Veteran fast bowler Jackson Bird will return to Tasmania next summer for his 13th season with the Tigers following his two-year stint at New South Wales.
Massive Big Bash change to attract world’s best cricketers as draft order revealed
The Big Bash Drafts have been brought forward more than two months in an attempt to help the Australian T20 competition attract the world’s best overseas talent.
Titans climb to top of the table after IPL thrashing in fourth consecutive win
Opener Sai Sudharsan struck his third half-century of this season to guide Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with a 58-run thrashing of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.
‘He won’t give that’: Controversial umpiring call ends skipper’s heroic rearguard
Captain Brett D’Oliveira was controversially given out LBW while fighting for an unlikely draw during Worcestershire’s County Championship match against Somerset in Taunton.
Unstoppable Marsh fires yet again as newcomer clobbers rapid century – IPL Wrap
West Indies veteran Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 87 and Indian newcomer Priyansh Arya hit his first IPL century to lead Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings to victories on Tuesday.
‘There were no cricketers at it’: Sad Clarke reveal lifts lid on Aussie dressing room split
You’d think the Australian captain who helped orchestrate an Ashes whitewash, lifted the World Cup, became the only Aussie to score Test centuries on his home and away debuts and won the Allan Border Medal four times would be universally loved, but sadly for Michael Clarke that isn’t the case.
‘Things didn’t leave me’: Pucovski’s sad reveal as Aussie prodigy retires from cricket at 27
Will Pucovski has announced he is retiring from all cricket, effective immediately.
Kohli v Bumrah: Superstar quick’s return from injury spoiled in epic IPL showdown
Royal Challengers Bengaluru survived a batting blitz from Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya to win a thriller by 12 runs on Monday in the IPL and spoil Jasprit Bumrah’s return from an injury.
Marcus Harris scores Lord’s century on Lancashire debut; Tom Banton’s record-breaking marathon: County Championship Wrap
Forgotten Test opener Marcus Harris has sent a timely reminder to the national selectors ahead of the World Test Championship final, cracking an unbeaten century on Lancashire debut in the County Championship.
Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers slip to bottom of IPL ladder after fourth-straight defeat – Wrap
Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj on Sunday said his omission from the Indian team made him ready for IPL as his 4-17 helped Gujarat Titans hammer Sunrisers Hyderabad for a third straight win.
Third ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan marred by trio of bizarre incidents
The third ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan was marred by a trio of bizarre incidents as the Black Caps sealed a 3-0 series whitewash in Mount Maunganui.
Aussie stars struggle as England speedster’s blitz seals massive IPL win — Wrap
In a day for India openers, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stood out to guide Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals to commanding victories in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Mitchell Marsh’s blistering form continues with match-winning fifty in tense IPL triumph
Openers Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram hit half-centuries to set up a tense 12-run victory for Lucknow Super Giants against IPL heavyweights Mumbai Indians on Friday.
Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad suffers heaviest defeat after $4.4m star’s blitz in IPL final rematch
India batter Venkatesh Iyer smashed 60 off 29 balls to fire holders Kolkata Knight Riders to an 80-run hammering of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a comeback IPL win on Thursday.
Carl Hooper’s life in sport: from West Indies to Australia via county cricket
The West Indies batter on his effortless style, playing with his idols and how leadership brought out the best in him
Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Carl Hooper, 58, played 102 Test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2003, scoring nearly 6,000 runs, taking 114 wickets with his wily off-spin and captaining the side in 22 of those appearances. Known as one of the most stylish, if not necessarily most consistent, batters of the era, he also played 227 ODIs and had five prolific seasons with Kent, making 22 first-class centuries in 85 matches for the club.
Hooper returned to the county game with Lancashire in 2003 and is one of only three players to have scored a first-class century against all 18 first-class counties. “He was so talented, yet he didn’t understand just how good he was,” wrote Brian Lara of his former teammate. “People would ask why he didn’t do full justice to his brilliance, and you know what, there is no clear reason for it.”
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