Month: July 2017

Yorkshire 179 for 5 (Willey 70, Rankin 3-39) beat Birmingham 150 (Barker 3-35, Bresnan 3-21, Rafiq 3-37) by 29 runsScorecard David Willey finally struck form for Yorkshire © Getty Images David Willey walloped 70 off 38 balls and claimed a wicket as Yorkshire eased past Birmingham by 29 runs at Headingley to secure their second NatWest T20 Blast win in five matches. The Bears, replying to 179 for 5, crumbled…

Steven Taylor, who is contracted with Guyana Amazon Warriors, is among a number of first-choice players who will be unavailable for USA in their warm-up fixtures against CPL sides © Peter Della Penna Two Caribbean Premier League squads will play warm-up fixtures against the USA men’s team in the build-up to this year’s pair of CPL double-headers in Florida on August 5 and 6. The first fixture will involve USA…

Current coach Russell Domingo confirmed his reapplication for the post in July, ahead of the first Test against England © Getty Images Cricket South Africa have given the five-man panel appointed to recommend a candidate for the position of head coach an extension until the end of the ongoing England tour. The committee, which includes former national coaches Gary Kirsten and Eric Simons, have “not completed their work” since being…

N Srinivasan, despite being disqualified, attended the BCCI’s SGM on June 26 © AFP Have N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah acted disruptively and subversively in the BCCI’s efforts to implement the Lodha recommendations, as the Committee of Administrators (CoA) complained to the Supreme Court? Did the pair “hijack” proceedings at the BCCI’s crucial June 26 special general meeting (SGM), where another delaying tactic – the creation of a special committee…

Stumps India 135 for 3 (Rahul 54, Kohli 34*, Rahane 30*) trail Sri Lanka Board President’s XI 187 (Gunathilaka 74, Thirimanne 59, Kuldeep 4-14) by 52 runsScorecard Danushka Gunathilaka continued his fine limited-overs form in the first day of the warm-up against India © AFP Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav claimed seven wickets between them, wiping out a strong Sri Lanka Board President’s batting lineup for 187, on the first…

Vaas has been working with Sri Lanka’s feeder squads since August 2016 © AFP Chaminda Vaas will replace Champaka Ramanayake as Sri Lanka’s bowling coach. Ramanayake, who resigned after the series against Zimbabwe, cited “personal reasons” for ending a two-year stint following his reappointment in 2015. SLC made Vaas’ appointment official on Friday, saying the former fast bowler “will guide the pace attack for the India tour of Sri Lanka”….

Dinesh Chandimal led Sri Lanka in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe last week © AFP Dinesh Chandimal, the newly-appointed Sri Lanka Test captain, will miss the first Test against India in Galle starting July 26 after contracting pneumonia. Rangana Herath, who captained Sri Lanka in four Tests in the 2016-17 season, is likely to lead in his absence. “We were actually only told late last night – the blood Test…