ICC cricket committee to re-consider legality of switch-hit
May 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee will be meeting at the Lord's in London for its two-day annual conference starting Wednesday to re-consider the legality ... Read more...
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Warner’s switch-hit can become popular in Tests: Hussey
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 2 (IANS) Australia's Twenty20 specialist David Hussey feels that his team mate David Warner's switch-hit is a phenomenon that could become a prominent Test cricket shot.Th left-handed Warner ... Read more...
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MCC upset with India over DRS, member Dravid has different view
January 11th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town/Perth, Jan 11 (IANS) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket Committee said it was wrong not to have Decision Review System (DRS) in Test matches involving India.The Indian ... Read more...
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Cricket commentator Tony Cozier made MCC life member
December 16th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS/CMC) Noted West Indies cricket commentator Tony Cozier has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for his contribution to the game for ... Read more...
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Polygraph tests can clean cricket: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that lie detector tests could help innocent players clear their names of graft charges.Dravid joins Australian legend Steve Waugh in ... Read more...
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Bradhaw frontrunner for CA team performance chief’s post
September 11th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sep 11 (IANS) Outgoing Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) secretary Keith Bradshaw has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as Cricket Australia's (CA) first general manager for team ... Read more...
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Bradshaw steps down as MCC’s chief executive
August 25th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has launched a search for a new chief executive following Keith Bradshaw's surprise resignation Wednesday after five years in the job.Bradshaw ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricket divided on MCC’s lie detector test
July 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 22 (IANS) Pakistan cricketers and officials have reservations about using lie-detector tests to curb corruption in the game. Banned former captain Salman Butt even called the idea a ... Read more...
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Please dress appropriately, Lord’s ladies told
July 20th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) As India and England tread cautiously for their 100th Test match at Lord's, the women members of the famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) have reportedly been ... Read more...
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Waugh backs lie detector tests to root out cricket graft
July 20th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has undergone a lie-detector test in his attempt to stamp out corruption in cricket.Waugh, a member of Marylebone Cricket Club's (MCC) ... Read more...
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Sangakkara to deliver MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture at Lord’s
May 17th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has been chosen to deliver the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's July 4.Sangakkara is the ... Read more...
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PCB backs day-night Test matches
May 11th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 11 (IANS) As the International Cricket Council (ICC) ponders the prospect of floodlit Test matches, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will also be pushing for a green signal ... Read more...
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‘Home of cricket’, Lord’s, now home to first ever stadium wedding
March 17th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17(ANI): Neil Nicholson and Kelli Fish will become the first couple to marry at Lord's this August.Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which owns the ground in London, has increasingly opened up ... Read more...
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MCC to propose lie-detector test for cricketers
December 15th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Dec 15 (IANS) The Marylebone Cricket Club, the upholder of laws of cricket, is contemplating proposing to the International Cricket Council (ICC) institution of lie-detector tests for players to clean cricket ... Read more...
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Winners deserve the real Ashes urn: Ponting
November 25th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Nov.25 (ANI): Ricky Ponting has reopened the age-old debate about where the Ashes urn is held by declaring Australia should be rewarded with the real item if they defeat England this ... Read more...
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Rare cricket memorabilia on sale in London
October 21st, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Want to own a slice of Marylebone Cricket Club's (MCC) cricketing history? Check out an international art sale in South Kensington in London Nov 17.Christie's will ... Read more...
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New cricket law to eliminate athletic boundary-line catching
October 5th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5(ANI): Athletic boundary-line catching and run-saving in cricket have become harder under one of eight minor changes to the rules of cricket, which took effect from October 1.According to a ... Read more...
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Umpires to take ‘bad light’ decisions without consulting batsmen: MCC
October 1st, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1(ANI): Umpires will now make all decisions regarding bad light without consulting batsmen under one of eight minor changes to the rules of cricket set to take effect from Friday.Under ... Read more...
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When Sehwag was denied a well-deserved century
August 17th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Dambulla, Aug 16 (IANS) Cricket is never short of surprises, but this one takes the cake! The latest came from the game's rulebook that disallowed Indian opener Virender Sehwag a well-deserved ... Read more...
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Imran Khan to deliver MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s
July 17th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): Pakistan's World Cup winning captain Imran Khan will be delivering the tenth annual MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on July 19 (Monday).Imran said he agreed ... Read more...
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Little consensus over CA’s ‘blurred T20 vision’ proposed one-day format
June 19th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jun 19 (ANI): Opinion over Cricket Australia's radical plan to change the 50-over ODI format is divided, as a debate rages about the best way to revive a format most people ... Read more...
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MCC President joins Tendulkar in support of split-innings ODI trial
June 13th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun.13 (ANI): After master blaster Sachin Tendulkar supported the idea of splitting the 50 over one-day matches into four innings of 20 overs each, the President of the Marylebone Cricket ... Read more...
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Ganguly to lead MCC side against Pakistan
June 10th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will lead a Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side, which will include Brian Lara of the West Indies, in a Twenty20 match against Pakistan ... Read more...
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Cricket journalist Martin-Jenkins new MCC president
May 6th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) British journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins has been appointed the new president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Martin-Jenkins will begin his one-year term October 1 when he takes ... Read more...
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Marylebone Cricket Club goes global to speed up Lord’s redevelopment plans
April 15th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 15(ANI): The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) wants to speed up a sweeping ten-year 400 million pound redevelopment of Lord's Cricket Ground by seeking funding from wealthy individuals and businesses around ... Read more...
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MCC to sponsor Pak’s ‘home’ Test series against Australia in England
April 13th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.13 (ANI): The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) would be sponsoring Pakistan's 'home' Test and one-day series against Australia in England in July.This is the first time in the MCC's 233-year old ... Read more...
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No action against Kaneria until match-fixing charges proved: PCB
April 13th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.13 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied taking any disciplinary action against leg-spinner Danish Kaneria until his involvement in match-fixing is proved.Reports in British media have alleged that Kaneria ... Read more...
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Day and night Tests not in near future: ICC
March 31st, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) There is a long way to go before day-night Test cricket becomes a reality as there is still no viable alternative to the red colour ball, said Dave ... Read more...
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Hayden launches Mongoose bat
March 11th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden Thursday formally launched the evolutionary "Mongoose" bat that has a longer handle and smaller blade but a bigger sweet spot than ... Read more...
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MCC decides against bidding for IPL franchise
March 6th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6(ANI): The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has decided against bidding for an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to be sold at a minimum base price of 225 million dollars.The owners ... Read more...
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Lord’s can host IPL matches
February 25th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) The hallowed Lord's grounds could host Indian Premier League (IPL) matches if the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) actualises its plan to buy a team.
MCC Chief Executive Keith Bradshaw ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia in global quest for night Tests
February 9th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.9 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) will go global with its quest for day-night Test cricket when it meets the International Cricket Council in Dubai today.While preliminary trials have taken place ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia to trial pink ball to bring day-night Test cricket closer to reality
January 25th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 25(ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has intensified their campaign to play day-night Test cricket, and has confirmed that they will trial the use of a pink ball during a three-day match ... Read more...
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CA brings day-night Test cricket with coloured ball closer to reality
January 9th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 9(ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has intensified their campaign to play day-night Test cricket, with preparations on to trial a coloured ball under lights in match conditions.According to reports, a domestic ... Read more...
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Imran Khan to deliver prestigious Cowdrey ‘Spirit of Cricket’ lecture in 2010
December 16th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 16 (ANI) : Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan would be delivering the tenth MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's next year, thus joining the elite group of ... Read more...
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