Grace Harris has been praised for having added “another dimension” to Australia’s T20I batting line-up since returning to the side last year as she shapes up as a key figure in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Harris, who made her international debut in 2015, was recalled for the T20 leg of the Ashes last January, but through a combination of rain and the dominance of Australia’s top order did not…
Meg Lanning has declared the Australian women’s team are united in support of Indigenous star Ashleigh Gardner and her criticism of the side playing on January 26. Gardner made her views clear on the subject on Sunday, when she said the day was a “day of hurt and a day of mourning” for Indigenous Australians. The reigning Belinda Clark Award holder will line up in the T20 against Pakistan but…
Spinner Ashton Agar will not be available for the BBL finals series as he prepares for Australia’s upcoming Test tour of India, while injured quick Jhye Richardson remains in doubt for the blockbuster qualifying final between arch-rivals Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers. Defending champions Scorchers locked up top spot on the BBL ladder with a dramatic 10-run victory over Melbourne Renegades at Optus Stadium. The result secured Scorchers a home…
It’s coming up for a year since Matt Fisher‘s Test debut against West Indies in Barbados and in so many ways that one-off appearance epitomises the promise and frustration that has accompanied his career, ever since his Yorkshire debut, as a 17-year old, eight long years ago. Fisher showcased his wicket-taking menace by dismissing John Campbell with his second ball in Tests, but on a flat Bridgetown deck, that would…
Perth Scorchers 212 for 5 (Bancroft 95*, Eskinazi 54) beat Melbourne Renegades 202 for 5 (Finch 76*, Marsh 54) by 10 runs Cameron Bancroft smashed a career best 95 not out before Perth Scorchers survived a late Aaron Finch onslaught to lock up top spot on the BBL ladder after a dramatic 10-run victory over Melbourne Renegades at Optus Stadium. Finch, playing his 100th BBL game, was left to rue…
Batting has been West Indies’ Achilles heel in women’s T20Is for some time now. Their middle-order woes have been hampering them for over the last couple of years. Since January 2021, West Indies’ middle order (Nos. 4 to 7) averages 12.12, the lowest among the Full Member teams in T20Is. In their first match of the women’s T20I tri-series against South Africa, Shemaine Campbelle, batting at No. 4, made 11…
Brisbane Heat 188 for 4 (Hain 73*, Peirson 57*) beat Melbourne Stars 184 for 3 (Rogers 41, Stoinis 36*) by four runs Brisbane Heat’s late season surge towards the BBL finals continued with a thrilling four-run victory over Melbourne Stars at the Gabba. Left-arm quick Spencer Johnson bowled the last over of the match for the second time in as many games. Stars needed 14 but Johnson contained Marcus Stoinis…
Indigenous allrounder Ashleigh Gardner has criticised Cricket Australia for scheduling a T20I against Pakistan on January 26. Gardner, a Muruwari woman, said it was not appropriate for the national side to be playing on what is known as Australia Day – the day the first fleet arrived in 1788 – and that it is a day of “hurt and a day of mourning” for Indigenous people. She indicated she will…
Ireland 294 for 7 (Doheny 84, Tector 75, Chatara 3-51, Evans 2-66) beat Zimbabwe 248 (Ballance 52, Kaia 51, Burl 41, Little 4-38) by 46 runs A late surge from Ryan Burl and Gary Ballance proved to be futile for Zimbabwe, as Ireland clinched the second ODI in Harare to level the series 1-1. Starring for Ireland with the bat was opener Stephen Doheny (84) and No. 4 Harry Tector…
Mehidy Hasan Miraz‘s all-round performances throughout 2022 have earned him an all-format BCB contract for the period January to December 2023. He joins Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan and Taskin Ahmed in the list of players with all-format contracts, while Mushfiqur Rahim and Shoriful Islam, who had full contracts in 2022, have one fewer format in their portfolio this time. Mushfiqur, who retired from T20Is last year, now has a…