Bidding time at the 2007 World Cup
The 2007 World Cup may be three years away, but preparations for the event are gathering momentum. On Thursday (May 6), a dozen countries will submit their bids to host various matches of the tournament.Chris…
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2nd Metropolitan Cup – La Dehesa vs. Santiago
La Dehesa continued its winning ways last Sunday, beating Santiago by 6 wickets in their Metropolitan Cup limited-overs match played at the Craighouse cricket ground (CCG).Santiago captain Jay Anglin won the toss and decided to…
An Englishman's hurt at losing the Ashes
I wish I could say I'd been there at Headingley in '81. Or Edgbaston.Or any of England's Ashes wins since I started following cricket in the early seventies. If we'd won this series, I was…
India take Emerging Players title
ScorecardIndia Emerging Players, aided by Virat Kohli's century and Sudeep Tyagi's four wickets, clinched the Emerging Players Tournament by defeating South Africa at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane. In South Africa's only loss of…
Cobras, Knights fashion contrasting wins
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAn unbeaten 51-run stand for the eighth wicket helped defending champions Cobras sneak a two-wicket win against Dolphins in a rain-affected match in Pietermaritzburg. Dane Piedt and Charl Langeveldt came together in…
Nepal beat Hong Kong to enter semi-finals
Nary Thapa and Neera Rajopadhyay made sure Nepal got into the semi-finals © ACC Nepal followed up their thrilling tied match against Malaysia with a seven wicket-win against Hong Kong which ensured them a place…
'He was 100% Yorkshire and England'
Len Hutton and Fred Trueman head to the nets at Headingley at the start of the 1955 season © The Cricketer Brian Close, who played alongside Fred Trueman for Yorkshire and England, led the tributes…
Gavaskar and Shastri in panel to select coach
Sunil Gavaskar: He'll have a say in the appointment of India's new coach © Getty Images The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed a committee that will help select the Indian…
Michael Lewis stars as Victoria clinch Pura Cup
ScorecardDarren Berry, captain of Victoria, holds up the Pura Cup© Getty ImagesVictoria triumphed in the Pura Cup final as they routed Queensland by 321 runs, wrapping up the match half-an-hour before tea on the fifth…
Australia made to fight all the way for victory over spirited Kenyans
There might not have been too much riding on the last Super Six match of the tournament, but there was no lack of incident or entertainment to enthral a large crowd in Durban as Australia…