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Kundai Matigimu picked up the ball in his follow through and hurled it at batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius, “hitting him at close range on the wrist”

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Jul-2025Kundai Matigimu, the Zimbabwe quick bowler, has been fined 15% of his match fee and handed a demerit point for “inappropriate and dangerous” conduct during the ongoing second Test against South Africa in Bulawayo.The incident in question took place on the first day of the Test match, in the 72nd over of South Africa’s first innings. Matigimu fielded the ball in his follow through and hurled it at the batter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, “hitting him at close range on the wrist”, as an ICC statement put it.It was a breach of Article 2.0 of the ICC’s code of conduct for international cricket, which penalises throwing “a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner”. Matigimu admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction from match referee Ranjan Madugalle, ruling out the need for a formal hearing.This, being Matigimu’s international debut, was his first demerit point.Zimbabwe have been on the back foot for the most part in the game. By the end of the first day, South Africa had reached 465 for 4 on the back of captain Wiaan Mulder’s 264 not out, which he subsequently took to 367 not out before declaring the innings on 626 for 5. They then bowled Zimbabwe out for 170 in their first innings, setting up a possible innings win.Matigimu was one of Zimbabwe’s more successful bowlers, returning 2 for 124 from 21.3 overs, with Pretorius and Dewald Brevis his victims.

Brathwaite, Greaves and Hodge each passed fifty but there was a late collapse

AAP10-Jan-2024West Indies’ batting frailties were exposed after stumbling against an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide. One week out from the first Test against Australia, the tourists’ batters made several starts but all failed to go on with it on a dry Karen Rolton wicket.Made up entirely of players without a Big Bash League contract, the CA XI attack did not feature any players with Test experience for the three-day match.Related

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West Australian Liam Haskett took 3 for 57, while rising New South Wales talent Jack Nisbet finished with 2 for 50 and Victorian spinner Doug Warren claimed 2 for 47. Between them, the three bowlers have played a total of nine first-class matches.There were some positive signs for West Indies, with captain Kraigg Brathwaite showing fight with his 52 after impressing in Australia last summer.Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves also did their hopes of a Test debut no harm, scoring 52 and 62 respectively.But there were also concerns for the tourists. Top-order batters Kirk McKenzie and Alick Athanaze were both bounced out, in dismissals that will no doubt catch the attention of Australia’s quicks.Equally worrying was Brathwaite’s dismissal. He was caught trying to paddle-sweep Warren in a half-hearted shot that capped a collapse of 3 for 3.Another collapse of 4 for 8 came late in the day around the second new ball, after Hodge and Greaves had got the tourists to 223 for 4.There are genuine concerns over the form of the once-proud team from the Caribbean headed into the two-Test series. They will field at least three debutants in next Wednesday’s first Test in Adelaide, with seven uncapped players in their 15-man squad.Former captain Jason Holder opted out of the tour before it began to play in the ILT20, while allrounder Kyle Mayers is playing in the IPL-backed SA20 for Durban.West Indies were beaten convincingly in two Tests in Australia last summer, with only five players from that tour returning.

Durham could face points deduction after Australian’s bat was deemed too big pending further tests

ECB Reporters Network06-Sep-2022Durham 222 for 9 (Jones 87, Conners 3-54, Dal 2-18, Aitchison 2-49) trail Derbyshire 306 (du Plooy 82, Came 78, Dal 56, Rushworth 3-60) by 84 runsDerbyshire’s pace attack put the promotion hopefuls in a strong position on the second day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Durham, who could face a possible points deduction after Nic Maddinson’s bat was judged to be too big.England Lions fast bowler Sam Conners took 3 for 54 and Ben Aitchison 2 for 49 to reduce Durham to 222 for 9 at the close with only Michael Jones offering any prolonged resistance with 87.Allrounder Anuj Dal claimed 2 for 18 in 10 overs as Durham lost five wickets for 26 in the final session to trail by 84.Umpire Hassan Adnan tested Maddinson’s bat with his measurement gauge shortly after the Australian came to the middle but it would not go through and was taken away by match referee Mike Smith. The bat was to be re-examined after the close of play and, if it failed again, would be sent to the ECB to make a judgement.Derbyshire were docked two points after Mattie McKiernan’s bat failed a measurement test in a Royal London Cup game last month.Maddinson was one of three Durham batters who fell to poor shots after the visitors came through the morning session unscathed.Conditions looked good for bowling under grey clouds with the floodlights on but the Derbyshire attack, with the exception of Aitchison, served up too many loose deliveries.Jones’s first seven scoring shots were boundaries but Sean Dickson was reprieved on eight when he edged Aitchison low to third slip where Leus du Plooy failed to cling on.Derbyshire regrouped during the lunch break which was extended by 45 minutes by rain and took four wickets in the afternoon session.Dickson was the first to go, caught behind carving at the first ball he faced after the restart, and Scott Borthwick also fell to a casual shot when he tried to turn the fast bowler off his legs and got a top edge to square leg.The bowlers’ improved line was rewarded again when the pressure got to Maddinson, who went for a big drive at Dal and was caught at point.Jones had played responsibly but in the penultimate over before tea, he tried to drive Nick Potts and lost his off stump.Durham trailed by 164 at the interval but Jonathan Bushnell and Liam Trevaskis frustrated Derbyshire for 19 overs before Conners returned to shift the momentum again.Conners found enough away movement to have Bushnell caught behind before Trevaskis, badly missed on 21 at third slip, edged to second five overs later where Wayne Madsen knocked the ball up for Brooke Guest to complete the catch.Paul Coughlin was run out by a direct hit from Potts as he went for a sharp single to midwicket and Tom Mackintosh drove a wide ball from Dal to point.Conners had Ben Raine caught behind before bad light ended play with Derbyshire well placed to push for victory.

He was earlier charged over events during a T10 event in the UAE in 2017

Andrew Fidel Fernando10-May-2021Former Sri Lanka batter Avishka Gunawardene has been cleared of both existing corruption charges against him, and is free to participate in cricket immediately.Gunawardene had never directly been charged by the ICC, but in May 2019 had attracted two charges by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) over the 2017 iteration of the T10 tournament played in the UAE. These charges related, essentially, to soliciting or enticing a participant to breach anti-corruption regulations, and also failing to disclose any potential corruption or suspicious approach.Gunawardene, however, maintained his innocence. He was suspended from his coaching roles by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as soon as the ECB charges were announced, with the SLC CEO stating that the board was unaware that Gunawardene was being investigated. Over the years, Gunawardene had become a highly reputed coach, for both the Sri Lanka A and Emerging teams, with many players crediting him for having been a positive influence over their careers.Also dropped are three of the four ECB charges against Nuwan Zoysa, though Zoysa remains banned for six years after being found guilty of separate charges by the ICC. The ECB’s charges against Zoysa were as follows:- Being party to an agreement to influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspect(s) of a match.- Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1.- Failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code.
– Failing or refusing, without compelling justification to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ACU in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Code.The ICC release (through which these announcements came) did not specify which of Zoysa’s four charges remains “upheld” by the ECB, but did state that “the detailed decision would be announced to the parties in due course”.The ICC’s anti-corruption unit has been carrying out a long-term investigation in Sri Lanka, and over the past five years, has found former cricketers Sanath Jayasuriya, Jayananda Warnaweera, Dilhara Lokuhettige as well as Zoysa, guilty of breaching the anti-corruption code. Gunawardene is the first to be cleared of all charges against him.

Lamichhane and Zampa do the damage before Stoinis and Maxwell see Stars home in the Melbourne derby

Varun Shetty04-Jan-2020Melbourne Stars won the season’s first Melbourne derby in comprehensive fashion after their legspinning duo of Sandeep Lamichhane and Adam Zampa prompted a collapse that read 5 for 8 by the time it finished.Coming at 2 for 117, just when Melbourne Renegades had set up for a strong finish and had the well-set Shaun Marsh at the crease, it helped restrict Renegades to 142. Marcus Stoinis made an unbeaten 68 and Glenn Maxwell an unbeaten 40 to see the Stars through with eight wickets in hand and open up a two-point lead at the top of the table with their fifth win in six matches.In second place, Sydney Sixers have eight points in six matches. The loss – their sixth this season – means that defending champions Renegades continue to be the only team without a point on the board.Finch and Marsh see off early troubleSam Harper was certainly adventurous after Stars put Renegades in, but his innings only lasted eight balls as he ended up mistiming a rising delivery from Nathan Coulter-Nile to mid-on in the second over. This brought Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh together and the pair went about the Powerplay without taking too many risks.Dale Steyn and Daniel Worrall tied their respective ends up even as Coulter-Nile had a bad outing, but neither Finch nor Marsh looked particularly perturbed by the relatively sedate scoring rate. Going at just about seven an over in the eighth over, Finch lined up Adam Zampa in his first over and slog-swept him for six to get Renegades past 50. But minutes later, he got too far away from a googly pitched outside off, and Zampa was past his slog sweep to get off stump. The 42-run stand had still brought some stability on a slowish surface though.The spinnersMarsh and Beau Webster managed to move things forward without being particularly belligerent. The odd boundaries were on offer even though the spinners were tight through the middle overs. Lamichhane didn’t have the brightest start to his spell, while at the other end Zampa was stringing the dot balls together efficiently.The pair put on 62 in the seven overs they batted together until a stunning bit of work by Ben Dunk at long-on completely turned the game in the 15th over. Running to his left in chase of a Marsh pull shot against Lamichhane, Dunk jumped to hold on with two hands, managed to take two steps to keep himself on his feet, and managed to hurl a backhand to Coulter-Nile who was converging from deep midwicket just before his third step over the boundary line.Two balls later, Lamichhane got a floaty legbreak to dip and spin past Dan Christian outside off and get his foot marginally off the ground. The touch-and-go stumping call went Stars’ way and suddenly Renegades had lost their two of their most experienced batsmen in three balls.Zampa lured Webster into a cut with a tantalisingly slow ball outside off and beat him next over, only to follow up with a slider that also looked good for the cut. Only it snuck through rapidly and took his middle stump instead. Lamichhane helped himself to another one and Steyn closed things out at 142, which appeared at least 20 below par.A burst and then a trickleStars’ openers made it look at least 40 under par with the way they began the chase. Tom Cooper was handed the first over and Stoinis hit him for three boundaries to start things off. Nic Maddinson started his innings with an elegant square drive against Kane Richardson next over, then followed up with not-so-elegant boundaries off the next two balls. Christian dropped Stoinis at midwicket off Richard Gleeson in the third over, and the seamer’s average season looked to stretch even further as he conceded 13 off his opening over. Stars had raced to 41 in their first three overs.Finch persisted with Renegades’ best bowler this season, Richardson, and in his third over he managed to get Maddinson to slice one up for backward point. The legspin of Boyce then helped slow things down, and a promoted Dunk looked largely uncomfortable and hit no boundaries before finding mid-off with a leading edge off Gleeson.But the drought wouldn’t last. In the 12th over, Glenn Maxwell slapped Gleeson in front of square for the first boundary since the fifth over. He repeated it two balls later, and the momentum was back. By the time he reverse-whipped left-arm spinner Tom Andrews for six at the backward point boundary, the required rate was nearly down at run-a-ball. The last 18 runs were scored without any boundaries, but Stars still won with seven balls to spare.

England batsman happy to be dismissed taking the attacking option after producing another crucial fifty

Andrew Miller25-Nov-2018Jos Buttler credited a TV re-run of a Michael Clarke masterclass as the inspiration behind his much-changed batting approach on the third day in Colombo, as he switched from the use of the sweep to relying on nimble footwork to combat Sri Lanka’s spinners during another vital, momentum-seizing half-century.After arriving at the crease with England four-down for 39 in their second innings and struggling in particular to combat Dilruwan Perera’s skiddy use of the new ball, Buttler took to galloping out of his crease to meet it early, a policy that paid off on the one hand as he top-scored in England’s second innings with 64 from 79 balls, but did ultimately result in his downfall midway through the afternoon session, as he was stumped down the leg side off Lakshan Sandakan.”We were trying to wrestle back momentum,” Buttler told Sky Sports. “The new ball seems to be a tricky place to bat against spin – some were skidding on, some were spinning.”We’ve talked about trying to play in a brave way and looking to score. It felt like being busy and getting them off their lengths was the best way to go, and trying to get a partnership going, which we managed with me and Ben [Stokes].”Asked why he had deviated from the sweeping tactic which, in the second Test at Pallekele in particular, had proven so effective for England, Buttler claimed he had simply been inspired to try something different after watching a re-run of Clarke’s treatment of England’s premier spinner, Graeme Swann, during one of their many Ashes encounters.”In Kandy, we were watching one of those cricket classics and Michael Clarke was batting, and Jimmy [Anderson] said, God, he was using his feet nearly every ball and Swanny couldn’t bowl at him. I thought that seems like a good way to go, I’ll try a bit of that.”Sometimes you feel confident with a certain way of playing and actually using my feet today felt like the way to go, especially with the offspin and the angles from around the wicket. Sweeping had a risk of lbw and I tried to take that out of the game by getting as far out as I could.”Buttler did, however, concede that his premeditated movement out of the crease had carried with it inevitable risks – much as his use of the sweep had led to his downfall in both innings of the second Test. However, he insisted that, by staying true to his gameplan, he was able to rationalise the disappointment when it did finally backfire on him.”A lot of the time, it’s about trying to make peace with the way of getting out,” he said. “If I got caught on the crease and lbw, I’d be more disappointed with that than getting stumped. The last game I was happier to get out sweeping than I was to play a forward defence. You can sit in the changing room after and make peace with the fact that I stuck with my gameplan.”I think with it spinning like that, if you can get as close to it as possible to the ball, especially on the full, then it can’t spin. At times I was maybe a bit too premeditated on how I was coming down. I was trying to gauge an area [that the ball would land in], and it would have been ideal to go later and a bit more direct at the ball just after release. But to get as far out as I wanted, I felt I had to go early.”Buttler’s equanimity at the prospect of failure was a further reflection of the relaxed team ethos that has been encouraged by Trevor Bayliss, and which has already seen huge gains for the white-ball squad in their rise to the No.1 world ranking.”It’s a little bit about the mantra that’s being preached [in the dressing room],” said Buttler. “‘Positive’ is a word that’s been used a lot, but It doesn’t just mean fours and sixes and aggressive shots, it can mean positive footwork, positive running, singles and that sort of stuff.”For myself I look to play that way. Making peace with the way that I can get out makes it a lot clearer for me. It makes me commit to a gameplan more, rather than second-guessing ‘shall I run or shall I not?'”I might get out, but you could get out any ball doing anything. If I stick to my gameplan and get out, I’m more at ease with that than if I veered away from it.”

Losses during the Test series contributed to the formation of a “losing dressing room” says allrounder

Mohammad Isam30-Oct-2017The negativity among the Bangladesh players spread like a “virus” as they got thrashed one game at a time on their South Africa tour, according to Shakib Al Hasan, . The four weeks of woeful cricket finished with the 83-run defeat in the second T20 in Potchefstroom.Shakib said that once they were handed the drubbings in the two Tests, the morale within the group started to go down, and it culminated in poorer performances in the ODIs, Bangladesh’s favoured format, and T20s. None of Bangladesh’s batsmen made more than 300 runs across formats on this tour, while their highest wicket-taker, Rubel Hossain, took just seven wickets.Shakib observed that those in the dressing-room started to speak about personal things when things didn’t go their way, which inevitably contributed to low moods and an atmosphere of defeat.”I think a big reason [for the performance] was that we didn’t do well in Tests, and when the ODIs came around that mood lingered into that format,” Shakib said. “Similarly, when we did not do well in the ODIs, it lingered into the T20s. It’s like a virus. If we did well in Tests, then we could have done even better in ODIs, and even better thereafter in the T20s.”That’s how these things work; it is so critical that if you are in the dressing room. You can tell from the atmosphere. The mentality is different in a winning dressing room; everyone talks about winning. In a losing dressing room, people talk about personal things, and unwittingly negative things come in. Atmosphere is important. More than one or two people performing, it is important that the team performs.”Bangladesh’s batsmen, especially Mushfiqur Rahim, had his moments including the century in the first ODI, which was the first by a Bangladeshi against South Africa. Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah and Liton Das had one good innings each, while Soumya Sarkar concluded a poor series with two scores of 40-plus. They never put up substantial, match-changing partnerships which the South Africans did in abundance.The bowlers however had a terrible time. Collectively, the bowlers conceded the fourth-highest average in a Test series. For the first time, they went on to concede 1,000-plus runs in an ODI series. They were also on the receiving end of the fastest T20 international hundred. Shakib said that the most worrying thing was the lack of fight they posed to South Africa.”The records will show that no team has performed well in away series in the last three or four years. But we were not able to compete in this series, which is frustrating. We played well in the last 2-3 years which is why we expected to fight here. But unfortunately we were not able to get out from the losing streak,” he said.Shakib, however, warned against massive changes in the Bangladesh setup for their next assignment, which will be next year against Sri Lanka at home. He said that they have to make a combined effort to put things right.”People will have personal opinions but I won’t say that we have to start thinking about sea changes after just one series. It is a little normal that results like this will happen on overseas tours. Maybe it was expected that we would lose, but we did not expect to play the cricket we did to lose the way we did.”We all know what our ability is, and none of us could perform up to that. So in that regard I am sure that everyone – starting with the BCB, the coaching staff and us players – will work hard to overcome it, which is important if we want to move forward,” he said.

Former Test allrounder Andrew McDonald has been confirmed as Victoria’s new head coach

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Aug-2016Former Test allrounder Andrew McDonald has been confirmed as Victoria’s new head coach, after he announced during the week he was leaving his position in charge of Leicestershire.The vacancy with Victoria opened up after David Saker was named Australia’s new assistant coach in July, and McDonald soon became the leading candidate. He was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Renegades – a position that Saker had also held – earlier this month and Cricket Victoria has now confirmed that McDonald will also take the state reins.The move continues a rapid coaching rise for McDonald, 35, who less than two years ago was still playing in the Sheffield Shield. Although he ended his career with South Australia and also played four Tests during 2009, most of McDonald’s career in Australia was played with Victoria – he appeared in 71 first-class games for them for 3516 runs at 40.88 and 163 wickets at 28.18.Over the past two years, McDonald has been a popular coach of Leicestershire, lifting the performances of the struggling county, and now he will take over a side sitting in a position of strength in Australian cricket. Victoria have won the past two Sheffield Shield titles, first under long-time coach Greg Shipperd in 2014-15, and then under his replacement Saker in 2015-16.”I’m really pleased to be coming home to Victoria to take on the coaching role with the Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers,” McDonald said. “The state team is in a really good place on the back of consecutive Shield victories and I’m looking forward to building on that culture of success and delivering results across all formats.”I’m a proud Victorian and have been lucky enough to share some big wins playing cricket for this state. I’m excited about the challenges that are ahead of us and I look forward to working with the coaching staff and the players led by Matthew Wade on the busy schedule ahead.”Tony Dodemaide, the Cricket Victoria CEO, said: “We’re delighted that Andrew has agreed to return to Victoria after his time in charge with Leicestershire. He brings a great enthusiasm and knowledge to the role and knows Victorian cricket well which stands us in good stead ahead of the upcoming Sheffield Shield season and Matador BBQs One Day Cup.”The Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers have enjoyed terrific success in the last two years with our consecutive Shield victories. Andrew – a former Shield winner himself – understands elite performance environments and is looking to build on that success this season.”

Stuart Broad says that Mark Footitt, the surprise call up for England’s pre-Ashes camp, can at least be grateful that he will not be holding a brick above his head at three in the morning

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‘I will play one-day cricket again for England’ – Broad

Stuart Broad has predicted that Mark Footitt, England’s surprise pick for the pre-Ashes camp, will be a serious contender for the Investec Ashes against Australia and suggested that when he gets to Spain he will at least be spared some of the boot camp rigours of previous vintage.To prepare for previous Ashes series, Andy Flower, the former team director, preferred outward bound style experiences designed to build unity through shared hardship or visits to battle fields and concentration camps intended to bring a sense of perspective to young minds.The trip arranged in 2010-11 was organised by the ECB’s security adviser, Reg Dickason, and came under the auspices of the Australian police force. James Anderson and Chris Tremlett, two England fast bowlers, suffered rib injuries in boxing matches. Minor misdemeanours were punished by hundreds of press-ups.Graeme Swann wrote in his autobiography that he hated every minute of it and joked: “I would gladly be England cricket’s first conscientious objector.”Broad expects England’s introduction to Trevor Bayliss to be more cricket orientated. “I think it’s going to be a planning trip, the guys getting together and talking about how we want to play our cricket, how we want to beat Australia, the coach having his ideas.”I’m sure there’ll be some bowling over there, some fitness, fielding etc. It’s only a three-day camp, so we haven’t got time for everything but I don’t think we’ll be in tents and at 3am holding bricks above our heads.”Footitt, Derbyshire’s left-arm pace bowler, a rare commodity in English cricket unlike their rivals Australia, took the most wickets overall in domestic cricket in 2014.Stuart Broad played against Mark Footitt when the two were coming through age-group cricket•Getty Images

“Footitt’s had a fantastic year and a half: left-armer, slightly different, swings it,” Broad said. “He’s consistently put his name in the hat really. He trained with us at Lord’s before the first Test of the summer and was impressive in the nets.”We’ve got 14-15 guys who could potentially play in the Investec Ashes and it’s important everyone is on fire in knowing the way the team want to play, knowing the plans and knowing the new coach as well.”I think he’s been included because he’s taken a load of wickets in county cricket. I think it’s exciting, it shows that if you perform in county cricket you do get recognition. He’s taken a lot of Division Two wickets at a really good average and he’ll want to test himself at the top level.”I’ve played a lot against Footy, we were the same age group growing up and he’s done incredibly well since he’s gone to Derbyshire. He’ll be excited to hopefully get an opportunity but of course he will be bowling at the guys as a left-arm option. There are not that many left-armers in England so it will be great to see what he can do.”

Somerset have continued to cement their reputation as one of the best run, and financially secure, county set-ups after they announced a record profit

Andrew McGlashan06-Dec-2012Somerset have continued to cement their reputation as one of the best run, and financially secure, counties after they announced a record profit of £409,000 up to September 2012, a marginal increase on the previous year.It is a considerable achievement by Somerset considering last season was one of the wettest on record with the weather impacting all counties.Somerset’s position was strengthened by their second-place finish in the County Championship as well as being able to stage a home quarter-final in the Friends Life t20. There was also the impact of their successful Champions League T20 run in 2011 when they reached the semi-finals.Chief executive Guy Lavender told the club’s website: “This has been a very tough year and whilst we have seen some weather-related reductions in match receipts, we have been able to drive the club’s business forward in a number of different areas. It is of credit to both our playing and non-playing staff who have worked hard to make sure that we have thrived again this year.”Somerset are also producing a regular supply of cricketers for England. Nick Compton, whose career has been transformed since moving from Middlesex, is currently opening the batting in India while both Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler are involved in various parts of the limited-overs set-up.Andy Nash, the chairman, added that there remain two major targets for the club. “Our twin ambitions are to win the County Championship and to bring one day international cricket to the County Ground. We are well placed to begin preparatory work on the next phase of ground development and having consolidated and strengthened our cricketing squad for next season, we are in good shape for the 2013 campaign.”The club are in the process of recruiting a new director of cricket after Brian Rose stepped down at the end of last season. Dave Nosworthy, the former Highveld Lions coach, is understood to be the leading candidate for the position.Alviro Petersen, the South Africa opening batsman, has been signed as an overseas player for the first part of the season.