ScorecardGloucestershire Gladiators inflicted a first Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat of theseason on Yorkshire Carnegie with a 65-run victory in the opening game of theCheltenham Festival.Gloucestershire joined Yorkshire on 10 points at the top of Group…
Dale Steyn is fed up of South Africa's 'chokers' tag, and believes they do not deserve to go in to the 2011 World Cup with doubts over their ability to succeed in crunch games.South Africa…
Tharanga Paranavitana is not a very remarkable batsman. When Tillakaratne Dilshan cuts and slashes and hooks, Paranavitana quietly blends into the background and picks runs. He doesn't have Kumar Sangakkara's extravagant drives, nor Mahela Jayawardene's…
West Indies have dropped opening batsman Travis Dowlin and replaced him with Barbados opener Dale Richards in the squad for the third Test against South Africa at the Kensington Oval from June 26 to 30.…
David Hussey, the Australia and Victoria batsman, will lead Nottinghamshire in the Friends Provident Twenty20 competition this English domestic season. Hussey is the club's second overseas player, joining his Australia Twenty20 team-mate, left-arm fast bowler…
James Anderson feels new recruits Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter can help fire England to success at the World Twenty20 in West Indies. The duo are expected to open the batting as Andy Flower tries…
ScorecardJames Foster's 169 on day two set the platform for the Essex bowlers•Getty ImagesDefending champions Durham found themselves following on 286 behind and needinga backs-to-the-wall effort to avoid starting their campaign with defeat againstEssex at…
Ireland have named a full-strength squad for the World Twenty20 in West Indies with Boyd Rankin, the tall pace bowler, fit again after a foot injury to take his place in the 15-man party led…
ScorecardDavid Hussey led the way for Victoria with 140•Getty ImagesDavid Hussey and Aaron Finch raised centuries to give Victoria first-innings points as they closed in on hosting rights for next week's final against Queensland. Hussey's…
Graeme Smith, the South African captain, has sustained a finger injury while fielding at the Eden Gardens in the build-up to the second and final Test on Sunday.Smith was hit during practice and Michael Owen-Smith,…