Month: December 2017

1:21 AM ET Christina Matthews, the Western Australia chief executive, has forecast little if any international cricket for the WACA Ground in future, as both Cricket Australia and the state association prioritise playing “the best cricket at the best ground for fans and players”. Perth’s new multipurpose stadium at Burswood looms over WA’s traditional home of cricket, and Matthews said it would be up to CA to make the final…

Dec 16, 2017 ESPNcricinfo staff Spinners Jomel Warrican, Kenroy Williams and Hayden Walsh bowled Barbados to a 207-run victory over Trinidad & Tobago in Tarouba. The trio picked three wickets each to bowl the hosts out for 116 before tea on the final day. Opting to bat, Barbados scored 316, with contributions from captain Shamarh Brooks (96 off 200 balls) and Jonathan Carter (72 off 144 balls). In response, Trinidad…

1:05 AM ET George Dobell in Perth England were handed a potential Ashes lifeline after water crept under the covers in Perth overnight and delayed play on the final day. Some 28 overs were lost due to rain and then the groundstaff’s attempts to dry the pitch, before the fifth day finally got going at 1pm. The England coach, Trevor Bayliss, expressed concern that the water on the pitch could…

12:59 AM ET Paul Radley Paul Stirling‘s talent deserves to be seen by a worldwide audience more often, as evidenced by his spectacular form at the T10 League. That is the view of Eoin Morgan, the England captain who is Stirling’s team-mate at Middlesex, as well as his captain at the Kerala Kings T10 franchise. Kerala won the 10-over tournament at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday night, after chasing down…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Seamer Kyle Mayers‘ final-innings five-for handed Winward Islands their first win of their season, a 118-run thumping of Jamaica in Gros Islet. Jamaica slipped from 180 for 3 to 279 all out as Mayers scythed through the line-up, ending with career-best match figures of 9 for 124. Jamaica bowled Winwards out for 226 after having elected to bowl, with Devon Smith (107 off 247 balls)…

12:08 AM ET Paul Radley Paul Stirling‘s talent deserves to be seen by a worldwide audience more often, as evidenced by his spectacular form at the T10 League. That is the view of Eoin Morgan, the England captain who is Stirling’s team-mate at Middlesex, as well as his captain at the Kerala Kings T10 franchise. Kerala won the 10-over tournament at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday night, after chasing down…

9:48 PM ET George Dobell in Perth England may have been handed an Ashes lifeline after water crept under the covers in Perth overnight and delayed play on the final day. Their coach, Trevor Bayliss, expressed concern that the water on the pitch could make batting “difficult and maybe even a little dangerous” and that as things stand it is “unacceptable” for play. England, trailing by 127 with six wickets…

4:34 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The England women’s cricket team have capped a memorable year in which they won the World Cup at Lord’s in a pulsating final against India, by claiming the Team of the Year award at the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Liverpool. On a memorable night for England’s women cricketers, who have for so long lived in the shadows of their male…

12:24 PM ET Danyal Rasool It was a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round that will be forever remembered for a frenetic game between Sui Northern Gas Corporation and Lahore Blues. The highest innings score was 92, with the first three innings all wrapped up without any side reaching triple digits – the first time that has ever happened in the QeA Trophy. In the fourth innings, Sui Northern chased down a target…