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10 best cricket bats on sale for the 2024 season
WEBMar 8, 2024 — KOOKABURRA STEALTH 5.1 - Best value bat of 2024. “Trust” was the buzzword from Alex Tudor for Kookaburra’s offering on the 2024 test day, and the Stealth hit a lot of the right notes. At £200, the bat from the famous Australian manufacturer is the lowest price point entry in the top five and relatively lightweight at 2lb 9oz, with a 35mm ...
Botham at 65: They say never meet your heroes, but I'm glad I did
WEBNov 24, 2020 — The 65th birthday of England’s greatest living cricketer – and one who raised more than £21m for Leukaemia Research to boot – should be a cause for national celebration. Alas we live in starkly divided times, and Sir Ian Botham’s political views force people to forget all those centuries, wickets, slip catches and charity walks.
Headingley ground guide | Travel, parking, history - The Cricketer
WEBHEADINGLEY: GROUND & SPECTATOR GUIDE. Built: 1890. Headingley Cricket Ground is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It is situated next to Headingley Rugby Stadium, home of Leeds Rhinos (League) and Yorkshire Carnegie (Union). It will stage four fixtures at the 2019 Cricket World Cup and holds 18,350 people.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Ground guide
WEBOct 11, 2021 — Established: 2009. Designed by Canadian architect Awsam Matloob, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (formerly known as the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium) is a slick and modern venue that is no stranger to hosting big games. ICC World T20 Qualifiers, the IPL and the PSL have all been held …
Men's T20 World Cup 2022: All you need to know | The Cricketer
WEBOct 14, 2022 — The highest score by any player in the Men's T20 World Cup is 123 by Brendon McCullum in 2012. Ajantha Mendis holds the record for best bowling figures in a World Cup having taken 6 for 8 against Zimbabwe in 2012. Mahela Jayawardene has scored the most runs in World Cups (1,016). With 41 wickets, Shakib Al Hasan, who will represent Bangladesh ...
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Reece Topley and the long journey back - The Cricketer
WEBJul 27, 2020 — Topley has fought back from a terrible time with injury. In 2018 Topley was phoned and told that he’d made the England ODI squad set to play India that summer, but it was a call that only rubbed salt into his wounds. On the same day, he was told he would require back surgery. Having debuted internationally aged just 21 and with a fine England ...
There's far more to Alex Hartley than a Twitter storm
WEBMar 6, 2021 — There's far more to Alex Hartley than a Twitter storm. NICK FRIEND: In the aftermath to last week's inadvertent spat on social media, the line from the trolls that hurt Hartley most was the one that questioned her role model status. She discusses why that is the case and the abuse she has faced. Alex Hartley is one of cricket’s bubbliest ...
County Championship 2021 team guide: Durham - The Cricketer
WEBApr 3, 2021 — Remind me what happened last year? The second year of the new regime under director of cricket Marcus North and head coach James Franklin, Durham began slowly – games against Yorkshire and Lancashire brought disappointing, low-scoring defeats – and it was only in their sixth innings of the Bob Willis Trophy that they reached 300 for the first time.
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