Twenty-three years after Imran Khan led Pakistan to victory over England, Melbourne will again host the World Cup final in 2015, while Sydney and Auckland will hosts semi-finals just as they did in 1992.
A wide range of alternative options for the major matches of a tournament co-hosted by...
A man has taken St Charles College to court to stop them dropping his 17-year-old son as captain and as a member of the Pietermaritzburg school's cricket first team, The Star reported on Wednesday.
The father could not be named to protect his son's identity.
According to court papers, his...
Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday.
There has been no ransom demand since Mohammad Nabi's 60-year-old father Khobi Khan was abducted from his car in the city of Jalalabad, cricket board president...
South African cricketer Wayne Parnell, who faces drug charges over a late-night party in 2012 following an Indian Premier League (IPL) game, will meet his investigating officer this week, according to a report on Tuesday.
Donne Commins, Parnell's agent, confirmed that Parnell had surrendered...
For those who missed yesterday's KFC Big Bash action, you missed out on some pretty bizarre incidents. I can't find video (well, I haven't bothered to be honest) but it all began when Marlon Samuels (the bowler) grabbed a hold of Hussey while he was batting to prevent him from running a second...
Herewith a thread to discuss international cricket.
If you are wanting to discuss South African / Protea cricket, rather go here: The Proteas - Our Team! :)
Various tours and international tournaments like the IPL, World Cup events, etc. will have their own threads for discussion ... and I...
I cannot find anywhere else to post this so here's a thread for it ... even it is almost the end of the tour.
Current match: 1st Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jun 22-26, 2012
http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/engine/current/match/562444.html
http://www.supersport.com/cricket/blogs/neil-manthorp/Boucher_to_play_alongside_Lara
Should be a fun match to watch and hope Bouch does well (I am sure he will). :)
http://www.superbru.com/ipl/pool.asp?p=271662
Pool name: MyBroadband / BusinessTech
Pool code: rantsews
All welcome to join for a bit of fun and to spice up the competition a little.
First game is starts tomorrow, 04 April 2012.
After winning the IPL for 2 consecutive years, the Chennai Super Kings will be wanting to retain their title but the competition is fierce and it looks like it will be a tightly contested affair.
This season also sees some changes with Kochi Tuskers Kerala not competing. They breached their...
The succesor to the Standard Bank Pro 20 series starts tonight. Changes include a new team, the Impi, a double round robin of fixtures, and a new knockout stage. The 2nd and 3rd placed teams will play a single 'qualifier' followed by a final against the first placed team.
Fixtures...
Fixtures:
February 2012
17 - T20I - Westpac Stadium, Wellington (08:00)
19 - T20I - Eden Park, Auckland (08:00)
22 - T20I - Seddon Park, Hamilton (08:00)
25 - ODI - Westpac Stadium, Wellington (03:00)
29 - ODI - McLean Park, Napier (03:00)
March 2012
03 - ODI - Eden Park, Auckland (03:00)
07 -...
Mobile broadband speeds: South Africa versus US
You may be surprised by the comparison between South Africa and the United States’ mobile broadband speeds
The 2011 edition of the Cricket World Cup is over and the IPL is imminent.
Fixtures (different options depending on your line speed) :
Supersport (local, I think?)
IPL Official Site (fancy flash player option)
IPL Offical Site (PDF download)
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings
- Albie Morkel
- Faf...
The Ashes is history... England thrashed the Aussies 3-1.
Looking forward to the contest in the shorter form of the game with the first of two T20's on right now. You can follow it on CricInfo, if like me you're nowhere near a telly.
So I am routing for the Aussies today. Reason is...
SA rallies behind Proteas
I would guess I could get a shirt from most decent retail sport shops. I would like to get an authentic shirt (and so that rules out anything from William Nichol in Fourways :p). So what could I expect to pay for a shirt?
I was looking for a thread on this series and would have thought MickeyD would have started it by now :p
My allegiance in this series is definitely with Sri Lanka. And I am really hoping they can give it to the Aussies. Already having taken the T20i, they have the ability to cause an "upset"...
The front page of the Daily News carries an article by Iqbal Khan, suggesting that Kevin Pietersen is set to join the Dolphins. I think that this would have been the biggest news of today and would surely have featured on SuperSport or SkySports !
Has anyone else read this. Your thoughts ?