Month: June 2017

Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer in the panel © Getty Images IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla will head a BCCI-appointed seven-member committee that will identify the “few critical points” in the implementation of the Lodha Committee’s recommendations. Sourav Ganguly, president of Cricket Association of Bengal, is the only cricketer in the panel. Amitabh Choudhary, the board’s acting secretary, has been appointed the convener of the committee that also has vice-president…

SLC said Lasith Malinga had contravened his terms with the board on two occasions after the Champions Trophy © Getty Images Fast bowler Lasith Malinga will face a disciplinary inquiry from Sri Lanka Cricket for “repeated breach” of the terms of his contract. The inquiry is reportedly because of certain comments Malinga made against Sri Lanka’s sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara. A release from SLC said the fast bowler had twice…

James Sutherland is one of the early architects of Cricket Australia’s fixed revenue model © IDI/Getty Images Australia’s players have implored Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland to intervene in the current pay dispute less than four days before the expiry of the existing MoU. Flanked by senior players at an annual golf day, the Australian Cricketers’ Association president Greg Dyer stated it was well past time for talks to…

James Sutherland is one of the early architects of Cricket Australia’s fixed revenue model © IDI/Getty Images Australia’s players have implored Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland to intervene in the current pay dispute less than four days before the expiry of the existing MoU. Flanked by senior players at an annual golf day, the Australian Cricketers’ Association president Greg Dyer stated it was well past time for talks to…

Suzie Bates started the World Cup with a century in the tournament opener against Sri Lanka © ICC Suzie Bates will become only the eighth New Zealand woman to play 100 ODIs when she takes the field against South Africa in their second World Cup game on Wednesday. She will join the likes of Debbie Hockley, Sara McGlashan and Haidee Tiffin, the former captain and current head coach. The milestone,…

Glamorgan 5 for 0 trail Derbyshire 288 (Madsen 70, Milnes 53) by 283 runsScorecard Wayne Madsen was in the runs for Derbyshire © Getty Images Derbyshire’s Hamidullah Qadri made history on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship clash with Glamorgan. Qadri, 16, became the first player born in the year 2000 to play in county cricket as Derbyshire were bowled out for 288 in the Division Two day-night…

Leicestershire 65 for 4 trail Northamptonshire 261 (Duckett 112, Holden 92, Klein 6-80) by 196 runsScorecard Ben Duckett was back to his best [file picture] © Getty Images Ben Duckett made a sparkling century for Northamptonshire and Dieter Klein took six wickets for Leicestershire on the opening day of the pink-ball Specsavers County Championship match at Wantage Road. Northants took the spoils, who, having made 261, reduced their visitors to…

Gloucestershire 31 for 0 (Bancroft 18*, Dent 7*) trail Sussex 358 for 9 (Wright 118, Brown 52, Jordan 50) by 327 runsScorecard Luke Wright scored his first hundred since resigning the captaincy © Getty Images Luke Wright made his first century since 2015 to give Sussex the advantage on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Hove. Wright, in only his third game since giving…

Warwickshire 23 for 1 (Trott 14*, Umeed 8*) trail Lancashire 273 (Chanderpaul 117*, Panayi 3-41) by 250 runsScorecard Shivnarine Chanderpaul 76th first-class century made light of the pink ball © Getty Images This series of games was meant to be about the future but, at Edgbaston at least, it was a couple of faces from the past that made the greatest impression. Shiv Chanderpaul, who seems to have been scoring…

Worcestershire 213 for 4 (D’Oliveira 91*) lead Durham 197 (Tongue 4-41, Hastings 3-43) by 16 runsScorecard Ben Stokes’ Durham return brought scant reward [file picture] © Associated Press Ben Stokes had a day to forget as Worcestershire adapted to the pink ball better than Durham in the Specsavers County Championship match at Chester-le-Street. He was out for a seven-ball duck as Durham crashed from 12 without loss to 18 for…