Former New Zealand and Essex all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been given a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match last year.
Who else? King Kohli leads reigning champs to huge IPL win after first-ball blunder
Virat Kohli punished Gujarat Titans for dropping him on nought with a blistering half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru breezed to a five-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
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Continue reading...Aussie superstars cleared for long-awaited cricket return in massive IPL boost
Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League after missing the first half of the season because of fitness concerns, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday.
‘Sitting on his a***’: England legend’s tweet reignites 12-year feud with ex-teammate
England legend Kevin Pietersen has reignited his long-running feud with former national teammate Sir Alastair Cook, declaring his opinion on Jacob Bethell IPL’s involvement “doesn’t matter at all”.
Five-time champs suffer heaviest defeat in IPL history as Indian star cracks ‘elegant’ hundred
Opener Sanju Samson struck his second IPL century of the season to set up a thumping 103-run win for Chennai Super Kings in a battle of heavyweights against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
‘Captain’s nightmare’: Smith clobbers 47-ball hundred to keep Olympic dream alive
A dazzling century from Australian champion Steve Smith went in vain as the Multan Sultans suffered a tense four-wicket loss to the Hyderabad Kingsmen in Karachi on Wednesday.
‘That’s got to hurt’: Aussie captain’s fifty in vain as IPL team bundles simple chase
Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger shared five wickets between them as Rajasthan Royals defended a modest total of 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the IPL on Thursday morning AEDT.
Cricketer hospitalised after scary incident as match abandoned due to ‘misbehaving’ pitch
A first-class fixture at North Sound’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in the Caribbean has been abandoned due to a dangerous pitch, with a player hospitalised after being struck on the helmet during the final delivery of the match.
Webster’s all-round heroics in comeback win as ex-Aussie opener hits back-to-back hundreds
Nathan McSweeney continued his impressive County Championship form while fellow Australian Beau Webster produced a match-winning performance to further press his Test credentials.
Real reason for Aussie veteran’s T20 ban as bizarre blacklisting emerges
Veteran Australian bowler Peter Siddle has reportedly been banned from playing in this season’s T20 Blast due to his participation in the World Legends Pro League earlier this year.
Indian weapon’s ferocious hundred powers Cummins’ IPL team to third-straight win
Swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma struck an unbeaten 135 to fire Sunrisers Hyderabad to their third IPL win in a row as they hammered Delhi Capitals by 47 runs on Tuesday.
County cricket talking points: old timers show that class is permanent
Tom Abell, Keith Barker, Keaton Jennings and Sam Robson all enjoyed a good week in the County Championship
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Continue reading...Star outscores opposition as swashbuckling century stuns; great ends unusual IPL drought
Swashbuckling batter Tilak Varma hit his maiden IPL century to lead Mumbai Indians to just their second win of the campaign as they hammered Gujarat Titans by 99 runs on Monday.
County cricket: Abell defies Hampshire’s fiery Baker to keep Somerset on high – as it happened
Former captain struck second hiscentury of season to light flames in West Country hearts while Warwickshire beat Essex
Three in the over for Barker! Charlie Allison, bowled by one that may have kept a bit low. Essex 16 for three...
Early wickets in sunny Brumbados, Keith Barker striking first ball from the Pavilion End as Dean Elgar is trapped lbw offering no shot. In comes Tall Paul to join Sam Cook, who spared him the hassle last night but has since squirted Barker’s third ball of the day to cover. That’s Barker’s 700th career wicket across formats. Essex 16 for two (need another 190) and an inauspicious start.
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