Cric-o-Mania

Anderson - Moores is a brilliant coach

2011-10-20T16:09:00.002+01:00

England fast bowler James Anderson has heaped praise on Lancashire coach Peter Moores after he guided the County to the County Championship title this summer.Anderson - who is being rested for the current One Day International tour of India - believes that Moores was handed the England job at the wrong time and will have his moment on the international stage at some point in the future.He said: "

Wolf Pack makes it 4

2011-09-16T05:49:00.001+01:00

With another amazing win today, the wolves have notched up 4 consecutive victories. The team has performed tremendously and risen up to every challenge whether it be defending a low total or chasing a big target.Each and every player has contributed to the team’s great revival and look like wolves on a hunt in every game. While each player has done great a special thanks has to be given to the

Ex-skippers back England reign

2011-08-25T11:37:00.000+01:00

Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Alec Stewart are predicting years of dominance from Andrew Strauss’ current crop of Test stars. England are in the midst of a fourth Test match with India and are well-placed to secure a series whitewash over MS Dhoni’s side, in which they displaced as the world’s top ranked Test-playing nation this summer. Sports betting pundits note how it would

Ireland v England ODI preview

2011-08-23T14:58:00.003+01:00

England travel to Dublin as the overwhelming favourites for the one off ODI game against Ireland ahead of the five game 50-over series against India next month. Eoin Morgan will captain the side as regular skipper Ali cook rests following his exploits against India in the test series, and Morgan is 2/7 to lead England to success against his countrymen who are clear second favourites at around 5/

Bell and Broad climb rankings

2011-08-02T12:08:00.003+01:00

England duo Ian Bell and Stuart Broad have climbed the player rankings following their excellent progress in the current series against India.Both have played a significant part in England going 2-0 up in the four match series and their form has been reflecting in the new rankings.Bell is now number five in the batting rankings, a career-high, after he scored 159 during the recent test at Trent

Bowling display pleases Strauss

2011-07-26T17:56:00.002+01:00

England captain Andrew Strauss has praised the efforts of his bowling attack after they took twenty wickets as England beat India in the first test at Lord's by 196 runs.England needed to take nine wickets on a dramatic final day in front of a record 5th day crowd to take a 1-0 lead in the four test sereis, with pacemen Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad in particularly stepping up to the challenge

Can Dernbach Really Challenge for a Test place?

2011-07-21T16:30:00.001+01:00

Over the past three months Jade Dernbach has been able to establish himself as a talented England one-day and Twenty20 bowler. The 25-year-old fast bowler wants to push on now and try to establish himself as a frontrunner for the England Test side. Does he have the skills and the mentality to be successful at the longer form of the game, or his style only suited to the shorter forms of the game?

Derby in move for Collingwood

2011-07-13T09:50:00.000+01:00

Derbyshire are bidding to sign former England limited overs captain Paul Collingwood from Durham. The vice-captain of the north-east county has one year to run on his contract, though it is unclear whether the offer an extension is forthcoming. It is understood that Durham are reluctant to let the player be released from his contract and Collingwood’s agent Neil Fairbrother has hinted that the 35

Katich blasts Australia selectors

2011-06-10T12:21:00.000+01:00

Following the decision not to award Simon Katich a central contract, the Australian selectors have received somewhat of a backlash. Not least from the player himself.Against the expectations of those placing sports bets Katich failed to make the list of 25 centrally contracted players, despite being one of the most productive batsman in the Australian team over the last couple of years.Reacting

Windies to skip Lord's test

2011-06-07T10:52:00.002+01:00

The West Indies will become the first team to tour England and not play a test match at Lord’s when they visit in 2012, according to BBC Sport.The match that had been scheduled to be played at the “home of cricket” has been switched to Cardiff after the MCC were out bided, meaning Lord’s will miss out.The Caribbean side will play games at Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and Cardiff – however with the

Raina backs resting senior players

2011-06-03T14:12:00.001+01:00

Suresh Raina, who will captain India’s limited over side for their tour of the West Indies in the absence of a host of senior players, has insisted it was the right decision to leave the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni at home.For the five game ODI series India will be without regular captain MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, and Zaheer Khan, who have been rested, while Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj

Gambhir to captain India

2011-05-13T18:25:00.002+01:00

Gautam Gambhir will captain India for their ODI games against the West Indies this summer as they look to build on their World Cup success.Gambhir has been rewarded for a spectacular World Cup, having helped his side on their way to the trophy with a decisive 97 against Sri Lanka in the final.They will have to do it without five of their key players however, with Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni the

Dilshan to captain Sri Lanka

2011-04-18T15:34:00.001+01:00

Following Kumar Sangakkara’s decision to step down from the Sri Lankan captaincy after the World Cup, Tillakaratne Dilshan has been named as his successor and will be in charge of the team for this summer’s tour of England.Sports betting pundits note how Dilshan will take charge of the team in all forms of the game and this would have been a major influence in the decision to appoint him.Despite

Tremlett placed on reserve list for battered England bowling attack

2011-02-14T19:16:00.001Z

England bowler Chris Tremlett has been called up as a potential replacement for England’s bowling attack for the World Cup in Asia later this month.Tremlett, who was a surprise inclusion for England’s winter tour to Australia, played in three Ashes test matches, taking 17 wicket as England went on to take the series 3-1.He also played in the ill-feted one-day series against Australia which ended

Bangladesh look to Shakib

2011-02-14T19:14:00.000Z

Shakib Al Hasan will be holding the hopes of an entire nation of his shoulders when he leads his Bangladesh side out for their opening game of the World Cup against India. As one of the host nations Bangladesh will be hoping their much improved side can push on from their sixth place finish in the 2007 tournament after reaching the second round. One of the main reasons behind the Tigers relative

Pietersen out of the World Cup

2011-02-12T11:35:00.000Z

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England fight back in ODI series

2011-01-30T08:40:00.000Z

England kept themselves alive in the one-day series against Australia in Adelaide, winning by 21 runs to stay in with a chance of winning the series.South African born Jonathan Trott’s perfectly timed 102 helped guide England to a more than competitive total of 299. England Captain Andrew Strauss had urged one of his batsman to score big to build a score around before the game, and Trott

England pay price for failing to finish the job

2011-01-21T18:56:00.002Z

A key factor in England's successful defence of the Ashes was their ruthlessness in finishing off opponents when on top.Well that ruthlessness seems to have gone the way of the white kits as the one-day careless let Australia out of their grasp in the second one-day international at Hobart.England twice had the hosts under real pressure during their innings at 33-4 and later 142-8. On both

Dubai Super Sixes

2010-09-18T22:51:00.000+01:00

Cricket fans will get to see former top cricketers in action, as they are all set to take part in Dubai Super Sixes Corporate Cricket League, scheduled to take place from October 1 to 15 at Dubai Sports City International Cricket Stadium.The tournament will feature famous players like Pakistan's legendary pacer Wasim Akram and wicket-keeper Moin Khan, South African all rounder Lance Klusener, and

Duplays Champions 2010

2010-09-18T22:49:00.000+01:00

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2010-07-20T10:22:00.000+01:00

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Wolf Pack Record First Win in Duplays

2010-06-26T23:52:00.001+01:00

Wolf Pack innings (8 overs maximum) R S Khan† 47 F Ali 13 J Singh not out 33 Ram 4 Imran 0 A Ali not out 0 Extras 26 Total (5 wickets; 8 overs) 123 Bowling O R W Asif 2 18 0 Puneet 2 37 0 Vishal 2 9 5 Mumtaz 1 25 0 Expat innings (8 overs maximum) R Asif 1 Mumtaz retired hurt 43 Humay not out 28 Gautam 11 Sabahat 0 Puneet not

Catch 22: Let's Play Ball!

2010-06-16T21:25:00.000+01:00

Cricket. It’s great isn’t it? Fun in the sun, what could be better? But it takes ages, we hear you cry. Well not any more. Red Bull Catch 2:2 is the new way everyone can enjoy the great British pastime of having a summer hit in the park with your mates. So grab an accomplice, practise that big slog and get ready for four overs of undiluted fun.What is Red Bull Catch 2:2?Red Bull Catch 2:2 is the

WPCC 8-a-side Tournament Rules

2010-05-26T17:39:00.000+01:00

• Each team plays one game a week, Friday or Saturday• Duration: 1hr30mins• 16 over match, each innings is 8 overs long• Each team fields 8 players on the field, substitutions are allowed• Timings 7.30am-11.30am• Season is 8 weeks long, top 2 teams on each day qualify for semi finals in Week 7, rest play friendlies• Each team is guaranteed 8 matches in the season• Surface: Artificial turf, any

Pak cricketers more professional after punishments: Waqar

2010-05-03T16:07:00.001+01:00

Coach of Pakistan cricket team Waqar Younis has said that the punishments imposed on Pakistani cricketers in March this year after the disastrous tour of Australia, have made Pakistan cricketers more professional.Seven Pakistani cricketers were punished by Pakistan Cricket Board over the recommendations of inquiry committee formed to probe the reasons behind the poor performance of Pakistan