For Liam Dawson, selection in England’s squad for the ICC World T20 in India next month continues a remarkable transformation in fortunes since Hampshire allowed him to join Essex on loan midway through last summer. Dawson had not made a single appearance for Hampshire in the NatWest T20 Blast in 2015 when the county’s first-team coach Dale Benkenstein confirmed his departure for Chelmsford at the end of June, saying: “We…

Islamabad United 169 for 2 (Sharjeel 79*, Watson 79) beat Lahore Qalandars 166 for 6 (Rizwan 50, Azhar Ali 27, Sami 2-21) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shane Watson, leading Islamabad United in Misbah’s absence, led from the front with a belligerent 47-ball 79 © PSL A display of uninhibited ball striking from Shane Watson and Sharjeel Khan helped Islamabad United secure an eight-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars in…

World T20 2016 February 10, 2016 By leaving out the Morkels, who boast a wealth of experience in Indian conditions, and packing their World T20 side with allrounders, South Africa’s selectors may have overburdened their senior core group South Africa have left Morne Morkel and his brother Albie, both of whom have considerable IPL experience, out of their World T20 squad © Getty Images For the first time in recent…

Richard Levi is one of three South Africans now given clearance © BCCI A late agreement has allowed the South African players involved in the MCL to participate in the semi-finals and eased concerns about the future of the competition. Shortly after the ICC issued a thinly veiled warning that the competition’s ‘approved status’ could be reviewed in light of the involvement of players with inadequately completed No Objection Certificates,…

With 100 days to go until the NatWest T20 Blast kicks off, the anticipation amongst counties, players and fans continues to build ahead of arguably the biggest and best domestic campaign in recent memory. Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch are just a few of the big-hitters that will feature in the competition along with local drawcards such as England internationals Alex Hales, Adil Rashid and Jason Roy. Here…

JJ Smuts hit seven fours and a six in his 49 as Warriors made light work of a 111-run target in Durban © AFP Andrew Birch, the pacer, did the damage with the ball as Warriors beat Dolphins by nine wickets to earn a bonus point win in Durban. That meant they opened up four-point lead over Lions and jump to the second spot in the Momentum One Day Cup…

Jack Burnham earned a place in distinguished company by making his third century in five innings for England at the ICC Under-19 World Cup. The tall Durham right-hander made 109 from 123 balls to set up a crushing 203-run win against Namibia in the first round of the fifth-placed play-offs, following scores of 148 against Fiji. and an unbeaten 106 against Zimbabwe, in the group stages. Burnham is comfortably the…

Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad might both have been sent off for their clash at Perth in 1981 © PA Photos MCC has announced plans to trial a system of red and yellow cards to curb the increasing levels of player indiscipline in recreational cricket, including excessive sledging and a rise in violent behaviour. According to a report in the Telegraph, the proposals range from a five-run penalty for minor…

Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad might both have been sent off for their clash at Perth in 1981 © PA Photos MCC has announced plans to trial a system of red and yellow cards to curb the increasing levels of player indiscipline in recreational cricket, including excessive sledging and a rise in violent behaviour. According to a report in the Telegraph, the proposals range from a five-run penalty for minor…