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Top 5 Amazing Catches of IPL 2018

23 May 2018 0 comments

…of his own bowling. Lynn had to walk back to the dug-out for 49. Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in this match. 2. Manish Pandey –…

Jos Buttler’s time to shine in the Test arena has come

22 May 2018 0 comments

…Knight Riders’ Shivam Mavi, an 88mph seamer, you wonder what might represent success for Buttler in that position? Although batting with the tail can be rewarding for team and individual,…

Middlesex lure Dwayne Bravo to Lord’s for T20 Blast

9 May 2018 0 comments

…all of game’s most high-profile T20 tournaments over the past few months; featuring in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Renegades, in the CPL for Trinbago Knight Riders, and is…

Recognition for Knight, Sciver and Shrubsole is a victory for women’s cricket

17 April 2018 0 comments

…game. Connor told of her delight after three of the squad – captain Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Nat Sciver – made history after being named among Wisden’s Five Cricketers…

England lose ODI series decider despite career-best efforts by Amy Jones

12 April 2018 0 comments

…Heather Knight, seeking to become the first England captain to win an ODI series in India, won the toss in Nagpur and elected to bat first. After the early dismissal…

The best and worst moments of the 2017/18 Ashes

17 January 2018 0 comments

…year, our men or women? Now that feels like a million years ago, doesn’t it? Since going home, Heather Knight’s side has been on the presentation circuit, including winning the…

Steve Smith’s brilliance is matched only by his ability to adapt

9 January 2018 0 comments

…to captain Heather Knight and coach Mark Robinson, with MBEs going to the player of the match in the final, Anya Shrubsole, and player of the tournament Tammy Beaumont. The…

Cape crisis as T20 Global League’s collapse hits home in South Africa

19 October 2017 0 comments

…participation for the Cape Town Knight Riders. The League was the vision of former CSA chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, who left the organisation by “mutual consent” (he was sacked) three…

South Africa’s new Global T20 League risks falling into disrepair

13 October 2017 0 comments

…owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils and Lahore Qalandars were all involved after snapping up the three main South African franchises in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. The…

Ashes a test of our resilience says Mark Robinson

5 October 2017 0 comments

…summer then you shouldn’t be playing. And we might be brilliant, I don’t know. It’s a bit like when we were waiting for the World Cup to start.” Heather Knight’s…

Expect Yorkshire Diamonds to make up for last year in the Kia Super League

15 August 2017 0 comments

…way to the post-season this time around. Creator of chaos: Storm captain Heather Knight (photo: Julian Herbert/Getty Images) WESTERN STORM England contracted: Heather Knight ©, Anya Shrubsole, Fran Wilson Overseas…

Pity that KSL launch lacked World Cup’s self confidence

15 August 2017 0 comments

…2020. Record viewing figures and sell-out at Lord’s for the triumph of Heather Knight’s side has demonstrated an audience appetite for top level women’s cricket. It means in terms of…

Let’s not stop living the dream, says Clare Connor

2 August 2017 0 comments

…of all attendees were female and 30 per cent under the age of 18. “This is a whole new audience,” Connor says. “Heather Knight at the age of 25 and…

Countdown to glory: Alison Mitchell chronicles a World Cup winning day at Lord’s

1 August 2017 0 comments

…for the toss and Heather Knight elects to bat first. The World Cup trophy makes a dramatic entrance, flown to its plinth by a flying trapeze artist dangling beneath a…

Alison Mitchell’s Team of the Tournament sees Meg Lanning named as captain

24 July 2017 0 comments

…choice of these four – and it pains me to say it – means no room for England captain Heather Knight, nor India skipper Mithali Raj in the top six,…

Knight hopes girls are inspired by World Cup victory in the same way she was by England Men’s team

24 July 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) World Cup winner Heather Knight believes England’s dramatic finish to clinch victory in the World Cup final will provide a legacy for the next generation of young…

England look to banish memories of 2016 as Women’s World Cup draws big media audience

17 July 2017 0 comments

…with the bat in a match-winning stand which was peppered with sixes, a glut of runs were saved in the field (most by a sprawling Heather Knight), Alex Hartley bowled…

Flintoff to take the mic in Sky commentary box

4 July 2017 7 comments

…scoring 3,845 runs in 79 Tests, will provide commentary and expert analysis alongside experienced Sky pundits such as Rob Key, David Lloyd, Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, Paul Allott, Nick Knight…

Manthorp column: South Africa the last domino to fall as T20 cricket falls to global cash moguls

28 June 2017 0 comments

…subsequent function at a hotel in Knightsbridge) the Global League took its most important step towards reality with the announcement of the eight franchise owners whose successful bids were pitched…

These matchwinners can match my World Cup winners – Edwards

28 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Richard Edwards Only three England captains have known what it feels like to lift the World Cup – but Charlotte Edwards is backing Heather Knight to…

Robinson’s charges are now hitting the right notes

30 May 2017 0 comments

…all met.” Taylor is not the only player named in the squad subject to fitness. Captain Heather Knight is continuing to recover from a stress fracture of the metatarsal in…

Allan Donald: England man Woakes can be one of the best!

12 May 2017 0 comments

…Kolkata Knight Riders. “He has just flown up,” says Donald. “We always said back in 2008 that ‘Woakesie’ was going to be a star and he has just gone from…

Alison Mitchell column – Sledging ain’t all that heavy, he’s my brother

9 May 2017 0 comments

…for Ireland; and the West Indian twins Kycia and Kyshona Knight have won 31 international caps in the same team. Former England captain Jane Powell and her twin sister Jill…

Friendly rivalry is driving Wilson on

25 April 2017 0 comments

…“Other than that, it is set up to be the most even and competitive it can be ahead of the World Cup. Heather Knight is captain of the ‘B Team’…

10 for IPL 10: The forgotten men of the Indian Premier League

13 April 2017 0 comments

…in the previous nine editions of the competition. Indian Premier League aficionados will know that Brendon McCullum scored the first century in the very first IPL match for Kolkata Knight…