England started 2016 in fine style by knocking South Africa off their perch as the world’s top-ranked Test team. After winning back the Ashes last summer expectations are starting to rise around a blossoming England team and even Proteas skipper AB de Villiers has suggested Alastair Cook’s men could be “the team to beat” in Tests over the next couple of years. It is worth noting that England hold seven of…
[embedded content] James Taylor has shared the secrets behind his short-leg catching success during England’s Test series against South Africa. Videos and vines of his two stunning catches during the third Test in Johannesburg were continuously displayed throughout social media and Taylor highlighted his preparation off the field as the sole reason for those moments of magic. The increasing regularity of these catches have seen many question the diminutive batsman’s methods…
[embedded content] Katherine Brunt admits reaching the milestone of 100 one-day international wickets would mean “everything” ahead of England women’s three-match series in South Africa. The Yorkshire seamer, fresh from helping Perth Scorchers reach the finals of the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League, needs just one more wicket to reach the landmark which could come when England face South Africa in Benoni next Sunday. Having made her debut against the…
Adam Milne has become the latest New Zealander to sign a county deal after joining Essex Eagles for the NatWest T20 Blast. The fast bowler, who has made 43 limited-overs appearances for the Black Caps, will arrive at the Essex County Ground at the end of June and be available for seven South Group fixtures. Milne will link up with compatriots Jesse Ryder and Matthew Quinn at Essex while…
Hampshire Cricket has announced Nick Denning as the head coach of their new Women’s Cricket Super League team. Denning will lead the club into the inaugural season of the six-team competition, which begins this summer. “It’s very exciting, new challenges get me out of bed in the morning so I’m really looking forward to getting started,” he said. “The biggest challenge will be getting a group of players who are…
Sam Curran was the second-youngest debutant for Surrey last season, when he was plucked out of the Second Eleven Championship to play T20s Clint Hughes / © Getty Images Sam Curran is living the dream of every young cricketer: suddenly picked out of nondescript cricket to play in the big leagues with a great of the game, and now touring abroad to represent his country at an international tournament. It’s…
Sam Curran was the second-youngest debutant for Surrey last season, when he was plucked out of the Second Eleven Championship to play T20s Clint Hughes / © Getty Images Sam Curran is living the dream of every young cricketer: suddenly picked out of nondescript cricket to play in the big leagues with a great of the game, and now touring abroad to represent his country at an international tournament. It’s…
Sarfaraz Khan says that batting at No. 4 has pushed him to look at adapt and take on more responsibility © ICC India Under-19s batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 74 in India’s 79-run win against Ireland in Mirpur, has expressed disappointment at not being able to convert his fifty into a bigger knock. Sarfaraz’s 70-ball effort was the top score in India’s win but the batsman said he would have…
Ben Stokes’ exploits in South Africa have seen him top this winter’s Test MVP after he scored 499 runs and took 17 wickets against the Proteas. The Durham all-rounder blasted 258 from 198 balls in Cape Town and backed up that performance with bat and ball throughout the series as England emerged 2-1 winners. That took Stokes’ MVP tally to 161 across seven Tests, with most of his scoring unsurprisingly…
Nepal Under-19s coach Jagat Bahadur Tamata worked hard on the side’s fielding, evident in the three run-outs against New Zealand Under-19s © BCB Dipendra Singh Airee‘s throw from the deep-extra cover boundary struck the stumps on the full, running Dale Phillips out and ending New Zealand’s chase against Nepal. In the previous over, Airee had swung the match for Nepal, dismissing Nigel Smith and Talor Scott. Near the boundary line,…