It is the seventh positive case among the support staff and their families on an increasingly challenging tour
GEORGE DOBELL, HUW TURBERVILL, JAMES COYNE, NICK HOWSON, NICK FRIEND and ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY pick individuals within the game who have made significant contributions to cricket in 2021
GEORGE DOBELL: We seem to live in a time when public figures think they can brazen out even the most heinous revelations. There was none of that with Watmore
29/12/2021 | George Dobell | News | George Dobell | Features |
Having made 110 against Adelaide Strikers two days earlier, McDermott hit nine fours and nine sixes in his 65-ball innings on his way to the third highest BBL score (127) in Hobart Hurricanes' victory over Melbourne Renegades
29/12/2021 | Kit Shepard | News | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
NICK FRIEND: Rafiq could hardly feel further from making his childhood ambitions of playing for England a reality. Instead, his legacy will be far greater than any number of runs or wickets
NICK HOWSON: Forget the World Cup final and Headingley in 2019, England's superstar allrounder made his most important contribution to sport yet by speaking openly about his mental health struggles
JAMES COYNE: In the ongoing tension between data and gut-feel in cricket, Nathan Leamon continues to wield considerable influence with England and in the IPL
Root is one of several individuals in leading positions of authority whose position is being questioned after series defeat by Australia was confirmed within just 12 days of gametime
Chasing just 106, the Sixers were on the brink of defeat at 47 for 8 but Abbott, who came in at No.7, hit an unbeaten 37 to secure a sensational victory
29/12/2021 | Kit Shepard | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY: Capsey's breakout innings at Lord's caught many off-guard; a fairytale debut at the home of cricket; a teenager, unknown beyond the most dedicated followers of the women's game, stealing column inches from World Cup winners
29/12/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | News | Features | Elizabeth Botcherby |
HUW TURBERVILL: For the whole of 2021 he has carried his/this England Test team, outscoring his nearest team-mate by more than 1,000 runs
29/12/2021 | Huw Turbervill | News | Huw Turbervill | Features |
NICK FRIEND: Once a week since the start of autumn, Lord's has given itself to Afghanistan's refugees as part of a project spearheaded by the MCC Foundation's director Sarah Fane
29/12/2021 | Nick Friend | Testing | Nick Friend | News | Features | 1Banner |
ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY: Cricket clubs are at a high risk of witnessing a sudden cardiac arrest, making a defibrillator a kitbag essential. And the Club Cricket Charity and Community Heartbeat Trust have a cost-effective solution
29/12/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Testing | News | Grass Roots | Features |