Cricket

Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket on Thursday, three months before the team begins its 50-overs World Cup campaign in India. The 34-year-old was ...

England batter Joe Root has appealed for calm in the wake of Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal at Lord’s but said he expects fireworks from his fellow Yorkshireman in ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend’s 40-over league matches again produced a feast of runs as Royal strengthened their position at the top while Markhor narrowly beat Limassol Zalmi. Royal’...

England captain Ben Stokes’ swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes test at Lord’s by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day on Sunday to take a 2...

Australia built a lead of 221 on the third day of the second test at Lord’s before rain stopped play on Friday, adding 130 to their first-innings score for the loss ...

Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339-5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes test at Lord’s on Wednesday. ...

The first morning of the second Ashes test at Lord’s was interrupted when two Just Stop Oil protesters ran on to the ground and scattered orange powder on the ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has apologised “unreservedly” to those who faced discrimination in the game after the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) released a report ...

By Richard Boxall Moufflons batsman Roman Mazumder put the Cyprus Super Kings bowlers to the sword at Ypsonas cricket ground in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial 40 Over Cup. Opening the batting on ...

Australia captain Pat Cummins sealed a remarkable two-wicket victory for his side over England in a thrilling climax to a gripping five-day battle in the opening Ashes test on Tuesday. ...

An inspired Stuart Broad revived England’s hopes of winning an enthralling opening Ashes test with a superb late burst just when Australia appeared to have taken the upper hand ...

By Richard Boxall It was a weekend to remember for Royal Cricket Club all-rounder Sehran Ahmed – known to all as Bobby – as he hit centuries on both Saturday and Sunday ...

England’s barnstorming version of test cricket has shredded the textbook of the sport’s longest format but so-called ‘Bazball’ faces its biggest examination yet as they seek to regain ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend’s cricket in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial 40 Over Cup and T20 Cup emphasised the current strength of Royal and Punjab Lions respectively. After convincing wins Royal ...

A fired-up Australia wasted little time in pulverising Indian hopes of staging a fifth-day miracle as they romped to a 209-run victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on ...

By Richard Boxall It has been an eventful few days for Cyprus Cricket Association chairman Muhammad Husain. During the week he signed an agreement to continue and expand the partnership ...

By Richard Boxall The annual junior schools cricket tournament, organised by Cyprus Cricket Association and hosted by Heritage School, turned out to be a double success for Episkopi School, who ...

By Richard Boxall Royal CC continued their strong start in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial 40 Over Cup on Saturday, while Black Caps and Moufflons gained their second wins in the T20 Cup ...

By Richard Boxall A staggering 705 runs were scored on Saturday in the 40-over match between Black Caps and Markhor at Ypsonas cricket ground, and the run feast continued on Sunday ...

The start of the new cricket season in Cyprus brought something very familiar to UK cricket followers – rain. The first match in the 40-over league had to be cancelled on ...

The opening weekend of the formal cricket season saw 6 new coaches join together to undertake the ICC Level 1 Cricket Coaching Certificate at the TLC Private School in Peyia. A lengthy ...

By Richard Boxall After a day of tense low-scoring matches at Ypsonas cricket ground on Sunday, Black Caps repeated their 2021 success with a 2-run victory over Napa Royal Kings in ...

By Richard Boxall The European Cricket Series has come to Cyprus again. This event, which takes place in various countries and is organised by the European Cricket Network, consists of ...

By Richard Boxall The semi-finalists in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial T10 Cup were decided at the weekend, but not without a few twists and turns. The stand-out result of the week ...