Posting Date Archive - 29/10/2018

Essex tie Wheater to two-year contract extension

Having returned to the club from Hampshire in 2016, this year saw Adam Wheater play a prominent role with the gloves as he kept the now-retired James Foster out of the side for long periods

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Essex Men | Domestic | County Cricket | County Championship |

Armed guard keeps watch as England begin preparations for Sri Lanka Test series

GALLERY: With the country on edge, camouflaged police attended the session, as the likes of Keaton Jennings, Rory Burns and Ben Foakes met up with those players who have been involved on the white-ball leg of the tour

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | England news | England |

Ex-Sri Lanka captain Ranatunga arrested over CPC shooting

One person died and two more were injured when Arjuna Ranatunga's security guard opened fire on a crowd at the offices in Dematagoda on Sunday, where it is alleged that union members attempted to confront the former minister for petroleum

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Global Game |

Hesson joins Kings XI in first coaching role after leaving New Zealand

The former New Zealand head coach has succeeded Brad Hodge after the Australian was axed for failing to take the side beyond the league stage of the 2018 competition

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Punjab Kings | IPL | Global Game |

Warner sledging 'was not vicious or abusive' say Western Suburbs

David Warner was batting for his club side Randwick Petersham when he removed himself from the game mid-innings. According to reports in Australia, the banned Test batsman had been told "you're a disgrace, you shouldn't be playing cricket"

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Australia |

Minor Counties structure set to undergo major revamp in time for 2020

The changes proposed by the Minor Counties Review Group and approved at a meeting at Edgbaston are designed to produce a balanced format and more competitive cricket which will be attractive to players and spectators

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Minor Counties | Domestic |

Brown, Bell and Howell lead English contingent in Bangladesh Premier League

The evergreen Ian Bell, who at the age of 36 made 580 T20 runs for Birmingham Bears in 2018, will take the field for Dhaka Dynamites, while Worcestershire Rapids' electric talent Pat Brown has caught the eye of Sylhet Sixers

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Warwickshire Men | Gloucestershire Men | Global Game |

Bairstow remains injury worry ahead of first Test in Sri Lanka

The wicketkeeper-batsman missed the final one-day international and the one-off T20I after turning his ankle playing football and will also sit out warm-up matches over the coming days

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | England news | England |

ACA chief calls for ball-tampering ban reductions following Ethics Centre review

Australian Cricketers' Association president Greg Dyer pointed to the report's suggestion that there was "too much pressure" placed on players to win and that such an atmosphere partly contributed to the events in Cape Town in March

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Australia |

Cricket Australia unveil new Players' Pact after damning Ethics Centre review

The pact reads: "We recognise how lucky we are to play this great game. We respect the game and its traditions. We want to make all Australians proud. Compete with us. Smile with us. Fight on with us. Dream with us"

29/10/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Australia |

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