Sunset over Edgbaston during NatWest Blast finals day © Getty Images Warwickshire are celebrating a financial turnaround on the back of an Ashes year. Australia’s appearance at Edgbaston for an Ashes Test helped to lift turnover by a remarkable 47% and enabled the club to announce pre-tax profits of £699,427 compared to a loss of £1.2m the previous year. The county had to ask Birmingham City Council for a holiday…
My wicket was the turning point – MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni was dismissed for a duck three balls after Shikhar Dhawan had fallen for 126 © Cricket Australia/Getty Images India’s captain MS Dhoni has taken the burden of responsibility for a traumatic defeat in the fourth ODI against Australia at Manuka Oval, admitting it was his wicket so soon on the heels of Shikhar Dhawan’s departure that changed the complexion of the match. For many years Dhoni has taken…
Zimbabwe spinners keep series alive by defending 187
Zimbabwe 187 for 6 (Waller 49, Sibanda 44, Shakib 3-32) beat Bangladesh 156 for 6 (Sabbir 50, Cremer 3-18) by 31 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Vusi Sibanda started Zimbabwe’s aggressive approach from the first over itself © AFP Zimbabwe’s batting line-up mustered a power-packed performance, something they hadn’t done earlier in the series, to keep the series alive with a 31-run win in the third T20 against Bangladesh. Zimbabwe’s spinners…
India and Sri Lanka to play T20 series in February
It will be first time Sri Lanka and India face each other in T20s since the final of the World T20 in 2014 © ICC India and Sri Lanka are set to play a three-match T20 series, prior to the Asia Cup, as both teams look ahead to the World T20. The tour begins in Pune on Feburary 9, then the teams head to Delhi to play the second match…
India vs Australia: Proud Father David Warner Misses Ton, Aaron Finch Slams 7th ODI Hundred
David Warner and Aaron Finch notched up a 187-run partnership – the second highest opening stand for Australia v India. © AFP David Warner missed the second and third ODIs against India. He was on paternity leave. He made a smashing return to the Australian team on Wednesday after welcoming his second child. The ruthlessness was back again. And if a 92-ball 93 was not enough proof of it, then…
Mark Benson – the umpire who made history – calls time on career
Mark Benson lays down the law to Ricky Ponting © AFP Mark Benson, who claimed a small place in cricket history when he became the first international umpire to have a decision overturned under the Decision Review System, has ended his professional career. Benson has withdrawn from the county circuit after a back surgery, concluding that standing over the stumps day after day is not conducive to a speedy recovery….
Richardson's five scripts dramatic Australian comeback
Australia 8 for 348 (Finch 107, Warner 93, Smith 51, Ishant 4-77) beat India 323 (Dhawan 126, Kohli 106, Richardson 5-68) by 25 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Aaron Finch and David Warner laid a solid platform with an opening stand of 187 © AFP In turn imperious then inept, India tripped over in sight of the finish line at Manuka Oval to gift Australia a fourth victory from as many…
Edwards and Knight recognised for WBBL displays
England skipper Charlotte Edwards and vice-captain Heather Knight have both been recognised for their performances in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League with places in the team of the tournament. Perth Scorcher Edwards and Knight, a Hobart Hurricane, have helped their respective franchises into the semi-finals with impressive displays. The Scorchers finished fourth in the 14-game standings, setting up a last-four clash against table-topping Sydney Thunder tomorrow, with 444 runs…
Suresh Raina, Prashanth Gupta Guide Uttar Pradesh to Maiden Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Title
Suresh Raina of Uttar Pradesh in action against Baroda during the final match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament in Mumbai. © PTI Uttar Pradesh clinched their maiden Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a thumping 38-run win over two-time champions Baroda in the final under lights at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. (Read More in Cricket) Displaying all-round display UP pulled out all stops, to put it across the champions…
New Zealand conditions will suit my bowling – Sayers
Chadd Sayers has collected 16 Sheffield Shield wickets at 25.81, a solid tally at the halfway point of the season © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Australia’s selectors have made no secret of their desire to pick fast bowlers for the national team. Fast, not medium-fast. That is one of the reasons Jackson Bird‘s Test career stalled after three appearances, despite the fact that he was Man of the Match…