The Cricketer presented the live webinar with Sporting Edge to a packed virtual audience of school coaches
There are 59 players who have featured against England in the longest format since 2000. Can you get them all?
Find out when your team is in action in the new season of the BBL
The Cricketer provides all the information as the eight sides look to complete their squads ahead of the 14th edition of the competition...
29/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | News | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | IPL | Global Game | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings |
The T20 Blast's highest run-scorer in 2020 has been signed up by Qalandars for the remainder of the 10-day competition
Ahead of England's four-Test series in India, The Cricketer runs through all the information you need to know
29/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | England |
Find out who is playing for each team in the 2021 tournament...
The decision comes following the successive Test series defeats to South Africa and England
28/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |
The former Sri Lanka allrounder will be handed his punishment imminently after a tribunal reached their conclusion
28/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |
Forty-nine hundreds have been scored down the years by England players in India. Can you name them all?
The England batsman is considering opting for some red-ball cricket with Somerset after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders
27/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Somerset | News | IPL | International | Global Game | England | County Cricket |
Despite spending much of a truncated summer behind closed doors the club have announced encouraging figures, though down on previous estimates
27/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire | News | County Cricket |
Which 34 players have the best record as the last man in, in one-day internationals?
Find out when England's men are in action in the summer of 2021
Find out when Virat Kohli and India will take on England in five Tests in the summer of 2021
The eight teams will complete their squads for the 14th edition of the competition next month
27/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | News | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | IPL | Global Game | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings |
Which 30 players have taken 20 or more scalps against England in the red-ball game?
Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars are left to rue missed opportunities to reach the play-offs, Marnus Labuschagne comes good again, Dawid Malan stalls and January 26 takes place across Australia
26/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Ahead of the Big Bash's playoff phase, The Cricketer rounds up all you need to know about the latter stages of the competition
26/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
After joining Kent from Nottinghamshire as a relatively unheralded seamer at the end of the 2018 campaign, Milnes enjoyed a terrific breakthrough year in 2019, claiming 55 wickets on Kent’s return to the top tier of the County Championship
The 29-year-old, who took 10 wickets in England’s Test series victory over Sri Lanka during the last fortnight, will remain at his home county until at least the end of the 2024 season
26/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Somerset | News | County Cricket |
Punishments for both players have yet to be handed out and refer to qualifying matches for the T20 World Cup in 2019
The 26-year-old, whose white-ball game has improved exponentially in recent seasons, is part of a squad also including compatriots Ravi Bopara and Adam Lyth
26/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Somerset | News | Global Game |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the final day in Galle as England sweep to a six-wicket victory to take the series 2-0
25/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
The left-armer was the leading wicket-taker in last year’s competition, picking up 12 in nine games for Qalandars
Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, Ramesh Mendis and Chandimal all fell to attempted sweep shots, while Niroshan Dickwella was also guilty of playing a rash stroke on the verge of lunch
25/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
The Cricketer runs the rule over the individual performances of both sets of players during the second and final Test between Sri Lanka and England in Galle
25/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England match centre | England |
Joe Root's men make it four Test series wins in a row and five victories on the bounce away from home, but they were pushed all the way by the improving hosts
25/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England match centre | England |
Find out where and when Sri Lanka will take on England in three ODIs and three T20s in the summer of 2021
The Kiwis will play two five-day matches at Lord's and Edgbaston, while Sri Lanka have expanded their white-ball tour
25/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | News | International | England |
Find out when England and New Zealand's men will meet in two Test matches in June 2021
Which 29 players have the best knocks on the sub-continent?
The Scotland international has signed a new 12-month extension at Taunton
25/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Somerset | News | County Cricket |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the third day's action in Galle as Sri Lanka make England work hard in the second Test. GRAHAM GOOCH joins the show
24/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
With a single round of fixtures remaining, five teams are competing for three places in the playoffs
24/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Find out who has been selected to play for Pakistan and South Africa in the two-Test series in January and February 2021
24/01/2021 | The Cricketer | South Africa | Pakistan | International |
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What time do the matches start? All you need to know about the ODI series between Pakistan v South Africa
24/01/2021 | The Cricketer | South Africa | Pakistan | International |
The 24-year-old joins county teammate Alex Hales and Ben Cox, a former colleague from his time at Worcestershire, at the franchise
We're looking for the touring players with the most Test wickets in India
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the second day's action in Galle as Sri Lanka make England work hard in the second Test. GRAHAM GOOCH adds authority on Joe Root's performance against spin
23/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
Sydney Sixers were joined in the play-offs as Brisbane Heat kept their hopes of reaching the latter stages alive
23/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
NICK HOWSON: A 30th five-for for the Lancashire 38-year-old pegged back Sri Lanka at Galle. And there is plenty of reason to believe there is more to come
23/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
Which 38 players took the most scalps during the decade?
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association have confirmed no fans will be allowed to attend next month's matches after reports the BCCI were considering 50 per cent capacity
23/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | England |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the first day's action in Galle as Sri Lanka make England work hard in the second Test
22/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
Hughes had been a seamer who played 12 seasons for Middlesex and two for Durham. He then forged successful careers in journalism and television
The brother of Graeme, Swann served his journalistic apprenticeship on The Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Miller came in as editor of The Cricketer for a couple of years in the 2010s, working initially with Ed Craig, Daniel Brigham and Benj Moorehead.
For eight years, between 2003 and 2011, the magazine was not actually called The Cricketer, but The Wisden Cricketer. John Stern was the editor, and a pretty good one he was too
Hutton had played five Tests for England and was a good allrounder for Yorkshire between 1962–74, with seam bowling probably his best suit
Perchard was the grafter who pulled the magazine together under CMJ, and was finally rewarded with the editorship
Martin-Jenkins decided to rejoin The Cricketer in the summer of Botham's Ashes, weary of overseas travel and mindful that he needed to be at home with a young family
Hayter loved the game, and was a populist without hint of snobbery, who was pals with Denis Compton and Sir Ian Botham
Frith was asked to be editor by his 'father substitute' John Arlott in the summer of 1972
Pawson was a wartime Army officer, top Oxford and Kent batsman, England amateur footballer, writer, businessman, and world fly fishing champion
Pelham Warner was delighted that Swanton was becoming editorial director. In a letter dated February 1962, he wrote: "How glad I am you were prepared to take an interest in The Cricketer"
A journalist for the Post and the Evening Standard, Langford was a club cricketer for Jesters, Hampton Wick, Nomads, Grasshoppers and MCC
Morris helped carry The Cricketer through one of its most difficult economic periods
Warner was the England captain who had taken the first official MCC side to Australia in 1903/04, retrieving the Ashes. His book, How We Recovered The Ashes, gave cricket’s most famous contest its name
The wicketkeeper-batsman, who joined the club from Middlesex in 2014, will remain at the county until at least the end of the 2022 season
22/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Northamptonshire | News | County Cricket |
HUW TURBERVILL: The consortium Test Match Extra - led by chairman Neil Davidson, who had fulfilled the same role at Leicestershire CCC and Lord Marland of Odstock, who had challenged Giles Clarke for the chairmanship of the ECB - took charge
It's a new year... with plenty of uncertainty in world cricket. We asked our expert writers from around the globe: who truly holds the levers of power in the global game?
Robinson, 54, led England Women to World Cup glory in 2017 in his last full-time coaching role, having previously won the County Championship during his time in charge of Sussex
22/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire | News | County Cricket |
The Cricketer is your magazine. The results we receive from our surveys help shape the magazine. We will use the results of this year's survey to craft our content in 2021
NICK HOWSON and NICK FRIEND: England were left to toil after a gruelling first day of the second Test as Sri Lanka took advantage of bat-friendly conditions
22/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | International | England match centre | England | 1Banner |
We're looking for the 32 players included in England Test squads on their last two tours of India
The Cricketer provides all the information over who, what, where, when, why, which channel and how wet it will be ahead of the back-to-back Tests...
22/01/2021 | The Cricketer | South Africa | Pakistan | News | International |
A squad of 18 players will take on a New Zealand Police women’s team and a New Zealand provincial women’s XI in six matches between February and April
22/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | New Zealand | News |
Find out when your team is in action in the 2021 IPL
Uthappa only joined Rajasthan in 2020, having previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders. He has also represented Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors India
21/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Rajasthan Royals | News | IPL | Chennai Super Kings |
How well do you remember the 25 centuries scored in Australia's Big Bash?
Jeremy Snape, founder of Sporting Edge, explains how important mental strength is in all aspects of life, and how to achieve it
In his latest groundcare column David Bates, former first-class groundsman and MD of cricket pitch specialist total-play Ltd, advises on how to get natural cricket pitches through the depths of winter
Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Rory Burns missed the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka, but all three have been named in a 16-man squad for the first half of the series
21/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | England |
Information on where to find TalkSport's coverage of international cricket
The Cricketer runs down the who, what, where, when, why and which channel you can catch it on ahead of the Abu Dhabi T10 League
Find out who is playing for each of the IPL's franchises in the 2021 campaign
Having initially been docked 24 points – with 12 suspended – after preparing a pitch that spun extravagantly from early on, that sanction has now been adjusted. Instead, Somerset will begin with an eight-point penalty in the group phase
21/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Somerset | News | County Cricket | County Championship | Bob Willis Trophy |
The 22-year-old South Africa international has signed a deal to play in the County Championship and Royal London Cup
21/01/2021 | The Cricketer | South Africa | News | Leicestershire | County Cricket |
What channel is the tournament on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about the Abu Dhabi T10 League
Aaron Finch is offloaded by Royal Challengers Bangalore, while England's Jason Roy, Moeen Ali and Tom Curran are all looking for new contracts
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | News | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | IPL | Global Game | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings |
HUW TURBERVILL, JAMES COYNE, NICK HOWSON, NICK FRIEND and ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY select 16-man travelling parties, and seven reserves, for the four-Test tour of India. Do you agree with the squads they've picked?
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
Find out who is staying and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Mumbai Indians | IPL | Global Game |
Find out who is staying and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | IPL | Global Game | Chennai Super Kings |
Find out who is staying and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Kings XI Punjab | IPL | Global Game |
Find out who is staying and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Rajasthan Royals | IPL | Global Game |
Find out who is staying and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Kolkata Knight Riders | IPL | Global Game |
Find out who is staying and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | IPL | Global Game | Delhi Capitals |
Find out who is coming and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sunrisers Hyderabad | IPL | Global Game |
Find out who is coming and going from the franchise ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Royal Challengers Bangalore | IPL | Global Game |
How will the Bash Boost influence the final five line-up, is Aaron Finch suffering from burn out and which teams will benefit from an Australia Test player or two for the latter stages?
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Can you name the two XIs from Australia's 1988 loss against West Indies at Brisbane in 1988?
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What time do the matches start? All you need to know about the ODI series between Afghanistan v Ireland
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Ireland | International | Afghanistan |
The Cricketer provides all the information over who, what, where, when, why, which channel and how wet it will be ahead of the three-match 50-over series...
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Ireland | International | Afghanistan |
After toiling in hot, humid conditions in Galle, changes to the seam attack are likely. Stuart Broad, Mark Wood and Sam Curran all played important roles, bowling 68 overs between them
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
The left-handed opening batsman fractured his thumb on the eve of the series and has not recovered in time to return for the second Test at Galle, which begins on Friday
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
Find out when Pakistan and South Africa face off in two Test matches in January and February 2021
Ishant Sharma and Hardik Pandya also return to Test duty, while Jasprit Bumrah is fit after missing the final Test against Australia through injury
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | England |
Find out when Pakistan entertain South Africa in a three-match T20I series in February 2021
Find out who has been picked for Pakistan and South Africa's T20 squads for a three-match series in February 2021
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | South Africa | Pakistan | International |
Find out who is in each team's squads for the upcoming series between India and England
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | International | India | England |
SIMON HUGHES is joined by Indian commentator Prakash Wakankar to look back on a remarkable series win following a dramatic fourth Test at the Gabba
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Podcasts | News | International | India | Australia |
As part of the process after the postponement of the competition in 2020, it was agreed that the eight men’s teams could retain as many – or all – of their 15-man squads for the 2021 tournament, with a maximum of three overseas players each
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon are among 26 women whose teams for the 2021 tournament – following its postponement in 2020 – were confirmed on Tuesday
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
Malan will be joined at Trent Rockets by Nottinghamshire trio Matt Carter, Tom Moores and Steven Mullaney, who have all been re-signed by Stephen Fleming’s side
19/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Welsh Fire | Trent Rockets | The Hundred | Southern Brave | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers | News | Manchester Originals | London Spirit | Birmingham Phoenix |
Find out who is playing for your team in the brand new 100-ball tournament in England and Wales this summer
Needing just a draw in order to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant all made half centuries in a remarkable victory at The Gabba
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN are joined by former England captain ANDREW STRAUSS to discuss an illustrious career, and there's analysis of England's seven-wicket success over Sri Lanka
Can you guess the most proficient bowlers in the game from A-Z?
"We're not trying to be all things to all men, just trying to offer an outlet and help people feel like it's acceptable to talk"
Find out when your team is in action in the 2021 T10 cricket league in Abu Dhabi...
The Cricketer runs the rule over the individual performances of both sets of players during the first Test between Sri Lanka and England in Galle
18/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England match centre | England |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the fourth day's action as Sri Lanka stage a fight back and give England a scare
17/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the third day's action in Galle as Sri Lanka finally show what they can do, despite Joe Root reaching a fourth Test double century
16/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
Sydney Sixers continue to fly high at the top of the Big Bash, despite another Perth Scorchers fast start. Catch up on today's action and look forward to tomorrow's with The Cricketer's round-up
16/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
Local rules originally dictated that he spend 10 days in isolation but that was subsequently extended at the request of local authorities after Moeen exhibited mild symptoms of the novel coronavirus
16/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
Can you name the batsmen who have hit three or more double-centuries in men's Tests?
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the second day's action in Galle as England take a huge lead through Joe Root and Dan Lawrence
15/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
The centre at St Lawrence, Canterbury, will open on January 18 under the administration of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
None of the tourists' squad have been in contact with the individuals who have been struck down with coronavirus and the series in Galle will continue
15/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
Which bowlers have the worst figures in one-day international cricket?
Saini returned to the pavilion for further examination, with Rohit Sharma completing the over, but the issue was serious enough for India to send the seamer for a scan
The west-country venue is the second major cricket ground in the UK to be used as a centre to administer jabs to the public
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Gloucestershire | County Cricket |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the first day's action in Galle as Sri Lanka implode and Joe Root leads his team to a commanding position
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | Podcasts | News | International | England |
Find out when Heather Knight's side are in action on their tour of New Zealand in February and March 2021
NICK HOWSON: The off-spinner was almost embarrassed while assessing his second international five-wicket haul after benefitting from a Sri Lankan implosion
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
Morkel made his debut for Brisbane Heat, while a quickfire cameo from Joe Burns took his side to victory over Aaron Finch's Melbourne Renegades
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Can you guess which opposition players have the best figures in the red-ball format in Sri Lanka?
The returning England batsman was struck by Dasun Shanaka and was forced to leave the field for treatment on day one in Galle
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
Plagued by rash strokeplay, poor decision-making and an element of misfortune, Sri Lanka crumbled to 135 all out at Galle, the lowest first-innings score at the venue in the 34 Tests it has staged since 1998
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
The New Zealand international reached three figures in just 36 balls to beat the previous best - the 38 deliveries it took Deandra Dottin to get to her ton for West Indies against South Africa in 2010
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | News | Global Game |
Dinesh Chandimal leads the Sri Lankan side in the skipper's absence
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
Her five-wicket haul against Australia in the maiden Test at Montego Bay, Jamaica, was the first by a West Indian woman. She also played six one-day internationals
The Yorkshire batsman represented Qalandars last year, and signs for a team also featuring England batsman Sam Billings, while Wisniewski made his professional debut in September
13/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire | News | Global Game |
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about the rescheduled Tests...
13/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | International | England |
Former captain Dinesh Chandimal and seamers Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Kumara are also fit, having suffered injuries against South Africa
13/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |
ALEX MILLS: After a summer of cricket behind closed doors, psychologist Jeremy Holt explains the impact of empty stadia on the world's best cricketers
A three-year deal has been struck with the insurance company, replacing former sponsors Specsavers
12/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | England | County Championship |
Four further cases in the hosts' camp has led to another alteration to a series of which only one match has been played
11/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Ireland | International |
SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN review India's epic survival in the Sydney Test, look ahead to Sri Lanka vs England and hear IAN BELL making positive noises about the future of Test cricket
Captain Tim Paine has several fitness concerns to ponder, with David Warner also appearing to struggle upon his return
11/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | Australia |
The left-arm has signed fresh terms until the end of the 2023 season after making a breakthrough last season
11/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Glamorgan | County Cricket |
Ahead of the two-Test series, can you name the most prolific wicket-takers in red-ball matches between the two sides?
Banton was selected in the platinum category – the highest price bracket – by Quetta Gladiators, having played for Peshawar Zalmi in 2020
10/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Quetta Gladiators | PSL | Peshawar Zalmi | News | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United | Global Game |
Essex batsman Lawrence first worked with Silverwood during the latter’s days as coach of the county’s second team, and he has watched the right-hander’s progression into England’s man-in-waiting
10/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
The incident occurred in the 56th over of India’s first innings on Saturday, when Paine criticised the on-field umpires following an unsuccessful DRS review against batsman Cheteshwar Pujara
10/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | Australia |
Dan Christian's unbeaten half century clinched victory for table-topping Sydney Sixers after Brisbane Heat had threatened to defend a total of 148
10/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Pant is suffering with elbow pain and Jadeja has dislocated his left thumb - both blows came while batting against Australia's seamers
India’s team staff initially reported racist abuse against seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj on Saturday, before play was stopped for 10 minutes on Sunday when Siraj informed the umpires of a further incident
10/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | Australia |
The game, initially scheduled as the second ODI, will now be played on January 16 as the fourth match of the series
09/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Ireland | International |
Perth Scorchers recorded a fourth successive win but were given a scare by a fine innings from Sam Billings for Sydney Thunder
09/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Perth Scorchers | News | Big Bash |
Unsurprisingly, Karachi opted to keep hold of Babar Azam, who starred during their successful 2020 campaign. Likewise, Islamabad have retained the services of Shadab Khan
09/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Quetta Gladiators | PSL | Peshawar Zalmi | News | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United | Global Game |
On Friday, the first members of the community received injections at the ground, where the boroughs’ largest vaccine centre now stands
JON CULLEY: A combination of the coronavirus pandemic and a catalogue of injuries meant that Gurney's last game of cricket came late in 2019. But as he looks back on the frustrations of the last year, he wants to take the positives
09/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Nottinghamshire | News | Features | County Cricket |
The seamer has been in isolation since the tourists arrived in Sri Lanka on January 3; he had been considered a close contact of Moeen Ali, who tested positive for Covid-19 upon landing in Sri Lanka
The 27-year-old was first barred in August 2019 and banned for a year, but has been permitted to resume by cricket's authorities
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about the Pakistan Super League player draft
Jayasuriya, a top order batsman and occasional off-spinner, represented Sri Lanka 30 times in ODIs and T20Is, but has taken the decision to move abroad with his family
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |
The former Yorkshire chief spent five years as the head of English cricket and was a major supporter of The Hundred
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | The Hundred | News | County Cricket |
Find out when your team is in action during the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League, which is due to be played in February and March 2021
The Cricketer provides all the information you need ahead of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
Michael Klinger's side had lost seven in a row prior to the six-wicket win at the Adelaide Oval
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
We're looking for the 20 highest run-scorers in Test matches between England and Sri Lanka
Queensland premier Aannatacia Palaszczuk remains "positive" the match will go ahead at the intended venue despite the three days of measures
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | Australia |
Moeen Ali remains the only positive case among the 23 players, their coaches and support staff following results from PCR tests carried out in Hambantota on Thursday
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
The left-arm spinner has not represented his country in over a year after contracting sepsis and being declared vulnerable amid the Covid-19 pandemic
07/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
The Cricketer looks at the talking points from the latest round of BBL matches in Perth and Carrara...
07/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about the four 50-over matches...
The Cricketer provides all the information over who, what, where, when, why, which channel and how wet it will be ahead of the three-match 50-over series...
07/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Ireland | International |
Find out when and where England are in action in Pakistan in October 2021
Heather Knight’s side will play two T20Is and three ODIs in Karachi. The visit will overlap with a similar tour by England men’s white-ball side, with the men's and women's T20Is being played as double-headers
07/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | News | England Women |
Can you name the 36 players who have skippered in the most men's one-day internationals?
Find out when your team is in action in the Pakistani domestic 50-over competition, which will run from January 8 until January 31, 2021
Find out who is playing for your team in the Pakistan Cup, which is due to get under way on January 8
Mitch Marsh came to the fore as Perth Scorchers won by 86 runs over the 2019-20 winners, whose position at the top of the table is now under threat
06/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Cricketer runs through everything you need to know ahead of the player draft for PSL6, which takes place on January 10 in Lahore
06/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Quetta Gladiators | PSL | Peshawar Zalmi | Pakistan | News | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United | Global Game |
Ahead of the player draft for this year's Pakistan Super League, The Cricketer explains what happens between now and January 10
06/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Quetta Gladiators | PSL | Peshawar Zalmi | Pakistan | News | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United | Global Game |
Which 41 players scored 600 runs or more across the international, franchise and domestic 20-over game last year?
Navdeep Saini will make his debut in Sydney while the tourists re-configure their top order in Sydney
Which 36 bowlers took 15 wickets or more across all the three formats during last year?
Aaron Finch's side twice put themselves in a commanding position before allowing their supremacy to slip through their fingers
05/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The top-order batsman and left-arm spinner wins a permanent contract after first joining the club aged 12
05/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire | News | County Cricket |
A wrist sprain has ruled the 28-year-old out of the matches in Sydney and Brisbane
The entire group have been tested after Moeen Ali returned a positive result on Monday. Players are due to start training later this week
05/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
The 30-year-old is absent with bruised ribs suffered after a fall at home. Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are set to lead the seam attack again
04/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | Australia |
Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat boosted their play-off ambitions with much-needed wins - but what else stood out?
04/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The allrounder will now self-isolate for 10 days, while Chris Woakes has been deemed to be close contact and will also quaratine
Which 37 players accumulated 400 runs or more across the three formats last year?
Find out when your team is in action in South Africa's premier domestic men's 50-over competition
Find out when your team is in action in this year's competition
The touring party touched down at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota on Sunday before undergoing a thorough disinfecting and testing process
03/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
The Woodlands Hospital said in a statement that Ganguly, 48, had suffered discomfort during a treadmill session. Tests later confirmed that he had suffered a mild heart attack
There were wins for Hobart Hurricanes and Brisbane Heat in two entertaining Big Bash matches...
Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini have been separated from the Indian and Australian squads
Babar fractured his right thumb during a net session last month and missed the first Test in Mount Maunganui as well as the preceding T20 series
02/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | News | International |
The 39-year-old, who will continue to represent his county in the 2021 season, has been involved with Italian cricket since 2012
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Northamptonshire | News | International | Global Game | County Cricket |
Pakistan are facing South Africa in three ODIs and three T20Is, with Pakistan ramping up their preparations for the World Cup qualifying competition in July, ahead of the rearranged tournament which will now take place in New Zealand early in 2022
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | News | International |
Four wins in their last 20 Big Bash games for Melbourne Renegades, while Thunder clinch a fifth successive victory to stretch their group stage lead
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | News | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
To bring in the new year, we're casting our minds back by ten years. We're looking for the 20 highest run-scorers in all men's international cricket (Test, ODI and T20I) in 2011
The tests were carried out on December 30 and mean that the group, which includes a 16-man main squad and a list of seven reserves, will fly as planned on January 2 ahead of a two-match series
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
It means that Zampa will miss Stars’ clash with Hobart Hurricanes on January 2 – a game that Glenn Maxwell’s side need to win, having fallen nine points behind first-placed Thunder
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
Despite fracturing his foot while batting, Wagner continued to run in for his side; he took four wickets across two innings, including the crucial scalp of century-maker Fawad Alam
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | New Zealand | News | International |
The news of Yadav’s injury followed a similar blow for Mohammed Shami, with the fast bowler fracturing his forearm during the first Test defeat at Adelaide. Shardul Thakur was summoned as his replacement at the time
Hendricks complied with Covid-19 and pre-bio-secure protocols and joined up with the squad on December 29
Hobart Hurricanes edged Brisbane Heat in a final ball thriller at the Gabba...
The decision to axe the right-hander also comes with both David Warner and Will Pucovski fit to take their places in an 18-man squad after recent injuries
30/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International | Australia |
We look at the stand-out performers from across the men's 20-over game. But what changes would you make?
The left-handed batsman played 19 Tests and 25 ODIs between 1979 and 1986. In this time he scored 1,929 runs for his country
Match referee David Boon deemed Tim Paine’s side to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration
29/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International | Australia |
There had been concerns that Sydney wouldn’t be able to host the match after a spike in Covid-19 infections across the region
29/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International | Australia |
Both Sydney sides victorious as the Melbourne outfits fall short in an entertaining day of Big Bash action
With the year almost over, we've taken a look at some of the top performers in Test cricket over the past 12 months...
Wagner broke his toe on day two of the match when he was struck on the foot by a Shaheen Shah Afridi yorker late in the first innings
28/12/2020 | The Cricketer | New Zealand | News | International |
Adelaide Strikers were victorious over Perth Scorchers on their return to the Adelaide Oval
Brisbane Heat grabbed their first win of the season against Hobart Hurricanes, while Perth Scorchers gear up for a game against Adelaide Strikers
27/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Perth Scorchers | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
There has been a spike in Covid-19 infections in Sydney and Cricket Australia has placed Melbourne on standby for the third Test in case it isn’t tenable to play the match at the Sydney Cricket Ground as per the schedule
Both Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers were victorious on Boxing Day in two exciting Big Bash encounters
JOHN ETHERIDGE grew up in awe of John Edrich and not just because their names were similar – although it did play a part
Jackman took 1,402 first-class wickets in his career, including 14 in four Tests for England. His best international figures were 4-110
Edrich represented his country in 77 Tests in an international career which spanned 13 years from 1963 to 1976. In this time, he scored 5,138 runs at 43.54, hitting 12 centuries
In April, with Covid-19 putting a halt to cricket across the world, Taiwan found itself in the peculiar position of hosting the world's only active competition. ADAM HOPKINS tells his story of playing in the Taipei T10 League
Find out the latest movements on the men's county circuit ahead of the 2021 County Championship, T20 Blast and Royal London Cup
24/12/2020 | The Cricketer | County Signings | County Cricket |
The Afghanistan spinner is back for a second campaign at Lord's and is available for the group stage and quarter-finals if the club make it
24/12/2020 | The Cricketer | T20 Blast | News | Middlesex | County Cricket |
How much can you remember from a weird last 12 months?
The ECB confirm no player will have to isolate after the UK government attempts to tackle fresh mutation of Covid-19
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International | England |
Billings has been drafted by Pune Devils for the competition. Meanwhile, Lyth will represent Delhi Bulls
Ahead of New Zealand's Test series against Pakistan, The Cricketer considers who would walk into a combined XI made up of the two sides...
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | New Zealand | News | International |
The hosts are unconcerned by a spike in cases in the UK, despite many being linked to a new variant of coronavirus
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International | England |
Both players didn’t enter the bubble after two positive tests were recorded in the South Africa camp last week
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | South Africa | News | International |
The Afghanistan spinner limped off with a hamstring concern with two overs remaining and his upcoming assignments could be affected
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Adelaide Strikers defeated Brisbane Heat by two runs in an entertaining clash at the Gabba
Warner and Sean Abbott have been blocked from rejoining the team's bio-secure bubble after leaving the group to undergo treatment on their respective injuries
Shadab sustained the injury following the conclusion of Pakistan’s four-wicket win in the final T20 against New Zealand
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | News | International |
With South Africa and Sri Lanka about to contest a two-match Test series, how many of the leading overseas run-scorers in South Africa can you name?
The Cricketer provides all the information over who, what, where, when, why and which channel ahead of the inaugural edition of Ultimate Kricket Challenge...
Ahead of the player draft for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 League, here is everything you need to know
The Cricketer runs down the who, what, where, when, why, how much, which channel and how wet will it be for the two-match Test series between New Zealand and Pakistan
22/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | New Zealand | News | International |
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about the Test-leg of the tour
22/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | New Zealand | International |
The 19-year-old, who has played age-group cricket for the club since he was eight, agreed his first professional deal in May 2019 and made his first-class debut in the same year
22/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire | News | County Cricket |
Sydney Thunder clinched victory over Perth Scorchers with three balls to spare in an entertaining clash at Manuka Oval
The Somerset man impressed in the 2019 competition, scoring 162 runs in five innings at an average of 40.5 and a strike rate of 200
The Australian previously led Bangladesh’s women’s side and, most recently, has headed up the Vanuatu Cricket Association as chief executive, while he also spent time as the country’s head coach
22/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | News | Global Game |
What channel is the series on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about the two Tests...
21/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | South Africa | International |
The Cricketer provides all the information over who, what, where, when, why, which channel and how wet it will be ahead of the two-Test series...
21/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | South Africa | News | International |
With Jacques Kallis being announced as a batting consultant for England's tour of Sri Lanka next year, can you name the bowlers who dismissed the South Africa great more than once?
The Cricketer casts an eye over the top performers from the past week of Big Bash action
The former South Africa allrounder joins for next month's two Tests as part of Chris Silverwood's backroom team
The batsman pens a two-year contract to take his spell at Sophia Gardens into a 12th season, having spent his entire pro career in south Wales
21/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Glamorgan | County Cricket |
Babar fractured his right thumb during a training session in Queenstown last week, the day after Imam fractured his left thumb in another session
21/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Pakistan | News | International |
The Covid-19 outbreak in New South Wales has led to the governing body considering a number of contingency plans to ensure all four Tests go ahead
20/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International | India | Australia |
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