Month: January 2017

Hong Kong 183 for 4 (Nizakat 59) beat Netherlands 92 (Rath 3-6) by 91 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Nizakat Khan slashes another boundary over backward point to bring up a half-century © Peter Della Penna At around 9.10pm in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening, Netherlands had one foot in the door of the semi-finals of the inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. They were 49 for 0 in five overs, leaving 100…

Jos Buttler played for Mumbai Indians in the 2016 IPL © BCCI Jos Buttler has admitted that he is facing a clash of priorities in the build-up to England’s Champions Trophy campaign, with the scheduling of a two-match ODI series against Ireland in early May set to clash with the final weeks of his IPL stint with Mumbai Indians. Buttler, who participated in the full IPL season in 2016, said…

Peter Kippax (fourth from left) with Idle’s Priestley Cup winning team in 1976 © Getty Images Peter Kippax, who played for Yorkshire as a leg-spinner in the early 1960s and became an instantly recognisable figure in cricket circxles in the north of England, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, aged 76. Kippax only played five first-class games but he was notable for the fact that the last two…

Rachael Heyhoe-Flint: 1939-2017 © Getty Images Baroness Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, the former captain of the England Women’s cricket team, and one of the pioneers of the global game, has died at the age of 77. Heyhoe-Flint played 22 Tests and 23 ODIs between 1960 and 1979, and took over as captain in 1966. Her crowning glory came at the 1973 Women’s World Cup, when she led England to victory in the…

Rachael Heyhoe Flint: 1939-2017 © Getty Images Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint, the former captain of the England Women’s cricket team, and one of the pioneers of the global game, has died at the age of 77. Heyhoe Flint played 22 Tests and 23 ODIs between 1960 and 1979, and took over as captain in 1966. Her crowning glory came at the 1973 Women’s World Cup, when she led England to…

Ireland 160 for 6 (K O’Brien 40, Stirling 39, Wilson 26) beat UAE 136 for 7 (Amjad 47*, Rankin 3-16) by 24 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kevin O’Brien smacked three sixes in his 27-ball 40 © Peter Della Penna After breaking a six-match winless streak in T20s against Namibia on Tuesday, Ireland booked their place in the knockout stage of the Desert T20 Tournament, disposing off UAE in emphatic fashion….

AB de Villiers hasn’t played Test cricket since January 2016 © AFP AB de Villiers has made a “wise decision” in the “best interests of South African cricket,” by sitting out of Test cricket for most of the rest of 2017, according to Ali Bacher, the former South Africa captain and veteran administrator. Bacher met with de Villiers on Tuesday, shortly after de Villiers had ruled himself out of the…

Sodhi’s six-for is the best figures by an Adelaide Strikers bowler in BBL history © Getty Images Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner, said his career-best 6 for 11 in T20s for Adelaide Strikers that knocked BBL defending champions Sydney Thunder out of contention has rejuvenated his love for the game. Sodhi, who played three games, found dip, drift and turn to pick up nine wickets, including the second-best figures…

Match facts Thursday, January 19, 2017Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT) After conceding 0 for 63 in Pune, will R Ashwin still look to just contain or go for wickets proactively? © Associated Press Big picture With so much cricket happening these days, you don’t get to savour incredible performances for long. Two days later, you are again staring at the prospect of a gruelling ODI. They are gruelling on…