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Borthwick, Bushnell help pile on the runs against Worcestershire

ECB Reporters Network13-Jun-2022Worcestershire 140 for 3 (Ali 45, Haynes 44*) trail Durham 672 for 7 dec (Ravindra 217, Raine 103*, Coughlin 100*, Borthwick 96, Bushnell 66) by 502 runsDurham mustered their third-highest first-class total of 642 for 7 to take control of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash against Worcestershire at Seat Unique Riverside.Rachin Ravindra continued his fine debut for the home side scoring his maiden first-class double-hundred, notching 217 before he was finally dismissed for the second-highest score made by a Durham debutant. Paul Coughlin and Ben Raine also became centurions for the first time, sharing a record-breaking stand for Durham’s eighth wicket worth 213 to leave their side in a dominant position.Raine got the better of the visitors once more this time with the ball, claiming the wickets of Jake Libby and Azhar Ali to reduce Worcestershire to 140 for 3 at stumps, trailing Durham by 502 runs ahead of day three.Resuming on 178 not out, Ravindra wasted no time in pushing his score towards 200 with three early boundaries. The left-hander slipped through the gears and reached his double-century with a gentle nudge into the leg-side before saluting his new team-mates, becoming only the third Durham player to score over 200 on their debut. Jonathan Bushnell failed to kick on from his overnight score of 61, adding only five further runs before Dillon Pennington prised him out.Ben Gibbon was given a rough ride by Ravindra after being dispatched for back-to-back boundaries down the ground, but he earned a semblance of revenge by removing the New Zealander, who was out in a tame manner caught behind from a leg glance for 217.The Worcestershire left-armer completed a double-wicket maiden by sending Liam Trevaskis on his way before Ned Eckersley continued the procession, losing three wickets for four runs. Durham’s wobble threatened to prevent them from capitalising on a flat wicket.However, Raine and Coughlin allowed the hosts to regain their stranglehold of the contest, taking a defeat out of the question, with a record-breaking stand for the eighth wicket. Raine was first to pass fifty from 72 balls before Coughlin soon caught up with a flurry of boundaries, including two sixes over cow corner, for his first half-century of the campaign.The milestones kept coming for the hosts as Coughlin and Raine surpassed the 200-run mark for the eighth wicket before both men became first-class centurions for the first time. Coughlin had a straightforward path to three figures, nurdling a single into the leg-side to reach his ton from 117 balls. Raine followed in the same over, although his heart would have been in his mouth as his sweep off Libby just had enough elevation to beat mid-on to reach his maiden hundred.Durham declared on their third-highest first-class total and the pressure was on the visitors from the off as Chris Rushworth removed debutant Taylor Cornall from his second delivery with one that kept low. Libby survived an outside edge that travelled between the slips to deny Rushworth a second wicket, and the opener worked with Ali to see off the new ball with a partnership of 58.Raine continued his impressive day to break the stand as Libby edged to Scott Borthwick at second slip. Ali and Jack Haynes settled in on a flat wicket with another solid partnership worth 69 to edge the visitors towards the close, but Raine again was the man for the hosts as he returned after a stoppage for bad light and dismissed Ali for 45, inside edging onto his own stumps, to leave Durham in command.

“The way she acted during those difficult times was really appreciated by all Bangladeshis. She did a fantastic job.”

Mohammad Isam10-Mar-2021Bangladesh will play an intra-squad practice match on March 16, during their training camp in Queenstown, their ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said on Wednesday, adding that their spin-bowling coach Daniel Vettori will join the support staff in the city.The visitors ended their 14 days of quarantine in Christchurch that included seven days of room isolation, a first for the Bangladesh cricketers, although they did train in small groups last week.Related

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“[Vettori] is actually waiting for us in Queenstown,” Iqbal said at a press conference. “We have practice sessions and a practice game. We have been training in small groups during isolation, and from tomorrow we will be training as a team. Really looking forward to it.”[The quarantine] was a first-time experience for us. We have been in bubbles before but not in complete isolation. Honestly, the way New Zealand Cricket arranged everything, and the staff looked after us really well. We want to thank them, and although it was a difficult place to be, they made it as comfortable for us as possible.”Iqbal is among several cricketers from Bangladesh’s current squad who are in New Zealand for the first time since they inadvertently got caught up in the terrorist attack at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch in 2019. Iqbal remembered the role played by Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister, in the aftermath of the attack.Bangladesh players at Christchurch airport to catch their flight to Dhaka after their 2019 tour was cut short•AFP

“It was a difficult time for all of us, especially the families who lost their own. We can pray for them and hope God makes it easy for their families. It wasn’t a great time but we have to look forward.”This is a beautiful country with very nice people. I have been here now four or five times. I should mention the prime minister, the way she acted during those difficult times was really appreciated by all Bangladeshis. She did a fantastic job. If I get a chance to meet her, I will personally thank her,” he said.Iqbal also thanked the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the smooth roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the country. Most members of the Bangladesh touring party in New Zealand were inoculated ahead of their departure from Dhaka. Iqbal said he would encourage others to take the vaccine too.”You probably have to take it at some stage. Our prime minister was well in advance of everything. She did a fantastic job. We are really lucky as a nation that not only us cricketers, but normal people have been getting the vaccination for free.”I am very proud of Bangladesh and I am sure other countries will follow. We all have to take it sooner or later. I have taken a dose. It wasn’t too bad,” he said.

‘I’ve played so many T20s around the world that I feel I can manage that period for maybe another two years.’

Barny Read19-Nov-2019Lasith Malinga has his sights set on captaining his country at the T20 World Cup in Australia next year, and possibly beyond, firm in the belief that his body has two more years of cricket left in the tank.It is somewhat of a change in tune from the 36-year-old, who previously stated that he would retire after next year’s tournament.Malinga, who stepped into the role for a second time when Sri Lanka left both former captain Angelo Mathews and the experienced Thisara Perera out of a youthful squad that took on New Zealand in September, seems to have been rejuvenated by leading the inexperienced side. But without official sign-off from SLC on his role at the 2020 event, Malinga is certainly not counting his chickens.”[SLC] said for the World Cup I have to be lead there but you never know in Sri Lanka,” Malinga told ESPNcricinfo. “T20 is four overs and I feel with my skill, I can manage T20 as a bowler. As a captain, because I’ve played so many T20s around the world that I feel I can manage that period for maybe another two years.”And Malinga, the only man to 100 T20I wickets and first in history to reach a century of scalps in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, still believes he is more than capable of leading a youthful Sri Lanka team’s transition into a new era.”Sri Lanka are lacking that skillful bowler, they lack those consistencies. We can’t get one year, one and a half years, all fixed, it might be that we need to get patience, maybe two or three years,” he said. “Consistency is very important. I feel whoever is doing the next selection have to understand that [for] people [to learn], they have to be there. If he’s on the bench, nobody can learn.”If I believe I can give something for the youngsters, then I need to be there. I can tell, but now I can show them ‘this is the way how you do it.’ But if I don’t play then I can’t do that.”Since Malinga’s return as captain, Sri Lanka have won one, tied one, and lost eight of their ten T20Is under him. Malinga, though, showed he is still more than capable of leading by example in his side’s sole victory during that spell.Malinga took 5 for 6 in the third and final T20I of the New Zealand series, taking four wickets in four balls for the second time in his career en route to his best ever T20I figures. It was an astonishing spell, littered with the late swing, dipping yorkers, devious cutters and menacing bouncers that have made him one of the premier bowlers of his generation.Malinga’s toolkit is as well stocked as ever, currently being sharpened at the Abu Dhabi T10 where he believes bowlers require all the tricks of the trade to succeed.”We need skills on the spot, otherwise I don’t think anyone can survive this game,” said Malinga, who represents Maratha Arabians in the 10-over competition. “This is the format, I feel, that tests the skill of all the bowlers.”Malinga has done it all in franchise cricket and earlier this year provided further evidence that while he may be in the twilight of his career, he is still one of the best in the world. His defence of just eight in the final over of this year’s IPL final made him a four-time winner with Mumbai Indians.In addition, the vast experience – let alone immense talent – he brings to any bowling attack in the world made him a hot favourite to be picked up in The Hundred’s inaugural draft. However, alongside fellow T20 forefather Chris Gayle, he was overlooked by the eight franchises having set his base price at the maximum £125,000 mark.It came as a surprise to Malinga but he sees it as yet another opportunity for a young player to benefit.”I think that format looks suitable for me, so I don’t know why they didn’t pick me,” said Malinga, the IPL’s all-time leading wicket-taker. “I play IPL and so many leagues but some leagues didn’t pick me. This is not disappointment; I think [it’s good that] another young player gets an opportunity to play this format.”

Dropped catches proved expensive for Durham after the visitors chose to bowl first on day one of their Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire

ECB Reporters Network18-Sep-2018
ScorecardDropped catches proved expensive for Durham after the visitors chose to bowl first on day one of their Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire at the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road.Paul Collingwood, captaining Durham for the last time away from their Chester-le-Street home, put down both Harry Dearden and Neil Dexter, both times at first slip, though Dexter should already have been dismissed first ball, Michael Richardson shelling a relatively straightforward chance at third slip.Had Richardson held the chance, off Matt Salisbury, Leicestershire would have been 139 for 5 and struggling. As it was Dexter and Dearden went on to compile a partnership of 77 for the fifth wicket in just 17 overs before Leicestershire’s lower order and tail took their score past 300.In the absence of captain Paul Horton, unavailable due to personal reasons, Ateeq Javid was promoted to open. He and academy graduate Sam Evans put together a partnership of 31 for Leicestershire’s first wicket before Evans was leg before to a delivery from Chris Rushworth which seamed back in to the young right-hander.With the bowlers struggling to cope with the strong southerly wind, Colin Ackermann hit Barry McCarthy for successive boundaries before the Ireland international had his revenge with a delivery that moved away just enough to find the edge.Javid was dismissed shortly after reaching his half-century, his highest score for Leicestershire, leg before to a Rushworth delivery which seamed back, and though Mark Cosgrove showed signs of finding some sort of form in going to 37, he was also beaten on numerous occasions, particularly by Rushworth, before being bowled pushing across the line at a delivery from Salisbury.Dexter’s good fortune enable he and Dearden to repair the innings before Dexter eventually went leg before on the front foot to Gareth Harte with the score on 216 shortly before tea, and when Dearden edged a loose drive at Mark Wood without further addition to the score, Durham might have hoped to have their opponents all out for around 260.But Lewis Hill, in company with Ben Mike, Callum Parkinson and Gavin Griffiths, guided Leicestershire to a third batting bonus point.

The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman is set to interview candidates to pick a coach for India, on Monday

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Archive from 29 June: Team gives suggestions for coach when asked by BCCI – Kohli

The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman meets in Mumbai on Monday to scrutinise candidates for the high-profile job of India’s coach. Former team director Ravi Shastri has emerged as the frontrunner.The BCCI received 10 applications – from Shastri, Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus, Dodda Ganesh, Lalchand Rajput, Lance Klusener, Rakesh Sharma (Oman national team coach), Phil Simmons and Upendranath Bramhachari (engineer with no cricketing background). It is learnt that the CAC will interview six of these 10 candidates. As per sources, the six likely candidates are Shastri, Sehwag, Moody, Simmons, Pybus and Rajput.The position for the coach had fallen vacant after Anil Kumble resigned from the post before the West Indies tour due to what seemed like differences in the dressing room.Shastri had initially not applied for the post but when the BCCI extended the deadline to accept applications till July 9, the former India captain jumped into the fray and suddenly became the hot favourite. Given his cordial equation with captain Virat Kohli, Shastri, who had a successful tenure as team director with India reaching the 2015 World Cup semi-final, is the favourite.

In its drive to fight age-fudging at the junior level the BCCI has asked all state associations to apply regulations more stringently while admitting players at the Under-19 level

Nagraj Gollapudi07-Jul-20163:04

Agarkar: BCCI and Associations must work together to prevent age-fudging

In its drive to fight age-fudging at the junior level the BCCI has asked all state associations to apply regulations more stringently while admitting players at the Under-19 level. Starting from the 2016-17 season, players who enter competitive cricket at the Under-19 level will need to submit at least three documents to attest their date of birth, while the age-verification programme [AVP] and the Tanner-Whitehouse 3 method [TW3] to test bone maturity will continue to be implemented at the Under-16 level.”There are some cricketers who enter at the Under-19 age-group level. Such players should submit at least three documents to support their date of birth if they are to be considered to participate in the Under-19 tournaments directly without having entered the BCCI circuit at the Under-16 level,” Ajay Shirke, the BCCI secretary, said in an e-mail to the state associations on July 1.The move came after the BCCI decided last month, during a working committee meeting, that players who have represented India in one Under-19 World Cup cannot take part in another edition of the tournament, even if they meet the age criteria to do so.Age-fudging has always been a controversial topic and was in the headlines last December after former India captain Rahul Dravid, in his MAK Pataudi Memorial lecture, said the “scourge of overage players” in junior cricket was no different to “fixing and corruption.”Despite its efforts, the BCCI has been largely unsuccessful in tackling age-fudging and players have faked birth certificates to gain entry into junior cricket. According to Shirke, it was the responsibility of the state associations to put an end to the problem of fake certificates. “You are requested to discourage cricketers who submit birth certificates issued just a few years before,” his email said. “As per the Government of India rules, the birth has to be registered within one year of the birth of the child.”In 2012 the BCCI decided to adopt the Tanner-Whitehouse 3 method [TW3], which determines the age of a child based on the growth of bones in the hand, especially the wrist. The margin of error in this method is six months. Prior to that the BCCI had relied on the Greulich & Pyle method [GP method] at a certified hospital, but the margin of error in this method could be up to two years. In 2012, the BCCI also introduced the age-verification programme [AVP], which is overseen by Dr Vece Paes, a former Olympic hockey player and one of the leading sports medicine specialists in the country.Shirke said that both methods will be used to ensure player eligibility at the Under-16 level. “Under-16 is the formal entry point for players participating in the BCCI Junior Tournaments and they have to undergo age verification process to be eligible. The age-verification process involves bone rating – TW3 method. Only those who pass the bone rating are eligible to play in the Under-16 tournaments.”

Mominul Haque, the Bangladesh batsman, has said he is not thinking about his impending opportunity to become only the second batsman after AB de Villiers to score fifties in 12 consecutive Tests

Mohammad Isam08-Jun-2015Mominul Haque, the Bangladesh batsman, has said he is not thinking about his impending opportunity to become only the second batsman after AB de Villiers to score fifties in 12 consecutive Tests.”You remind me of it [the record] but then I forget about it,” Mominul said. “I don’t feel pressure. I will not think about it after you all go from here. I will try not to remember it next time too.”De Villiers scored his 12 successive fifties between November 2012 and February 2014. Mominul started his streak in October 2013 when he scored his maiden Test century against New Zealand in Chittagong. He made 13 and 68 in Bangladesh’s previous Test, against Pakistan in Mirpur last month.Mominul said he will not change his training methods, and would go about his preparation for the Test against India the same way he has throughout his career. “I am nowhere near him [de Villiers],” Mominul said. “You know he is the king of all forms of cricket. I don’t think of myself as his competitor. I am not thinking about who I will sit next to, or not. I will try to achieve a similar target that I have had in previous matches. I will prepare similarly so that I can fulfill the expectation of the public and my own target.”He remained steadfast when asked if he feels the pinch of being called a Test specialist. Mominul lost his place in Bangladesh’s ODI side after failing twice in the World Cup earlier this year. “It is not about whether I accept something or not. I am doing well in Tests so some people are saying I have become a Test player. They will praise me if I do well in other formats. But I don’t want to think too much about it. I just need to improve where I have gaps in my game.”Mominul felt that the pitch for the Test against India at Fatullah would not have much pace. “I think the wicket will be on the slower side. I will see on Wednesday how the wicket behaves. I don’t get wickets much. I try to play in this way.”

A round-up of the Momentum One-Day Cup matches held on November 25, 2012

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Nov-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAn unbeaten 85-run partnership between Dane Vilas and Justin Ontong in 8.2 overs took Cape Cobras to a seven-wicket win against Lions with one over to spare in a tight chase in a 37-overs-a-side contest Potchefstroom.After a wet outfield had delayed the start, the overs were reduced, and an opening partnership of 92 and a sixth-wicket stand of 80 in 6.1 overs at the death helped Lions put up a strong 245 for 5. Opener Stephen Cook scored a half-century, but the more impactful innings came from Chris Morris, who scored an unbeaten 49 off 25 deliveries. But, the strong total proved to be insufficient.Opener Richard Levi began the chase well for Cape Cobras, with 37 off 28 deliveries including six fours and a six. Zander de Bruyn, in the eighth over, removed him, and his partner Andrew Puttick soon after to leave them at 62 for 2 in the 12th over. Middle-order batsmen Stiaan van Zyl and Vilas steadied the innings, adding 99 in 16.3 overs. But when van Zyl was dismissed, the required run rate had climbed up to 9.23 runs per over.Captain Ontong smashed an unbeaten 52 off 27 deliveries, and with Vilas (78* off 71), helped seal the chase. With the win, Cobras occupy the second spot, and boost their chances of taking a play-off position. Lions, who are at the top of the table, weren’t affected much by this defeat.
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsA quick, unbeaten century by Titans captain Martin van Jaarsveld and an aggressive half-century from wicketkeeper Heino Kuhn guided their side to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Warriors in Benoni. After left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe and seamer Albie Morkel, with seven wickets between them, helped restrict Warriors to 241 for 9, van Jaarsveld and Kuhn struck a 142-run partnership to take their side home in the 42nd over.Warriors, after choosing to bat, kept losing wickets regularly. Van der Merwe and Morkel claimed the top-order wickets, reducing them to 166 for 6 in the 37th over. But an eighth-wicket partnership between Ayabulela Gqamane and Basheeru-Deen Walters of 46 in seven overs took them past the 200-run mark. Captain Davy Jacobs was Warriors’ highest scorer with a quick 51.Titans began their chase steadily through their openers, who put on 41 in nine overs. Two wickets then fell quickly, before the big partnership. When Heino Kuhn was dismissed, Titans were 191 for 3, and in control of the chase. The victory was complete with 8.4 overs to spare.The win pushed Titans to the third spot on the points table, boosting their chances for one of the two play-off places. Warriors’ lie at the bottom with seven points from as many games.
ScorecardThe game between Knights and Dolphins in Pietermaritzburg was washed out without a ball being bowled. Both teams received two points each.This is the Dolphins’ third abandoned game, and this has hurt their chances of claiming a play-off spot.

An inexperienced West Indies top order rose to the occasion to trigger a strong comeback in Mirpur after Bangladesh had enjoyed the better of the drawn first Test in Chittagong

The Report by Siddhartha Talya29-Oct-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Kieran Powell made a fluent half-century•Associated Press

An inexperienced West Indies top order rose to the occasion to trigger a strong comeback in Mirpur after Bangladesh had enjoyed the better of the drawn first Test in Chittagong. On a track that promised plenty of runs and just as much discouragement for the bowlers the trio of Kieran Powell, Kraigg Brathwaite and Kirk Edwards struck half-centuries to lay the foundation for a substantial first-innings score. But the performance was undermined, somewhat, when Bangladesh grabbed three wickets in the final session to give themselves hope of thwarting a West Indian attempt to bat them out of the Test.It didn’t take long for the Bangladesh bowlers to discover that there was no swing, hardly any movement off the pitch and not much turn. It didn’t help that the hosts were also missing Elias Sunny, who grabbed seven wickets on debut in the opening Test on a supportive pitch, due to a stomach upset. The attacking fields quickly grew defensive, spin was introduced as early as the sixth over and opportunities created were largely a result of the batsmen’s own misjudgement. The West Indies approach was cautious for much of the day, largely devoid of risks and reliant on quiet accumulation.A back injury to Lendl Simmons meant a game for Powell, and he, along with Brathwaite, shrugged off some early moments of discomfort to bat out an entire session with assuredness and solidity. Both were just a Test old before this game but capitalised on a flat track to help themselves to individual landmarks that should only boost their future Test prospects. There was little room for error on the part of the seamers early on and the pair was prompt to dispatch any bad balls that came its way. Rubel Hossain and Shahadat Hossain were often guilty of bowling too short, and kept providing periodic openings for the batsmen to break free.Brathwaite was also at ease when the ball was pitched up. He drove Shahadat through the covers and past mid-on, worked the strike by clipping the ball through the leg side and later slashed him through point. He’d been a little vulnerable against Rubel, who persisted with an off-stump line against him and should have had him when he cut one just wide of gully before lunch. He finally had his man, who chased a slightly wide delivery once too often, caught on 50.At the other end, Powell looked more fluent. His shots lack flourish but the stand-out feature of his batting is his timing. His maiden half-century was laced with languid punches and drives through the off side with a minimum of effort and unlike Brathwaite, who was restrained against spin, Powell was more authoritative in his treatment of the slower bowlers. He got going, pulling Shahadat through square leg before driving a meaty full toss, stood tall to crack the ball through the gaps on the off side and reached forward to drive the spinners when they pitched up. He looked good for much more than 72 – after adding 100 with Brathwaite and 55 with Edwards – but was bowled playing inside the line to debutant left-arm spinner Suhrawadi Shuvo.Edwards had been scratchy in Chittagong but was at greater ease against the minimal turn and made a committed effort to use his feet, get to the pitch and play through the line. He collected plenty of runs, driving through mid-on, when the slow bowlers offered flight and even stepped out to clear the in-field on one occasion. Like the others, he was more confident against pace. Rubel was pulled for successive fours, Shahadat clipped through fine leg. Shahadat was taken for runs by Marlon Samuels as well, after Bangladesh fought back post tea.West Indies had been going along well at 180 for 2, Darren Bravo having settled in with a couple of boundaries. But like Powell he too misread a straighter one, and was trapped lbw by offspinner Nasir Hossain who kept the batsmen in check through his round-the-wicket line. Among the spinners, he managed to turn the ball the most and got some extra bite with the second new ball that was enough to induce an edge from Shivnarine Chanderpaul that was feathered to the keeper. Nightwatchman Kemar Roach had no answer to an arm ball from Shakib Al Hasan two overs later, and the two quick wickets just prior to stumps kept a check on a far-improved West Indies batting effort.

Gary Putland’s four wickets earned the Man of the Match award and a comfortable first-up victory for South Australia over New South Wales in Adelaide

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Oct-2010

ScorecardGary Putland’s four wickets pushed the Redbacks to victory•Getty Images

Gary Putland’s four wickets earned the Man of the Match award and a comfortable first-up victory for South Australia over New South Wales in Adelaide. Putland’s 4 for 41 helped the Redbacks defend their 9 for 232 as the Blues were dismissed for 199 in the 43rd over.Aaron O’Brien struck 13 runs from the final six balls of South Australia’s innings to move to 44 while Michael Klinger (40), Cameron Borgas (38) and Graham Manou (38) also chipped in. The Redbacks were a wobbly 4 for 96 after 20 overs, but came back well in the second phase to post a match-winning total. Stuart Clark collected 4 for 51 in a handy display while Scott Coyte gained 2 for 15 from three overs.It was a quiet night for David Warner (7), Usman Khawaja (7) and Brad Haddin (0), who were early casualties, and Phil Jaques fell for 32 as the Blues reached 4 for 89 after 20 overs. In their second innings Nic Maddinson raced to 54 off 51 on debut and Moises Henriques added 41, but the assignment proved too difficult.