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 amICC 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 amLord'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 amAustralia's 2018 Aboriginal XI to open tour against MCC Tuesday June 5th Monday 4th June 2018 MCC to face Aboriginal XI in two T20 matches at Arundel Castle tomorrowThe tour commemorates the 150th anniversary since an Aboriginal cricket team became the first ever sporting team from Australia to tour internationallyThe touring team will visit Lord's on Wednesday as part of their historic tour of the UK, viewing a display in the MCC Museum which explores the history of the 1868 tour ...
June 8, 2018 12:00 amICC 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 amDubai, 1 June 2018NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, SCOTLAND AND UAE ADDED TO THE EXPANDED ICC ODI TEAM RANKINGSEmerging ODI sides, Nepal, Scotland, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have joined the 12 leading ODI nations on the expandedMRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings with effect from 1 June 2018.This elevation means all ODIs these four sides will play against other sides on the table henceforth will count towards a team’s rating points and performance in the rankings table.The Netherlands se...
June 1, 2018 12:00 amRoyal London Cup Yorkshire CCC v Warwickshire CCC May 20th 2018 HeadingleyNeil Whitaker reportsWARWICKSHIRE bounced back after their defeat to Derbyshire on Thursday to beat Yorkshire Vikings by five wickets with 4.2 overs to spare at Emerald Headingley.The architect of their victory was skipper Jeetan Patel who took four wickets for 33 in his 10 overs. Including three wickets in nine balls for five runs and he had an hand in the final wicket when Vikings skipper Steven Patterson got ...
May 24, 2018 12:00 amEngland reversed the Lord's debacle with a convincing win over Pakistan at Headingley. Jos Buttler rewarded the selectors with fine knocks in both Tests. Bess and Curran looked promising but England have still questions to answer with their top orderDiane Keene rings The Bell at Lord'sDiana Keen rang the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on Day One of the first England v Pakistan Test match at Lord’s Thursday May 24th.A Senior Production Manager at Sunset+V...
May 23, 2018 12:00 amDay1JACK Brooks turned in an all round performance to tip the days play towards Yorkshire on the first day of the Specsavers County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley.With the bat he hit an unbeaten 30 and shared in a last wicket partnership of 44 with Ben Coad as Yorkshire passed the 250 mark. He hit the only six of the day when he lofted Samit Patel over long off. Their innings ended when Coad played a tame tennis shot to Luke Fletcher and the ba...
April 29, 2018 12:00 amDay 1 No playDay 2AN eighth wicket partnership 69 in 20 overs between Jordan Clark and Aussie Joe Mennie gave Lancashire the edge over Surrey on day two of their clash at Emirates Old Trafford.After the first day’s play was washed out play got underway on the second day on time and Clark top scored with 78 and Amar Verdi took three wickets for Surrey. Three other Lancashire batsmen passed fifty and Jade Dernbach also took three wickets for Surrey.When Clark came into bat at the...
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