Play 00:45 ‘We’re not that much ahead’ – Morgan Perhaps it was the nerves. Jos Buttler‘s fourth ODI hundred was also his slowest but it nevertheless provided England with the central pillar of their total of 399 for 9 in Bloemfontein and paved the way for them to go 1-0 up in the series. Buttler’s role in South Africa up to the start of the ODIs had been to understudy…
Ian Bell will captain Marylebone Cricket Club in the 2016 Champion County match against Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi. The 33-year-old will use the four-day annual curtain raiser as match practice ahead of the new County Championship season in which he will captain Warwickshire. The five-times Ashes winner was recently left out of the England squad for their tour of South Africa but will look to pile on the runs for…
Amy Jones staked her claims for a place at the top of the England women batting order in Sunday’s opening one-day international with a brutal display of clean hitting in a comprehensive warm-up victory against a South Africa Women’s Emerging XI. The 22-year-old Warwickshire batter, who missed Tuesday’s friendly with bruised knuckles, made an unbeaten 44 from 35 balls as England made light work of chasing 63, winning by nine…
Robbie Frylinck had been suspended by Dolphins last week © BCCI Dolphins allrounder Robbie Frylinck‘s suspension has been lifted, after the franchise confirmed that the player was available for immediate selection. Dolphins, however, did not elaborate on the outcome of the disciplinary hearing Frylinck faced on Thursday, nor the sanction meted out. Frylinck had been suspended by the franchise last week and sat out of Dolphins’ one-day cup matches against…
[embedded content] All-rounder Danni Wyatt has said that England women will take an “unreal vibe” into their one-day international series against South Africa. England completed preparations for the series opener on Sunday with a thumping nine-wicket win over an Emerging South African XI in Mamelodi, near Pretoria, today. Wyatt claimed 3-7 as the hosts were bundled out for just 62 before the runs were knocked off 10.1 overs thanks in…
Play 03:00 Promising signs in ICC restructuring Sports administrators are used to being ignored, which is exactly the way they like it. But scandals in international football, athletics, tennis and cricket in recent months have forced the men in suits into the spotlight. Too many sports have been slow to recognise the urgency of reform. At least the aftermath of the latest ICC board meeting provides hope that the ICC…
UAE 148 for 8 (Javed 76, Sharif 4-24) beat Scotland 139 for 9 (Mommsen 56, Naveed 2-16, Javed 2-19) by nine runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Amjad Javed struck five fours and sixes for his 79 © ICC UAE captain Amjad Javed slammed a 42-ball 79 and then picked up two wickets, as the hosts edged past Scotland by nine runs in the only T20I in Dubai. UAE, opting…
Ian Bell’s most recent England appearance was on their UAE tour © Getty Images Ian Bell has been named as captain of the MCC side to take on Yorkshire in this year’s Champion County match in Abu Dhabi. Bell, who still hopes to add to his tally of England caps, was handed the Warwickshire captaincy last month. The four-day first-class match between an MCC XI and the reigning county champions,…
Madhya Pradesh 348 & 14 for 0 lead Bengal 121 (Easwaran 48, Pandey 4-45, Datey 3-30, Sakure 3-38) by 241 runsScorecard File photo – Ishwar Pandey led Madhya Pradesh’s charge with four wickets © AFP Madhya Pradesh’s pace pack shredded Bengal’s batting order and secured a 227-run lead in the first innings to sway the match almost decisively in their direction. Ishwar Pandey, Puneet Datey and debutant Chandrakant Sakure needed…
Assam 323 and 23 for 4 (Sran 3-11) lead Punjab 137 ( Sidhana 80, Arup 3-41, Krishna 3-54) by 209 runsScorecard J Syed Mohammad struck his second first-class century to put Assam on top in their quarter-final against Punjab © PTI Sixteen wickets fell on the second day in Valsad, at the end of which Assam gained a significant foothold on a semi-final spot in the Ranji Trophy. J Syed…