Month: April 2017

Essex’s Chelmsford ground is not among the frontrunners for inclusion in the ECB’s planned T20 competition © Getty Images Essex have followed Middlesex in announcing that they will not be supporting the ECB’s proposed change to its constitution. The amendment to the Articles of Association is required to allow the board to bring in a new, eight-team T20 tournament from 2020. Essex’s chairman, John Faragher, described the new competition as…

Dale Steyn was injured during the first Test against Australia © Getty Images Dale Steyn has been named in the South Africa A four-day squad for the tour of England with a view to proving his fitness for the Test series which begins in July. Steyn has been out of action since November when he injured his shoulder in the first Test against Australia in Perth. He has been building…

South Africa’s Champions Trophy squad © ESPNcricinfo Ltd South Africa have recalled fast bowler Morne Morkel and included the uncapped spinner Keshav Maharaj in their squad for the Champions Trophy. There was, however, no place for Dale Steyn, who will continue his recovery from injury with South Africa A, or Vernon Philander. AB de Villiers is fit to captain, despite injuries disrupting his participation at the IPL, while South Africa…

Morne Morkel made his international comeback in South Africa’s Test series against New Zealand in March © AFP South Africa have recalled fast bowler Morne Morkel and included the uncapped spinner Keshav Maharaj in their squad for the Champions Trophy. There was, however, no place for Dale Steyn, who will continue his recovery from injury with South Africa A, or Vernon Philander. AB de Villiers is fit to captain, despite…

Vernon Philander suffered a groin injury playing for Sussex but should be fit for South Africa’s Test series in England © Getty Images Vernon Philander will return to South Africa for rehabilitation on a groin injury suffered while playing for Sussex. He is expected to be out for “two to three weeks” and will miss Sussex’s Royal London Cup campaign. Philander was due to be available for the first two…

Justin Greaves scored a century and took three first-innings wickets for Barbados © WICB Media/Ashley Allen Barbados ensured a second-place finish, beating nearest rivals Jamaica by 26 runs at Kensington Oval. A five-wicket haul on the final day from Jomel Warrican sealed the narrow win, after a blazing half-century from Fabian Allen had threatened to snatch the game away. Jamaica, chasing 341, resumed on 114 for 1. Chadwick Walton (93)…

Ben McDermott century’s century for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Melbourne Renegades was one of the innings of the the 2016-17 Big Bash League © Getty Images The emergence of Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne and Ben McDermott as players of national interest has been confirmed by their inclusion in Cricket Australia’s national performance squad for 2017. Carey enjoyed a strong season as wicketkeeper for a South Australian side that made…

Royal Challengers Bangalore 213 for 2 (Gayle 77, Kohli 64, Jadhav 38*) beat Gujarat Lions 192 for 7 (McCullum 72, Kishan 39, Raina 23, Chahal 3-31) by 31 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Gayle smashed five fours and seven sixes in hi whirlwind knock © BCCI Chris Gayle hadn’t made a half-century in 17 T20 innings. His strike rate among openers who had faced a minimum of 50 deliveries prior…

Match facts Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi DaredevilsWednesday, April 19, 2017Start time 2000 IST (1430 GMT) Zaheer Khan’s Daredevils team has been the most prolific bowling outfit this season © BCCI Head to head Last season: Daredevils beat Sunrisers in both matches they played last season. They were the only team Sunrisers didn’t beat during their title campaign.Overall: Sunrisers Hyderabad lead 5-3 on wins overall against Delhi Daredevils. At this venue,…