There was at last some good news for Leicestershire as a new cricket facility was opened in the city centre. A boost to the recreational game in the city can only be of benefit to a beleaguered county. Continuing to develop home-grown youngsters is central to the club's plan to haul themselves from the lowest point in their history, some details of which were revealed at a members' forum on Wednesday...
Anderson prepares for year of hotel rooms
English cricket has been in the headlines recently, and not in a very flattering light, but for the current players it is a rare period of downtime before they embark on a demanding schedule. Next month they head off to Sri Lanka for a one-day series before returning home for Christmas, then leave again for Australia ahead of the World Cup early in the New Year. During 2015 those that play all, or...
Wade suspended for broken window
Victoria's captain Matthew Wade has been suspended for the second time in as many seasons, this time for inadvertently breaking a window following his dismissal in the Bushrangers' loss to Queensland at North Sydney Oval on Tuesday. Chasing Queensland's record total of 5 for 372, Wade was the first Victorian dismissed when he flicked a ball from his his opposite number James Hopes to leg slip. After...
Lehmann locked in until 2017
Darren Lehmann has been rewarded for his positive impact on Australia's performance with a one-year extension to his contract as head coach. Lehmann was installed on the eve of last year's Ashes series in England when Cricket Australia made the dramatic last-minute decision to sack Mickey Arthur, and while an Ashes defeat was the immediate outcome, Australia have been on the rise since then. A 5-0...
Oct
16
Murali helps O'Keefe beat 'dead track'
There was no doosra, but Steve O'Keefe showed on the first day in Sharjah the benefits of working with Muttiah Muralitharan over the past week and a half. Muralitharan has been in the UAE with Australia's squad as a bowling consultant and his advice to O'Keefe proved invaluable on a surface that offered little for bowlers of any persuasion. On a day when the frontline offspinner Nathan Lyon went...
All-round Kapp downs Sri Lanka Women
South Africa women 225 for 8 (Kapp 89*, Lee 72, Kaushalya 2-24) beat Sri Lanka women 172 for 9 (Kaushalya 59, Ismail 2-19) by 53 runsScorecard Marizanne Kapp fueled South Africa Women to a winning start in the ICC Women's Championship. She complemented an unbeaten 89 with a spell of 2 for 36 to keep Sri Lanka Women 54 runs short of their target of 226 in Colombo. South Africa, after opting to...
Last-ball run out spares New Zealand's blushes
New Zealand XI 263 (Anderson 53, McCullum 52, Berrington 3-66) beat Scotland 262 (Machan 83, Coleman 56, Gardiner 54, Anderson 4-47) by one runScorecard Scotland came within a whisker of beating a strong New Zealand XI - only three players away from being a full-strength home side - but after striking a boundary in the last over to leave the visitors needing two off three balls, Alasdair Evans...
Bravo, Hinds battle intensifies in email exchange
The growing impasse between West Indies players and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has intensified with both sides exchanging bitter emails in the past week. After Wavell Hinds, who has been the direct target of the players' ire, vehemently refused to step down from his dual positions as WIPA president and chief executive, the players fired fresh salvos against him via a two-part letter...
Oct
15
Misbah the best choice to lead in World Cup - Afridi
Shahid Afridi has said that Misbah-ul-Haq was the "best choice as Pakistan captain" for the upcoming World Cup. His comments in support of Misbah's captaincy came through a PCB media release after Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chief, had expressed disappointment with Afridi's remarks in a post-match conference after the third ODI. "Let me state at the very outset, Misbah is the best choice as Pakistan...
Manish Pandey hails IPL impact for call-up
Being consistent is the reason for this call - Pandey On May 21, 2009, a 20-year-old Manish Pandey, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, pummelled a Deccan Chargers bowling attack which included Ryan Harris, Andrew Symonds and Pragyan Ojha, as he went on to become the first Indian centurion in the competition. While Pandey's form in the IPL remained consistent - he has scored...
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