Cricket Archive

  • England draw line under Pietersen row
    Wednesday 17 October 2012

    The England and Wales Cricket Board now consider the Kevin Pietersen text affair "closed" after apologising to their South African counterparts.

  • Scotland all-rounder will miss next season's CB40 campaign
    Tuesday 16 October 2012

    Josh Davey has been ruled out of the Saltires 2013 CB40 campaign after signing a new deal with Middlesex.

  • Judd on the move
    Sunday 14 October 2012

    TONY Judd last night resigned as Saltires assistant coach to take up a top job in his native Australia.

  • Machin shows class with 104
    Friday 12 October 2012

    Matt Machan, the recent Saltires recruit, made his mark with a maiden century on just his third appearance for his country yesterday.

  • Steindl: Scots can learn from defeat
    Thursday 11 October 2012

    SCOTLAND'S tourists came up short as the world's best Twenty20 team proved just too strong at Senwes Park, Potchfestroom, yesterday.

  • New boys enter Lions den . . .
    Tuesday 9 October 2012

    Pete Steindl's new-look Saltires will today re-enter the T20 arena and try to emulate their last outing in the short form of the game.

  • New boy determined to impress on tour
    Sunday 7 October 2012

    SCOTLAND'S decision to include four English-born players on their tour of South Africa has been criticised in some quarters but the new boys are determined to make the most of their opportunity to forge international careers.

  • Windies plan to spoil party
    Sunday 7 October 2012

    Darren Sammy's West Indies are out to spoil Sri Lanka's ICC World Twenty20 party today and to bring delight to their success-starved supporters across the Caribbean.

  • Saltires come up against an old friend in tour opener
    Friday 5 October 2012

    Scotland will open their tour of South Africa with a game on Tuesday against a Highveld Lions side which includes Jean Symes, the Saltires' overseas player in last season's CB40 campaign.

  • World T20: Jayawardene leads by example
    Friday 5 October 2012

    Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, last night sampled the "amazing feeling" of leading his country to a home "World Cup" final.

  • Pietersen targets Test with India
    Thursday 4 October 2012

    Kevin Pietersen is seeking a swift return to England duty after yesterday agreeing a central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board, initially for four months.

  • England coach Flower hints at Pietersen peace deal
    Wednesday 3 October 2012

    Beaten champions England will be back home from their failed ICC World Twenty20 campaign by the time they are any the wiser as to whether Kevin Pietersen may soon be a team-mate again.

  • Convincing Pakistan win takes semi-finals out of India's reach
    Wednesday 3 October 2012

    Saeed Ajmal and Raza Hasan spun Pakistan to a 32-run victory against Australia in their Super 8 match which proved enough to earn them a place in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 yesterday.

  • Broad tries to pick out good points after exit
    Tuesday 2 October 2012

    Stuart Broad, the England captain, admitted that his side have major lessons to learn from their failure to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.

  • Super Over loss sends Kiwis home
    Tuesday 2 October 2012

    New Zealand crashed out of the ICC World Twenty20 after a nail-biting Super Over defeat by the West Indies – their second such loss in the Super 8s stage – who advanced to the semi-finals as a result of Sri Lanka's subsequent defeat of England.

  • Wright stuff puts England back on the right course
    Sunday 30 September 2012

    Luke Wright and Steven Finn starred in a much-improved all-round performance as England defeated New Zealand by six wickets to put the defence of their ICC World Twenty20 crown back on track.

  • Coughtrie 'very proud' to play for Saltires
    Friday 28 September 2012

    Richard Coughtrie will fulfil a "long-held ambition" when he pulls on a Saltires shirt in South Africa next month.

  • Sri Lanka edge home in 'super over' decider
    Friday 28 September 2012

    Sri Lanka won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a 'super over' was required to settle their match against New Zealand in Pallekele.

  • Early losses prove costly as England come up short
    Friday 28 September 2012

    Stuart Broad, the England captain, urged his team to pay more attention at the start of future innings as the loss of two early wickets contributed to a 15-run defeat to the West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship.

  • Saltires' English-born recruits will have to prove worth
    Thursday 27 September 2012

    A new era in Scottish cricket was launched yesterday when four English-born players were named in the squad that will tour South Africa next month.

  • Scotland cannot be blamed for taking advantage of ICC's eligibility regulations
    Thursday 27 September 2012

    Some cynicism has been expressed over the recruitment of four English-based county players to Scotland's touring squad for South Africa next month.

  • New faces expected in Saltires line-up to face Knight Riders next month
    Wednesday 26 September 2012

    Scotland's cricketers are set for their toughest T20 test yet against the star-studded Kolkata Knight Riders in a one-off match at the start of the Saltires' South African tour next month.

  • Twenty20 World Cup: England put positive spin on record T20 loss to India
    Tuesday 25 September 2012

    England are writing off their record defeat against India as a blip which will have no bearing on their prospects at the "business end" of the ICC World Twenty20.

  • Pride in lions will spur England on
    Sunday 23 September 2012

    Stuart Broad's defending champions will play for the pride of England, rather than any real ICC World Twenty20 reward when they meet India today.

  • All-rounder Wright a run short of country's first Twenty20 century
    Saturday 22 September 2012

    STUART BROAD saluted matchwinner Luke Wright after his brilliant unbeaten 99 set the platform for England to open their defence of their ICC World Twenty20 crown with a crushing win over Afghanistan.

  • Broad's side unable to deflect continued questions about absent Pietersen
    Friday 21 September 2012

    The absence of Kevin Pietersen is not enough to remove his shadow from England's ICC World Twenty20 campaign.

  • Wedding bells muted after call to arms
    Thursday 20 September 2012

    Danny Briggs has had a lot on his mind of late but apparently not making the cut for England's final T20 World Cup squad.

  • Pietersen faces long road back
    Wednesday 19 September 2012

    Kevin Pietersen has revealed his "disappointment" at being left out of the England Test squad to tour India.

  • Is Pietersen no longer out of order?
    Tuesday 18 September 2012

    Will necessity triumph over principle?

  • Drummond out of tour
    Tuesday 18 September 2012

    Gordon Drummond, the Saltires captain,has been ruled out of next month's tour to South Africa because of to work commitments.