Month: April 2016

Lance Klusener was cut as Dolphins’ coach in February, with the season still on © Gallo Images Lance Klusener, the former Dolphins coach, is seeking arbitration over his dismissal from the franchise through South Africa’s Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The hearing is expected to take place in two weeks’ time. The CCMA is an independent dispute resolution body, not a court of law. It looks at, among…

The inaugural day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide Oval last year was considered a success despite being finished inside three days © Getty Images Cricket Australia is expected to announce the schedule for next summer’s home international matches on Wednesday, despite an ongoing reluctance from South Africa’s cricketers to play in a day-night Test in Adelaide. After the success of the inaugural day-night Test between Australia and…

The implementation of the one-state, one-vote policy has relevance for Maharashtra and Gujarat, which have four and three cricket associations respectively as permanent members © Cricket Australia The Supreme Court was told on Monday that the Lodha committee’s recommendation on “one-state, one-vote” in the BCCI would lead to “enormous politics” and pressure within the board. The submission made by Baroda Cricket Association to this effect prompted the bench, comprising Chief…

Marcus Harris has four first-class hundreds to his name © Getty Images Opening batsman Marcus Harris has moved from Western Australia to Victoria and is part of a squad of 31 players named by the Bushrangers for the 2016-17 season. The hefty numbers include five Cricket Australia-contracted players and six rookies, one of whom is the left-arm fast bowler Tom O’Donnell, the son of former Australia allrounder Simon O’Donnell. Jackson…

Lancashire 311 for 8 (Livingstone 63*, Davies 55, Ball 3-57, Broad 3-57) lead Nottinghamshire 242 by 69 runsScorecard Stuart Broad tumbles to complete a caught-and-bowled to remove Alviro Petersen © Getty Images Lancashire’s two previous First Division campaigns included only a scattering of days as encouraging as this one. In 2014, the county secured just four first-innings leads in 16 attempts and an inability to bat long in the first…

Lancashire 311 for 8 (Livingstone 63*, Davies 55, Ball 3-57, Broad 3-57) lead Nottinghamshire 242 by 69 runsScorecard Liam Livingstone’s half-century took Lancashire into a first-innings lead © Getty Images Lancashire’s two previous First Division campaigns included only a scattering of days as encouraging as this one. In 2014, the county secured just four first-innings leads in 16 attempts and an inability to bat long in the first half of…

Warwickshire 146 for 4 (Trott 62*, Chopra 57) trail Middlesex 452 (Robson 231, Simpson 52, Patel 4-80) by 306 runsScorecard Jonathan Trott held firm while batting in an old-style helmet © Getty Images Jonathan Trott has become the latest batsman to demonstrate the virtues of vision over armour as he made his first half-century since July in Championship cricket. Trott, who endured a tough return to domestic cricket after announcing…

Gloucestershire 110 for 1 (Dent 61) trail Derbyshire 444 (Madsen 150, Poynton 53, Taylor 4-61) by 334 runsScorecard Wayne Madsen’s 150 led Derbyshire to a strong total © Getty Images Wayne Madsen scored his 19th first-class century for Derbyshire to put his side in a strong position against Gloucestershire on day two of the County Championship Division Two match at Bristol. The visitors were all out for 444 with Madsen…

This may only be day six of the domestic season, but already England’s batsmen have cashed in with plenty of eye-catching big scores. April is normally a time of year for seam bowlers to rejoice, and take advantage of cloudy conditions and any moisture in the pitch. And while plenty of wickets have fallen during the opening weeks, there have been several big scores of note too – notably from…

Nepal 240 for 7 (Khadka 103, Vesawkar 74*, Burger 3-38) beat Namibia 239 for 9 (Baard 51, Green 47, Lamichhane 2-39) by three wicketsScorecard File photo: Paras Khadka struck seven sixes in his 103 off 94 balls © ICC/Barry Chambers Captain Paras Khadka‘s highest score for Nepal led them to a tense three-wicket victory in their WCL Championship match against Namibia on Monday. Khadka’s 103 off 94 balls, and his…