There was no doosra, but Steve O'Keefe showed on the first day in Sharjah the benefits of working with Muttiah Muralitharan over the past week and a half. Muralitharan has been in the UAE with Australia's squad as a bowling consultant and his advice to O'Keefe proved invaluable on a surface that offered little for bowlers of any persuasion. On a day when the frontline offspinner Nathan Lyon went...
All-round Kapp downs Sri Lanka Women
South Africa women 225 for 8 (Kapp 89*, Lee 72, Kaushalya 2-24) beat Sri Lanka women 172 for 9 (Kaushalya 59, Ismail 2-19) by 53 runsScorecard Marizanne Kapp fueled South Africa Women to a winning start in the ICC Women's Championship. She complemented an unbeaten 89 with a spell of 2 for 36 to keep Sri Lanka Women 54 runs short of their target of 226 in Colombo. South Africa, after opting to...
Last-ball run out spares New Zealand's blushes
New Zealand XI 263 (Anderson 53, McCullum 52, Berrington 3-66) beat Scotland 262 (Machan 83, Coleman 56, Gardiner 54, Anderson 4-47) by one runScorecard Scotland came within a whisker of beating a strong New Zealand XI - only three players away from being a full-strength home side - but after striking a boundary in the last over to leave the visitors needing two off three balls, Alasdair Evans...
Bravo, Hinds battle intensifies in email exchange
The growing impasse between West Indies players and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has intensified with both sides exchanging bitter emails in the past week. After Wavell Hinds, who has been the direct target of the players' ire, vehemently refused to step down from his dual positions as WIPA president and chief executive, the players fired fresh salvos against him via a two-part letter...
Oct
15
Misbah the best choice to lead in World Cup - Afridi
Shahid Afridi has said that Misbah-ul-Haq was the "best choice as Pakistan captain" for the upcoming World Cup. His comments in support of Misbah's captaincy came through a PCB media release after Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chief, had expressed disappointment with Afridi's remarks in a post-match conference after the third ODI. "Let me state at the very outset, Misbah is the best choice as Pakistan...
Manish Pandey hails IPL impact for call-up
Being consistent is the reason for this call - Pandey On May 21, 2009, a 20-year-old Manish Pandey, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, pummelled a Deccan Chargers bowling attack which included Ryan Harris, Andrew Symonds and Pragyan Ojha, as he went on to become the first Indian centurion in the competition. While Pandey's form in the IPL remained consistent - he has scored...
UWA's issues with ICC's current bowling-action testing methods
The dispute between the ICC and the University of Western Australia (UWA), which was previously the sole laboratory for testing bowlers with suspect actions, centres around the loopholes that UWA says can be found in current testing procedures, and the impact of technical issues on the bowlers under scrutiny. The chief concerns, raised by Jacqueline Alderson, associate professor in biomechanics at...
Barbados Cricket parts ways with chief executive
The Barbados Cricket Association announced on Saturday via a press release that it has "agreed to a mutual separation" with chief executive Jeff Miller after he served in the post for just three and a half months. Miller, 55, reportedly faced legal issues back home in the United States. The Barbados Today reported on October 3 that Miller pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony charge of grand...
Oct
13
Newby, Agathangelou leave Lancashire
Oliver Newby and Andrea Agathangelou have been released by Lancashire as the club continues their reshaping following relegation. The confirmation that both players would not be retained came shortly after Ashley Giles was appointed the new head coach. Pace bowler Newby, 30, has been with the club 12 years but, despite showing promise, failed to secure a regular first-team place and spent time out...
Modi rival makes move to take over RCA
Amin Pathan, who allegedly ousted Lalit Modi as the Rajasthan Cricket Association president on Saturday, has been allowed to enter the RCA office with his his colleagues and supporters on Sunday. After claiming to have taken over as acting president, it is understood that Pathan's team has started proceedings to get clearance from the state government and then try and end the impasse with the BCCI....
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