The Bouncer Joe Root serenaded by fans but some cant find their seats

Guardian - Saturday 25th May, 2013

he hit his first Test century on his home ground . Hot fact: when young Root was in his first year at King Ecgbert's School, Sheffield, there was another future hero in the top year - Jessica ...

Indian Premier League final may be overshadowed by spot-fixing scandal

Guardian - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Chennai Super Kings will face Mumbai Indians in the sixth Indian Premier League final in Kolkata on Sunday with the stench of the spot-fixing scandal threatening to overpower even N Srinivasan, the most powerful man in world cricket.Srinivasan, the chief executive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, is also the managing director of India Cements, who own the Super Kings franchise - and ...

Cricket Root ton puts England in control

New Zealand Herald - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Stumps day two - England 337/7The standing ovation said much for the hope England batsman Joe Root generates in his home county of Yorkshireand that was just for the half-century. The Headingley crowd oozed parochialism - and it was deserved - as Root reached his maiden test hundred steering a ball through vacant third slip for four. The 22-year-old became the first Yorkshireman to achieve ...

Cricket Fortune will favour the brave

New Zealand Herald - Saturday 25th May, 2013

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of apathy towards the New Zealand cricketers are always exaggerated. The test team prepared to face an examination of their batting technique and fortitude overnight, depending on the toss outcome. The loss of six wickets for less than 40 runs three times in the last six tests means the demand for action from former players and readers has been ...

Cricket Calls for BCCI boss to go after relative arrested

New Zealand Herald - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Calls have been made for the removal of "the most powerful man in world cricket" after his son-in-law was arrested for spot-fixing just before his team, the Chennai Super Kings, were to play in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League final. A top official of the Chennai Super Kings, Gurunath Meiyappan, who is the son-in-law of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Narainswamy ...

The Indian League of Litigation

Cricinfo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Behind the billion-dollar deals and million-dollar salaries, the IPL has been the subject of much litigation, apart from frequent investigation by federal authorities in India. Here are some of the most serious documented instances of litigation or investigation involving the BCCI and/or its ...

Cricket-Roots composed half-century steadies England

TVNZ - Saturday 25th May, 2013

video Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on ...

England v New Zealand second Test - Latest report from Headingley

The Independent - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Local hero and rising star of English cricket, Joe Root, combined well with Ian Bell after the break to bat England back into the match. The pair put on a partnership of 79 with Root the dominant partner as New Zealand struggled to make further inroads into England's batting. They thought they had Bell LBW, when Tim Southee crashed one into his pads and Marais Erasmus raised his ...

A final fighting for relevance

Cricinfo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Big Picture The IPL final takes place in Kolkata on Sunday, but all the news surrounding the tournament is about events off the field. As Indian cricket and its fans grapple with the dismaying allegations of the past week, the old Apartheid-era slogan - No normal sport in an abnormal society - comes to mind. However, despite the formal charges of corruption against top Super Kings official ...

Adelaide Ovals Ultimate Membership row over equal access to cricket and footy

AdelaideNow - Saturday 25th May, 2013

ADELAIDE Oval's Ultimate Membership offer, marketed as the state's platinum sport season ticket, is a dead duck. About 6500 applicants for the package will learn on Sunday morning that the vision of a South Australian version of the Melbourne Cricket Club - where members have access to all sport events at one arena - has been taken off the table as cracks begin to show again in the ...

N Srinivasans rise in the BCCI

Cricinfo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

2001: N Srinivasan enters cricket administration in his home state of Tamil Nadu, as an ally of former BCCI president, AC Muthiah. 2002: Becomes president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. 2005: Srinivasan is appointed BCCI treasurer after forming an informal alliance with Indian politician Sharad Pawar, in a bid to cast then board president Jagmohan Dalmiya out from the BCCI's ...

Ind vs Pak M S Dhonis valiant ton go...

Express Cricket - Saturday 25th May, 2013

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Mr Cricket is now Mr Family Hussey ca...

Express Cricket - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Michael Hussey will play his final Test against Sri Lanka next week and retire from international cricket at the end of the Australian summer, the veteran batsman said, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.The rugged 37-year-old, known affectionately ...

Kieran Powells fifty guides West Ind...

Express Cricket - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Opener Kieran Powell followed his hundred with a solid fifty as the West Indies reached 124-1 at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh here today.The 22-year-old right-handed batsman was unbeaten on 56 and with him Darren Bravo was batting on 42 as the visitors now lead by 95 runs with a draw the most likely result on an unhelpful pitch for bowlers at Shere Bangla ...

Senior Super Kings official arrested

sportal.com.au - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan has been arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud.The son-in-law of Board Of Control For Cricket In India president N Srinivasan, Gurunath became the latest person to be implicated in the Indian Premier League's betting scandal on Friday.Gurunath was questioned after actor Vindoo Dara Singh, currently in police custody, said he had ...

Spotlight shifts to Srinivasan

Cricinfo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

arrest of Gurunath Meiyappan , the head of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, has turned the spotlight on to his father-in-law N Srinivasan, the BCCI president and managing director of India Cements, the franchise owner. It is not yet clear what Srinivasan's plans are - his immediate response to the news of Gurunath's arrest was to say he would not resign - but there appears to be a ...

Dravid lauds teams courage

Cricinfo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Rahul Dravid lauded his team for their performance in the IPL, saying that the squad had "probably given more than they [had] been asked to". Royals were eliminated ...

Opening day washed out at Headingley

sportal.com.au - Friday 24th May, 2013

The first day of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley has been abandoned due to rain.Play had been set to begin at 11am local time but match officials opted to postpone the toss due to the poor conditions on Friday.And, after an early lunch was taken at 12.30pm, play was eventually abandoned at 15:55.England go into the second Test with a 1-0 lead in the two-match ...