The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has today announced a new partnership with Greene King IPA that will see the British beer brand become the PCA England Masters shirt sponsor for the next five years. The news comes shortly after the Suffolk-based brewer agreed a deal with the ECB to become the official beer of England cricket. Today’s announcement sees the involvement by Greene King in cricket expand beyond the international…
Morkels 'unlucky' to miss World T20 bus
Faf du Plessis has said Albie Morkel missed out on selection for the World T20 because South Africa preferred a bowling allrounder in David Wiese over a batting allrounder © AFP There will be no Morkels at this year’s World T20. The brothers, Albie and Morne, do not feature in South Africa’s World T20 squad, making it the first time in nine years and seven tournaments since the 2007 fifty-over…
Sciver to join England women’s squad
Surrey all-rounder Natalie Sciver has recovered from the ankle injury that ruled her out of England women’s three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa. She will join the squad on Sunday (14th February), in time for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, which gets underway in Paarl on 18th February. England women will next be in action tomorrow, when they play the second ODI of the series against South…
Sciver to join England women’s squad in South Africa
Surrey all-rounder Natalie Sciver has recovered from the ankle injury that ruled her out of England women’s three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa. She will join the squad on Sunday (14th February), in time for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, which gets underway in Paarl on 18th February. England women will next be in action tomorrow, when they play the second ODI of the series against South…
Saurabh Tiwary, Albie Morkel Join Pune Supergiants for 2016 Edition of Indian Premier League
Albie Morkel is the most capped player in Twenty20s and he featured for Delhi Daredevils in the 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League. © BCCI Pune Supergiants have added South African allrounder Albie Morkel and Jharkhand’s Saurabh Tiwary in the team for the 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League. (IPL 2016 Auction: Pawan Negi Steals the Show, Shane Watson Gets Top Billing) Both Morkel and Tiwary, who were…
Canada U-19s thump Fiji to register easy win
Canada Under-19s routed Fiji Under-19s by eight wickets in a comfortable win in their 15th place playoff game in Cox’s Bazar, after bowling them out for 83. Canada needed 20 overs to knock off the target of 84. Fiji got off to a solid start after being inserted to bat, with the openers putting on 26 in 34 balls. Things fell apart thereafter, and they were soon bundled out for…
Under-19 World Cup: West Indies Defeat Bangladesh By Three Wickets to Set Up Summit Clash Against India
Shamar Springer’s unbeaten 62 was the key in West Indies reaching the final of the Under-19 World Cup for the first time since 2004. © ICC West Indies recorded a hard-fought three-wicket win over hosts Bangladesh to set up a final against India in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka on Thursday. (Latest Cricket News) All-rounder Shamar Springer orchestrated the win with an unbeaten 62 off 88 balls and…
Brendon McCullum Eyes Several Records in Milestone Test Against Australia
Brendon McCullum will become the first player to play 100 consecutive Tests if he plays the first match against Australia at the Basin Reserve. © AFP Brendon McCullum is acknowledged as New Zealand’s milestone man. His exploits with the bat, as well as his captaincy skills, have transformed New Zealand from table laggards to being one of the most exciting teams in the game. (Brendon McCullum Aims to Bid Adieu…
'The last 15-20 Tests an incredible part of my life'
Play 02:43 ‘Dirty whites, sweaty black caps and a beer in hand’ From Mike Cowdrey back in 1968 to AB de Villiers in November last year, 63 men have reached the milestone of 100 Test appearances. None of those 63 has achieved what Brendon McCullum will achieve when he steps on to the Basin Reserve on Friday morning to take on the Australians: reaching 100 without missing a single Test….
Green Basin Reserve pitch central to captains' planning
Play 01:54 ‘Must adapt to conditions better’ – Smith Fifteen wickets fell on the first day of the most recent Basin Reserve Test. The time before that it was 12. This time, who knows? But a surface that was more pitch-tinged green than green-tinged pitch, combined with the knowledge that the track generally flattens out and becomes easier for batting, meant New Zealand’s captain Brendon McCullum had no hesitation in…