Former England cricket star Anderson given knighthood
Former England fast bowler James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.
Former England fast bowler James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.
South African cricket legend A.B. de Villiers was bowled over at Augusta National on Wednesday thanks to his golfing pal Christiaan Bezuidenhout.
Harry Brook has said he plans to reduce his involvement on the global franchise Twenty20 cricket circuit while he balances his new role as England white-ball captain with the burdens of being an all-format international.
Former Australia opening batsman Will Pucovski retired from cricket at the age of 27 on Tuesday after a string of concussions, saying he would not risk "any more damage to my brain".
Gary Stead announced Tuesday he will step down as New Zealand's white-ball cricket coach and is considering his future with the Test team.
Harry Brook has been appointed as England's new white-ball captain, with team chief Rob Key lauding his "excellent cricket brain".
Pakistan's brittle batting was exposed again as a Ben Sears-inspired New Zealand won the third and final one-day international by 43 runs Saturday to sweep the series 3-0.
England fast bowler Olly Stone will miss the majority of a five-match Test series against India after undergoing knee surgery which will rule him out for 14 weeks.
Mitch Hay's rollicking 99 not out backed by some feisty seam bowling steered New Zealand to an 84-run win over Pakistan on Wednesday to take an unbeatable lead in their one-day international series.
Explosive young opening batsman Sam Konstas was on Tuesday awarded his first central contract by Cricket Australia for the 2025-26 season, which includes the World Test Championship final and the Ashes against England.
Ben Stokes is not expected to play in the early rounds of the County Championship as he battles to be fit to lead England, his Durham coach Ryan Campbell said on Monday.
Kraigg Brathwaite quit as West Indies Test captain on Monday after four years in charge while ODI skipper Shai Hope was handed leadership of the T20 team, officials said.