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Strikers described it as “a difficult decision” after veteran middle-order player was their leading scorer last season

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Feb-2022Adelaide Strikers have parted ways with reliable middle-order batter Jon Wells citing a shift in list management strategy.Wells played 68 matches over five seasons with Strikers and was the club’s leading scorer in BBL 11 making 501 runs at a strike-rate of 128.79 with four half-centuries including 62 not out from 47 balls in the Striker’s Challenger loss to Sydney Sixers.Wells, 33, sits fourth on the list of all-time leading runscorers in the BBL behind Chris Lynn, Aaron Finch and, Glenn Maxwell, having begun his career at Hobart Hurricanes.”This is a difficult decision, however with the uncertain nature of overseas player recruitment in the current landscape, the depth of young talent and a need to consistently evolve as a team, the Strikers remain committed to doing everything possible to build a team contending for titles,” a Strikers statement said.Strikers coach Jason Gillespie paid tribute to Wells. “Wellsy is a brilliant cricketer and I cannot speak highly enough of what he has brought to the Strikers in his time here,” he said. “You know when he walks to the middle that he will give everything for the team, and more often than not he delivers exactly what is required.”We thank Wellsy for always being that calm head for us, and for being a leader both on and off the field. I know Wellsy will continue to succeed at any challenge thrown his way.”

Batsman Mark Chapman reported feeling ill on Monday and was awaiting results of a test

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Oct-2020Auckland seam bowler Ben Lister became the first Covid-19 substitute called into action as a replacement for batsman Mark Chapman before the start of the Plunket Shield match against Otago.Chapman reported feeling ill on Monday and underwent a Covid-19 test with Lister being designated his replacement until the result is known. The match started a day later than the other two first-round Plunket Shield games, so the switch was made before the toss rather than in-match.The ICC approved Covid-19 substitutes for Test cricket in June and various domestic competitions that have started since have followed similar guidelines. New Zealand coach Gary Stead, who was watching the match at Eden Park’s outer oval, said: “I wasn’t aware until I got here this morning, that Mark Chapman had been feeling ill and had to get a Covid test. But from my perspective, it’s great that he’s not penalised for doing the right thing in what is obviously different times we face in the world.”Just shows that we and cricket aren’t immune to that either, so following the right protocols is definitely the right thing to do.”Lister claimed Auckland’s first wicket of the season when he had Cam Hawkins caught behind, finishing with 1 for 40 from 12 overs as Otago were bowled out for 186 with Michael Rippon’s century lifting them from 33 for 6.

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Medium pacer Yeasin Arafat became the first Bangladeshi bowler to take an eight-wicket haul in List-A cricket as Gazi Group Cricketers cantered to an eight-wicket win against DPL table-toppers Abahani Limited

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Mar-2018Medium pacer Yeasin Arafat became the first Bangladeshi bowler to take an eight-wicket haul in List-A cricket. Arafat’s incredible figures of 8 for 40 helped Gazi Group Cricketers canter to an eight-wicket win against Dhaka Premier League table-toppers Abahani Limited at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium.Playing only his third List-A game, Yeasin rocked Abahani in the third over by removing Saif Hassan and Nazmul Hossain Shanto in the space of three deliveries. He did an encore in his next over, producing another double-strike to dismiss Nasir Hossain and Mosaddek Hossain within three balls. By now, Abahani had slipped to 12 for 5, with Anamul Haque perishing to Tipu Sultan in between the two overs.Mohammad Mithun counter-attacked with 40 as Abahani recovered to 65, but Sultan got his wicket too. Arafat then returned for his second spell, and there was no let-up in intensity, as he took out Mashrafe Mortaza, Sunzamul Islam and Ariful Islam, all in the 23rd over.His eighth wicket arrived in the form of last man Manan Sharma, who had already top-scored with 46, in the 27th over, as Abahani were bowled out for 113. Arafat’s eight-for is the first in List-A matches since 2010, when West Indies A’s Kevin Stoute took 8 for 52 against Lancashire.Having earned the right to do so, Arafat then put his feet up as Jahurul Islam shepherded the chase with an unbeaten 52 off 78 balls. He lost Mahedi Hasan and Mominul Haque early, but Fawad Alam joined him to help complete the chase in 29.5 overs. The pair added 93 runs for the unbroken third-wicket stand.The win also lifted Gazi Group from the DPL’s relegation zone – occupied by the bottom three teams – as they now have 10 points after 10 games.

Jamshed has become the third player to be provisionally suspended by the PCB as the board continues its investigation into the corruption scandal that has hit the ongoing Pakistan Super League

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Feb-2017Nasir Jamshed, the out-of-favour Pakistan opener, has become the third player to be provisionally suspended by the PCB as it continues its investigation into the corruption scandal that hit the Pakistan Super League this weekend.”PCB has provisionally suspended Nasir Jamshed from all forms of cricket for violating its anti-corruption code,” said a statement issued by the board on Monday.Unlike Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif – the two Islamabad United players who have already been sent back from the league for alleged breaches of the anti-corruption code – Jamshed was not part of any PSL franchise.Jamshed’s name had cropped up initially in speculation surrounding the news of Latif and Sharjeel’s suspensions. But the exact nature of his involvement has not been made clear.The PCB named three other players who were questioned in the fallout: Islamabad United’s Mohammad Irfan, Quetta Gladiators’ Zulfiqar Babar and Shahzaib Hasan of the Karachi Kings. None of them, however, faced the prospect of immediate provisional suspension. Shahzaib’s questioning, according to his team Karachi Kings, was the result of his reporting an approach to the PCB and Quetta are understood to have volunteered Babar for questioning to clear his name as it had also emerged during speculation.Sharjeel, Latif and Jamshed will now be sent a show cause notice by the PCB according to board chairman Shaharyar Khan.”There is a legal way to move forward and first show cause notices are being sent to both players (Sharjeel and Latif) and they are likely to receive it tomorrow,” Khan said in Lahore, before the news about Jamshed emerged.”Two players Shahzaib and Zulfiqar were under the scanner but are cleared and free to play. Irfan, however, is still under observation but he hasn’t been issued any show cause notice so far.”But probably in a day or two he will also be served. Apart from these five players I confirm no other player playing in the PSL is related to this issue.”It is likely the PCB will then set up an inquiry committee involving one or more judges.Not that long ago, Jamshed was Pakistan’s first-choice opener in limited-overs cricket, and with three ODI hundreds against India between March 2012 and January 2013, one with a potentially long career ahead of him.Since then, however, a dip in form and confidence has pushed him to the periphery. Between the end of the India series in January 2013 and the start of the 2015 World Cup, Jamshed scored 458 runs at an average of 19.91 with only two fifties, featuring in 23 of Pakistan’s 50 ODIs in this period. Before this, he had averaged 50.26 in 22 ODIs since his debut, scoring 955 runs, with three centuries and six fifties.His last appearances for Pakistan were miserable ones at the World Cup: he made only five runs in three matches. An indicator of how far he has fallen was evident by his absence from the PSL in both seasons.Overall, Jamshed has played two Tests, both against South Africa in February 2013. In 48 ODIs between 2008 and 2015, he scored 1418 runs at 31.51. Jamshed played only 18 T20 internationals, scoring 363 runs.

Zimbabwe seamer Brian Vitori has been reported for a suspect action following the third T20 international against Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Jan-2016Zimbabwe left-arm seamer Brian Vitori has been reported for a suspect action following the third T20 international against Bangladesh. Vitori will have to undergo a test on his action at an ICC-accredited centre within 14 days but can continue bowling in international cricket until the results are out.The ICC said that the match officials’ report had been handed over to the Zimbabwe team management after their 31-run victory in Khulna.Vitori, 25, has played four Tests, 19 ODIs and 11 T20s for Zimbabwe after making his international debut in August 2011.The ICC also confirmed that Netherlands seamer Ahsan Malik had been cleared to bowl in international cricket following remedial work on his action and a retest.”Since being reported in July during last year’s ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Ahsan had remodeled his bowling action prior to applying to have his action re-tested,” the ICC said. “The result shows that the level of elbow extension measured for all deliveries bowled was now within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations.”

Nottinghamshire could face an uncomfortable final day after getting the worst of a rain-ruined match against Sussex at Trent Bridge

Les Smith24-Jun-2013
ScorecardNottinghamshire could face an uncomfortable final day after getting the worst of a rain-ruined match at Trent Bridge. Sussex ended the third day firmly in control with the pace and accuracy of Chris Jordan breaking through the top order before Monty Panesar made more incursions by the close.At the start of play both Ed Joyce and Rory Hamilton-Brown had achievable personal objectives: Hamilton-Brown a century and Joyce a double. Both would come to pass. Hamilton-Brown went on to 113 before Luke Fletcher, Nottinghamshire’s stand out bowler in the innings, had him caught behind. Joyce went on his merry way though, and brought the innings to its conclusion in explosive style.When Samit Patel came on at the pavilion end to bowl his first over of the day you could almost hear the sound of Joyce licking his lips as he eyed the short leg side boundary. Sure enough, he hit three sixes over mid wicket, in addition to a 4 and a single. The over yielded 26 runs, Joyce had 23 of them, and when the last 6 took Sussex beyond 500 and Joyce beyond 200, he promptly declared.Notts made it through seven overs before lunch, though not without discomfort in the case of Riki Wessels. That Steve Magoffin struck him very unpleasantly was made clear over lunch. Wessels tweeted, “That really hurt”. The tweet was accompanied by a frightening photograph of a shattered item of protective equipment.The mood and momentum of the innings shifted when Chris Jordan replaced Magoffin at the Radcliffe Road end to bowl the 14th over of the innings. He was hostile and accurate from the start, and soon had Wessels beaten for pace, his attempted pull spooning up off the top edge to the safe hands of Monty Panesar at mid-on.Next he skittled Steven Mullaney before unleashing two brutish deliveries which did for Samit Patel and David Hussey. Patel was caught at short leg after an act of justifiable self-protection, and Hussey gloved a bouncer to Matt Prior.Not so long ago James Taylor was playing in England’s Test middle order. He is only a year older than Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, but seems to have been around longer.He demonstrated the skills and application that saw him selected for his country. He was busy and, as so often, particularly effective on the back foot and through the leg sideBy the close, he had made 81 not out with eight boundaries, and in doing so passed 6000 first class runs.His captain Chris Read provided pugnacious support until Panesar bowled him with one that turned. Paul Franks followed in Panesar’s next over, offering a bat pad catch to Rogers, leaving it all to for Notts on the final day to avoid having to follow on.

Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, has said Manvinder Bisla’s assault in Kolkata Knight Riders’ successful chase of 191 was unexpected

ESPNcricinfo staff28-May-2012Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, has said Manvinder Bisla’s assault in Kolkata Knight Riders’ successful chase of 191 in the IPL final was unexpected. Super Kings, two-time IPL champions, failed to make it three in a row as Knight Riders beat them by five wickets in a last-over finish at Chepauk.”I don’t know if we can over-analyse how wrong we got it, but admire what they did. Bisla, I thought, was outstanding, they needed someone to stand up,” Fleming said. “We got a great early wicket of [Gautam] Gambhir, which we had targeted, but we didn’t expect the onslaught from Bisla, maybe a quick 30, 40 would have been fine, but he took it quite deep.”Bisla smashed 89 in 48 balls and was involved in a 136-run stand for the second wicket with Jacques Kallis, who also scored a half-century. “That partnership gave them belief,” Fleming said.With 20 needed to win off the last two overs for Knight Riders, Super Kings still stood a chance and the pressure on the visitors grew when Kallis fell in the penultimate over, off Ben Hilfenhaus. However, Hilfenhaus bowled an above waist-high full toss the next ball, yielding three runs and an extra delivery that was hit for four by Shakib Al Hasan. “In the 19th over, there was a big turning point with the no-ball, going into the last over with 14 or 15 to win is a different story,” Fleming said. Nine were needed off the final over and Manoj Tiwary finished the game with two successive fours.Fleming, however, praised his team for its performance through the season, and for fighting hard in the final. “When you get beaten like that, it’s a lot easier to take than when you’ve played below par. A little disappointed that our campaign has been termed as ‘lucky’, we still got the points to qualify for the semis. The challenge next year is to be one of the most consistent sides.”

Eoin Morgan is expected to pay the price for his IPL stint by missing out on a place in England’s squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, but he took his chance against the tourists with a destructive 156 for the Lions at Derby

Andrew McGlashan at Derby19-May-2011
ScorecardEoin Morgan returned to first-class action with a superb century but it might not be enough to earn him an England spot•Getty Images

Eoin Morgan is expected to pay the price for his IPL stint by missing out on a place in England’s squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, but he took his chance against the tourists with a destructive 156 for the Lions at Derby. Morgan added 232 for the fifth wicket with Samit Patel, who made a fine return to England colours with a classy 101, as the Lions closed on an imposing 394 for 4.However, anything that happens in this match is unlikely to have a bearing on the England squad for Cardiff which will be named on Sunday. Geoff Miller, the national selector, and coach Andy Flower were both in attendance but this management group don’t make last-minute decisions.The momentum has grown behind Ravi Bopara in recent weeks as he has found form in the Championship so his scratchy 17, while a missed opportunity to impress, won’t have been a deciding factor in his immediate future.Yet, Morgan showed that he can transition from Twenty20 to first-class cricket with barely time to change his kit. He arrived back in England on Saturday, netted at Uxbridge on Sunday with Middlesex, then spent two days training with the Lions at Loughborough.He came in at 105 for 3 when James Hildreth, the captain, lost his off stump to the slingy Nuwan Pradeep, who has been compared to Lasith Malinga by the Sri Lanka coach Stuart Law. It had been hard work batting on a green pitch but Morgan cashed in as conditions eased against an older ball and tiring bowlers.There were the occasional alarms in what was Morgan’s first first-class innings of the year and second in nine months. He began with an edge through the slips first ball and top-edged a six over the wicketkeeper against Dilhara Fernando after nearly being foxed by a slower delivery.However, plenty of boundaries came out of the middle including a straight-driven six off Tharanga Paranavitna’s gentle offspin and he motored towards the 80s by attacking the expensive Suraj Randiv. There was no hanging around in the 90s, either, as a back cut off Thisara Perera was followed by a pull to reach a hundred from 128 balls. Whatever the opinions on the decisions he has made he has again shown that temperament is not a problem.Patel helped Morgan consolidate the innings, playing some handsome strokes to reach his ton from 131 balls. He has managed to hit the basic fitness targets laid down by the ECB and again showed them his raw talent. The bowling became increasingly ragged but Patel’s batting had a touch of class about it, particularly the off-side driving.He was offered two lives, both off Tillakaratne Dilshan, who spent part of the afternoon off the field after stepping on the ball, one of them by the normally safe Mahela Jayawardene who spilled two for the day. Jayawardene was one of five Sri Lankans recently arrived from the IPL. The chances, though, should take nothing away from Patel and time will tell whether he has turned a corner.Having watched the runs flow, Bopara will know he missed out. He had to bat when conditions were at their toughest after Sri Lanka won the toss and he never settled. Jayawardene dropped him at second slip on 4 then the visitors were convinced he’d edged behind on 8. They didn’t have to wait long, though, as Bopara flashed a cut at Fernando and edged to the wicketkeeper. Unlike Morgan, the major question marks over Bopara are regarding temperament.The man to do the hard work in setting up the innings was James Taylor, batting out of position at the top of the order because Jimmy Adams was the one specialist opener in the side. He was struck a painful blow on the inner thigh against the new ball but battled hard during the morning session and began to reap the rewards after the break as he collected two straight sixes off Randiv.Batting in Division Two of the Championship doesn’t always do a player many favours as there are some soft runs around, but this effort followed a gusty half-century at The Oval two weeks ago against a strong Surrey attack. He was reluctant to leave when given caught behind off Fernando but had set a strong foundation for his team-mates.Sri Lanka’s bowlers started well but couldn’t sustain pressure throughout the day. Pradeep was lively, Perara reasonably tight and Fernando occasionally threatening but they desperately need their spinner to offer control which Randiv couldn’t do. More long days in the field beckon when the Test series starts.

CB Ratnayake retained Somachandra de Silva and Nishantha Ranatunga as chairman and secretary respectively while appointing three new members to the committee

Sa'adi Thawfeeq02-Jun-2010Sports Minister CB Ratnayake, despite accusing Sri Lanka Cricket as the third most corrupt institution in the country and slamming the board’s interim committee, retained Somachandra de Silva and Nishantha Ranatunga as chairman and secretary respectively while appointing three new members to the committee on Wednesday.Former cricketer and Sri Lanka rugby player Asanga Seneviratne, lawyer Kalinga Indratissa and Sports Ministry representative Prabath Fonseka are the three new members appointed. They replace Pramodya Wickramasinghe, A. Gunaratne Weerasinghe, Lalith Wickremasinghe and Ranil Abeynaike. Sujeewa Rajapakse continues as treasurer of the six-member interim committee.Ratnayake, who appointed Aravinda de Silva as the head of a new selection panel, in a media conference on Monday, had promised to revamp the way the game is administered, even if it meant replacing the incumbent members. Ratnayake had said he had a problem with the way the interim committee had handled finances and contributed to wastage of resources.