Rod Bransgrove, the man who saved Hampshire cricket, has announced he will step down as the county’s chairman at the end of the season after 23 years. Bransgrove, 72, rescued Hampshire from insolvency in 2000, completed the club’s move from its 116-year home at Northlands Road to the Ageas Bowl and has overseen a successful
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David Warner has shut down rumours that he will retire from Test cricket after the fifth and final Test at The Oval as he prepares to face England for the final time. Speculation was fuelled in Australia when Michael Vaughan told Fox Cricket that he had heard “whispers” during the Old Trafford Test that the
Harry Brook is about a month shy of a year as a Test cricketer. But on the eve of his 12th Test cap at the Kia Oval, where his journey in this format began in September 2022 against South Africa, this feels as good a time as any to reflect on his journey to date
Derbyshire have signed former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir as an overseas player for the first half of the 2024 season. He is expected to be available to play in the Championship and T20 Blast. Derbyshire had reportedly been exploring a move to bring in Amir as a local player, with the 31-year-old applying for
File image of Rohit Sharma© AFP India skipper Rohit Sharma has been receiving a lot of praise for his performance in the recently concluded two-match Test series against West Indies. The 36-year-old batter not only brought up his hundred in the first Test but also went on to smash a half-century in the second match.
Mohali, Indore, Rajkot and Visakhapatnam will host two games each during India’s 2023-24 home season, which will feature series against Australia (three ODIs and five T20Is), Afghanistan (three T20Is) and England (five Tests). The BCCI may have awarded extra games to these four venues since they are missing out on the World Cup in October-November.
India legend Sunil Gavaskar struck 19 boundaries in compiling an epic 172 against Australia at the SCG in the third Test of the 1985-86 series
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Sri Lanka Team Leaves for South Africa
Adil Rashid believes that England’s double-World-Cup-winning white-ball team already deserves to be remembered as “the best England squad that’s ever been”, but says they are not done with creating history as attention begins to turn to the defence of their 50-over title in India this winter. Rashid, 35, is one of the core members of
Stumps Pakistan 178 for 2 (Shafique 87*, Masood 51, Babar 28*, Asitha 2-51) lead Sri Lanka 166 by 12 runs Only ten overs were possible on the second day of the second Test in Colombo before huge downpours rolled through the SSC and washed out the day’s play. In that time, Abdullah Shafique and Babar
Explosive Pakistan batter Ayesha Naseem has retired from international cricket and, as a result, has been left out of the squad for the women’s cricket competition at the upcoming Asian Games, to be played in China’s Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8. Naseem’s decision, for “personal reasons”, has been speculated about over the last
That makes it a double for Sciver-Brunt, who is also the top-ranked ODI allrounder in the world. With Sciver-Brunt moving up, Beth Mooney – 130 runs in three innings – has dropped to No. 3, with Chamari Athapaththu, who hit two centuries in the three-match home ODI series against New Zealand in late June/early July,
“I don’t think it’s really sunk in at the minute,” Tongue said. “Being out for so long with my shoulder, having two operations on it, not knowing what I was going to be doing and maybe retiring, then getting that call-up for the Ireland Test, words can’t really describe how I felt. Now, being in
“We welcome Oshane and Shimron back into the group,” chief selector Desmond Haynes said. “Both have played at the international level before, with some success, and we believe they will fit well into the set-up. Oshane brings pace and is a potential wicket-taker with the new ball. Shimron’s style of batting will offer a lot
Australia’s coach Andrew McDonald has fired back at former state team-mate Darren Berry, making clear he has little time for the Victorian’s opinions on Pat Cummins‘ captaincy. Berry was among Australia’s harshest critics during the drawn fourth Ashes Test, launching a tirade of tweets about Cummins on day three. Included in them were claims Cummins
Reece Topley is expected to make a playing comeback for Surrey in a 50-over contest against Suffolk next week, ahead of a full stint with Northern Superchargers in the Hundred, as he begins his comeback from a cruel run of injuries that derailed his participation in both the T20 World Cup in Australia last year
ESPNcricinfo understands Misbah is likely to be appointed the head of a cricket committee that will soon be formed. He will also be the advisor on cricketing affairs to the current head of the PCB, Zaka Ashraf. The impending appointment is the first major move the new administration will make in the running of Pakistan
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur is likely to be penalised four demerit points for her reaction after being given out and criticising the umpiring during the third and final ODI against Bangladesh, which ended in a tie. While the ICC is yet to send out a media release on the exact penalty, Harmanpreet is in danger
The third and the fourth days were also interrupted by inclement weather, but rapid half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan set up India’s victory push. R Ashwin then produced a double-strike on the fourth evening to jolt West Indies in their chase of 365, but no play was possible on the last day.
An Indian team in transition will feel robbed of an opportunity as torrential rain came in its way of potentially winning the second Test against West Indies and completing a 2-0 series whitewash in Port of Spain on Monday. Eyeing a clean sweep after their victory inside three days in Dominica, India called the shots
By the time Monday came around, the rains had ceased in Manchester. The clouds were finally empty after a weekend of showers. And just to rub it in, the sun dipped in and out of view as a reminder it was still up there on this, the first morning in which the 2023 Ashes were
Lauren Bell and Kate Cross removed both Australia openers in the 3rd Women’s ODI. Watch the match clip in full here. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features
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England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the fifth Ashes Test at the Kia Oval, as they look to bounce back from the disappointment of drawing in Manchester with a win to square the series. Despite being “pretty much perfect throughout”, in the words of captain Ben Stokes, England were unable to force victory
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Pakistan. Overnight rain meant a wet outfield delayed the start of play by 30 minutes at the SSC. The hosts, who trail 1-0 in the series, made two changes with Dilshan Madushanka
Australia have retained the Ashes with a helping hand from the Manchester weather in a game where they felt the full force of Bazball. But, regardless of their position at Old Trafford when the elements closed in, they had gained an early foothold in the series with hard-fought wins at Edgbaston and at Lord’s. After
Brendon McCullum whistles as he leans on the buggy that brought out the covers, tossing a new ball in the air to pass the time. The bat he had been using for slip catches now safely stuffed up his waterproof jacket to shield it from the rain. Beyond him, England players and staff are playing
Melbourne Stars have signed Western Australia left-arm swing bowler Joel Paris as they look to bolster their bowling stocks following a disappointing BBL campaign last season. Paris is set to play for his third BBL club after stints at Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes. Paris has been a stellar performer at Sheffield Shield level for
England’s “sentimental” selection of James Anderson in their team for the fourth Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford might have cost them the match. That is the opinion of his former captain Michael Vaughan, who also said on Sunday that Anderson has had “no impact at all” in the ongoing series. Anderson was rested for
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