Ian Blackwell news from Cricinfo.com

Ian Blackwell announces retirement

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell, 34, has announced his retirement from cricket after struggling with a shoulder problem and losing a contract with Durham in January

Durham keen on Rudolph move

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham are in talks with South Africa batsman Jacques Rudolph with a view to him joining the club for the 2013 season.

Durham exit could end Blackwell career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell's career may be over at the age of 34 after his contract was terminated a year early by Durham.

Ambrose edges Warks closer to title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tim Ambrose and Ian Blackwell piled on the runs at Edgbaston as Warwickshire all but ended Nottinghamshire's Championship hopes

Emotional century for Dexter

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The last year has been tough on Neil Dexter, its nadir the sudden death of his brother, Keith, back home in South Africa over the winter

Blackwell loaned to Warwickshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell has joined Warwickshire on loan from Durham until the end of the season.

Warwickshire explore loan solution to cover Patel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire are exploring the loan market in an attempt to secure their first Championship title since 2004

Blackwell spins Australia A to defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell took a career-best 7 for 52 with his left-arm spin as Durham secured a 19-run victory against Australia A

Australia A start well in chase

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia A made a solid start as they chased 224 for victory against Durham after another day dominated by the ball at Chester-le-Street

Blackwell just champion once more

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell continued his success in the champion county fixture with a determined unbeaten century for the MCC against Lancashire

Durham finish with thumping win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham completed their eighth win of the season by beating Worcestershire by 151 runs 15 minutes after lunch at Chester-le-Street

Durham win keeps title hopes alive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham's County Championship title ambitions have been kept alive by a 208-run victory against Sussex at Hove

Blackwell strikes takes Durham close

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The large gathering of former Sussex players at Hove on Friday would not have been impressed by the efforts of the current crop to stave off defeat by County Championship title hopefuls Durham

Durham hit back to take victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in today's Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Leicestershire at Chester-le-Street

Collingwood takes Durham to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Paul Collingwood shrugged off his Twenty20 struggles with the bat to prove a match-winner with the ball as Durham beat Worcestershire by 28 runs at Chester-le-Street

Blackwell signs two-year Durham extension

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell has signed a two year extension to his playing contract with Durham

Durham inflict Nottinghamshire's first defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Northern group leaders Nottinghamshire suffered their first defeat in this season's Friends Life t20 competition when they lost by 33 runs at Chester-le-Street

Porterfield leads confident run chase

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ireland captain Will Porterfield carried reigning north group champions Warwickshire to a five-wicket win

Durham end Lancashire's run to go top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geoff Cook, Durham's wily director of cricket, is canny as well as wise and there was never any danger of his sang-froid eluding him even though Durham had ended Lancashire's unbeaten run in emphatic fashion

Muchall and Blackwell punish Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Centuries by Gordon Muchall and Ian Blackwell revitalised Durham on a protracted opening day in the County Championship meeting with Worcestershire at New Road

Borthwick stars after Blackwell ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century from Ian Blackwell gave Durham maximum batting points and a lead of 36 against Warwickshire, who slipped to 52 for 4 in their second innings on the third day at Chester-le-Street

Central Districts march into final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Central Districts have marched into the HRV Cup final after they beat Auckland by eight wickets, while Wellington won a thriller against Otago

Yardy and Blackwell join Central Districts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Yardy and Ian Blackwell have become the latest international imports for New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition after signing up with Central Districts

Nottinghamshire on top despite defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leaders Nottinghamshire crashed to a 210-run defeat against Durham at Chester-le-Street but still hold a commanding lead with two games remaining in County Championship Division One

Patel keeps Nottinghamshire in the hunt

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Champions-elect Nottinghamshire will face an intriguing final day at Chester-le-Street, where Durham lead by 308 with five wickets standing

Mustard ton puts Durham in charge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham skipper Phil Mustard underlined that his team will not hand over the County Championship title to Nottinghamshire without a fight

Durham reignite Championship challenge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham made a solid start to their pursuit of 171 to beat Lancashire at Old Trafford today

Durham dig in for final day chase

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham made a solid start to their pursuit of 171 to beat Lancashire at Old Trafford today

All-round Blackwell puts Durham ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham allrounder Ian Blackwell shone with bat and ball as Durham ended day two of an enthralling County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford with the clear advantage

Durham ahead on rain-sodden first day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham had the better of a rain-affected day one against Lancashire at Old Trafford as the hosts could only manage to post a battling 131 for 4 after 51 overs on a testing pitch

Carberry adds second ton as Hampshire draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Carberry scored his second century of the match before rain washed out any hope of a positive result against Durham at Basingstoke

Durham ease past Scotland in rain-reduced match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham cruised to a 47-run win over Scotland in a rain-shortened Clydesdale Bank 40 clash in Glasgow

Blackwell leads Durham recovery

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell rode his luck to make 86 in rescuing Durham from 112 for 5 to reach 288 after being put in by Warwickshire on the return to four-day cricket at the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground

Ross Taylor and Ian Blackwell break Durham's duck

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ross Taylor and Ian Blackwell trumped Warwickshire with high-powered half-centuries as Durham registered their first Friends Provident t20 win of the season by 15 runs at Edgbaston

Stokes and Blackwell hurry Durham to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

urham's left-handed batting prodigy Ben Stokes crashed 26 in an over to ease the reigning County Champions to their second victory of the season with more than two sessions to spare against winless Kent

Yorkshire punish lacklustre Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire amassed 304 for 2 on the first day of their match against Durham

Ian Blackwell propels Durham to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell propelled champions Durham to a thrilling five-wicket win against Hampshire in the County Championship match at Chester-le-Street

Evening wickets give Durham hope

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham gave themselves an outside hope of forcing a result with three evening-session wickets against Hampshire

Blackwell tilts the balance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire paid the penalty for allowing Ian Blackwell a comfortable start as his innings of 83 tilted an evenly-balanced contest in Durham's favour at the Riverside

Durham fight back after Carberry century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire were undermined by a spell of sustained hostility from Liam Plunkett after Michael Carberry made a superb century in an opening stand of 183

Rain helps Durham deny Essex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside

Ian Blackwell targets England recall

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell hopes a strong start to the domestic season can propel him back into the England reckoning after a conversation with national selector Geoff Miller

Trescothick picks up PCA award

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset's former England opener, Marcus Trescothick, has been named the Most Valuable Player for 2009 by the Professional Cricketers' Association.

Blackwell takes five as Somerset collapse

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the first day's play between Durham and Somerset at Chester-le-Street

Di Venuto anchors stolid Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham spent the third day of this match batting themselves solidly, even stolidly, into a strong position, but some rather puzzling defensive tactics in the final session may prevent them from forcing victory on the final day

Blackwell's six stifles Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell picked up 6 for 85 but Lancashire fought hard on the second day against Durham

Stoneman shines on damp day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham were frustrated by poor weather on the second day of their Championship match with Warwickshire at Edgbaston

Blackwell powers Durham performance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On another low, slow Edgbaston track where timing the ball proved difficult for all his colleagues, Blackwell compiled his first championship century for Durham

Durham survive late scare

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the opening day of Twenty20 Cup action

Benkenstein makes Somerset pay

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the neutral it would have been ideal to watch Steve Harmison bowl on a green-tinged Taunton surface, but there was no final opportunity for him to nudge the England selectors as Durham reached 372 for 6

Blackwell shows he is right at home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham and Yorkshire shared an enthralling first-day's play at the Riverside Ground, and honours finished about even

Blackwell hopes for fresh start after early ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell couldn't have moved any further during the winter, uprooting his career from Somerset in the south west and transplanting into to the defending county champions, Durham, up in the north-east corner of England

England hopefuls made to wait

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even for the of the hardy souls huddled up against the April chill inside Lord's there was very little to give away that this was the start of a crucial summer for English cricket

Ian Blackwell signs for Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

County Champions Durham have pulled off a major signing by bringing Ian Blackwell, the Somerset allrounder, to Chester-le-Street

Keedy ends Somerset's chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the third day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Battling teams fail to force result

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the fourth day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Blackwell century powers Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the second day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Carberry and Lumb ensure draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset and Hampshire's rain-affected match ended in a draw

Blackwell puts Somerset ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a full day's play - finally - Somerset enjoyed a good six hours and effectively shut Hampshire out of the match, going into the final day. Ian Blackwell hit a responsible rather than devastating century

Yorkshire leapfrog Somerset to go top

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the final day in the latest County Championship matches

Nerves will be tested in knock-out stage

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Friends Provident Trophy has reached the quarter-final stage with all four matches being played on Wednesday. Cricinfo takes a look at the four games and how the sides match up

Harmison hat-trick inspires Durham

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Durham start defence with tight victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the opening matches in the Friends Provident Trophy. Durham, the defending champions, start against Yorkshire

Champions drive home their advantage

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

A round-up from the second day of the final round of matches in the County Championship's Division Two

Gough denies Blackwell in thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a thrilling Pro40 match at Scarborough, Yorkshire finished as victors over Somerset by nine runs with one over to spare, the target adjusted by Duckworth-Lewis

Rudolph and Key slam hundreds

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches

Kent boost quarter-final hopes on a soggy night

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest Twenty20 matches with quarter-final spots up for grabs

Silverwood knocks over Somerset top-order

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Trescothick and Di Venuto double up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Marcus Trescothick hits a career-best 284 and Michael di Venuto also registers a double century

White takes Somerset captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cameron White, the Australian allrounder, has been named as the Somerset captain in place of the injured Ian Blackwell, who has been ruled out for at least three months with a shoulder injury

Blackwell out for the season

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell, Somerset and England's allrounder, is to undergo surgery after injuring his shoulder in Somerset's Championship match against Leicestershire

Lancashire leave Hampshire on the ropes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Reports from the first day of the opening two County Championship fixtures for 2006

Flintoff expects Mohali to help England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England are confident of being able to utilise more favourable conditions during the second Test at Mohali

Of cliches and a charity-match ambience

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Expectations from this contest have fallen pretty sharply. The grand theme, the battle for no. 2, is barely audible

England players hit by stomach bug

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Simon Jones and all three England spinners are indisposed ahead of their second warm-up match against Board President's XI at Baroda beginning on Thursday

England's spinners laid low by stomach bug

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's spin dilemma has been put into further difficulty with the news that Ian Blackwell, Monty Panesar and Shaun Udal are all struggling with a stomach bug

England storm to victory in tour opener

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England turned an impending draw into a 238-run victory by routing CCI President's XI for 75

Blackwell upbeat about his chances

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Blackwell's aspirations of becoming an England spinner have now taken shape dramatically

Vaughan: Flintoff and Harmison crucial

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England captain, Michael Vaughan, has promised his side will go on the attack in the forthcoming Test series against India

Fletcher - England can be No. 1

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England coach, Duncan Fletcher, has insisted that England can still become the best team in the world, despite the 2-0 loss to Pakistan earlier in the winter

Giles ruled out of India tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England & Wales Cricket Board today bowed to the inevitable and ruled Ashley Giles out of next week's tour of India

Anderson called up for England A tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Anderson has been named in England A's squad for their tour of West Indies

Something to write home about

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict from the first one-dayer at Lahore

Flintoff and Strauss star in England win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England took a 1-0 series lead by beating Pakistan by 42 runs

Giles ruled out of ODIs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ashley Giles will miss the five-match one-day series against Pakistan

Blackwell smashes fastest hundred of 2005

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the final afternoon of the longest first-class season ever, Somerset's Ian Blackwell dramatically snatched the Walter Lawrence Trophy with a 67-ball hundred

Hampshire's fine season ends in relegation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the National League

Loudon finishes in style as Derby break duck

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the last day of County Championship action

Leicestershire and Chilaw Marians reach semi-finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the second day of the International 20:20 tournament at Grace Road, there were wins for Chilaw Marians, Faisalabad Wolves and Leicestershire

Kent boosted by vital last stand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest matches in the County Championship

Essex win National League title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest matches in the National League as Essex storm to victory and take the title

Glamorgan relegated to Division Two

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the County Championship. Glamorgan's batsmen prospered, but the Welsh county were relegated

Leaders Essex and Sussex slip up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest round of National League matches where the leaders of both divisions suffered defeats

Somerset complete stunning win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset pulled off a sensational five-run victory over Derbyshire

'I am very optimistic about the season' says Ian Blackwell ahead of championship opener

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The last twelve months has been a momentous period of time in the life of Somerset all rounder Ian Blackwell whose rise to the top in cricketing circles has been meteoric

Surrey into finals after bowl-out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the Twenty20 quarter-finals

Durham rout hapless Leicestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of all the action from the third day in Division Two of the County Championship

Plunkett shines as Durham surge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of all the action from the second day in Division Two of the County Championship

Blackwell bides his time

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Back in October, Ian Blackwell might have had high hopes of consolidating his England one-day place with a winter of steady performances

England name unchanged squad for Windies tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England selectors have named an unchanged 15-man squad for their forthcoming tour of the West Indies