West Indies bowling and fielding led them to a series win against Sri Lanka with a 33-run victory in the third ODI in Dambulla

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Feb-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsWest Indies bowling and fielding charged them to a series win against Sri Lanka with a 33-run victory in the third ODI in Dambulla. After they managed to score only 191 for 9 in their 50 overs, West Indies defended their modest target led by Tremayne Smartt’s figures of 2 for 26 from her 10 overs and four run-outs.Sri Lanka took advantage of their decision to field when they reduced West Indies to 51 for 4 within 15 overs. Eshani Kaushalya and Chamani Seneviratna struck twice each and devoid the West Indies of a healthy run-rate. Merissa Aguilleoira and Deandra Dottin stayed together for 14 overs and scored 42 runs but Dottin was then dismissed for 16, and soon Aguilleira was stumped for 29. Shemaine Campbelle continued her good form with a 37 and after partnerships with Kyshona Knight and Shakera Selman, took the team to 191.Sri Lanka got off to a cautious start but both their openers were dismissed within a span of four runs, at 31 and 35. West Indies did not let the hosts settle down from there, striking at regular intervals. Smartt took two wickets out of the five which also included three run-outs, of Dilani Manodara, Eshani Kaushalya and Chamani Seneviratna. Sri Lanka were now 128 for 7 and a long way from winning the match and West Indies continued their habit of defending low scores from the World Cup. Only Shashikala Siriwardene provided resistance with a 78-ball 29 but could not avoid the series defeat.

A round-up of matches played in the President’s One-Day Cup tournament 2012-13

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Apr-2013Group A
An unbeaten hundred from Misbah-ul-Haq led Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to a four-wicket win over Khan Research Laboratories. Chasing a target of 279, SNGPL were shaky at 88 for 3 before a 116-run stand between Misbah and Azhar Ali consolidated the innings. Misbah shook off the loss of two quick wickets to take his side home with seven balls to spare. His 11th List A hundred came off 82 balls and included 13 fours and four sixes.Earlier, KRL posted a total of 279 for 8. The top order led the way and built a base for a big score. Openers Mohammad Yasin and Tayyab Riaz shared a 106-run stand and Shoaib Ahmed and Saeed Anwar jr also struck fifties. However, four quick wickets by fast bowler Asad Ali ensured that Khan Research were kept in check.National Bank of Pakistan sealed a six-wicket win over Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. NBP scored the required 284 runs in with more than 14 balls to spare. Their chase was guided by a half-century from opener Sami Aslam and unbeaten fifties from Umar Waheed and Hammad Azam. Azam scored a pacy 74 off 62 balls, which included six fours and five sixes. Waheed’s run-a-ball fifty had five fours.Earlier, openers Sharjeel Khan and Hussain Talat gave ZTBL a strong start, sharing a 153-run partnership at the top of the order. After the openers were dismissed in quick succession, Shahid Yousuf guided the innings, scoring an unbeaten 52 off 45 balls. The 68-run partnership between Yousuf and Shakeel Ansar took Zarai to a score of 283 for 4 in their 50 overs.Group B
Water and Power Development Authority beat Pakistan International Airlines by eight wickets at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad. PIA batted first and made 256 for 8, with half-centuries from Faisal Iqbal (73) and Sheharyar Ghani (51*). They were reduced to 169 for 6 at one stage but Ghani put together useful partnerships with the lower order t prop up his team. However, WAPDA chased down the target comfortably. Opener Rafatullah Mohmand made 91 off 87 balls and missed out on a century as he retired hurt. Sohaib Maqsood made 74 off 76 balls, hitting four sixes, and was backed by Aamer Sajjad who finished with an unbeaten 57. WAPDA won by eight wickets with 27 balls to spare.State Bank of Pakistan beat United Bank Limited by 31 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi. Half-centuries from Kashif Siddiq, Gulraiz Sadaf and Rameez Raja (SBP’s top three) helped their side reach 298. SBP were sitting pretty at 211 for 2 but lost their last eight wickets for 87 runs. In the chase, there were several UBP batsmen who got starts but only one, Khaqan Arsal, managed to convert them into a half-century. Hasan Mahmood was the star for SBP with his left-arm spin, taking 6 for 45. UBL were bowled out for 267 in 44.3 overs.

Mushfiqur Rahim has said he regrets his hasty resignation from the Bangladesh captaincy

Mohammad Isam12-May-2013Mushfiqur Rahim has said he regrets his hasty resignation from the Bangladesh captaincy, although he is effectively out of the job until the BCB decides whether to reappoint him.After the third ODI on May 8, which Bangladesh lost, Mushfiqur told his team-mates and announced to the media that he would quit after the Zimbabwe tour. But following Sunday’s 34-run win over the home side in Bulawayo, Mushfiqur admitted that it was a mistake on his part to have announced his resignation with two matches still remaining in the tour. He has also denied that he quit because he felt there was a lack of teamwork, as widely reported in Bangladesh.”After resigning I have realised that I should have discussed the matter with the BCB, who have made me the captain,” Mushfiqur said. “It was my mistake. People from the BCB have told me that we will hold discussions when I am back. I have let them know my decision, now it’s for them to decide.”It is not about teamwork. I have taken the decision emotionally. It was a wrong decision on my part. No player should back out in such a time. I should have been encouraging everyone, but I ended up doing just the opposite. I have now realised my mistake. Losing to them didn’t go down well with me. My team-mates have backed me, and I hope this is how it remains in the future.”Bangladesh lost the first Test by 335 runs, their biggest defeat to Zimbabwe by margin of runs, and later lost the ODI series after taking a 1-0 lead. The win in the second T20 helped them draw the series. Overall they lost four games and won three across the three formats, which wasn’t the result they would have expected coming to Zimbabwe four weeks ago.”We are upset, because we had expected a much better result,” Mushfiqur said. “A few things didn’t go our way, plus we made some mistakes. We should have won the last [ODI], which was disappointing. We should have conducted ourselves better in the field, cooler heads were missing. There’s a lot to learn from tours like this.”Bangladesh’s next international assignment is in October but the BCB is likely to hold talks with Mushfiqur soon to resolve the controversy surrounding his swift resignation and even swifter repentance.

In a week where aging Australian batsmen have been in the headlines, Simon Katich gave Lancashire a chance to pressure Kent on the final day at Old Trafford

Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford26-Apr-2013
ScorecardSimon Katich has swapped Hampshire for Lancashire but continues to churn out the runs•PA Photos

In a week where aging Australian batsmen have been in the headlines, Simon Katich gave Lancashire a chance to pressure Kent at Old Trafford, in the process passing 20,000 career runs, as the home side pushed hard in the final session to build a lead of 112.For long periods of this match, the construction of the redeveloped Old Trafford pavilion has moved at a greater pace than the action in the middle. However, Lancashire have set their stall out this season to grind out large totals, regardless of how long it takes and ignoring bonus points, so to that end will be satisfied with their position.Their advantage was down largely to Katich who, given his country’s current travails, is still good enough to be in Australia’s Test team. Unlike Chris Rogers, though, there will be no twilight Ashes tour for him after he ended his first-class career in Australia two years ago. When he reached 87, ironically so as it is considered an unlucky number for Australians, he notched 20,000 first-class runs and by the close was within touching distance of his first hundred for Lancashire.”I guess it means I’m old, but also persistent,” Katich said on his milestone. “My wife has been telling me for the last six months, so I knew I was close, but that wasn’t the focus because I was a long way from it. It was a very proud moment but for me it has always been about trying to play in winning teams. Along the way I’ve been fortunate to do that and I guess that’s a by-product of scoring runs. If we win this game it will make it even more special.”Katich provided the innings with the kick it desperately needed in very similar style to the opening match against Worcestershire two weeks ago, where he partnered Ashwell Prince in a 181-run stand that took just 32 overs. This time Prince feel shortly after his half-century, but Katich dominated the final session with increasingly aggressive strokeplay in a passage of play that – in company with the lively Steven Croft – resembled the YB40, which begins next week, and was a marked contrast to anything else seen in the game. Their stand was worth 138 in 35 overs, exploiting a tiring attack, but at times during the season the acceleration will need to come sooner.”The way we’ve played in the first two games, being relentless with ball and bat, we will give ourselves the best chance to win,” Katich said. “Particularly in four-day cricket it’s so important because you can have one good day but if you don’t back it up the game can drift away from you. But if you do it consistently you more often than not crack teams. Regardless of what happens in this match, I think we are playing a good style of cricket at the moment.”Karl Brown, under some pressure early this season after a lean 2012, had laid the foundations, continuing his stubborn occupation from the previous day, firstly with nightwatchman James Anderson and then the in-form Prince. Brown rarely changed gears during his innings – his fifty came from 158 balls – although he did skip down the pitch to loft James Tredwell for a straight six.”Full marks to Karl, Jimmy and Ashwell, which certainly made our job a lot easier in that last session to wear them down then try and get the scoreboard ticking over quicker,” Katich said.Kent, however, offered a helping hand. Their fielding fell apart after lunch with three catches going down in quick succession. Brown enjoyed two of the lives, firstly on 48 when Mark Davies spilled a chance at mid-on – above his head but not difficult – then by Sam Northeast at a wide third slip on 61.Prince, too, was given a life, on 18, when he edged the luckless Matt Coles to first slip where Darren Stevens spilled the catch. It was a cold day in Manchester, but that is not unusual for county cricket in April and with a limited attack Kent’s fielders needed to offer their bowlers more support.Kent’s fourth drop of the day was the toughest opportunity, when Michael Powell couldn’t hold a swirling catch at deep-square leg when Katich had 60. By now, with the 110-over cut-off for bonus points having passed and purely a match to save, Kent’s field was becoming increasingly spread, allowing Katich and Croft to comfortably keep the scoreboard ticking.To force a result on the final day will still require an inspired spell or two. It is likely to need a burst of pacey swing from Anderson or Simon Kerrigan to find some turn to mean that the diligence of Lancashire’s batsmen does not just feature in a nondescript draw.

International men’s cricket will return to Dambulla International Stadium in November after a three-year hiatus

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Jun-2013International men’s cricket will return to Dambulla International Stadium in November after a three-year hiatus, Sri Lanka Cricket has said. The stadium is built on lands owned by the nearby Buddhist temple and the hiatus partly resulted from a disagreement between SLC and the clergy, who believed the sale of alcohol and tobacco at the venue was a breach of the lease agreement.The SLC release said the board had had discussions with senior Buddhist clergy and come to an understanding on the use of the venue. Dambulla had hosted day/night matches in the past but because the stadium floodlights now fall short of the minimum standards required by ICC, it will only host day matches in the near future.”It was suggested at the executive committee meeting to upgrade or reinstall a new floodlight system as per new ICC regulations in the future by SLC,” the release said. “Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket stadium will host one New Zealand ODI in November 2013.” New Zealand were involved in the last series that was played at Dambulla as well, where they and India were beaten by Sri Lanka.The stadium has in the past been a valuable asset to SLC, as it is located in Sri Lanka’s dry-zone, which is less susceptible to bad weather during the monsoon seasons. The stadium had hosted a three-match ODI series between West Indies Women and Sri Lanka Women in February this year.

Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions will again be pushing for Steven Finn’s place in England’s bowling attack after the selectors named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Investec Test at Lord’s

Andrew McGlashan15-Jul-2013Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions will again be pushing for Steven Finn’s place in England’s bowling attack after the selectors named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Investec Test at Lord’s.As it was before the opening Test at Trent Bridge the one area of debate is the third fast bowler behind James Anderson and Stuart Broad although the selectors have resisted going outside their original group.Finn had a poor Test, taking match figures of 2 for 117 in 25 overs; the economy rate a particular concern on a surface where scoring became increasingly difficult as the match progressed.It was a tight call between him and Bresnan in the first place before the selectors opted to retain faith in Finn who had been in the side throughout the five Tests against New Zealand. However, if Alastair Cook does not feel able to entrust Finn with a greater number of overs a change will be required so that the workload can be more evenly spread among England’s quicks with Bresnan the likeliest man to replace him.Anderson had a grueling five days at Trent Bridge, culminating in his marathon 13-over spell on the final day, and was forced to leave the field during Australia’s last-wicket stand. He returned to claim the matchwinning wicket after lunch and the official line was that Anderson only suffered cramp, but with just three days between games it will be a major test of his renowned fitness.There remain concerns, too, over Stuart Broad who struggled with his right shoulder during the first half of the Trent Bridge Test after taking a blow from James Pattinson while batting although his performances improved markedly as the match wore on.In hindsight, with the way the Trent Bridge surface developed, England may have preferred Bresnan’s skills to Finn. Not only can Bresnan bowl lengthy, tight spells but he is also another good exponent of reverse swing.Bresnan’s Test record at Lord’s is unflattering with five wickets at 66 in three appearances, while Finn has impressive numbers on his homeground – 29 wickets at 20.65 from five Tests. The final decision could yet come down to the surface; if the hot weather means another baked, cracked pitch there would be further weight behind a recall for Bresnan whereas if it appears like it may carry through with good pace, there could be a temptation to retain Finn.Onions remains the outside bet to come into the side although he does bowl very well to left handers. The initial expectation was that Graeme Swann would be the major threat to Australia’s left handers, but he was below his best at Trent Bridge and was played with relative ease by the likes of Ashton Agar and Pattinson.

With his fourth half-century in five games this series, Misbah-ul-Haq, the world’s leading ODI run-getter of 2013 shepherded his volatile band of batsmen home in another tricky chase

The Report by Abhishek Purohit24-Jul-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAhmed Shehzad made his first substantial score of the series•AFP

With his fourth half-century in five games this series, the world’s leading ODI run-getter of 2013 shepherded his volatile band of batsmen home in another tricky chase. Misbah-ul-Haq battled falling wickets at the other end, a charged up Tino Best, and a rain interruption as late as the 98th over of the game to take Pakistan to their third successive away bilateral series win over West Indies. Yet again this series, Umar Akmal was called upon to overcome the asking-rate towards the end, and once more, he did not disappoint, delivering the series to Pakistan with a 3-1 margin.Misbah formed partnerships with Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail and Akmal before falling in the last over trying to slog the winning hit, with the scores tied. He had already ensured Pakistan had won the series; a tie would have meant the margin would have been 2-1.When Sohail became the latest profligate Pakistan batsman to fall, chasing a wide Best delivery, Pakistan needed 83 from 12 overs. Best, having conceded 25 off his first three overs, was in the mood for a furious comeback. Pinging down bouncers in the mid-140s, he smacked one into Misbah’s fingers. While the storm was being weathered by the captain, Akmal did his act at the other end.The inexperienced Jason Holder was taken for three successive fours in the next over, the 41st, the second of those coming off a poor effort at fine leg from Marlon Samuels. It wasn’t the first time West Indies had messed up in the field today, and it wasn’t to be the last. Akmal steered a short ball to the fine third man rope next ball. Holder cracked further under pressure, four leg-byes resulting off Misbah’s pad down the leg side off the last ball of the over.Misbah managed a four off an inside edge to Sunil Narine next over and held his nerve to reverse-sweep the offspinner for four more. Then arrived the moment which once again highlighted what a farce a watered-down DRS
has been in this series, in the absence of HotSpot. West Indies were sure Misbah had gloved a Best bouncer to the keeper down leg, the on-field umpire did not agree, and the third umpire had too much guesswork to do with only replays and sound as tools. Misbah was on 49 then, and Pakistan would have needed 53 of 46 had he been given. Darren Bravo had been given caught-behind on referral on the basis of sound earlier and West Indies had a right to expect consistency.Though Best predictably lost his temper, West Indies were not giving in. Dwayne Bravo, who often disappears for plenty at the death, delivered two tight overs. But Akmal found the big stroke when Pakistan sorely needed it. Narine was cut for four, Best was carted over mid-off for six. A top-edge flew over the keeper for four more, but even as clouds swept in over the stadium, Akmal holed out to mid-off for 37 off 28.A 20-minute break followed but Pakistan were ahead on D/L by five runs, and safe in the knowledge that the series was theirs, in case no further play was possible. Sunshine followed soon, though, and Shahid Afridi weighed in at the hit end of the hit-or-miss scale. Bravo was pulled for six over deep midwicket and punched past point for four. Game over? Not yet.Misbah hit Holder to short midwicket second ball of the final over, and Saeed Ajmal took three deliveries to get bat on ball. Had the throw from mid-on hit, it would have gone down to the final ball. It didn’t, and Afridi and Ajmal hugged, as did their team-mates in the Pakistan dressing room.Credit for the win also went to Shehzad, who made his first substantial score of the series, and guided Pakistan’s chase amid tight bowling from Narine and Darren Sammy. The pitch eased out further in the second innings. Cutting and pulling without trouble, Nasir Jamshed and Shehzad brought up Pakistan’s first 50-run opening stand in 17 innings, excluding a game against Scotland.Trust Pakistan to blow such a rare promising start. Jamshed was stranded for the second game running, Shehzad taking a few steps and stopping this time, after Mohammad Hafeez in the previous game. Hafeez himself got a start and then had a heave at Sammy. However, Shehzad had Misbah to steady things.The opposing captain’s cameo had earlier taken his side to to 242 for 7 from 170 for 6. Dwayne Bravo, with 48 off 27, was assisted by his predecessor, Darren Sammy, who made an unbeaten 29 off 18.The West Indies top six never managed any sort of sustained partnership. Two of them, Johnson Charles and Samuels, got forties, but were also the ones who struggled to score the most. Devon Smith fell early yet again. Chris Gayle and Lendl Simmons were unable to convert starts.Junaid Khan was outstanding, barring the last over when Sammy went after him, making a case for him to have played through the series. Mohammad Irfan was unlucky not to break through in his opening spell, but came back even stronger to remove Charles and Samuels. West Indies took 64 from the last five overs, but Misbah’s calm and Akmal’s aggression were enough to overhaul that.

Australian seamer Michael Hogan recorded 6 for 65 as Glamorgan claimed a useful 220-run lead on day three against Kent at Cardiff.

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ScorecardDaniel Bell-Drummond, seen here for England Under-19s, made Kent’s only half-century•Getty Images

Australian seamer Michael Hogan recorded 6 for 65 as Glamorgan claimed a useful 220-run lead on day three against Kent at Cardiff. That advantage could prove to be a decisive one in a low-scoring game in which another 12 wickets fell on day two to match the 15 that tumbled on the opening day.Glamorgan ended the third day on 237 for 7, opener Gareth Rees top-scoring with 52. That was after Daniel Bell-Drummond had provided 78 before Kent were bowled out for 175 in their first innings. It gave the visitors a slender lead of 17.Kent had resumed day two on 102 for 5, still trailing by 56 runs with Bell-Drummond reaching his half-century from 111 balls. But, with the visitors on 136 for 5, tall seamer Mike Reed bowled Adam Riley with a full-length delivery.Hogan grabbed the important wicket of Bell-Drummond, lbw, and then two balls later the Australian bowled Mark Davies off his pad. Charlie Shreck edged behind in the next over to end the innings, before Rees negotiated the only over remaining in the morning session.In the afternoon Rees went on to complete his half-century as the Welsh county reached 121 for 3 by tea – a lead of 104. But Glamorgan did not make the best of starts to the innings, finding themselves 15 for 2 inside seven overs. Will Bragg departed lbw to Davies, who only two balls later claimed the prize scalp of Murray Goodwin caught behind.But Rees and Chris Cooke added 67 for the third wicket, helped by Rees despatching offspinner Riley by straight-driving the youngster for four and six. But in the next over Riley responded by having Cooke caught at short leg by Bell-Drummond.Glamorgan reached the 100 mark in the 32nd over before Rees completed a 92-ball fifty shortly before tea. But he perished straight after the interval, edging Calum Haggett behind. Haggett then trapped Ben Wright, Glamorgan’s top scorer in the first innings, lbw with the total on 155. Riley then had Jim Allenby caught at deep backward square after miscuing a sweep on 29.Ruaidhri Smith and Mark Wallace guided Glamorgan to 200, but that was followed by Wallace edging Shreck behind. Smith and Dean Cosker ended the day ensuring Glamorgan would have a lead in excess of 200.

Hugh Morris will step down as managing director – England Cricket to take up the role as chief executive and director of cricket at Glamorgan County Cricket Club

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Aug-2013Hugh Morris will step down as managing director of England cricket to take up the role as chief executive and director of cricket at Glamorgan.His departure will leave a vacancy near the top of the ECB hierarchy and adds to the debate over Andy Flower’s future after weekend reports that he was nearing the end of his time as team director.Morris, 49, joined the ECB in November 1997 at the end of his playing career with Glamorgan. He was initially the board’s technical director and subsequently served as managing director of England Cricket since September 2007. He also served as ECB performance director and as acting chief executive of the board in 2004.He oversaw one of the most successful periods in English cricket history which has included three consecutive Ashes series victories, rising to No. 1 – albeit briefly – in all formats of the game and securing the World Twenty20 title in 2009. The women’s team also found unprecedented success with World Cup, World Twenty20 and Ashes victories. During his time with the ECB, he was also responsible for revamping the board’s coaching and science and medicine programmes.”This has been a remarkable period in the history of cricket in England and Wales and I have been extremely proud to having been able to play a part in it,” he said. “In my time at the ECB I have been fortunate to work with some extremely dedicated and talented cricketing people and I thank them and the board for the support they have given me and their contribution to the success of the England teams.”It has been my privilege to work with Andy Flower, the England team director, during the last four years and congratulate the players on their three Ashes series successes, being the number one ranked team in the world in all three formats of the game, and also winning one ICC global event and being runners-up in another. I am sure they will go on to even greater achievements in the future.

Hugh Morris on…

His achievements

“I’ve been at the organisation for 16 years and enjoyed every minute of it. Winning any Ashes series is very special and three in a row is very special, it is the first time that has been done for a very long time. Winning the World T20 was really important. We had never won an ICC global event before and breaking the mould was really important. I was really proud of Loughborough. It’s something we definitely needed, we needed a headquarters for English cricket for a long time. That has been a real step change in the way we operate.”

The IPL

“We have been pretty clear on that: we have allowed players to go there for a certain period of time. Our international program obviously crosses the IPL and we want our very best players available for selection for England. That’s the position we have and that’s the position we will try and maintain. Clearly we will try and be flexible towards the players: it is a fantastic opportunity for them to play in a competition where they are obviously going to earn a lot of money. So I would like to think we have had a pretty pragmatic and sensible approach to it.”

Challenges at Glamorgan

“I am going to challenge myself, no doubt, on the commercial side of things. It is good to see that some of the results on the field are heading in the right direction. What I will be doing is going back to a club that is very different from the one I left. The facilities they have now are great. On the field, clearly we need to do better, we have not won a trophy for ten years and that’s something we are looking to address.”

“Under Clare Connor and Charlotte Edwards, the England women have also won the ICC Women’s World Cup and the ICC World Twenty20 – successes which have brought great credit to ECB and I thank them for their dedication and commitment.”David Collier, the ECB chief executive said: “Hugh has been an influential figure within the ECB since its inception in 1997 and his vision has helped deliver this outstandingly successful period in our cricketing history.”He will be sadly missed at Lord’s by all the ECB staff and at Loughborough where he provided the blueprint for the widely admired National Cricket Performance Centre. We all wish him well on this latest phase of his career with Glamorgan.”Morris, a former left-handed opening batsman, was one of the most consistent and successful batsmen in Glamorgan’s history. He will now go back to the county as a senior executive.”I am now looking forward to a new and exciting challenge with Glamorgan which I will tackle with energy, enthusiasm and relish,” Morris said. “I wish the England teams at all levels and the ECB the very best of luck in the coming years and I am sure they will enjoy further success.”Glamorgan chairman Barry O’Brien was thrilled to have Morris returning. “We are delighted to have been able to appoint a person with the calibre of Hugh Morris who has achieved so much as managing director of England Cricket,” he said. “He was also one of our most reliable and prolific batsman scoring almost 20,000 first-class runs at an average of more than 40, but in addition to being a very fine player he has demonstrated in his many roles at the ECB that he is also an administrator of the highest ability.”Morris became Glamorgan’s youngest ever leader in 1986. He stood down from captaincy at the end of the 1989 season to concentrate on his batting. After scoring 10 centuries and 2276 runs in 1990, he returned to captaincy in 1993 and led Glamorgan to the Sunday League title. After retiring, he took up the post of technical coaching director with the ECB.He played three Tests for England in 1991, and 314 first class and 274 List-A matches. He scored 19785 first-class runs, including 53 hundreds, at an average of 40.29.

The Indian Supreme Court has allowed N Srinivasan to contest the BCCI elections on Sunday but has said that if he wins he cannot take charge as president as long as it is hearing cases related to him and the board

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Sep-2013The Indian Supreme Court has allowed N Srinivasan to contest the BCCI elections on Sunday but has said that if he wins he cannot take charge as president as long as it is hearing the case before it related to him and the board. The ruling came on a petition filed by the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) seeking to restrain Srinivasan from running for re-election pending the verdict on a petition filed by the CAB in July.Srinivasan reacted by asserting that he would stand for re-election as the court had not stopped him from either attending the AGM or contesting the election.The court is expected to hear the matter again on Monday, a day after the board meeting.During the hearing, a bench comprising Justices A K Patnaik and J S Kehar remarked: “Why he is in charge (as the BCCI president) if his son-in-law is chargesheeted? Why are you (Srinivasan) so keen to be elected?”N Srinivasan faces another hurdle in his bid to be re-elected as BCCI chief•AFP

Srinivasan had in June handed over charge of the daily running of the board to Jagmohan Dalmiya but was looking at Sunday’s election as a way of legitimising his presidency. It is not immediately clear whether he will contest the election or whether this will give momentum to those in the BCCI opposing him.”Now it’s up to the Board members to decide whether they can allow Srinivasan to contest the election as he has no power to discharge the president’s functions,” Aditya Verma, the CAB’s secretary, told the . “I think the order is kind of a victory for us. The honourable court has definitely found that Srinivasan is at fault in certain aspects. Otherwise, why should the court restrain him from taking charge?”The earlier petition filed by the CAB had challenged the Bombay High Court’s order on the BCCI’s inquiry committee that investigated corruption in the IPL, on the grounds that it had failed to appoint a fresh panel despite finding the original one to be constituted illegally. The Supreme Court was due to hear final arguments in the case on September 12, but ran out of time on that day.The Bombay High Court order, too, came on a petition filed by the CAB questioning the constitution of the two-man inquiry committee set up by the BCCI to probe corruption allegations against the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. Verma had accused Srinivasan of utilising his position as the BCCI president to influence the setting up of the probe panel, which was formed to investigate his company India Cements – the owner of Super Kings – and his son-in-law and Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan, who was arrested and subsequently charged with illegal betting. The High Court concluded that there was “a degree of probability” of Srinivasan playing a role in setting up the inquiry panel.Following the charges against Gurunath, Srinivasan had stepped aside from the day-to-day administration of the BCCI in early June, temporarily handing over the reins to Jagmohan Dalmiya pending Gurunath’s investigation. Since then, he has been re-elected as the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s chief and made it clear that he wishes to return to the top post in the BCCI for another term. The election is set to be held at the board’s annual general meeting in Chennai on Sunday and, until now, Srinivasan had faced no public opposition from within the BCCI making it very likely that he would have resumed his role as BCCI president but for the court order.