Month: June 2017

Durham 281 for 4 (Clark 109, Collingwood 71*) trail Glamorgan 295 (Selman 103, Rushworth 5-52) by 14 runs Scorecard Graham Clark’s century put Durham on top © Getty Images Graham Clark‘s maiden century put Durham in command on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street. It was evenly balanced when Paul Collingwood joined Clark on 87 for 3 in reply to 295, but Durham’s…

James Tredwell has had limited first-class bowling this season © Getty Images James Tredwell has asked Kent for permission to talk to other counties having become frustrated by his lack of first team opportunities. Tredwell, England’s Test spinner as recently as April 2015, has been limited to just 32.4 overs so far in the Championship season as a combination of unhelpful surfaces and selection issues have minimised his opportunities. The…

AB de Villiers wants to move on from more tournament heartache © Getty Images AB de Villiers hopes to use the three T20s against England to thoroughly banish memories of the Champions Trophy exit and the resultant analysis of his leadership and lack of runs. De Villiers will captain a fairly inexperienced squad, which includes nine players from the failed Champions Trophy campaign but is without several seniors who are…

Though Anil Kumble’s tenure ran out at the end of the Champions Trophy, he was expected to be with the team on their tour to the West Indies © Getty Images Anil Kumble has reportedly stepped down as India coach, four days before the limited-overs tour of the Caribbean begins. The decision, if confirmed, comes less than a month after it emerged that players, including captain Virat Kohli, had told…

Though Anil Kumble’s tenure ran out at the end of the Champions Trophy, he was expected to be with the team on their tour to the West Indies © Getty Images Anil Kumble has stepped down as India coach, four days before the limited-overs tour of the Caribbean begins. Kumble’s one-year contract ran out at the end of the Champions Trophy – India played the final on Sunday – but…

Zimbabwe 144 for 4 (Ervine 44) beat Netherlands 142 (van Beek 64*, Chatara 5-34, Mpofu 3-30) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Tendai Chatara removed five of the top six Netherlands batsmen © AFP Zimbabwe eased to a six-wicket win in Amstelveen after their pacers, led by Tendai Chatara who took his third List A five-wicket haul, skittled Netherlands out for 142 in under 38 overs. That total looked rather…

Faf du Plessis is awaiting the arrival of his first child, who is expected in the first week of July © Getty Images South Africa’s Test captain Faf du Plessis is in a “race against time” to play the opening match against England at Lord’s, which starts on July 6. Du Plessis is awaiting the arrival of his first child, who is expected in the first week of July, and…

Ten days remain until the expiry of the current MoU between CA and Australia’s players © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Australian international players may populate South Africa’s new Twenty20 competition and even play exhibition or charity matches among themselves in the event of an extended pay dispute between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association. With ten days remaining until the expiry of the current MoU, the sort of chaos to…