ICC Dubai May 15thMORGAN SUSPENDED FOR NOTTINGHAM ODI AFTER SECOND MINOR OVER-RATE OFFENCE WHILST BAIRSTOW ALSO FINED England captain Eoin Morgan has been suspended for one ODI and fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees, for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third ODI against Pakistan on Tuesday.Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the suspension on Morgan after England were ruled to ...
May 16, 2019 12:00 am
ECB Newsroom May 08, 2019The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the Dukes ball for the 2019 Specsavers Test Series against Ireland and Australia will be made to the same specification as those used during the 2017 and 2018 home Test programmes.It is felt that the 2017-18 specification Dukes ball on Test match pitches has produced highly entertaining cricket that has helped promote the Test format.The 2019 Dukes ball, used during this year’s Specsavers County Championship, h...
May 11, 2019 12:00 am
Shortlist announced for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2019 Monday 18th March 2019 • Six books, with a vibrant mix of writing about cricketing personalities and the sport’s history, form the short list for the coveted Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2019• The winner of the £3,000 prize will be announced on Tue...
March 27, 2019 12:00 am
MCC World Cricket committee statementsLord's LondonTuesday 12th March 2019 Key proposals:Standard ball proposed for World Test ChampionshipCountdown clock to speed up play Free Hit to follow No ball in Test cricket Trial of measures to improve Test cricketThe MCC World Cricket committee met in Bengaluru, India on the 8th and 9th March 2019. David Richardson, outgoing Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council, provided an update from ICC, and Alex Marshall, General Man...
March 27, 2019 12:00 am
ICC February 26th 2019SANATH JAYASURIYA BANNED FROM ALL CRICKET FOR TWO YEARS Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after admitting breaching two counts of theICC Anti-Corruption Code.Mr Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lanka Cricket Chair of Selectors, admitted to being in breach of the following provisions of the Code:1. Article 2.4.6 – Failure or refusal, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ACU, includ...
February 26, 2019 12:00 am
Lord's London Wednesday 6th June 2018MCC unveils spectacular designs for new Compton and Edrich Stands at Lord’s* MCC reveals designs by award-winning architects Wilkinson Eyre* New stands will enhance and complement existing Lord’s* Capacity of ground will increase to 31,000; public amenities to be significantly improved * Planning application to be submitted in the autumn Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has today unveile...
June 9, 2018 12:00 am
ICC Dubai, 22 June 2018JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER REJECTS CHANDIMAL’S APPEAL AND UPHOLDS MATCH REFEREE’S EARLIER DECISIONChandimal to miss third Test in Barbados; four demerit points to also stay on his disciplinary recordMr Beloff QC to hold hearing on 10 July to determine the appropriate sanction in respect of the admitted Level 3 chargesHathurusinghe and Gurusinha available to coach and manage Sri Lanka cricket team respectively for Barbados Test starting on SaturdayJudicial Commissioner, The Hon ...
June 8, 2018 12:00 am