Cricket

The Champions Trophy starts in just over a week, so I thought I'd introduce a little Fantasy League for a bit of fun.  Essentially, you all pick your Dream XI from the 8 squads, plus 2 reserves. So please give me 13 names, clearly stating who your reserves are. You need to pick at least one wicketkeeper, at least 5 who can bowl, and at least 3 actual batsmen. Also you can select a captain, who will earn double points! Finally, you must select at least one player from every team in your 13.  ...

Hi everyone! Very soon we will be bringing back the our internal tournament, for it's fifth season. This season it will run in line with the Champions Trophy, so two groups of four, followed by semi finals etc. We may add an international cup, too.  For those of you who don't know what it is, it's like the World League but with just us cricket fans, so you're effectively walking out for your national team! The aim is one day to reach teams of 11, just like cricket! It would be great to hav...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL YOU CRICKET ENTHUSIASTS.

Have you ever played in one those games where you wonder why the rest of your team-mates bothered turning up at all? Well spare a thought for Mpumalanga batter Shania-Lee Swart, who was the only player to score a run as she hit 160 from 86 balls in a 42-run victory over Easterns during Cricket South Africa's Under-19s week in Pretoria on Monday. Swart's remarkable innings included 18 fours and 12 sixes. Eight of her team-mates came and went for a grand total of no runs as her side racked up...