Tag: Cricketer
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Chand inspires India to 3rd ICC U19 World title
Townsville – Australia, August 26, 2012: Unmukt Chand became only the third batsman in history to score a century in an ICC U19 Cricket World Cup final as India defeated Australia by six wickets at Tony Ireland Stadium here in Townsville on Sunday. Chand, who had scored only 135 runs…
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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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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,…
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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012
Dubai, August 03, 2012: The ICC has announced match officials, and warm-up and first round appointments for the upcoming ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012, to be held from 11 to 26 August in Queensland, Australia. David Boon, Roshan Mahanama (both from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees) and Steve Bernard (ICC Regional…
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Jacques Kallis rises to second in ICC rankings
Dubai, July 25, 2012: Jacques Kallis leads the charge of South Africa’s batsmen up the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his side’s stunning innings and 12-run victory in the first Test match at The Oval against England that concluded yesterday (23 July). Kallis, who scored an unbeaten 182 and also took 2-38…
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Wesley Barresi receives official reprimand
Dubai July 25, 2012: The Netherlands’ Wesley Barresi has received a warning and official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates during the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship 50-over match at Deventer, on 21 July. Barresi pleaded guilty to the Level 1 offense and…
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Strauss receives Reliance ICC Test Championship mace
London, May 16, 2012: England captain Andrew Strauss on Wednesday received the prestigious Reliance ICC Test Championship mace for leading the team that finished on top of the Reliance ICC Test Championship table on the annual cut-off date of 1 April. Clive Lloyd, chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee and former West Indies captain, presented…
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ICC Board proposes David Richardson for post of Chief Executive
Dubai, May 10, 2012: The ICC Board will recommend to the ICC Annual Conference that David Richardson, the ICC General Manager – Cricket, succeeds Haroon Lorgat as the ICC Chief Executive Officer. The ICC Nominations Committee met in Mumbai at the weekend to interview four ‘outstanding candidates’ for the Chief Executive’s role and on Thursday…
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 to be broadcast live across the globe
Dubai, March 21, 2012: The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 will this week become the first ICC Development event, featuring only Associate and Affiliate Members, to be shown on a live global television broadcast. Six matches* from 22-24 March will be shown live from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium online at www.espnstar.com/live. The ICC has…
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Afghanistan and Namibia reach 1st Qualifying final
Dubai, March 20, 2012: After 56 high quality matches in eight days, defending champion Afghanistan and seventh-seed Namibia have reached the 1st Qualifying Final of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 after they topped their respective groups following the conclusion of the first round matches on Tuesday. Afghanistan made short work of Bermuda by 15…