Jersey stumbles to beat Nigeria

Jersey stumbled to victory over Nigeria today in Kuala Lumpur in Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 6 (WCL Div. 6). The fixture was a re-play of the round three game that the sides had been forced to abandon on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions.The toss for the game took place on schedule, with Jersey choosing to field, but as soon as captain Peter Gough had...

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Hussey helps Australia return to fourth position in Reliance ICC Test Ranking

Michael Hussey's heroics in Australia's 1-0 series victory over Sri Lanka has not only helped him return to the top 10 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen but has allowed his side to swap places with Sri Lanka in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table.Australia, who started the series at number-five position, has moved into fourth position and now leads...

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England to start ICC World Twenty20 title defence against qualifier

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the match schedule and unveiled the event logo of the ICC World Twenty20 2012, which will be staged in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October.Reigning champion England will start its title defence at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo exactly one year from today, on 21 September, against one of the two qualifiers...

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Brad Haddin retires from international Twenty20

Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin today confirmed his retirement from international Twenty20 cricket to focus on Australian one-day and Test match cricket.Haddin played 25 matches for Australia at Twenty20 level, the last of these being against Sri Lanka in Kandy during the early stages of the current VB Tour.Haddin said a number of factors had contributed to his decision:"I...

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Australia captain wants say on new coach

SYDNEY : Australian Test captain Michael Clarke has said he wants a say on who the new team coach will be but stopped short of nominating a candidate, as Steve Rixon emerged as a frontrunner.The team is looking for a new mentor after Tim Nielsen decided to step down rather than reapply for his job after the team secured a 1-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka in Colombo...

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Sri Lankan team for Pak series announced

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka on Wednesday left out seasoned batsman Thilan Samaraweera and unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis for next month's Test series against Pakistan.Samaraweera, who turns 35 on Thursday, has been one of Sri Lanka's most reliable batsmen in recent years with 4,683 runs, including 12 centuries, in 68 Tests at an average of 52.61.Mendis, 26, has claimed 62...

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T20 event shifted to Karachi

KARACH I: National T20 event has been moved from Lahore to Karachi due to dengue epidemic in the Punjab,President Asif Zardari on Tuesday ordered the country's cricket authorities to shift the domestic T20. The idea to relocate the championship came up during a meeting between the president and sportsmen during a meeting Tuesday.Sources said that Zardari used his powers...

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Top umpire Aleem Dar returns home

LAHORE : Pakistani and ICC's top umpire Aleem Dar returned home after clinching ICC award for the umpire of the year for the third consecutive year.A large crowd present at the Allama Iqbal International Airport accorded warm welcome to the Pakistani umpire.Talking to media at the airport, Dar said that he felt proud to be Pakistani. He further said that it was not his...

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