It was case of damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph came under fire for his early declaration in a rain-ruined match to try to force a result in their English County Championship match on Wednesday.
Media reports suggest Andrew Strauss will be appointed England’s director of cricket within days, and his first task will be to decide on the future of coach Peter Moores.
Ashwell Prince warmed to the task on a cold, wet, blustery day at Northampton, powering on to 153 as Lancashire took a first-innings lead of 51 in the English County Championship on Tuesday.
JP Duminy’s Delhi Daredevils looked set for the win against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, but a late recovery from Mumbai saw them snatch victory.
South Africa’s convener of selectors should be a full-time job and the coach and captain of the Proteas should have a major say in team selections, says Graeme Pollock.
Jonathan Trott, the Rondebosch Boys High pupil who went on to represent England in 52 Tests, has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Faf du Plessis’ Chennai Super Kings climbed back to pole position in the IPL standings – and maintained their unbeaten record at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai – after they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 24 runs on Monday.
Ashwell Prince scored an important century for Lancashire to help counter Northamptonshire’s 384 in the English County Championship on Monday.
Scant consolation, perhaps, but James Anderson took seven wickets for 77 runs in the dismal third-Test loss against the West Indies to overtake arch-rival Dale Steyn on the list of all-time wicket-takers.
Cape Cobras CEO Nabeal Dien says they will seek a financial payout from Cricket South Africa should the Champions League T20 competition be scrapped, writes Kobus Pretorius.
Andrew Strauss is on the verge of being appointed England’s first director of cricket in the newly revised role after the sacking of Paul Downton last month.
JP Duminy and David Miller both came good with the bat but it wasn’t enough to rescue their teams from defeat in the IPL on Sunday.
Keaton Jennings produced a fighting 61 as Durham tried to counter Middlesex’s offering of 463 at Lord’s in a rain-hit day in the County Championship on Sunday.
There were wins for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, as David Wiese contributed for RCB, while Du Plessis’s 33 wasn’t enough for the Chennai Super Kings against the Sunrisers.
JP Duminy’s Delhi Daredevils beat the Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets, while the Mumbai Indian narrowly edged the Rajasthan Royals by eight runs on Friday.
