Neck scans revealed no damage but Mushfiqur Rahim has been advised not to take the field for a couple of weeks © AFP Mushfiqur Rahim has been kept under observation for multiple injuries but it is his thumb that’s more worrying than the blow to the neck he suffered on the fifth day of the first Test. According to team physio Dean Conway, he will need more time to recover…
Scotland 148 for 7 (Berrington 38) beat Netherlands 141 (Rippon 42, Davey 4-34) by seven runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Con de Lange produced a telling spell to slow Netherlands’ chase © Peter Della Penna In the match of the tournament, Scotland pulled off a stunning heist in defence of 148 to defeat Netherlands by seven runs. Only two of the first eight matches have been won by the team fielding…
Ireland 149 for 5 (Wilson 38*, Poynter 38) beat Namibia 146 for 9 (Van der Westhuizen 50, Baard 32, Little 2-17, Mulder 2-27) by five wicketsScorecard Joshua Little kept it tight in the death for Ireland as they kept themselves in contention for the knockout round © Peter Della Penna A fiery start by Namibia’s opening pair was wasted thanks to a middle-overs intervention by spinners George Dockrell and Jacob…
Glen Chapple has been promoted as Ashley Giles’s successor at Lancashire © PA Photos Lancashire have turned to one of their own to try and bring success to the county. Glen Chapple, who has been involved with the club for more than 25 years, has been named as head coach to replace Ashley Giles. Chapple, who worked as a first-team coach under Giles, will be assisted by Mark Chilton, the…
Mark Wood bowled some of the best spells of the 2016 season before his ankle gave way © Getty Images Mark Wood, England’s most explosive fast bowler, will get the first indication as to whether he can rebuild an injury-ravaged international career later this month when he bowls flat out for the first time since he was laid low by a third ankle operation in a year. Wood goes to…
Kedar Jadhav did the unthinkable and outshone Virat Kohli – a likely all-time great – with his knock in the first ODI © AFP Kedar Jadhav is 31 years old, but on Sunday he did what only boys not bogged down by realities of life can dream of. He walked out at 63 for 4, with his parents, his wife and his daughter in attendance, and stunned England with a…
Brisbane Heat 3 for 139 (Ross 46*, Burns 42*) beat Melbourne Stars 7 for 138 (Wright 60*, Swepson 2-14) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Burns and Alex Ross secured a playoff spot for the Brisbane Heat © Getty Images It took 27 games for a team to fall out of contention for this BBL’s finals, and 28 for one to qualify, but – shorn of their captain Brendon…
Brisbane Heat 3 for 139 (Ross 46*, Burns 42*) beat Melbourne Stars 7 for 138 (Wright 60*, Swepson 2-14) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Burns and Alex Ross secured a playoff spot for the Brisbane Heat © Getty Images It took 27 games for a team to fall out of contention for this BBL’s finals, and 28 for one to qualify, but – shorn of their captain Brendon…
Haroon Lorgat: ‘ODI cricket is the focus because he’s the captain’ © Getty Images AB de Villiers is “not picking and choosing” the Tests he plays, according to CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat, who indicated that once de Villiers returned to the format, he would not have the luxury of taking time off when he wanted. On Tuesday, de Villiers said he would not be available for selection for the…
Play 01:00 Quick Facts – AB de Villiers AB de Villiers has made himself unavailable for selection for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand in March though he has recovered from his elbow injury, but said that he was not retiring from Test cricket. However, while squashing speculation over the last few days that he was going to give up the longest format, AB de Villiers indicated that his…