Cricket

By Richard Boxall Roman Mazumder hit a rapid 40 to help Cyprus inflict a heavy defeat on Turkey in their first international cricket meeting, in the European Qualifiers for the World ...

England’s World Cup hero Ben Stokes has announced his shock retirement from one-day cricket, departing with a word of warning about the “unsustainable” schedule. Stokes’ bloody-minded brilliance was the ...

By Richard Boxall The Cyprus cricket team pulled off a famous 20-run victory over Romania in the European Qualifiers for the World T20 this week, a day after a disappointing ...

By Richard Boxall The 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup has reached the Super-6 stage, where the top two teams from each of the three groups play each other over the coming ...

England are out to rewrite how Test cricket is played in the country, skipper Ben Stokes said after leading the side to a memorable seven-wicket victory in the fifth Test ...

Sunday’s round of group matches in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup at Ypsonas saw a win for Qalandars in a closely contested Limassol derby and a vital win for ...

Markhor CC came through a nail-biting finish to their Group A match against Limassol Moufflons to win by just two runs and keep their hopes alive in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup ...

Sunday’s matches in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup went some way to clarifying the qualifying positions for the final stages, which will take place next month. The top two ...

Yorkshire County Cricket Club and a number of individuals have been charged following an investigation into racism claims made by former player Azeem Rafiq, the England and Wales Cricket Board ...

Captain Ben Stokes said England’s victory over New Zealand in the second Test at Trent Bridge was the highlight of his career, surpassing even his Ashes heroics at Headingley ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend was an eventful one for cricketers at all levels in Cyprus. On Friday the annual junior schools cricket tournament was played at Heritage School, Limassol. ...

By Richard Boxall It seems that 150 is a good 20-over score at the Happy Valley ground. In the latest round of matches there in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup, the ...

The weekend’s cricket in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup featured a 16-ball half century by a number 9 batsman, a century reached with three consecutive sixes, and a generally tough ...

By Richard Boxall It was the day of a cricketing lifetime for all-rounder Buddika Ranasinghe of Sri Lankans CC at Happy Valley on Sunday. The match against Cyprus Super Kings, ...

By Richard Boxall Shakhawat Rasel of Nicosia Tigers was the outstanding performer in the 2022 CCA BAOFinancial T20 Cup. His unbeaten 113 helped his team chase down the stiff target of 205 set ...

The standout game in the 2022 CCA BAOFinancial T20 Cup on Sunday was the clash between reigning champions Punjab Lions and the team most likely to challenge them in group C ...

The 2022 CCA BAOFinancial T20 Cup got under way on Sunday with two high-scoring matches at Ypsonas, and two where the teams found run-scoring rather more difficult at Happy Valley. It ...

The Easter weekend was a period of hard work in the relatively hot sun for the aspiring national team cricketers of Cyprus. A four-day training camp at the Happy Valley ...

Joe Root has announced he is stepping down as England’s Test captain. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 Test series defeat to West Indies last month, and the 4...

Punjab Lions continued to dominate the Cyprus cricket scene by winning the season-opening CCA 2022 #BAOFINANCIAL T10 Cup at the Ypsonas cricket ground. The competition has seen plenty of big hitting, ...

Shane Warne was remembered as a cricketing genius and maverick entertainer at a state memorial at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday where tens of thousands of people gathered to ...

By Richard Boxall The cricket year in Cyprus has started with a T10 league, which sees teams playing multiple matches of 10 overs per side. This enables all teams to play ...

Former England captain Michael Atherton said current skipper Joe Root should step down following Sunday’s 10-wicket defeat by the West Indies in the deciding third test. England have won ...

By Richard Boxall Punjab Lions cricket club from Nicosia produced an excellent performance in the European Cricket League in Spain, reaching the final of their group, where they were beaten ...