Cricket Archive

SCOTLAND were last night left to rue a missed opportunity to forge their first win of this season's YB40 campaign.

Australian cricket might not be in the rudest of good health at the moment, but Scotland could be poised to benefit from the talents of a 22-year-old Brisbane-born batsman with an insatiable appetite for run-scoring.

Pete Steindl, the Saltires coach, will ring the changes as he seeks an elusive winning blend at Old Trafford today.

CRAIG Wright, the former Saltires stalwart, hopes his successors can turn back the clock when they continue a difficult YB40 campaign with three fixtures south of the border.

CARLTON last night completed a memorable 24 hours by inflicting a first defeat of the season on Eastern Premier leaders Arbroath at Lochlands.

Those who feel England's one-day game might be better off without run machine Jonathan Trott may be about to get their wish if a quad injury rules the batsman out of tomorrow's must-win Champions Trophy match against New Zealand.

Ryan Watson has never been afraid to speak his mind on controversial subjects or lay his body on the line in pursuit of runs and records.

awad Ahmed's much-mooted time in the Test spotlight has yet to come.

England easily won the first skirmish of their long drawn-out battle with Australia when they took the Champions Trophy clash at Edgbaston by 48 runs.

An impressive century from Brad Haddin gave Australia A the edge at the close of an absorbing day in Edinburgh.

Quietly, but impressively, Arbroath United have been taking positive strides over the past decade, so it is hardly surprising the north-east club are currently at the summit of the CSL with an 100% record in the tournament.

Shikhar Dhawan struck a maiden one-day international century to help India beat injury hit South Africa by 26 runs and leave the Champions Trophy favourites on the back foot after the opening game, writes Henry McCall.

Jos Buttler was looking forward to the Champions Trophy after helping England to victory in yesterday's third one-day international.

England fell 86 runs short of the second-highest chase in one-day international history at the Ageas Bowl yesterday, thereby losing the NatWest Series to New Zealand.