Durham have confirmed the signing of South African batsmen Stephen Cook for the first half of the 2017 season. Cook will sign as an overseas player, much to the relief of Cricket South Africa as they contend with an influx of players into county cricket on a Kolpak registration, so ending their international careers, at
Warner repeats Allan Border Medal win
David Warner’s enormous improvement as an ODI batsman has lifted him to a second consecutive Allan Border Medal, on a night when Mitchell Starc’s outstanding spells in Sri Lanka and resilience against South Africa and Pakistan helped him to his first Test Player of the Year award. Though the medal provides a weighting that favours
TNCA to BCCI: Cannot host India’s Under-19 Tests
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has declined to host the two Under-19 Test matches between India and England, scheduled to be played in Chennai in February. The state association sent a brief note stating “domestic programs” as the reason, to the BCCI CEO Rahul Johri informing them of the decision, on January 7. The two
PCB confirms PSL final in Lahore
The PCB has confirmed that the Pakistan Super League final will be held in Lahore on March 9 and the board is drawing up contingency plans to replace overseas players who are unwilling to travel to the country due to security concerns. The board has decided to hold a new draft in the last week
Thunder gain momentum with Hurricanes rout
Sydney Thunder 4 for 162 (Watson 55, Vince 44) beat Hobart Hurricanes 8 for 161 (Bailey 69*) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Before this tournament, the Sydney Thunder general manager Nick Cummins indicated that the defending champions needed to attack BBL06 as though they were the bottom team. Having started with four consecutive defeats,