Voges steers Scorchers to win
Middlesex skipper Adam Voges turned in a match-winning performance for Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League at the Adelaide Oval.Voges hit an unbeaten 54 from 36 deliveries to help guide the...
View ArticleParry joins Flintoff at Brisbane
England and Lancashire spinner Stephen Parry has been snapped up by Brisbane Heat for the remainder of the Big Bash League.The slow left-armer will replace Daniel Vettori, who is due to join the New...
View ArticleWood spell helps skittle Gauteng
By Andy WilsonMark Wood starred in an encouraging collective display by the England Lions pace attack on the second day of their South African tour.The 24-year-old ripped out the last three Gauteng...
View ArticleMoores backs captaincy switch
By Rob BarnettEngland Head Coach Peter Moores is “comfortable” with the decision to change captaincy shortly before the World Cup.Moores is part of the panel of selectors that last month opted to make...
View ArticleAlexander handed Leicestershire role
Crofton Alexander has been appointed as Leicestershire’s new head of strength and conditioning.Alexander, an accredited strength and conditioning coach since 2008, has a wealth of experience in the...
View ArticleZimbabwe World Cup spot for Masakadza
Hamilton Masakadza has finally been given a chance to play in a World Cup after he was named in Zimbabwe’s 15-man squad.The 31-year-old suffered the disappointment of missing the last three showpieces...
View ArticleSri Lanka gamble on Malinga
Sri Lanka have selected key fast bowler Lasith Malinga - subject to fitness - for their World Cup squad.Malinga was unavailable for Sri Lanka's 5-2 one-day international series victory over England...
View ArticlePakistan hand Yasir World Cup chance
Pakistan have included inexperienced leg-spinner Yasir Shah in their final 15-man squad for the World Cup.Yasir has played just a single one-day international, against Zimbabwe more than three years...
View ArticleSmith strikes fourth straight ton
Australia increased their stranglehold on the fourth Test against India as captain Steven Smith scored his fourth century of the series, matching the record held by Sir Donald Bradman and Jacques...
View ArticleBlack Caps crush Sri Lanka
New Zealand started 2015 in the same form they ended last year with a crushing 193-run victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the second Test in Wellington handing them a 2-0 series win.Spinner...
View ArticleStokes fires on Big Bash bow
Ben Stokes marked his Big Bash League debut with a match-winning 77 from 37 balls as Melbourne Renegades overcame a Hobart Hurricanes side featuring Alex Hales and Tim Bresnan by 37 runs.Stokes, signed...
View ArticleTrott in the runs for Lions
Jonathan Trott joined the list of England Lions batsmen who will have time in the middle and runs on the board ahead of the two four-day matches against South Africa A when he made an unbeaten 79 on...
View ArticleAnderson: England confident of Cup challenge
By Rob BarnettJames Anderson says England think they have “a good chance” of winning the World Cup.Anderson and the members of the 15-man squad not already Down Under for the Big Bash League flew out...
View ArticleBuckinghamshire cricket mourns Pocock
It is with great sadness that we report the death of the Buckinghamshire Cricket Board chairman Cliff Pocock on December 27 at the age of 67.A former British Airways captain, Pocock devoted his...
View ArticleAfghanistan ease to eight-wicket win
Afghanistan got their Tri-Series campaign off to a strong start with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Scotland in Dubai.Afsar Zazai and Nasir Jamal put together an unbroken partnership of 104 to see...
View ArticleNew Zealand plump for Elliott
Grant Elliott is set to make his one-day international return on the biggest stage after being selected in New Zealand's 15-man squad for the World Cup.The 35-year-old made the last of his 51 one-day...
View ArticleKohli and Rahul lead India fightback
Virat Kohli became the only man to make three Test centuries in his first three innings as captain and Lokesh Rahul hit the first of his career as India fought back on day three of the fourth Test...
View ArticleMurtagh ruled out of Dubai trip
Ireland bowler Tim Murtagh has been ruled out of the Tri-Series with Afghanistan and Scotland in Dubai.The Middlesex opening bowler, who was named in Ireland’s World Cup squad earlier this week,...
View ArticleEdgbaston Ashes tickets selling fast
Tickets for three days of the third Investec Test Match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in July have sold out after being released in September.Warwickshire have confirmed that tickets for...
View ArticleCarberry blasts Scorchers to big win
Michael Carberry smashed an unbeaten 77 to fire Perth Scorchers to an eight-wicket victory against Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.The Hampshire batsman, batting in an unfamiliar position at...
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