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Nick Compton has signed a new three year deal to stay at Somerset, ending speculation about his future.

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Aug-2013Nick Compton has signed a new three year deal to stay at Somerset, ending speculation about his future.With Compton out of contract at the end of the season, several counties were interested in tempting Compton away from Taunton but he has decided to stay in the Westcountry, despite the prospect of playing in Division Two of the County Championship next season.Somerset are in deep relegation trouble but Compton has remained loyal to the county who have helped his career flourish. He spent the first nine years of his career at his home county of Middlesex, averaging 34.14 in first-class cricket before a move to Taunton in 2010. Since the switch Compton has scored 3,677 first-class runs at 61.28.Compton’s progress culminated in his call-up for England’s tour of India in November 2012. He had to wait until the following tour of New Zealand for his maiden Test century. But despite back-to-back Test tons, a lean return series against New Zealand saw him dropped for the Ashes.Back in the Championship, he has scored 578 runs at 44.46 with two centuries and Dave Nosworthy, Somerset’s director of cricket who has endured some problems in his maiden season at Taunton, is delighted to have retained a key member of his squad.”The Club and I are very pleased to have secured Nick again for a further period,” Nosworthy said. “He is one of the best players in the country and makes a huge contribution to the club, not just on the field of play but also off it. We look forward to seeing Nick score many more runs at Taunton and beyond and we are happy to have secured a quality person and a quality player.”Compton added: “I’ve enjoyed my three years with the club and feel settled by having such a great team and support network around me. I’m aware of interest from other clubs but I’ve played some of my best cricket here and I’m grateful to the club and its members who have given me such great support. I want to continue to grow as a player so I can be at the top of my game over the coming seasons.”

Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, has filed an appeal against the lifetime ban handed down to him by the ECB for his involvement in spot-fixing

Umar Farooq11-Jul-2012Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, has filed an appeal against the lifetime ban handed down to him by the ECB for his involvement in spot-fixing.His lawyers also confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Kaneria has also appealed against an order to pay £100,000 in costs for the hearings, a charge that was not publically outlined in the ECB judgment.Kaneria, Pakistan’s fourth-highest wicket-taker in Tests, was handed the life ban by an ECB disciplinary panel for his part in the spot-fixing case involving former Essex fast bowler Mervyn Westfield. He had been found guilty of inducing Westfield to under-perform and of bringing the game into disrepute.Last month Kaneria’s legal team said they wanted an opening hearing for the appeal after describing the outcome of the tribunal as “pre-determined”. Westfield provided testimony against his former Essex team-mate but Kaneria’s lawyers contend that the legspinner was not given a fair hearing. They also indicated that a further legal appeal – potentially to the Court of Arbitration for Sport – could be pursued in order to clear Kaneria’s name.”We’ve got nothing to hide about this. It’s not sour grapes that we lost a fair hearing,” Steven Hourigan, who represented Kaneira, said. “We lost a hearing where it was pre-determined what the result was going to be. We’re going to have an appeal. What we want is an independent observer to sit in and listen to the evidence. What we want is a fair hearing in front of an independent panel. We would want the press to sit in on the appeal and hear every word.”The PCB have said they will uphold the ECB’s ban – as was agreed between all ICC member nations – and earlier this week the PCB’s integrity committee barred Kaneria from playing any official cricket in Pakistan pending the outcome of his appealWestfield, Kaneria’s team mate, pleaded guilty to bringing the game into disrepute and was given a five-year ban, although he will be allowed to play club cricket after three years.Kaneria’s Pakistan-based lawyer Farogh Naseem, told ESPNcricinfo. “The appeal cover not only covers the life ban but also against the £100,000 cost that was imposed as a part of the
expenditure of all he hearings.”There was no understanding before or during the hearing that we will pay the expenditure of all the hearings that took place. The cost along with the ban is unfair. They don’t have any evidence against Kaneria and still the ECB passed an order against him.”Gerard Elias QC, chairman of the ECB disciplinary panel that found Kaneria guilty, called him “a grave danger to the game of cricket.” Kaneria has continued to plead his innocence.

A PCB disciplinary committee has recommended the board lift the suspension on selector Mohammad Ilyas

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Jun-2011A PCB disciplinary committee has recommended the board lift the suspension on selector Mohammad Ilyas. Ilyas, a former Pakistan batsman, had earlier been suspended and served two showcause notices for his role in the dispute involving Shahid Afridi’s conditional retirement and appearing on a TV show with banned cricketer Salman Butt.Ilyas was asked to appear before a disciplinary committee and explain his appearance on a TV show – Butt was a panelist on it – in which he responded to criticism levelled at him by Afridi. He was found to have violated clauses 8 and 9 of his PCB contract. Under ICC rules, no board member is allowed to interact with a banned player, in this case Butt, who was punished by the ICC for his alleged role in the spot-fixing controversy.”Mr Ilyas was asked to explain the reasons for his recent conduct. He mentioned that he should have sought permission from PCB before appearing in a talk show,” a release issued by the PCB stated. “Mr Ilyas said that he felt he had to defend his honour after being subjected to accusations of a personal nature. The committee noted that Mr Ilyas had responded to personal comments made against him but had not criticised the PCB, its management, or its policies.”The committee issued a short order in which it recommended that PCB issue a warning to Mr Ilyas to exercise caution while dealing with the media in the Future. The committee also recommended that PCB lift Mr Ilyas’s suspension. A detailed order will be issued at a later date.”Afridi had specifically and personally criticised Ilyas after announcing his conditional retirement from the game as part of his blitz against the board. An incensed Ilyas felt compelled to respond with his own attacks against Afridi and was duly issued with a showcause notice, in which the board said he had violated the code of conduct applicable to officials.Afridi and Ilyas have a history: Ilyas has often opposed the selection of Afridi in the side but that opinion has ballooned in recent months. Afridi accused Ilyas of promoting his son-in-law Imran Farhat, while Ilyas responded by saying Afridi had pushed unfairly and persistently for Ahmed Shahzad, Fawad Alam and Shahzaib Hasan.

The ongoing limited-overs series between Canada and USA will determine who goes on to participate in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier to be held in Bangladesh in 2012

Cricinfo staff14-Jul-2010The ongoing limited-overs series between Canada and USA will determine who goes on to participate in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier to be held in Bangladesh in 2012. USA won the first of the three games comfortably in King City, Ontario.Canada, who are led by Mona Persaud, qualified for this series by virtue of their victory in the 2009 Americas Region Women’s Championship, where the USA were runners-up. Each of the three games will be held in King City, with the winner moving a step closer towards qualifying for the 2013 Women’s World Cup in India.George Codrington, the Canada coach, said his team was up to the challenge. “We have had a good week’s training camp in Toronto before the big games and the girls have been training all spring – they’re ready,” he said.Chandra Gocool, Cricket Canada’s CEO recognized the growing importance of women’s cricket and Canada’s women’s team. “Over the past few years we have stepped up our commitment to the women’s program and we have seen marked improvement at the highest levels. We are excited to see more and more women participating in cricket across the country in recent years. It’s a positive sign for the future of the women’s teams.”The teams also play two Twenty20 games on Saturday.Canada squad: Mona Persaud (capt), Kim Coulter, Nicole Gallagher, Helene Gaffney, Jennifer Gruno, Mahwish Khan, Monali Patel, Santhiya Rajaram, Kiran Samra, Natasha Springett, Suthershini Sivanantham, Sheryl Tittlemier, Mikaela Turik, Saniyah Zia, Vindhya Varanasi

Suzie Bates’ swift 60-ball 82 and her 104-run partnership with Sophie Devine for the second wicket set the base for New Zealand Women’s massive 93-run win over Ireland Women in the World T20 match in Mohali

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Mar-2016
ScorecardSuzie Bates’ swift 60-ball 82 and her 104-run partnership with Sophie Devine for the second wicket set the base for New Zealand Women’s massive 93-run win over Ireland Women in the World T20 match in Mohali.New Zealand got off to a blistering start after opting to bat, as opener Rachel Priest struck three fours in the first over before falling to medium-pacer Amy Kenealy in the second over. The wicket brought Bates and Devine together at the crease, and the pair built on the early momentum in their century stand. By the end of the Powerplay, New Zealand were 48 for 1 and except for a couple of quiet overs, the pair found the boundary with ease. Devine fell in the 15th over to Isobel Joyce, after a 34-ball 47, and Bates then propelled the score past 150. The New Zealand captain struck two successive sixes off Kim Garth in the penultimate over before falling for 82; her knock also included seven fours. She became the fourth player to score more than 2000 runs in women’s T20I cricket and is second on the list of highest run-getters with 2063 runs, ahead of Sarah Taylor and Stafanie Taylor.Ireland’s chase simply failed to get off the blocks. They lost two wickets within the first four overs for a score of 16 and by the tenth over had reached only 34 for 3. The required run rate was already more than 14 by that stage and it was only Joyce who showed some resistance with a 33-ball 28, the top score in an Ireland innings that eventually petered out to 84 for 5. Offspinner Leigh Kasperek had economical returns of 1-10 in her four overs while legspinner Erin Bermingham took 2 for 17.

Royal Challengers Bangalore set up a clash with Chennai Super Kings for a place in the final as they sent Rajasthan Royals out of the tournament with a commanding performance

The Report by Abhishek Purohit20-May-2015
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Agarkar: Royals needed openers to get some runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore set up a clash with Chennai Super Kings for a place in the final as they sent Rajasthan Royals out of the tournament with a commanding performance.Two of the big three Royal Challengers batsmen failed, but the third, AB de Villiers, made up for that with 66 off 38. Mandeep Singh chose a knockout game to make the first half-century of the season from a Royal Challengers batsman not answering to those three big names. De Villiers and Mandeep added 113 for the third wicket at more than 10 an over to propel Royal Challengers to 180 for 4. On a ground with a highest successful chase of 166 in the IPL, it was too many runs in the pressure of a must-win chase. Royals crumbled without any fight, losing wickets regularly to go down by 71 runs.On a hard and grassy but also two-paced pitch, Royal Challengers lost Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli to Dhawal Kulkarni by the eighth over before reaching 50. Mandeep and de Villiers took a few deliveries to get their bearings before decisively batting Royals out of the match.Mandeep started the counter when he pulled and lofted Kulkarni for consecutive boundaries in the tenth over. Still, Royal Challengers were going at run a ball at the halfway mark. They were to take 86 off the last six overs, Royals’ death-bowling letting them down again as none of those overs went for less than 11.No batsman barring Mandeep and de Villiers was able to time the ball consistently on the Pune pitch. Mandeep was strong on the pull and the cut. Gradually, de Villiers found his hitting rhythm too, against left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma in the 15th over, when he slogged two sixes and powered a four to deep extra cover.James Faulkner went for 42 from four overs to end a disappointing season with an economy-rate of 9.46. Chris Morris had a rare off day too, leaking the same number of runs.With such a stiff target, Royals needed their top order to come good. It wasn’t to be. Shane Watson chased and nicked a wide one from S Aravind in the second over. Sanju Samson’s promotion to No. 3 did not work as Harshal Patel bounced him out. With the asking-rate galloping, Steven Smith grew desperate for the big hit and holed out off David Wiese.Helpless to stop the exit of batsmen at the other end, and struggling to get the measure of the pitch, Ajinkya Rahane departed for 42 off 39 in the 14th over. There was to be no sparkle from Deepak Hooda. There was to be no finishing from Faulkner. There was to be only a heavy defeat.

Gloucestershire have signed Victoria wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb as one of their overseas players for 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Mar-2015Gloucestershire have signed Victoria wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb as one of their overseas players for 2015. Handscomb, who has been tipped to represent Australia, will provide cover for Michael Klinger in the first part of the season and is available to play in all three formats.Handscomb shares the gloves with Matthew Wade for his state but is likely to play as a top-order batsman at Gloucestershire, who have Gareth Roderick and Cameron Herring in addition to former England keeper Geraint Jones. Handscomb has three first-class hundreds and currently averages 171.00 in T20 – he has only been dismissed once in eight innings, which included a maiden ton in the 2014-15 Big Bash.His signing is the first at Gloucestershire since Richard Dawson was appointed as the club’s new head coach at the start of the year.”It is brilliant for the club to get Peter for the season,” Dawson said. “He’s coming off the back of an exceptional season with Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and also in the Big Bash League where he made headlines with his hundred for the Melbourne Stars.”Peter is a young, exciting player who is highly rated in Australia. The people I have spoken to have all given me very positive feedback on him as a player and as a bloke. At 23 he is a similar age to the rest of the squad and will fit into our dressing room well.”He will bring positive competition for the batting spots and new ideas from his experiences in Australia. It is a good opportunity for him to showcase his talents in English conditions – especially with Australia over here for the Ashes and we believe we can help him to continue his development.”The 23-year-old has a British passport, due to his English parents, and played 2nd XI cricket for Leicestershire in 2011 but has been registered as an overseas player by Gloucestershire. He could potentially find himself on the fringes of Australia’s Ashes squad this summer, with several wicketkeepers vying for the role as Brad Haddin’s understudy.Handscomb said: “It has always been an ambition of mine to play county cricket and I was delighted when Gloucestershire expressed an interest in me joining them. I have heard good things about the players at Nevil Road and I am looking forward to meeting up with them in April.”Klinger has captained Gloucestershire for the last two years but does not take up his contract until June. He will then lead the side in T20 and 50-over competition, with Jones handed the Championship captaincy.

West Indies’ resistance in the face of South Africa’s daunting first-innings total could not be faulted for determination but it went entirely unrewarded as they ended the day trailing by 275 runs after following on with eight wickets in hand

The Report by David Hopps19-Dec-2014
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Moonda: Philander the man of the moment

Test cricket against the leading nations has long become a trial for West Indies. Faced by a daunting South Africa total, they initially stiffened sinews as best they could but by the end of the third day of the first Test in Centurion that resolve had been replaced by a familiar expectation of impending defeat.They followed on 351 runs behind shortly after tea and, although South Africa’s attack understandably lessened in intensity second-time around, they still lost Devon Smith and Kraigg Braithwaite in reducing the deficit to 275.South Africa’s protagonist was Vernon Philander, who bowled with great intelligence throughout, the only rider being that those qualities did not extend to his appetite for the review system. Twice his emphatic signals requested a review; twice his desire went unrewarded. Nevertheless, he finished with five wickets in the day, his first-innings 4 for 29 in 15 overs being the reward for some insistent, pitched-up seam bowling.A first-innings opening stand of 72 proved to be West Indies’ high point. The first four batsmen all fell in the 30s and a chance to put right a lacklustre and depleted display in the field was slowly relinquished on a Centurion pitch that treated batsmen more kindly than that prepared for Australia’s visit in February.Smith’s exit, for 35, will provide more fodder for DRS sceptics, but the decision was not as off-beam as some immediately suggested. The umpire Billy Bowden had rejected Philander’s appeal after the ball passed between Smith’s bat and hip as he sought to work it through square leg. Snicko, unhelpfully, showed a spike when the ball was between bat and trouser pocket.Superficially, there was no evidence to overturn Bowden’s decision but Paul Reiffel, the TV umpire, did just that. Two sound spikes did give some credence to his conclusion that the ball had touched both bat and hip on the way through to the stand-in wicketkeeper AB de Villiers. The ICC, too, has advised that sound spikes can potentially appear in the next frame, just after contact has been made.But, all in all, there were too many presumptions for an on-field decision to be overturned without discontent: DRS is not about educated guesses but clear proof that provides the basis for widespread agreement. Reiffel’s decision possessed logic, but Smith would count himself unfortunate.Brathwaite then followed in Philander’s next over. Earlier, he had edged him just short of second slip. This time a thinner edge flew to Hashim Amla at first. Leon Johnson and Marlon Samuels stabilised West Indies until lunch in a session extended to two-and-a-half hours because of the rain that washed out the final session on the second day.South Africa were depleted in the field, although unlike West Indies the mishaps had not affected their bowling attack. Quinton de Kock, the wicketkeeper, twisted an ankle and Faf du Plessis’ virus had been bad enough for him to visit hospital. There were niggles later for both Dale Steyn and Philander. But the pace attack was initially in rude health and the Test possessed an intensity sorely lacking on the previous day.The opening pair was almost split by what would have been an unfortunate run-out. After Smith pushed Morne Morkel to midwicket for a quick single, Brathwaite lost his footing approaching the crease, dropped his bat and was still short of his ground when Dale Steyn’s underarm throw narrowly missed the stumps.Leon Johnson was the one top-order West Indies batsman to depart wastefully, driving Kyle Abbott loosely to cover in the third over after lunch. When Philander rapped Samuels on the pads before he had scored, the bowler’s excitement at a perfectly-executed plan was apparent. Samuels’ weakness for being trapped on the crease early in an innings had been exposed, but replays revealed he was struck just outside the line.Instead, it was Morkel who removed Samuels, causing him to chop on as he brought one back sharply from around the wicket. Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s crooked resistance entertained for a while – one swing around from his open stance to work Abbott through point off an open face defied geometrical rules – but he was plucked by Alviro Petersen at slip off Philander. When Jermaine Blackwood fell on the stroke of tea, an excellent low catch by Petersen at second slip, legitimised only after numerous TV replays, it was undeniably South Africa’s session.West Indies capitulation after tea was swift. Denesh Ramdin succumbed to a solitary over of left-arm spin from Dean Elgar, Jerome Taylor pushed a return catch to Morkel next ball and with Kemar Roach unable to bat, it was all over when Morkel flattened Cottrell’s stumps.Imposing the follow-on put South Africa’s fast-bowling quartet under strain but the pattern was set. Smith was caught at slip while Philander roared initially for lbw – Smith failing with a review – and Petersen’s snaffling of Brathwaite at second slip – first the parry then the catch as he lay on his back – ensured a contented end to South Africa’s day.

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Depois de cinco jogos sem vencer, o Palmeiras goleou o Godoy Cruz (ARG) na terça e quer neste domingo, às 19h, confirmar a reação contra o Corinthians, em Itaquera. O jogo, válido pela 13ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, é a chance para acalmar de vez o ambiente, diante de novo protesto da Mancha Alviverde, sábado.

Só que o duelo com o arquirrival tem sido motivo de dor de cabeça no histórico recente. Desde 2016, quando ganhou os três Dérbis daquela temporada, o Verdão bateu o Corinthians apenas em dois clássicos, e sofreu outras sete derrotas. No único encontro deste ano, triunfo alvinegro por 1 a 0, na primeira fase do Campeonato Paulista.

Há três anos, o Palmeiras venceu em jogo pela primeira fase do Estadual (1 a 0) e os dois do Campeonato Brasileiro (1 a 0 e 2 a 0) – o segundo, em Itaquera, teve papel marcante na reta final da campanha do título alviverde.

Só que o troco veio no ano seguinte, com três derrotas nos três clássicos, inclusive em Dérbi na Arena Corinthians que afastou o Verdão de uma arrancada pelo bicampeonato nacional. Em 2018, o Palmeiras voltou a ganhar na casa alvinegra, na primeira final do Paulista, mas perdeu no Allianz Parque, no tempo normal e nos pênaltis, com muita reclamação da arbitragem.

Desde a volta de Felipão, uma vitória (Brasileiro-2018) e uma derrota (Paulista-2019) no “maior clássico do mundo”, como define o próprio Palmeiras. A Mancha Alviverde adotou tom agressivo às vésperas do Dérbi deste domingo, dizendo que o jogo “vale vida”.

A principal torcida organizada se mostra incomodada com declarações recentes de Scolari e quis mostrar a irritação no sábado, até de forma ameaçadora. No Brasileiro, o Palmeiras está há três rodadas sem vencer e perdeu a liderança para o Santos.

O Dérbi é a chance de recolocar a paz definitivamente na Academia de Futebol, como já aconteceu tantas vezes ao longo dos 101 anos do clássico.

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Ian Butler, the former New Zealand fast bowler, has announced his retirement from the game. In a career blighted by debilitating back injuries, Butler played eight Tests, 26 ODIs and 19 T20 internationals, and his last match for his country was against England at The Oval in June 2013.”It is time to accept that the body has had enough,” said Butler, still only 32. “Sad but exciting times, hopefully the next chapter in life will be more family, friends and partner friendly.”Butler made his debut against England at Christchurch in 2002 as a quick 20-year old but his career seemed to be over following a serious back injury after an ODI against Australia in 2004. He cut down on speed and attempted to reinvent himself as a batsman at Northern Districts.Improved fitness and success with a move to Otago in 2008-09 revived his international career, and he made his comeback against Australia in February 2009. He had a final, short-lived stint when he played a few T20s against England in 2013. He enjoyed a productive time at Otago, with 87 first-class and 58 List A wickets.”Ian has given fantastic service to us since coming down here in 2008,” Otago Cricket CEO Ross Dykes said. “At that point his international career was seemingly over, but the way he dealt with his debilitating injuries and his exacting preparation saw him reinvent himself as a quality allrounder and become a ‘go to’ bowler for both the Volts and the BLACKCAPS. His ability to ‘finish’ games with both bat and ball set him apart as a sought after specialist in the short forms of the game.”He was a quality cricketer and is a quality individual whose strong values and exacting standards will add much to whatever he does in the future. We wish him every success in life after cricket and thank him for an outstanding contribution to the recent successes of the Volts.”