Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest Test century off 54 balls and hit six sixes to take his tally to 106, the most by any player. © AFP It was the dream script for Brendon McCullum’s farewell — a captain’s rescue innings in which he bludgeoned records and ensured New Zealand would be a force in the second Test against Australia on Saturday. (Brendon McCullum Shatters Records, Scores Fastest Ton in…
McCullum rewrites the record books
Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest Test century in history off just 54 balls in his last international appearance before Australia fought back on day one of the second Test in Christchurch. New Zealand captain McCullum, representing the Black Caps for the last time before retiring from the international scene, ensured he went out with a bang by writing his name into the record books, smashing 145 in New Zealand’s total…
Smith calls it a day
Former Essex and Derbyshire all-rounder Greg Smith has retired from first-class cricket to take up a coaching position with Penzance. The 32-year-old was born in Johannesburg and represented South Africa at Under-19 level before moving to Derbyshire. Smith, who bowled both seam and off-spin and took 184 first-class wickets as well as scoring over 9,000 runs across all formats, then joined Essex in 2012 but was released at the end…
Nearly defending 134 a 'huge plus' – Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan: “We created chances and opportunities to win the game. It’s a huge credit to our bowling unit.” © Getty Images The shot that shaves the crossbar, the ball that pops onto the same the side of the net as the person who hit it, the second place in the photo finish. There’s one thing in common with all of them: there is no celebration. Almosts are not a…
TNCA questions Manohar's Big Three stance
Shashank Manohar had suggested at the last ICC board meeting that he would speak to the BCCI about the possibility of giving back a percentage of India’s share of ICC revenues © AFP The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has taken strong exception to recent comments made by BCCI president Shashank Manohar with regards to the constitutional revamp carried out at the ICC under the chairmanship of his predecessor N…
Satterthwaite 72 sets up tight New Zealand victory
New Zealand Women 202 for 9 (Satterthwaite 72, Bates 43, Harris 3-32, Jonassen 3-32) beat Australia Women 193 (Mooney 53, Perry 51, Tahuhu 3-34, Bermingham 3-38) by nine runsScorecard File photo – Amy Satterthwaite’s 11th ODI half-century held New Zealand’s innings together © ICC Amy Satterthwaite stroked 72 off 88 balls and also pitched in with a wicket to send Australia Women 1-0 up against New Zealand Women with a…
Chris Morris Pulls Off Another Heist as South Africa Beat England in Thrilling Twenty20 Clash
Chris Morris, who smashed 62 off 38 balls in the Johannesburg ODI, pulled off another heist when he smashed 17 off 7 balls to give South Africa victory. © AFP For the second week in a row all-rounder Chris Morris conjured a victory for South Africa, taking the hosts to a three-wicket win over England off the last ball of the first Twenty20 international at Newlands on Friday. (WATCH: Winning…
Coming close to defending 134 a 'huge plus' – Morgan
Eoin Morgan: “We created chances and opportunities to win the game. It’s a huge credit to our bowling unit.” © Getty Images The shot that shaves the crossbar, the ball that pops onto the same the side of the net as the person who hit it, the second place in the photo finish. There’s one thing in common with all of them: there is no celebration. Almosts are not a…
Oman bat, Afghanistan leave out Shapoor
Toss: Oman chose to bat v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Samiullah Shenwari came into the Afghanistan side in place of Shapoor Zadran © ICC Sultan Ahmed, the Oman captain, won the toss and chose to bat for the second time in two days in Fatullah. Oman were unchanged, after their five-run win over Hong Kong in their first match of the tournament. Afghanistan made two changes…
Brendon McCullum Shatters Records Again, Blasts Fastest Century In Farewell Test
Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest Test century as he broke plenty of records in the opening day of the second Test against Australia in Christchurch. © AFP Brendon McCullum provided a brand new definition of a fairytale finish as he blasted the fastest century in Test cricket during the second Test against Australia in Christchurch on Saturday. (SCORECARD) Australia chose to field and had New Zealand in trouble at 74/4…