Ron is an avid cricket follower and a former player with over 20 years playing experience. He supports Sussex CCC and England, and watches his local side Hailsham CC throughout the summer.
Bangladesh will tour Zimbabwe in June and July this summer, for a all-format series, starting with one Test in Harare. The two teams have faced each other in 20 Tests over the years, with the most recent contests taking place in Bangladesh in 2025. That series was drawn 1-1. Overall, Bangladesh hold a slim 9-8 […]
Afghanistan’s exiled women’s cricket team will tour England during the T20 World Cup, before joining the crowd for the Final at Lord’s. The Afghan Refugee Women’s team will start their tour on June 22. It will include training opportunities and T20 matches, hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It is supported by […]
At least five senior Australian players have been left unimpressed by the initial 2026/27 Cricket Australia (CA) contract offers that they have recently received, and are yet to sign them. There is a larger group of Big Bash League (BBL) stars that are considering whether to play overseas during the summer. This is due to […]
Cricket Australia (CA) have dismissed a senior staffer after allegations that the employee had commissioned significant contracts to a company that they had direct ties with had been substantiated. It had been reported earlier this month that an anonymous whistleblower had made a series of complaints. Those complaints included that the CA staffer in question […]
Cricket Australia are looking to sell stakes in the eight Big Bash League (BBL) clubs to private investors following a decision to formally explore private investment in July last year. However not everyone is happy with the decision. What’s being sold? Reports are that Cricket Australia (CA) would sell 49% stakes in six BBL teams. […]
Gloucestershire ruled left-arm seamer David Payne out of the Vitality T20 Blast. He sustained an ankle injury playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Payne was a vital part of Gloucestershire’s 2024 Vitality T20 Blast winning campaign. He was the leading wicket taker in the competition, taking 33 wickets at 12.75. He also claimed 17 […]
Former England fast bowler Darren Gough has had his say on Marcus North’s appointment as national selector, saying North’s appointment will divide further the national team from the domestic game. The ECB has been criticised for an apparent disconnect between the national set-up and the county game. Among those criticising is Sussex head coach Paul […]
Ireland make only their second appearance at the T20 World Cup, after missing out on the last iteration. They first appeared in the 2023 World Cup in South Africa, but failed to win a game. They will be captained by Gaby Lewis, who is leading the team for the first time at a major tournament. […]
Former Australian coach Justin Langer is the latest star to be left awestruck by the talented Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Langer, who played over 100 tests for Australia and coached them to a T20 World Cup win, as well as coached Perth Scorchers to multiple BBL wins, knows a thing or two about talented players. So when […]
Australia captain Pat Cummins has declared that his No.1 priority will be Australian cricket for the next few years at least. This has come amid conjecture that some of the best players in Australia may turn their backs on national duty to plat franchise cricket beyond the IPL. Cummins, who is currently with the Sunrisers […]
Bangladesh only needed an hour to dispose of the three Pakistan wickets they required to win the second Test by 78 runs in Sylhet. Taijul Islam took 6-120 in the final innings, taking two of the final three wickets to fall. Mohammad Rizwan scored 94 but it was all in vain, as Pakistan slipped to […]
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is serious doubt for the Women’s T20 World Cup, which starts on 12th June when England take on Sri Lanka at Edgbaston in the opening game. She has already missed the ODI series with New Zealand, and will miss the three T20Is against New Zealand, starting tonight, and the three T20Is […]
