Cricket
Cricket: Collapse spoils England’s progress
THE beauty of Test cricket is a match rarely moves constantly in the direction of one side. For all morning and most of the afternoon England had wrested this match back from New Zealand and courtesy of a splendid partnership of 123 between Jonathan Trott and Joe Root were in the process of building a dominant lead.
Cricket: Murphy is at home on the Grange
Pakistan provided David Murphy with another tough induction into international cricket on Friday, with the tourists’ 96-run victory over Scotland illustrating the slim margins for error available in the pursuit of that elusive upset.
Cricket: Australia’s David Warner in Twitter row
CRICKET Australia says it is attempting to contact Test opener David Warner over reported comments he made on Twitter in terse and often angry exchanges with two journalists.
Cricket: Coetzer says Scots got it half right in Pakistan loss
NEW Scotland cricket captain Kyle Coetzer insisted his team had got it half right in the first of the weekend’s one-day internationals with Pakistan at Raeburn Place.
Cricket: Stander returns to bolster Stoneywood
Experienced all-rounder Jan Stander returns to the Stoneywood-Dyce line-up for the north-east derby this afternoon against Aberdeenshire in the CSL Eastern Premier Division.
James Anderson joins 300 club, but England toil
James Anderson joined Test cricket’s elite 300 club, on a tough day otherwise for England against New Zealand at Lord’s.
Cricket: Drumpellier and Uddingston ready to make impact
IT is almost a generation since the Lanarkshire clash between Drumpellier and Uddingston would have been regarded as the match of the day, even on the west side of the country, but this Langloan encounter certainly fits the bill.
Cricket: Scots wilt in face of Pakistan pressure
SCOTLAND’s wait for a win against a cricketing superpower continues after Pakistan cruised to an easy 96-run win at a sunny Grange yesterday.
Cricket: Anderson aiming to give Arbroath runaround
TEENAGER Duncan Anderson has earned a place in Heriot’s line-up for an East Premiership clash at Arbroath tomorrow after one of the more unusual cricketing “centuries” compiled last weekend.
England vs New Zealand: England in risk avoidance
ENGLAND retreated into a position of extreme risk avoidance on a ponderous first day of the Investec Test series against New Zealand at Lord’s.
John Blain keen for Majid Haq to take his record
JOHN Blain last night backed Majid Haq to claim his Scotland wicket record, and admitted that he would be delighted to surrender the honour.
Wardlaw ready to dive in at deep end
Not only will it be his home Scotland cricket debut against Pakistan at Raeburn Place tomorrow but, for Yorkshire-based seamer Iain Wardlaw, an opening delivery will be the first-ever bowled by him in earnest north of the Border.
England’s Stuart Broad ready for first test battle
LORD’S is set to witness a battle of the giants when Stuart Broad and Steven Finn take on New Zealand opener Peter Fulton in the first Investec Test.
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FREDDIE Coleman has been rewarded for his half-century against Essex with a call up to the Scotland squad for this week’s two one-day internationals against Pakistan.
England target fast start to first New Zealand test
STUART Broad has revealed England will target a fast start when the opening Test of the summer begins at Lord’s tomorrow – and prove their minds are on the task of overcoming New Zealand only.
New Scots cricket captain wished luck by Maloney
FA CUP winner Shaun Maloney yesterday sent a message of hope to his old cricketing team-mate Kyle Coetzer after he was appointed Scotland cricket skipper.
Cricket: Coetzer is set for Scotland captaincy
KYLE Coetzer is set to be named as Scotland’s new captain.
Worth leads Grange charge
Grange II, Murrayfield DAFS and Carlton II all remained unbeaten in cricket’s East One league over the weekend.
Coleman cuts the mustard ahead of Pakistan dates
Fearless Freddie Coleman came of age as a Saltires batsman to provide hope going into their one-day cricket internationals with Pakistan in Edinburgh this coming Friday and Sunday.
Comfortable win for Carlton as clash with Grange looms
Carlton received a boost ahead of Saturday’s home derby encounter with arch-rivals Barclays Grange when they launched their East Premiership campaign with a comfortable victory over newly promoted SMRH at Grange Loan.
Forfarshire get off to flyer in top-flight bid
FORFARSHIRE president Rae McLelland reckons his side made the ideal start to their quest to return to the top flight at the first time of asking.
Essex prove dominant over Scots at chilly Grange
SCOTLAND’s bid to mark their first home YB40 fixture of the season with victory ended in disappointment as Essex proved dominant at a chilly Grange.
Arbroath on a high as champions Watsonians beaten
FRASER Burnett believes Arbroath’s victory over champions Watsonians proves they can make a major impact in the season ahead.
Mommsen’s moment as YB40 followed by Pakistan clashes
SCOTLAND’S record against cricket’s Test-playing clique is the stuff of nightmares rather than dreams.
Cricket: Kiwis more than just Ashes warm-up
When the schedule of international cricket this summer was announced, there might have been a feeling that the first tourists, New Zealand, were little more than a warm-up for the main events.
Arbroath’s Alvin stardust has champions rocking
CHAMPIONS Watsonians suffered a shock opening-day defeat as Arbroath emerged with a three-wicket win from a low-scoring encounter at Myreside.
Cricket: Nel could make dramatic return
DEWALD Nel could be just one match away from a sensational return to the international cricketing arena when Saltires open their home Yorkshire Bank Pro 40 campaign against Essex at Raeburn Place tomorrow (1.45pm).
Cricket: English a key man for SMRH
CSL Eastern Premier Division new boys SMRH face a tough opener against Carlton at Grange Loan this afternoon, but the Inverleith club are looking forward to the tests that lie ahead in the coming months.
Steindl urges Saltires to focus on performance
SALTIRES coach Pete Steindl has told his players to concentrate on their performances rather than victories. The Scottish side have the chance to notch their first win of a new Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign when they entertain Essex at The Citylets Grange tomorrow.
Aussie is fired up for start of league season
Cameron Leeder has travelled across the world to follow in the cricketing footsteps of his father, Chic, by coaching RH Corstorphine in the East First Division this season.
Cricket: Gordon Goudie out with injury
SALTIRES coach Pete Steindl last night admitted he has lost a leader after Gordon Goudie was ruled out for two weeks with a back injury.
Cricket: Top players gear up for Pro Series
A NEW era dawns for Scottish cricket today when 22 of the country’s best players clash in the LiveSport.co.uk Pro Series.
Saltires hit with Kiwi injury blow
SALTIRES officials were dealt a blow last night when the man that they’d lined-up as overseas professional pulled out through injury.
Saltires not able to stop Hampshire
SALTIRES skipper Preston Mommsen’s 60 not out and a flurry of early wickets were not enough to stop Hampshire winning by five wickets and securing their second Yorkshire Bank 40 victory in three days.
Burrell enjoys dream debut as Grange make quick work of Fifers
Calum Burrell made a spectacular debut for Grange II on Saturday, hitting 106 not out batting number eight to help his side to a convincing home win over Dunfermline in East One.
Cricket: Carlton win latest Scottish Cup tie
Carlton’s teenagers once again took top billing on Saturday to help their side to a third Scottish Cup win on the spin.
Cricket: Daya Singh gives Aberdeenshire zing
ABERDEENSHIRE groundsman Kenny McCurdie fears he will have to order extra stumps when new Australian fast-bowling recruit Daya Singh really hits his straps at Mannofield.
YB40 cricket: Scots show promise in Hampshire defeat
SCOTLAND emerged with credit, but not victory, from their opening YB40 fixture of the season against holders Hampshire yesterday.
Cricket: Ravi Bopara back to his youth
RAVI Bopara admits he feels like a teenager again and is ready to prove England were right to include him in their Champions Trophy squad.
Moneeb Iqbal is upbeat about his and Scotland’s prospects
THIS Sunday marks ten years since Scotland came of age in a cricketing sense, joining the big boys when the Saltires travelled south to play Durham on Sunday, 3 May, 2003 in their first fixture in the Totesport League.
Cricket: Sadler set for Saltires debut
CAPITAL cricketer Paddy Sadler could make his full Scottish Saltires debut away to Hampshire tomorrow in the Yorkshire Bank 40 opener.
Scottish Cup: Vandals sink Glenrothes spirits
NO-ONE at Glenrothes CC imagined for a minute that the leap from the East League to the National stage would be easy.
Cricket: Saltires place emphasis on youth
SALTIRES coach Pete Steindl last night called-up three youngsters for their senior debuts against Hampshire tomorrow.
Cricket: Ravi Bopara handed another chance
RAVI Bopara has been given what could be a final chance to prove himself with England after he was surprisingly included in the host nation’s Champions Trophy squad.
Hamish and Cheeky have reason to be cheerful ahead of debuts
Hamish GARDINER and teenager Chayank Gosain will take to the field at Grange Loan for Carlton’s Scottish Cup encounter with West of Scotland with a spring in their step, having made their respective debuts for Scotland A this week.
Ali Shah still knocked out by his unbeaten double century
Ali SHAH has recounted the “innings of his life” after it was confirmed that the 207 not out he hit for Carlton II last Saturday was the highest total scored by a player at the club for 105 years, writes GARY HEATLY.
Drummond steps down as captain
Scotland will have a new captain this summer after Carlton all-rounder Gordon Drummond stepped down from the position.
Cricket: Drummond stands down as Scotland captain
GORDON Drummond last night announced he is to stand down as Saltires captain and his successor is likely to be his Carlton team-mate, the South African-born batsman Preston Mommsen.
Lothian cricketers gear up for Japan test at Myreside
Holy CROSS, Murrayfield DAFS, Edinburgh South and Musselburgh are all set to have two players apiece in representative action tomorrow when an ESCA select XI cricket team take on Japan at Myreside.
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