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Motera-like tracks would kill Test cricket: Harbhajan (Hindustan Times)
21 Nov 2009, 1:09 pm
Miffed with the docile pitch in the drawn Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said such batting-friendly tracks would kill cricket's longest format.
Windies will be blown around, say legends - Sydney Morning Herald
21 Nov 2009, 12:57 pm
 Sydney Morning Herald | Windies will be blown around, say legends Sydney Morning Herald Test match cricket is like that - it's a see-saw - the ones who maintain momentum for the longest time usually win.'' Warne joined a growing chorus of ... Shane Warne keen to not embarrass himself in Twenty20 exhibition Shane Warne hits out at West Indies Former Grubber now an All Star |
Flat tracks threat to Test cricket: Manjrekar (Press Trust of India)
21 Nov 2009, 12:52 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Disappointed with the tame draw in the Ahmedabad Test between India and Sri Lanka, former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar said placid wickets like the one in Motera are a serious threat to Test cricket's progress.
Flat tracks threat to Test cricket: Manjrekar - Press Trust of India
21 Nov 2009, 12:44 pm
 Indian Express | Flat tracks threat to Test cricket: Manjrekar Press Trust of India If we continue to encourage the curators by calling their 'flat tracks' good wickets then we are seriously hampering the progress of Test cricket," ... "Flat tracks will harm Test cricket" Flat tracks killing Test cricket: Bhajji I wouldn't play cricket on this wicket: Dhoni |
Lillee confident Test cricket will survive (CricketLine.com)
21 Nov 2009, 12:10 pm
Lillee - Test cricket will survive. All-Stars coach Dennis Lillee has backed Test cricket to continue to function and thrive as the pinnacle of the game despite the explosion of interest in Twenty20.
Meaningless cricket being played: Hayden - Cricketnext.com
21 Nov 2009, 12:05 pm
 SINDH TODAY | Meaningless cricket being played: Hayden Cricketnext.com Sydney: Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden and Cricket Australia board member has said that cricket is being overplayed and undervalued around the ... Give up baggy green: Rodney Hogg to Brett Lee Aussie bowler burnout concern |
Lily Allen loves cricket (The Times of India)
21 Nov 2009, 11:27 am
Pop star Lily Allen has been made an honorary member of a cricket club after she professed her love of the sport.
Lily Allen loves cricket - Times of India
21 Nov 2009, 11:18 am
Lily Allen loves cricket Times of India PTI 21 November 2009, 02:58pm IST Pop star Lily Allen has been made an honorary member of a cricket club after she professed her love of the sport. ... |
Helperby mums bare all to help cricket club and hospital (York Press)
21 Nov 2009, 11:06 am
HELPERBY Cricket Club decided to do something a bit different for its fund-raising this Christmas.
Cricket: Back to the future with Tuffey, Bond - Otago Daily Times
21 Nov 2009, 10:24 am
 New Zealand Herald | Cricket: Back to the future with Tuffey, Bond Otago Daily Times A bicep injury robbed the 31-year-old of two of his prime cricketing years and, like Bond, he signed for the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and was ruled ... Bond welcomes recall surprise Call-up nice surprise for Fulton Bond returns to NZ team for Pakistan Tests |
Lillee backs test cricket - The Press Association
21 Nov 2009, 9:55 am
 Times LIVE | Lillee backs test cricket The Press Association All-Stars coach Dennis Lillee has backed Test cricket to continue to function and thrive as the pinnacle of the game despite the explosion of interest in ... Global News Agency Reuters Suspends Australian Cricket Coverage Hussey goes on the attack in bid to prolong career 'IPL will take cricket places' |
LILLEE BACKS TEST CRICKET | Sporting Life - Cricket News | Live Cricket Scores, South Africa v England (Sporting Life)
21 Nov 2009, 8:59 am
All-Stars coach Dennis Lillee has backed Test cricket to continue to function and thrive as the pinnacle of the game despite the explosion of interest in Twenty20.
Cricket: Lillee backs Test cricket (sportal.com.au)
21 Nov 2009, 8:45 am
ACA All-Stars coach Dennis Lillee has backed Test cricket to continue to thrive as the pinnacle of the game as he and Shane Warne prepared the All-Stars to take on Australia next week.
2 held in fatal stabbing of cricket player in Allen - Dallas Morning News
21 Nov 2009, 8:33 am
2 held in fatal stabbing of cricket player in Allen Dallas Morning News They and another man were playing basketball when they quarreled over court space with Khan, who had come to practice his cricket skills, police say. ... |
List of highest runscorers in test cricket (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
20 Nov 2009, 11:11 pm
Leading runscorers in test cricket (x-active): 12,877-- x-Sachin Tendulkar, India (160 tests) 11,953-- Brian Lara, West Indies (131) 11,345-- x-Ricky Ponting, Australia (136) 11,174-- Allan Border, Australia (156) 11,038-- x-Rahul Dravid, India (135) 10,927-- Steve Waugh, Australia (168) 10,277-- x-Jacques Kallis, South Africa (131) 10,122-- Sunil Gavaskar, India (125) 9,022-- x-Mahela...
List of scorers of most centuries in test cricket (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
20 Nov 2009, 11:11 pm
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Leading scorers of centuries in test cricket (x-active): 43-- x-Sachin Tendulkar, India (160 matches) 38-- x-Ricky Ponting, Australia (135) 34-- Sunil Gavaskar, India (125) 34-- Brian Lara, West Indies (131) 32-- Steve Waugh, Australia (168) 31-- x-Jacques Kallis, South Africa (131) 30-- Matthew Hayden, Australia (103) 29-- Sir Donald Bradman, Australia (52) 27-- x ...
List of highest wicket-takers in test cricket (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
20 Nov 2009, 11:11 pm
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Leading wicket-takers in test cricket (x-active): 786-- x-Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka (130 matches) 708-- Shane Warne, Australia (145) 619-- Anil Kumble, India (132) 563-- Glenn McGrath, Australia (124) 519-- Courtney Walsh, West Indies (132) 434-- Kapil Dev, India (131) 431-- Sir Richard Hadlee, New Zealand (86) 421-- Shaun Pollock, South Africa (108) 414-- Wasim ...
Ahmedabad pitch was unfit for Test cricket - Dreamcricket
20 Nov 2009, 10:04 pm
 The Age | Ahmedabad pitch was unfit for Test cricket Dreamcricket However, while the Test ended in a stalemate, the game of cricket ended up on the losing side. Amidst all the talk of 'saving' the most sacrosanct version ... Tendulkar crosses 30000 runs in international cricket Mishra should go back to first class cricket Cricket-First Sri Lanka-India test ends in a draw |
Middlesex Sign Gilchrist And Talking to Tendulkar - New York Times
19 Nov 2009, 11:34 am
 Rediff | Middlesex Sign Gilchrist And Talking to Tendulkar New York Times Gilchrist, a record-breaking wicketkeeper and high-scoring batsman, retired from international cricket in 2008 and captained the Hyderabad-based Deccan ... STAR Cricket Salutes the Living Legend Sachin Tendulkar Sachin hits 20 Middlesex seal deal for Gilchrist |
Testing Times for Traditional Cricket - Wall Street Journal
19 Nov 2009, 12:39 am
 Times Online | Testing Times for Traditional Cricket Wall Street Journal Lord's looks set to keep its name after the Marylebone Cricket Club denied a report Wednesday that naming rights to the sport's most ... The Edge: Lords faces battle to remain home of cricket India to sponsor Lord's cricket ground? Lord's row as cricket bosses are forced to deny £400m plan to sell ground's ... |
