England international Fran Wilson has played a helping hand in inspiring the young generation of girls this winter. The Middlesex batter, who passed her Level 3 Head Coach qualification in October last year, has taken time out of her England commitments to coach Gloucestershire Under-11s and -13s girls teams and has enjoyed passing on her knowledge. “It has been fantastic to work with Gloucestershire, the girls have been really enthusiastic…
Porterfield to lead experienced Ireland squad for World T20
William Porterfield will be playing in the World T20 for the fifth time © Peter Della Penna William Porterfield will lead an experienced Ireland squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in India, with as many as five players ready to take part in their fifth tournament. Porterfield, who also captained the team during their inaugural World T20 in England in 2009, will be joined by Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson as…
Scotland include pacer Main for World T20
Gavin Main made his List A and T20 international debuts for Scotland in 2015 © Peter Della Penna Scotland have picked fast bowler Gavin Main in their squad for the upcoming World Twenty20, which starts in India from March 8, the only change to the squad that recently toured Hong Kong and the UAE last month. Preston Mommsen will lead Scotland, while Kyle Coetzer has been named vice-captain. Main, 20,…
'Beating England in quarters give us the edge' – Asalanka
“Beating England was the best win for us. We did a good job with our bowling and fielding. We are in really good form.” – Charith Asalanka © International Cricket Council “I told [Dinesh] Chandimal that the present Under-19 side is better than the one he played in [2008].” Sri Lanka Under-19s coach Roger Wijesuriya had a big smile on his face as he explained the quality of the present…
Marsh decision 'handled pretty poorly' – Smith
Steven Smith on the controversial dismissal: “I was pretty disappointed with the whole process .. it was handled pretty poorly” © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith has levelled heavy criticism about how Mitchell Marsh came to be given out at a pivotal moment of the deciding Chappell-Hadlee Trophy match in Hamilton. His opposite number Brendon McCullum, however, disputed the view that there had been no appeal to force an…
Lord's to host 2017 Women's World Cup final
Australia are the defending Women’s World Cup champions, after victory in 2013 © Getty Images Lord’s will host the final of the Women’s World Cup in 2017, the ICC has announced, with fixtures also being allocated to Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire and Somerset during the tournament that takes place between June 26 and July 23. Eight sides will participate in the single-league format with each side playing each other at least…
McCullum signs off by beating Aussies
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s one-day international career ended with a series-clinching 55-run win over arch-rivals Australia in Hamilton. McCullum was given a guard of honour by the Australians to start the game and ended it lifting the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy as the world champions were beaten 2-1 in the series. The 34-year-old signed off from the 50-over game in typical fashion, thrashing 47 from just 27 balls, but a late…
Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals
West Indies Under-19 229 for 5 (Imlach 54, Hetmyer 52, Springer 37) beat Pakistan Under-19 227 for 6 (Masood 113, Fayyaz 38, Holder 2-26) by five wicketsScorecard Shimron Hetmyer’s first half-century of the tournament helped West Indies eat into the target of 227 as they won with 10 overs to spare © International Cricket Council Shimron Hetmyer, the West Indies captain, had contributed all of 23 runs in four innings…
Big-hitting Brendon McCullum Joins 200 ODI Sixes Club
Brendon McCullum received a guard of honour from the Australian team when he walked to the crease in the last ODI of his career. © AFP Hamilton: New Zealand star Brendon McCullum completed the sixes double on Monday as he signed off his one-day international career with a trademark blockbuster of an innings in the third one-day international against Australia in Hamilton. (McCullum Set to Resume New Zealand Farewell) One…
Rankin in Ireland World T20 party
Warwickshire paceman Boyd Rankin has been named in an experienced 15-man Ireland squad for the World Twenty20 in India. The 31-year-old announced he was switching allegiances back to Ireland, having made 11 international appearances for England, last December. Rankin made his Ireland return last month, taking six wickets in an ICC Intercontinental Cup win over Papua New Guinea, and will be joined in the party by fellow bowler Tim Murtagh….