Posting Date Archive - 26/06/2020

Amar Virdi wants taste of Test action soon as he learns from Moeen

HUW TURBERVILL: The Surrey youngster has learnt from Saqlain Mushtaq and Pat Pocock as his game has developed, and he insists he is deadly serious about playing in the series opener against West Indies on July 8

26/06/2020 | Huw Turbervill | Surrey Men | News | England |

Cash-strapped, ICC funding frozen and interrupted by coronavirus: Mali's cricket story is at a crossroads

SAM MORSHEAD - SPECIAL REPORT: It has been 12 months since Mali's women grabbed worldwide headlines after being bowled out for 6. The country's participation numbers are up, but its development programme is stuck in a funding catch-22

26/06/2020 | Sam Morshead | News | International | Features |

My favourite No.11: Bunnies, bulldogs and bravado all feature in our writers' picks

The Analyst: Inside Cricket podcast is asking listeners to send in their stories of No.11s doing wonderful or wretched things. That inspired The Cricketer team to nominate the jacks of the pack who have a special place in our writers' hearts...

26/06/2020 | The Cricketer | Testing | 1 First double | Features |

Bunny in the headlights: My terrifying tale of facing Sylvester Clarke at No.11

SIMON HUGHES: I didn't own an arm guard, or a helmet. As I was pulling on my flimsy gloves, Graham Barlow plonked one on my head. The walk down the pavilion stairs onto the pitch felt like going to the gallows

26/06/2020 | Simon Hughes | News | Features |

Pakistan to fly to UK on Sunday as plans for Test series against England continue

The trip was briefly thrown in doubt when 10 Pakistani players and one member of the backroom team tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the week, but PCB chief executive Wasim Khan has remained adamant that the tour should still go ahead

26/06/2020 | Sam Morshead | Pakistan | News | International | England |

QUIZ! Leading IPL wicket-takers

49 cricketers have taken more than 45 Indian Premier League wickets. How many can you name?

26/06/2020 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |

Students of the game should be wary of potential changes to our university cricket programme

PAUL EDWARDS: The Covid-19 pandemic means that money will be tight in all areas of the ECB's activities and there may be a temptation to slash expenditure on university cricket

26/06/2020 | Paul Edwards | Opinion | News |

Lancashire and Yorkshire schedule red-ball friendly

The two counties will step up their preparations for the return of the professional domestic game on July 24-25 at Emerald Headingley

26/06/2020 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire Men | News | Lancashire Men | County Cricket |

West Indies shrug off injury concern over Jason Holder ahead of England Test series

Holder captained one team in a drawn intra-squad match against Kraigg Brathwaite's XI but did little more than stand at slip for the majority of game

26/06/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | West Indies | News | International |

Somerset cancel T20 Blast contract of New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson

The contract was scrapped by mutual consent, with Somerset stating their desire to see Anderson back at Taunton at some point in the future

26/06/2020 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | News | County Cricket |

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