Anthony McGrath, batting for Yorkshire against Essex in 2012 © Getty Images Essex have continued their strong coaching association with Yorkshire by naming Anthony McGrath as assistant head coach. McGrath becomes No. 2 to a former Yorkshire team mate, Chris Silverwood, who was promoted up to the head coach role after the departure from the post of another Yorkshireman, Paul Grayson, late last season. McGrath, who has recently been fulfilling…
Thisara Perera Makes History, Takes Hat-Trick Against India in Ranchi Twenty20
Thisara Perera celebrates after dismissing Yuvraj Singh on Friday. © BCCI Thisara Perera stole the show in the second Twenty20 International against India by becoming the first Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in Twenty20 Internationals. He is now the fourth bowler to take a hat-trick in this format. (Scorecard | Highlights) Bowling the 19th over, Perera, who had figures of 2-0-26-0 before the start of the over, was…
BCCI bans umpire Asad Rauf for five years
Asad Rauf had been named as a “wanted accused” in the Mumbai Police’s chargesheet for the betting scandal in IPL 2013 © Associated Press The BCCI has banned Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf for five years on charges of corruption and misconduct. The ban prevents Rauf from umpiring or playing or representing cricket in any form or being associated with activities of the BCCI and its affiliates. Rauf was named as…
Hazlewood runs through Black Caps
Josh Hazlewood claimed four wickets as Australia skittled New Zealand for 183 before half-centuries from captain Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja rounded off a fine opening day of the first Test in Wellington for the tourists. Hazlewood snared both openers in figures of 4-42, with Peter Siddle, who took 3-37, also playing a big role in dismantling the Black Caps’ top order after they had been asked to bat first….
Ground Zero — English Team Bowled Out For 0
This image was tweeted by @ECB_cricket. © Twitter London: A cricket team was bowled out for nought in just 20 balls to lose a game by 120 runs, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reported Thursday. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) The rare result came during the Kent regional finals of the ECB’s national six-a-side championship when the Bapchild team failed to trouble the scorers in an indoor…
ICC committee rules out reviews of wrong no-ball calls
Umpire Richard Illingworth had wrongly called a no-ball for the delivery that had Adam Voges bowled © Getty Images Reviews of erroneous no-ball calls like that one that reprieved Adam Voges in Wellington have been debated and overruled by the ICC cricket committee, on the basis that the batsman should not be judged on how he played a ball that was ruled illegal before he did so. The cricket committee…
Shikhar Dhawan Hits First-Ever Twenty20I Fifty To Shut up Critics
Shikhar Dhawan reached 50-run mark against Sri Lanka in just 22 balls. © BCCI Shikhar Dhawan’s poor form as India opener, of late, led to a growing din of critics against the Delhi lad. The 30-year-old left-hander gave an apt answer to all those allegations by scoring a quickfire half-century in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, which was also his first in Twenty20 Internationals. (Scorecard | Highlights) Dhawan reached…
AB De Villiers Committed to South Africa Future
AB de Villiers has already turned down an approach to play in Australia’s Big Bash League later this year as it clashes with a scheduled home series vs Sri Lanka. © AFP Bridgetown: South Africa’s Test and one-day international skipper AB de Villiers insisted Thursday that he remains committed to the national team as he signed up for the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament. The 31-year-old has faced speculation over…
Second-innings wickets will be 'tougher to get' – Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood expects the Basin Reserve pitch to ‘hold together pretty well’ over the course of the Test match © Getty Images For the third straight Basin Reserve Test, Brendon McCullum lost the toss. For the third straight time New Zealand were sent in on a pitch that was expected to offer the fast men some assistance. For the third straight time, they were knocked over inside 60 overs. If…
Steve Waugh Hits Back in Shane Warne Row
Shane Warne slammed Steve Waugh during filming for ‘I’m A Celebrity’ show and told his campmates there were “a lot of reasons” he didn’t like the former Australia captain. © AFP Sydney: Steve Waugh Friday hit back at Shane Warne after he reignited a long-running feud between two of Australia’s greatest players, saying he was doing his job as captain when he dropped the leg-spinner in 1999. (Warne to Close…