Fast bowler Peter Siddle has replaced fellow Australian David Hussey as Nottinghamshire’s overseas player for the 2014 English county season.
Simon Katich is swapping sports after bringing the curtain down on an 18-year playing career in cricket. The former Australia Test batsman, who has most recently been playing domestic cricket for Lancashire and Western Australia, has accepted a job as the player development co-ordinator with the Australian Rules football club Greater Western Sydney.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he is keen to help New South Wales get off to a flyer in the Sheffield Shield competition before leading an Ashes charge in Brisbane next month.
Australian cricket’s new-look one-day domestic competition ended with a bang with 221,695 fans (across metro and regional markets) tuning in to see the Queensland Bulls win the RYOBI One Day Cup at North Sydney Oval on Sunday.
The Queensland Bulls have won the RYOBI One-Day Cup for the second consecutive year, beating the NSW Blues by five wickets in the final at North Sydney Oval today.
David Warner’s record-breaking 197 at North Sydney Oval today has fired New South Wales Blues into the RYOBI one-day Cup final against reigning tournament champions Queensland Bulls.
Western Warriors coach Justin Langer believes his young side aren’t far away from breaking through despite finishing fifth at this month’s RYOBI One-Day Cup. The Warriors arrived back in Perth on Wednesday after a fortnight in Sydney where they won one out of six matches in the carnival-style RYOBI Cup.
Cricket Australia (CA) have advised South Australia and Adelaide Strikers off-spinner, Johan Botha, that he has passed the biomechanical analysis of his bowling action and is free to continue playing in CA Competitions.
The Queensland Bulls have cruised through to the RYOBI One Day Cup final after beating the Warriors by 35 runs in a rain-affected match at North Sydney Oval. New South Wales Blues also won and will meet Victoria Bushrangers in the elmination final.
Victoria captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has again spoken of his battle with testicular cancer in a bid to encourage the men of Australia to embrace the spirit of Movember and grow a Mo.
Another big century to David Warner has catapulted the NSW Blues back into RYOBI One Day Cup finals contention, with a big seven-wicket win over the Bushrangers at North Sydney Oval today. Warner’s 138 (from 111 balls) made light work of Victoria’s 311 for 8.
The Queensland Bulls have jumped to the top of the RYOBI One Day Cup ladder with a big 90-run win over the West End Redbacks at North Sydney Oval. The Warriors also won, notching up their first victory for the tournament by 52 runs over the Tasmanian Tigers.
Western Warriors batsman Shaun Marsh says he’s feeling fit and ready for a big score after making a half-century in his second game back following a hamstring injury. Marsh returned to the Western Australia side with a score of 47 in Tuesday’s RYOBI One-Day Cup 59-run loss to Victoria, before posting 54 in Thursday’s six-wicket defeat … Continue reading
Former Australian Test batsman Simon Katich will make his State return for the Western Warriors in their must-win RYOBI One-Day Cup clash with Victoria Bushrangers at North Sydney Oval on Tuesday.
The Queensland Bulls launched their RYOBI One-Day Cup campaign with a comprehensive 84-run victory over the Western Warriors at Bankstown Oval.
Here at World Cricket Badger, we are introducing a Team of the Week feature where we look in depth into a state, county or franchise. We will be working our way around the globe. This week we start off in Australia with the country’s most successful state during the last couple of years, Queensland Bulls.