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Posting Date Archive - 22/11/2019

GOOD WEEK, BAD WEEK: An imperious David Warner, T10 farce and Somerset fall foul

The Cricketer rounds up the individuals and teams who have defined the past week in international and domestic cricket

Subhan Ahmad steps down as Pakistan chief operating officer

Following more than 25 years with the PCB, Subhan believes it is an "appropriate time" to end his involvement with the governing body

Colin Ackermann agrees three-year extension with Leicestershire

The Foxes' white-ball captain claimed world record T20 figures with 7-18 against Birmingham at Grace Road this summer before helping the Netherlands to the T20 World Cup Qualifier title

Stafanie Taylor to miss remainder of Women's Big Bash after suffering knee injury against India

The allrounder, who is set to join Southern Brave in The Hundred next summer, will be replaced for the last four group games by England's Lauren Winfield

Sam Curran hails Kane Williamson wicket after England allrounder strikes late on day two

The Surrey left-armer dismissed the New Zealand captain in the final hour at Mount Maunganui to give the tourists the edge in the first Test

Bangladesh forced to name two concussion replacements on opening day of Kolkata pink-ball Test

Nayeem Hasan and Liton Das were both struck on the helmet by India seamer Mohammad Shami within five deliveries of each other and have been removed from the game as a precautionary measure

ROOM 111: The three daft cricketing laws which need consigning to history

The Cricketer begins its series compiling which areas of the sport need a re-think. MARK BALDWIN kicks off with three regulations which need erasing from the rulebook

22/11/2019 | Mark Baldwin | Opinion | News |

"I just don't think that's right" - Ricky Ponting criticises lack of no-ball clarity

Naseem Shah believed that he had dismissed David Warner on his Test bow for Pakistan, only for a replay to reprieve the Australian opener en route to a 40th international century

Ben Stokes dismissal not worthy of criticism, according to Nasser Hussain

Stokes fell for 91 after charging at Tim Southee in the first innings, but Hussain says England needed players to knuckle down for big runs in order to reach the 400 mark in Mount Maunganui

"I wasn’t out of form, I was out of runs": David Warner puts Ashes troubles behind him as Australia dominate Pakistan

After averaging just 9.50 against England, the opener marked his first home Test outing since his ball-tampering ban with a fortuitous century at Brisbane

Mike Atherton says Sam Curran "justified his selection" with pivotal day two wickets

The Surrey seamer, who took the key dismissals of Kane Williamson and Tom Latham overnight, has struggled to maintain a place in the Test side since his debut in 2018

Somerset formalise relationship with Dorset through MOU

The agreement will see the County Championship runners-up formalise their working relationship with Dorset, with a focus on growing the game and increasing opportunities for the best young players in the region

New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls to undergo further concussion tests before continuing innings

The 28-year-old, who ended the second day unbeaten on 26, was hit by a bouncer from Jofra Archer in the penultimate over of the final session at Mount Maunganui

England well-placed but could have been better, admits Jack Leach

England threatened to undo much of their good work on the first day at Mount Maunganui, losing four wickets for 18 runs in 21 balls on the second morning, before recovering to have New Zealand four wickets down at the close

22/11/2019 | The Cricketer | News | England |

Sophie Molineux to take break from Women's Big Bash for mental health reasons

The 21-year-old is the latest Australian player to open up, following the trio of Glenn Maxwell, Nic Maddinson and Will Pucovski, all of whom have temporarily stepped away from the game in recent weeks

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