Cameron Bancroft to captain Durham on comeback from ban

1:04 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cameron Bancroft will captain Durham as he continues his comeback from a ban for his part in the Australian ball-tampering scandal. Bancroft, who was suspended for nine months over his role in the affair against South Africa at Newlands, which saw Steve Smith and David Warner banned for one year, agreed in July to join Durham as their overseas signing for 2019. Bancroft’s ban ended…

March 21, 2019
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Ireland to host West Indies and Bangladesh for tri-series

12:46 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland will host West Indies and Bangladesh for an ODI tri-series in the first half of May, with a double round-robin phase followed by a final. The tri-series will begin on May 5, with Ireland facing West Indies, and conclude with the final on May 17. All the matches will take place in Dublin, at Castle Avenue, Clontarf and The Village, Malahide. The tournament will…

March 21, 2019
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Surrey's Will Jacks hits 25-ball ton, six sixes in an over

Surrey’s Will Jacks hits six sixes in an over during 25-ball ton (0:31) Will Jacks smashed Lancashire’s Stephen Parry all around the park during a T10 match in Dubai (0:31) 11:07 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Surrey’s Will Jacks has smacked his way to a 25-ball century, including six sixes in an over during a pre-season T10 clash with Lancashire in Dubai. Jacks hit Stephen Parry for six sixes in an…

March 21, 2019
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Amy Jones does it again as England sweep WODI series 3-0 against Sri Lanka

England’s Amy Jones plays a shot during the third one day international against Sri Lanka  3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England women 177 for 2 (Jones 76, Beaumont 63) beat Sri Lanka women 174 (Madavi 42, Cross 2 for 25) by eight wickets Amy Jones scored her third half-century in as many ODI innings to lead England to a comfortable eight-wicket win and 3-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka in…

March 21, 2019
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Cameron Bancroft blunts Western Australia to a strong position

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia pushed towards a position from which they can seek the outright win they need to make the Sheffield Shield final after Queensland failed to do significant first innings damage with the bat on day two at the WACA Ground in Perth. Queensland had rolled Western Australia for 138 on the opening day as Michael Neser pursued an Ashes berth with Dukes ball proficiency….

March 21, 2019
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Williamson named NZ Player of the Year at ANZ Awards

6:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult and Colin Munro all picked up major honours at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards, held in Auckland on Thursday. The ceremony began with a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Christchurch last week, which claimed the lives of more than 40 people. Williamson, New Zealand’s captain in all formats, claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal…

March 21, 2019
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Will Pucovski's 82 gives Victoria the upper hand

Mar 20, 2019 Alex Malcolm Victoria 1 for 28 trail South Australia 260 (Head 67, Andrews 59) by 232 runs Victoria suffered a major blow ahead of the Sheffield Shield final with in-form batsman Nic Maddinson suffering a broken thumb fielding on the opening day against South Australia in Adelaide. Maddinson, who has scored three centuries in the competition this season, fractured his thumb just before tea in the field…

March 21, 2019
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Alex Doolan, Matthew Wade look to build advantage for Tasmania

3:00 AM ET Tasmania 117 for 2 (Doolan 54, Copeland 2-35) trail New South Wales 375 all out (Larkin 67, Hughes 61, Bird 3-85) by 258 runs Matthew Wade and Alex Doolan have the chance to help Tasmania derail New South Wales in their bid to make the Sheffield Shield final after making promising inroads in reply to the Blues’ first innings tally on day two at Bellerive Oval in…

March 21, 2019
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After 51 years, Central Districts win back-to-back Plunket Shields

9:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Central Districts are Plunket Shield champions once again, making it the first time in over fifty years that they’ve won back-to-back first-class titles. The New Zealand domestic season came to a close on Wednesday with Greg Hay‘s side 21 points clear of their closest rivals, Canterbury, on top of the points table. “It’s a pretty special moment to do it in my first year as…

March 20, 2019
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