Month: December 2016

Northern Districts 143 for 1 (Brownlie 54, Watling 53*) beat Auckland 142 for 6 (Horne 39, Boult 2-21, Kuggeleijn 2-28) by nine wicketsScorecard File photo – Dean Brownlie’s 54 off 34 balls included four fours and three sixes © Getty Images On the back of half-centuries from their openers, Northern Districts cantered to a nine-wicket win with all of 27 balls remaining against Auckland in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday. Dean…

Deandra Dottin is stretchered off the field after colliding with a team-mate © Getty Images West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin has been taken to hospital over a suspected concussion. She was playing for Brisbane Heat against Melbourne Stars in the Women’s Big Bash League at Allan Border field when she collided head first with team-mate Laura Harris on the boundary. According to a report on the Cricket Australia website, the…

Deandra Dottin is stretchered off the field after colliding with a team-mate © Getty Images West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin has been taken to hospital over suspicions of a concussion. She was playing for Brisbane Heat against Melbourne Stars in the Women’s Big Bash League at Allan Border field when she collided with team-mate Laura Harris on the boundary. According to a report on the Cricket Australia website, the incident…

Approval for Andre Russell’s black bat was withdrawn because it left black marks on the ball © Cricket Australia Andre Russell‘s black bat has been reapproved by Cricket Australia for use in the Big Bash League after a clear laminate cover was added to help protect the ball. Russell used the black bat during Sydney Thunder’s first match of the tournament, but after that game Cricket Australia withdrew its approval…

Pakistan 4 for 232 (Azhar 112*, Shafiq 48*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Azhar Ali made his 12th Test match hundred © AFP A century from Azhar Ali and staunch support by Asad Shafiq frustrated Australia’s bowlers in a rain-interrupted first session on day two with Pakistan’s batsmen still very much in occupation at the MCG. Resuming on an overcast day that was likely to feature showers, Azhar and…

South Africa 267 for 6 (Duminy 63, Cook 59, Lakmal 4-61) v Sri LankaScorecard and ball-by-ball details Each of Suranga Lakmal’s four wickets was either caught behind or in the slips © AFP Suranga Lakmal picked up four wickets in an innings for only the second time in a 32-Test career as South Africa ended the first day of their Test series against Sri Lanka at a vulnerable 267 for…

The band is a constant fixture during cricket matches at St George’s Park © Getty Images Port Elizabeth’s famous brass band have been asked to push pause during play between South Africa and Sri Lanka by match referee David Boon. The instruction came in the second session of play on Monday. The band will be allowed to strike up a tune in any of the breaks, however. The band’s music,…

Jharkhand 345 (Virat 107, Jaggi 77, Patel 4-46) and 178 for 5 (Kishan 86) beat Haryana 258 (Paliwal 42, Nadeem 7-79) and 262 (Bishnoi 52, Nadeem 4-78) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Shahbaz Nadeem finished with 11 wickets in the match, his second haul of more than 10 wickets in this season © KCA/Ranjith Peralam Shahbaz Nadeem‘s four-for and a rapid 86 from Ishan Kishan helped Jharkhand cruise into…