Cricket News | Cricket Updates | Match Report

Matches (7)

T20 WC Warm-up (3)

WPL (1)

PAK vs AUS (1)

SL v ENG (1)

Men's Under-19 World Cup (1)

IND-A

USA

null

AFG

SCOT

null

Schedule

Home

Cricket News

Close's toughness 'legendary' - Holding

Michael Holding has described Brian Close, who died on Sunday, as one of the "toughest people in the game"

15-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Former England captain Close dies aged 84

Brian Close, the former captain of England, Yorkshire and Somerset and one of cricket's most admired characters, has died at the age of 84

14-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

If at first you don't succeed...

All Today's Yesterdays - July 23 down the years July 22 | July 24 1953 Birth of a batsman who took a while to find his feet in Test cricket but went on to become the best of his generation

23-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

The original Little Master

1949 In Bombay, one of the greatest openers of all time is born

10-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

All out for 25

1969 The day David slayed Goliath

02-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Yorkshire - by Royal Appointment

It was a fitting way for the winners to end their victorious CricInfo Championship season

02-Nov-2001•Andrew Hall

Mr Close, Sir, your seams aren't in line

Rhodesian cricket is hopefully poised for an epic season, with the coveted Currie Cup the prize local followers have almost come to expect

29-Sep-1972•Glen Byrom

Showing 1 - 7 of 7

Most Read

Pakistan to boycott T20 World Cup group match against India

01-Feb-2026 • 20 hrs ago•ESPNcricinfo staff

ICC warns PCB of consequences of boycotting India match

01-Feb-2026 • 16 hrs ago•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan ask India to bat in big Under-19 World Cup contest; Deepesh and Baloch come in

01-Feb-2026•Sidharth Monga

Suryakumar, Kishan, Dube the biggest gains in India's series of plenty

01-Feb-2026•Hemant Brar

Kishan walks the talk to make a compelling case for the T20 World Cup

01-Feb-2026•Hemant Brar