Jason Gillespie, the former Australia fast bowler and popular coach of Yorkshire, has ruled himself out of the running for an England coaching job following the resignation of Andy Flower. It took only a matter of hours following the news of Flower's exit for Gillespie to be mentioned as a strong possible contender for the role of managing England. His positive effect on the Yorkshire dressing room...
Vinay defends defensive tactics
At times during the second session on the fourth day, it seemed as if Maharashtra, and not Karnataka, were the team with the 210-run first-innings lead. Someone would bowl - it didn't matter who it was, specialist or part-timer - and the batsman - it didn't matter if it was Kedar Jadhav or Ankit Bawne - would stroll down the pitch and work the ball either side of the pitch for a walked single to a...
Another ton for Jadhav but Karnataka still on course
Maharashtra 305 and 272 for 6 (Jadhav 112, Bawne 61, Vinay 4-84) lead Karnataka 515 (Rahul 131, Satish 117, Fallah 3-74) by 62 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Before he walked in to bat on Saturday, Kedar Jadhav had made scores of 51, 120*, 40 and 37 in his four previous innings. Across those four innings, he had scored 66.94% of his runs in fours and sixes. On Saturday, Karnataka had...
Leeward Islands suffer humiliating loss
Combined Campuses and Colleges 240 (Alleyne 54, Martin 3-33) beat Leeward Islands 80 (Baker 31*, Mayers 4-15) by 160 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The dark clouds and rain that loomed ominously over Queen's Park Oval and caused a delayed start to the match were a portent of things to come for the Leeward Islands, who crashed to a historic 160-run defeat at the hands of Combined Campuses...
Feb
01
Pakistan government withdraws petition against Zaka Ashraf
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...
Jan
31
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...
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