Month: June 2021

News Haider Ali has also been withdrawn from the tours of England and West Indies, and replaced by Sohaib Maqsood Haider Ali won’t be touring England and the Caribbean apart from missing the PSL final   Peshawar Zalmi’s Haider Ali and Umaid Asif have been suspended from Thursday’s PSL final against the Multan Sultans after they admitted to charges of violating the tournament’s health and safety protocols by meeting people…

News New domestic tournament named in honour of former England captain and “true legend” of game Former England captain Charlotte Edwards is currently head coach of Southern Vipers   The ECB’s new regional domestic women’s T20 competition for England and Wales has been named the Charlotte Edwards Cup ahead of its launch on Saturday. The move mirrors the decision to name the regional 50-over tournament after Rachael Heyhoe Flint, another…

Play 03:08 Manjrekar: ‘This team has more world-class players than any NZ team previously’ Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted it was difficult to believe that the team would end their run of near-misses in world events on the final day against India in Southampton while Sir Richard Hadlee lauded the current generation as the country’s greatest ever team. In the end New Zealand reached their target with…

Report Young Yorkshire pair tear into Worcestershire to transform malfunctioning innings Jordan Thompson turned from bowler to batterer as Yorkshire overwhelmed Worcestershire   Yorkshire 191 for 5 (Brook 83*, Thompson 66*, Pennington 4-24) beat Worcestershire 179 for 5 (Wessels 77, Cox 61*) by 12 runs Sometimes it is not just about talent, it is about desire. Rarely has that been more apparent than in the way that the up-and-coming Yorkshire…

Report Will Smeed offers sound support as visitors bounce back from thumping less than a fortnight ago Somerset 149 for 3 (Hildreth 72*, Smeed 42) beat Surrey 146 for 8 (Jacks 65, Leach 3-28) by seven wickets Something old, something new for Somerset, James Hildreth and Will Smeed combining to ease their side to victory in south London. Revenge, sweet revenge, for their thumping at Surrey’s hands less than a…

News Captain backs positive approach after batters get caught in two minds on final day Virat Kohli, India’s captain, says that his batters may need to take more “risks” in tough conditions to provide more support to their bowling attack. Kohli’s India were bowled out for 217 and 170 in their two innings in Southampton, en route to an eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship…

Report Club record opening stand in T20 sees visitors to comfortable win Northamptonshire 158 for 1 (Vasconcelos 78*, Rossington 59) beat Durham 157 for 5 (Dickson 51*) by nine wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks recorded their first win of their Vitality Blast campaign, hammering Durham by nine wickets at Emirates Riverside. Adam Rossington and Ricardo Vasconcelos broke the Steelbacks’ highest opening stand to chase down Durham’s total of 158 with ease. Vasconcelos…

News India captain acknowledges NZ were better side but says great Tests come in series Virat Kohli, India’s captain, admitted that New Zealand are the deserving winners of the inaugural World Test Championship, but has called for future editions of the tournament – which is contested over a two-year cycle – to be decided in series comprising a minimum of three Tests between the two finalists. “I am not in…

Play 03:08 Is this the greatest New Zealand Test team? New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson has described winning the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton as a “special feeling”, but would not go as far as calling it the biggest day in the history of New Zealand cricket. “Certainly is a very special feeling. A couple of close ones and then to get one [final win is special],” Williamson said…