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Joshua McClelland took four wickets to help Australia Under-19 beat New Zealand Under-19 by six wickets at the Tony Ireland Stadium

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Apr-2012Joshua McClelland took four wickets to help Australia Under-19 beat New Zealand Under-19 by six wickets at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville.Australia struck early with Pat Cummins, who is hoping to make a comeback to the senior national team after injuring his foot in November 2011, dismissing New Zealand opener Joe Carter for a duck. Michael Davidson and Ben Horne put on a stand of 68 runs for the third wicket, before McClelland trapped Davidson lbw for 37. Thereafter it was a procession of wickets, with McClelland, Cummins and Meyrick Buchanan adding to their tally. New Zealand managed to last 48.4 overs, scoring 146.Australia made a shaky start to their innings with opener Jimmy Peirson failing to score. Cameron Bancroft and William Bosisto put on a 79-run stand for the second wicket. Buchanan and McClelland took Australia over the line with 14.4 overs to spare.The match between England and India’s Under-19 teams turned out to be a cliffhanger, with England winning by four wickets and two balls to spare at Endeavour Park, Townsville.Batting first, India set England 268, with opener Manan Vohra scoring 52. The middle order also put on a good show, with Vijay Zol scoring 60 and Akshdeep Nath remaining not out on 62.The star of the day for England was Ben Foakes, who made 93, with eight fours. Foakes put on 78 for the second wicket with Daniel Bell-Drummond, who made 55 off 56 balls. England’s middle-order batsman Craig Overton and Annesh Kapil held the innings together, scoring 68 and 25 respectively. The match went down to the last over, with tailender Sam Wood hitting a six off the first ball he faced, handing his side the win.Australia will play New Zealand and England will play India in the semifinal on April 13.

Lisa Keightley has been appointed head coach of the England Women’s Academy

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Apr-2011Lisa Keightley has been appointed head coach of the England women’s academy.The Australian and New South Wales top-order batter retired from playing in 2005 but went on to enjoy a successful tenure as coach of New South Wales. She led them to consecutive titles before becoming the first female to be become head coach of the Australian women’s team in 2007.Keightley is currently employed by Wiltshire Cricket as the head of girls’ development and will continue in this role alongside her new position with the academy.”I’m delighted to have been appointed to the role,” she said. “The England women’s academy is just one part of the fantastic development programme for talented girls in cricket and it will be great to work with high performance manager, Paul Shaw.”Having had a role in their recent winter programme, I’m very much looking forward to working with the academy squad and hope to see many future England players progress through the ranks.”Head of England women’s cricket, Clare Connor said: “The appointment of Lisa Keightley to lead the academy programme demonstrates ECB’s commitment to the development of elite women’s and girls’ cricket.”Under former head coach, Paul Shaw, our academy programme has become the envy of many countries and he should take great credit for how many players have moved up from the academy in to the England squad in the past twenty-four months. Lisa Keightley brings a wealth of international knowledge and experience of the women’s game and I know she will excel in the role.”

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been fined 15% of his match fee for showing dissent at the umpire’s decision while batting during the Super Eights match against West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Sunday

Cricinfo staff10-May-2010Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been fined 15% of his match fee for showing dissent at the umpire’s decision while batting during the Super Eights match against West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Sunday.Rohit was on five when he tried to paddle sweep Kieron Pollard. The ball lobbed up to the wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who claimed the catch and the appeal was upheld by the umpire Billy Bowden. However, Rohit initially refused to leave as he gestured to the umpire that the ball lobbed off his arm. Bowden walked across to the square leg umpire Simon Taufel but the umpires obviously couldn’t refer it to the third umpire because the argument was not about whether the catch was taken cleanly or not.Jeff Crowe, the ICC match referee, found Rohit guilty of a Level 1 offense and the batsman pleaded guilty.

Taunton surface falls foul of ECB regulations after 35 wickets fell in two days of Durham fixture in July

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Sep-2025Somerset have been deducted four points in the Rothesay County Championship for a breach of ECB Pitch Regulations.The charge pertains to Somerset’s Division One fixture at against Durham in July which saw 35 wickets fall in just five sessions. Lord Ian Botham, Durham’s honorary president, accused his former county of deliberately preparing a playing surface that “reduces the game to a farce”.Match referee Simon Hink subsequently rated the Taunton pitch “below average”, with standing umpires Ian Blackwell and Martin Saggers noting the excessive turn across days one and two. The Pitch Regulations apply to all counties, with regulation 4.1 stating pitches must be prepared to provide “an even contest between bat and ball, and must allow all disciplines in the game to flourish”.Following an investigation by the Cricket Regulator, which included statements from players and coaches of both clubs, the Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP) has handed Somerset a sanction of eight points, of which four are suspended until the close of play of the last day of the 2027 season. The immediate deduction means their season points tally drops to 175, though they remain third in Division One.While conduciveness to spin and the result – Somerset won by five wickets – were deemed aggravating factors, the tribunal acknowledged the club had sought to prepare the best possible pitch, and that the “substandard pitch rating” was their first in the last 24 months.The tribunal also deemed it “inherently unlikely” that Somrerset deliberately prepared a poor surface given the hosts bowled first after winning the toss, exposing themselves to batting last when conditions would have been at their toughest. It also noted the voluntary steps the club has already taken to trial alternative loam to improve its pitches at Taunton, and their co-operation throughout the process.”Whilst we are disappointed by the outcome, we are pleased that the tribunal rejected any suggestion that the Club deliberately sought to produce a substandard wicket,” said Somerset chief executive Jamie Cox in a statement released by the club. “We would also like to thank the CDP for their clarity and transparency throughout the hearing process.”Somerset County Cricket Club will always aspire to produce the best possible pitches which will ensure an enthralling contest between bat and ball.”

New Bears skipper has already totted up 441 runs this season

ECB Reporters Network19-Apr-2024Alex Davies continued his run-fuelled start to the Vitality County Championship season with an immense century as Warwickshire tyrannised Hampshire.New Bears skipper Davies has already totted up 441 runs this season – over 60 per cent of the runs he managed in 2023 – with scores of 36, 256 and on this occasion 149 to lead from the front.He was partnered with by high-scoring Rob Yates and Will Rhodes – who are up to 286 and 323 runs this campaign after 69 and 81 at Utilita Bowl.Warwickshire ended day one on 340 for 4 – with Liam Dawson’s double and a wicket apiece for Kyle Abbott and Mohammad Abbas giving Hampshire minimal cheer.Hampshire head coach Adi Birrell had forewarned that the pitch had been designed to be identical to the season opener against Lancashire last week – a match that petered out to a draw.It had been hoped a change in ball from Kookaburra to Dukes might offer the bowlers more assistance but in fact it only helped the batters score quicker – especially with a short boundary on one side.Davies’ decision to bat after winning the toss was a no-brainer, and proved as such as he put on a clinic of field manipulation and boundary hitting.He and opening partner Yates tore into the over-pitching Abbott early on – the South African went for 29 in his opening four overs as the opening stand whizzed past 50 inside 14 overs.The duo were coming off the back of an epic 343-run stand against Worcestershire at Edgbaston last week. As they raced to 114 by lunch, with barely an oooh or an ahhh from Hampshire’s bowlers, a similarly massive alliance looked likely.Yates had reached his fifty in 80 balls, but fell in the second over of the resumption after Abbott changed tact. The former Test quick had exclusively bowled around the wicket before the interval but afterwards came over, and managed to get the left-hander to nick behind with the ball angling across him.The breakthrough didn’t spark a collapse as a 116-run partnership made way for a 174-run one.Davies has replaced Rhodes as captain this season put the pair batted as one against a bowling attack struggling to find a cutting edge.
Davies eased through his half-century in 82 deliveries, and despite being bowled by James Fuller off a no-ball, breezed to a ninth first-class ton in 166 balls.Other than a swept maximum off Dawson, Rhodes was workmanlike and unmemorable in his batting – but his style simply saw the runs column continue to increase steadily. His half-century took 97 balls.Davies fell for 149 when he edged to James Vince at first slip while attempting to work Dawson to the leg side.A new ball soon after saw Abbas pin Rhodes on the shin before Ed Barnard was lbw to Dawson to give Hampshire a brighter end to a batting-dominant day – typified by only 22 plays and misses.

Overnight showers led to a wet outfield, allowing only 89 overs of play in two days

Abhimanyu Bose05-Feb-2023After a wet outfield claimed the first two sessions on day 2 in Bulawayo, gritty centuries from Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul saw West Indies extend their grip on the first Test against Zimbabwe.Only 51 overs were played on a rain-curtailed opening day, and West Indies – resuming from 112 for 0 – made the most of the 38 overs on offer on the second. Overnight rain meant that even though covers were off early on Sunday, the outfield was not fit for play and after several inspections, it was decided that the game would begin after tea.Both batters began the day on 55, and while Chanderpaul began to rotate strike better than on Saturday, it was Brathwaite who got the first couple of boundaries away. With more than three sessions in the game already lost, the two openers upped the tempo, increasing the run rate from 2.03 on day 1 to 2.86 on day 2.The Zimbabwe bowlers toiled away again, but for the second day in a row, they had no wickets to show.Brathwaite brought up his 12th Test century in 226 balls in the 82nd over with a late cut past slip off left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza. His knock was predominantly about strike rotation and showcased excellent communication with Chanderpaul when running between the wickets. He scored just five boundaries while making his century; the lowest boundary count in a Test century since 2002 is four.Throughout the two days, Brathwaite and Chanderpaul took risky singles, even after playing the ball to close fielders. This meant Zimbabwe had a few opportunities, but nothing clear cut, as the two openers kept the scoreboard ticking despite not being able to find the boundary with the kind of regularity they would have liked.And once Zimbabwe took the second new ball, Brathwaite – having just reached his century – was quick to capitalise, using the extra pace on the ball to get a couple of quick boundaries off Richard Ngarava and Victor Nyauchi.While his father Shivnarine Chanderpaul had taken 52 innings and nearly eight years to score his maiden Test century away from home, Tagenarine needed just five innings and just over two months.In the 88th over, Chanderpaul pulled Nyauchi past midwicket to move to 99, and after a few nervy moments, tucked the final delivery of the over behind square to bring up the century off 286 balls. Once his helmet came off in celebration, the relief and joy on his face were palpable.Having been one of the few positives from West Indies’ tour of Australia, Chanderpaul showed he had the stomach to dig in and stay at the crease for long durations. It had taken him 19 deliveries to get off the mark on the first day and he showed the same kind of patience on Sunday. He was unfazed even as the dot balls built, putting away the bad balls whenever he had a chance.In the process, he also became the first West Indies opener apart from Brathwaite to hit a Test century since Chris Gayle in March 2013.Brathwaite and Chanderpaul have now put on the highest opening partnership for West Indies since July 2012, when Chris Gayle and Kieron Powell put on 254 against New Zealand.For a long time, the West Indies Test captain has fought a lone battle for them at the top of the order. Finally, he seems to have found a partner who can give him much-needed support. But with more showers expected later tonight, they will have to keep picking up pace if they are to push for a win in this Test.

Former local favourite anchors Surrey innings after Chris Rushworth’s inroads

David Hopps17-Aug-2021Durham survived a run-laden homecoming by an old favourite, Mark Stoneman, to secure a place in the Royal London Cup final against Glamorgan on Thursday. Stoneman struck 117 on his first return to the northeast since joining Surrey five years ago, but Durham judged their demanding pursuit of 281 with aplomb, waltzing through the closing stages to win by five wickets with 15 balls to spare.”I’m coming to get you” was the gist of the light-hearted text message that Stoneman sent to Scott Borthwick, a former colleague at both Durham and Surrey, ahead of this semi-final, but it is Borthwick whose first season back at Durham, as a captain ambitious to bring back the good times to the northeast, who retains the chance of collecting a trophy. Nevertheless, with an entire team requisitioned for other duties, Surrey have acquitted themselves well.Stoneman, meanwhile, might well leave Surrey at the end of the season, with Middlesex among his most persuasive suitors. He does not immediately strike you as an all-format cricketer, but that ambition still endures and even though he envisaged seeing out his career at Surrey as recently as May it could tip him into moving across the river.Durham, who have lost only once over 50-overs this season, will start favourites against Glamorgan after emerging victorious in a contest between arguably the two most powerful batting line-ups in the competition. They were rewarded for putting Surrey into bat when overcast skies roused Chris Rushworth into a new-ball spell of 3 for 23 in seven overs – Ollie Pope among them for a six-ball duck – before their in-form batters took full toll of Surrey’s attack.Graham Clark now has 598 runs at 86.57 and he made a statement from the outset when he slapped Surrey’s first ball, from Matt Dunn, through extra cover for four; Alex Lees, now has 547 at 78.14, and drove vigorously for his 75. They are the top two run-makers in the competition and their confidence has spread to the entire Durham side.David Bedingham’s assertive half-century (56 from 35 balls) whistled Durham to victory, but it was Borthwick’s 71 that will have warmed their supporters most of all. His ambition for his native county burns through every innings – his legspin has been taken off the shelf to good effect too – and, although he was dropped twice, most badly on 51 when Dunn was slow on to a top-edged pull at long leg, when he departed with 63 needed off 10, Durham were well in control. Three off Durham’s top four fell to the pull, Borthwick the unluckiest as he middled one straight at Pope, lurking at deep square.Mark Stoneman walks off after making a century on his old home ground•Getty Images

Pope’s three-match return to Surrey in the RLC has been an unhappy one. Those calling for his return for England at Headingley to bat at no 3 clearly are determined to pay no heed of county form, which these days comes several rungs below “hitting it well in the nets”. To be fair, he fell to an excellent delivery as Rushworth seamed one back to uproot his middle stump, and Surrey slipped to 40 for 3 before Stoneman and Jamie Smith repaired matters in a stand of 155 in 32.Stoneman met Rushworth conservatively, taking only three singles off him in the 15 deliveries he faced in his opening spell. He needed no reminding that the life expectancy of a left-hander on an overcast morning in Chester-le-Street when Rushworth was on the prowl was a short one. Matt Salisbury allowed him more liberties – 34 off 24 in the same new-ball phase – loosening the stranglehold every time Rushworth tightened it.Borthwick and Stoneman might have texted light-heartedly ahead of the tie, but there was nothing sociable about their match-up, professionalism demanded serious expressions. Borthwick was convinced he had Stoneman lbw, sweeping, as he approached his half-century, and he stared aghast, a yard or so from Stoneman, for several seconds after umpire Graham Lloyd rejected his appeal.The stand with Smith, who provided the elegance to go with Stoneman’s proficiency, was well judged, only to be outdone by Durham later in the day. Stoneman played conservatively in mid-innings against the spinners, not just Borthwick, but the slow left-armer Liam Trevaskis, who might have been put under more pressure.His pragmatism was necessarily abandoned in Rushworth’s final over, which went for 17, including a six over long-on that he would not have contemplated when the ball was harder. When Smith was lbw to Borthwick for a career-best 85, Surrey had 10 overs to add to their 195 for 4. But Rikki Clarke top-edged to fine leg and Cameron Steel’s return to Durham brought only a single, forcing Stoneman to up the ante.He reached 99 with an all-run four against Borthwick (Clarke, lungs heaving, should have been run out gallantly undertaking the fourth only for Borthwick’s shy to miss the stumps), tucked away his sixth List A hundred shortly afterwards, and was run out at the start of the final over, beaten by Clark’s throw, as he tried to keep the strike. The Chester-le-Street crowd gave him a standing ovation. The Durham team kept their game faces on and saved their smiles until a place at Trent Bridge was achieved.

The captain insists it would be “very silly to write someone like Jimmy off”

Matt Roller12-Aug-2020Joe Root has backed James Anderson to recover from a disappointing performance in Manchester and confirmed that he will play in the second Test against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday.Anderson returned match figures of 1 for 97 at Emirates Old Trafford, saying on Monday that he had “not bowled very well” and “felt out of rhythm” during the first Test. Over the course of the summer, he has taken six wickets in three Tests at an average of 41.16.And while Anderson dismissed speculation that his retirement is imminent, he admitted: “If I keep bowling the way I did this week, the opportunity to retire will be taken out of my hands – it will be a selection issue.”But in his pre-match press conference, Root said that it would be “very silly for us to write someone like Jimmy off,” and said that he expected “to see the best of him again very soon”.”To question Jimmy’s ability and his record – do that at your own peril,” Root said. “There’s a reason he’s got so many wickets over such a long period of time: it’s because he’s a consistent performer. I don’t think it’ll be long until he’s back in the wickets big time.”I think it would be very silly for us to write someone like Jimmy off. He’s still as dedicated as ever, he’s working very hard at his game, and looking very good in practice. I don’t think it’ll be long before he’s got another five-for to his name.”Root said that he had sat down with Anderson during the first Test, and that getting his concerns about his form with the ball off his chest had been helpful.James Anderson struggled for rhythm in the first Test•Pool/AFP via Getty Images

“It just shows that even the greats of the game have those days where it doesn’t always come naturally, where it doesn’t always feel like the easiest game in the world and you know it can be a real struggle sometimes,” Root said. “That’s the way it goes and I feel with Jimmy we know it won’t be long before he’s back at the top and at the peak of his powers and I’m very much looking forward to seeing him perform this week.”Sometimes it’s very easy just to look at the statistics and not have a more broad view on how things are actually going for you. Sometimes you create pressure and wickets come at the other end and you build a partnership that way.”There have been occasions this summer when that’s been the case for Jimmy. Wouldn’t you give him the opportunity [to put things right] with almost 600 Test wickets under his belt?”England named a 14-man squad for the second Test, and will make at least one change to the side that won in Manchester. Ben Stokes will be missing the final two Tests due to family reasons, with Zak Crawley set to slot back in at No. 3 and Root shifting down to his preferred No. 4 role.Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson has been included in the squad for the second time this summer, but appears unlikely to play. Root confirmed that Mark Wood has been suffering from “a knock” in recent weeks, and that England needed to make sure he was “absolutely 100%” before picking him, but said that he had bowled with “high pace” in training on Wednesday.Joe Root has some difficult decisions to make•Getty Images

Root also admitted that he would like to see Jofra Archer bowling at 90mph “for slightly longer periods of time”, but said that he and the England management accepted that “it’s not going to happen all the time”.”He’s going to go through phases where he’s not always operating up at 90mph,” Root said. “All we can ask of Jofra is he keeps putting it in – keeps showing the desire, the want, the hunger to keep getting better, day in, day out.”We know there’s more to him than just bowling fast. But obviously it’s a great point of difference to have when you’ve got someone that can bowl at those speeds. If he gets the opportunity to get out there and show everyone what he can do, [bowling fast] is one of his great assets, so it would obviously be good to see him operating there for slightly longer periods of time.”England squad for second Test: Joe Root (captain), Dom Sibley, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson

The fast bowler took out a specialist insurance for his IPL 2018 deal but then missed the tournament because of an injury

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Apr-2019Mitchell Starc is taking legal action against an insurance company in an attempt to recoup A$ 1.53 million of his IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders, which he was unable to take up last year due to injury. reported that paperwork has been lodged with the Victorian County Court against a syndicate of Lloyds of London, after Starc took a specialist insurance for his IPL deal, which was worth A$ 1.8 million, but was then told he was not eligible for a payout after missing the 2018 edition of the tournament.Starc was injured during the Test series against South Africa, which preceded the IPL – and became best-remembered for the ball-tampering scandal – after picking up a stress fracture in his right leg which began in Port Elizabeth before worsening in Cape Town. He was ruled out of the final Test in Johannesburg.”The parties have exchanged correspondence about the plaintiff’s claim which culminated in a final response from the defendant’s representative in the form of an email sent on 22 November 2018,” the writ said. “That email confirmed the defendant’s contention that the plaintiff is not entitled to the total disablement benefit.”

Malahide is set to lose its status as Ireland’s premier cricket venue as board look for future-proofing

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Feb-2018Malahide is set to lose its status as Ireland’s premier cricket venue, after the board of Cricket Ireland performed a U-turn and voted instead for the development of a new permanent stadium in Dublin.The venue, which will be built on a green-field site at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus, has been commissioned in order to meet both the heightened expectations of Ireland’s Test status, as well as their anticipated upsurge in fixtures when the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) is unveiled by the ICC later this year.The board, which has also approved its largest annual operational budget of 9m euro, had initially planned to redevelop Malahide to make it their main national stadium. However, a report instead recommended the campus in Abbotstown, where Cricket Ireland’s new administrative office is under construction and other world-class facilities are already available.

Afghanistan fixtures

• August 20 – 1st T20I, Bready CC

• August 22 – 2nd T20I, Bready CC

• August 24 – 3rd T20I, Bready CC

• August 27 – 1st ODI, Stormont

• August 29 – 2nd ODI, Stormont

• August 31 – 3rd ODI, Stormont

“It has been no secret that our initial thinking was based around a redevelopment and expansion of Malahide Cricket Club,” Cricket Ireland CEO, Warren Deutrom, said.”However, the report informed the Board’s deliberations around a number of important issues around venue access and future-proofing.”When we selected Malahide as the location for our main stadium in Dublin a decade ago, Irish cricket was in a very different position with a much smaller fixture list. By achieving Test status and joining the FTP, we’ve had to ask ourselves the tough question of whether that decision is still fit-for-purpose.”Fundamentally, if we are to request substantial sums from government, we need to be sure we can deliver on our programme of cricket matches at permanently-constructed venues which are commensurate with our new status.”Under the provisions of the new FTP, Ireland anticipate 60 home fixtures for Ireland’s men over the course of the coming five-year period, with additional commitments for women, regional and age-group fixtures. They have already announced an additional six limited-overs matches against Afghanistan in 2018.”What has become abundantly clear to the Board is that this dramatic increase in our home schedule means that we will need to share the load beyond our four existing international-standard grounds around Ireland (Malahide, Clontarf, Stormont and Bready),” Deutrom added.Malahide, which will host Ireland’s maiden Test match, against Pakistan in May, has been a full international venue since September 2013, when England were the visitors.Despite being well placed for transport links, the board decided that its sensitive location – within the grounds of Malahide Castle and in close proximity to residential housing – meant that future expansion of the venue would be too restricted.Cricket Ireland also attracted criticism last summer when their scheduled ODI against West Indies at Belfast, was washed out without a ball being bowled. A bespoke cricket venue, with international-standard drainage, would guard against such situations in the future.