Month: March 2016

Angelo Mathews: “Specially in a tournament like the Asia Cup and the World Cup you need a lot of seniors in the team. Unfortunately we haven’t clicked.” © Associated Press Angelo Mathews looked like a man who didn’t want to be at the press conference, following Sri Lanka’s five-wicket defeat against India. Inside the Shere Bangla National Stadium’s belly, Mathews gave one answer after another about his team’s lackluster showing…

Angelo Mathews: “Specially in a tournament like the Asia Cup and the World Cup you need a lot of seniors in the team. Unfortunately we haven’t clicked.” © Associated Press Angelo Mathews looked like a man who didn’t want to be at the press conference, following Sri Lanka’s five-wicket defeat to India. Inside the Shere Bangla National Stadium’s belly, Mathews gave one answer after another about his team’s lackluster showing…

James Neesham has become the latest New Zealander to sign for a county © Getty Images James Neesham has joined the influx of New Zealand internationals playing county cricket this summer after signing for Derbyshire as their second overseas player for the NatWest T20 Blast. Derbyshire have already recruited Hamish Rutherford and Neil Broom, who holds a British passport, for the 2016 season. Both also play for Otago alongside Neesham,…

With one-day and Twenty20 international series wins over South Africa under their belt, England women’s preparations have gone according to plan ahead of the fifth ICC World Twenty20 in India later this month. England begin their search for more sprint-format success against Bangladesh in Group B, before facing India, West Indies and Pakistan. Having tasted T20 success on home soil in 2009, can England claim their second title? Here ecb.co.uk…

India 142 for 5 (Kohli 56*, Yuvraj 35) beat Sri Lanka 138 for 9 (Kapugedera 30, Siriwardana 22, Pandya 2-26, Ashwin 2-26) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina steadied India’s chase after an early wobble © Associated Press Virat Kohli stroked his third fifty in as many T20s against Sri Lanka to send his team cruising to the Asia Cup final, after a tight bowling…

Dolphins fast bowler Mathew Pillans has signed for Surrey Sue Abbott / © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Surrey’s desire to add depth to their bowling options has resulted in two young South Africans switching allegiance in order to play county cricket, increasing concerns in their home country about a drain of talent due to a lack of opportunity. Dolphins fast bowler Mathew Pillans has signed a three-year deal the day after teenager…

Dolphins fast bowler Mathew Pillans has signed for Surrey Sue Abbott / © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Surrey’s desire to add depth to their bowling options has resulted in two young South Africans switching allegiance in order to play county cricket, increasing concerns in their home country about a drain of talent due to a lack of opportunity. Dolphins fast bowler Mathew Pillans has signed a three-year deal the day after teenager…

Graeme Cremer injured his left-forearm in a practice match against West Indies in Sharjah © AFP Zimbabwe legspinner Graeme Cremer and pacers Luke Jongwe and Neville Madziva have been ruled out of the World TwentyT20 after they sustained injuries during practice matches in the UAE, according to Zimbabwe Cricket. Their replacements in the squad are allrounder Chamu Chibhabha, fast bowler Tawanda Mupariwa and Donald Tiripano, who was on the stand-by…

There will be an intriguing subplot that is easily overlooked whenever Durham face Warwickshire in the summer of 2016 – starting with the Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston in May. Scott Borthwick, Durham’s leg-spinning all-rounder, has spent the winter in Wellington working closely with Jeetan Patel, the former New Zealand off-spinner who has proved such a consistent overseas performer for the Bears in six of the last seven seasons….