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Hundred critic Richard Gould becomes new ECB chief executive
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Sunday, 23 October 2022 06:28
Richard Gould, a prominent critic of the Hundred during his tenure at Surrey, has been appointed chief executive at the ECB, beating Durham's Tim Bostock to the role. Gould has spent the last 18 months as CEO at Bristol City Football Club but was previously involved in county cricket for 16 years, spending six years as Somerset's chief executive before…
Neighbours out to prove a point in rare World Cup clash
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Sunday, 23 October 2022 03:54
Big pictureIt doesn't have quite the same hype as the Trans-Tasman or subcontinent derbies, but the meeting of two southern African neighbours has all the makings of a classic match-up.There's an obvious favourite: South Africa, who have never lost a T20I to Zimbabwe and only been defeated by them in two ODIs. One of those was at the 1999 ODI…
Zimbabwe ready to 'cause some damage' in the Super 12s
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Sunday, 23 October 2022 03:11
The Super 12s are only just beginning but Zimbabwe have already achieved their major goal of the T20 World Cup: to actually get to this point.Coach Dave Houghton previously said he would not consider his team to have actually qualified for the tournament unless they advanced from the first round and secured a spot among the bigger teams. Now, they…
Cooper feels Netherlands well prepared to take on Bangladesh after testing first round
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Sunday, 23 October 2022 01:39
Netherlands batter Tom Cooper feels his side has the advantage of being a more in-the-groove outfit heading into their opening Super 12s fixture against Bangladesh, having already played three tough games in the first round of the Men's T20 World Cup."There are some strong sides in the Super 12s stage, but we like our chances [against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe]," Cooper…
Shami picked over Harshal to get wickets up front - Anil Kumble
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Sunday, 23 October 2022 01:42
"I think most importantly, the reason that Shami is ahead of Harshal Patel is to get wickets up front," Kumble said on ESPNcricinfo's Time Out show. "That's what Rohit will be hoping for. With Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami to get a couple of wickets early on."Shami, who had not played a single T20I since the World Cup last year,…
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