The ICC Americas U19 Championship gets underway in Bermuda on Sunday, 5 July, with the winner progressing to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.

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By CricketCountry Staff AB de Villiers can do no wrong. He bats at fifth and first gears at will. He wins and saves matches with equal ease. He is a nightmare for live scorers, live bloggers, and statisticians across the world, but then, he is so delightful to watch... Read more

AB De Villiers matched the performance of Makhaya Ntini (2005 and 2006) when he was named South Africa’s Cricketer

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, which will be staged across eight Ireland and Scotland venues from 9 to 26 July.

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By CricketCountry Staff Mominul Haque‘s knock of 80 against Pakistan in the first Test at Khulna ensured that they ended the day on top. On the way to his knock, Mominul broke a special record, he has scored a half-century or more in his last 10 Tests. Only four... Read more
The USA Cricket Academy today announced the launching of another of its cricket development initiatives. This one will focus on developing Under-23 cricket players in the USA. USA Global Cricket Academy ( USAGCA) has a tentative U23 tour of India at the end of this year, in the pipeline,... Read more
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, West Indies’ batting lynchpin for years, has gone past recently-retired Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene on the list of leading run-scorers in all Test cricket. Chanderpaul is now behind fellow West Indian Brian Lara, whose 131 Tests fetched him nearly 12,000 runs. Chanderpaul is playing his 162nd... Read more
Cricket fans around the world followed the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup over the past six weeks, as Australia hosted, and ultimately, won the coveted title.  The tournament proved to so popular with global cricket fans that it recorded ESPNcricinfo’s most successful tournament in the site’s 21-year history across... Read more
By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto Former Canadian fast-bowler Davis Joseph expressed disappointment that Canada had not been able to qualify and participate in the just concluded International Cricket Council (ICC) 50-over World Cup in co-host countries Australia and New Zealand. The 50-year-old right-hander stated that it is a big... Read more
By Sandipan Banerjee Ireland won a cliffhanger against Zimbabwe by a narrow margin of five runs at Hobart, and kept their hopes of qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-finals alive. Chasing a stiff target of 332, the Dav Whatmore coached team got all-out for 326 in... Read more