Clare Connor – Captain, above all else
She is 25 years old and is already on her third tour of India. Clare Connor is in Chennai leading England against India in a five one-day and one-off Test series that will do much…
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Hampshire v Zimbabweans – Day 1 report
On a rare dry April day, the Zimbabweans made an encouraging start to their first Test-playing tour of England with a day in the field. They dismissed a weakened and rather feeble Hampshire team for…
West Brom trio struggle vs Huddersfield
Semi Ajayi, Darnell Furlong and Matt Clarke all struggled in West Brom's dramatic 2-2 draw with Huddersfield Town on Friday evening. The Baggies faced another important Championship game at the Hawthorns on Friday but key…
Hard-liners retain control of Zimbabwe board
Peter Chingoka: a relieved man© Getty ImagesAlthough the annual general meeting of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union doesn't take place until this Friday (August 6), Wisden Cricinfo has learned that the entire board will be returned…
Akhtar and Asif in provisional tour squad
Pakistan have included Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in their preliminary 25-man squad for next month's tour of South Africa, despite continuing uncertainty over their doping cases.Although the pair were cleared on appeal after initially…
Rawat builds Assam's advantage
ScorecardAssam trailed Madhya Pradesh by just 37 runs, and were well set at 178 for 1 after an opening stand of 143 between Parvez Aziz and Chandan Rawat on the second day's play at Indore.…
Youhana and Younis seal tour victory
ScorecardChris Rogers drives smoothly on his way to top-scoring for the Prime Minister's XI© Getty ImagesThe Pakistanis breezed to an easy victory over the Prime Minister's XI with more than seven overs to spare at…
England send for Bicknell at last
England's selectors have sprung a surprise by recalling Martin Bicknell, the Surrey seamer, into their squad of 13 for the fourth npower Test against South Africa, which starts at Headingley on Thursday. Also called up…
Henderson replaces Boje in South African tour party
Western Province left-arm spinner Claude Henderson has replaced Nicky Boje in the South African squad which leaves for a three-Test tour of Australia on Saturday. Boje is suffering from patella tendinitis and, after having a…
India's drought refuses to break
Over recent months, Australia's southernmost capital city has barelyexperienced a drop of rain; indeed, the past three years have broughtsome areas around Hobart their lowest amount of rainfall on record. Soit was probably fitting, then,…