MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Matt Prior thrived in the specialist batsman’s role and warmed up for the third Ashes test with an unbeaten century in England’s rain-hit drawn tour match against Victoria yesterday.
The West Indies captaincy has proved a traumatic experience for several of the many who have held it in the decades of decline.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Viv Richards believes the regional side will need a major catalyst if they are to be contenders at next year’s Cricket World Cup in Asia.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has praised the emergence of stylish stroke-maker Darren Bravo who made a huge impression in recent three-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Cellink Berbice concluded another year as the number one County in Guyana when they comfortably retained their Pepsi/Carib T20 title against the Rest Team by nine wickets at the Guyana National Stadium last night.
Demerara and Essequibo ended their miserable campaign in the Carib/Pepsi T20 tournament as joint third place finishers after the umpires called off the game last evening at the Guyana National Stadium because of rain.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard will miss Trinidad and Tobago’s campaign in next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, after opting to play in Australia’s Big Bash T20 tournament.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago head coach Russell Latapy’s fate will be determined today when the top brass of the country’s Football Federation sit down to mull over his failed campaign with the national side in the Digicel Caribbean Cup.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England have named uncapped Warwickshire paceman Chris Woakes to replace the injured Stuart Broad in their Twenty20 and one-day squad for their Australian tour in January.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Thrust under an unexpected Ashes spotlight, rookie Australian spinner Michael Beer is stumped by his shock selection for the third Ashes test against England starting in Perth next Thursday.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – India completed a 5-0 whitewash over New Zealand in their one-day series yesterday when they won the final match by eight wickets after bundling the Kiwis out for 103.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s Ashes hopefuls Tim Bresnan, Chris Tremlett and Ajmal Shahzad failed to press their cases as the tourists dropped five catches on the opening day of their three-day match against Victoria yesterday.
COLOMBO– West Indies’ head coach Ottis Gibson isn’t disturbed by Thursday’s eventual decision to defer the scheduled limited-overs series against Sri Lanka to late January.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused permission for former captain Shoaib Malik and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to play league cricket in Bangladesh.
President of the Leguan Cricket Committee Sheik Fazal this week accused some cricket officials of sabotage and running a smear campaign against him before the GCB elections next month.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia skipper Kim Hughes has slammed selectors for being ‘too precious’ with Australia’s bowlers and said resting dropped paceman Mitchell Johnson before a likely recall for the third Ashes test would be lunacy.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India will be the overwhelming favourites to win next year’s World Cup with home advantage and an ideal build-up on tour in South Africa, Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan said.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan cricket is facing its biggest crisis and the team stand little chance of winning the 2011 World Cup without fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, former captain Imran Khan said yesterday.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC – West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards has picked Indian stroke-maker Virender Sehwag over West Indies opener Chris Gayle, as the most devastating batsman in world cricket.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A defiant half-century from West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher was not enough to revive Grenada as Dominica seized control on the second day of their second round Windward Islands Senior Championship match on Wednesday.
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