Month: November 2020

In 17 first-class games for Wellington Firebirds, Conway has scored 1598 runs an average of 72.63  7:59 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Devon Conway, the South Africa-born batsman who qualified for New Zealand this August, is just “focusing on the task on hand” as he braces for a much-awaited international debut. Conway, 29, led the run-charts in the Plunket Shield, One Day Trophy and T20 Super Smash last season, and has…

Mark Ramprakash has emerged as a frontrunner for the vacant coaching role at Edgbaston  Nov 25, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Mark Ramprakash has emerged as a strong contender for the role of Warwickshire head coach. ESPNcricinfo understands that Ramprakash, the former England batsman, has been shortlisted for interview. Other shortlisted candidates include – but are not limited to – Donovan Miller and Graeme Welch. After a couple of years as batting…

It is not yet clear whether the six who tested positive are players or other members of Pakistan’s contingent  4:51 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Six members of Pakistan’s touring contingent in New Zealand have tested positive for Covid-19. According to an NZC release, four are new cases, while two of the positive results have been deemed “historical”. It is unclear whether the six who tested positive are players or other…

Yorkshire have announced an investigation into Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism during his time at the club  7:39 PM GMT Yorkshire have committed to appointing a Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as part of the club’s efforts to “improve inclusion across all forms and levels of the game”. The club has recently been rocked by claims of racism from former player, Azeem Rafiq, and have launched an investigation to…

Thabang Moroe was sacked as CSA’s chief executive following the board’s forensic audit  6:37 PM GMT Cricket South Africa’s interim board have released the full forensic report which the organisation used to fire former CEO Thabang Moroe. The report looks into the company’s affairs since 2016 and details the activities of several staff and board members, and could lead to disciplinary action in the future. The 456-page report was commissioned…

5:53 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla, along with vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee and batsman Rohit Paudel, have all tested positive for Covid-19. The positive results were announced by…

4:16 PM GMT Deivarayan Muthu After being in the CPL and IPL bubbles for four months, Mitchell Santner is set to kick off the international home season with additional responsibilities. In the absence of both Kane Williamson and Tim Southee for the third T20I at the Bay Oval, Santner will step in as captain and with Ajaz Patel still under an injury cloud, the the spin-bowling allrounder has also been…