Zimbabwe 210 for 5 (G Flower 22*, Whittall 5*) lost to South Africa (363 for 3) by 153 runsSo it was as it was always going to be, a massive victory for South Africa. Zimbabwe’s batsmen just didn’t have the tools to chase such a mammoth total, especially against bowlers of the calibre of Shaun Pollock. Hope finally pranced away when a sweep from Craig Wishart (45) was caught by…
Deprived of their captain, David Gower, through injury, and their talisman, Ian Botham, through excess, England turned to Mike Gatting for the second Test at Headingley as they attempted to get back on level terms with an Indian team already one up in the series. On a notoriously bad, low-scoring Headingley wicket, batting first was always going to be vital, but it was Kapil Dev who struck the first blow…
WELLINGTON (Reuters)New Zealand will seek to tour Pakistan next year after calling off a planned three-Test series earlier this month because of security concerns. Additional warm-up matches in Australia have been organised to help replace the Pakistan games in the lead-up to a three-Test series against Australia in November and December. The cancelled Pakistan tour might now take place next year prior to the ICC Knockout tournament in September, NZ…
FRANK GOUGH, the Queensland allrounder, introduced them at a tennis party over the weekend. Phyllis was only 18, and, having been trained in ballet, had found success in Sydney with an adagio dance act with her brother Ray. Hardly 5 ft tall, she had the gaiety and sparkle that matched Archie’s temperament perfectly. Though most at home on stage, she loved cricket, probably owing her enthusiasm to her mother. Mrs…
IN A perfect world, one in which national boundaries were simply geographical signposts rather than a cue for prejudice and hostility, it wouldn’t matter a damn if Graeme Hick was invited to play for England against Pakistan next summer. Unfortunately, the nearest we mortals can ever reasonably expect to get to witnessing perfection would be for the Earl of Botham to join a Yorkshire team run by the Duke of…
Jaffna Kings 164 for 8 (Avishka 50, Samarawickrama 44, Lakmal 3-23, Howell 2-17) beat Colombo Stars 163 for 5 (Chandimal 49, Bopara 47*, Perera 1-16) by two wickets The Jaffna Kings were crowned LPL champions for the third time in as many seasons, as yet another Avishka Fernando fifty anchored a tricky chase against a dogged Colombo Stars. He was ably assisted by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sadeera Samarawickrama – albeit…
Vivrant Sharma was at an Ahmedabad hotel, packing after a deflating loss to Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy. The IPL auction had been running in the background on TV, but it was only when the capped players’ sets finished that it registered that his name would be up soon. As the 23-year-old allrounder from Jammu & Kashmir watched, he saw Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders battle it out for…
The second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand is likely to be moved out of Multan because of the severe fog and smog expected in the area in early January. ESPNcricinfo understands that formal talks are on between the two boards on the matter. The game is scheduled to begin on January 3. While it is not yet clear what the new venue will be, Karachi could be the easiest…
Jon Lewis believes England Women’s clean sweep of their tour of the West Indies, on which they won eight internationals out of eight, showcased the team’s new “attacking mindset” – but said the real test would come when they are asked to stick to their approach in high-pressure moments, such as at the forthcoming T20 World Cup. Lewis, who took over as head coach last month, spoke before his first…
Roland Butcher, the Barbados-born former England batter, has been appointed to the West Indies men’s and junior selection panel. Butcher will join lead selector Desmond Haynes on the men’s panel, whose third member is the head coach; West Indies currently have Andre Coley in that position on an interim basis following the resignation of Phil Simmons. According to a Cricket West Indies release, Butcher’s appointment was confirmed during a meeting…