Month: March 2016

Ronnie Flanagan defended the ACU saying it didn’t have the “powers of the police force” and that its efficiency shouldn’t be judged by the number of people prosecuted © AFP An international team is under investigation for corruption, the ICC’s anti-corruption unit chairman has revealed at the outset of the World Twenty20 in India. Sir Ronnie Flanagan said the ACU had thwarted attempts to “manipulate” events in forthcoming matches to…

Ronnie Flanagan defended the ACU saying it didn’t have the “powers of the police force” and that its efficiency shouldn’t be judged by the number of people prosecuted © AFP Sir Ronnie Flanagan, chairman of the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU), has revealed that his organisation has thwarted attempts of an international team to “manipulate” events in forthcoming matches to facilitate betting, and that action has been initiated against “one or…

Ronnie Flanagan defended the ACU saying it didn’t have the “powers of the police force” and that its efficiency shouldn’t be judged by the number of people prosecuted © AFP Sir Ronnie Flanagan, chairman of the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU), has revealed that his organisation has thwarted attempts of an international team to “manipulate” events in forthcoming matches to facilitate betting, and that action has been initiated against “one or…

Mumbai 386 for 3 (Bista 104, Suryakumar 88*, Iyer 55, Binny 1-45, Rajpoot 1-73) v Rest of IndiaScorecard File photo: Shreyas Iyer made an attractive 55, his 12th fifty plus score of the season, before falling to Stuart Binny © John Michel Jay Bista brought up his maiden first-class century as a strong batting show by Mumbai’s top order flattened a depleted Rest of India attack on the opening day…

West Indies Women 143 for 6 (Taylor 63, Ismail 3-25) beat South Africa Women 98 (Kapp 17, Mohammed 2-12) by 45 runsScorecard File photo – Stafanie Taylor hit seven fours and a six in her 63 © WICB Media/Randy Brooks Stafanie Taylor‘s half-century and contribution with the ball ensured West Indies leveled the series against South Africa with a dominant showing at the Wanderers. Taylor led a recovery after South…

Titans 277 (Elgar 79, Kuhn 45, Oliver 5-53) and 368 for 2 dec (Kuhn 151*, de Bruyn 150*) beat Knights 122 (de Lange 4-34, Richards 4-41) and 164 (Erlank 52, de Lange 7-76) by 359 runsScorecard File photo – Marchant de Lange returned match figures of 11 for 110 © Getty Images Marchant de Lange produced career-best figures to help Titans stretch their lead at the top of the points…

Western Australia 311 (Cartwright 139, Worrall 5-91, Mennie 4-58) and 31 for 2 lead South Australia 230 (Raphael 80, Hogan 4-49) by 112 runsScorecard File photo – Joel Paris took three wickets in as many balls, though not within the same match © Getty Images Western Australia gained a useful first-innings lead before South Australia struck late on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA. On a…