News Australia’s top-order batters have all made some runs across the two intra-squad matches Australia II 166 for 2 (Philippe 67, Henriques 51) beat Australia I 165 for 6 (Wade 52, Starc 3-30) by eight wickets Josh Philippe cut loose in Australia’s second intra-squad warm-up match in St Lucia while Matthew Wade and Moises Henriques also hit rapid half-centuries. As with the first match on Monday, Australia’s 20-player squad was…
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Muneeba Ali, 15.6 ov), 2-88 (Javeria Khan, 21.2 ov), 3-99 (Ayesha Zafar, 24.3 ov), 4-121 (Omaima Sohail, 33.1 ov), 5-153 (Aliya Riaz, 41.2 ov), 6-170 (Sidra Nawaz, 43.3 ov), 7-188 (Nida Dar, 46.2 ov), 8-201 (Diana Baig, 49.1 ov), 9-203 (Fatima Sana, 49.4 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Manu Sawhney was suspended in March © ICC The future of the suspended ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney looks set to be decided at an emergency board meeting on Thursday. Sawhney was suspended in March after a number of allegations – including of bullying – emerged against him following an internal review conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He has since strongly denied the allegations, calling them a “premeditated witch hunt”, and…
Alana King wrecked the Scorchers top order in last year’s semi-final © Getty Images Two of the WBBL’s leading spinners have moved teams ahead of the 2021-22 season. Molly Strano, the top wicket-taker in the tournament’s history, has left Melbourne Renegades to join Hobart Hurricanes and legspinner Alana King, who was a central figure in Melbourne Stars reaching last year’s final, has signed with Perth Scorchers. For both Strano and…
News Kyle Mayers and Kevin Sinclair have missed out on selection Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell and Roston Chase are set to make ODI comebacks during West Indies’ upcoming three-match series against Australia, which is set to begin on July 20 in Barbados. The trio had missed out on selection for the team’s last 50-overs assignment, against Sri Lanka in March, for failing to meet the team management’s fitness standards. All…
Report Batsman 48 not out heading into final day at Cheltenham with visitors three down in fourth innings Stephen Eskinazi of Middlesex bats during the County Championship Division Two match against Lancashire at Lord’s Middlesex 101 and 97 for 3 (Eskinazi 48*, Worrall 2-21) trail Gloucestershire 248 and 272 (Bracey 88, Mitchell 4-42) by 322 runs For two days, so we have been told, Cheltenham has dodged the showers….
Report Batsman scores 37* from 278 balls but draw means Surrey almost certain of missing out on Division One Surrey 72 (Barker 4-24) and 122 for 8 (Amla 37*, Barker 3-9) drew with Hampshire 488 (de Grandhomme 174*, Organ 67, Holland 58) A dogged batting display for the ages from Hashim Amla staved off defeat for Surrey and thwarted Hampshire’s push for victory – and their quest for a top-two…
News “I learnt a lot during this time and due to that mistake Pakistan cricket’s reputation suffered badly” Umar Akmal – “I ask for forgiveness from the PCB and from cricket fans around the world” Pakistan batter Umar Akmal has apologised for not reporting corrupt approaches last year, which led to him being banned for 12 months. Akmal, 30, was last year suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)…
Report Andrew Salter, Dan Douthwaite stand firm for Glamorgan, who shake hands five down in second innings Sussex 226 (Ibrahim 58) and 263 for 6 declared (Brown 100*, Orr 80) drew with Glamorgan 215 (Lloyd 38, Carson 3-39) and 154 for 5 Skipper Ben Brown scored his 20th first-class century as Sussex’s LV= Insurance County Championship match against Glamorgan at Hove ended in a draw. Brown got to three figures…
Report Tom Hartley’s 4-42 gives home side more than a sniff as clock ticks down on a gloomy afternoon in Manchester Kent 74 (Anderson 7-19) and149 for 8 (Leaning 53*, Hartley 4-42) drew with Lancashire 259 for 9 dec. (Wood 63*, Jones 47, Davies 47) A defiant half-century from Jack Leaning enabled Kent to cling on for a draw at Emirates Old Trafford as Lancashire confirmed their qualification for Division…