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| Rudolph claims awards double |
| 2008-09-20 13:42:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:42 pm
Jacques Rudolph
Jacques Rudolph has claimed an awards double for a second consecutive year at Yorkshire.
The left-handed batsman, who gave up his South Africa career to play for the English county, was voted 2008 player of the year by Yorkshire's members and supporters in recognition of his performances with the bat, which have seen him average just under 56 this season.
He also picked up the Yorkshire players' player of the year award, thus repeating his double success in 2007.
Rudolph, 27, has committed himself to playing for Yorkshire until 2011 and will qualify for England under residency rules in 2012.
He has not however ruled out a return to the South African fold after 2011.
"I'll make a decision on that if and when I get there," he said earlier this ye......
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| Harbhajan and co. aim to bowl over maidens with dance |
| 2008-09-20 13:42:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:42 pm
Showbusiness and cricket have long been passions in India. Now the two are joining forces in a new television show that pairs well-known stars with their sporting counterparts in a dance contest.
"Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena", loosely translated as A Cricketer and A Maiden, follows a similar format to the popular British variety show "Strictly Come Dancing", where celebrities team up with ballroom dancing professionals.
Former England opening batsman Mark Ramprakash and fast bowler Darren Gough have both won that series, showing nifty footwork and a previously hidden talent for the Tango, Foxtrot and Cha Cha Cha.
Attempting to do something similar are fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, spinner Harbhajan Singh, swing bowler Irfan Pathan, wicketkeeper Dinesh Kar......
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| McGain's huge task against India's spin masters - Clark |
| 2008-09-20 13:41:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:41 pm
ustralia's late-blooming leg-spinner Bryce McGain faces a massive challenge bowling to India's spin batting masters on next month's tour of the subcontinent, Test paceman Stuart Clark said Friday.
The Australians leave for India on Sunday and have included the uncapped 36-year-old as part of their tour strategy for the four-Test campaign.
Australia have indicated they are keen to attack India's premier batting lineup through their pace attack, led by Clark and Brett Lee.
But India's pitches are renowned for their lack of bounce and assistance to the slow bowlers so internationally-untried McGain will be pitched into the deep end as the Aussies seek to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
"We did discuss it very briefly in our training camp," Clark told radio here Frid......
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| Sri Lanka lifts domestic ban on 'rebel' ICL players |
| 2008-09-20 13:41:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:41 pm
Sri Lanka will re-admit players aligned with the unauthorised Indian Cricket League into domestic cricket, officials said on Friday, in a move that defies the world cricket establishment.
"Players will be allowed to play for their respective clubs and share their expertise, but cannot represent the country," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) media manager Shane Fernando told AFP.
The SLC had last year banned its five ICL players -- Marvan Atapattu, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Avishka Gunawardena and Saman Jayantha -- from playing any official cricket matches.
The decision comes two days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) joined its counterparts from other countries in banning 13 players, including former captain Habibur Bashar, who has signed up with the ICL.
The ICL,......
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| Chanderpaul century keeps Durham in title hunt |
| 2008-09-20 13:40:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:40 pm
hivnarine Chanderpaul, the International Cricket Council's world player of the year, scored an unbeaten 130 as Durham kept up their pursuit of the English First Division County Championship title.
Left-hander Chanderpaul, a mainstay of the West Indies batting order and Gareth Breese (63 not out) shared an unbroken stand of 192 as Durham made 325 for four against reigning champions Sussex at the Riverside on Wednesday.
Nottinghamshire too stayed firmly in the hunt for the Championship away to Surrey, whose long expected relegation to the Second Division was confirmed Wednesday by the distribution of bonus points in other fixtures.
Nottinghamshire piled up 420 for five, thanks to hundreds from Mark Wagh (141) and Samit Patel (135), a lead of 153.
Surrey, who won the Championshi......
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| Bangladesh 'rebel' stunned by 10-year b |
| 2008-09-20 13:39:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:39 pm
Former Bangladesh captain Habibur Bashar was stunned by the 10-year ban imposed on him and 12 others for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League, reports said Thursday.
The ICL, bankrolled by India's largest listed media company Zee Telefilms, on Tuesday unveiled a new Dhaka Warriors team for its upcoming season that includes 11 current or former internationals.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday banned all ICL signees for 10 years, in keeping with the policy of administrators in other countries who regard the ICL as a rebel organisation.
"It is really unexpected," Bashar told the Dhaka-based Daily Star. "The ten-year suspension is too harsh. I can't believe it.
"We may try to meet with the board officials to explain everything."
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| Bangladesh T20 rebels banned for 10 years |
| 2008-09-20 13:39:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:39 pm
Bangladesh cricket chiefs said on Wednesday that 13 players who opted to compete in the unauthorised Indian Twenty20 league will be banned for 10 years.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) unveiled late Tuesday its new Dhaka Warriors team in New Delhi, which comprises 11 Bangladesh internationals reportedly earning 200,000 dollars each over a three-year period.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) held an emergency meeting Wednesday and decided to ban the players for joining the unapproved league for 10 years, BCB spokesman Rabeed Imam said.
"We don't have full reports of who have joined the ICL. But today, the board has decided that whoever has joined the unapproved league would be automatically banned for 10 years," he said.
The board was also considering legal action a......
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| Leading South African official Arendse quits |
| 2008-09-20 13:37:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:37 pm
Cricket South Africa president Norman Arendse resigned on Wednesday, citing differences with chief executive Gerald Majola.
Arendse told a press conference here his relationship with Majola had broken down due to "sharply contrasting positions" which threatened to plunge domestic cricket into crisis.
"I never at any stage enjoyed the full trust and confidence of the chief executive and all 11 affiliates, " Arendse said reading from a prepared statement.
The 51-year-old Cape Town-based lawyer claimed six of the CSA affiliates did not back his transformation programme, saying the policy was a "foreign concept" to them.
Majola countered by telling national press agency Sapa he was surprised at the resignation and that "the differences were of m......
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| Injury denies cricketer Hick fitting farewell |
| 2008-09-20 13:36:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:36 pm
Graeme Hick tally of 136 first-class centuries puts him eighth on the all-time list
Graeme Hick's cricket career came to an abrupt end Wednesday as his final season before retirement was cut short by injury.
The Worcestershire faithful will miss the chance to say one last goodbye to their favourite adopted son after the 42-year-old Zimbabwe-born Hick confirmed he would not appear in the Midlands county's final two matches this season after the recurrence of an elbow injury during a one-day match against Middlesex last weekend
The former England batsman, missing from the team team for the four-day County Championship clash, also against Middlesex, which started on Wednesday, said he would not be fit either for Sunday's Pro40 play-off away to Glamorgan.
"Unfortunately with......
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| Security could still scupper Australia tour of India: Ponting |
| 2008-09-20 13:35:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:35 pm
Australia captain Ricky Ponting (C) practises with teammates
Security concerns in the wake of a series of bomb attacks could still scupper the Australian cricket team's upcoming tour of India, captain Ricky Ponting indicated Wednesday.
The team and officials will constantly monitor the situation with the assistance of the Australian government ahead of their scheduled departure this weekend, Ponting said.
"Anything could happen tomorrow, things change very quickly in the world right at the moment," he told reporters in Canberra.
"Cricket Australia will continue to be in touch and the government will continue to be in touch, and Cricket Australia will keep us players and the players' association in the loop on a daily, if not hourly basis."
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| This Is Cricket - Batting |
| 2008-09-18 02:28:00 |
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| Bangladesh cricketers eye rebel Indian league |
| 2008-09-14 21:19:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:19 pm
Bangladesh's struggling cricket team faced a major threat to its future on Sunday after the head of the sport's governing body said several players would join a rebel Indian Twenty20 league.
Bangladesh Cricket Board director Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu said the players had informed the board about they would take part in the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The ICL, owned by an Indian media giant, is not sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and players joining the league have been banned by their respective cricket boards.
Lipu said the six cricketers included batsman Aftab Ahmed, wicket-keeper Dhiman Ghosh and bowlers Mohammad Rubel Hossain and Farhad Reza.
Ex-Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar and his former deputy Shariar Nafees Ahmed complete the rebel g......
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| India ready to make space for Champions Trophy |
| 2008-09-14 21:19:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:19 pm
Pakistan's chances of hosting the Champions Trophy next year has improved
Pakistan's chances of hosting the Champions Trophy next year improved Sunday after the Indian cricket board said it was willing to adjust its calendar for the sake of the crisis-hit tournament.
The Indian board, which had objected to the event being held in October 2009 as it clashed with its one-day series with Australia, said it was open to "minor adjustments" if other boards involved were flexible as well.
"There is no question that all the boards would like the Champions Trophy to happen," board secretary Niranjan Shah said.
"We are willing to look at an adjustment by a few days if everyone else involved is equally flexible," he was quoted as saying by the Cricinfo webs......
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| Pakistan finally get matches with Canada T20 tourney |
| 2008-09-14 21:18:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:18 pm
Pakistan's cricket-starved side finally got some good news on Saturday when organisers confirmed a four-nation Twenty20 tournament to be played in Canada next month.
The tournament, scheduled to run from October 10-13, will feature Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and hosts Canada, giving Pakistan desperately needed matches after the eight-nation Champions Trophy was postponed over security fears.
"We have confirmation... for the tournament to be played at Maple Leaf ground, Toronto," Nauman Nabi, chairman of the event's organisers Sports International Marketing, told AFP.
Pakistan was facing no immediate matches after the postponement of the Champions Trophy -- scheduled between September 12-28 -- and after efforts to arrange replacement fixtures failed.
The tournament in Canad......
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| India bombs cast shadow over Australia tour |
| 2008-09-14 21:18:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:18 pm
India's cricket chiefs were Sunday hoping Australia's Test tour would begin as scheduled next week despite security concerns following a series of deadly bomb attacks in New Delhi.
"The blasts are a concern, but I don't think it will have an impact on the Australian tour," Indian cricket board secretary Niranjan Shah told reporters.
Five synchronised bomb blasts ripped through crowded markets across the Indian capital on Saturday evening, killing more than 20 people and wounding at least 90 others.
New Delhi is scheduled to host the third of the four Tests between India and Australia from October 29 after Ricky Ponting's tourists arrive next Sunday for the six-week tour.
Cricket Australia has commissioned an urgent review of the security situation in India with offi......
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| Hampshire victory virtually dooms Surrey |
| 2008-09-14 21:17:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:17 pm
Hampshire went to the top of English county championship on Friday with an innings and 122 runs victory over Surrey which left The Oval giants looking doomed to relegation.
Surrey, who were 171-7 overnight, were all out for 210 as spinners Liam Dawson (two for 32) and Imran Tahir (four for 29) cleaned up.
The home side were forced to follow-on and were dismissed for just 148 with Dimitri Mascarenhas claiming four for 13.
Chris Tremlett and James Tomlinson shared the remaining six wickets to help Hampshire to the top of the table.
Somerset, chasing a first Championship title in their history, are just one point behind the leaders after their clash with Durham ended in a draw at Taunton.
Durham now stand on 157 points at third in the table after picking up a full complement of......
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| Pakistan gloomy over shelved Trophy |
| 2008-09-14 21:17:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:17 pm
Pakistan pondered another low-point for the country's cricketing fortunes on Friday, when the shelved Champions Trophy had been due to kick off.
Captain Shoaib Malik said the players were "very disappointed" at last month's setback when the high-profile International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament was postponed over security fears.
Attempts to reschedule the Trophy for October 2009 are clashing with other series, leaving the event in doubt.
With ongoing security problems placing a question mark over future tours here, Malik said Pakistan's reputation had been dealt a serious blow.
"As cricketers we are very disappointed," Malik told AFP. "I would rather say that disappointment is a very small word for the feeling we are going through and our cricket......
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| Symonds left behind as Aussies choose new spinners for India |
| 2008-09-13 03:41:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:41 am
Andrew Symonds
Australia on Friday left out all-rounder Andrew Symonds for disciplinary reasons and chose 36-year-old leg-spinner Bryce McGain for next month's four-Test tour of India.
Symonds is considering his future in international cricket after being axed from the Australian squad for this month's one-day series against Bangladesh in Darwin after opting to go fishing rather than attend a compulsory team meeting.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said Symonds, who has played 22 Tests and 193 one-day internationals, will be left behind to give the 33-year-old time to consider his playing future.
"Andrew Symonds was stood down for disciplinary reasons in Darwin and is now going through a process managed by Cricket Australia designed to give him time to assess wheth......
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| Australian squad to tour India |
| 2008-09-13 03:39:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:39 am
Brett Lee
The Australian squad named by Cricket Australia on Friday for the four-Test cricket tour to India next month.
Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke (vice-captain), Doug Bollinger, Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Phil Jaques, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Jason Krejza, Brett Lee, Bryce McGain, Peter Siddle, Shane Watson.......
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| World best Chanderpaul celebrates in style |
| 2008-09-13 03:39:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:39 am
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul celebrated his award as the ICC Player of the Year by hitting 93 for Durham in a County Championship first division clash with Somerset at Taunton.
After bowling out fellow title hopefuls Somerset for just 224, Durham will resume Friday's final day of the rain-affected match on 265 for three with Michael di Venuto, who shared a 174-run stand with Chanderpaul, still at the crease on 131 not out.
Charl Willoughby was the only home bowler to get any real joy, accounting for Chanderpaul, to return figures of two for 58 off 28 hard-working overs.
Relegation-haunted Surrey are 171 for seven in response to Hampshire's 480 for eight declared at The Oval.
Scott Newman hit 58 at the top of the order but only captain Mar......
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| T20 hits new high with 900-million dollar TV deal |
| 2008-09-13 03:38:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:38 am
Vice-President of Indian cricket board Lalit Modi
Twenty20 cricket's brand value rose to new heights on Thursday after pan-Asian ESPN-STAR network agreed to pay 900 million dollars for the proposed T20 Champions League.
The network was awarded the global commercial rights of the inter-club tournament for the next 10 years with the inaugural event set to be played from December 3-10 at venues yet to be decided.
The deal makes the tournament the highest valued cricket event on a per-game basis, according to a statement from the organisers that comprise the Australian, Indian and South African cricket boards.
ESPN-STAR, owned jointly by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Walt Disney, were awarded the rights after bids were opened in Dubai late Wednesday on the sidelines of the Inter......
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| Chanderpaul tops list of ICC award winners |
| 2008-09-13 03:38:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:38 am
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named as the 2008 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony here on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old left-hander, a mainstay of his side's batting for over a decade, was chosen ahead of his three fellow nominees - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn.
During the voting period, the gritty Guyanese played eight Test matches, scoring 819 runs at an average of 91.00, including three centuries and six fifties, all of which were against the top seven teams in the world.
"I am honoured to be given this prestigious award tonight and I am very thankful to God for blessing me with the talent that I have," Chanderpaul said upon rec......
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| ICC pushes back Champions Trophy decision |
| 2008-09-13 03:38:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:38 am
he International Cricket Council (ICC) will not make a decision on the new dates for the postponed Champions Trophy tournament until October at the earliest, it was announced here Thursday.
A board meeting at the global governing body's Dubai headquarters failed to reach agreement on the issue after the Champions Trophy, due to take place in Pakistan from September 12-28, was postponed until October 2009 after several leading sides voiced security concerns.
However, already in the calendar for 2009 is a clashing seven-match one-day series between India and world champions Australia while the second edition of the lucrative Champions League Twenty20 tournament, featuring the world's leading domestic sides, is due to take place from September 25 to October 11.
The Board of Contr......
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| Dhoni and Yuvraj win ICC awards |
| 2008-09-13 03:37:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:37 am
ndia one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2008 one-day international player of the year here on Wednesday.
At the same awards ceremony, Dhoni's India team-mate Yuvraj Singh became the inaugural winner of the Twenty20 international performance of the year.
Dhoni beat fellow nominees Sachin Tendulkar, Australia quick Nathan Bracken and Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf to win the award.
During the voting period, Dhoni played 39 ODIs and scored 1,298 runs at an average of 49.92 and at a rate of 82.46 runs per 100 balls faced. In that time he hit a century and nine fifties.
The wicket-keeper also made 62 dismissals (46 catches and 16 stumpings) in the same period.
Dhoni, currently ranked as the world's best ODI batsman, said: &quo......
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| Five-star Taufel wins umpire award again |
| 2008-09-13 03:36:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:36 am
Australia's Simon Taufel was named as the International Cricket Council's Umpire of the Year for the fifth year in a row on Wednesday.
The award confirmed Taufel's standing as the best umpire on the ICC's elite panel with the 37-year-old receiving his votes from captains of cricket's leading 10, full member, nations and the eight-man ICC elite panel of match referees.
However, critics of world umpiring standards are likely to point to Taufel's domination of the award as evidence to back up their claims of a significant gap in class between the man at the top and his fellow officials.
Taufel, significantly younger than many of his colleagues on the elite list, began his first-class umpiring career while still in his 20s, an early age to be standing in senior matches.
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| Chanderpaul named ICC Cricketer of the Year |
| 2008-09-13 03:36:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:36 am
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named as the 2008 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony here on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old left-hander, a mainstay of his side's batting for over a decade, became the fifth player to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, named after the legendary West Indies all-rounder, ahead of his three fellow nominees - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn.
During the voting period, the gritty Guyanese played eight Test matches, scoring 819 runs at an average of 91.00, including three centuries and six fifties, all of which were against the top seven teams in the world.
"I am honoured to be given this prestigious award tonight and......
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| Patel, Flintoff inspire England win over South Africa |
| 2008-08-30 02:04:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:04 am
Samit Patel took five wickets and Andrew Flintoff hit 78 not out to inspire England to a 126-run win, and an unassailable 3-0 series lead, against South Africa at the Oval on Friday.
Flintoff's 77-ball innings and 31 from Patel carried England to 296-7 from 50 overs and South Africa were never up with the rate as they were bowled out for 170 with Patel taking 5-41 to cap a memorable match.
The South African chase flickered only briefly when Albie Morkel hit Patel for two sixes in an over but having planted him into the stands for a second time the batsmen offered a low return catch that Patel took low down.
But the tourists were out of the game by the 30th over of their innings when Mark Boucher was fifth man out with only 114 on the board.
England are now chasing only the se......
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| Play resumes in India-Sri Lanka match |
| 2008-08-30 02:03:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:03 am
Play resumed after a rain interruption in the fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka here on Friday.
India were 70-3 after 14.2 overs chasing a target of 228 when rain stopped play in the day-night match.
The target has now been revised to 216 off 44 overs.......
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| Flintoff on fire against S.Africa |
| 2008-08-30 02:03:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:03 am
Andrew Flintoff hit 78 not out and Ian Bell 73 as England made 296-7 from 50 overs in the first innings of the third one-day international against South Africa at the Oval on Friday.
Flintoff, adding to the 70 he made in the first game at Headingley, and relishing his role at number five put on a free-scoring partnership of 74 for the sixth wicket with Samit Patel, who made 31.
Flintoff survived a nasty blow to his temple on 38 when he was late on pulling a Morne Morkel bouncer but recovered to hit nine fours and a six. The pick of the South African bowlers was Johan Botha who took 2-35 from nine overs with his spin.
After losing the toss Matt Prior and Bell got England off to a solid start by putting on 101 for the first wicket in 16 overs but a steady procession of wickets i......
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| S.Africa win toss and field against England |
| 2008-08-30 02:02:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:02 am
South Africa stand in captain Jacques Kallis won the toss and decided to field in the third one-day international against England at the Oval on Friday.
Kallis takes over the captaincy from Graeme Smith who is out of the rest of the series with an elbow injury.
South Africa made two changes with Hashim Amla, who will open, coming in for Smith and Morne Morkel for Andre Nel.
England who lead the series 2-0 with three to play were unchanged from the side that won at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.
England - Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Kevin Pietersen (capt), Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Samit Patel, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Steve Harmison, James Anderson
South Africa - Herschelle Gibbs, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis (capt), AB de Villiers, J-P Duminy, Mark Boucher, Johan ......
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| Sri Lanka 227-6 in final India one-dayer |
| 2008-08-30 02:02:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:02 am
Sri Lanka scored 227-6 in the fifth and final one-day international against India at the Premadasa Stadium here on Friday.
India, leading 3-1, have already clinched the series.......
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| Thushara rallies Sri Lanka against India |
| 2008-08-30 02:02:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:02 am
Thilan Thushara smashed a maiden half-century to help Sri Lanka reach a competitive 227-6 in the fifth and final one-day international against India here on Friday.
The tourists, leading 3-1, have already clinched the series.
Sri Lanka were struggling at 133-6 before Thushara (54 not out) and Jehan Mubarak (47 not out) added 94 for the seventh wicket with their hard and clean hitting in the closing overs of the day-night match.
The hosts plundered 84 runs in the last 10 overs, thanks to Thushara's brisk 46-ball knock containing six fours.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha (2-2 and left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan (2-52) raised India's hopes of restricting Sri Lanka to a modest total before Thushara and Mubarak rallied their side.
Pathan ended Sri Lanka's recovery when he removed wel......
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| New Zealand to face India, West Indies in home series |
| 2008-08-30 02:01:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:01 am
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the fifth and final one-day international here on Friday.
India have already gained a winning 3-1 lead in the series.
Sri Lanka made three changes from the side that lost the last match by 46 runs here, bringing in Jehan Mubarak, Mahela Udawatte and Dilhara Fernando in place of Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Tillakaratne Dilshan.
India also made three changes, replacing Harbhajan Singh, Subramaniam Badrinath and Praveen Kumar with Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan and Rudra Pratap Singh.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Malinda Warnapura, Mahela Udawatte, Chamara Kapugedara, Jehan Mubarak, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Di......
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| Harmison denies money motivated his one-day return |
| 2008-08-30 01:59:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:59 am
Steve Harmison has hit back at accusations that he only returned to England's one-day team to cash in on the huge sums of money flooding into the game.
Harmison, 29, reversed his decision to retire from the one-day international arena last Thursday and marked his return to the side by taking two wickets in England's wins against South Africa at Headingley and then Trent Bridge.
It has been suggested that Harmison has opted to come back for financial reasons with the money-spinning Stanford Series due to start in October, but the Durham star is adamant that is not the case.
"Everyone is talking about it saying he has come back for the money, but I have come back for cricketing," Harmison told Sky Sports News.
"It feels like I've been criticised for everything, e......
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| Smith ruled out of third England ODI |
| 2008-08-30 01:58:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:58 am
Smith was due to see a surgeon on Thursday to decide whether he will need an operation to cure the problem
South Africa captain Graeme Smith will miss Friday's third one-day international against England as he struggles to recover from a tennis elbow injury.
Smith was due to see a surgeon on Thursday to decide whether he will need an operation to cure the problem.
The opening batsman has no chance of featuring at The Oval and is unlikely to take any further part in a series England lead 2-0 with three matches to play.......
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| 1 - India vs Srilanka 5th one day 29th Aug - Colombo |
| 2008-08-29 10:58:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:58 am
India vs Srilanka 5th one day International 29th Aug - Colombo
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| 2 - India vs Srilanka 5th one day 29th Aug - Colombo |
| 2008-08-29 10:57:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:57 am
India vs Srilanka 5th one day International 29th Aug - Colombo
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| Dhoni's India clinch Sri Lanka one-day series |
| 2008-08-28 13:48:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:48 pm
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) and Suresh Raina
India survived Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Sri Lanka with a 46-run victory in the fourth one-day international here on Wednesday.
India restricted the hosts to 212 under lights after posting 258 for an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. It was their first-ever bilateral one-day series victory in Sri Lanka.
The tourists were well-served by batsmen Suresh Raina (76), skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (71) and teenager Virat Kohli (54) before off-spinner Harbhajan Singh bagged three wickets, including that of Jayasuriya.
Left-handed opener Jayasuriya posed the main threat to India, giving a magnificent display of power-hitting to smash two sixes and eight fours in his 52-ball 60.
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| Ponting expects Twenty20 to be Olympic event |
| 2008-08-28 13:48:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:48 pm
Ricky Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Wednesday it is only a matter of time before Twenty20 cricket is part of the Olympic Games.
Just days after the completion of the Beijing Games, Ponting said it was "inevitable" the game's newest form would become an Olympic event given its popularity in the sub-continent.
Ponting, who also called for a portion of the international cricket calendar to be kept free for Twenty20 tournaments, was speaking here Wednesday night at a dinner to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Donald Bradman.
"I actually think it's inevitable Twenty20 cricket will be an Olympic sport," Ponting said.
"You think about the audiences in the sub-continent, 22 or 23 per cent of the world's population is based in that area.......
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| ICC postpones Champions Trophy in Pakistan |
| 2008-08-25 00:01:00 |
Author: knightriders
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:01 am
he International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday postponed until next year September's Champions Trophy in Pakistan over security fears.
The move came two days after South Africa refused to send their team, while players' associations from Australia, New Zealand and England urged their players not to travel to the troubled country over serious security concerns.
The decision to postpone the event was taken after a tele-conference of the ICC executive board in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi said while disappointing, the decision to postpone was a sort of victory for Pakistan.
"We are naturally disappointed but in a way the postponement is a victory for us. Under these circumstances there were only two solutions: either to relo......
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