Worcestershire batsman and former Gloucestershire captain Alex Gidman has retired from first-class cricket after a left index finger injury forced him to call it a day. The 34-year-old, who moved to the Pears 18 months ago after more than a decade at the Bristol County Ground , suffered the problem during a pre-match fielding drill at Durham towards the end of last season. Despite having a joint replacement in his…
Mithali Raj fifty lifts India to series win
India Women 108 for 5 (Raj 51*, Patil 34, Ranaweera 3-10) beat Sri Lanka Women 107 for 8 (Surangika 27, Yadav 3-17, Bisht 3-22) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Mithali Raj’s 52-ball 51 resurrected India’s chase © ICC Mithali Raj anchored India Women’s chase with a steady fifty to lift them to an unassailable 2-0 series lead in the three-match series against Sri Lanka Women in Ranchi. Chasing 108,…
Afridi joins Hampshire for full T20 Blast
Boom Boom is back: Hampshire will have the skills of Shahid Afridi throughout the season © AFP Hampshire have pulled off a significant signing by securing Shahid Afridi for the full duration of the NatWest T20 Blast. He previously played for the club in 2011 when Hampshire reached the semi-finals where Afridi hit 80 off 42 balls against Somerset. He will join the South African allrounder, Ryan McLaren, at the…
First phase of World T20 ticket sales begins
“India as a destination … it has always been local sale which chews up into the entire volume than people coming from outside,” a committee member said © WICB Media The ICC has commenced sale of tickets on its website for the World T20 in India, with less than two weeks for the event to begin. The first phase of the sale, which kicked off at 12 pm IST, makes…
Flintoff elected as PCA president
Andrew Flintoff, pictured with Chris Jordan, has been elected as the new president of the PCA © Getty Images Andrew Flintoff, England’s Ashes-winning allrounder and former captain, has been elected the new President of the Professional Cricketers’ Association. Flintoff was elected on Tuesday at the PCA’s annual general meeting at Edgbaston Golf Club on Tuesday, and succeeds his fellow Lancastrian David Lloyd to become only the seventh President in the…
Steven Smith Says Australia Are Not Nice Guys After Win in Christchurch
Steven Smith’s attacking fifty helped Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets to clinch the series 2-0. © AFP Australia sealed a 2-0 series victory over New Zealand to reach the top Test ranking but captain Steve Smith was forced to defend their aggressive style as he was charged with dissent. (Australia Register 2-0 Series Win Against New Zealand, Become No.1 in Tests) With Smith smacking 53 off 46 balls,…
Sharma leads India to win against Bangladesh
Rohit Sharma’s 83 off 55 balls helped India begin their Asia Cup campaign with a 45-run win against Bangladesh at Dhaka. Sharma’s innings was a necessary one for the visitors, who had been initially left shaken by Bangladesh’s bowling, but India recovered to post 166 for six with Hardik Pandya adding a vital 31 to the cause. After the turnaround, Bangladesh were unable to mount a full-on chase, despite Sabbir…
Raj fifty lifts India to series win
India Women 108 for 5 (Raj 51*, Patil 34, Ranaweera 3-10) beat Sri Lanka Women 107 for 8 (Surangika 27, Yadav 3-17, Bisht 3-22) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Mithali Raj’s 52-ball 51 resurrected India’s chase © ICC Mithali Raj anchored India Women’s chase with a steady fifty to lift them to an unassailable 2-0 series lead in the three-match series against Sri Lanka Women in Ranchi. Chasing 108,…
Hilfenhaus retires from first-class cricket
Ben Hilfenhaus: ‘To get the opportunity to play one Test was a great honour, so to play 27, I would have taken that at the start of my career’ © Getty Images Australia and Tasmania fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Hilfenhaus, 32, said his many injury issues forced the decision. He will continue to turn out in Twenty20 cricket, though, for Big Bash League…
Foster and Pagett take charge of South West WCSL side
Former England internationals Caroline Foster and Lisa Pagett have been named head coach and general manager respectively of the South West team set to compete in the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League. Foster was part of the England women’s teams that secured world titles in the 50-over and the T20 formats, and has since progressed to coaching. The South West team comprises Somerset, Gloucestershire and the University of Exeter, and it will…