Month: October 2021

Will Rhodes lifts the Bob Willis Trophy after Warwickshire’s victory at Lord’s   Warwickshire 518 (Rhodes 156, Yates 113, Sibley 57, Hain 55, Parkinson 4-78) beat Lancashire 78 (Miles 5-28) and 241 (Balderson 65, Briggs 3-58) by an innings and 199 runs Warwickshire have completed their first double since 1995 with an emphatic victory in the Bob Willis Trophy at Lord’s. The club, which wrapped up the LV= Insurance County…

News Lahiru Madushanka is left out from the original squad after failing to recover in time from a fractured collarbone Pathum Nissanka and Ashen Bandara were among the five late inclusions for the T20 World Cup   Pathum Nissanka, Minod Bhanuka, Ashen Bandara, Lakshan Sandakan and Ramesh Mendis have been added to Sri Lanka’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, while Lahiru Madushanka is left out from the original…

News Seven no-balls from Southern Punjab highlighted the ill-discipline in a bowling attack that never seriously threatened to defend 174 Balochistan 176 for 2 (Bangalzai 50, Sohail 47*, Yamin 1-28) beat Southern Punjab 174 for 9 (Maqsood 54, Junaid 3-29, Umaid Asif 3-30) by eight wickets An ill-disciplined bowling performance from Southern Punjab saw Balochistan take full advantage, romping home by eight wickets to condemn Sohaib Maqsood‘s side to their…

News The former South Africa allrounder, who retired two years ago, is a strategic consultant for the team for the T20 World Cup “How I can contribute is with the understanding from that experience and by being aware of things that may unfold in this tournament”   JP Duminy always wanted to be part of the upcoming T20 World Cup. He will be there, but not in the way he…

News Long-serving club man steps up to management after departure of Paul Allott As they attempted to recover from their side’s innings and 199-run mauling by Warwickshire in the Bob Willis Trophy, Lancashire supporters could at least take comfort from the news that Mark Chilton has been appointed the county’s new director of cricket performance. Chilton, who will be 45 on Saturday, is effectively taking over from Paul Allott, who…

News “I don’t know how many people would actually do that in cricket at the moment – men’s or women’s” Punam Raut was lauded for her decision to walk while the umpire gave her not out on the second day against Australia, with team-mate Smriti Mandhana unsure how many other players would do it in the same situation. “First we reacted, like, ‘Oh, why did she do that?’ But, then,…

News Former England offspinner confirms end to 24-year playing career Gareth Batty, the former England offspinner, has called time on a playing career spanning 24 years and will take up a position as assistant coach at Surrey. Batty, who will be 44 this month, captained Surrey in T20 cricket over the last two seasons, but confirmed his retirement at the club’s end-of-season awards evening. In two spells at the club,…

News Mumbai Indians will not rush back Hardik to bowl until he is completely ready The last time Hardik Pandya bowled was during the T20I series in Sri Lanka in July   “Push” Hardik Pandya “too hard” to bowl in the ongoing IPL and that might have a negative impact on his batting. That is the assessment of Mumbai Indians’ head coach Mahela Jayawardene, who said on Friday that the…

Preview Anything less than three wins from three games is unlikely to be enough for Samson’s side Big picture Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals propped up the points table in IPL 2020, finishing seventh and eighth respectively, but their seasons have contrasted in 2021: CSK were the first team to secure their knockout spot when they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday while Royals’ hopes are hanging by a thread….

News Historic appointment begins as former England captain succeeds Kumar Sangakkara Clare Connor, England Women’s former Ashes-winning captain, has taken office at Lord’s as the first female President of MCC in the club’s 234-year history. Connor, who is also Director of Women’s Cricket at the ECB, was nominated for the role at the club’s AGM back in 2020, but her tenure was delayed by a year due to Covid-19, with…