England women warmed up for their one-day international series with a crushing 145-run victory over a South African Emerging XI in Mark Robinson’s first game as Head Coach. Lauren Winfield, Lydia Greenway and Jenny Gunn all struck half-centuries as the tourists racked up 337 for eight after Charlotte Edwards had opted to make first use in Pretoria. Katherine Brunt then took three early wickets as the South Africans were reduced…
[embedded content] Lauren Winfield has urged England women to continue pushing the boundaries after they smashed the 300-run barrier during their warm-up match in Pretoria ahead of their one-day international series against South Africa. The 25-year-old was one of three half-centurions, along with Lydia Greenway and Jenny Gunn, as the tourists justified Charlotte Edwards’ decision to bat first by racking up 337 for eight. Katherine Brunt then ripped out the…
Craig Wright has aimed a few throwdowns at cricket’s rulers © PA Photos Craig Wright has called time on a 19-year association with Cricket Scotland by appealing for cricket to become “a bigger, healthier, more meritocratic global game.” He will end his cricketing commitments after World Twenty20 in India next month. His comments come as the Big Three takeover of international cricket, with a resulting weakening of cricket’s expansionist philosophy,…
The cricketing winter of 2015-16 will always be associated with Ben Stokes, especially for that astonishing innings in Cape Town – even today, it has been confirmed that he will be the front cover star for the 2016 edition of Wisden. But Stokes has not been the only big-hitting Durham batsman to make an impression for the Three Lions of England. Jack Burnham is five years his junior, and has…
The ICC has ‘found no evidence to suggest [Raju Rijal’s] documents were not genuine’ © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The ICC has said it is “satisfied” that Nepal Under-19 captain Raju Rijal is eligible to play in the ongoing World Cup in Bangladesh. The ICC stated it “looked into the matter” and reviewed Rijal’s documents, which had been submitted by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) before the tournament, and concluded there…
Play 01:43 I was forced to ‘retire’ by WICB – Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul has insisted he has not retired from domestic cricket and intends to resume playing for Guyana within a couple of weeks. In an episode that sheds light on the sometimes toxic relationship between the West Indies Cricket Board and Caribbean players, Chanderpaul has expressed resentment at being obliged to announce his international retirement in order to gain…
Play 01:05 De Villiers: Fast start crucial in ODI series AB de Villiers‘ workload management will not include taking time off from the IPL, South Africa’s Test and ODI captain has confirmed. However, he may look to lessen some national commitments at the end of next month’s World T20 in India, which leads directly into the six-week IPL tournament in April and May. “I’m still going to play in the…
Playing his first season for Bengal, Pragyan Ojha topped their bowling charts in the group stages with 33 wickets © PTI Bengal’s consistency this season can’t be overstated. They won two games in the league stage and lost none, and their only blip came in the first game against Karnataka when they dropped first-innings points. Bengal never conceded the lead thereafter, and eventually went on to finish second in Group…
Eoin Morgan and AB de Villiers with the one-day trophy © Getty Images Match facts February 3, 2016Start time 1330 local (1130 GMT) Big Picture In an act of typically perverse scheduling, the limited-overs leg of England’s tour of South Africa includes five ODIs and just two T20Is, despite the fact that the World Twenty20 is looming in barely a month’s time, and both sides would doubtless benefit from a…
West Indies Under-19 prevailed against Zimbabwe Under-19 in controversial circumstances © International Cricket Council “I didn’t watch the game. But I think Mankading should be looked at like any other dismissal. The batsman should not be leaving the crease before the ball is released. Simple. If he does he pays the price for it. Not the bowlers fault.” – Sanjay Manjrekar, one of the commentators at the World Cup, did…