England fast bowler Stuart Broad went back to his roots to champion volunteers at the heart of local cricket clubs as part of a new initiative with winemaker Hardys. Each month this summer, the Official Wine of England Cricket will work with The Cricketer magazine to profile those individuals who are the driving force – or heartbeat – of their local club and reward them for their unstinting work with a selection of…
Supergiants target a winning first impression
Jos Buttler’s presence in the middle order may free up Rohit Sharma to open the innings © Getty Images Match facts Saturday, April 9, 2016Start time 20:00 local (14:30 GMT) Big picture There were 1, 676, 013 page views of an article on ESPNcricinfo titled “List of players sold and unsold in IPL 2016.” Even last year, with the World Cup in full swing and with no shortage of imaginative,…
Can anyone stop Yorkshire?
Play 00:38 Can a county compete in all competitions? Durham Coach: Jon LewisCaptain: Paul Collingwood (Champ), Mark Stoneman (T20, 50) Last seasonSpecsavers Championship: 4th Div 1; NatWest Blast: 6th North Group; Royal London Cup: QF In: NoneOut: NoneOverseas: None 2015 in a nutshell Durham have been hard-pressed on and off the field since winning the Championship in 2013 and did extraordinarily well to secure a fourth-place finish in Division One…
Ben Stokes: "I won’t be shying away"
“If there was a replay the day after I would do exactly the same. I won’t be shying away from it.” Battered, bruised but unbowed, Ben Stokes would have no hesitation in taking on the challenge of delivering death-bowling victories for England in the future. That is a measure of the all-rounder’s character, given the pain that courses through his veins after the final-over demolition handed out by Carlos Braithwaite in…
Ronchi joins Birmingham Bears for Blast
Birmingham Bears have signed New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi for all 14 NatWest T20 Blast group games in 2016. The 34-year-old has played 29 international games in the format, most recently the ICC World T20 semi-final against England, and also appeared in last year’s World Cup final. Ronchi said: “Birmingham Bears have been one of the top teams in T20 over the last two years and I’m very excited to…
Devastated Ben Stokes Keen to Move on From Carlos Brathwaite Beating
Ben Stokes bowled the final over as Carlos Brathwaite smashed him for four consecutive sixes to help West Indies seal the final by four wickets. © Reuters Highlights England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he was left devastated by his last over horror show in the World Twenty20 final against West Indies and has yet to watch a re-run of Carlos Brathwaite hitting him for four straight sixes. (Carlos Brathwaite Admits…
Up-and-down Sunrisers sweat over key players' form
Play 05:19 Jayawardene: Nehra can allow Sunrisers to play extra foreign batsman 2015 form Sixth, or third from the bottom, after winning half of their 14 matches. At one stage, towards the end of the league, they were in third position. Big picture Only three seasons old in the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad have already witnessed the highs and lows of a T20 league. After making the playoffs in their maiden…
Indian Premier League Kicks Offs As Rohit Sharma Squares off Against Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mumbai Indians, who are the two-time IPL champions, will square off against Rising Pune Supergiants in the first match of the Indian Premier League. © BCCI Highlights Mumbai Indians are all set to open the defense of their title against new outfit Rising Pune Supergiants, led by India’s World Cup winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, here tomorrow after decks were cleared to hold the opening IPL game by the Bombay…
Indian Premier League Hopes to Erase Pain of India's World T20 Loss
The entry of two new teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, will add more variety to the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League. © PTI Highlights The glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL) starts on Saturday, helping to ease the heartache of millions of fans following India’s failure to win the World Twenty20 on home soil this month. (IPL Debutants Rising Pune Supergiants Unveil New Jersey) India’s short-form extravaganza,…
Inconsistent KKR need top order to fire
Play 03:50 Agarkar: All-round combo of Russell-Shakib lifts KKR 2015 form Kolkata Knight Riders had the opportunity to make the playoffs if they managed to win one of their final two away matches. But on both occasions, they failed to chase down the target, against Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. The defending champions eventually finished fifth, having recorded seven wins (only two away), six defeats (five away) and one match…