Category Archives: Cricket

Match-Fixing: Ex-SA Player Gets 20-Year Ban

January 26 Cricket, Sports 24 comments

Former South Africa spinner Gulam Bodi has been banned for 20 years after admitting charges of contriving or attempting to fix a number of domestic Twenty-20 matches. The India-born 37-year-old played two one-day interna...

Cricket Legend Benaud Dies

April 10 Cricket 16 comments

Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84. A pioneering leg-spin bowler, Benaud played in 63 Tests, 28 as captain, before retiring in 1964 to pursue a career in jo...

Cricket World Cup: Afghanistan Shock Scotland

February 26 Cricket 24 comments

Afghanistan beat Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare to claim their first World Cup win. Chasing 211 in Dunedin, Afghanistan were reduced to 97-7 but Samiullah Shenwari’s 96 gave them hope. He was caug...

Cricket: Moeen Leads England To Beat Scotland In World Cup

February 23 Cricket 8 comments

Moeen Ali’s century led England to a 119-run victory over Scotland and a first victory of the World Cup, bbcsport reports. Moeen scored 128 and shared 172 for the first wicket with the stuttering Ian Bell, who cont...

Cricket: New Zealand Humiliate England In World Cup

February 20 Cricket 4 comments

England suffered a humiliating eight-wicket thrashing by New Zealand as Tim Southee became only the fourth man to take seven wickets in a World Cup match. Southee’s 7-33 saw England blown away for 123, the last sev...

Cricket World Cup Begins

February 14 Cricket 729 comments

The 11th Cricket World Cup is set to start, with co-hosts Australia and New Zealand both playing on the first day. New Zealand’s game against Sri Lanka was played on opening day on Friday. Australia meet England in...

South Africa Defeat Australia In Series Final

September 7 Cricket 22 comments

Dale Steyn took 4-35 and Faf du Plessis scored 96 as South Africa defeated Australia by six wickets in the final of the Triangular series in Zimbabwe. Aaron Finch top-scored with 54 and James Faulkner 40 as Australia str...

South Africa Reclaims World Test Ranking

July 29 Cricket 7 comments

South Africa have regained top spot in the world Test rankings after winning their series in Sri Lanka. They drew the final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo to win the series 1-0 and regain the number one ran...

Nigeria Cricket Team For Tour Of Sri Lanka

February 6 Cricket 4 comments

The Nigeria Cricket Federation, NCF says it had concluded plans for the national male cricket team to embark on a tour of Sri Lanka. The NCF president, Emeka Onyeama, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the tour was pa...

Cricket: England Skipper Eyes Tough 100 Test

December 12 Cricket, International Tournament, Players Profiles 1 comment

England Captain Alastair Cook says his 100th Test will be the “toughest” of his career as his country look to turn around the Ashes after two heavy defeats. Australia will regain the run if they win the third...

Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks New Zealand

December 6 Cricket, More 3 comments

The focus was expected to be on Ross Taylor’s maiden double-century (217) and the good position the Black Caps were in declaring the innings on 609 for 9 this week, but an article in New Zealand Herald turned antip...

Kwara Cricket Association Drags Games Masters To Classroom

September 21 Cricket, More, School Sports 26 comments

Tunde Oyedele, Ilorin School Games Masters and Cricket Coaches in Kwara State are to be drilled in the classroom when the Kwara State Cricket Association, KSCA, holds its Level 1 Coaching Course next week. The seminar is...