News Index

Royals v Super Kings, IPL 2014, Dubai

Royals bowls, Southee in for Richardson

Apr 23, 2014: On a pitch being used for the first time in the tournament, Shane Watson decided to bowl first against the strong Chennai Super Kings batting line-up

South Africa news

CSA turn down Jennings application

Apr 23, 2014: Ray Jennings, the coach who took South Africa Under-19s to victory in the World Cup, will be out of a job from next week

Sri Lanka news

SL players, board break contracts impasse

Apr 23, 2014: Sri Lanka's cricketers have agreed to sign the board's annual contracts after SLC decided to award the players a 10% cut of the ICC and ACC-events participation fee for the next five years, bringing the seven-week dispute to a close

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Vithanage, Priyanjan get T20 call-ups

Apr 23, 2014: Sri Lanka have included batsmen Kithuruwan Vithanage and Ashan Priyanjan in their 15-man squad for the one-off T20 that kicks off their tour of England in May

Bangladesh news

The travels, and travails, of Atanu Dutta

Apr 23, 2014: Recently arrested Indian bookie Atanu Dutta has followed the Bangladesh team and the BPL across continents by citing reasons that ranged from business to being an "avid fan"

Sri Lanka news

Former SL spinner Neil Chanmugam dies aged 73

Apr 23, 2014: Neil Chanmugam, one of Sri Lanka's leading offspinners of the pre-Test era, passed away on Tuesday aged 73 having lost his battle with cancer that affected him for the past four years

Royal Challengers Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Sharjah

KKR bowling v RCB batting might

Apr 23, 2014: Royal Challengers Bangalore have made one of their best starts to the tournament and with the likely return of Chris Gayle they will look to keep up with the marauding Punjab at the top of the table

Sri Lanka news

Chandimal relieved of T20I captaincy

Apr 23, 2014: Sri Lanka's selectors have relieved Dinesh Chandimal of the Twenty20 captaincy, and the ODI vice-captaincy, appointing Lasith Malinga and Lahiru Thirimanne in those roles, ahead of Sri Lanka's tour of Ireland and England

Zimbabwe news

ZC turns down proposed ICC bail-out

Apr 23, 2014: Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have turned down a proposed bail-out from the ICC but confirmed it will restructure its organisation with a view to reducing expenses as it attempts to climb out of debt

IPL newsfile

Hope to be fit for next game - Pietersen

Apr 23, 2014: A round-up of IPL news from April 23

Bangladesh news

DPL dropped for current season, set for October

Apr 23, 2014: Due to confusion and delays over the scheduling of the DPL, the next edition will be held in October this year. It has left players like Mohammad Sharif disappointed

Tasmania news

Tigers offer new start for Michael Hill

Apr 23, 2014: Tasmania have offered Michael Hill a chance to emulate Ed Cowan by making the most of a new start after a stuttering career in his home state of Victoria

National Cricket League 2013-14

Dhaka spurred towards title by horror 2011-12

Apr 22, 2014: Two seasons ago, Dhaka finished bottom of the table. The frustration borne out of that campaign has carried them towards the title this year

Sri Lanka news

Has the ECB played an unfair game?

Apr 22, 2014: Money talks, and in light of the current shake-up of the ICC, the ECB's act of poaching another team's coach deteriorates from free-market aggression to oligarchic hypocrisy

Lancashire v Warwickshire, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Horton and Reece pass age-old test

Apr 22, 2014: The challenge for the Lancashire openers Paul Horton and Luis Reece on a rain-affected day was to survive the remaining 22 overs

Glamorgan v Gloucestershire, Cardiff, 3rd day

Glamorgan battle after Fuller brace

Apr 22, 2014: Will Bragg and Murray Goodwin helped Glamorgan recover from a shaky start to their second innings on a rain-disrupted third day against Gloucestershire

Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, Headingley, 3rd day

Finger scare for Ballance as Yorkshire frustrated

Apr 22, 2014: With bigger tests to come, against Middlesex at Lord's and Durham at Chester-le-Street, as the season gathers momentum, Yorkshire will not want an opportunity such as this to slip through their fingers

Kent v Leicestershire, Canterbury, 3rd day

Leics impress in three-day affair

Apr 22, 2014: Leicestershire's season has begun at Canterbury, in front of one of county cricket's more charitable crowds, and after three days they would all agreeably concede that they have begun rather well

Derbyshire v Hampshire, Derby, 3rd day

Abbott keeps Derbyshire in range

Apr 22, 2014: South Africa international Kyle Abbott picked up 4 for 84 as Hampshire frustrated Derbyshire's attempts to build a sizeable first innings advantage on day three in Derby

Surrey v Essex, The Oval, 3rd day

Wily Masters duels with Smith

Apr 22, 2014: After day that had Graeme Smith and James Foster battling with the elements as much as each other, it will require some negotiation and engineering from both for a positive result to be achieved by either