Category: CRICKET
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Australia reaches Super League quarter-finals
Brisbane – Australia, August 14, 2012: Defending champion Australia sealed in a place in the Super League quarter-final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 from Group A after registering a six-wicket victory over Ireland at Endeavour Park 2 in Townsville on Monday. Australia bowlers Alex Gregory (three for 13), Shane Cassell (three for…
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Australia registers massive win over Nepal
Brisbane, 13 August 2012: Competition heavyweights Australia, the West Indies and Pakistan swept aside their rivals from qualifying nations, and Sri Lanka got its tournament back on track on the third day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Queensland, Australia, on Monday. Before the ESPN STAR Sports HD cameras at the Tony…
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Six players nominated in three categories
Dubai, August 13, 2012: Six players have been nominated in three different categories for the LG ICC Awards 2012, Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal, South Africa’s Hashim Amla, Australia captain Michael Clarke, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, England’s Alastair Cook and West Indies Stafanie Taylor. The six players all feature in the ICC Cricketer of the Year, the…
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West Indies upsets 2 time champion India
Queensland – Australia, August 12, 2012: The West Indies’ decision to base themselves in Australia for an extended period prior to the start of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 provided an immediate outcome on Sunday, with an impressive four wickets victory over India in a Group C fixture before the ESPN STAR Sports’…
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Defending champion Australia beats England
Queensland – Australia, August 11, 2012: defending champion, The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 got underway in Queensland on Saturday with host Australia belying its patchy lead-up form to open with an impressive six-wicket victory over England in front of ESPN STAR Sports’ cameras while Bangladesh caused the first upset of the event by defeating…
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ESPN STAR Sports to broadcast U19 Cricket
Dubai, August 09, 2012: ICC’s global broadcast partner ESPN STAR Sports will take the coverage of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012, via its licensees, to a huge global audience with live broadcast of all the 10 matches to be played at Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This announcement follows previous live broadcasts…
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Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL
Dubai, August 08, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the six squads that will travel to Malaysia for Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 4 from 3 to 10 September 2012. The teams, Denmark, Nepal, USA, Singapore, Tanzania and hosts Malaysia will play in Kuala Lumpur, which also played host to Pepsi…
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Afghanistan beats Ireland on day
Brisbane, August 07, 2012: In a battle between the qualifiers, Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 101 runs on day one of the warm-up matches of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Brisbane. Half centuries by 17-year-old Hashmatullah Shaidi and Najibullah Zadran ensured Afghanistan scored a competitive 257 for six against the Irish. Left-hander Shaidi…
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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup opens in Queensland
Brisbane, 6 August 2012: The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 officially opened tonight in Brisbane with representatives from the 16 competing sides urged to “enjoy every moment’’ of the ninth edition of the event to be staged from 11 to 26 August in Queensland. The Welcome Function, hosted in the Century Room, over-looking the…
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Pre-event media conferences to take place
Dubai, August 04, 2012: Media activities ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 will take place at the Allan Border Field, Brisbane, on Sunday and Monday. Apart from Brisbane, Townsville and Sunshine Coast will also stage matches of the event which will run from 11 to 26 August. On 5 and 6 August,…