Posting Date Archive - 03/07/2020

Recreational cricket set to return from July 11 after government green light

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the grassroots sport can resume from next week and a full set of guidelines will be published in due course. The ECB are "delighted"

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Grass Roots |

Hamish Rutherford to join Worcestershire for T20 Blast as overseas player

He will be available for the duration of the competition as last year’s runners-up look to regain the crown they won in 2018

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Worcestershire Men | Men's T20 Blast | News | County Cricket |

Counties permitted to field two overseas players in County Championship and One-Day Cup from 2021

The increase comes after Kolpak signings were no longer legible due to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Men's One Day Cup | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Lack of form among West Indies batsmen a 'worry', admits assistant coach Roddy Estwick

While many have made scores of substance in the two intra-squad matches at Emirates Old Trafford in the last couple of weeks, there was some alarm when their frontline batsmen capitulated to the first-choice bowlers on Wednesday

03/07/2020 | ECB Reporters Network | West Indies | News |

Sri Lanka cleared of 2011 World Cup final fixing allegations after lack of evidence

ICC anti-corruption unit general manager Alex Marshall has appealed for any information into the claims made by ex-sport minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |

Sam Curran tests negative for Covid-19 after sickness bug

It was announced on the second day of England’s three-day intra-squad warmup match that the Surrey allrounder would miss the remainder of the game, having come down with sickness and diarrhoea on Wednesday night

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | News | England |

Bacup CC, the Lancashire club who loved Everton Weekes as one of their own

PAUL EDWARDS: It was no surprise at all that one of the first tweets expressing sympathy at the passing of their old pro came from folk at Lanehead Lane. They will never forget those days

03/07/2020 | Paul Edwards | West Indies | News | Features |

Lancashire bound for Liverpool CC during condensed county season

Director of cricket Paul Allott says it is inevitable that the Red Rose will play matches at the outground with Emirates Old Trafford unavailable

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Lancashire Men | County Cricket |

England v West Indies, First Test: TV times, streaming weather, team news, odds and more

The Cricketer runs down the who, what, where, when, why, how much, which channel and how wet will it be for the first match of this unusual series...

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | West Indies | News | International | England |

Cricket is safe, says ECB after prime minister Boris Johnson blames teas and changing rooms for delay in recreational game's return

Johnson highlighted risks posed by teas and changing rooms as among issues delaying the resumption. The previous week, he had described the ball as “a vector for disease”

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Grass Roots |

QUIZ! Highest West Indies Test run-scorers against England

Can you name the top 30 most prolific Windies batsman against England in 15 minutes?

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |

Tim Ambrose to retire from cricket at end of 2020 season

The 37-year-old has enjoyed 20 years in the professional game, including spells at Sussex and Warwickshire

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | News | County Cricket |

Recreational cricket's non-return linked to teas and changing rooms, says prime minister Boris Johnson

The prime minister's latest comments come after he previously said that the cricket ball was "a vector of disease"

03/07/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Grass Roots |

When the recreational game returns, don't forget the volunteers who have kept your club going in this year of all years

NICK FRIEND: If you couldn’t catch pre-pandemic, expect normal service to resume. And as for the batting collapses, prepare yourself. But most importantly, friendships will still be friendships and cricket will still be cricket

03/07/2020 | Nick Friend | Opinion | News | Grass Roots |

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