IPL 2016

The ECB have reinforced their talent development programme for women’s cricket © ESPNcricinfo Ltd A former Wales U21 netball player has been appointed by the ECB as National Talent Manager for women’s cricket. Diana Lewis, who is currently England Netball’s Performance Pathway Manager, will oversee the ECB’s talent development programme aimed at supporting the women’s professional game. She will work closely with the wider cricket network to help identify and…

Ireland 170 for 7 (Balbirnie 62, Rashid 5-54) trail Afghanistan 537 for 8 dec (Stanikzai 145, Zazai 103*) by 367 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rashid Khan’s variations were too much for a floundering Ireland middle-order © Getty Images In the world of the Chinese zodiac, 2017 is the year of the rooster. If the first three months of the Gregorian calendar are anything to go by, this is also shaping…

Match facts March 30, 2017Start time 1230 local (1630 GMT) Debutant Shadab Khan stunned West Indies in the first T20I in Barbados with returns of 3 for 7 © AFP Big Picture The first T20I between West Indies and Pakistan didn’t tell us much, confirming, instead, what was already widely known: West Indies appear a long way away from their World Cup-winning best at the moment, while Pakistan, though nowhere…

Match facts March 30, 2017Start time 1230 local (1630 GMT) Debutant Shadab Khan stunned West Indies in the first T20I in Barbados with returns of 3 for 7 © AFP Big Picture The first T20I between West Indies and Pakistan didn’t tell us much, confirming, instead, what was already widely known: West Indies appear a long way away from their World Cup-winning best at the moment, while Pakistan, though nowhere…

Tamil Nadu 303 for 9 (Karthik 126, Jagadeesan 55, Kulkarni 5-39) beat India B 261 (Gurkeerat 64, Rahil Shah 3-40) by 42 runsScorecard The Tamil Nadu team and support staff pose with the Deodhar Trophy © Andhra Cricket Association Tamil Nadu clinched the 2016-17 Deodhar Trophy after Dinesh Karthik struck a 91-ball 126 to rescue his side, who were initially struggling at 39 for 3. Rahil Shah‘s three crucial wickets…

Counties who prepare two ‘below average’ pitches in a 12-month period could be penalised © PA Photos Counties producing two ‘below average’ pitches in a 12-month period could be penalised under new regulations brought in by the ECB for the 2017 County Championship season. In a further attempt to encourage counties to produce better quality pitches, the ECB have widened the criteria under which they can take action. Whereas, in…

South Africa 314 (De Kock 90, Du Plessis 53, Amla 50, Henry 4-93) and 80 for 5 (Du Plessis 15*, de Kock 15*, Patel 2-22) drew with New Zealand 489 (Williamson 176, Raval 88, de Grandhomme 57, Morkel 4-100, Rabada 4-122)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details The groundstaff were kept busy on the final day in Hamilton © AFP August 2006 to March 2017. That’s five months shy of 11 years. And…

File photo – Alex Carey surpassed the all-time Sheffield Shield wicketkeeping season record in 2016-17 © Getty Images South Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey has broken the all-time record for most dismissals in a Sheffield Shield season. Carey achieved the feat on the fourth morning of the Shield final against Victoria in Alice Springs, when he pouched a take to remove the Bushrangers’ nightwatchman Chris Tremain off the bowling of Daniel…