Zimbabwe bowler Prosper Utseya continues to be cleared to bowl in international cricket yet again, providing he doesn’t bowl whirl.
The 29-year old was suspended by the International Cricket Council in October but the verdict has been overturned enabling him to play in the World Cup which begins in February.
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Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny maintained career-best bodies as Bangladesh went 2-0 upward in their ODI series against Zimbabwe.
Sunny chose 4-29 to help Bangladesh to a 68-run triumph after they won the toss and elected to bat first.
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Shakib Al Hasan played a starring role as Bangladesh cruised to an 87-run win over Zimbabwe in their opening one-day international in Chittagong.
The all-rounder became only the 12th player in ODI history to score a century and claim four or more wickets in a match.
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Bangladesh eased to a 186-run victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final Test in Chittagong on Sunday to sweep the series 3-0.
Resuming the day on 71-1 and chasing a formidable target of 449, the tourists were bowled out for 262 in their second innings just before tea on the fifth day, with Regis Chakabva (89no) the only batsman to offer much resistance as wickets tumbled around him.
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Middlesex have declared that former Zimbabwe captain David Houghton will be to replace Mark Ramprakash as their new batting coach.
Houghton, who held the exact same place at Somerset last season having formerly been head coach at Worcestershire and manager of cricket at Derbyshire, has signed a two-year contract and can begin work on January 1.
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Former Zimbabwe skipper Dave Houghton would be to step down as the batting coach for Somerset.
The county’s new manager of cricket Matthew Maynard has chosen to take accountability for the job himself.
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Bangladesh have included uncapped leg-spinner Jubair Hossain in their 14-man squad for the first home Test match against Zimbabwe.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the Test side after he missed the West Indies tour in September because of suspension, while batsman Marshall Ayub and medium-pacer Shahadat Hossain have also been recalled.
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Two more international spin bowlers have been banned as the ICC crackdown on illegal actions continues.
Zimbabwe off-spinner Prosper Utseya and Bangladesh’s Sohag Gazi are the latest to be suspended after their actions were examined in Cardiff.
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South Africa have recalled fast bowler Vernon Philander to their squad for the upcoming one day series against New Zealand and Australia.
The 29-year old replaces Mthokozisi Shezi after missing the recent triangular series in Zimbabwe, which likewise contained Australia, because of hamstring injury.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke is working overtime as he strives to be fit for next month’s two-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The 33-year old will fly out five days ahead of his teammates to step up an intensive rehabilitation programme as he seeks to recover from a hamstring injury – the latest in a chain of fitness issues – that saw him sent home early from a current tour of Zimbabwe.
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Phil Hughes will replace injured captain Michael Clarke in Australia’s squad for the one day series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Clarke was ruled from the series, which begins on October 7, with a ‘major’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss the majority of the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
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Phil Hughes will replace injured captain Michael Clarke in Australia’s squad for the one day series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Clarke was ruled from the series, which begins on October 7, with a ‘major’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss the majority of the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss the forthcoming one day series against Pakistan due to some hamstring injury.
The 33-year old batsman was made to pull out midway during the recent tri-series in Zimbabwe and Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris has disclosed the difficulty is more more serious than first expected.
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Leicestershire are to release seamer Anthony Ireland and top-order batsman Michael Thornely at the end of this season.
Zimbabwe-born Ireland, 30, is departing Grace Road despite finishing as the club’s leading wicket-taker in the NatWest t20 Blast in his two years at the club, with 32 wickets at an average of 16.90, including a best of 5-22 at Derbyshire.
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