Month: February 2016

South Africa Women 235 for 8 (Chetty 55, van Niekerk 55) beat West Indies Women (Aguilleira 40, Luus 2-30, Klaas 2-33) by 35 runsScorecard File photo: Dane van Niekerk slammed 55 off 48 deliveries © Getty Images Trisha Chetty and Dane van Niekerk both stroked half-centuries, paving the way for South Africa Women’s 35-run win against West Indies Women in East London. Victory was not of much significance, though, as…

Jackson Bird is looking forward to the conditions at Trent Bridge © Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Nottinghamshire have signed Jackson Bird, the Australia fast bowler, as a replacement for Peter Siddle who faces an extended period on the sidelines after being diagnosed with stress fractures of the back. Bird, who returned to the Test team in the recent series against New Zealand and claimed 5 for 59 in the second Test,…

The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced Specsavers will become the new title sponsor of the County Championship. The four-year deal will give Specsavers full naming and branding rights around the historic competition which will enter its 126th season in April – with current County Champions Yorkshire bidding to win their third successive title. The new agreement strengthens Specsavers’ relationship with county cricket as the eye-wear chain has been…

Justice AP Shah, the BCCI ombudsman, said the allegations against Nishant Arora “cannot be an issue of consideration” © Hindustan Times The BCCI ombudsman Justice AP Shah has dismissed allegations of conflict of interest against the board’s media manager Nishant Arora. Shah said the charges against Arora, leveled by freelance journalist Neeraj Gunde, “cannot be an issue of consideration.” Gunde had written to Shah last month alleging that Arora and…

Toss UAE choose to bat v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz made his international debut for Pakistan © Chris Whiteoak After two bad chases in the Asia Cup, UAE captain Amjad Javed decided to bat first and hoped their impressive bowling attack could band together once again and defend a total in the region of “120 to 130.” They made one change with Sialkot-born Usman Mushtaq…

Yorkshire retained their Championship title in 2015, when the competition was sponsored by LV= Sarah Ansell / © Getty Images Specsavers has been announced as the new sponsor of the County Championship, replacing insurers LV= after a 14-year association. The optical retail chain has signed a four-year deal with the ECB for full naming and branding rights for the first-class competition. The ECB had been searching for a successor to…

Yorkshire retained their Championship title in 2015, when the competition was sponsored by LV= Sarah Ansell / © Getty Images Specsavers has been announced as the new sponsor of the County Championship, replacing insurers LV= after a 14-year association. The optical retail chain has signed a four-year deal with the ECB for full naming and branding rights for the first-class competition. The ECB had been searching for a successor to…

R Ashwin – “Bumrah can bowl those lethal yorkers which we might have been missing in the past few years so that’s definitely given us an extra sting © BCCI The reemergence of 36-year old Ashish Nehra, and the emergence of 22-year old Jasprit Bumrah has given India a lot of confidence at the start and end of a bowling innings. Both men have the skills to swing the ball…