Bell scored a fantastic half-century
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England batsman Ian Bell scored a fluent half-century and spinner James Tredwell took four wickets to help their side flatten Scotland by 39 runs in a rain-affected affair in Aberdeen.
“The decision was taken after the Kolkata Police informed the Cricket Association of Bengal and the Kolkata Knight Riders representatives that they would not be in a position to provide security cover at Eden Gardens on May 14”
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Cuttack will play host to the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians because of insufficient security personnel due to the West Bengal elections.
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South Africa won the last Test series 2-1 in 2011
After agreeing to postpone their Test series to 2015, Cricket South Africa and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they will be bringing their series forward by one year.
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“I am going to have to ask very nicely for two days off so I can come back and get married, otherwise maybe I won’t have a fiancée to marry anymore”
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has admitted that he made a huge mistake by scheduling his wedding during the Indian Premier League (IPL), but stated that he did so since he was not expecting to attract any bids during the auction.
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“Bangladesh has a cricket-loving public and it’s important that cricket is played there, if possible”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has announced that he is determined to ensure the national team’s tour of Bangladesh, which is scheduled to get underway at the end of the month, goes ahead as originally planned.
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“The meeting went very well”
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa are likely to finalise the schedule for India’s tour of South Africa by October 19, according to a number of sources.
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“I don’t think it’s ever right to go back on your word”
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were wrong to shorten their series against South Africa by scheduling a home series against the West Indies next month and a tour of New Zealand in January.
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The West Indies last toured India in November 2011
The highly-anticipated series between India and the West Indies has been confirmed and will begin on October 31 and conclude on November 27.
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England have only lost one Test match since the May Tests began in 2000
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has abandoned its traditional May Test matches, which has been going on since 2000, after deciding to move the national team’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka to June 2014 instead.
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India last toured New Zealand in February to April 2009
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that the national team’s tour of New Zealand will now begin in mid-January, two to three weeks earlier than their initial plan of holding the series in early February.
