Derbyshire will head back to the Caribbean to prepare for their first season in Division One of the County Championship since 2000 and have vowed to maintain their youthful selection policy. Last season's pre-season trip proved successful as Karl Krikken's young side, featuring several homegrown players, went on to win promotion for the first time. They will fly out to Barbados for the fourth consecutive...
India begin preparatory camp ahead of England Tests
While the visiting Englishmen played their third warm-up game of the India tour in Ahmedabad, India's Test side eased into its three-day preparatory camp for the upcoming series with a short practice session at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in south Mumbai. All members of the squad, barring Harbhajan Singh, whose flight was delayed, arrived at the CCI in the afternoon, along with coach Duncan Fletcher,...
Tamim rues long gap between Tests
Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh opener, has said the huge gap between the team's Test matches is hurting their chances in the format. When they host West Indies for two Tests starting next week, Bangladesh will play five-day cricket after a gap of 11 months. "Our situation isn't good, we play Tests after long gaps," Tamim told ESPNcricinfo. "We should have this mentality of adapting ourselves from one...
Lions make it three wins out of three
Lions 248 for 9 (Bodi 45, Kemp 2-23) beat Cape Cobras 229 (O'Reilly 3-61) by 19 runsScorecard Lions increased the gap between them and the rest with a third consecutive win in the Momentum One Day Cup, beating Cape Cobras by 19 runs at Newlands. It was their hardest-fought win yet. After choosing to bat on a slightly difficult pitch, Lions made a positive start, reaching 65 for 0 and then 101...
Nov
09
Chinthaka Jayasinghe quits cricket in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Twenty20 cricketer Chinthaka Jayasinghe has retired from first-class cricket in Sri Lanka, citing frustration with continued non-selection for the national team as a major reason. Jayasinghe, 34, played in five T20 matches from December 2009 to May 2010, making a high score of 38 from three innings in the lower-middle order. He played as a fast-bowling allrounder for his domestic sides,...
Watling repaying New Zealand's faith
In early 2011, BJ Watling's international record read like the careers of so many failed New Zealand openers before him. In the years after Nathan Astle, Mark Richardson and Stephen Fleming left the game, New Zealand seemed to trial a fresh opening prospect every six months. Michael Papps, Craig Cumming, Jamie How, Aaron Redmond and Tim McIntosh all arrived and wilted at the top level. Some showed...
Chinouya ten-for gives Rhinos big win
Mid West Rhinos 398 (Taylor 132, Mickleburgh 112) beat Southern Rocks 149 (Chinouya 5-30) & 157 (Chinouya 5-46) by an innings and 92 runsScorecard A ten-for from fast bowler Michael Chinouya helped Mid West Rhinos to an innings and 92-run win in their first Logan Cup of the season, against Southern Rocks at the Masvingo Sports Club. Chinouya took five wickets in each innings to finish with a...
Petersen, Amla set strong foundation
Lunch South Africa 1 for 90 (Petersen 45*, Amla 29*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details South Africa reached a contented 1 for 90 at lunch after Australia's bowlers fluffed their lines somewhat on the opening morning of the first Test at the Gabba. On a tacky pitch that offered some initial movement but will get get quicker as it dries a little more, Alviro Petersen and Hashim...
Nov
08
Three first-choice bowlers to miss final warm up
Graeme Swann, England's premier spinner, has flown home ahead of the final tour match against Haryana to spend time with his daughter who is unwell. He is expected to return before the first Test on November 15 in Ahmedabad. "This is a personal matter and we would ask for everyone to give Graeme and his family privacy. We will not be making any further comment at this time," the ECB said in a statement....
Little mystery, much anticipation
Match facts November 9-13, the GabbaStart time 1000 (0000 GMT) Big Picture So Australia has a dossier on the South Africa team. So what? One of the trends of 21st century international cricket is that battles between nations now contain so few elements of the unknown. It should not be forgotten that these two sides played each other over a pair of uproarious Test matches only a year ago in...
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