Month: April 2016

Australian seamer Jackson Bird took four wickets on his Nottinghamshire bow as Surrey were made to follow-on during the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Trent Bridge. Bird returned figures of 4-56 as the visitors were dismissed for 225 in 67.1 overs in response to Nottinghamshire amassing 446 on the opening day of the Division One encounter. When bad light and steady drizzle brought an early finish…

Reece Topley faces a long lay-off after breaking a bone in his right hand © Getty Images England bowler Reece Topley has broken a bone in his right hand while batting during his Hampshire debut. Topley, the left-arm seamer who recently returned from England’s World T20 campaign in India, suffered the injury while making a career-best 15 on the first day of the season against Warwickshire at the Ageas Bowl….

Ben Duckett played his way into Northamptonshire history with 282 not out on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash against Sussex at Wantage Road. The left-handed opener batted through the only two sessions possible as the home side made 481 for seven before bad light and drizzle prevented play after tea. Duckett’s 367-ball innings became the eighth-highest for Northants as he overtook some of the…

Tim Anderson (R) is being retained part-time to assist with ICC’s continued restructuring and development efforts in the USA © Peter Della Penna Tim Anderson, ICC’s head of global development, is set to step down from his role in June after 16 years of service. Anderson has been in his current role since taking over from Matthew Kennedy in 2010. The announcement was made by David Richardson, the ICC chief…

Match facts Tuesday, April 12, 2016Start time 2000 local (14.30 GMT) Shane Watson is all set to make his debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore © Getty Images Big Picture On Tuesday, the last two teams yet to join the action in IPL 2016 will battle in Bangalore. The hosts, Royal Challengers Bangalore, are packed with superstars, and in Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, they have a top…

Marcus Stoinis was included in Kings XI’s side after Shaun Marsh was hospitalised due to food poisoning © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina chose to bowl in the franchise’s first IPL game against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. “It always does a little bit early on here, and we have good swing bowlers – [Pradeep] Sangwan is there, Praveen Kumar is there,” Raina said. David Miller, leading…

Sri Lanka won the 2014 World T20 and a Test series in England during Sanath Jayasuriya’s previous term as chairman of selectors © Getty Images Sanath Jayasuriya is set to take over as Sri Lanka’s chief selector once more, a little over a year after he stepped down from the role. The board has virtually confirmed Jayasuriya’s appointment, though they have not made a formal announcement yet. “In wanting to…