Aug
10

Rafiq five leads Yorkshire to thrilling win

Yorkshire 198 (Plunkett 47*, Sunny 3-25) beat Bangladesh A 191 (Anamul 69, Rafiq 5-30) by 7 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Offspinner Azeem Rafiq's five-wicket haul snared a seven-run win for Yorkshire over Bangladesh A at Leeds. It was the visitors' second close defeat in as many one-day games on this tour to England, after losing to Hampshire by eight runs on Tuesday. Rafiq was brought...
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Aslam century leads Pakistan to victory

Pakistan Under-19s 196-2 (Aslam 120*) beat Bangladesh Under-19s 192 (Jashimuddin 50, Zia-ul-Haq 3-27) by 8 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Captain Sami Aslam almost single-handedly set up Pakistan Under-19s' eight-wicket win over Bangladesh Under-19s in the triangular series at Market Harborough. His unbeaten century led his side to their second win in the tournament and put them at the...
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England's self-inflicted wounds

England's batsmen did not appear to know whether to stick or twist on the opening day, but should have followed the lead of their captainAfter the apocalypse, when the first few survivors emerge from their bunkers and caves, it seems safe to assume they will find only two types of creature unscathed: a certain type of hardy insect and, marking his guard and waiting for his next ball, Alastair Cook....
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Australia's economy brings great value

Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle have led Australia's bowling in this series, but it was their other three team-mates who stole the show in an opening day battle of patience and disciplineThere is a Bannatyne's Health Club at the Durham cricket ground, overlooking the action from the north-west side of the oval. Had the boss and Dragon's Den entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne been watching from the balcony...
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Aug
08

Bird in line if Harris not risked

Jackson Bird could play his first Test of this Ashes tour after being named in Australia's 12 for the fourth Investec Test at Chester-le-Street, starting on Friday. Given the three-day turnaround between Tests, the main issue facing the selectors surrounds their management of the injury-prone fast bowler Ryan Harris, who was rested in the West Indies last year when the team faced a similar back-to-back...
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All-round Mosaddek stars for Bangladesh

Bangladesh Under-19s 286 for 4 (Mosaddek 110, Sadman 86, Barber 2-57) beat England Under-19s 248 (Hameed 67, Duckett 56, Mosaddek 3-38, Pradhan 3-59) by 38 runsScorecard Mosaddek Hossain produced a superb all-round display with a century followed by three wickets to help propel Bangladesh Under-19s to a 38-run win against England Under-19s. The home side suffered their second successive defeat after...
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Carberry ton proves just enough

Hampshire 202 for 4 (Carberry 100*, Vince 60) beat Lancashire 201 for 4 (Brown 49, Moore 44, Croft 43*) by one runScorecard Michael Carberry blazed and blasted Lancashire for his first Twenty20 century but the tenacious Red Rose refused to be bullied and gave Hampshire, the defending champions, the shock of their lives before falling a run short in a remarkable chase. Carberry's 66-ball century...
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Hard work, not money, drives Zimbabwe's cricketers

Zimbabwe's cricketers are idolised by their countrymen, yet they continue to feel under-valued by their bossesBy the time they arrived in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's cricketers had lost their appetite for a fight. A luckless Brendan Taylor lost both tosses and scored no runs at all across 20 deliveries in two innings. His team followed his lead in two crushing defeats. The yawning gulf between India and...
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Aug
07

Dawson the difference in Hants win

Hampshire 223 (Dawson 97, Mascarenhas 35, Gazi 2-31) beat Bangladesh A 215-9 (Sunny 45*, Marshall 39, Dawson 3-11) by eight runsScorecard Liam Dawson's all-round performance made the difference between Hampshire and Bangladesh A who lost by eight runs at the Ageas Bowl. His 97 was pivotal in the 223 runs made by the home side before his left-arm spin put the screws on. The match also saw two 50-plus...
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Madras High Court orders criminal case against TNCA

The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai Police to file a criminal case against the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for allegedly suppressing facts to secure a stability certificate for the stands at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to host IPL matches. The direction was passed on a petition that submitted that the TNCA had been inconsistent with its assessment of the structure's stability....
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