Tag: ICC
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Dharmasena wins the David Shepherd Trophy
Colombo, Sept 15, 2011: Umpire Kumar Dharmasena has won the David Shepherd Trophy for first time after being named ICC Umpire of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in Colombo tonight. Dharmasena, 41, received the award following the voting by the 10 Test Full Member captains as well as the seven-man Emirates Elite Panel…
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Taylor wins Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
Colombo, Sept 15, 2012: West Indies Stafanie Taylor has been named the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in Colombo. During the voting period Taylor played in 13 ODIs for the West Indies scoring 514 runs at the top of the order at average of 46.72, while the off-spinner…
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Sarah wins Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
Colombo, Sept 15, 2012: England’s Sarah Taylor has been named ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in Colombo. During the voting period Taylor played 10 Twenty20 Internationals for England scoring 340 runs at the top of the order at an average of 48.57, while the wicketkeeper also claimed 11…
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ICC ODI Team of the Year announced
Colombo, Sept 14, 2012: The ICC today announced its ODI Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by West Indian batting legend and former captain Clive Lloyd. The announcement was made by the ICC’s Chief Executive, David Richardson, at a special function ahead of the LG ICC Awards ceremony…
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ICC World Twenty20 set to break broadcast records
Colombo – Sri Lanka, Sept 13, 2012: BREAK, In less than a week’s time, the world’s top Twenty20 cricketers will be playing across four venues in Sri Lanka and host broadcaster and ICC Global Media Rights partner ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) is gearing up its production to make sure the people across the 226 territories,…
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Nepal wins ICC World Cricket League Division
Dubai, Sept 10, 2012: Nepal rounded off its fine run at the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 with yet another convincing display to end the event as champion. In the final on Monday at Kinrara Oval, Nepal beat USA by eight wickets to end the tournament on an unbeaten note. USA won the…
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Umpire and match referee appointments
Colombo – Sri Lanka, Sept 9, 2012: The ICC today announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the group stage of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, which will take place from 18 September to 7 October. The match referees’ responsibilities throughout the men’s tournament will be shared between Ranjan…
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ICC signs up SNTV, Reuters News and PERFORM
Dubai, Sept 7, 2012: The International Cricket Council has ensured that news from the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 will reach every corner of the globe by signing Sports News Television (SNTV), PERFORM and Reuters News as distributors for the event. These deals guarantee news broadcasters around the world will have access to news…
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Ajmal becomes number-one ranked ODI bowler
Dubai, Sept 6, 2012: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has moved up two places to replace teammate Mohammad Hafeez as the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers. The latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings that were released on Thursday incorporate both the Pakistan-Australia and England-South Africa ODI series. Saeed was the…
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Khadka leads Nepal to comprehensive win
Malaysia, September 04, 2012: Khadka, Nepal continued its impressive form at the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL Div. 4) tournament in Malaysia today, the second day of the tournament in Kuala Lumpur, after Paras Khadka’s side beat Tanzania by eight wickets in a low-scoring match. Meanwhile, Singapore beat host Malaysia in a rain-affected match…