The Pakistan Cricket Board's legal tussle with the state government came to a conclusion after the government withdrew its petition against Zaka Ashraf's return as PCB chairman from the Supreme Court. The Ministry of Inter-Provincial Co-ordination (IPC) had earlier challenged the verdict of the Islamabad High Court which re-instated Ashraf as PCB chairman in January. In its appeal, the IPC had argued...
Parnell ready for Test cricket again, says coach
A tweak to his delivery stride, regular first-class game time, and a bit of growing up has put Wayne Parnell in prime position to occupy South Africa's No.7 Test spot, according to his franchise coach Piet Botha. Parnell is one of two all-rounders in the squad to face Australia, and Botha believes Parnell's pace could give him the edge over Ryan McLaren. "He is definitely ready for Test cricket again....
Zaka Ashraf wants consensus before ICC decision
Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has said the ICC was looking to get resolutions that would shake up the world game approved "hastily". He said the PCB and several other boards managed to hold off the onslaught for the benefit of cricket. He insisted he wasn't against any of the proposals but wanted all decisions to be taken through consensus, with every member board taken in confidence. Ashraf was...
Sarwan fireworks too much for Ireland
Guyana 301 for 3 (Sarwan 89*, Chanderpaul 79, K O'Brien 3-56) beat Ireland 187 (Poynter 54, K O'Brien 39, Wintz 3-30) by 114 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ramnaresh Sarwan spoiled any hopes Ireland had of getting their Caribbean tour off to a winning start by blitzing the visitors for a ruthless 89 not out off 62 balls in a 114-run win for Guyana at Queen's Park Oval. Sarwan took full...
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Walker agrees Canterbury return
Matt Walker, the batsman who enjoyed a 19-year career in county cricket, is returning to his old club Kent as part of their new coaching setup for 2014. Walker, who scored over 12,000 first-class runs, returns to Canterbury to become assistant coach under Jimmy Adams, leaving Essex where he held the same role for the past three seasons having finished his playing days at Chelmsford. The change comes...
BCCI's demand for more revenue justified - Patel
Sanjay Patel, the BCCI secretary, has said that the BCCI's demands for a larger share of the ICC's revenue are justified given India's commercial pull in world cricket. The BCCI, along with Cricket Australia and the ECB, had drafted a "position paper" that stressed on a new revenue distribution model favourable to the Big Three boards. The "position paper" also suggested a new model of governance...
Surrey hope to bring ICC to London
The Oval has emerged as another potential administrative base of the ICC as the organisation considers a partial relocation. ESPNcricinfo understands that Surrey have joined forces with the Mayor of London's office in an attempt to persuade the ICC of the attraction of a London base. The bid includes providing office space within the Oval ground with views of the pitch. The club are understood to...
Taylor, Williamson rebuild after slow start
25 overs New Zealand 120 for 2 (Taylor 42*, Williamson 39*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details India got off to their best start of the series, keeping the New Zealand openers quiet with tight lines, but ran into the in-form pair of Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, who rebuilt with an unbeaten partnership of 79 at 6.23 an over to take New Zealand to 120 by the end of 25 overs. This...
Jan
30
ACF launches North American Championship
The American Cricket Federation (ACF) has announced that it will stage a North American Cricket Championship in Phoenix, Arizona from March 7-9. The championship will consist of a three-match, 40-over series played between a team representing the Midwest Cricket Conference, winners of the ACF Twenty20 National Championship in Florida last October, and a team from the prestigious Toronto Cricket,...
'Big Three were more likely to make progress' - Isaac
Alan Isaac, the ICC president, has said that he pushed the three financially strongest boards to collaborate on the revolutionary proposals, instead of involving all Full Members, as they "were more likely to make progress more quickly". Isaac also said the Big Three have been working on draft proposals that called for sweeping changes in world cricket since last July. "We've been working for some...
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