Clubs should look on the positive side when the new cricket season starts in Scotland
It’s good to see Ross County’s footballers taking positive strides forward as they pursue their dream of returning to the Scottish Premiership.
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‘Jail term inevitable’ for cricketer found guilty of raping sleeping woman
A cricketer has been found guilty of raping a sleeping woman during the first night of a sexual conquest competition he helped set up on a WhatsApp group.
Cricketer guilty of raping woman as part of WhatsApp group ‘game’
A former county cricketer has been found guilty of raping a sleeping woman during a sexual conquest “game”.
Ben Stokes makes ‘catch of the tournament’ in Indian Premier League
England cricketer Ben Stokes made a sublime catch in the Indian Premier League off the bowling of Jofra Archer.
Bancroft admits ball-tampering was ‘poor mistake’ but vows not to dwell on it
Cameron Bancroft accepts he is powerless to change people’s perceptions of him but feels “living in the past is unhealthy for anybody” ahead of his county cricket bow for Durham.
Chris Woakes believes his fitness has ‘turned a corner’ ahead of bumper summer
Chris Woakes is optimistic his prospects of featuring in the World Cup and Ashes will not be jeopardised by a long-standing knee problem following a couple of injections to the area.
How England’s Test players and hopefuls fared in the County Championship
The opening week of the Specsavers County Championship featured a smattering of England’s current Test players and those who are hoping to force their way into the reckoning for an Ashes spot later this summer.
Foakes determined to win back England spot
Ben Foakes is willing to consider all options to reclaim the England place he lost during an eventful winter as the Ashes loom on the horizon.
Jason Roy admits uncertainty over his suitability for Test opener role
Jason Roy describes his ability to open Test batting as the “great unknown” as England consider promoting Surrey’s limited overs specialist for the Ashes this summer.
Alec Stewart backs Jason Roy to transition to Test opening role
Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart is convinced Jason Roy can make a successful transition from one-day to Test opener for England.
5 players to watch in this season’s County Championship
The County Championship season gets under way later this week with cricket fans up and down the country excitedly awaiting its return.
Stalwart to hang up the whites after long career
Cricket is springing back into life across the north-east as the new season beckons.
Test match axed as ‘shaken’ Bangladesh cricketers narrowly avoid mosque massacre
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team narrowly missed the New Zealand mosque attack.
Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid lead England to opening T20 victory in St Lucia
Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid stepped up to guide a depleted England side to victory over the West Indies, taking the first Twenty20 by four wickets in St Lucia.
Dawid Malan looking to cash in on T20 opportunity in West Indies
Dawid Malan is eager to make an impression after returning to the England fold for the first since he was ruthlessly dropped last summer.
Sir Alastair Cook hails ‘special day’ after receiving knighthood from Queen
Cricketer Sir Alastair Cook, England’s all-time leading run scorer and most capped player, said he did not have the words to describe how special a day it had been as he collected his knighthood.
ECB announces further details about ‘The Hundred’ as 2020 launch nears
The England and Wales Cricket Board has unveiled the principal playing conditions for its controversial 100-ball format as well as announcing it will be called The Hundred.
Scotland stun Oman with hugely one-sided victory
Cricket often serves up tales of the unexpected.
World Cup can be “powerful” for English cricket – Morgan
England captain Eoin Morgan believes the World Cup can have a huge impact on cricket in Britain this summer – but insists the team must not yet start looking ahead to the competition.
Jofra Archer’s Hobart Hurricanes beaten in Big Bash semi-finals
Jofra Archer’s Hobart Hurricanes saw their hopes of reaching the Big Bash League final ended as Melbourne Stars secured an shock six-wicket victory at Bellerive Oval.
England end Test tour of West Indies with resounding victory
England ended their troubled Test tour of the West Indies with a thumping win, sealing victory by 232 runs on day four in St Lucia.
England close in on third Test victory against West Indies
England were closing in on victory on the fourth evening of the third Test against the West Indies, who reached tea on 136 for six in pursuit of a notional 485.
James Anderson’s triple strike puts West Indies in deep trouble
James Anderson struck three times with the new ball as England closed in on victory in the third Test against the West Indies.
Sydney Thunder miss out on Big Bash finals despite victory over Hurricanes
Jofra Archer’s Hobart Hurricanes suffered a rare Big Bash defeat, but victory was not enough for Sydney Thunder to secure a top-four place.
England bid to avoid their ninth Test series whitewash
England go into the third Test against a resurgent West Indies looking to avert a 3-0 clean sweep in St Lucia.
Liam Plunkett helps Melbourne Stars seal shock win over city rivals Renegades
England paceman Liam Plunkett helped his Melbourne Stars side to a surprise six-wicket Big Bash League win over their city rivals.
Vote for north of Scotland’s brightest sporting star
It has been a year when north and north-east stars have paraded their talents across a diverse range of sporting pursuits.
Rise of Adrian Neill not such a tall order
Adrian Neill has always been a hard man to ignore. At 6ft 11in, he is Scottish cricket’s very own Mount Rushmore and is scaling his own peaks in cricket.
North-east cricket community offers support to Con de Lange
The north-east cricket community has offered its support to international player, Con de Lange, who is battling a brain tumour.
Fraserburgh cricket club hopes to find new generation of players dedicated to organisation’s future
Fraserburgh cricket club is casting its net wide to find a new generation of players dedicated to the organisation’s future.
Scots game needs this kind of big event finale
There was something joyous about watching Worcester beat Sussex at Edgbaston on Saturday in the final of the T20 Blast.
Fine results give way to frustration at sport stuck in neutral
Scottish cricket can’t afford to have ideas above its station. The ICC cabal that runs the sport, principally for the benefit of the “Big Three” – England, India and Australia – has seen to that.