Month: April 2016

Ben Stokes had 18 runs to defend, but was hit for four sixes © Getty Images Two New Zealand radio DJs have been temporarily suspended for broadcasting a telephone conversation with the mother of England allrounder Ben Stokes without her permission. Deborah Stokes called in to defend Ben from criticism after Radio Hauraki presenters Jeremy Wells and Matt Heath had been discussing his World T20 performance on air. Stokes bowled…

06 April 2016 | Callum Dent    Tweet                 Middlesex batsman Andy Balbirnie is set to miss most of the 2016 domestic season with a hip injury. The 25-year-old requires surgery on his right hip to correct issues within the joint after experiencing pain on Ireland duty. Balbirnie will undergo surgery in the next fortnight and is expected to be sidelined for four to five months. A…

The total payment pool for Australia’s female cricketers increased by $ 1.9 million © Associated Press Australia’s female cricketers have earned a $1.9 million pay rise from Cricket Australia, but wider issues of representation, working conditions and the fraught relationship between CA and the players union are set to bubble away for some time yet. Despite announcing a total women’s player-payment rise from AU$2.36 million to AU$4.23 million annually on…

Ian Bell’s appetite has been sharpened by the Warwickshire captaincy © Getty Images Director of cricket Dougie Brown Captain Ian Bell Last season Specsavers Championship: 5th Div 1; NatWest Blast: Semi-finals; Royal London Cup: 6th Group B In: Alex Mellor (Staffordshire) Out: Tom Milnes (Derbyshire), Tom Lewis, Pete McKay (both released) Overseas: Jeetan Patel (all formats). 2015 in a nutshell Disappointing by their standards. Entering August with hopes just about…

Dwayne Bravo on the WICB: ‘Two years ago when we had the problems on the India tour, [Kieron] Pollard and myself had been blatantly victimised. That is their way of dealing with situations’ © AFP In a scathing attack on the WICB, West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has called the board “most unprofessional” and its president Dave Cameron an “immature”, “small-minded”, “arrogant” person, who he believes is at “personal war”…

Mustafizur Rahman is a rare example of a Bangladesh player given a chance in county cricket © AFP Head coach: Mark Davis Captain Luke Wright Last season Specsavers Championship: 8th Div 1; NatWest Blast: Quarter-final; Royal London Cup: 9th Group B In: Danny Briggs (Hampshire). Out: Michael Yardy, Steffan Piolet (both retired), Chris Liddle (Gloucestershire), Ashar Zaidi (Essex), Callum Jackson (released), Matt Hobden (deceased), James Anyon (retired) Overseas: Ross Taylor,…