Cricket fans paid tribute to the late Test batsman Phillip Hughes on the first anniversary of his death.
It was, though, his fighting attitude -- encapsulated by his desire to reclaim his spot in the Australia Test team after being dropped several times -- that meant he was remembered so fondly by many of the hundreds of mourners at the SGC.
John Edrich scored a triple Test hundred and over 100 first class hundreds in a magnificent career.
The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that Woakes has returned home as per pre-arranged plan.
South African Allan Donald rejected an offer to be England's full-time bowling coach because of family reasons.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is currently in talks with India and South Africa to host a women's tri-series later this year. The Indian women's team were scheduled to play a bilateral series comprising three ODIs and three T20Is against England which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision needs to be ratified by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) members and follows a bidding process which included a joint presentation by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen struggled to get along with coaches of his own team most of his playing career and his quest for a "genuine guru" ended in faraway India where former captain Rahul Dravid made a lasting impact on his technique.
Test cricket's most-capped player Steve Waugh will captain the PM's XI in the annual match against India.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar is to step down when his term ends this year, the governing body said on Wednesday. The ICC is set to discuss the process to elect its new chief at its board meeting on Thursday with media reports saying that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Colin Graves is favourite to fill the post.
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After facing allegations of racially vilifying South African born former coach Mickey Arthur and a revelation about Michael Clarke considering Shane Watson a 'cancer', Cricket Australia is set to be in more trouble as Nathan Bracken prepares to take the board to the New South Wales Supreme Court on July 31.
Glenn McGrath said Sachin Tendulkar could easily hold his own when it came to verbal duels on the cricket field too.
The December 19-21 match will be India's final preparation for the third test against Australia starting in Melbourne on December 26.
Donald, 40, will aid the England team's fast bowling programme on a "short-term consultancy basis", a media release by the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.
Australian selectors included Victorian middle-order batsman Brad Hodge on Wednesday in a 13-man squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand starting next week.
Australia's pace spearhead Pat Cummins believes the IPL will be a great way to resume cricket after the coronavirus-forced hiatus and the high-octane tournament will also help in preparing for the T20 World Cup this year. Cummins was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping Rs 15.5 crore, making him the most expensive foreign player in the IPL.
The fast bowler has been included in the squad for the four-Test series against the West Indies in March.
Domestic giants Mumbai on Thursday broke the world record for highest margin of victory in the history of first-class cricket as they crushed minnows Uttarakhand by a staggering 725 runs on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final.
They notched up an identical seven wicket victory over Cricket Association of Bengal and New South Wales on the opening day of the Unibic 20-20 Bradman Cup tournament in Bangalore.
Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore did not entirely rule out the possibility of the popular IPL franchise "evaluating" investment opportunities in England and Wales Cricket Board's ambitious franchise league 'The Hundred', which had to be shelved this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. British newspaper The Telegraph on Tuesday quoted Mysore saying that they would surely be keen to "explore" investment opportunities in The Hundred.
Neither DC nor LSG look like outfits that give you the vibe of a champion side
Adam Hollioake has given his backing to rival candidate Michael Vaughan as England's next one-day captain.
The cricket fraternity from across the globe reacted with shock and sadness at the sad demise of Australian batsman Philip Hughes.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten century to lead his side to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first One-day International at The Wanderers on Sunday.
The Nottinghamshire batsman will not travel to Ireland for a one-off ODI on Friday and has also been removed from England's ODI and Twenty20 squads against Pakistan.
Here is a how the late Phillip Hughes fought for his life after the fatal knock on the head during a domestic match on Tuesday...
Australian cricketers may have to forego their lucrative IPL contracts in the wake of fast-spreading novel coronavirus, the local media reported on Tuesday. The Australian newspaper reportd that Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell could be asked to give up their rich IPL contracts.
Fast bowler Liam Plunkett has replaced Steven Finn in England's 15-man squad for next month's World Twenty20 tournament in India.
Wood, who has 11 one-day international caps but missed the winter tour of India, is joined by fellow paceman Liam Plunkett who is yet to play for Yorkshire this season because of a calf injury.
If the answer is yes, former Australian Test off-spinner Gavin Robertson may have a couple of tips for Ganguly's gang.
Unlike football, which offends the sensibilities of some very conservative Muslims because it is normally played in shorts, cricket is played in long sleeves and trousers, in line with traditional dress codes. It also bears some resemblance to traditional Afghan children's games involving throwing and using sticks to hit smaller sticks or balls.
South Africa's hopes of a semi-final place at the Cricket World Cup appear to have been washed out along with their fixture against the West Indies at the Rose Bowl on Monday.
The former Australian batting star crafted an unbeaten 108 in a six-wicket victory over England in a festival match.
Officials will meet with the coach to discuss extending his contract beyond next September.
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