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…
Steven Finn Leads Persistent England Bowling Attack Against South Africa
England’s bowler Stuart Broad (centre) celebrates after dismissing South African batsman Temba Bavuma (not in picture) during Day 1 of the third Test match at Wanderers. © AFP Steven Finn led a persistent England bowling attack as South Africa failed to capitalise on a promising start on the first day of the third Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday. (Scorecard) South Africa were 267 for seven at the close,…
Old foes look to fine-tune ahead of World T20
Match facts January 15, 2016Start time 1500 local (0900 GMT) Zimbabwe will hope their other bowlers can provide support to the sometimes overburdened Graeme Cremer © Chris Whiteoak Big picture Experimentation is the buzzword around the second Bangladesh-Zimbabwe T20 series in the 2015-16 season. Both teams are looking ahead to the World T20 in March, and with the least exposure in this format among all Test-playing nations, it is hardly…
Sri Lanka Skipper Angelo Mathews Pledges Action Over 'Misconduct' on New Zealand Tour
Angelo Mathews said an official probe had begun into the allegations that players attended parties and of tension within the team. © AFP Colombo: Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews Wednesday promised “no mercy” for any team mates found guilty of misconduct during a disastrous tour of New Zealand after the sports minister raised allegations of drunken behaviour and squabbling. Dayasiri Jayasekera told AFP he had seen photos of national players…
Sri Lanka skipper pledges action over ‘misconduct’
Colombo – Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews Wednesday promised “no mercy” for any team mates found guilty of misconduct during a disastrous tour of New Zealand after the sports minister raised allegations of drunken behaviour and squabbling. Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews said an official probe had begun into the allegations that players attended parties until 3 or 4amb during a disastrous tour of New Zealand, and of tension within…