Month: March 2016

Tom Fell will miss the start of the season to undergo chemotherapy © Getty Images Tom Fell, the Worcestershire batsman, is to undergo a course of chemotherapy and will miss the start of the season. Fell had surgery last year after being diagnosed with testicular cancer but, despite initially being cleared to play grade cricket in Australia, a scan subsequently detected the disease in his lymph nodes. Although Fell had…

South Africa Women 125 for 6 (Lee 35, Anisa 2-23) beat West Indies Women 114 for 6 (Dottin 40, Ismail 3-12) by 11 runsScorecard File photo: Shabnim Ismail picked up three wickets to bowl South Africa to their first T20I win against West Indies © Getty Images Shabnim Ismail‘s three wickets in seven balls and Dane van Niekerk‘s two in an over helped South Africa Women defend 125, which seemed…

Australia won the toss and chose to bat v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dale Steyn will have to wait a little longer for his comeback © Gallo Images Dale Steyn‘s much-anticipated comeback will have to wait after he was left out of South Africa’s XI for their opener against Australia. Despite a return to fitness and almost two months out of the game, Steyn was overlooked as South…

Suriname beat Vanuatu in a semi-final of the WCL Division 6 in September 2015. © ICC/Nick Wood Suriname’s withdrawal from the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 due to violations of player-eligibility guidelines was the culmination of a five-month investigation sparked by documents submitted by Vanuatu Cricket Association president Mark Stafford. According to an ICC statement announcing Suriname’s withdrawal from Division 5, disciplinary charges were brought against the Surinaamse Cricket…

File photo – Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s century helped North Zone to a draw © ICC Central Zone consolidated their top spot after gaining ten points from the drawn encounter against East Zone at Cox’s Bazar. Central rode on Raqibul Hasan‘s double-century to post 588 before the declaration came in the first innings. This was Raqibul’s first 200-plus score in first-class cricket since his 313 in the National Cricket League nine…

Toss Pakistan chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Wahab Riaz came in along with Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz © Getty Images Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi decided to field in the dead rubber against Sri Lanka who are being led by Dinesh Chandimal, their third captain in the tournament, after Angelo Mathews’ calf strain forced him to sit out. Afridi said they were bowling to avoid…

Alviro Petersen said he had reported the approaches to the South African Cricketers’ Association and the Anti-Corruption officer after he was made aware of the fixing scandal © AFP Alviro Petersen has become the first South African player to confirm that he had reported fixing approaches in the country’s domestic T20 competition, but has denied any involvement. His series of tweets were in response to an article on Wisden India…

The ECB has today announced the England Women’s Academy squad to travel to Sri Lanka at the end of the month to play in a tri-series against their Australian counterparts – the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars – and Sri Lanka Women “A”.  Lancashire seamer, Kate Cross, is included in the 15-strong touring party, which will play six 50-over matches and two Twenty20 fixtures, with the action getting underway against the…

The ECB has today announced the England Women’s Academy squad to travel to Sri Lanka at the end of the month to play in a tri-series against their Australian counterparts – the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars – and Sri Lanka Women “A”.  Lancashire seamer, Kate Cross, is included in the 15-strong touring party, which will play six 50-over matches and two Twenty20 fixtures, with the action getting underway against the…