0 Have your say “DEAR @ECB_cricket please reschedule the time for Wed T20 v Derby so we can all watch football come home. Kind regards,Everybody in Yorkshire & Derbyshire. #itscominghome”So tweeted the Yorkshire pace bowler Jack Brooks after England’s quarter-final victory against Sweden on Saturday.The result earned them a semi-final against Croatia tomorrow, which clashed with the T20 match at Emerald Headingley to which Brooks referred.Initially, Yorkshire said that it was not possible to change the date of that T20 game – or to push back the start-time from 6.30pm – due to the 1,200 tickets that had already been sold and potential inconvenience to spectators.But common sense prevailed yesterday after the two clubs got their heads together and agreed to reschedule to Monday July 30 (6.30pm), with Yorkshire deciding that it was “in the best interests of the spectators”, with the club also cognisant of the likely … [Read more...] about Chris Waters: Common sense can prevail again for Yorkshire’s T20 Blast schedule if England reach World Cup final
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Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales pummel England to world record before spinners strangle Australia
England broke their own world record for the highest ODI total when they pummelled and pulverised Australia for 481 runs off 50 overs to go 3-0 up with two to play. No better way for England to acquire an awe-inspiring charisma as favourites for the World Cup a year from now. On this same ground two years ago England had scored 444 for three against Pakistan. This time they sailed past their own world record with 33 balls in hand. In professional cricket only Surrey have got closer to 500, when they scored 496 at the Oval with a very short boundary to one side, and only New Zealand Women have scored more in an ODI, when they hit Ireland for 490 for four earlier this month. Nobody could have trashed wayward bowling better than Alex Hales did in the course of his 147 off 92 balls, or Eoin Morgan, who personally set a record by making the quickest 50 for England in terms of balls, only 20. But the demolition was begun by Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow who are, simply, the best opening pair … [Read more...] about Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales pummel England to world record before spinners strangle Australia
Three of England’s World Cup winning-women among Wisden’s cricketers of the year
Anya Shrubsole acclaimed a “huge moment” after three of England’s World Cup winners were named among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year. Shrubsole, captain Heather Knight and all rounder Nat Sciver collected the oldest individual award in the game. West Indian batsman Shai Hope and Essex seamer Jamie Porter were the other two players to be honoured in the 155th edition of the almanac. Only two women out of the previous 590 players to be named had been women - Claire Taylor in 2009 and Charlotte Edwards in 2014 - but this year they have dominated following their stunning World Cup triumph at Lord’s last summer. Shrubsole’s spell of 5-11 in 19 balls broke Indian hearts and she said yesterday: “Out of all the honours I’ve been fortunate enough to receive since the ICC Women’s World Cup final this is the most special. “To win such a prestigious cricket award is about as good as it gets for a cricketer. It is a great reflection … [Read more...] about Three of England’s World Cup winning-women among Wisden’s cricketers of the year
Roddy Smith: Smaller cricket World Cup puts cash ahead of growing the game
0 Have your say Scotland can look back on the last three weeks with a huge amount of pride in the performance of our national cricket side. Although cruelly robbed of a place at next year’s World Cup by a combination of a freak thunderstorm and a couple of terrible umpiring decisions, we have a team that has shown it can compete with and beat any established cricketing nation. Superbly led by Kyle Coetzer, with eye-catching performances by a number of players, they showed clearly we can produce home-grown players capable of taking on the world’s best, a great testament to Grant Bradburn and all the other coaches who have helped these players on their pathway to date.The events surrounding our unfortunate exclusion, along with other deserving teams such as Zimbabwe and either Ireland or Afghanistan, from next year’s tournament in England has reopened the debate about the shrinking cricket World Cup, especially at a time when other major world sports such as … [Read more...] about Roddy Smith: Smaller cricket World Cup puts cash ahead of growing the game
England World Cup places up for grabs as white-ball overload continues
0 Have your say FOLLOWING the Test matches and one-day internationals in Australia, and prior to the forthcoming one-day internationals and Test matches in New Zealand, there is a brief break in England’s schedule from the gruelling grind of five-day and 50-over cricket. What better way to fill it, therefore, than with even more cricket – this time in the form of a T20 tri-series with Australia and New Zealand, which began when the host nations met in Sydney on Saturday.England’s first match in the Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series, to give it its Sunday name, comes against Australia this morning in Hobart.They then play Australia in Melbourne on Saturday before meeting New Zealand in Wellington on February 13 and then again in Hamilton on February 18, with the final in Auckland on February 21.If you think that there is time to catch your breath after that lot, think again.There is then just a four-day gap to the first of England’s five one-day … [Read more...] about England World Cup places up for grabs as white-ball overload continues