Cricket
NSW bat forced off by concussion
DANIEL Hughes was forced to retire hurt during Friday’s Matador Cup semi-final against Victoria after suffering a concussion.
Big guns Blues through to Matador Cup final
THE New South Wales Blues are through the Matador Cup final after defeating Victoria at Drummoyne Oval.
South Africa ‘This is the best preparation we will have’
IT’S a case of No Ponting, No Johnson, No Haydos, no worries for South African stylist JP Duminy ahead of the first Test against Australia in Perth.
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NSW prodigy gets shot at Proteas
AUSTRALIA is putting their faith in an 18-year-old all-rounder from western Sydney to unravel the South Africans before a ball is even bowled this summer.
Maxwell’s Test ambitions: ’It’s my best format’
GLENN Maxwell says it’s been good not to have so many voices in his head as he pursues his ultimate goal of regaining a spot in Australia’s Test team.
Starc lucky career isn’t over: Johnson
MITCHELL Starc was left with a scar resembling a “shark bite” after a horror training accident but it could have been much worse for Australia’s star quick.
New generation embrace stem guard
DANIEL Hughes is going places in Australian cricket, but he won’t go anywhere these days without a neck guard.
Incredible gaffe costs Redbacks finals spot
SOUTH Australia’s Redbacks have been left red-faced by an extraordinary stuff up that has cost them a place in Friday’s Matador Cup semi-final against NSW.
Cruel blow Finger hits Hastings for six
JOHN Hastings is expected to be unavailable for Australia’s one-day series against New Zealand in December after suffering a broken finger during a fielding drill.
Matador Cup Bulls beat Bushrangers for spot in finals
TEST aspirants Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns failed to post a big score but Queensland secured a spot in the one-day cup finals with a three-wicket win over Victoria on Tuesday.
Big Show Move to SCG not meant to be for Maxwell
GLENN Maxwell has spoken out for the first time about his foiled attempt to join NSW, confident that playing at the SCG could have propelled his game to the next level.
Matador Cup NSW bat forced off by concussion
DANIEL Hughes was forced to retire hurt during Friday’s Matador Cup semi-final against Victoria after suffering a concussion.
Safety first New generation embrace stem guard
DANIEL Hughes is going places in Australian cricket, but he won’t go anywhere these days without a neck guard.
Blog Bollinger and Hughes power NSW to semi-final
A POLISHED performance from Doug Bollinger and a mammoth opening stand between Daniel Hughes and Ed Cowan has powered the Blues to a semi-final.
Matador Cup Bulls beat Bushrangers for spot in finals
TEST aspirants Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns failed to post a big score but Queensland secured a spot in the one-day cup finals with a three-wicket win over Victoria on Tuesday.
Matador Cup Bulls to face refreshed pace attack
THE Australian fast bowling cavalry is returning and the unbeaten Queensland Bulls will cop the brunt of it.
Duckworth-Lewis Queensland win dramatic rain-affected one-dayer
QUEENSLAND have beaten Tasmania in a dramatic one-day match, with the Duckworth-Lewis method tipping the contest to the home side in a rain-affected match in Brisbane.
South Australia Nielsen takes blame for run chase fiasco
HIGH performance manager Tim Nielsen has admitted the Redbacks “misinterpreted’’ the playing rules — which might have cost them a Matador Cup finals spot.
Cricket Bad shots, not confusion, to blame: Head
CAPTAIN Travis Head says bad shots — not a misunderstanding of Matador Cup rules — cost the Redbacks a one-day finals spot.
Matador Cup Redbacks go down swinging
THE Redbacks went down swinging. And though they failed to back up last season’s finals appearance by losing to Tasmania on Wednesday they have declared their Matador Cup campaign a success.
Matador Cup It’s nice to be playing cricket: Agar
WESTERN Warriors all-rounder Ashton Agar is making up for lost time after a delayed start to the Matador Cup.
Matador Cup In-form Inglis up against familiar faces
WEST Australian keeper-batsman Josh Inglis admits it will be “a bit weird” playing against his Warriors teammates in Monday’s Matador Cup clash in Sydney.
Matador Cup WA keeps title hopes alive with win over Tasmania
WESTERN Australia have kept alive their domestic one-day cup cricket hopes thanks to a tough four-wicket win over Tasmania in a result which effectively ends the Tigers’ title ambitions.
