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Daniel Flynn has been named captain of Northern Districts in all three formats for the 2013-14 season

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jul-2013Daniel Flynn, the New Zealand left-hand batsman, has been appointed captain of the Northern Districts in all three formats for the 2013-14 domestic season.”Captaincy is a fresh challenge for me and it’s come along at a good time in my career,” Flynn told Fairfax NZ News. “At 28 I’ve been around for a while and I’m really looking forward to working with our coach James Pamment and helping guide a team I’m extremely passionate about.”Flynn, who has played 49 international matches for New Zealand, made his debut for the Northern Districts in the 2004-05 domestic season and has scored 13 first-class centuries, the most by any Northern Districts batsman.James Pamment, the Northern Districts coach, backed the move to have a single captain. “Having the same captain across all forms of the game was considered a priority with a younger group of players because the constant changing of formats does make it more challenging for different leaders to put their stamp on the group,” he said. “Daniel has a sharp cricket brain and is held in the utmost respect by all our players. He’s impressed for many years as a quality leader of men, but because we’ve been blessed with so many leadership resources in the Knights, those qualities have been under-utilised until now.Flynn was one of 11 players to be given a contract, with a further three names to be added on August 9. Graeme Aldridge, Brad Wilson and Anton Devcich fall into the established player category, while Jono Boult will be given a contract for the first time in two seasons.Youngsters Ish Sodhi, Daryl Mitchell and Anurag Verma retained their contracts while wicketkeeper Cameron Fletcher, Jono Hickey and fast bowler Scott Kuggeleijn, who previously played for Wellington, will join Northern Districts’ contract list for the first time.

The Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas battled the pain of twice tearing tendons in his shoulder to lead the county to the Friends Life t20

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Aug-2012The Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas battled the pain of twice tearing tendons in his shoulder in recent weeks to lead the county to the Friends Life t20 title with victory against Yorkshire.Mascarenhas needed fitness tests before both the semi-final against Somerset and the final and did not bat in either match even though his clean striking would have been valuable in the closing stages of the innings. When asked before the final how the injury was effecting his bowling he said: “I can’t get much slower.”Mascarenhas played a crucial role with the ball on Finals Day – his nagging medium pace proving difficult to score off on a sluggish pitch – taking a miserly 2 for 11 in the semi-final which he followed with 2 for 20 against Yorkshire to leave Hampshire chasing 151 for victory. Despite an onslaught by David Miller, who struck 72 off 46 balls, Hampshire held their nerve in the closing overs as Danny Briggs and Chris Wood followed the impressive work of their captain.”I’ve torn my lat tendon. I tore it two weeks ago and then I tore it again last week when I tried to play CB40,” Mascarenhas said. “I had a scan and it’s torn so I had to grin and bear it. It was a huge stress to be honest. It’s not one of those where you can have an injection.”We were trying to sort out team selection if I didn’t play and for the team balance. It’s not easy when your captain is looking like he’s not going to be fit. I was lucky enough to get through. I actually felt a bit better in the final – maybe it was the adrenaline. It took me through it. It felt a lot sorer in the semi-final, I felt like I was bowling a bit faster in the final.”It was Hampshire’s second Twenty20 title in three seasons following their victory in 2010 when they won by losing fewer wickets against Somerset. However, they began this year’s Finals Day as the least favoured of the four teams to make an impact.”Personally for me – it’s the best one by far,” he said. “I missed the first win two years ago because I was injured. To win two games today and captain a young and inexperienced side was a great thrill and one I’ll remember for a long time.”There were much different emotions for Andrew Gale, the Yorkshire captain, who had seen his side produce a superb all-round display in the semi-final against Sussex led by Jonny Bairstow’s 68 off 45 balls. However, in both matches Yorkshire’s top order failed to fire and, despite Miller’s fantastic display, they had too much ground to make up in the final.”When we were 40-odd for four I thought someone had to play very well to get us in a position to win and David played out of his skin,” Gale said. “Going into the last over I was backing us. Unfortunately it didn’t go our way but fair play to David for getting us in a position to win that game because we were dead and buried.”If it wasn’t for him we would have been nowhere; we could have been bowled out for 80. It would have been nice for us to spray that champagne around, I’m not going to lie, but when we reflect on this we’ll see we’ve achieved something as a group.”Still, there is consolation for Yorkshire. Both finalists have earned places at the Champions League Twenty20 which will be held in South Africa during October although English teams have to go through the pre-qualifying phase before joining the main tournament.

Jonathan Trott has said that his career might have never taken off if he hadn’t decided to cut down on his drinking

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Jul-2011England batsman Jonathan Trott has said that his career might have never taken off if he hadn’t decided to cut down on his drinking.”I used to go nuts and it affected the image people had of me,” Trott said in an interview with the . “It used to cloud my judgement, not just that night, but for days afterwards.”Trott, 30, has been prolific for England since his international debut in 2009. He currently has Test and one-day averages of 62.23 and 52.44 respectively, making him one of the most successful batsmen going around, but admitted his drinking could have become an issue if he hadn’t nipped it in the bud.”I still have the occasional beer or glass of wine but, when it comes to nights out, you probably won’t find me around them. It can be quite tough but the guys in the team understand. In the past I’d have been at the front of the queue [for a drink]. But I honestly don’t think I’d be sitting here today if I did still drink.”Trott is currently a certainty in the England Test line-up, though his inability to score at a brisk pace is held against him in one-day debates.”It’s something I’m working on with Andy [Flower] and Graham [Gooch],” said Trott, who has a strike-rate of 78.40 in the ODI format. “It’s about weighing up the best option. Sometimes I err on the side of caution too much.”

While Pakistan were being humbled at Trent Bridge, one of their former one-day stars Azhar Mahmood continued to roll back the years with a match-winning performance for Kent over Essex

Mark Pennell01-Aug-2010

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While Pakistan were being humbled at Trent Bridge, one of their former one-day stars Azhar Mahmood continued to roll back the years with a match-winning performance for Kent over Essex.The 35-year-old allrounder from Islamabad ran through the Essex middle order with a season’s best haul of 5 for 62 that clinched his county’s 99-run win shortly after 3pm on the fourth and final day.Essex, in pursuit of their last day victory target of 277, were ultimately skittled for 177 to drop uncomfortably close to the relegation places after this their third defeat of the campaign.
Resuming on their overnight score of 48 for 1, Essex suffered two early casualties when Amjad Khan had Tom Westley (25) caught in the slip cordon then Mahmood nipped one through Jaik Mickleburgh’s gate to peg back middle stump.The visitors re-grouped soundly through fourth-wicket partners Matt Walker and Ravi Bopara, neither of whom appeared in much trouble as they took the score on to 120.
Bopara moved into the 30s with a rasping cover drive against Simon Cook who responded by inviting his wicketkeeper Geraint Jones to stand up to the stumps and help create some pressure. The move paid almost immediate dividends as Bopara toppled off balance after missing a leg-cutter to be brilliantly stumped by Jones.Soon after lunch Matt Walker was bamboozled and palpably leg before to a Mahmood in-ducker, then James Foster ran himself out when attempting a risky single to Rob Key at mid-on.
Mahmood bagged two more for his five-wicket haul, leaving James Tredwell to polish the job off with 2 for 40 as Essex lost their last seven wickets for 57 runs to gift Kent their first home win of the season with a session and a half to spare.”It was a must win game for us,” said Mahmood after the maximum points victory that lifts Kent to sixth in the Division One table. “We didn’t make the most of our good position on the opening day when we really failed to cash in with the bat on a good pitch, but we were lucky to have overcast conditions for the last three days and that really helped us to swing the ball.”We watched Matthew Walker take three wickets for them on the third day and that really gave us the confidence to go out there and do better. We just needed to bowl in the channel and give them nowhere to go and it paid off.”

Netherlands’ Edwards and Oman’s Mehmood were also fined for breaching the ICC code of conduct

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Nov-2024South Africa fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was docked 50% of his match fee and handed a demerit point after being found to have shown dissent in the fourth T20I against India in Johannesburg on Friday.Coetzee was noted to have made an inappropriate comment to the umpire in the 15th over of India’s innings after one of his deliveries was deemed a wide. He admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction, which also included an official reprimand. India had won the series 3-1.Netherlands captain Scott Edwards and Oman seamer Sufyan Mehmood also faced sanctions for breaching the ICC code of conduct during the third T20I between the two teams in Al Amerat on Saturday.Edwards was found guilty of two breaches – Article 2.8 and 2.2, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match”.After being given out lbw, he showed his bat to the umpire. Then, while returning to the dugout, he threw his bat and gloves on the field, copping two demerit points in all. He was also fined 10% of his match fee.Mehmood was also fined 10% of his match fee and given one demerit point for giving a send-off to Netherlands batter Teja Nidamanuru. Since both players admitted to their offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Neeyamur Rashid, there was no need for a formal hearing.Netherlands went on to win the series 2-1.

Openers put on record-breaking stand to see home side to safety on final day

ECB Reporters Network28-Jul-2023Luis Reece and Harry Came wrote themselves into the Derbyshire record books and ended Glamorgan’s victory hopes as the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby ended in a draw.Reece and Came set a new county record opening stand of 360 with the pair batting through the fourth day to finish on career-best scores. Reece made 201 from 338 balls and Came 141 off 336 as Derbyshire firmly shut the door on Glamorgan to close 157 runs ahead having begun the day 125 behind.Glamorgan used nine bowlers without success on a day of fruitless toil for the promotion hopefuls who took 13 points while Derbyshire finished with nine.The visitors started the day still in with a chance of forcing victory and overcast conditions at least gave their bowlers some encouragement. But the pitch was certainly offering little and it soon became clear that another high-scoring Derby draw was the most likely outcome.Timm van der Gugten did find the outside edge in his opening spell but few balls beat the bat as Reece and Came played with the same discipline and concentration that had been a feature of their first-innings partnership.The hundred came up in the sixth over of the morning and represented a significant milestone as it was only the third time in Derbyshire’s history that there had been two century opening stands in a match.Glamorgan skipper David Llloyd, who will be playing his cricket at Derby next season, used five bowlers to try and breakthrough but to no avail.Reece completed his second hundred of the game from 177 balls and became only the 20th player to achieve the feat for Derbyshire in the Championship.Mitchell Swepson thought he had got Reece with the last ball of the session which struck him in front as he played back but the appeal was turned down which summed up a thoroughly dispiriting morning for the visitors. They may have reflected over lunch that when a prayer room which is currently being built on the ground is open, bowlers of all faiths will be queuing to get in given the nature of Derby pitches.Reece and Came scored 107 runs in the morning to leave their side only 18 behind and they continued to bat Derbyshire towards safety in the afternoon. The 200 stand came up in the 68th over and Came went to his second Championship century of the season when he hit Kiran Carlson’s offspin over mid on for his 12th four.It was another highly promising demonstration of application from the 24-year-old who, appropriately for the son of a vineyard owner, is maturing nicely.By tea, Derbyshire were 94 ahead and the only question was if Reece and Came could break the county’s record opening stand of 333 set by Reece and Billy Godleman against Northants in 2017.Glamorgan came out for the final session with Colin Ingram replacing Chris Cooke behind the stumps and Sam Northeast opening with his occasional off-spin. The milestone was broken when Reece drove Billy Root for a single and he reached his double hundred by cutting Zain-ul-Hassan for his 20th four just before the teams shook hands at 4.40pm.

Will Rhodes makes 99 as Northants fail to capitalise on scoreboard pressure

ECB Reporters Network14-May-2022Batters continue to make hay at Edgbaston as Warwickshire replied to Northamptonshire’s 597 for six with 394 for four on the third day of their LV=Insurance County Championship match.Warwickshire began the day under pressure, on 80 for two needing 448 to avoid the follow on, but responded with the requisite resilience as Sam Hain (140 not out, 337 balls) and Will Rhodes (99, 173) added 201 for the fourth wicket.Hain, whose career-best 208 arrived against Northamptonshire in 2014, played barely a false shot in seven hours at the crease and his reassuring presence helped Rhodes to relocate some form and fluency. The captain’s six previous innings this season had yielded just 73 runs.As an excellent batting track refused to deteriorate, all the bowlers could do was persevere in the sunshine. They did so commendably, led by Jack White who kept going manfully for 26-6-84-2 – very worthy figures in these conditions.Warwickshire resumed on the third morning on 80 for two, 368 from the follow-on. They needed a day of serious batting and delivered it. Only one wicket fell in the first two sessions when, midway through the morning, Dom Sibley (52, 170 balls) edged a fine ball from Luke Procter behind.Rhodes looked a little uncertain early on and was reprieved on 22 when he chipped Rob Keogh to mid-on but Simon Kerrigan was on his heels and the ball fell just in front of him. The Warwickshire skipper gained fluency from that point – the straight-driven four off Matt Kelly which took him to 50 was exquisite.Hain was at his implacable best. He went to the crease armed with a first-class average of 76 against Northamptonshire, but ensured its improvement by mid-afternoon and reached his 12th first-class century (239 balls) just before tea.Rhodes was a single away from his ton when the impressive White, plugging away on a hot afternoon, induced an edge and Lewis McManus took another catch. The captain was afforded the warmest of ovations back to the pavilion.At 314 for four, the Bears still had work to do to reach the follow-on figure and officially consign the match to stalemate. Hain and Matt Lamb ensured there was no late collapse with an unbroken stand of 80 in the last 23 overs of the day. Hain’s concentration remained absolute while Lamb continued his sparkling form this season with a perky unbeaten 47 from 77 balls.

Defending champions Heat lost 6 for 12 in a chase of 144

Andrew McGlashan26-Nov-2020Sydney Thunder came back from the brink to book their first WBBL final since the opening season as defending champions Brisbane Heat suffered a dramatic collapse. Hannah Darlington, who claimed last year’s young player award, struck in consecutive balls in the 18th over after Laura Kimmince was removed having been close to taking the Heat across the line again.The winning moment came when former Heat star Sammy-Jo Johnson grabbed a low caught and bowled to spark wild celebrations. The Heat’s overall collapse was 6 for 12 as a campaign which had started slowly before coming to life with seven consecutive wins came crashing down.Captain Rachael Haynes had hauled the Thunder up to a competitive total amid a stuttering innings in which Amelia Kerr and Nadine de Klerk stood out with the ball: their combined figures were 7-0-30-3. They took wickets regularly enough to stay in the contest, but Kimmince’s latest onslaught appeared to have decided the game before the astonishing turnaround.Even powerplayTammy Beaumont played one of her better innings of what has been a tournament where she has largely struggled, getting off the mark with a deft scoop and adding five more crisp boundaries inside the powerplay. She fell attempting another scoop, moving so early into the shot that Nicola Hancock had barely started her delivery stride, sending a simple catch looping to short fine leg. That wicket evened up the powerplay ahead of the Heat’s spinners getting to work.Kerr’s deceptionLike the Heat as a whole, Kerr took time to get into her stride but played a central role in the team’s success. It is so rare to see her taken to by an opposition and today was no different. Her first two overs went for eight and when she returned for her third, in the 14th over, there was a brief but enjoyable contest with Phoebe Litchfield. The left hander started with perfect straight drive, but off the last ball of the over was defeated by the googly and comfortably stumped. It was the second time Kerr had claimed her this way following the group-stage dismissal at Blacktown. Either side of that dismissals were moments that stunted the Thunder just as they were building. Heather Knight drove a firm catch to cover, having not quite found top gear, and then a superbly-judged catch on the deep midwicket rope by Georgia Prestwidge removed Johnson who had threatened to open her shoulders against former team-mates.The first wobbleThe Thunder’s eventual total looked short but gave them something to bowl at. In her opening over, Sam Bates, who has been one of the best bowlers of the tournament, removed Grace Harris and then Johnson struck with her first delivery when Georgia Redmayne, after a brisk 25, picked out mid-off to keep the Heat in the contest. It has been a hallmark of the Heat’s campaign that there have been contributions throughout the order and the trend continued as de Klerk and captain Jess Jonassen added 46. However, just when things were under control they fell in consecutive overs: Jonassen skied a top edge to Darlington and de Klerk was run out by Beaumont’s pinpoint throw. The scene was set.The collapseLaura Kimmince has hit the form of her life in the last couple of weeks. Before today she had rattled up 123 runs off 49 deliveries in her last four innings, taking her strike-rate to the highest in WBBL history, and struck the ball with huge power again. She had a massive stroke of fortune first delivery when the ball rolled back into leg stump but did not dislodge the bail then the next ball was launched for six. An over from Lauren Smith cost 20, swinging the game almost fully towards the Thunder who needed 26 off 30 balls. However, Georgia Voll was run out after a mix up over a second and Kerr went the same way two balls later as panic set in. Another six from Kimmince brought it back under a run-a-ball, but then she was bowled by Bates attempting a reverse sweep that wasn’t really required. It became too much for the lower order as Darlington delivered her yorkers on demand and finally Delissa Kimmince hammered the ball back at her former team-mate. The Melbourne Stars await on Saturday.

The New Zealand opener has been searching for runs, but after pulling off a miracle run-out to put his team in the final, he’s ready to put his poor form behind him

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jul-2019Martin Guptill was at deep backward square leg. And at first he didn’t quite catch where the ball was. Then he realised it was dribbling over to him. And that MS Dhoni was looking for a very difficult second run.Guptill went full sprint at the ball, picked it up with his right hand, took aim while somehow retaining perfect balance and shot down the stumps at the keeper’s end to effectively seal New Zealand’s spot in the 2019 World Cup final. (It was also only the 16th time in 297 innings that Dhoni has been run out in a one-day international) Until that moment though the New Zealand opener was having a horrible tournament. After an unbeaten 73 against Sri Lanka in New Zealand’s opening game, he racked up five single-digit scores in the next eight innings, with a highest score of 35.”It’s bloody tough,” Guptill told . “You try not to read what people are writing and hear what people are saying, but it’s hard to tear away from it all.”I’ve felt a little bit late on the ball in quite a few games, which is hard to deal with. You don’t want to move too early because then you get stuck.”Martin Guptill plays a shot as New Zealand start cautiously•Getty Images

Guptill has one more chance to turn his form around, when New Zealand meet England in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.”The last couple of nets I’ve probably felt the best I have since I’ve been here,” he said. “I’ve put a lot of time in and for it not to be working out in the middle, it’s frustrating. People can say they’re frustrated with me, but no one is more frustrated than what I am.”I’m just trying to carry on with what I’ve been doing, work hard in the nets and hopefully in the next game it all comes together.”Ross Taylor, who spoke to the media at the end of the match against India, also backed Guptill to come good.”Hopefully that’s a bit of luck that he takes from his fielding to his batting and maybe he can have a bit of luck and make the most of it.”Cricket’s about small margins. When we came in to the huddle, the boys were joking that Gup always misses the stumps. When there’s a run out on, he always missed the stumps. All those misses over the years, he only hits when there’s nothing to worry about, but he did it now, and we celebrated accordingly and we’re very happy for him.”

Gloucestershire face an uphill battle to stave off County Championship defeat on Monday after they were made to follow on against Middlesex at Lord’s

ECB Reporters Network13-May-2018
ScorecardGloucestershire face an uphill battle to stave off County Championship defeat on Monday after they were made to follow on against Middlesex at Lord’s. Visiting captain Chris Dent, who had struggled for form with the bat, top scored with 66 but it was not enough to prevent his side being bowled out for 210 in two sessions.Middlesex’s Australian allrounder Hilton Cartwright returned career-best figures of 4 for 33 in the first innings, with Tom Helm taking 3 for 48. That left Gloucestershire 245 behind at the start of their second innings and, although the West Country side reduced the deficit by 66, they go into the final day with just eight wickets standing.Middlesex bowled well in the morning but initially without any reward as both Dent and James Bracey found the gap between slips and gully all too frequently. Dent – who averaged just 8.5 coming into this match – survived what looked a strong lbw shout from Steven Finn, while Sam Robson spilled an edge from Bracey at first slip.The opening pair put together a stand of 72 before Cartwright made the breakthrough, persuading Bracey to attempt a cut that saw him caught behind off the bottom edge.Gareth Roderick lasted just four balls, falling leg before to Cartwright for a duck, and Ollie Rayner reduced the visitors to 90 for 3 when his first delivery accounted for Graeme van Buuren. Jack Taylor struck a breezy 22 before Finn pinned him lbw in the fifth over after lunch – and Helm then took centre stage with a three-wicket burst to drive home Middlesex’s advantage.Helm’s spell of 3 for 16 included the scalp of Dent, who was caught prodding outside the off stump, and a simple return catch to remove former Middlesex allrounder Ryan Higgins.Benny Howell, who came in down the order after a stomach upset had kept him off the field the previous afternoon, showed some resistance with a gritty knock of 47 from 87 balls. But Cartwright’s second spell earned him the wickets of Craig Miles and Daniel Worrall and he finished off the innings just before tea, taking a skier at mid-on to remove Howell.With Middlesex skipper Dawid Malan enforcing the follow-on, Howell was soon back at the crease alongside Dent and the pair made a solid start to their second innings. Malan rotated his bowlers without success until Howell lost his wicket for the second time in less than two hours, chopping James Harris on to his stumps.Harris was unlucky not to pick up Dent as well, within Rayner putting down a chance at second slip – but the Gloucestershire captain departed soon afterwards for 35 as Helm found his outside edge.