Month: March 2016

Clive Lloyd, WICB’s chairman of selectors, said Evin Lewis’ selection fit in with the panel’s policy of giving younger players more opportunities © WICB Media/Ashley Allen West Indies have picked uncapped opening batsman Evin Lewis to replace Lendl Simmons for the World T20 in India. Simmons was ruled out of the tournament last week due to a back injury. Lewis has been in good form recently, in domestic matches for…

Angelo Mathews has replaced the injured Lasith Malinga as Sri Lanka’s ICC World Twenty20 captain. Fast bowler Malinga is still recovering from a knee problem and is unlikely to be fit in time to begin the defence of Sri Lanka’s title on March 17. Mathews, skipper of Sri Lanka’s Test and one-day international teams, will therefore take the reins in the sprint format too for the global tournament. The change…

South Australia 230 and 9 for 275 (Head 134, Mennie 49*, Paris 5-87) beat Western Australia 311 and 192 by 1 wicketScorecard File photo – Travis Head’s 134 set South Australia on the path to victory © Getty Images A century from captain Travis Head and then a gutsy batting effort from an injured Nick Benton earned South Australia a tense one-wicket victory over Western Australia on the final day…

The domestic cricket season will have an improved shape in 2017 after the ECB Board agreed changes to the season, following discussions with the First Class Counties. The ECB Board has also asked the ECB Executive to look at all options for the best future structure to support the growth of the game and sustainability of all Counties. From next year there will be changes to the structure and timing…

07 March 2016 | Callum Dent    Tweet                 With England wearing a brand-spanking new shirt at the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India, which is available to buy here, ecb.co.uk delves into the archives to see which attire the national side wore at the last five sprint-format events.          The new England Cricket Store is live! New #WT20 kit is available:https://t.co/PxfOsBztA5 pic.twitter.com/2b5ZfGuBNn —…

The crowd celebrate England’s Ashes victory in Cardiff © Getty Images Glamorgan have announced much-improved results for the 2015 financial year aided by the impact of hosting an Ashes Test. Cardiff staged the opening match against Australia – ending late on the fourth day – which along with an agreement with creditors to write-off large amounts of debt have allowed the club to announce EBITDA (earnings before interest tax depreciation…