The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has introduced national contracts for an additional 30 female cricketers who are either uncapped or haven’t played for Bangladesh for some time. This is in addition to the 18 centrally-contracted women, and the newly-contracted players will get a monthly salary till June 2025. The contract system is similar to the […]
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Hobart Hurricanes 156 for 2 (Owen 101*, Behrendorff 2-21) beat Perth Scorchers 155 for 6 (Inglis 49, Meredith 3-27) by eight wickets A breakout BBL century from Hobart Hurricanes opener Mitch Owen powered the home side to a commanding win over powerhouse Perth Scorchers. Just two days after being embarrassed by the Melbourne Renegades, when
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Nathan McSweeney has spoken of his heartbreak at being dropped from the Australia Test squad after three matches against but is determined to turn his mind towards pushing for a recall. McSweeney, who had never opened before playing for Australia A against India A in the game before the squad was selected for the first
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Sri Lanka Cricket’s internal politics and administration is set for sweeping change after the board announced a drastic reduction in votes, from 147 to 60. What is remarkable is that this decision was made by the voting members, meaning the voting body has used their own votes to reduce the size of that very body
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“It has been a blurry two days for me. I have been thinking about what I can say.. Do I put this down as a tribute to my all time favorite cricketer ? Maybe I’ll just take the partner angle? Or maybe a love letter from a fan girl? I guess this is a little
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South Africa have suffered another bowling injury with Ottneil Baartman ruled out of the third ODI against Pakistan with a right knee problem. Baartman is the second bowler after Keshav Maharaj who’s injured in the ODI series and the sixth seamer this summer to be sidelined. Gerald Coetzee, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams and
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Ian Botham has been elected as honorary president of Durham, after completing a seven-year term as the club chair, with Phil Collins, his vice-chair, stepping into the role with immediate effect. Botham, who was appointed in 2017 having played for Durham in the club’s maiden seasons as a first-class county in 1992 and 1993, attracted
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Rinku Singh has been appointed Uttar Pradesh captain for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s 50-over domestic competition, beginning on December 21. He takes over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who led UP at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that finished last week, where they lost to Delhi in the quarter-final. It’s the first time that Rinku will
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Nathan McSweeney has been dropped from Australia’s squad for the final two Tests against India with 19-year-old opening batter Sam Konstas earning his first call as the home side shake up the top order amid their struggles against Jasprit Bumrah. Pace bowler Jhye Richardson has also been recalled to provide further cover following the injury
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The Australian men’s domestic One-Day Cup will be named the Dean Jones Trophy in recognition of a player who “revolutionised” the limited-overs game. Earlier this year a campaign was launched across Cricket Australia’s digital platforms to identify a shortlist of players to name the tournament after with Jones, Michael Bevan and Andrew Symonds being the
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