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Former ECB cricket boss Hugh Morris has hailed Andy Flower after the Zimbabwean stepped down as the team director last week. It was announced last Friday Flower would move on from his role as Test coach following England’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash this winter. He himself made it clear, after the final Test defeat in Sydney this month, that he intended …

Glamorgan have named Mark Wallace and Jim Allenby as their captains for the 2014 season. Wicket-keeper Wallace will skipper the county’s championship and 50 over sides, while Allenby regains the leadership of the 20-20 team he skippered in 2012. It is the third straight season Wallace has been named club captain and he says he’s delighted to continue in the …

To all intents and purposes, Paul Downton has been in his new job as managing director of England cricket for more than a month now, ever since the previous incumbent, Hugh Morris, decamped to Glamorgan at the end of last year. He described his appointment as coming at “an exciting time”, a genuine view from one who sees the opportunity …

OVER 14.5: AUS 131/2 (White 57* Bailey 60*)AUSTRALIA WIN BY EIGHT WICKETS AND WIN THE SERIES White clips Tredwell over mid-wicket, and although Lumb puts a heroic dive in, there was a a faint whiff of martyrdom to it – he knew he wasn’t really going to get close, but in this England team not trying is an even greater …

Cricket ground tour aiming to help Ollie from Lyneham walk 8:00am Saturday 1st February 2014 in News By Anne Moore Groundsmen John Wilkins and Chris Chapman with Ollie Baker and his brother Joshua, six Groundsmen John Wilkins and Chris Chapman plan to tackle a tour of England’s top cricket pitches in aid of three-year-old Ollie Baker, who needs more than …

Glamorgan all-rounder Ruaidhri Smith has expressed his delight that Scotland have qualified for the 2015 World Cup. Scotland and the United Arab Emirates will lock horns in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand. The two teams secured their positions in Saturday’s final, and their spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, after recording …

Former Glamorgan and England fast bowler Simon Jones has been added to the Indian Premier League (IPL) list ahead of next month’s auction. There was initially a list of 232 capped players on the IPL list which included 10 English players including Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Jade Dernbach, Craig Kieswetter, Luke Wright and Dimitri Mascarenhas are …

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Glamorgan all-rounder Jim Allenby has revealed how he he has been preparing for the new county season in his native Australia. Allenby, who has committed his future to Glamorgan until 2017, has been in Perth during the off season where he has been following the Ashes. “I’ve really enjoyed spending the summer in Western Australia,” said Allenby, who has committed …

Malcolm Johnson will continue as first team captain of Bexhill Cricket Club for the third successive season. The 23-year-old will have the task of cementing Bexhill’s place in the Sussex Cricket League Premier Division during the 2014 campaign. Johnson led Bexhill to promotion as Division Two runners-up in 2013 having been relegated from the top flight 12 months earlier. The …