Moments before Mushfiqur Rahim announced his resignation as captain, he and his deputy Mahmudullah had blamed the Bangladesh top order for the 1-2 defeat to Zimbabwe. Mushfiqur was among the top five batsmen who hadn't scored a half-century in the series. Bangladesh had also lost all three tosses, but Mushfiqur said it was a matter of handling the conditions rather than relying on luck. They had...
Mullaney best sets up Notts win
Nottinghamshire 140 for 3 (Taylor 50*) beat Kent 220 for 6 (Key 62, Mullaney 4-29) by seven wickets D/LScoreboard Steven Mullaney returned career-best figures of 4 for 29 as Nottinghamshire collected their second Yorkshire Bank 40 victory of the season, defeating Kent by seven wickets in a rain-interrupted match at Trent Bridge. An unbeaten 50 from James Taylor, who will represent England Lions...
South Australia fined over Muirhead talks
South Australia's interest in the Victorian legspinner James Muirhead has cost them a $15,000 fine after they were found to have breached Cricket Australia's rules on player movements. Muirhead, 19, was given a rookie contract by Cricket Victoria in July last year and made his Sheffield Shield debut against the Redbacks in Adelaide in January. But a Cricket Australia grievance tribunal has found...
Injured Steven Smith returns from IPL
Steven Smith is expected to be fit for the upcoming Australia A series in England despite suffering a back injury that has forced his withdrawal from the remainder of the IPL. Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed that Smith was returning home from India due to the issue with his lower back, which was likely to make him unavailable for any more matches with Pune Warriors. However, his role as vice-captain...
May
08
Farhat looking to cement place
Imran Farhat, the Pakistan batsman, has been around international cricket since 2001 but has never been a regular in the side for too long. In the last 12 years, he has only managed to play 53 ODIs at 32.45 and given the number of his matches he has opened with as many as nine partners. Farhat's career has often been overshadowed by the fact that his father-in-law is Mohammad Ilyas, a key figure...
Dwayne Smith back at Sussex for T20
Dwayne Smith, the West Indies allrounder, has been re-signed by Sussex as an overseas player for the Friends Life t20. Smith previously played in all formats for the county on a Kolpak agreement in 2008 and 2009, then as an overseas T20 signing the following year. Smith hit 59 from 26 balls to help Sussex to victory in the 2009 Twenty20 Cup final, part of a limited-overs double with the Pro40 league,...
Responsible Napier rallies Essex
Lancashire 7 for 1 trail Essex 226 (Napier 102*, Procter 4-66) by 219 runsScorecard There are few more thrilling sights in domestic cricket than Graham Napier in full flow, demonstrating an ability for clean hitting that has been matched by few. It once earned him a lucrative contract in the IPL and, briefly, a place in England's Twenty20 World Cup squad back in 2009. Now 33, and in the autumn...
Rashid proves agreeable for Yorkshire
Yorkshire 332 for 5 (Rashid 120*, Ballance 107) v SomersetScorecard According to Adil Rashid, he and Yorkshire have "come to an agreement". That was something Ajmal Shahzad could never claim. Shahzad was packed off for what was perceived as a headstrong insistence on his right to be a free spirit. There is reason to anticipate that Rashid can write a happier ending. To keep faith with their talented...
May
07
Holders Hampshire downed by Davies
Surrey 229 for 1 (Davies 127*, Smith 74) beat Hampshire 228 (Ansari 4-46) by nine wicketsScorecard Steven Davies fired a career-best 127 not out as Surrey claimed a convincing nine-wicket win over reigning champions Hampshire at The Oval. It was Davies' sixth one-day hundred, coming in 81 balls. He and opening partner Graeme Smith, who scored a quick-fire 74 from 75 balls, shared an opening stand...
Nash proves just enough for Kent
Kent 239 for 8 (Nash 98) beat Warwickshire 238 (Chopra 65, Patel 50) by one runScorecard Brendan Nash's best one-day performance for Kent proved decisive as they squeezed past Warwickshire with a frantic one-run victory at Edgbaston. Nash, the former West Indies batsman, made an unbeaten 98 that lifted his side to 239 for 9. Warwickshire slumped to 185 for 8 in reply with 55 wanted from six overs...
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