Bird blow for Northants
Northamptonshire's pre-season preparations have taken a further hit after it was revealed that overseas signing Jackson Bird will be sidelined for four months with a back injury.The 27-year-old, who...
View ArticleGunn's group stage review
Jenny Gunn returns with her second blog from inside England Women's camp, as the team qualify for the semi-finals at the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.Our first match in this Women’s World Twenty20...
View ArticleRoy prepared to be patient
By Dave ClarkJason Roy admits he may have to rein in his attacking instincts in order to boost his England aspirations this summer.The 23-year-old Surrey batsman has been involved in both the England...
View ArticleIn-form Shrubsole ready for semis
Anya Shrubsole is keeping focused on the task at hand after England Women secured their place in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20. The 22-year-old seamer shone once again as England secured their...
View ArticleEngland v Netherlands, World Twenty20
Images from England and Netherlands' World Twenty20 group game in Chittagong.
View ArticleEngland suffer Dutch defeat
By Rob BarnettEngland’s World Twenty20 campaign and winter ended on a low note as they lost to Netherlands by 45 runs at Chittagong.A narrow defeat to South Africa on Saturday meant England, like...
View ArticleBroad and Giles pull no punches
Watch Ashley Giles' post-match press conferenceBy Rob BarnettEngland’s captain and coach spoke honestly in the aftermath of the surprise World Twenty20 defeat to Netherlands.Stuart Broad and Ashley...
View ArticleFinch ensures Australia finish with a flourish
Aaron Finch led Australia to a seven-wicket victory in their final World Twenty20 match against Bangladesh in Dhaka.With both teams playing for pride having already been eliminated, it looked like...
View ArticleStrauss joins Middlesex board
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has taken a seat on Middlesex's executive board.The ex-Middlesex opening batsman has replaced Paul Downton on the county's board after the latter resigned to...
View ArticleRedfern sees plenty of potential at Grace Road
By Dave ClarkDan Redfern believes Leicestershire can emulate the 2012 Derbyshire side he helped win LV= County Championship Division Two and gain promotion to the top flight for the first time since...
View ArticleMonstrous Meaker mangles Cambridge MCCU
By Dominic FarrellPaceman Stuart Meaker produced an astonishing burst of 6-6 to leave Surrey in control after day one against Cambridge MCCU at Fenners.Meaker, who has represented England in the...
View ArticlePakistan blown away as Windies charge into semis
West Indies took the defence of their World Twenty20 title into the semi-final stages after a cut-throat 84-run win against Pakistan in Dhaka.Pakistan were dismissed for 82 from 17.5 overs as they...
View ArticleTaylor confident of semi-final success
Sarah Taylor insists England have no preference over their semi-final opponents after qualifying for the last four of the Women’s World Twenty20.Charlotte Edwards’ side beat Sri Lanka to secure their...
View ArticleEngland Women to face Proteas in semis
By Dominic Farrell and Dave ClarkEngland will face South Africa in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Twenty20 after India completed the Group B schedule with a resounding nine-wicket win over West...
View ArticleMonstrous Meaker mangles Cambridge
By Dominic FarrellPaceman Stuart Meaker produced an astonishing burst of 6-6 to leave Surrey in control after day one against Cambridge MCCU at Fenner's.Meaker, who has represented England in the...
View ArticleIndia and New Zealand set for 2016 Women's T20
India and New Zealand sealed their places at the 2016 Women’s World Twenty20 with well-earned victories in the qualification play-offs in Sylhet.The four semi-finalists in the current tournament –...
View ArticleEpisode 121
In the first ECB Cricket Podcast of summer 2014 Graham Onions and Mark Stoneman talk about Durham's aspirations to retain their LV= County Championship title in 2014, England Women's Anya Shrubsole and...
View ArticleBroad named winter MVP
Stuart Broad ended the winter with a couple of personal accolades as he was named England’s Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Test Player.Broad led the race from start to finish having begun with...
View ArticleEngland pair shine in Yorkshire curtain-raiser
By Dominic FarrellEngland duo Gary Ballance and Jonny Bairstow were in the runs for Yorkshire on the second day of their match against Leeds/Bradford MCCU at Headingley.Ballance, who made his Test...
View ArticleWelch making changes at Derbyshire
Graeme Welch has been busy getting his hands dirty since taking over at Derbyshire as the club's elite cricket performance director.Welch, who captained the county during his playing career before...
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