It’s coming up to a year since Matt Fisher‘s Test debut against West Indies in Barbados, and in so many ways that one-off appearance epitomises the promise and frustration that has accompanied his career ever since his Yorkshire debut, as a 17-year old, eight years ago. Fisher showcased his wicket-taking menace by dismissing John Campbell
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Perth Scorchers 212 for 5 (Bancroft 95*, Eskinazi 54) beat Melbourne Renegades 202 for 5 (Finch 76*, Marsh 54) by 10 runs Cameron Bancroft smashed a career best 95 not out before Perth Scorchers survived a late Aaron Finch onslaught to lock up top spot on the BBL ladder after a dramatic 10-run victory over
Indigenous allrounder Ashleigh Gardner has criticised Cricket Australia for scheduling a T20I against Pakistan on January 26. Gardner, a Muruwari woman, said it was not appropriate for the national side to be playing on what is known as Australia Day – the day the first fleet arrived in 1788 – and that it is a
Ireland 294 for 7 (Doheny 84, Tector 75, Chatara 3-51, Evans 2-66) beat Zimbabwe 248 (Ballance 52, Kaia 51, Burl 41, Little 4-38) by 46 runs A late surge from Ryan Burl and Gary Ballance proved to be futile for Zimbabwe, as Ireland clinched the second ODI in Harare to level the series 1-1. Starring
Sydney Sixers 187 for 2 in 19 overs (Smith 125*, Henriques 45*, Sandhu 2-42) beat Sydney Thunder 62 (Warner 16, O’Keefe 4-10, Abbott 3-11) by 125 runs The BBL had already enjoyed a resurgent season, but Steven Smith produced one of its grandest performances in front of a packed SCG to keep Sydney Sixers in
Australia 336 for 9 (Mooney 133, Lanning 72, Sana 3-53) vs Pakistan Beth Mooney‘s highest score in international cricket has helped Australia post 336 for 9 in the third and final ODI against Pakistan in North Sydney. In a brutal display of hitting, Mooney monstered 133 off 105 balls as Meg Lanning also capped off
The ECB is on the lookout for three new principal sponsors, after LV= Insurance and Cazoo both joined Royal London in choosing not to extend their partnerships with English cricket. Cazoo, the title sponsor of the first two years of the Hundred, has confirmed it will not be involved in this summer’s third staging, while
Rishabh Pant may be ruled out from playing in the upcoming IPL 2023, but Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting thinks the team’s official captain still has a role to play. Ponting wants Pant to be around the team during the season, if he has recovered well enough. “I want him sitting beside me in
Australia could have a ready-made replacement for Aaron Finch in T20 cricket, with Steven Smith declaring his desire to open more often in the shortest format. Smith was left out of Australia’s team for the majority of their home T20 World Cup disappointment last year, featuring in the middle order in only the final group
West Indies cricket will “cease to exist as an entity” if the best players in the region represent it only on an “optional” basis while featuring in all T20 leagues. This was one of the conclusions drawn by the review group that Cricket West Indies recently appointed to probe West Indies’ failure to get past