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The Professional County Cricket Clubs (PCCs) have voted to retain the existing format of the Rothesay County Championship. A proposal to introduce a remodelled 13-match structure did not achieve the required majority from the PCCs, meaning no changes will be made to the current competition format. The decision follows a county-led review into the structure of the men’s county competitions, conducted in consultation with the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA). The review explored potential adjustments across the Rothesay County Championship, the men’s Vitality Blast, and the men’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup. In July, PCCs approved a new structure for the men’s…
Triple ton, Aussie gun: Megan Schutt and her teammates reflect After becoming just the second member of an exclusive club, Megan Schutt has silverware in her sights as she plots the next phase of her career. Schutt collected her 300th international wicket in Delhi last Sunday, becoming just the second Australian woman to the milestone behind Ellyse Perry. She combined with her captain and ‘keeper Alyssa Healy for the stumped dismissal of Sneh Rana – a fitting outcome, given Healy took the catch that handed Schutt her first international wicket against New Zealand in 2012. Schutt will again spearhead the…
Pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi has declared that the Green Shirts will reach the Asia Cup final and can beat India if the arch-rivals clash again. Pakistan kept their campaign alive with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a Super Four clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Pakistan and India have met twice in this edition of the regional competition, but the two teams have never played against each other in an Asia Cup final. The regional tournament, played this time in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the Twenty20 format, started in 1984, and this is its 17th edition.…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets with 12 balls remaining in their Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night. “The plan was to go and attack straight away, but I had to take some time, and the boundaries will come,” said the player of the match Hussain Talat, who took two crucial wickets and an unbeaten stand of 58 off 41 with Mohammad Nawaz from the 12th over onwards. It was Nawaz who smashed three sixes and together their partnership produced five fours. It…
The Rothesay County Championship will retain the same format in 2026 after a proposal to play a remodelled 13-game structure did not receive the required majority of votes to affect change.Division One will continue to consist of 10 counties and Division Two of eight counties, with the same two-down, two-up of relegation and promotion also retained. The decision follows a county-led review into the structure of the men’s county competitions.The review, which was staged in consultation with the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), made proposals for changes to the County Championship, Vitality Blast men’s competition and Metro Bank One-Day Cup men’s…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 Smriti Mandhana is one 100 short of equalling Meg Lanning’s record of international hundreds of 17 © BCCI The 13th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup brings more than just a trophy – it’s a stage for record-chases, personal landmarks, and historic firsts. This edition also marks the end of the eight-team format, with expansion planned for future tournaments. Since its inception, fifteen teams have featured in the World Cup, though only three teams – England, Australia, and New Zealand have lifted the trophy. This 50-over World Cup will be the first senior ICC…
Kate Cross has opened up about losing her England central contract, saying it was the “toughest week of her career”.The 33-year-old pace bowler, who has taken more than 100 wickets across all formats for England and has led the attack since Katherine Sciver-Brunt’s retirement in 2023, found out about the decision on the eve of the Women’s Hundred in August. Cross was dropped during England’s one-day international series against India in the summer and was also not selected for the upcoming ODI World Cup, a decision she described as “savage”.”It’s probably been one of the toughest weeks I’ve had in…
South Australia trumped by Joel Paris’ five-wicket haul to help Western Australia earn bonus point South Australia v Western Australia | One-Day Cup Western Australia opener Sam Fanning has top-scored before teammate Joel Paris claimed five wickets in a 66-run one-day win against South Australia. Fanning’s 75 from 91 balls and half-centuries from Cameron Bancroft (63) and Hilton Cartwright (55) steered WA to 9-298 from 50 overs on Wednesday. SA, with left-arm paceman Paris taking 5-42, were bowled out for 232 from 44.3 overs in reply at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. SA’s defence of the Dean Jones Trophy is…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended USA Cricket’s membership in the sport’s world governing body with immediate effect, although the country’s teams will still be able to play in the run-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The ICC Board agreed to suspend USA Cricket after “repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC member under the ICC’s constitution,” a statement issued late on Tuesday said. “These include, but are not limited to, the failure to implement a functional governance structure,” and a “lack of progress toward achieving National Governing Body status with the United States Olympic…
Representative Image: USA Cricket ©Getty After months of speculation, the ICC has officially suspended USA Cricket (USAC) with immediate effect, citing repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as a member board. In a media statement, the ICC detailed the areas of non-compliance, noting they were “not limited to” USAC’s failure to implement a functional governance structure, its lack of progress toward securing recognition as a National Governing Body (NGB) with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committe (USOPC), and “significant actions that have caused reputational damage to cricket in the United States and around the world.” The suspension marks…