Olly Stone pulls off a spectacular catch at Hove in the NatWest Blast quarter-final Mike Hewitt / © Getty Images Director of cricket: David Ripley Captain: Alex Wakely Last season: Specsavers Championship: 5th Div 2; NatWest Blast: Final; Royal London Cup: 5th in Group A In: Richard Levi, Ben Sanderson . Out: David Willey (Yorkshire), Stephen Peters (retired), Kyle Coetzer, Maurice Chambers (both released) Overseas: Rory Kleinveldt, Seekkuge Prasanna (T20;…
Notts seek to continue dramatic recovery
Luke Wood was one of last season’s brightest young stars © Getty Images Director of cricket: Mick Newell Captain: Chris Read (Champ and 50); Dan Christian (T20) Last season: Specsavers Championship: 3rd Div 1; NatWest Blast: 5th North Group; Royal London Cup: Semi-final In: Out: Andy Carter (Derbyshire), Gary Keedy, Paul Franks (both retired). Overseas: Jackson Bird, Dan Christian (limited-overs). 2015 in a nutshell After failing to win any of…
Gloucestershire sign deal with Brightside Group
Gloucestershire have announce the signing of a five-year partnership agreement with the Brightside Group which will see the County Ground renamed as The Brightside Ground, Bristol. The deal will also see a new shirt sponsorship for the team’s T20 kit and Gloucestershire chief executive Will Brown hailed the agreement as an “historic moment” for the county. “The partnership with the Brightside Group represents an historic moment for Gloucestershire Cricket,” Brown…
Victorious Windies offered place at WICB table
Darren Sammy will awake to hear his players are invited to meet the WICB for the first time © Getty Images By claiming their second World Twenty20 title in dramatic circumstances, West Indies’ breakaway T20 players may have finally won themselves the place they have been seeking at the WICB negotiating table. Reacting to the extreme criticism thrown at him and his board, the WICB president Dave Cameron announced that…
Sammy's winning words leave lasting impression for friends and foes
Play 02:29 WATCH: Sammy takes aim at WICB Darren Sammy was once the establishment man. He got into the side, led back then by Floyd Reifer, because the superstars were striking against the WICB. He was then made the captain. He has drank the Kool Aid, was the word around. He didn’t always enjoy the support of his superstars because he was seen as the man undermining their struggle against…
Brilliant Brathwaite denies England
03 April 2016 | David Clark Tweet Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive sixes in the final over to deny England at the death in a dramatic World Twenty20 final in Kolkata. The West Indies were brilliant with the ball and in the field as they restricted England to 155 for nine after Darren Sammy won his sixth toss out of six in the tournament and…
Batting let England down – Morgan
England captain Eoin Morgan felt his side came up short with the bat rather than the ball in the ICC World Twenty20 final. Carlos Brathwaite smashed four successive sixes in the final over to clinch a dramatic four-wicket victory for the West Indies in Kolkata. Ben Stokes was the unfortunate bowler, but Morgan believes England’s problems stemmed from a batting display that saw them slump to 23 for three and…
ICC's Richardson wants more teams in World T20
Afghanistan’s success at World T20 2016 has spurred a bigger push for more opportunities for Associate teams © Associated Press ICC chief executive David Richardson said that he believes the current format of the World T20 has proven to be a success, but says he will push for at least two more teams to be added to the first and second round in future competitions. Richardson made the comments ahead…
Warne, Stokes feel Samuels' fire
Play 01:05 ‘My face is real, Warne’s is not’ – Samuels “Badass” is a word often thrown around lightly. Not for Marlon Samuels. Having won his second Man of the Match award in World Twenty20 finals, Samuels came for his press conference still in his pads. The England press conference was on when he arrived, and he sat and waited, accepting congratulations from those working in the media centre. About…
Bayliss backs England to enjoy bright future
Head Coach Trevor Bayliss was optimistic about England’s future despite the disappointment of seeing West Indies pip his side to the ICC World Twenty20. Carlos Brathwaite thrashed four sixes in a row to grab a dramatic victory in the final over, after England had posted 155 for nine. Joe Root had underpinned England’s total with 54, and then took two quick wickets to derail the Windies’ chase. However, Marlon Samuels…