Month: April 2016

New Zealand had played the inaugural day-night Test against Australia last November © Getty Images A day after BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said India would host a day-night Test against New Zealand later this year, New Zealand Cricket has stated that a number of factors were yet to be finalised before the match could be confirmed. Head of cricket operations at NZC, Lindsay Crocker, said that the board had hardly…

The second round of Specsavers County Championship matches did not disappoint, with a host of talking points hitting the headlines. From Sam Robson’s record-breaking heroics for Middlesex, to Hampshire’s dogged resilience despite a host of injuries at Yorkshire. Here’s a look back at the best bits from the last four days. ROUND TWO RESULTS DIVISION ONE Lancashire 332 & 88-2 v Nottinghamshire 242 & 175 – Lancs win by 8…

The second round of Specsavers County Championship matches did not disappoint, with a host of talking points hitting the headlines. From Sam Robson’s record-breaking heroics for Middlesex, to Hampshire’s dogged resilience despite a host of injuries at Yorkshire. Here’s a look back at the best bits from the last four days. ROUND TWO RESULTS DIVISION ONE Lancashire 332 & 88-2 v Nottinghamshire 242 & 175 – Lancs win by 8…

Former Yorkshire and India batsman Sachin Tendulkar is the focus of our second Cult Hero feature. Get involved in the Cult Hero debate on Twitter, telling @CountyChamp what your favourite Tendulkar moment is using the #CultHeroes hashtag.  Sachin Tendulkar is widely recognised as one of the greatest batsman in cricket folklore, holding most of cricket’s batting records including most runs in Tests and one-day internationals, as well as hitting the…

From a pool of over 200 potential players, the final 90 who will compete in the inaugural edition of the Kia Super League have been confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Each of the Kia Super League teams has today named a playing squad of 15, which comprises three or four England women’s players, three overseas players, two or three England Women’s Academy players, and six or seven…

Sunrisers Hyderabad 137 for 0 (Warner 74*, Dhawan 53*) beat Gujarat Lions 135 for 8 (Raina 75, Bhuvneshwar 4-29) by ten wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan struck fifties in an unbroken 137-run opening stand © BCCI David Warner‘s third half-century of the season paved the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s ten-wicket win over Gujarat Lions in Rajkot. Warner, who slammed 74 off 48 balls, combined with Shikhar…

Sunrisers Hyderabad 137 for 0 (Warner 74*, Dhawan 53*) beat Gujarat Lions 135 for 8 (Raina 75, Bhuvneshwar 4-29) by ten wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan struck fifties in an unbroken 137-run opening stand © BCCI David Warner‘s third half-century of the season paved the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s ten-wicket win against Gujarat Lions in Rajkot. Warner, who slammed 74 off 48 balls, combined with Shikhar…

David Willey’s bowling impressed at the World T20 but he also has the longest formats in his sights © Getty Images David Willey‘s worldwide reputation has never been higher after his part in England’s journey to the World T20 final in India. As England’s leading wicket-taker he displayed an ability to remove top-order players with the new ball and hold his nerve in the closing overs. But anybody casually describing…

File photo: Umpire Nadir Shah (third from right) will be one of the on-field umpires for one of the first matches in the Dhaka Premier League Umpire Nadir Shah will return to competitive cricket on Friday, two months after the BCB lifted its 10-year ban on him. Shah had been banned on charges of corruption alleged by a TV sting operation in October 2012. He had filed a plea of…