Month: January 2016

Canterbury 245 for 4 (Fulton 65, Henry Nicholls 56) beat Auckland 243 for 7 (B Cachopa 107, Grobbelaar 45*, Astle 3-44) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Peter Fulton’s 55-ball 65 helped Canterbury chase down the target in 37.4 overs © Getty Images Fifties from Peter Fulton and Henry Nicholls stretched Canterbury’s unbeaten run in this season’s Ford Trophy to five, as they collected a six-wicket victory against Auckland. Chasing…

Match facts January 10, 2016Start time 1500 local (0200 GMT) For Sri Lanka it is a case of lose the game, then lose the series and the No. 1 T20 ranking too © Getty Images Big Picture New Zealand have usually outclassed Sri Lanka with ease across two southern summers, but even in the matches that the visitors have dominated, New Zealand have still found the means to prevail. Sri…

Joel Paris has taken 14 wickets at 16.85 at WACA, which also happens to be his home ground © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In the months after the 2011 World Cup, James Pattinson made his ODI debut. So did Pat Cummins. So did Mitchell Marsh. All players who have impacted international cricket, and who got their first chance near the start of a new World Cup cycle. Selectors view one-day cricket…

Karachi – Pakistan’s departure for their New Zealand tour late Saturday night was hit by a one-match ban on dashing batsman Umar Akmal, punished for violating the dress code in a domestic match earlier this week. Pakistan’s Umar Akmal bats during the first T20 cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on November 26, 2015 © AFP/File Ineke Zondag Team manager Intikhab Alam…

Hyderabad (India) – A court in southern India has issued an arrest warrant for one-day international captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni over a magazine cover depicting him as a Hindu god. A Hindu nationalist has accused Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of hurting religious sentiments © AFP/File Indranil Mukherjee The court in Andhra Pradesh state granted the non-bailable warrant Friday saying skipper Dhoni failed to answer repeated summons in the case,…

Mike Hesson sees Ross Taylor playing an important role in the World T20, when it comes to finishing innings © Getty Images Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill are opening the batting. Colin Munro has come in at No. 3. But it may be Ross Taylor who has made the most significant move in the top order, as New Zealand attempt to fill the firepower void left by Brendon McCullum’s effective…

Joel Paris has taken 14 wickets at 16.85 at WACA, which also happens to be his home ground © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In the months after the 2011 World Cup, James Pattinson made his ODI debut. So did Pat Cummins. So did Mitchell Marsh. All players who have impacted international cricket, and who got their first chance near the start of a new World Cup cycle. Selectors view one-day cricket…

West Indies’ T20 captain does not feature on their list of centrally-contracted players for 2015-16 © AFP West Indies’ Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has not been contracted by the WICB for 2015-2016, along with allrounder Andre Russell and spinner Sulieman Benn. Chris Gayle, who had previously turned down West Indies contracts more than once, including last year, is not on the list of centrally contracted players which was increased from…