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Facing Ben Dwarshuis in the second over Perth Scorchers’ chase, Klinger fell to the seventh legal delivery of the over

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Jan-2019Normally a batsman would be grateful for an extra ball in a T20 match, but not this time. A miscalculation from the on-field umpires led to Michael Klinger being dismissed in controversial circumstances in the BBL match against Sydney Sixers at Perth Stadium.Michael Klinger leaves the field•Getty Images

Facing Ben Dwarshuis in the second over of Perth Scorchers’ chase, Klinger fell to the seventh legal delivery of the over when he upper cut a short ball to third man where Steve O’Keefe held a low catch.The catch went to the third umpire to confirm it was a clean take, meaning there was an extended stoppage in play, and by then the potential of it being a seven-ball over had been spotted by the host broadcaster, but the Laws stated that the dismissal had to stand. A quick tally up of the previous six deliveries confirmed there hadn’t been any no-balls or wides missed.Law 17.5.2 reads: “If the umpire miscounts the number of valid balls, the over as counted by the umpire shall stand.”Cricket Australia issued a statement confirming there was no way to overturn the dismissal, but send they would address the error in their post-match review.A CA spokesperson said: “It appears there was a miscount of balls in the over, and the seventh ball was allowed by umpires. As the ball was bowled it is deemed live and consequently the decision stands. The incident will be followed up in Cricket Australia’s general match review process and feedback will of course be taken on board.”

The Zimbabwe captain said his side could have made a sporting declaration but “it was probably not a wicket where you can bowl a side out in 30 overs”

Liam Brickhill in Bulawayo02-Nov-2017Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer said his team was “quite happy with a draw” in the second Test match against West Indies in Bulawayo, and any thoughts of a sporting declaration were shelved after Sikandar Raza was bowled by Jason Holder for 89 shortly after lunch on the fifth afternoon.”It’s disappointing to lose a Test series, but we were behind for a lot of this Test match, so credit to the guys for fighting,” Cremer said. “We were quite happy with a draw in the end, and we didn’t feel we had quite enough runs to declare. And it’s probably not a wicket where you can bowl a side out in 30 overs.”There were thoughts of a declaration, but we know it’s quite hard to take 10 wickets in 50 overs, let alone 30, so after Raza got out we almost had to shut up shop there and just take overs out of the game to make sure we couldn’t lose the Test match.”Zimbabwe might have been more tempted to bowl a second time on the final day if the pitch had dusted up and deteriorated as much as expected. As it turned out, there seemed to be more turn on the first two days than the last three, and though there was some inconsistent bounce the pitch became more and more placid.”The pitch definitely held together more than we thought it would,” Cremer said. “It started keeping a bit low, but it didn’t do as much as we thought it might on day five.”Despite losing the series 1-0, both Cremer and Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak were pleased with the individual performances and the improvement shown to draw the second Test.”The more you play, the more you realize how much time there is in a Test match,” Cremer said. “In the first Test, we were a little too aggressive, and didn’t back our defence against spin. But we got better, as we saw in this Test match. It is a learning curve, hopefully we’ll take this experience into the [Boxing Day] South Africa Test match.”All in all, lots of positives,” Streak added. “Raza did well, Chakabva came through today. Hamilton Masakadza got a big hundred. Kyle Jarvis was outstanding in the first Test. Chris Mpofu with the ball, and with the bat.”Regis Chakabva spilled a couple of chances with the gloves but came back with the bat to help Zimbabwe battle to a draw. “It was a tough wicket to keep on, and especially Graeme and (Tendai) Chisoro have a lot of variations,” Streak said. “TC bowls quickly, Graeme’s got googlies and stuff. With the wicket being up and down and turning so much, it’s tough to sustain [wicketkeeping] over a lengthy period.”The grit he showed today, and the composure and determination to stick it out was exemplary. Hopefully we can build on that. Lance Klusener spoke to him about trusting his game, trusting his defence, trusting his attacking shots and not trying to play in fast forward. He had a really good game and hopefully he can continue to build on that.”Zimbabwe missed Kyle Jarvis in the second match to ankle injury, and chose an attack heavily weighted towards spin. However, Streak was confident he would have more fast bowling options to choose from for Zimbabwe’s next Test engagement, against South Africa on Boxing Day.”We’ll hopefully have a few more guys available to us,” Streak said. “Carl Mumba has been out, I’m not sure where he’ll be by then. We’ve got guys performing well, like Richard Ngarava. Tendai Chatara was injured so he wasn’t really in consideration here, but hopefully he’ll be back in consideration for that Test series. We know what he’s capable of. Brian Vitori is also due to do his re-test [of his bowling action]. So we should have more options at that time.”

Delhi coach KP Bhaskar has hit out strongly at the lack of a proper system in Delhi cricket – especially off the field – which is costing the team in the Ranji Trophy

Shashank Kishore in Kolkata22-Oct-2016KP Bhaskar, Delhi’s head coach, has said a systematic overhaul of Delhi cricket is needed if they are to stay competitive in the Ranji Trophy. His comments followed Delhi’s meek surrender to Karnataka inside eight sessions in Kolkata. Bhaskar, who himself had played 95-first class matches over 14 years and was a prolific run-scorer for a strong Delhi side in the ’80s, termed the current system “ineffective”.The chaos surrounding their build-up to the domestic season every year, he said, was one of the reasons why Delhi struggled. The chaos isn’t entirely of the team’s making; administrative hassles, Bhaskar said, couldn’t entirely be looked at in isolation as it impacted both age-group and senior sides competing under the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) banner.This year, the coach’s appointment was made with less than a month to go for the season, and the team didn’t get together until two days before their Ranji Trophy opener against Assam in Vadodara. A two-day practice game that was scheduled for September 26 and 27 against Uttar Pradesh was called off because the DDCA couldn’t find a ground to host the match. This even as curators and ground staff threatened a strike for unpaid wages and bonuses.”I got the team two days before the season started,” Bhaskar said, when asked about Delhi’s preparation when compared to some of the other sides which had pre-season conditioning camps and tournaments. “There was not much of mental preparation. Whatever was happening was whatever they were doing on their own, so I really don’t know. That is something which we need to work on. The system has to fall into place; we have to have more opportunities of playing exposure, and try to build a team before getting into the Ranji Trophy.”Last year, too, the team had to wait till the eve of their Ranji Trophy opener to know who the coach was. Ajay Jadeja, initially appointed head coach, didn’t travel with the team because he felt “his opinions and inputs don’t matter”. He was replaced by Vijay Dahiya. Then there was also the issue of factions within the DDCA naming three different probables lists for the Ranji Trophy. Their pre-season camp was further mired in controversy, with nobody to oversee the initial nets sessions at the Feroz Shah Kotla and no certainty over who was running the team.Expecting the players to perform without a proper system in place, Bhaskar said, was tough. Among the things that needed to change, he said, was the system of merely playing in 40-over games in the build up to the Ranji Trophy. “Look at our batting,” he said. “We don’t have three-day formats; we don’t really play in pre-season tournaments like Buchi Babu or KSCA invitational. So currently we are only finding ways to work around it.”Another aspect Bhaskar wanted looked into was the talent pool; he said it wasn’t being streamlined properly because of selection issues. “Last season, we had 45 different players playing for Delhi Under-23s. So think of it, how long it is going to take for the talented players from there to reach the Ranji Trophy?”Tomorrow, if things don’t improve, we may have 50 players playing across eight games in the Ranji Trophy. Things need to be put in place, but at least we’ve made a start now. Things are looking good. Justice Mudgal has taken the initiative [of cleaning up the DDCA mess]. Let’s hope things improve.”

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group C matches on October 4, 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Oct-2015
ScorecardFile photo: Adil Reshi made 54 in J&K’s second innings•PTI

Kerala had to settle for just three points instead of six against Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar, as the visitors ran out of time in their small chase of 71. Kerala, who had secured a lead of 155 on the penultimate day, declared at 485 for 8 in the morning, meaning they had 90 overs to bowl J&K out and clinch an innings win. Despite regular strikes from Raiphi Gomez and Rohan Prem, the hosts, buoyed by half-centuries from Adil Reshi (54) and Ian Dev Singh (50), managed their way to 225. It meant Kerala had eight overs to try and gun down 71 for an outright victory, but the team could only make 44, losing four wickets in the process.
ScorecardGoa and Hyderabad played out a draw in Povorim, but the hosts ended the happier of the two sides, securing three crucial points by virtue of taking a first-innings lead on the penultimate day. Goa, who began at an overnight score of 349 for 5, were driven further ahead by a century from Sagun Kamat, who hit 11 fours and a six for his 109. His knock powered Goa to 425 for 7, and stumps were called soon after his dismissal, meaning just 26.3 overs were played on the final day.

Hamish Rutherford cemented himself a Test debut in Dunedin next week with a composed 90, although New Zealand XI stumbled late in the day to close on 224 for 6 in reply to England’s 426

Andrew McGlashan in Queenstown28-Feb-2013
ScorecardHamish Rutherford improved his chances of making a Test debut for New Zealand with a confident knock of 90•Getty Images

Hamish Rutherford cemented himself a Test debut in Dunedin next week with a composed 90 against the England XI in Queenstown. However, the New Zealand XI stumbled late in the day to close on 224 for 6 in reply to England’s 426, with two wickets falling in the last two overs.This was Rutherford’s first first-class innings since the end of January due to his limited-overs call-up for New Zealand, so it was timely to get back into the rhythm of longer-form batting ahead of a pressurised occasion where, barring unforeseen circumstances, he will partner the recalled Peter Fulton.He took an early blow on the arm from Stuart Broad and a couple of his drives skewed in the air backward of point – England would do well to keep that area well populated during the Tests – but he struck the ball sweetly with good timing to collect 13 fours and a straight lofted six off Graeme Swann. He fell during the final session, bowled by Chris Woakes, when the ball perhaps did not bounce as expected.Tom Latham, who is also in the Test squad, did not take his chance in what had been billed as a Test trial although Rutherford was always the favoured option. After partnering Rutherford through to lunch in a half-century opening stand – something the full side have not managed in seven Tests – Latham was lbw on the back foot to the first ball after lunch from Swann. The offspinner bowled economically and claimed his second wicket with the last ball of the day when Jimmy Neesham was lbw.However, the fight for the final England bowling spot was a subdued affair. Graham Onions’ chances of filling the third pace-bowling slot diminished as he ended the day with none for 75 off 16 overs. His disappointing warm-up form in India was a major reason why a call-up eluded him, even when injuries struck the attack, and carrying the drinks awaits him again.At the moment, therefore, a recall for Broad appears the likeliest path England will take after he worked up the most eye-catching pace of the three quicks on show. Broad was dropped after two wicketless Tests in India, although it is unlikely he was ever fully fit on that tour even before being sent home. In Queenstown, after a slightly tentative first spell, he moved through the gears during the afternoon when he had Carl Cachopa caught low at second slip for his first first-class wicket since the final Test against South Africa, at Lord’s in August.On a slow pitch, Broad got the ball to carry through nicely to Matt Prior and New Zealand’s solid reply meant he was able to test the resilience of his heel by returning for multiple spells.A decent stint in the field will do England no harm ahead of the Test series. There is the expectation that New Zealand’s batting won’t detain them for too long. However, if the surfaces match this one for slowness it will even the contest, although James Anderson and Steven Finn will provide a cutting edge.Dean Brownlie, another batsman who will line up in Dunedin, continued his good form from South Africa and the Plunket Shield with a compact half-century. He had one uncomfortable moment against Onions, when he was struck by a sharp bouncer, otherwise he was at ease against pace and spin until being lbw to Jonathan Trott in the closing stages of the day.Brownlie was one of the few batsmen to emerge with some credit from South Africa after a century in Cape Town. He did not face England in the limited-overs matches so this will have been a valuable innings for him. However, whatever knowledge and confidence he gained against the England bowlers will also work in reverse and Andy Flower will have been taking copious notes

England will take four spinners on tour to Sri Lanka next month after handing a first Test call-up to Samit Patel and giving a surprise recall to Kent offspinner James Tredwell

Andrew McGlashan28-Feb-2012England will take four spinners on tour to Sri Lanka next month after handing a first Test call-up to Samit Patel and giving a surprise recall to Kent offspinner James Tredwell. Eoin Morgan has paid the price for his struggles against Pakistan in the UAE and Patel will offer batting cover as well as a slow-bowling option with his left-arm spin.Tredwell is the most unexpected selection in the 16-man squad for two Tests in Galle and Colombo starting on March 26. He played his one previous Test against Bangladesh, in Dhaka, in early 2010 where he took match figures of 6 for 181 and hasn’t appeared for England since the World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka in Colombo last March. However, his presence means England have cover in both the off-spin and left-arm spin categories should either Graeme Swann or Monty Panesar suffer injury or illness.Morgan’s omission was largely expected after a horrid six weeks in the UAE where he has made 180 runs in 13 international innings across Test, one-day internationals and Twenty20s. He becomes the first England batsman to be dropped from the Test side – as opposed to retiring (Paul Collingwood) or being injured – since Ravi Bopara during the 2009 Ashes series.It is Bopara who is likely to benefit most from Morgan’s absence this time with a chance to resume his Test career after encouraging form in the one-day series against Pakistan. However, he isn’t a certainty that he will get his chance with Patel also an option at No. 6 while Tim Bresnan could also be recalled at No. 7 with Matt Prior moving up one place if conditions demand five frontline bowlers.”We have selected a squad that we feel will be able to make best use of the conditions we are likely to encounter in Sri Lanka,” Geoff Miller, the national selector, said. “There is no doubt that this Test series will be a challenging one but it is exciting that players have an opportunity to demonstrate that they have learnt from the disappointment of the Pakistan Test series and can make further strides in developing the skills needed to succeed on the subcontinent.”Ian Bell, who averaged 8.50 in the three Tests against Pakistan, had enough credit in the bank while Kevin Pietersen was resurgent during the one-day and Twenty20 matches against Pakistan. The other members of the original UAE touring squad to miss out are Chris Tremlett, who is sidelined with a back injury, and Graham Onions. Steven Davies remains as the reserve wicketkeeper despite some thought that Jonny Bairstow may have squeezed into the party.The squad will depart for Sri Lanka in two lots with an advanced group leaving on March 5 for a training camp under the guidance of Graham Gooch. Bell, Davies, Panesar, Patel, Tredwell and captain Andrew Strauss will fly out on March 5 before being joined by the remaining members on March 10. England have two warm-up matches before the first Test in Galle.Squad Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Matt Prior, Steven Davies, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn, James Tredwell, Monty Panesar

In an extraordinary turnaround, Central Zone have qualified for the Duleep Trophy semi-finals, after bowling out East Zone in less than a session and then chasing down the required 134 runs before tea on the fourth day

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jan-2011
ScorecardIn an extraordinary turnaround, Central Zone have qualified for the Duleep Trophy semi-finals, after bowling out East Zone in less than a session and then chasing down the required 134 runs before tea on the fourth day. The result seemed impossible at the start of the day, with East leading by 61 runs with nine wickets in hand, and looking set to go through on their first-innings lead.However, Central’s pace trio of Uttar Pradesh’s RP Singh, Rajasthan’s Pankaj Singh and Vidarbha’s Umesh Yadav had other ideas. Pankaj sparked the collapse, taking three quick wickets, including that of first-innings centurion Ishank Jaggi, to leave East, whose batting line-up had been shortened due to an injury to Saurabh Tiwary, in trouble at 44 for 4. Yadav, who recently signed a lucrative contract with IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils, continued the destruction, getting the other first-innings centurion Manoj Tiwary for 21. Yadav and RP Singh wiped out the tail and East were bowled out for 96, having added only 72 runs in the day.It was an unexpected collapse, since both teams had scored heavily in their first innings, and Central proved that the pitch hadn’t suddenly developed demons overnight. They made light work of knocking off the required runs, losing just one wicket in the process. Openers Aakash Chopra and Mohnish Mishra made up for their first-innings failures with half-centuries in the second and Central were home with only 61.2 overs bowled in the day.Central coach Abhay Sharma praised his bowlers. “It has been a thrilling game throughout the four days. Even we did not know that such a turnaround could be possible. But the three fast bowlers bowled their hearts out in the second innings. We targeted short of a good
length, and bowled a disciplined line. And we also held all the chances that came our way.”I must also give credit to our batsmen, especially Kaif and Bundela, who got us so close to the East Zone total. We were disappointed at conceding the lead, but I am delighted at the way we fought back.”Central will play South Zone in the semi-final, which begins on January 26.

Injury doubts over Ross Taylor and James Franklin have led to the elevation of the uncapped Shanan Stewart to New Zealand’s squad

Cricinfo staff07-Mar-2010Injury doubts over Ross Taylor and James Franklin have led to the elevation of the uncapped Shanan Stewart to New Zealand’s squad ahead of the third ODI in Hamilton on Tuesday. Stewart, the Canterbury batsman, is in the middle of an excellent season and has won some recognition following the hamstring problems of Taylor and Franklin.The pair is in doubt for the remainder of the five-match ODI series, with Taylor pulling out before the loss in Auckland and Franklin hobbling off during the game. Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand’s coach, said they were unlikely to play on Tuesday but Taylor was the greater chance to return for the final fixtures.Stewart, 27, is in outstanding form after making 227 against Central Districts on Sunday and has been redirected to Hamilton. “Shanan has been in our thinking for the Twenty20 World Cup, he’s in great nick, he’s got a couple of hundreds and a 200 today,” Greatbatch told NZPA.”He’s an experienced middle-order player, a very dynamic one-day player and we feel he plays the aggressive game we’re looking to play against the Australians.” Stewart was chosen last week in New Zealand’s 30-man World Twenty20 squad and will be keen to impress if given an opportunity.

43-year-old and 17-year-old the standout picks ahead of next month’s tournament

Matt Roller15-Jul-2025James Anderson will play in the Hundred for the first time this summer after earning a ‘wildcard’ contract with Manchester Originals, while 17-year-old Rocky Flintoff has been picked by his father Andrew’s Northern Superchargers despite never having played a professional T20 match.Anderson, who turns 43 this month, returned to T20 cricket this year after an 11-year absence and has taken 14 wickets in eight appearances for Lancashire in the Vitality Blast, operating as a new-ball specialist. He initially went unselected in March’s Hundred draft but will now play for the Originals in August after he was picked up in Tuesday’s ‘wildcard’ draft on a £31,000 deal.Flintoff’s selection will raise eyebrows given he is yet to play in the Blast and his father is Superchargers head coach. But he has already shown his obvious promise with a century for England Lions in Australia this winter and a recent hundred for England’s Under-19s against India.Rocky Flintoff will play under his father Andrew at Northern Superchargers•ECB via Getty Images

Elsewhere, Southern Brave became the first team to sign an overseas player as a wildcard – Australia’s Hilton Cartwright – after replacing Faf du Plessis with Jason Roy last week. They have also picked up the young Hampshire batter Toby Albert, who could keep wicket for them amid injury concerns around Finn Allen and Laurie Evans.Ben Kellaway, the Glamorgan allrounder and ambidextrous spinner, has signed for Welsh Fire after a breakout season at county level, while Ben Sanderson, who has enjoyed his best-ever T20 season for Northamptonshire this year, will play for Trent Rockets.The Rockets took left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson with the first draft pick and have also signed Dillon Pennington as a replacement for the injured John Turner.Yorkshire’s James Wharton and Will Luxton were both overlooked despite their form in the T20 Blast.Esmae MacGregor has signed for Manchester Originals•Getty Images

In the women’s wildcard draft, Esmae MacGregor earned a deal with Manchester Originals after taking 21 Blast wickets for Essex, while Hampshire’s Mary Taylor joins her twin sister Millie at Birmingham Phoenix.The Hundred runs from August 5-31, opening with London Spirit’s double-header against Oval Invincibles at Lord’s.

Men’s Hundred wildcards (all £31,000):

Trent Rockets: Callum Parkinson, Ben Sanderson
Birmingham Phoenix: Liam Patterson-White, Louis Kimber
Welsh Fire: Ajeet Singh Dale, Ben Kellaway
Northern Superchargers: James Fuller, Rocky Flintoff
Manchester Originals: James Anderson, Marchant de Lange
London Spirit: Sean Dickson, Ryan Higgins
Oval Invincibles: George Scrimshaw, Zafar Gohar
Southern Brave: Toby Albert, Hilton Cartwright

Women’s Hundred wildcards (all £10,000):

Birmingham Phoenix: Mary Taylor, Phoebe Brett
London Spirit: Abi Norgrove, Kate Coppack
Manchester Originals: Esmae MacGregor, Darcey Carter
Northern Superchargers: Katherine Fraser, Sophia Turner
Oval Invincibles: Daisy Gibb, Rebecca Odgers
Southern Brave: Phoebe Turner, Amara Carr
Trent Rockets: Grace Thompson, Sophie Morris
Welsh Fire: Charley Phillips, Alex Griffiths.

The 30-year-old has formidable numbers: 4000 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 45.97, with 12 tons

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Jan-2024Rajat Patidar, the Madhya Pradesh batter, has been called up to India’s Test squad as a replacement for Virat Kohli, who has pulled out of the first two Tests against England for personal reasons. Patidar was in Ahmedabad where India A are playing England Lions, and will reach Hyderabad later on Wednesday.With Kohli unavailable, India had no reserve specialist batters in the Test squad, apart from KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurel, one of whom the head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed would play as the specialist wicketkeeper.Patidar is coming off 151 off 158 balls in the first four-day match against an England Lions attack that included three internationals. The 30-year-old has formidable numbers: 4000 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 45.97, with 12 hundreds. Patidar had made his ODI debut against South Africa in December.When asked whether India had considered a more experienced batter as a replacement, captain Rohit Sharma spoke of the importance of giving untested players an opportunity.”We did actually think about it (picking an experienced player) but all these younger players, when are they going to get their opportunity? That’s something we thought of as well,” Rohit said on the eve of the first Test in Hyderabad. “Leaving out an experienced player, or not considering them, is very hard because of the amount of runs they have scored, the kind of experience they’ve had, the amount of games that they have won. It’s very hard to ignore all of that but sometimes you have got to bring certain players into your set-up as well, and you have got to give them favourable conditions. You don’t want to expose them or bring them on a foreign tour where they have not played before. That’s the thought (process) behind all of that. I t’s important that we try and get some of these youngsters in whenever there is an opportunity.”The first Test of the five-match series between India and England begins in Hyderabad on January 25.Devdutt Padikkal, the Karnataka batter, meanwhile has been added to the India A squad as a replacement for B Sai Sudharsan, who is out with back spasms. Rinku Singh has also been added to the India A squad for the second four-day match against England Lions, to be played in Ahmedabad from January 24, after earlier only being named in the squad for the third – and final – game of the series.

India’s squad for first two Tests against England

Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar