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The Victoria batsman Rob Quiney has been rewarded for two strong seasons by being named Australia’s Domestic Player of the Year at the Allan Border Medal night in Melbourne. And Australia’s occasional vice-captain David Warner has taken home the Bradman Y

Brydon Coverdale27-Feb-2012The Victoria batsman Rob Quiney has been rewarded for two strong seasons by being named Australia’s Domestic Player of the Year at the Allan Border Medal night in Melbourne. And Australia’s occasional vice-captain David Warner has taken home the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year title, a surprise only in that he was even eligible for the prize, which has typically been handed to a player still establishing himself.But the major state award went to Quiney, 29, who must be starting to feature in discussions at the national selection table having become a consistent performer for Victoria and the Melbourne Stars. During the voting period, which ran from February 9 last year until February 11 this year, Quiney was easily the leading scorer across all formats, with 1640 runs at 44.32, ahead of the second-placed Marcus North with 1337 runs.James Faulkner was the leading wicket taker during the same time-frame, with 71 victims at 24.62, and he finished second to Quiney in the polling, a system in which all contracted players cast a vote to judge the best players across all three domestic formats. Quiney received 52% of the vote, well ahead of Faulkner on 12% and the third-placed Matthew Wade on 10%.Quiney is second only to Liam Davis on the Sheffield Shield run tally this summer, with 750 runs at an average of 50, and he also finished second in the Shield last season, to Mark Cosgrove. He was also among the top ten run scorers during the Ryobi Cup and the Big Bash League this season and his consistency across all formats has been impressive.Quiney is the first man to take the domestic award while playing the full qualifying period for Victoria – the batsman Michael Klinger won in 2009 having switched from Victoria to South Australia mid-year. Victoria also provided the runner-up in the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award this season, with James Pattinson gaining 20% of the votes behind Warner’s 29%. The Redbacks batsman Tom Cooper was third with 16%.To win the award, a player must be aged 24 or younger at the beginning the voting period – Warner turned 25 in October. Players also need to have appeared in fewer than 10 first-class matches at the start of the voting period. Warner had played four, and after his rapid rise into the Test side it is easy to forget that he was not a regular in the New South Wales Shield team until the end of last summer.Across all formats, Warner was a clear front-runner in the run tally among contenders, with 1587 runs at an average of 69, while the second-placed Glenn Maxwell made 971. The leading wicket takers were Faulkner and Nathan Coulter-Nile, but the popular vote allowed Pattinson to swoop past them into second place.For the fourth consecutive year, Shelley Nitschke was named the Women’s International Player of the Year, a feat made all the more remarkable because she retired seven months ago. Nitschke, 35, stepped down last July but the lopsided schedule meant she still played 13 of the 19 completed matches during the voting period.Across ODI and T20 internationals, Nitschke scored 285 runs and collected 21 wickets, and she picked up the prize with 33 votes ahead of Lisa Sthalekar’s 31 votes. Alex Blackwell finished third with 26 votes.

Coach Justin Langer will assess Joe Burns over the next couple of days and Matthew Wade appears an option to open

Andrew McGlashan15-Dec-20202:04

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Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed that Cameron Green will make his Test debut against India in Adelaide if he passes concussion protocols over the next couple of days with Matthew Wade shaping as a potential opener if the allrounder does play.Langer said there had been “good news” on Green’s progress on Tuesday morning following the blow he took on the side of his head in his follow through against the Indians at the SCG.”If he’s passed fit he’ll definitely play,” Langer said. “We are just going through the protocols. He had another test this morning which we got good news on. He’s a terrific young bloke, obviously an excellent talent, he’s earned the right for selection through his performances. It’s very exciting for Australian cricket for him and his family.”He added that the selection decisions were a “jigsaw puzzle” with “a lot of balls in the air” and whether Green gets the medical sign-off to be available will determine the balance of Australia’s XI.Related

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The other big call that needs to be made is whether to show faith in badly out-of-form opener Joe Burns – who has made 62 runs in nine innings this season – although his experience may still tip the scales in his favour.Langer also confirmed that Marnus Labuschagne would not be considered as an interim opening batsman, with the aim to make as few changes to the batting order as possible in the absence of David Warner, which would point towards an elevation for Wade from No. 6 if Green is available.”I have been backing Joe in the whole time,” Langer said. “He’s a very good player, you don’t lose your talent overnight. He also understands that runs are the greatest currency to any player and he’s been a bit light on. We’ll get eyes on him today, see how he’s going, have a chat to him and we’ll make our decision on who will open in the next day or so.”Marnus won’t be opening, he’s done an amazing job at No. 3. Steve Smith does an amazing job at No. 4. We’ll try and stay as settled as possible while David [Warner] is injured. We’ve got some tough decisions to be made.Cameron Green made a century against the Indians at Drummoyne Oval•Getty Images

“We’ve got to wait and see what happens with Cameron Green first so that’s one part of jigsaw puzzle. We’ll look at Joe and Marcus [Harris] today to see how they are tracking at training. We’ve got to pick our six best [batsmen] and that’s all part of the jigsaw puzzle. There’s a lot of balls in the air, I wish we could be more definite, not only for you guys but more importantly for our players but until we get a few things ticked off we can’t make a decision.”Wade has never opened the batting in first-class cricket, but has done it considerably in the limited-overs game, and him batting alongside Burns was the option endorsed by Ricky Ponting during Channel Seven’s BBL coverage on Monday evening.”He could…he could handle anywhere,” Langer said on Wade going in first. “He’s mentally tough, physically tough, he’s got good footwork, he can counterattack like David Warner. We’ve just got to work out what the best make-up of our team is going to be.”Despite a horror season, Burns gained Ponting’s endorsement to continue in the role although if Green is a success at No. 6 there will be another decision to make when Warner and Will Pucovksi are fit again.”I’m sticking with Joe Burns,” Ponting said on Seven. “I’ve heard a lot of suggestions that he hasn’t scored enough runs to stay in the side but I’m keeping him in there.”He made 40 in his last Test innings, he’s made four Test hundreds, averages almost 40 – I’m sticking with him and showing some faith. I think he’s good enough to get through it.”What I am doing is moving Matthew Wade up to the top of the order to open with [Burns]…I think you’ve got to tell Wade it’s just for one game. Wadey will want to do it. He’ll be excited by this, he’s that sort of character that he’d love the chance to get up there and take on the Indian opening bowlers in a Test match. He won’t shy away from it.”

Sri Lanka’s new selection panel has said its selections would remain transparent throughout its tenure, at a meeting held at SLC headquarters

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Feb-2013Sri Lanka’s new selection panel has said its selections would remain transparent throughout its tenure, at a meeting with players, coaches and officials, held at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters on Wednesday.The panel also committed its two full-time selectors, Hashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe, to be present at every international match and team training session. In addition, the selectors outlined their expectations of the players – particularly the national team, emphasising fitness in particular, both as a way to enhance performance and remain injury free.SLC’s match referees were also asked to play a part in feeding information about domestic players to the panel. “The selectors told the match referees that they see all matches, and are in the best position to identify talent,” an SLC release said. “They were requested to give them information on noteworthy players.”The selectors’ meeting with the players came after a week of discussions held with domestic cricket coaches, clubs and match officials, whose views had not been canvassed systematically by previous panels.

Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings in a tight match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to jump to eight points

The Report by Siddarth Ravindran28-Apr-2012
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Mandeep Singh’s half-century ensured Punjab got past 150•AFP

Kings XI Punjab were disconsolate after their previous match, when they leaked 32 runs in the final two overs of the chase to gift victory to Mumbai Indians. Three days later, they were faced with the same situation, but this time there were no goof-ups as they upset Chennai Super Kings and silenced the crowd at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Punjab seemed to have scored too little after choosing to bat first, ending on 156 after 20-year-old opener Mandeep Singh made his first half-century of the season. They lost 6 for 27 towards the end of the innings, which meant there was no late flourish, leaving Chennai the happier side at the halfway stage.When Faf du Plessis confidently strode down the track to hammer Punjab’s quick bowlers, Chennai were galloping along at nine an over. With Chennai possessing a line-up that had hitters down to No. 10, the game was slipping away but Punjab didn’t lose faith. They caused a Chennai collapse to match their own – 5 for 38 – to scrap their way back into the game.Of Piyush Chawla’s IPL performances this season, most people only remember the caning he received at the hands of Robin Peterson and Ambati Rayudu, but he has also been one of the most economical bowlers of the tournament.He showed that the Mumbai mauling was an aberration, with a superb spell in the middle that put the brakes on Chennai. He had Suresh Raina stumped, getting a delivery to slant past the outside edge, and then had Ravindra Jadeja slicing to cover to finish with 4-0-20-2.Still, Chennai had two power-hitters, Dwayne Bravo and Albie Morkel, in the middle after 15 overs, and the target was 58 away, certainly not beyond their reach. Both had choked Punjab with the ball, and were now seemingly ready to finish the job with the bat.Azhar Mahmood then showed off his Twenty20 experience, bowling a mix of slower balls and yorkers in the 16th over to stifle Chennai. Praveen Kumar followed up with a series of low full tosses, which also proved hard to put away. Parvinder Awana, the least experienced of the lot, also kept his cool, regularly find the blockhole and following the batsmen as they backed away.With 32 needed off the final two overs, Praveen stuck to the low-full-toss strategy, and though Bravo smacked a straight six, he holed out three deliveries later. An inside-edge for four brought it down to 17 off the last over, with Mahmood given the responsibility of bowling it. He was spot-on, dismissing Morkel first ball and dishing out the yorkers.Chennai were nearly out of it, with 11 needed off two deliveries. The batsman Nuwan Kulasekara then backed away from the stumps, Mahmood followed him but Kulasekara shuffled across towards off and the ball went down leg to the keeper. They scrambled a run, and expected a wide to be signalled. There wasn’t one, though, much to Chennai’s consternation. R Ashwin had a heated argument with Praveen Kumar, but there was no change in the umpire’s decision, and the game was finally Punjab’s.Mahmood had been instrumental to changing the game earlier on as well, removing both set openers, du Plessis and S Badrinath. MS Dhoni promoted both Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha ahead of himself, but neither could make an impact. Dhoni himself was run-out in 14th over, charging out after under-edging a ball and not realising it was right next to the keeper. With Chennai at 88 for 5, not only had Punjab fought back, they were ahead.It hadn’t seemed that they would topple Chennai when they wasted the start provided by Mandeep, who wilted under the heat and humidity of the afternoon. He had begun well, avoiding the slogs and heaves that are integral to Twenty20, and favouring inside-out drives to provide the initial acceleration. He faded, though, managing only one boundary in the 11 overs after the Powerplay.Punjab’s captain, David Hussey, also decided to demote himself, sending Mahmood and David Miller ahead of him, another move that didn’t work. That left Hussey only four overs to bat at the end, and needing to swing from ball one, he failed. Punjab seemingly ended well short of a total to challenge Chennai, but their bowlers got it right to pull off an unlikely victory.

Suranga Lakmal, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series in South Africa because of an ankle injury

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Nov-2011Suranga Lakmal, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series in South Africa because of an ankle injury. He joins Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad, who were not considered for the tour, on the list of injured fast bowlers.Sri Lanka’s chairman of selectors, Duleep Mendis, said a replacement was not named for Lakmal. “We are hopeful that by the time the first Test ends at Centurion on December 19, one of the inured fast bowlers would be fit to fly to South Africa and replace Lakmal,” Mendis said.Sri Lanka play three Tests in South Africa, where they have never won a Test, followed by a five-ODI series. The first Test starts at SuperSport Park on December 15.Sri Lanka squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Kaushal Silva (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dimuth Karunaratne, Chanaka Welegedara, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Thilan Samaraweera.

The spin trio combined to take 6 for 80 to hurt New Zealand’s chances of posting a competitive score

Andrew McGlashan03-Oct-2020Australia 3 for 181 (Lanning 62*, Haynes 44, Mair 2-21) beat New Zealand 180 (Green 35, Perkins 32, Wareham 2-23, Molineux 2-28, Jonassen 2-29) by seven wicketsAustralia resumed their dominance over New Zealand by cantering to a seven-wicket victory in the first ODI at Allan Border Field to extend their unbeaten run to 19 matches. Their spinners combined to great effect before Meg Lanning guided a comfortable chase with an unbeaten 62 as Australia barely broke sweat in reaching the target with more than 16 overs to spare.Georgia Wareham, who was named Player of the Match, Jess Jonassen and Sophie Molineux combined for figures of 29.1-4-80-6 as New Zealand could never find any momentum in their innings. At 6 for 83, it appeared they could fold for less than 150, but Maddy Green counterattacked to a degree with an innings that included three sixes.However, a target of 181 was never going to challenge Australia unless there were major early alarms. That didn’t happen as Alyssa Healy gave the chase a brisk start. Lanning then took over, passing 1000 runs against New Zealand, while others chipped in and the captain finished the match with a grand six over long-off.ALSO READ: Australia women’s record glory run in ODIs: how they made it 18 wins in a rowAfter being put in, there had been a brief promise of a solid foundation for New Zealand as Natalie Dodd made a brisk start, including a six off debutant Annabel Sutherland, but from the moment she was caught at midwicket off Megan Schutt, the Australians never looked back.Sutherland, who had been handed her cap by Ellyse Perry, was a little inconsistent in her first outing in the format but claimed a significant maiden wicket when she had Amy Satterthwaite smartly held at slip by Lanning.Spin was then introduced in the 11th over and would dominate much of the remainder of the innings against a New Zealand batting line-up unable to impose itself. It didn’t help that Australia were gifted a couple of wickets. Suzie Bates, who later injured her right shoulder diving in the outfield, pulling a big full toss from Wareham to deep midwicket – Ash Gardner hurting her finger in the process – then captain Sophie Devine could not believe it when she clubbed Jonassen to mid-on.When Katey Martin was defeated by a superb delivery from Molinuex that drifted past the inside edge and Amelia Kerr drove Wareham to cover, New Zealand were sinking fast at 6 for 83 in the 28th over. The hold Australia’s spinners had was highlighted by the 125 dot balls sent down between the three spinners – at one stage, left-armer Molinuex had bowled her first four overs for three runs.It could have been worse for New Zealand if Wareham had managed to get under a tough return catch when Green got a leading edge on 8, but instead it was Green and Katie Perkins who showed their team-mates a way forward with far more proactivity than the top order. Green’s strong shots down the ground, which brought her three sixes, were complimented by Perkins’ nudges and sweeps in a stand of 62 in 14 overs.However, Green was cut off before potentially giving the innings a strong finish – beautifully defeated by Molineux’s flight – and though Hayley Jensen struck some handy runs, it was all too late.In response, Healy thrashed five boundaries in her 26 before being well held at midwicket by Kerr off the impressive Rosemary Mair, who was comfortably the pick of the New Zealand bowlers. In their search for wickets, they offered up too much inconsistency as a unit and it was telling how Australia quickly went on the attack against Kerr when she was introduced.Rachael Haynes had her challenges against Mair, who tied her up outside off stump, but dispatched Kerr over long-on before miscuing Jensen to midwicket.Lanning, looking very at ease in the longer limited-overs format, had flicked an effortless six off Devine early in her innings and was barely troubled during her half-century, which came off 62 balls. She completed the match by lofting Green way back over long-off – that shot, like Australia’s overall performance, was another statement from this team.