 2 trail Derbyshire 289 (Slater 104, Durston 52, Raine 3-47) by 264 runsScorecard Leicestershire's hopes of ending a two-year wait for an County Championship victory were frustrated by a maiden first-class century from Derbyshire opener Ben Slater on a controversial day that saw India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara given out for handling the ball. Pujara became only the 59th...
Claydon five skittles Gloucestershire
Kent 83 for 4 trail Gloucestershire 179 (Payne 54*, Claydon 5-61) by 96 runsScorecard Mitchell Claydon bagged his third five-wicket haul of the season as Kent dismissed Gloucestershire for 179 on the opening day at Canterbury. Responding after tea, Kent fared badly in reaching 83 for 4 in 32 overs, to trail by 96 going into the second day of a Division Two clash that counts for little in the promotion...
Rejuvenated Ryder maintains Essex push
Essex 198 for 3 (Browne 106*) lead Worcestershire 84 (Leach 39, Ryder 5-24) by 114 runsScorecard While the "Chelmsfort" of T20 fame can be a lairy cauldron of noise and attitude, the Championship crowd tends to be a more pleasant bunch. After Worcestershire were bowled out inside the first session of the day, there was guarded optimism about Essex's chances of pipping Hampshire to promotion from...
Vince, Ervine lead Hampshire through the mist
Hampshire 357 (Vince 144, Ervine 107, Allenby 4-65) v GlamorganScorecard The first worry on the opening day in Cardiff was that play would not be able to start on time because of the mist. An hour into the opening day, the scene had more than the musk of a Werewolf horror production, with five victims in a grim first hour. After 21 overs, the scoreboard read 53 for 5. The question was asked: "What...
Sep
23
Statistician Anandji Dossa dies at 98
Anandji Dossa, a cricket historian who was considered the doyen of Indian cricket's scoring and statistics, died in New York on Monday. Dossa was 98. Last year, Dossa along with his wife had moved to the United States of America to be with their daughters. Dossa, a former cricketer who was a reserve in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad but could not break into the side, made an immense contribution to...
Adnan Rasool reported for suspect action
Lahore Lions offspinner Adnan Rasool has been reported for a suspect bowling action, following his team's four-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League Twenty20 in Hyderabad on Sunday. Rasool has been placed on a warning list, but can continue to play and bowl in a match. However, according to the CLT20 Suspected Illegal Bowling Action policy, if he receives a report while on...
Davidson stands for Leicestershire return
Neil Davidson, the former Leicestershire chairman, could be on the brink of an unlikely return to cricket administration at the club where his tenure ended in revolt. Davidson is "reluctantly" prepared to enter the fray once again to arrest Leicestershire's downward spiral. He will stand for election to the club's seven-strong board at the club's next annual general meeting at the start of the new...
Captain Ingram wants 'more unified' Warriors
Sharpening the Warriors' "competitive edge" is what Colin Ingram has identified as his main task when he takes over the captaincy full-time from Thursday. The franchise finished in the bottom half of the table in all three formats last summer and last won a trophy in 2009-10, which has fixed Ingram's focus on leading a resurgence this season. "We've been honest about it and we have to do a revamp...
Sep
22
Opposite day rules
Ramela's opposite day Omphile Ramela strode out at No. 3 for the second time in T20s. Danny Morrison, from the commentary box, tipped him as preferring long-format cricket. A T20 strike rate of 88.16 corroborated that. But the fourth over from Doug Bollinger amended that impression. Ramela dispatched a bouncer over the square-leg boundary. If that wasn't emphatic enough, the next ball, which was...
Malinga to have ankle surgery in Australia
Lasith Malinga has suggested Sri Lanka would be wise to groom another bowler as a World Cup failsafe as he prepares to undergo surgery on Monday that will keep him out for around 16 weeks. Malinga consulted his orthopaedic surgeon in Melbourne on Sunday, and decided his long-term ankle complaint had degenerated to an extent that it required surgery. If there are no complications during the arthroscopic...
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