Posting Date Archive - 07/12/2018

Trio of Hampshire players extend contracts which were due to expire in 2020

Tom Alsop, Joe Weatherley, and Brad Wheal have all signed new long-term deals with the county

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Hampshire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Ben Stokes and Alex Hales remain available for England selection following disciplinary hearing

Stokes and Hales pleaded guilty to two counts of bringing the game into disrepute, one relating to the night out in Bristol in September 2017, the other believed to focus on posts made on social media

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | England news | England |

Which countries dominate the top 100 in both the men and the women’s T20 Player Index?

We take a look at which nationalities make up the biggest groups in the men and women's T20 Player Index, and consider why they do...

07/12/2018 | Tom Edwards | Women's World T20 | Women's Cricket | West Indies | Men's T20 Blast | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Pakistan | New Zealand | News | Kia Super League | IPL | India | Global Game | England | CPL | Big Bash | Australia |

From the bus driver to sub-zero... Marking Tabraiz Shamsi’s celebrations out of 10

Upon reports that his 'Masked Magician' celebration has been banned, The Cricketer reviews the South African spinner's most famous celebrations...

07/12/2018 | Tom Edwards | South Africa | News | Global Game |

Lancashire bring in the Big Show as Maxwell signs on for 2019

The Australian allrounder will be available to feature in the County Championship, Vitality Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | News | Lancashire Men | Domestic | County Cricket | County Championship |

ECB shorten junior pitches in bid to make cricket more enjoyable

The recommended changes apply to a variety of age levels and come into immediate effect having been approved on November 29

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Grass Roots | Domestic |

Alex Blake extends contract with Kent until end of 2020 season

The Kent Cricket Academy graduate scored 326 runs at 40.75 in the Royal London One-Day Cup 2018, and was a regular during the 2018 Vitality Blast

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Kent Men | Domestic | County Cricket | County Championship |

Scotland awarded ‘Inspirational Performance’ prize for heroic ODI victory over England

Calum MacLeod, who was playing club cricket in Kent at the time and scored a heroic unbeaten 140 off 94 balls, received the award on the behalf of the team

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | England |

I feel disenfranchised and irrelevant: A fan's open letter to the ECB

Mike Andrews has supported Worcestershire for 50 years but is beginning to feel alienated from the sport which has meant so much to him. Here, he writes an open letter to the game's governing body in England and Wales...

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | Worcestershire Men | Warwickshire Men | Sussex Men | Surrey Men | Somerset Men | Nottinghamshire Men | Northamptonshire Men | News | Middlesex Men | Leicestershire Men | Lancashire Men | Kent Men | Hampshire Men | Gloucestershire Men | Glamorgan Men | Essex Men | Durham Men | Domestic | Derbyshire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Spectator 'evicted from first Test between Australia and India for betting infraction'

The man is understood to have been observed using three mobile phones during play on the second day while wearing a jacket and trousers in hot temperatures

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | India | Australia |

Tabraiz Shamsi sees his 'Masked Magician' celebration outlawed

The left-arm wristspinner caught the attention of the cricketing world last week when he marked the wicket of Morne van Wyk by pulling a snood bearing a wild smile over his face

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game |

Jon Lewis leaves role as Durham head coach after 22 years at the county

Lewis first joined Durham from Essex as a player in 1997, and became captain in 2000. He retired and became part of the coaching staff in 2006 after 146 first-class matches and a haul of 7,854 first-class runs

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Durham Men | Domestic | County Cricket | County Championship |

Lancashire bring in Australia Test batsman Joe Burns for 2019 County Championship campaign

Burns has prior experience of the English four-day game having previously spent time with Leicestershire and Middlesex

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Lancashire Men | Domestic | County Cricket | County Championship |

I bowled a couple of beamers and I was in tears on the field: Durham's Steel opens up on his battle with the yips

NICK FRIEND: In the most individual of team sports, there can be few lonelier existences. The initial confusion followed by the embarrassed panic, the abrupt disappearance of a skill previously tattooed onto the bowler’s core

07/12/2018 | Nick Friend | News | Features | Durham Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Shaun Marsh's horror run of form is worst for Aussie top-five batsmen since 1888

Marsh played to Ravichandran Ashwin for two just before lunch on the second day of the first Test to register his sixth consecutive single-figure score for his country in the longest format

07/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Australia |

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