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- Cricket-England cruise to another victory
- Namibia team to play Wales in World Cup
- Old Trafford, Durham gain 2013 Ashes tests
| Cricket-England cruise to another victory Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:46 PM PDT LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - England, fresh from overwhelming India during the summer, kept up their recent winning run by thrashing West Indies by 10 wickets in their first Twenty20 international at The Oval on Friday. Ravi Bopara with four for 10, a record return by an England player in a Twenty20 international, undid the visitors who slipped from 62-1 to a modest 125 all out in 19.4 overs. England openers Alex Hales (62 not out) and Craig Kieswetter (58 not out) amassed 128 in 15.2 overs, a record stand for England in Twenty 20. "I was delighted with the way everyone performed. Good old Ravi Bopara, he's been bowling me out for two years in the nets and I've told everyone he should bowl more," England stand-in captain Graeme Swann said during the presentation ceremony. "He did really well. It speaks greatly for the depth in the squad when we can leave someone like James Anderson out and still win like this. It bodes well." Both sides fielded three debutants apiece and England were led for the first time by Swann as regular skipper Stuart Broad was out injured. The second and final match is on Sunday, again at The Oval. "When we started batting we were right on course, but we lost our way from there and we never caught up. As soon as the spinners came on it started to turn a bit, we lost crucial wickets and we couldn't rotate the strike enough," said West Indies captain Darren Sammy. |
| Namibia team to play Wales in World Cup Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:36 PM PDT AUCKLAND, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Namibia coach Johan Diergaardt has named the following team to play Wales in their Pool D match at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth on Monday. 15-Chrysander Botha, 14-Danie van Wyk, 13-Piet van Zyl, 12-Darryl de la Harpe, 11-Danie Dames, 10-Theuns Kotze, 9-Eugene Jantjies, 8-Jacques Nieuwenhuis, 7-Jacques Burger (captain), 6-Tinus du Plessis, 5-Nico Esterhuyse, 4-Heinz Koll, 3-Jane du Toit, 2-Hugo Horn, 1-Johnnie Redelinghuys. Replacements: 16-Bertus O'Callaghan, 17-Raoul Larson, 18-Wacca Kazombiaze, 19-Rohan Kitshoff, 20-Ryan de la Harpe, 21-TC Losper, 22-David Philander. |
| Old Trafford, Durham gain 2013 Ashes tests Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:33 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester's revamped Old Trafford is back on the Ashes schedule for 2013 while Durham will host the Australians in a test for the first time, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. The 2009 Ashes series in England, which the home side won 2-1 before heading to Australia and triumphing there 3-1 earlier this year, started with the first ever test in Cardiff but the Welsh venue misses out in two years' time. Sophia Gardens instead has won a one-day international against the Australians in 2013 and a test the next time England's old rivals tour again in 2015, beating Southampton's the Rose Bowl in the bidding. Old Trafford was left off the rota in 2009 despite a memorable drawn test during the epic 2005 series with the facilities no longer deemed up to scratch. A redevelopment including rotating the square and a new media centre have done the trick. Lord's, Trent Bridge and The Oval will also stage tests during the 2013 Ashes series. Durham's ground in Chester-le-Street held its first test against Zimbabwe in 2003 but with a capacity of around 17,000, its choice ahead of Birmingham's larger, more traditional and recently redeveloped Edgbaston could prove controversial. Ageing Headingley in Leeds misses out on Ashes tests altogether in 2013 and 2015. "2011 has been an historic year for cricket in England and Wales," ECB Chief Executive David Collier said in a statement explaining why the traditional pool of Ashes grounds will continue to be swelled. "On the field the England team retained the Ashes and became the number one test nation in the world. Off the field the board has demonstrated today the commitment to grow our sport at all levels and to maintain the highest professional standards." |
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