Cricket
Cricket: West Indies duo stand firm at Trent Bridge
A DEFIANT seventh-wicket stand between Marlon Samuels and captain Darren Sammy dragged the West Indies back from the brink on day one of the second Investec Test against England.
Wallace backs Scotland to reach for the stars
DEFIANT wicketkeeper Craig Wallace has backed Scotland to kick start their CB40 campaign by snuffing out the challenge of star-studded Durham.
New signing Saeed set for Freuchie bow in Fife derby
FREUCHIE will take the wrappers off their newly-signed pro when they square up to Falkland in the mid-Fife derby today. Usman Saeed arrived in the country this week and spokesman John Anderson revealed there is a lot of anticipation in the club.
Nel ready for second debut as Watsonians host Heriot’s
Former Scotland seamer Dewald Nel looks set to make his ‘second debut’ for Watsonians against one of his former clubs this afternoon in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premier League.
Dumfries skipper wary of riding wave of hype to Stirling
“We won’t get carried away”, insists Dumfries skipper Stuart Corbett-Byers, as the Western Premier League frontrunners announce an unchanged side for the tricky trip to Stirling County.
Cricket: Knox knows Heriot’s need to sharpen up for Sonians
Heriot’s skipper Steve Knox has urged his side to tighten their bowling ahead of tomorrow’s East Premiership visit to Watsonians after conceding 42 extras when visiting Stoneywood-Dyce in one of the few games to beat the weather last weekend.
Strauss vows to keep up ‘hard graft’
England captain Andrew Strauss is determined not to let his side rest on their laurels as they seek an unassailable series lead when they face West Indies in the second Investec Test.
Pietersen fined for Knight attack
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined for comments made on Twitter about Sky television commentator Nick Knight.
Sweet home memories for Broad ahead of second Test
After claiming a hat-trick on his home ground last year, Stuart Broad is hoping to send Trent Bridge wild once again this week.
Out-of-the-box thinking ensures a happy ending
They say more folk per head of population are involved in cricket in Aberdeenshire via the extended grades leagues than in Kent, Somerset and even Yorkshire.
Cricket: Dumfries building a challenge
They’re out in front already, albeit by the most slender of mathematical margins. Yet, with opening victories over Greenock and Clydesdale, ambitious Dumfries have hit the ground running in the newly-constituted Cricket Scotland Western Premier League.
Brian Watson – great loss to cricket
Scottish cricket has lost a footsoldier from its army of unsung heroes with the untimely passing of West of Scotland’s former bar steward and groundsman Brian Watson.
Pietersen pledges to keep on tweeting
Kevin Pietersen has brushed off concerns his latest Twitter outburst could land him in trouble with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Cricket: Sensible batting got us home – Andrew Strauss
ANDREW Strauss paid tribute to Alastair Cook and Ian Bell’s “sensible batting” after the duo both registered half-centuries to help England record a five-wicket win over West Indies.
Cricket: Alastair Cook steers England to victory
ALASTAIR Cook and Ian Bell restored order in a century stand which guided England to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the first Investec Test.
Cricket: Imran shows his class as Edinburgh keep rolling on
Atif IMRAN led the way with a great all-round performance as Edinburgh dominated their East Two cricket encounter with Leith FAB on Saturday to stay top of the table.
Cricket: Saltires put to the sword
Hampshire thrashed the Scottish Saltires by 89 runs in their Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Uddingston, rolling their opponents for a modest 131.
Cricket: Jan Stander for Scotland, says George Ninan
STONEYWOOD-DYCE skipper George Ninan reckons Scotland chiefs would be mad to keep on snubbing Jan Stander.
Cricket: Sikander Butt makes most of dropped catch
THE old adage about catches winning matches was borne out again as Prestwick outgunned Poloc in their Western First Division tussle at Shawholm.
Cricket: Stuart Broad gets a perfect ten but England made to fight
Stuart Broad etched his name in Lord’s folklore yesterday – but England still had work to do to defy a West Indies fightback and clinch victory in the first Investec Test. They had Graeme Swann to thank for finally shifting Shivnarine Chanderpaul (91), just before tea on day four, after the previously immovable left-hander’s crease occupation reached 425 balls following his 87 not out first time round.
Cricket: Graeme Swann confident of Test victory
GRAEME Swann admitted Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 91 for West Indies had frustrated England on day four of the first Test at Lord’s, but remains confident of victory.
Cricket: Sorry Saltires fail to sparkle in sunshine
SCOTLAND’s cricketers came a distant second as the first phase of their CB40 campaign ended in a comprehensive 89-run defeat to Hampshire yesterday.
Iain Fletcher: West Indies’ up and down attitude will hand England Test on a plate
BEFORE the Test match started, West Indies were publicly stating that a draw or taking the game into the final day could be construed a success for them. It was rhetoric that smacked of pessimism, or realism, depending on one’s outlook, but nothing they have shown in three days has suggested they should have greater ambition. England will win this game, comfortably, and West Indies will try and glean some positives for their rebuilding process. What though?
Cricket: Home loan benefits for Ali Evans
Ali Evans came to a crossroads and carefully sized up his options. Having played cricket for Scotland at every level through his teens, he reached the age of 19 and was cast out into the cold.
Cricket: Stoneywood-Dyce outbowl limp Heriot’s
STONEYWOOD-DYCE may be regarded by some as the weak link in the new Eastern Premier Division but the People’s Park side answered that charge in emphatic style yesterday with a thumping win over Heriot’s.
Cricket: Andrew Strauss blasts back at his critics
ANDREW Strauss silenced his detractors yesterday with his first Test century in 18 months.
Cricket: Dumfries planning to unleash sunshine
Dispiriting anti-climax was the overwhelming mood on the opening day of the eagerly-awaited Western Premier League. Only two matches survived the recent rains, and both were low-scoring, one-sided affairs. Optimism remains high, though, for Round 2, which throws up some intriguing clashes.
Hoffmann: Saltires must tame Katich
FORMER Scotland hero Paul Hoffmann reckons fellow Aussie Simon Katich will be the main danger man when the Saltires go into battle with Hampshire tomorrow.
Cricket: Craig Wallace hopes team will be home and dry
New Forfarshire skipper Craig Wallace is hopeful the weather in Broughty Ferry is kind and allows him to lead out his side against Aberdeenshire in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premier Division this afternoon.
Prestwick must shape up warns Macdonald
PRESTWICK were handed a reality check last weekend when they marked their return to the national league scene with a home defeat by Weirs in the Western First Division.
Cricket: Emotions come to the fore for skipper Andrew Strauss
ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss made no attempt to hide his emotion after finally ending his 18-month wait for a 20th Test century.
Saltires stick with same CB40 squad
SALTIRES selectors last night named the same squad for the fourth CB40 match on the trot.
Cricket: Chanderpaul defies six-wicket Broad
STUART Broad revelled in a great day for him and England as the hosts took charge of the first Investec Test against West Indies at Lord’s.
Strauss ‘not even close’ to being tired of role
Andrew Strauss insists he is “not even close” to having had enough of the England captaincy, despite his long and vain search for his 20th Test century.
Cricket; Everything’s Peachey for Marchmont
Will COLLIER and Sam Peachey led the way with the bat as Marchmont notched up their second win of the East One season at Cavalry Park on Saturday.
Cricket: Blain predicts a bright future as West impress
WEST of Scotland have been described in recent times as Scottish cricket’s sleeping giant but the signs are that something is stirring at Hamilton Crescent.
Durham edge Somerset in final over
IN the other match in Group B, Durham secured a 14-run win against injury-hit Somerset at Chester-le-Street.
Cricket: Frustration as fired-up Saltires hit by washout
SALTIRES skipper Gordon Drummond expressed his frustration last night after his side’s hopes of back-to-back CB40 wins were dashed by the rain.
Few weather the storm
SCOTTISH cricket’s new domestic structure yesterday ran up against a familiar old problem when rain played havoc with the opening-day card.
Saltire Symes spells out his cricket credo in permanent ink
Quietly spoken, Jean Symes is happy to let his cricket speak for itself. Statements, he feels, should be made in deeds, not words.
Cricket: Windies fan embers to relight Fire in Babylon
THERE are English batsman of a generation or two ago for whom the news of a West Indies tour brings on involuntary twitching and cold sweats.
Cricket: Saltires more than ready to keep the Dragons at bay
PETE Steindl, the Saltires coach, claims his players will not rest on their laurels when they entertain the Welsh Dragons at Bothwell Castle Policies tomorrow despite the Scots still being on a high following Monday’s excellent win over Nottinghamshire.
Cricket: Sheridan makes his Poloc bow
SCOTLAND spinner Keith Sheridan remained loyal to Poloc in spite of a spate of approaches from more fashionable clubs during his glittering career in the 1990s and the subsequent decade.
Cricket: Mitchell issues note of caution as Clydesdale ring changes
Put away the pyjamas. And the controversial pink ball. Place the Scottish Cup skirmishes on hold. It’s now time for the real deal. The cut and thrust of league cricket. Today’s opening battles in the Western Premier Division of the newly-reconstituted, regionalised Cricket Scotland League (CSL) feature just two teams who finished in the top ten of the 2011 SNCL Premiership, Clydesdale and Uddingston, who should, notionally, start as favourites.
Cricket: Kerr believes Carlton will thrive again
CARLTON will head into the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premier Division opener with Heriot’s at Goldenacre this afternoon in good form – and one of their most experienced campaigners cannot wait to get the league campaign under way.
Cricket: Something has to give as unbeaten City teams meet
Heriot’s latest cricket centurion David Ross has warned team-mates to expect a step up when entertaining Carlton in the opening round of the new East Premier League at Goldenacre tomorrow.
Cricket: England Lions bare teeth to put Windies on the back foot
WEST Indies mustered only 147 all out, a hint of the difficulties they can expect in next week’s first Test, as England Lions prospered in bowlers’ conditions at Northampton.
Cricket: Saltires squad unchanged
The Scotland selectors have named an unchanged squad of 13 for the home Clydesdale Bank 40 game against the Welsh Dragons in Uddingston this Sunday.
Cricket: Derby seamer delighted to be on release to Saltires
Scotland cricketer Ally Evans returned to the English county scene with a spring in his step this week and more than ready to hold his own against any dressing-room banter over the fluctuating fortunes of the Saltires.
Compton keeping up the family name
Nick Compton needs no reminding of the hype he will encounter if he follows his grandfather Denis into Test cricket for England.
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