Adam Rossington has completed a permanent move to Northamptonshire as they continue their rebuilding after being relegated from Division One. Rossington, 21, asked to be released from his Middlesex contract early after spending the second half of the 2014 season on loan at Wantage Road. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rossington, who came through Middlesex's Academy, took the gloves from Ben Duckett in the...
Gale given further two-match ban
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has been banned for the first two matches of the 2015 season after the ECB opted not to hold a formal hearing into allegations that he racially abused Ashwell Prince. Gale has admitted to "improper" conduct and will be required to take part in an anger management course. The announcement amounts to an agreement between Yorkshire and the ECB that, while Gale's behaviour...
Narine withdrawn by WICB from India tour
Croft: I'm not surprised about Narine West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to withdraw offspinner Sunil Narine from the entire India tour. A WICB spokesperson confirmed to ESPNCricinfo that Narine was being called back home after the CLT20 banned him from bowling having called his action illegal. Clive Lloyd, the chairman of the West Indies selection panel, had said on Friday...
Grayson questions umpires on Ajmal
Paul Grayson, the Essex head coach, said English umpires should have called Saeed Ajmal for chucking this season. Ajmal played a key role in helping Worcestershire to promotion in the County Championship but Grayson said his Essex side would have won promotion instead if umpires had been brave enough to report Ajmal. In nine Championship matches this season, Ajmal's action was not officially questioned...
Oct
02
Can Cooper barrel into contention?
Tom Cooper is in elite company. His one-day international average of 48.80 is higher than that of Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke and Dean Jones. It's not quite up to Michael Bevan levels, and of current Australians George Bailey is also ahead of him, but there is no doubt that Cooper's figures are impressive. The only thing is, all his runs have been scored for the Netherlands. That in turn means...
Mills declines 'attractive' Essex offer
Tymal Mills, the left-arm fast bowler, has turned down an "attractive" new contract with Essex. He has had an injury-hit career since making his debut against the Sri Lankans in 2011, managing just 29 first-class matches to date where he has taken 52 wickets at 35.59 although has often been touted as an England prospect. In 2013 he gave England a scare when he struck Graeme Swann on the hand during...
Marshall 57 sets up series-clinching win
Bangladesh A 239 (Marshall 57, Litton 46, Muzarabani 4-33) beat Zimbabwe A 208 (Sibanda 37, Waller 52) by 32 runsScorecard Bangladesh A clinched the three-match unofficial ODI series over Zimbabwe A with a 31-run win in Fatullah. They made a successful comeback to win 2-1, going down by 17 runs in the first game and winning the second one by six wickets. Batting first, the home side were bowled...
Rohit set to miss West Indies ODIs
Rohit Sharma, who missed the Champions League Twenty20 due to multiple injuries, will be unavailable for the limited-overs' leg of India's home series against the West Indies. Rohit is likely to be available for the three-Test series, starting October 30, that follows the five ODIs and one-off T20. Rohit was initially ruled out for four weeks, which meant he could have recovered in time for the last...
Sep
30
Bird, Arafat sign for Hampshire
Hampshire have announced two overseas signings for 2015, with Jackson Bird joining for the first half of the season and Yasir Arafat set to play limited-overs cricket. Bird, who has played three Tests for Australia, will be available in all formats for three months ahead of his potential involvement in the Ashes. His ability to swing the red ball will be valuable in April and May, with Hampshire...
Umpire Ghouse dies aged 83
Mohammad Ghouse, who officiated in eight Tests and two ODIs in the 1970s and '80s, died in Chennai on Monday. Ghouse, 83, made his first-class debut as an umpire in a Ranji Trophy match in 1968-69 and went on to officiate over 18 seasons. His first Test as an official was in his hometown, between India and New Zealand, in 1975-76. Ghouse officiated at a time when the system of neutral umpires didn't...
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