Month: July 2021

Report Allrounder anchors innings before contributing to tigerish defence of low total Northern Superchargers 109 for 8 (Davidson-Richards 42) beat Oval Invincibles 105 for 4 by four runs Alice Davidson-Richards helped the Northern Superchargers maintain their winning start to the women’s Hundred with a tigerish defence of 109 in a thriller against Oval Invincibles at Emerald Headingley. Their 109 for 8 looked below par despite a sluggish pitch, with Davidson-Richards…

Manchester Originals (Clarke 58) beat Welsh Fire 150 for 6 (du Plooy 43, Hartley 2-12) by Joe Clarke produced a match-seizing innings of 58 from 31 balls – ably supported by Phil Salt in an opening stand of 94 from 48 balls – before Colin Munro and Colin Ackermann banished any late jitters with a brace of evenly-paced cameos, as Manchester Originals ended Welsh Fire’s unbeaten start to the tournament…

Report Andre Russell was left out for the second T20I against Pakistan in Guyana Toss West Indies opt to bowl vs Pakistan After a washed-out first T20I in Bridgetown, the second T20I began at the Providence Stadium in more promising fashion, with the sun peeking through the clouds and West Indies captain Kieron Pollard opting to bowl first at the toss against Babar Azam‘s Pakistan. Both teams have been forced…

News The new board has advertised the CEOs position, with applications due to close on July 31 Cricket South Africa’s former acting CEO Kugandrie Govender has been dismissed with immediate effect, bringing an end to the disciplinary matters that have stretched back to December 2019. Govender was suspended in December 2020, four months after former CEO Thabang Moroe was fired over allegations of misconduct. Specifically, Govender was under scrutiny for…

News General public banned from bringing in bottles and cans, and restrictions at bars in ground Members of the public will not be allowed to bring alcohol into Lord’s for the rest of the Hundred in an attempt to create a family-friendly atmosphere following feedback from the first two matchdays at the ground. According to MCC’s ground regulations, fans are allowed to bring in “small quantities of alcohol” – either…

Report Manchester Originals still winless despite Sophie Ecclestone’s all-round efforts Welsh Fire 124 for 1 (Matthews 71*, Redmayne 38*) beat Manchester Originals 120 for 6 (Ecclestone 31*) by X wickets Welsh Fire’s women claimed their first win of the Hundred thanks to an excellent effort in the field and an impressive innings of 71 from Hayley Matthews as they defeated Manchester Originals in Cardiff. The Fire won the toss and…

News The Pakistan board has expressed displeasure at reports that its Indian counterpart is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament The Pakistan Cricket Board is not pleased over its Indian counterpart’s actions in regards to the Kashmir Premier League   The PCB has expressed its displeasure over reports that the BCCI called ICC Full Members in a bid to prevent retired players from those countries from appearing in…

News Asadullah Khan claims squad for ODI series against Pakistan was selected without his knowledge Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan in their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan   Asadullah Khan has resigned from his position as head of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) selection committee, claiming that the squad for the upcoming “home” ODI series against Pakistan, to be played in Sri Lanka, was finalised without his nod. Khan,…