Northants revert to Levi's style
Northants Steelbacks have re-signed South Africa opener Richard Levi to play limited-overs cricket this summer.The 26-year-old will feature in all 14 of the Steelbacks’ NatWest T20 Blast games and...
View ArticleHastings to do battle for Durham
Durham have deviated from the formula that won them the LV= County Championship last year by signing an overseas player: Australia bowling all-rounder John Hastings.The tall seamer will be available in...
View ArticleBeaumont targets successful warm-ups
By Dave ClarkeTammy Beaumont insists it is vital that England Women start building momentum in their two warm-up games as they prepare in Bangladesh for the World Twenty20.Charlotte Edwards’ side face...
View ArticleBroad optimistic over injury
England captain Stuart Broad is due to sit out his side's first World Twenty20 warm-up game but is confident he will be fit to play a full part in the tournament.Broad missed the last two Twenty20...
View ArticleAustralia in ominous form
Defending Women's World Twenty20 champions Australia made an impressive start to their pre-tournament warm-up fixtures with a 19-run victory over Sri Lanka.Meg Lanning’s 43 and a quickfire 30 from Jess...
View ArticleAfghanistan defeat Hong Kong
Afghanistan kept their slender hopes of reaching the World Twenty20 Super 10 stage alive with a seven-wicket victory over Hong Kong.Having been thrashed by Bangladesh in their opening Group A...
View ArticleBangladesh remain on course
Bangladesh are on the verge of reaching the World Twenty20 Super 10 stage on home soil after an eight-wicket win over Nepal.Having thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in their tournament opener,...
View ArticleNash set for spell on the sidelines
Sussex opening batsman Chris Nash is set to miss the start of the season with a ruptured appendix.The 30-year-old right-hander has been left out of the squad to travel to Dubai this week for their...
View ArticleCPD courses for ACO scorers
There is an opportunity for qualified or experienced scorers from Middlesex/London & East to attend modules on Linear Scoring, Total Cricket Scorer and the Duckworth-Lewis Method.The courses are...
View ArticleEngland Women prevail in thriller
By Rob BarnettEngland Women nervously won their World Twenty20 warm-up with Pakistan, scraping home by two wickets with a ball to spare in Dhaka.In an unofficial match where each team could use the...
View ArticleGreenway pleased with last-gasp win
Lydia Greenway believes England Women’s narrow warm-up victory over Pakistan today will stand them in good stead when the World Twenty20 starts next week.Chasing at target of 107, Charlotte Edwards’...
View ArticleWindies see off England
England suffered defeat to defending champions West Indies at Fatullah in their first World Twenty20 warm-up.The Windies, who beat the same opponents 2-1 in the recent Twenty20 series, powered to a...
View ArticleEngland v West Indies, World Twenty20 warm-up
Images from the World Twenty20 warm-up between England and West Indies at Fatullah.
View ArticleMorgan targets tougher totals
By Rob BarnettStand-in captain Eoin Morgan accepted that England did not post a sufficient score to challenge World Twenty20 holders West Indies in today’s tournament warm-up.Morgan top-scored in his...
View ArticleIn-form Windies crush Sri Lanka
Defending champions West Indies eased to a 33-run win over Sri Lanka at Mirpur in their final World Twenty20 warm-up game.Having beaten England by seven wickets yesterday, Darren Sammy’s men raced to...
View ArticleSibanda settles close encounter
Vusi Sibanda hit the final ball of the match for six as Zimbabwe edged past Netherlands to leave Group B of the World Twenty20 wide open.Having suffered defeat to Ireland from the last delivery of...
View ArticleIreland too strong for UAE
Ireland are in pole position to win Group B and qualify for the Super 10 stage of the World Twenty20 after a 21-run Duckworth/Lewis victory over United Arab Emirates.Spinner Paul Stirling took 2-12...
View ArticleBopara set to be crucial in Bangladesh
Ravi Bopara may hold the key to England's success in the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, according to the latest FTI Most Valuable Player statistics.Essex's white-ball specialist leads the rankings in...
View ArticleJackson to retire from ECB Board
ECB today announced that long-serving Board Director Bob Jackson MBE is to stand down from its 14-strong Management Board and a ballot will be held to determine his successor.Mr Jackson, who is one of...
View ArticleConfessions of a team manager
In his first blog from England Physical Disability’s tour of the United Arab Emirates, team manager Neil Bradshaw confesses to a second passport mishap.So, here we are again. Two years on from our...
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