John Hampshire 1941-2017 © Getty Images John Hampshire, the former Yorkshire captain and England batsman who went on to become an international umpire, has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Hampshire, who scored a century on his Test debut, against West Indies at Lord’s in 1969, played eight Tests and three ODIs for England, but will be best remembered as an integral member of the great…
North Zone register crushing victory
File photo – Naeem Islam’s 142 was his third successive century, and fourth overall, in this edition of the tournament © AFP North Zone put themselves six points ahead of second-placed South Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League points table after their innings-and-85-run win over Central Zone in Sylhet. Central Zone were bowled out for 181 in their first innings, as left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam extended his good form with…
McCullum returns for Middlesex Blast campaign
Brendon McCullum is heading back to Middlesex © Getty Images Middlesex have re-signed Brendon McCullum for this season’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign. McCullum, who made six appearances for Middlesex last season, will re-join in early July and be available for nine of Middlesex’s South Group matches. Middlesex’s use of Lord’s for T20 is limited. Two of McCullum’s appearances this term will be home matches under the floodlights at Lord’s on…
Guptill's 180* levels series 2-2
New Zealand 280 for 3 (Guptill 180*, Taylor 67, Tahir 2-56) beat South Africa 279 for 8 (De Villiers 72*, du Plessis 67, Patel 2-57) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Martin Guptill’s 180* was the highest second innings score by a New Zealand batsman in ODIs © Getty Images Could Martin Guptill slot back into the New Zealand line-up after a month on the sidelines and make an immediate…
'This is how big players are made' – Nawaz
Play 00:50 WATCH – Mohammad Nawaz concedes no runs off the last three balls to take Quetta Gladiators to the final Mohammad Nawaz was having a rough night with the ball in Sharjah. The three overs he had bowled until the 20th had already gone for 46. Excessive dew meant he could barely grip the ball and it hadn’t helped that he was bowling one-over spells. There had been moments…
De Villiers, du Plessis lift South Africa to 279
Innings South Africa 279 for 8 (De Villiers 72*, du Plessis 67, Patel 2-57) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details AB de Villiers zoomed to 72 off 59 balls to lead South Africa’s late surge © Getty Images Middle-order slides for South Africa have been a feature of this series, as have the revivals that have followed, and they stuck to the script in Hamilton. They lost 4 for…
Sarah Coyte retires from cricket
Sarah Coyte stepped down from international duty two years ago to deal with mental health issues © Getty Images Sarah Coyte, the South Australia and Adelaide Strikers allrounder, is seeking better balance in life after announcing her retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 25. Her decision arrived two years after she stepped down from international duty with the Southern Stars to combat mental health issues….
Quetta Gladiators overseas players pull out of PSL final
Kevin Pietersen will not take part in the PSL final © PCB/PSL The majority of Quetta Gladiators’ overseas contingent have opted not to travel to Lahore for the PSL final. Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright and Tymal Mills all tweeted about leaving the tournament, while former New Zealand offspinner Nathan McCullum will also not travel. Rilee Rossouw, the South African batsman, is believed to still be considering whether to play in…
South Africa bat first; New Zealand make three changes
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat against New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jeetan Patel was selected ahead of Ish Sodhi’s as New Zealand’s second spinner © AFP New Zealand have made three changes in their bid to level the one-day series in Hamilton and keep alive their hopes of a ninth consecutive home series win, but they will have to chase on a surface expected to…
Adams hopes for end to selection stand-off
Play 02:23 ‘Some of the issues are systemic’ – Adams Jimmy Adams has admitted West Indies’ selection policy is “not sustainable” and is “not helping our cricket”. Currently, only those players who have made themselves available for Caribbean regional tournaments are considered for West Indies’ international sides. However, overseas domestic leagues such as the BBL, the PSL and the IPL – all of which overlap in some way with the…