Report Leigh Kasperek picked up three wickets in five balls to boost New Zealand, but in the end it wasn’t enough Australia 149 for 7 (Healy 46, Kasperek 3-24) beat New Zealand 128 for 9 (Schutt 2-22, Wareham 2-25) by 21 runs Before this match, in the several hours of waiting created by persistent showers in Mount Maunganui, there was not inconsiderable debate over whether or not Australia’s world-record ODI…
News The composition of the new board will be documented in CSA’s new Memorandum of Incorporation “I regard this breakthrough as the end of my involvement in the current process” – South Africa spots minister Nathi Mthethwa Cricket South Africa has avoided ministerial interference after the Members’ Council – the highest decision-making body in the organisation, made up of 14 provincial presidents – agreed to a majority independent board…
News The allrounder admits this season has been a challenge but is committed to a spell overseas Sean Abbott has had a fine season in domestic cricket and wants to keep pushing for Australia selection Sean Abbott admitted that there have been days during a long season when finding the motivation to train has been difficult but after a brief break he is ready to keeping playing in order…
News Says the plan was to give him time to settle in before going after the bowling The Royal Challengers Bangalore batted Glenn Maxwell at No. 4 in their chase against the Mumbai Indians specifically to give him a chance to settle in before going for his shots. Captain Virat Kohli said as much after his side chased down 160 to register victory in the IPL 2021 opening game. While…
Dane Vilas finished the day unbeaten on 158 © Getty Images Lancashire 339 for 5 (Vilas 158*, Davies 61, Jones 58) lead Sussex 301 (Haines 155, Robinson 59, Bailey 4-48) by 38 runs Counties nowadays do plenty of research before they invest in overseas players. There is little doubt Lancashire had a good idea what they were getting when they signed Dane Vilas in advance of the 2017 season. Yet…
Warwickshire 169 for 5 (Lamb 41*) trail Derbyshire 189 by 20 runs Warwickshire are hoping to convince the government to allow 50% capacity at the Test between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston in June. The game starts on June 10 which, under current guidelines, means just 25% occupancy of the ground will be allowed. Tickets for the game have almost sold out. Now, however, the club has written to…
Middlesex 313 and 87 for 2 lead Somerset 172 (de Lange 51, Murtagh 4-46) by 228 runs Relationships between incumbents and their successors-in-waiting are rarely straightforward. According to the Harvard Business Review, they are “fraught with emotion”, and leave the heir apparent in an impossible situation: “if he pushes too hard, he alienates the CEO; if he doesn’t push hard enough, his performance doesn’t warrant a promotion to the top…
Buckle up, it’s time for the IPL 2021 to begin! To get us started, we have Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, taking on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. Tonight we’ll see Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah facing off against AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal. If this blog doesn’t load for you, click here. You can also follow our ball-by-ball commentary here. Click here…
Worcestershire 43 for 3 (Cook 3-14) trail Essex 490 for 9 dec (Westley 213, Wheater 87) by 447 runs Graham Gooch, the eternal overlord of all he surveys at Chelmsford, was holding court on the balcony at fine leg throughout the second day of Essex’s season opener. “You have to earn your right to score runs in April,” he observed with his connoisseur’s eye, as Tom Westley clicked through his…
Report Leicestershire slip to 84 for 4 in reply, needing 463 to avoid the follow-on Leicestershire 151 for 4 (Abbott 2-15) trail Hampshire 612 for 5 (Vince 231, Dawson 152*) by 461 runs Captain James Vince made the third double-century of his first-class career as Hampshire continued to dominate their LV= Insurance County Championship match against Leicestershire. Vince received fine support from Liam Dawson, who made an unbeaten 152 before…