18th Over: Khan back into the attack. FOUR! Maharoof comes down the track and blasts it through extra covers. FOUR! Dhawan gets hold of that and puts it away in the gap.
17th Over: Steyn on for his last over. Bangalore are looking all charged up. SIX! Maharoof cuts it above square. Now, the equations change […]
English cricket chiefs are confident the multi-million pound Twenty20 deal with Sir Allen Stanford will go ahead, despite rumours of player unease.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to confirm the contract soon.
A spokesman dismissed reports of players rejecting the lucrative offer because of how the money will be split. “The stakeholders are working […]
Fast bowler Monde Zondeki has been awarded a central contract by South Africa and looks certain to be selected for their forthcoming tour to England.
Zondeki, currently playing county cricket for Warwickshire, replaces Charl Langeveldt in a 15-man list.
Langeveldt turned his back on international cricket when he opted to join Derbyshire on a Kolpak contract. […]
Warwickshire director of cricket Ashley Giles is happy with how his young side is developing but says they will have to carry on maturing fast.
Giles saw his team win for the first time in one-day cricket this season as they beat Nottinghamshire in the Friends Provident Trophy on Sunday.
Giles told BBC WM: “These guys have […]
Innings of the day
After Daniel Vettori had bailed out New Zealand’s batting on Friday afternoon, a Kiwi journalist asked at the close-of-play press conference whether any thought had been given to pushing him up the batting order. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong person to direct such a question to. “What, above me, you mean?” growled […]
Bangalore Royal Challengers are out of contention for a spot in the semi-finals following a five-wicket defeat at the hands of the Delhi Daredevils.
Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag’s 90-run opening stand took the game away from Bangalore. Their pace was furious and their shots full-blooded as they careened towards the target. Though Delhi suffered a […]
A magnificent 101 from Jacob Oram helped New Zealand stave off a spirited England bowling performance as the first Test at Lord’s petered to a draw. Oram’s fifth Test hundred rescued New Zealand from a tricky 120 for 4, but with excellent support from Daniel Flynn, whose immaculate composure earned him a dogged 29 from […]
Monde Zondeki looks set to tour England in July and August this year, after being awarded a national contract by the South African board for 2008-09. The offer was originally made to Charl Langeveldt, but he has since quit the international scene to pursue a career in county cricket with Derbyshire.
“We are sorry to lose […]
Overseas players are to take part in the women’s Super 4s competition for the first time this summer.
Alex Blackwell and Leah Poulton will play for the Rubies and Sapphires after being nominated by Cricket Australia.
“All our players are excited about what they will bring to the competition. Both have made centuries for Australia. […]
Michael Vaughan battled successfully through his crisis of confidence to join the Lord’s Hall of Fame and prevent England suffering an unexpected deficit in the weather-hit opening Test.
The England captain has endured a tricky time both on and off the pitch since his return home after a modest series in New Zealand with many questioning […]
Durham scraped home by six runs against Lancashire in an exciting match in the FP Trophy at the Riverside Ground. With the balance swinging first one way and then the other, the result was in doubt until the end, and it was the home crowd who went home celebrating.
Despite a reasonably sunny morning after days […]
England captain Michael Vaughan admits victory over New Zealand in the first Test is a “long shot” but says he is happy to have proved the critics wrong.
Without a century in his previous 15 innings, Vaughan hit 106 on day four to give England a glimpse of victory.
“When you’re under pressure it’s always nice to […]