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Friday, January 27,2012
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ICC Americas HPC South Concludes
The inaugural ICC Americas HPC South drew to a close on Sunday with a match at the prestigious Belgrano Athletic Club in downtown Buenos Aires.
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Ryan Hinds looking for Windies Test recall
Barbados left-hander Ryan Hinds has not given up on playing Test cricket again. According to a report in the Barbados Nation newspaper, Hinds said: "Of course, I’m looking to play Test cricket again. Every year, I go out there, I always try to put myself in a position to represent the West Indies." Hinds averages 21.04 in his 15 previous Tests but has amassed 6 63[...]
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Matty or Trotty?
South African-born bald cricketers - hard to differentiate
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The last few days summed up why I watch the England side abroad.
Not only has the cricket picked up from an English point of view, but perhaps more importantly there is also a feeling in the air that the tour has finally started. After the disappointment of Dubai and its fairly soulless surrounds, the Sheikh Za[...]
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How Mark Mascarenhas made cricket a business
In Caravan Magazine, Rahul Bhatia looks back on how Mark Mascarenhas - who was in fatal car accident ten years ago to a day - first broke open the business of cricket.
Over the course of the era that he helped define—and then in the decade after him—the sport grew up from a gawky adolescence to an irresponsible adulthood, and the hesitations of yesterday were cast aside for the noisy satisfa[...]
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Panesar shines before Pakistan rally
Monty Panesar ripped through Pakistan's top order to reduce the hosts to 125 for four at the close of the third day of the second Test on Friday, 55 runs ahead of England's first innings total.
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Monty Panesar has played one Test X times
This statement was made my Shane Warne. He famously said that Monty Panesar hadn’t played X Tests but one Test X number of times. This is accepted as great insight all too readily.
It’s a nice catchy soundbite and it’s from Shane Warne, but does it really have much merit? It seems to rely on this
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Pakistan Rally After England Enjoy Early Success
England pulled out a first-innings lead of 70 on Pakistan and then reduced them to 155 for four at stumps on day three of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
That put Pakistan 55 runs ahead after Azhar Ali and Misbah-ul-Haq rebuilt the innings effectively to take them out of danger at 54 for four.
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Three or four seniors may have played last Test: Gavaskar
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said that at least three senior cricketers may not be selected again for the national Test team after what has already turned out to be a disastrous tour for India.
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Lyon gets off the roller to mow down Tendulkar
A little over a year ago, Nathan Lyon was an Adelaide Oval groundsman watching from the sidelines as Australia crashed to an innings defeat on their way to a humiliating Ashes series defeat.
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Jayasuriya goes to the parliament while playing for Air Force
By Namal Pathirage
Former Sri Lankan cricketer, now Member of Parliament Sanath Jayasuriya went to attend a parliament meeting while playing for Air Force in the Premier League Inter-Club Tournament. Umpires and match referees are considering the illegality of a player being released while the match is being played.
Jayasuriya opened the batting in the 1st innings and soon afte[...]
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Taylor Out Of Zimbabwe Series, Bennett Set For Back Surgery
New Zealand captain and key batsman Ross Taylor has been ruled out of the remainder of the series against Zimbabwe with a calf strain.
He was forced to retire hurt having made 122 during the second day of the only Test match and scans have revealed a grade two tear in his right calf.
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Australia On The Brink Of Series Clean Sweep
Australia are on the brink of sealing a 4-0 Test series clean sweep over India after they closed day four of the final Test in Adelaide needing four further wickets to win.
After declaring their second innings on 167 for five to set India a victory target of 500, three wickets from Nathan Lyon and two from Ryan Harris reduced the tourists to 166 for six at stumps.
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Winners from all corners of Europe in regional awards1
ICC Europe has today announced the European regional winners of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards for 2011 with many countries and individuals across Europe being recognised.
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Rain And Injury Halt New Zealand's Charge
Rain played spoilsport on the second day of the only Test between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Napier as New Zealand closed on 392 for five.
In less than a session's worth of play, they didn't lose a wicket although captain Ross Taylor was taken to hospital for scans on a calf injury after being forced to retire hurt.
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Second Rose Bowl ODI Abandoned Due To Rain
The second One-Day International between Australia Women and New Zealand in Sydney was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The result follows the first game, which was also abandoned after just 22 overs were possible at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Rain halts NZ charge against Zimbabwe
Torrential rain dashed New Zealand's hopes of building an imposing first-Ross Taylor receives attention after sustaining an injury during day two of the Testinnings lead in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Friday, with an injury to captain Ross Taylor further frustrating the home side.
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Cricket On This Day - 27th January - Cricket World TV
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Included in today's show are cricketers such as Chaminda Vaas, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke.
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Captaincy only for a short time: Mahela
Mahela Jayawardena, on Thursday, said he has taken up the Sri Lanka captaincy for a short term and rejected rumours that there was an internal bickering in the side.
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Australia on the brink of series sweep
Australia were on the brink of a crushing series sweep after reducing India to 166 for six in their pursuit of 500 runs for an unlikely victory at the close of play on the fourth day of the fourth test on Friday.
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Taylor out of Zimbabwe series
New Zealand Cricket today announced that captain Ross Taylor is out of the rest of The National Bank Series against Zimbabwe after scans revealed a Grade 2 tear of his right calf.
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Retired, Pissed Off
A key injury to a modern cricketer - what a surprise.
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Batsman analysis by bowler-pitch quality - part 2
Ian Botham scored majority of his runs against top-quality bowling attacks
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This is the follow-up article to the one analysing the batsmen performance in conditions related to bowler quality and pitch types. There were a number of very useful suggestions and after a careful study some of these have been implemented. There have been very sound arguments also that there is[...]
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