Victoria 487 and 2 for 38 lead South Australia 287 (Weatherald 60, Carey 57, Holland 7-82) by 238 runsScorecard Jon Holland picked up 7 for 82, including the wicket of Travis Head © Getty Images A career-best seven-wicket haul from Jon Holland ensured Victoria remained in control of the Sheffield Shield final on the third day against South Australia in Alice Springs. It was the second consecutive season that Holland…
Headingley future assured after council reaches funding agreement
Without council support, Headingley could have been stripped of the right to host international cricket © Getty Images Headingley’s future as a Test venue appears to have been assured, following a funding agreement between Yorkshire and Leeds City Council over the redevelopment of the ground’s rugby stand that has served a dual purpose for cricket and rugby clubs over the past 84 years. Without the agreement, the ground’s future would…
Kohli credits Rahane for five-bowler strategy
Play 04:20 ‘I spoke to Jinks, he instantly said five bowlers’ – Kohli Before the start of the Dharamsala Test, India had a big call to make. They knew their captain, Virat Kohli, was out with a shoulder injury – they now needed to decide whether to replace him with another batsman in a like-for-like swap or to play an extra bowler instead. With Kohli out of the side, India…
BCCI office bearers not to heed CoA directives
Anirudh Chaudhry (right) was one of the three BCCI officials to meet the CoA in Mumbai © PTI The BCCI office bearers have told the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) that they will not heed the directives curtailing their decision-making powers that were issued last week. The office bearers also said it would not be possible to postpone the BCCI’s special general body meeting (SGM) on April 9, as…
Kohli says friendship with Australian players has been damaged
Play 02:46 Smith disappointed with BCCI, Kohli says ‘friends no more’ A contentious, fractious and ill-tempered Test series has claimed a final victim: Virat Kohli‘s relationships with Australian players, the Indian captain said, have been irrevocably damaged. Tensions continued to simmer even after the conclusion in Dharamsala, with Steven Smith apologising for his behavior during the series, but also registering his disappointment at another bit of off-field sparring. Before the…
ECB moves to implement T20 constitution change
A new T20 competition is planned for 2020, to run alongside the NatWest Blast © Getty Images Colin Graves has hailed a “watershed” moment for cricket in England and Wales after the ECB board unanimously agreed to trigger the formal process by which changes to the organisation’s constitution can be agreed. Graves, the ECB chairman, insisted the changes would make “the whole game stronger” and suggested cricket could now “attract…
India take million-dollar prize for finishing No. 1
India won in Dharamsala to seal the series against Australia 2-1 © Associated Press India have finished at the top of the ICC Test rankings for the second successive year after beating Australia 2-1 in the four-Test series. As a result of being No. 1 by the cut-off date of April 1, India will be presented with a cash award of $1 million by the ICC. India had gone into…
Stanikzai leads way as Ireland feel the heat
Afghanistan 357 for 6 (Stanikzai 110*, Shahzad 85, Jamal 73) v IrelandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Asghar Stanikzai struck a belligerent century © ICC/Helge Schutz Win the toss? Check. Score 350-plus? Check. Secure first-innings lead? Afghanistan appeared to be heading toward another affirmative tick mark on that front, too, after a commanding performance on the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup clash with Ireland. Captain Asghar Stanikzai‘s…
Simpson guides Middlesex to dramatic one-wicket win
Middlesex 179 (Malan 56, Gregory 5-32, Overton 4-37) and 306 for 9 (Simpson 89*, Compton 59, Gubbins 52, Crane 4-95) beat MCC 332 (Clarke 89, Duckett 69, Harris 3-49, Patel 3-83) and 151 (Podmore 3-25, Helm 3-30) lead by one wicketScorecard Craig Overton’s hat-trick couldn’t rescue MCC © Getty Images Middlesex overcame a 153-run deficit on first innings, as well as a Craig Overton hat-trick, to secure a tense one-wicket…
Read announces decision to retire
Chris Read has become one of Nottinghamshire’s most consistent batsmen in the latter half of his career © Getty Images Chris Read, the Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper, has announced his decision to retire from cricket at the end of the 2017 season. Read, aged 38 and with a professional career that stretches back to the mid-90s, will take up a position as director of cricket at Uppingham School. While Read’s career started…