Test cricket is not dying — the five day game still has a unique place in world sport
Test cricket deserves to survive, and will, alongside Twenty20 just as the marathon is as much a part of the athletics calendar as the 100 metres sprint.
A hat-trick to Rashid Khan
Afghanistan’s rising star, eighteen year-old Rashid Khan, took a hat-trick for Guyana Amazon Warriors against the Jamaica Tallawahs on September 6 2017. Here’s the hat-trick ball: Powell out hat trick #CPL17 #Biggestpartyinsport #JTvGAW pic.twitter.com/nCjHRqh0HS — CPL T20 (@CPL) September 7, 2017
Today in Cricket History August 31
August 31, 1968: Malcolm Nash (Glamorgan) bowling to Garfield Sobers (Notts):
Success of Australian cricket’s MoU set to depend on negotiation of fresh broadcast and sponsorship deals
The dispute between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has been settled, five weeks after deadline, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the next five years has been struck. More at iSportconnect
How the new MOU works
Peace in our time. A new deal. All the 1930s cliches you like, but Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association have agreed on a new Memorandum of Understanding for the next five years. This infographic (sourced from the ACA website) explains the main issues of how it will work.
Today In Cricket History July 31
July 31, 2017: Moeen Ali takes a hat-trick with the final three deliveries of The Oval Test to give England victory by 239 runs. Here’s the hat-trick ball: YESSSS!! HAT-TRICK for @MoeenAli and we win by 239 runs! #ENGvSAhttps://t.co/a0qhO1p3jy pic.twitter.com/3vIKblgg5B — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 31, 2017
The birth of a women’s IPL should not be too far away – if the BCCI has enough willpower
The 11th Women’s Cricket World Cup, the third run by the ICC, was without doubt the most successful ever. The final was one of the most thrilling of any Cricket World Cup, female or male.
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This is one way to welcome home a successful national women’s sporting team
ICC Womens Cricket World Cup Final 2017, England v India
Highlights from the final of the eleventh Womens Cricket World Cup
Why the ICC’s revenue sharing model could harm growth of new members
It has taken 108 years for cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, to grow to the point that it has but a dozen full members. That landmark was achieved on June 22 when the ICC Board approved the promotion of Afghanistan and Ireland to full membership status. But what does full membership mean for Ireland and […]