Tag: World Cup

Rashid is the best out there says Simmons

16 June 2017 0 comments

By Richard Edwards He’s top boy! Rashid Khan of Afghanistan celebrates RASHID Khan has been hailed as the world’s best […]

Rain ruins Afghans chance of major ODI scalp

16 June 2017 0 comments

WEST INDIES V AFGHANISTAN ROUND-UP By Matt Bishop THE three-match series between the West Indies and Afghanistan ended in a […]

Planet Cricket – An unwanted sibling outshines World Cup

5 June 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore says Champions Trophy’s slick format puts the bloated World Cup to shame The scene was a farce. It […]

Planet Cricket – Milne ruffling new feathers!

29 May 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore looks at the stuttering career of speedster Adam Milne as the paceman embarks on another career chapter Who’s […]

MILNE RUFFLING NEW FEATHERS!

26 May 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore looks at the stuttering career of speedster Adam Milne as the paceman embarks on another career chapter PLANET […]

Full-time disability coaches

19 May 2017 0 comments

By Joshua Peck ENGLAND have named their first ever full-time disability coaches with Ross Hunter and Ian Salisbury earning the […]

Paul Nixon column – Playing at home is great, but keep focused

15 May 2017 0 comments

As the Champions Trophy draws ever nearer, it makes me remember the only international tournament that I was ever involved […]

Knight faces a World Cup fitness race

5 May 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND captain Knight could be a doubt for this year’s Women’s World Cup having sustained a metatarsal stress fracture. Knight, […]

Softly-softly style winning fight for talent Down Under

5 May 2017 0 comments

By Adam Collins IT’S the quintessential quandary for talented Australian sportspeople: footy or cricket? Many have balanced both. The late […]

End of the Pakistan road for Misbah

7 April 2017 0 comments

MISBAH-UL-HAQ will hang up a set of his spikes after announcing he is to retire from international cricket after the […]

Sodhi’s Notts T20 stint a first step to longer stay

24 March 2017 0 comments

Ambitious: Ish Sodhi ISH Sodhi is targeting a longer stay in England and is hopeful his stint in Notts’ T20 […]

Humidity made winning World Cup even better!

24 March 2017 0 comments

Disability cricket THIS WEEK… JORDAN WILLIAMS England Physical Disability, Denton St Lawrence Age: 24 How did you first get involved […]

Tammy says she is more than up for the challenge

21 March 2017 0 comments

By Charlie Bennett TAMMY Beaumont knows the rest of the world are going to target her after a breakthrough season […]

Scots great Anderson bows out at the top

21 February 2017 0 comments

Scotland failed to make the ‘Super Six’ stage, but recorded a group stage win at the Women’s World Cup qualifiers. […]

Scotland to face Sri Lanka in Kent

16 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Scotland have announced that they will play two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka in […]

ECB’s Steve Elworthy appointed managing director of Cricket World Cup 2019

19 July 2016 0 comments

The ICC and ECB today jointly announced that Steve Elworthy had been appointed as managing director of the ICC Cricket […]

ICP Young Gun – Kamau Leverock

14 June 2016 0 comments

‘My 20st uncle made a splash, now I want it to be my turn’ If you do not recognise Dwayne […]

ICP Young Gun – Gavin Main

7 April 2016 0 comments

‘I got Broad with a yorker on my first-class debut’ After four T20 outings for Scotland, Gavin Main has more […]

Where are they now? Zimbabwe’s 1992 World Cup win over England

19 January 2016 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Dave Houghton admits that Zimbabwe were just worried about saving themselves from embarrassment after being bowled out […]

Worcestershire sign Matt Henry

8 January 2016 0 comments

NEW Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry has signed for Worcestershire. The 24-year-old will be the county’s main overseas player for […]

Australia pull out of U19 World Cup

5 January 2016 0 comments

AUSTRALIA have pulled out of the U19 World Cup because of safety and security concerns in Bangladesh. The tournament, which […]

Associate Nations – 2015 Review

29 December 2015 0 comments

By Tim Wigmore Despite the ICC’s decision to shrink the 50-over World Cup there have been some highlights in the […]

John Mooney retires from international cricket

8 December 2015 0 comments

JOHN Mooney has decided to hang up his spikes from the international game in order to pursue business interests. The […]

England women to play Pakistan in 2016

1 December 2015 0 comments

ENGLAND women are set to play three ODIs and three twenty20s against Pakistan next summer, with Sky Sports showing all […]

Cricket must learn from rugby’s brave new world

27 October 2015 0 comments

Tim Wigmore is left incredulous at the lack of ambition as cricket plans to reduce its global reach Those sad […]