Archive for August, 2009

Nz Relishes Switch To Less Testing Form Of Cricket

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Colombo, Sept 1 NZPA - New Zealand's reinforcements for the limited overs component of their cricket tour of Sri Lanka swiftly took centre stage once Daniel Vettori's dismissal signalled the end of a lopsided test series with Sri Lanka. Vettori had

Davies ton downs Hawks

Monday, August 31st, 2009
NatWest Pro40 - Division One New Road Hampshire Hawks 220-6 (S M Ervine 60 no) v Worcestershire Royals 222-3 (S M Davies 100, V S Solanki 82 no) Worcestershire beat Hampshire by 7 wkts Steve Davies scored his second successive century in the NatWest

Warner’s state of play

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Sportal's Andrew Wu reviews Australia's opening Twenty20 game against England and looks ahead to the rest of the tour.

Davies blitz blasts Worcs to win

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Steven Davies hit 106 to help Worcestershire beat Notts on Saturday Worcestershire emerged as serious Pro40 title contenders as they beat Hampshire at New Road by seven wickets with 10 and a half overs to spare. Surrey-bound Steven Davies led the way

If it is Indian cricket, there is no dearth of controversies. The latest of cour…

Monday, August 31st, 2009
If it is Indian cricket, there is no dearth of controversies. The latest of course is the fight between the two power centres in the board, N Srinivasan and Lalit Modi, and a casualty of that fight has been IMG or International Management Group, which

Former Pak sports official criticizes Butt for ’surrendering’ to ICC

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Lahore, Aug.31: Former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Zakir Hussain Syed has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt for succumbing under the International Cricket Council's (ICC) pressure and ending the legal war

Miandad orders green top at Gaddafi Stadium in preparation for Champions Trophy

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Lahore, Aug.31: Pakistan cricket batting advisor and former captain Javed Miandad has asked pitch curators to prepare a green and pacy surface at the Gaddafi Stadium to prepare batsmen for the bouncy South African wickets. Miandad has ordered a new pitch

PCB bans Asif from interacting with media till his ban expires

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Lahore, Aug.31: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has directed tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif to keep away from the media till his 12-month ban expires on September 22. According to sources, PCB Director Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan, has asked Asif

Hilditch faces full-time hitch

Monday, August 31st, 2009

ANDREW Hilditch’s future as national selection chairman is under a cloud with Cricket Australia moving towards appointing a full-time selector. CA’s Player Pathway Review Committee has recommended a full-time selector be appointed, with the matter to be

We will surprise them?Williams

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Coach David Williams has issued a warning to teams taking part in the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions League in South Africa?don?t write off the West Indies. The region will go into the tournament with an under-strength squad