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When Graeme Smith first toured New Zealand he was 23 years old. He had already been South Africa's captain for nine months and 13 Test matches, won seven of them and had two double hundreds to his name. He hid his inexperience behind a veneer of bullishness, while...

Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan took full toll of a wayward Australia as Sri Lanka forced a third triangular series final in Adelaide. Chasing 272, the visitors galloped to the target with 5.4 overs to spare, benefiting greatly from a rollicking start when the first three overs reaped...

Kruger van Wyk will make his Test debut for New Zealand on Wednesday after BJ Watling was ruled out of the first Test against South Africa due to a hip injury. van Wyk, 32, will debut against the country of his birth as wicketkeeper in the absence of...

The ICC's Chief Executives Committee (CEC) is meeting in Dubai over the next two days and its responses to the Woolf Report will be the first indicator as to how far the 65 recommendations made by the Lord Woolf-led independent governance review on the ICC, are likely to...

Central Districts overcame a first-innings deficit and chased a formidable target to complete a six-wicket victory against Auckland in Napier. Pursuing a target of 340, the highest total of the match, Jamie How made 69, Carl Cachopa 108 and Kieran Noema-Barnett an unbeaten 75 to lead Central Districts...

Harbhajan Singh finally lit up a quiet domestic season with a heroic 79 to guide Punjab to a two-wicket win in a thriller against Maharashtra at Palam A Ground. Harbhajan also took 3 for 35, but it was his batting which stood out, considering that Punjab were tottering...

India have made four changes to the Women's squad for the one-day series at home against Australia, starting later this month. The selection committee has included Poonam Raut, Reema Malhotra, Rumeli Dhar and Nooshin Al Khadeer for the three-match ODI series starting March 12. Those omitted from the...

Another day and another defeat for Impi, their eighth in eight games, this time to Warriors by 48 runs in East London. Warriors chose to bat and a strong performance from the top order led them to 168 for 4. The captain Colin Ingram top-scored with 51 off...

A 201-run partnership helped England Women to a 14th consecutive victory and a 3-0 series whitewash over New Zealand Women in Lincoln. Sarah Taylor's unbeaten 109 was the mainstay of the stand as England chased 221 inside 43 overs to win by six wickets. It was Taylor's fourth...

There was a time when David Hussey could not get a bowl anywhere other than the nets. Always highly regarded for his aggressive, free-thinking batsmanship and athletic fielding, Hussey was barely called upon with the ball for Victoria, not least because Brad Hodge stood in watchful guard of...

Pre-match training drills will determine whether or not David Warner can attempt to finish off Sri Lanka in the triangular series after setting Australia on the path to a 1-0 finals lead with a staunch 163 at the Gabba. Warner suffered a groin strain during the innings and...

New Zealand will look to recent history and dig deep into their reserves of self-belief as they prepare for the first fixture in the three-Test series against South Africa. After losing both the Twenty20 and ODI series, their reputation, particularly among locals, has gone from being a side...

Runako Morton, the West Indies batsman, has died in a road accident on Sunday, police have confirmed. Morton, 33, crashed into a utility pole on the Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chase Village in central Trinidad. He was on his way home from a cricket match, and was the...

India will travel to Johannesburg to play a one-off Twenty20 match against South Africa on March 30 at the Wanderers. The match, ESPNcricinfo has understood, was planned well in advance though it comes on the back of lengthy and hectic touring by both teams. Ratnakar Shetty, the BCCI...

"We will not be scared of conditions and we will not be scared of what's dished up at us. We feel we've got enough skill in our team to be able to handle all conditions." If you close your eyes when you hear those Gary Kirsten sentences you...

Kruger van Wyk, the South Africa-born Central Districts wicketkeeper, has been added to New Zealand's squad for the South Africa Tests as cover for BJ Watling, who has a hip injury. The first Test starts on Wednesday. van Wyk himself hadn't batted on Sunday in CD's Plunket Shield...

Australia are a match away from sealing a dramatic and entertaining triangular series, but it is all too apparent that Michael Clarke's team is staggering towards the finish line. To wrap up the finals 2-0 the hosts will have to win two in a row for the first...

Mark Boucher is likely to announce his retirement after South Africa's tour of England in July this year. "I would like to go England and then start a process of trying to get another keeper involved. I think I've still got a lot to offer in that department,"...