Australian veteran batsman Simon Katich has announced his retirement from T20 cricket with immediate effect on Saturday, the only format he was playing after quitting first-class cricket in June 2012. “It’s always difficult when it comes to making these sorts of decisions,” said Katich. “I’ve obviously been in a similar situation when I made...
Read more →ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be held in (Down Under) Australia and New Zealand. They will host 49 ODI’s over 44 days, scheduled to take place from 14 February to 29 March 2015. The pools, schedule and venues of the tournament has been already announced earlier this year. ESPN Star Sports have bought...
Read more →Ireland all-rounder Kevin O’Brien has signed Surrey on a short-term deal for their first part of the NatWest T20 Blast. Delighted to say @KevinOBrien113 has signed for first part of @NatWestT20Blast campaign http://t.co/2dPuJ2a9E8 @Irelandcricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) May 13, 2014 The Railway Union player, who joined Surrey last July and has scored 72...
Read more →Former Lancashire captain Mark Chilton has joined the club as a coaching staff. Lancashire cricket director Mike Watkinson said: “Following the recent changes in our coaching structure, it was vital that we had some continuity to enable us to carry on our progress.” Chilton, 37, whose initial focus will be on the club’s second...
Read more →England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of World Twenty20 with hand injury, The England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed. The Durham all-rounder picked up the injury, when he punched a dressing room locker after his dismissal in the third Twenty20 win over West Indies on Thursday. The 22-year-old Left-handed batsman will...
Read more →The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that all-rounder Kevin Pietersen would no longer be under consideration for the country. The 33-year-old highly rated batsman career came to an end after he has been dropped for the upcoming West Indies tour and ICC World Twenty20 international in Bangladesh. Pietersen told the ECB’s website: Playing...
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