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LEAD Cummins routs T

April 11, 2013 17:20
Fast bowler Miguel Cummins sends down another delivery during his career-best performance on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy WICB) Fast bowler Miguel Cummins sends down another delivery during his career-best performance on Wednesday.

Trinidad opens tour with Back-to-back T20 wins

April 10, 2013 12:50
Trinidad and Tobago women’s cricket team had triumphant starts to their tour of South Africa by winning their two T20 matches in contrasting styles over the weekend. The visitors opened with a crushing nine wicket win over Gauteng but later were forced to scrape through needing a super over to pull-off a two run win over Northerns. A decent all round performance from Kirbyina Alexander led Trinidad who bundled out Gauteng for only 42 runs in 18.4 overs with no batswoman reaching double figures. Samantha Bissoon took two wickets for four runs while Alexander bagged two for six.

Sports: Cricket: Logo for ICC World Twenty20 2014 Bangladesh launched in Dhaka

April 9, 2013 03:32
Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws, which pack the streets of the Bangladesh cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening here on Saturday tonight. At a glittering gala in the presence of the International Cricket Council ICC Vice President AHM Mustafa Kamal and Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB President Nazmul Hassan - the logo for the tournament was launched exactly one year ahead of the tournament finals. For the first time, 16 men’s teams will compete for the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh 2014 alongside eight women’s teams who

Cricket: Cook targets era of England dominance

April 5, 2013 10:01
England captain Alastair Cook believes his team could be on the verge of a period of sustained dominance which would peak with a World Cup triumph in two years. Cook is confident England's recent lacklustre displays in the drawn Test series against New Zealand were just a blip that will soon be forgotten as they head into a frenetic programme over the next few months. England play New Zealand in a Test series rematch then host the limited overs Champions Trophy and the Ashes Test series before heading to Australia for a second Ashes campaign.

Carter and Cotterrell in preliminary squad

April 4, 2013 15:17
Barbadian batsman Jonathan Carter and Jamaican fast bowler Sheldon Cotterrell have been named in a preliminary 30 man West Indies squad in preparation for the ICC champions’ trophy. Carter, a left-handed batsman and Cotterrell a left arm fast bowler, are the only players in the squad yet to play for the Windies in any format on the international stage. Carter was called up to act as cover for opener Johnson Charles during a recent one-day international between West Indies and Zimbabwe. Cotterell stormed to a maiden first-class five-wicket haul to help Jamaica wrest contro

Cricket: Pattinson to miss IPL after surgery

April 4, 2013 05:30
Australian pace bowler James Pattinson will have abdominal surgery on Friday, sidelining him from playing in the Indian Premier League but not the Ashes, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. CA said Pattinson would have surgery for a "non-cricket related medical condition", putting him out of action for a month. Pattinson, 22, who was due to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the April-May IPL, will be racing the clock to return in time for Australia's ICC Champions Trophy campaign in England, which begins with a one-day match against the hosts on June 8.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Cricket: Bangladesh level Sri Lanka ODI series

March 28, 2013 14:31
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the third and final one-day international in Pallekele on Thursday to level the series 1-1. Bangladesh, chasing a rain-revised target of 183 off 27 overs, won the day-night match with six balls to spare. str-mv/ac

Under pressure Misbah refuses to quit one-dayers

March 28, 2013 13:00
LAHORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's under fire captain Misbah-ul-Haq has ruled out quitting one-day internationals. Misbah told reporters on Thursday that he had instead decided to adopt a more aggressive and positive approach to batting after being criticised for his slow displays. "I have discussed this with all my players and they all agreed that overall we all needed to be more positive while batting and put aside fears of losing our wicket," Misbah said.

South Africa handed Test Championship mace

March 28, 2013 09:16
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa were officially rewarded for their number one test status on Thursday after being handed the International Cricket Council Test Championship mace and a cheque for $450,000 (297,108 pounds). It is the first time since the current ranking system was introduced in 2003 that South Africa has finished as the number one test side on the April 1 cut-off date. The mace was handed to Proteas captain Graeme Smith in a ceremony at the Wanderers.

Cricket: Sri Lanka bat in third Bangladesh ODI

March 28, 2013 05:30
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews elected to bat after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international in Pallekele on Thursday. Sri Lanka won the first one-dayer by eight wickets in Hambantota, while the second match at the same venue was abandoned due to rain. Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga.
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