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Cricket means many different things to many different people. While I can claim to love, it I understand the apprehension of billions of others who don’t understand the complexity of the game. For most on the planet it is a bi-word for dullness and most stereotypes involve stuck up over ...

Embed from Getty Images   It’s been another wonderful season of county cricket, one well worth looking back at. Here is a review of each team’s performance, starting with those in Division Two of the County Championship.   Embed from Getty Images 9th – Derbyshire Another struggle for Derbyshire in ...

Embed from Getty Images   Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales have opted out of the upcoming England cricket tour of Bangladesh amid security fears. Last Sunday, the England opener and the one-day captain confirmed their decisions to the England Cricket Board (ECB). These omissions come as a consequence of security still ...

Embed from Getty Images   The first round of the ICC T20 World Championships has finished and the final ten teams will compete to get to the final and win the competition. The first round consisted of  eight  teams in two groups and the winner of each group got through ...

View image | gettyimages.com West Indies off-spin bowler Sunil Narine has been suspended from bowling in all forms of international cricket after it became apparent that his bowling action was illegal. The 27-year-old from Trinidad is currently the number one ranked bowler in both One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 formats. Narine was ...

View image | gettyimages.com England got off to a winning start in the t20 series against Pakistan after a brilliant batting display by Sam Billings. After winning the toss and batting first, they almost lost Alex Hales in the first over after thinking the ball had gone past the bowler ...

View image | gettyimages.com   England have been handed the news that pace bowler Mark Wood is set to miss this winter’s tour of South Africa due to injury. An ankle injury has kept the 25 year old out, missing the final Test of England’s recent series in Pakistan, a ...

View image | gettyimages.com The Olympics is one of the most awaited events on the sporting calendar and it is a great opportunity for countries to unite and participate in multiple sports every four years. The London 2012 Olympics were a great spectacle which featured numerous sport events and with ...

View image | gettyimages.com Pakistan set England a mammoth first innings target as they declared on 528-8 and left England to bat the final 15 overs of the Day. But England hold on to their wickets until close to gain a little confidence going into day 3. It was another ...

View image | gettyimages.com Pakistan ended the day 286-4 after winning the toss and choosing to bat on day 1 of this first test against England in the UAE In conditions and a surface made for batting it was a crucial toss to win and England’s bowlers struggled to find ...