Queensland 6 for 333 (Khawaja 147*, Neser 59*) v Western AustraliaScorecard Usman Khawaja followed his ton in the day-night Test against South Africa with an unbeaten 147 against South Australia © Getty Images Fresh off a match-winning 145 in the day-night Test against South Africa, Usman Khawaja struck another pink-ball ton to lead Queensland to 6 for 333 against Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield game in Perth. Khawaja finished…

‘That we haven’t played, since the 2015 World Cup, a single Full-Member ODI, that just makes me feel sick, really’ – Preston Mommsen © Cricket Scotland Preston Mommsen has said the dearth of fixtures in Scotland’s cricket calendar was a key factor in his retiring at the age of 29. The former captain also called for cricket administrators to create a more equitable schedule so that other players also don’t…

New South Wales 269 (Maddinson 80, Lyon 61, Hughes 52, Richardson 3-64, Sayers 3-66)Scorecard Nic Maddinson drives on his way to an 18th first-class fifty © Getty Images Last month, Nic Maddinson faced the pink ball at Adelaide Oval on Test debut and made a duck. But a return to the same venue, again in a day-night encounter, brought a much more encouraging innings of 80 as New South Wales…

Rubel Hossain proved his fitness by taking 15 wickets in 12 BPL matches © ICC Fast bowler Rubel Hossain has been named as a replacement for Mohammad Shahid in Bangladesh’s 22-man preliminary squad that will train in Sydney from December 11 in preparation for the tour to New Zealand. Rubel, who was dropped during the Afghanistan series in September for lacking bowling fitness, was picked ahead of pacemen Kamrul Islam…

Victoria 3 for 54 trail Tasmania 203 (Michael 54, Milenko 52, Holland 5-49) by 149 runsScorecard File photo – Jon Holland claimed his third five-wicket haul in first-class cricket © AFP Left-arm spinner Jon Holland ran through Tasmania with a five-wicket haul on the first day in Hobart, where the Tigers were dismissed for 203 after choosing to bat first. At stumps Victoria were 3 for 54 in reply, with…

Yasim Murtaza was among the 10 UBL players who were residing at the location of the accident © PCB Two players from United Bank Limited, a Pakistan first-class team, were injured in a fire that broke out at the Regent Plaza Hotel in Karachi on Monday. In an accident that left at least 11 people dead and 45 injured, allrounder Yasim Murtaza fractured his heel while 20-year-old legspinner Karamat Ali…

Yasim Murtaza was among the 10 UBL players who were residing at the location of the accident © PCB Two players from United Bank Limited were injured after a fire broke out at the Regent Plaza Hotel in Karachi on Monday. In an incident that left at least 11 dead and injured 45 others, allrounder Yasim Murtaza fractured his heel while 20-year-old legspinner Karamat Ali suffered a hand injury in…

BCCI president Anurag Thakur has not yet submitted the affidavit of compliance that was due on December 3 © IDI/Getty Images The hearing of the matter regarding the BCCI not implementing the Lodha Committee’s recommendations in total, as directed by the Supreme Court, has been rescheduled from December 5 to December 9. It was reported that the Chief Justice of India, TS Thakur, who is part of the bench hearing…

Match facts December 6, 2016Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) Lockie Ferguson had a forgettable debut in Sydney and may make way for Tim Southee © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Big Picture New Zealand must have left the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday night thinking, “if only”. If only they had asked for a review when Steven Smith was given not-out by umpire Mick Martell after being trapped lbw on 14,…