In this era of unrelenting schedules, weariness with the 50-over format has become commonplace. Four-innings matches, over reductions and even wholesale scrapping have been proposed as potential solutions to alleviate the tedium and restore context…
If ever in cricket a side has decisively shifted the emphasis from the individual battles that form each contest to the more collaborative jousts that shape the broader battle, it is New Zealand. They've had…
ScorecardHonours were even on the opening day of the Intercontinental Cup fixture at the Kwekwe Sports Club, as Kenya reached 327 for 9 against Zimbabwe XI. Kenya held the upper hand for much of the…
Victoria 5 for 248 (Hodge 114*, McDonald 58, Tait 3-57) beat South Australia 9 for 247 (Borgas 90, Pattinson 3-34) by 5 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsBrad Hodge finished unbeaten on 114 and confirmed Victoria's five-wicket…
The Frank Worrell Trophy series is just two days old and already the vultures are circling. Injuries, a jet-setting captain and now a lopsided first innings are threatening to send West Indies cricket deeper into…
Grayson Shillingford, the former West Indies fast bowler who played seven Tests between 1969 and 1972, has died aged 65 of cancer. Shillingford had been receiving treatment in Canada before returning to his native Dominica…
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsChris Simpson kept firing even as wickets fell around him to take Queensland to a match-winning score at the Gabba•Getty ImagesAn unorthodox but brutal 76 off 38 balls from Queensland captain Chris…
Brett Lee is reluctant to commit on his availability for the IPL as he wants to make sure he recovers completely from the elbow injury to his bowling hand, which he sustained during the ODI…
ScorecardA 97-run partnership between Carl Wright and Lennox Cush helped USA to an unexpected six-wicket victory over Scotland in the opening game of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers at Abu Dhabi.Coming together after the early loss…
Tasmania 261 (Bailey 58, Cowan 57, Doolan 53, Magoffin 6-44) and 1 for 31 lead Western Australia 233 (Davis 67) by 59 runs ScorecardSteve Magoffin started the day with a six-wicket haul, but his batting…