Australia’s oldest living Test cricketer Norma Johnston has died on Monday morning. She was 95. Johnston played seven Tests for Australia from 1948 to 1951 as a middle-order batter and medium-pace bowler, scoring 151 runs at an average of 25.16 and claiming 22 wickets at 17.26.Australian skipper Pat Cummins remembered her as ‘a pioneer of … Read more
Subscribe to the news that matters to youA handful of Cricket Shepparton’s representative teams have secured Northern Rivers Junior Country Week glory after multiple grand final wins on Friday.Of the seven Cricket Shepparton teams that took part in the week, five made it to a grand final and three came away with a title.On the … Read more
New Zealand pacer Doug Bracewell has been called in as a replacement for the injured Matt Henry in the ODI squads for India and Pakistan.Henry was ruled out of the white-ball series against Pakistan and India after suffering abdominal strain on the final day of the second Test in Karachi. The 31-year-old fast bowler will … Read more
He strides out wearing No 14 – not the 42 made famous by his father – and stands on the other side of the bat. He’s also in the maroon of Northern Districts rather than the Otago blue and gold more commonly associated with the surname. But there’s that unmistakable rifle crack sound when a … Read more
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the decision to make Yo-Yo and Dexa fitness tests mandatory for selection for emerging players, citing his own example to make his case. In his characteristic sardonic humour, he also questioned the absence of “bio-mechanists, body science experts as selectors”.“Many years back, when this physical fitness fad had … Read more
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First ODI: Black Caps v Pakistan Where: Karachi National Stadium; When: Monday, 10.30pm [NZ time] Live coverage: Sky Sport 1 ANALYSIS: The Black Caps’ bowling attack is set to be the main area of intrigue as they build towards the Cricket World Cup in India later this year, a journey that starts with three ODIs … Read more
SportAustralia's lopsided summer of cricket, beating South Africa and West Indies, unlikely to be an outlierFor the latest flood and weather warnings, search on ABC EmergencyYou'll be hard pushed to find anyone who will come away from the summer of cricket with much positivity.Sure, Australia were excellent.Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, … Read more
Pakistan’s last pair Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed survived 21 balls in fading light while Sarfaraz Ahmed hit a fighting century to deprive New Zealand of a victory, bringing the second Test to a sensational draw in Karachi.It was a dramatic result and one that reignited the Test cricket debate over how to prolong play … Read more
NZPAKPakistan need 159 runs from 30 overs.KTCCChallengers need 94 runs in 55 balls.IndiaSri LankaMatch yet to beginMSHHHurricanes won by 2 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)CVSYSStrikers won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)Adelaide StrikersMelbourne RenegadesMatch yet to beginBengalBarodaMatch yet to beginPunjabJammu & KashmirMatch yet to beginMadhya PradeshGujaratMatch yet to beginMI Cape TownPaarl RoyalsMatch yet to … Read more