Buzzin Cricket

England opener Alastair Cook insists he would rather play for his country than join the IPL.  The 23 year old batsman reckons the honour of representing his country outweighs the financial rewards on offer from the Twenty20 competition in India.
“I can’t see people turning their back on playing for their country,” said Cook. “If you [...]

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Robert Key scored 178 not out on the first day of Kent’s match against the touring New Zealanders at Canterbury. He was ably supported by James Tredwell (123*) as the home side finished on 324-1.
Key scored two centuries against the Kiwis in the corresponding fixture four years ago. Kent won that game by [...]

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England’s Matthew Hoggard, controversially dropped during the recent series against New Zealand, took 6 for 57 for Yorkshire against Hampshire at Headingley.
Hampshire were all out for 159, still 239 behind the hosts.  The follow on was duly enforced and Yorkshire’s position improved further with Hampshire finishing on 136-4 in their second innings.
Hoggard did nothing wrong [...]

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Retired majors from Guildford and the like must be thinking the world has gone mad. First the dancing girls and gold shiny pads in the IPL, now trials of a fluorescent pink cricket ball at Lord’s.
The ball was used in a 50-over match between the M.C.C. and Scotland yesterday. The idea is to [...]

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Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford has offered $100 million to the ECB for playing a five match Twenty20 series against his West Indies All-Star team.
Many of England’s biggest players have been public in their disappointment at missing out on playing in the lucrative IPL.  This offer would seem to allow the ECB to appease their [...]

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