South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Vilas made a 550-mile dash to play in the third Test against England this morning following a freak injury to Quinton de Kock. Vilas had been preparing to play in the opening day of Cape Cobra’s domestic match in Port Elizabeth when he received an early morning call to pack his bags and get to Johannesburg. It was hardly the type of preparation AB de Villiers…
Pakistan Expect Mohammad Amir to Fire in New Zealand
Mohammad Amir during a practice session. © AFP Auckland: The eyes of the cricket world will be on Pakistan in New Zealand on Friday with Mohammad Amir set to make his international comeback after serving a jail term and five-year ban for spot-fixing. The 23-year-old is expected to be named in the starting lineup for the tour-opening Twenty20 when Pakistan will pit their hostile bowling attack against a New Zealand…
Lynn and Badree hand Stars a thrashing
Brisbane Heat 7 for 188 (Lynn 56, Simmons 44) beat Melbourne Stars 9 for 132 (Badree 5-22, Gulbis 61*) by 56 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Samuel Badree sent back five of Stars’ top six inside the Powerplay © Cricket Australia/Getty Images What is more impressive? Five sixes in five balls, or five wickets in 16 balls? Brisbane Heat had seemed out of Big Bash League finals contention for nearly a…
Former SA cricketer Bodi charged under CSA's anti-corruption code
Gulam Bodi, the left-arm spinner who played two ODIs and a T20 for South Africa, has been charged under CSA’s anti-corruption code for “contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influence aspects of the 2015 RAM SLAM T20 Challenge Series.” More to follow…. Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo’s South Africa correspondent © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Shantry aims to repay faith after new deal
Paceman Jack Shantry has declared that the time has come for Worcestershire’s young squad to repay the faith of the club after he joined a growing list of players to sign a contract extension at New Road today. The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year deal – extending his old contract by a season – and becomes the ninth player to commit his future to the Pears since August. Worcestershire were…
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Parthiv Patel Still Harbours Dreams of Playing for India
Parthiv Patel’s Gujarat are the defending champions of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Trophy. © PTI Mumbai: Parthiv Patel, bidding to lead Gujarat to their second successive domestic T20 title, has not lost focus on a re-entry into the national team, but without putting pressure on himself. (Parthiv Patel Leads Gujarat to Maiden Vijay Hazare Title) “I am not someone who puts extra pressure on myself thinking that I have…
Pinak century seals series for Bangladesh
Bangladesh Under-19s 299 for 5 (Pinak 109, Shanto 79) beat West Indies Under-19s 128 (Paul 25, Shawon 3-19) by 171 runsScorecard Bangladesh Under-19s crushed West Indies Under-19s by 171 runs in Chittagong to clinch the three-match Youth ODI series with a game to spare. The home side continued their steady rise in the age-group level leading into the Under-19 World Cup which begins on January 27 in Chittagong. Batting first,…
Derbyshire tie down young record-breaking keeper
Derbyshire have completed a deal with their record-breaking teenage wicketkeeper Harvey Hosein to keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 season. Hosein holds the club record for the most dismissals in a first-class match when he claimed 11 on his County Championship debut against Surrey in September 2014. The 19-year-old established himself behind the stumps last summer, making 12 first-class appearances, claiming 33 dismissals and registering…
South Africa show fight after hectic late change
Lunch South Africa 73 for 1 (Elgar 28*, Amla 15*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Stokes broke the opening stand in his first over © Getty Images AB de Villiers had a satisfying first morning as captain of South Africa as England reached lunch with only the wicket of Stiaan van Zyl to show for their efforts. The Bullring was not as its most ferocious and de Villiers’…
Under-19 World Cup: India's Sarfaraz Khan Says Experience in Senior Level Will Help
Sarfaraz Khan and Ricky Bhui are part of the India U-19 squad for the 2016 World Cup which will be led by Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan. © PTI Dubai: Sarfaraz Khan, gearing up to compete in his second Under-19 World Cup, said the experience he gained through playing at senior level in domestic cricket could be beneficial to him when the junior tournament begins in Bangladesh later this month. (Sarfaraz…