Month: March 2016

Match facts Friday, March 4, 2016Start time 1800 local (1600GMT) Play 01:00 Steyn back for Australia series Big picture When this season started, South Africans would not have guessed the most enjoyable part would come at the end. After back-to-back Test series defeats, which would have taken supporters by surprise, the limited-overs’ squads have put smiles on faces with their feisty performances. The T20 side has even raised hope. After…

Mustafizur Rahman will be following in the footsteps of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal who have earlier played in county cricket. © AFP London: English county side Sussex on Wednesday signed Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman as their second overseas cricketer for 2016. The pacer will feature in 50-over and Twenty20 cricket for the club. The 20-year-old will be following in the footsteps of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim…

New Zealand Cricket has paid tribute to the “country’s greatest batsman” after former Black Caps skipper Martin Crowe died aged 53. The former Black Caps captain had been diagnosed with lymphoma for a second time in September 2014. Crowe scored 17 centuries in 77 Tests for his country and was named player of the tournament during the 1992 Cricket World Cup. A statement from NZC read: “New Zealand Cricket is…

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has signed a new four-year contract extension at the 3aaa County Ground. The deal will keep the 32-year-old, who joined the county in 2009, at the club until the end of 2019. The South African-born batsman has racked up 6,764 first-class runs, including 18 centuries, as well as 2,041 List A runs for the county. Madsen has proven to be a valuable contributor for Derbyshire in…

Steve Smith was handed the captaincy, making him the leader in all three formats, while the Australia squad for the World T20 has three players, who are yet to play in a T20 international. © Getty Images Durban: South Africa and Australia will be seeking to find their best combinations when they meet in three Twenty20 internationals, shortly before both sides travel to India for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament….

Tributes have flooded in for former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe, who has died aged 53 after battling lymphoma. Crowe captained the Black Caps to a World Cup semi-final in 1992 and scored over 10,000 runs for his country in all formats. Here ecb.co.uk looks at some of the reactions from the world of cricket and beyond. Very sad to hear of the passing of martin crowe this morning. An…