TheCricketer - Archive

Posting Date Archive - 19/04/2022

Faf du Plessis steers RCB to victory over Lucknow Super Giants

The South African opener scored 96 runs from 64 balls at the top of the order, batting until the penultimate ball of the innings to help his side to 181 for 6

Sam Curran returns to action with the ball

The 23-year-old sustained a stress fracture in his back during the 2021 Indian Premier League

Kemar Roach's Surrey stint cut short by hamstring injury

The West Indies international took four wickets at 34.75 in two appearances

Surrey chief Steve Elworthy calls for ECB and counties to work together

The club's new CEO, who worked for the ECB for many years, believes an antagonist relationship with the governing body will benefit no one

James Anderson and Stuart Broad available for County Championship third round

Saqib Mahmood has also been made available by the ECB and could feature alongside Anderson in Lancashire's home match against Gloucestershire

Former Bangladesh spinner Mosharraf Hossain dies, aged 40

Mosharraf played five ODIs for his country, taking four wickets with his best bowling figures being 3 for 24 against Afghanistan

Delhi Capitals v Punjab Kings: IPL 2022 match preview

The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season

Netherlands head coach Ryan Campbell suffers heart attack

The former Australia wicketkeeper has been placed in an induced coma in a UK hospital and has made some attempts to successfully breathe on his own

19/04/2022 | Katya Witney | News | International |

Gareth Delany: There's a buzz in Ireland squad ahead of busy summer

Ireland are due to play South Africa, India, New Zealand and Afghanistan this summer and after a strong run of performances for Ireland Wolves, Delany is hopeful of securing a regular spot in the XI

Carlos Brathwaite makes ignominious return from shoulder injury

Wicketless from his four overs, out for a duck and having his car stolen was not the way the West Indies T20 World Cup winner would have envisaged making his comeback from six months out

Host countries announced for 2022 CPL

Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, St Kitts & Nevis and Guyana will all host matches

Yorkshire sign Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne for County Championship stint

The opening batter has scored over 13,000 first-class at 46.73 and will be available for three matches LV= Insurance County Championship matches

Ben Compton: "I certainly haven’t thought of any records"

Centuries in both innings against Lancashire made him the first Kent batter to ever reach three figures in his first three innings for the club, after his 129 against Essex in round one

Delhi Capitals v Punjab Kings moved to Mumbai as Covid-19 cases swell to five

Mitchell Marsh is among the positives in the Capitals camp, leading to their next IPL match being switched from Pune

QUIZ! Duncan Fletcher's England players

Can you name all 87 players to feature under the former coach, who served between 1999 and 2007?

19/04/2022 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |