25 Apr 2013
All the excitement of the sixth Indian Premier League as encapsulated in tweets of the pilgrimage of the team bus from the hotel to the stadium... Storified. ...more
11 Mar 2013
A short presentation in the response to the dropping of four Australian cricketers for not providing short presentations. ...more
3 Mar 2013
There's nothing binding about the thoughts emanating from the MCC's World Cricket Committee. It's a group of eminent cricketers (and umpire) having a brainstorm twice a year, and that can't be a bad thing. ...more
2 Mar 2013
The Marylebone Cricket Club, the one and only MCC to those not living in Melbourne or working for Microsoft, has come a long way in the past couple of decades. One of the higher profile innovations by the MCC in recent years was the establishment in 2006 of its "World Cricket Committee", an independent think tank of past and present players and umpires. ...more
16 Feb 2013
I have established a "rickeyrecricket" Google+ page as a companion to my @rickeyrecricket Twitter account. ...more
12 Feb 2013
Cricket Australia decided that the way to capitalise on the old Big Bash Trophy's progress was to shift to a model that copied elements of both the Indian Premier League and soccer's A-League when neither was necessary.My reflections on the popularity and impact of the second season of the Big Bash League are the subject of my latest column for iSportconnect. The complete article can be read at http://www.isportconnect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17287&catid=74&Itemid=193. ...more
28 Jan 2013
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22 Jan 2013
In cricket's modern world of incremental exits, a legend can announce his retirement, celebrate a long emotional farewell, and then turn up playing another format for another team. But just as Warnie seems to be gone, he re-emerges. Like the monster in a slasher movie, or as I prefer to think of him, an escapee from the House of Wax. ...more
1 Jan 2013
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4 Dec 2012
Shortly after midday on a Perth Monday afternoon, Ricky Ponting's Test career of 16 years and 362 days came to an end with this delivery from Robin Peterson: ...more
"Today In Cricket: Events on this day in cricket history" is now a book. Available on initial release through Cafepress.
Rediff.com
Sun, 26 May 2013, 2:34 am AEST
The Eden Gardens could be deprived of Sachin Tendulkar's batting for the second game running as Mumbai Indians coach John Wright has said the veteran cricketer is "unlikely" to play in Sunday's final against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.....(More)
Sun, 26 May 2013, 2:34 am AEST
Facing calls for suspension from the IPL following the arrest of its 'team principal' on charges of betting, Chennai Super Kings team today sought to distance itself from the scandal saying their players and support staff were not involved in betting or spot-fixing.....(More)
BBC Online
Sun, 26 May 2013, 2:06 am AEST
South African Gareth Roderick cannot prevent Gloucestershire suffering a 10-wicket defeat by Worcestershire at New Road.....(More)
NDTV
Sun, 26 May 2013, 2:06 am AEST
Sources in the board said Ashraf had been advised to not visit India because of the spot-fixing scandal that had hit the mega-event last week.....(More)
ESPN Cricinfo
Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:58 am AEST
Worcestershire have been forced into a rejig of their plans for the Friends Life t20 after Jacob Oram became unavailable with a hernia. West Indian Andre Russell will replace him.....(More)
Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:56 am AEST
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Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:53 am AEST
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Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:51 am AEST
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Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:24 am AEST
IOL South Africa
Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:21 am AEST
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Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:12 am AEST
Reuters
Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:04 am AEST
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Sun, 26 May 2013, 1:03 am AEST
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