LONDON — Former Essex cricketer Mervyn Westfield has been charged with conspiracy to defraud over claims he deliberately played poorly, England’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Thursday.
LONDON — Former Essex cricketer Mervyn Westfield has been charged with conspiracy to defraud over claims he deliberately played poorly, England’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Thursday.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday after years of battling injury.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt met the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in India, with the spot-fixing betting scandal thought to be high on the agenda.
The two officiating New Zealand umpires suspected Pakistan bowlers were deliberately sending down no-balls against England last month but did not link the tactic to corruption.
Landmark Group unveiled eight star players for Dubai Super Sixes 2010 in Dubai on Wednesday. The corporate tournament is going to be staged at Dubai Sports City cricket ground from October 1 to 15.
Aaron Finch hit a tournament-high 93 not out in leading Victoria to a seven-wicket win over Central Stags in the Champions League Twenty20 on Wednesday.
ICC will mull the introduction of a new four-year league and a playoff series to decide the world’s test champion as part of a raft of measures to boost interest in the sport.
Tom Cooper hit 19 off five balls to see South Australia Redbacks to a five-wicket win over IPL giants Mumbai Indians in the Champions League Twenty20 at Durban.
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has resigned from a coaching position with the country’s national body after being asked to explain comments he made about the current spot-fixing and betting scandal.
DUBAI — Afridi CC will meet Brookefield Multiplex in the first pre-quarterfinals of the 9th Dulsco Ramadan Cricket Tournament on Tuesday, a press release said.