Tag Archives: Michael Clarke

World Cricket Round Up

April 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Andrew Hardingham Well another winter of riveting Test cricket has flown by.It started with arguably the series of the winter number one team South Africa going to Australia.After a drawn first test in which Michael Clarke hit a superb … read more »

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Australia: Players demands are not unreasonable – Clarke

June 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Australia’s captain Michael Clarke does not believe the nation’s cricketers are making unreasonable demands of Cricket Australia in their ongoing pay negotiations. Clarke and his one-day side flew out for England on Thursday with the looming possibility that their Memorandum … read more »

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Australia turn tables on wobbly West Indies

April 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

West Indies 449 for 9 dec and 71 for 5 (Hilfenhaus 3-17) lead Australia 406 for 9 dec (Clarke 73, Harris 68*, Roach 3-72) by 114 runs How quickly this game can change. West Indies started the fourth day searching … read more »

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Upcoming Cricket Series: England tour of Sri Lanka 2012

March 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Date and Time Match Details and Series Mon Mar 26 – Fri Mar 30 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT 1st Test – Sri Lanka vs England Galle International Stadium, Galle Tue Apr 3 – Sat Apr 7 10:00 local | … read more »

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Australia win Commonwealth Bank Series 16-run win over Sri lanka

March 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Clint McKay was the hero for Australia as the home side won the Commonwealth Bank Series with a 16-run win over Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval. Click here for Scorecard McKay took an impressive five for 28 off 9.5 … read more »

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2012 Tri-Series 3nd Final Live: Australia v Sri Lanka

March 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Austarlia won by 16 runs Australia231 (49.3 Ovs) Sri Lanka215-all out (48.5 Ovs) Welcome back. Jayawardene and Dilshan take position. Stage set for an interesting chase no doubt 0.1 Lee to Jayawardene, no run, makes him play straightaway, Jayawardene gets … read more »

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Sri Lanka require another 159 runs with 6 wickets and 32.3 overs remaining

March 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Commonwealth Bank Series, 3rd Final: Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Mar 8, 2012 Australia 231 (49.3 ov) Sri Lanka 74/4 (17.4 ov)

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2012 Tri-Series 2nd Final Live: Australia v Sri Lanka

March 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) Australia 271/6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 274/2 (44.2 ov)     Match notes Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 39 runs, 1 wicket) Australia: 50 runs in 13.5 … read more »

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CB Series 2nd final Preview

March 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Ashish Shukla Just a step away from clinching the title, Australia will be hoping to seal the issue on Tuesday itself when they take on a spirited Sri Lanka in the second match of the best-of-three finals of the … read more »

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Australia won Commonwealth Bank Series, 1st Final by 15 runs

March 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sri Lanka came close but stopped 15 runs shorts of Australia’s 321 in the first of three finals of the CB Series, on Sunday. # Chris Board is the second match referee to officiate in 200 ODIs, joining Ranjan Madugalle … read more »

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2012 Commonwealth Bank Series 1st Final Live: Australia v Sri Lanka

March 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Australia 321/6 (50 ov) Sri Lanka 306 (49.2 ov) Australia won by 15 runs 5.3 Kulasekara to Warner, no run 5.2 Kulasekara to Warner, 2 runs, shortish on the off, jabbed it wide of midwicket for a couple more runs … read more »

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2012 Tri Series: Sri Lanka won by 9 runs against Australia

March 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sri Lanka: 238/10 Australia: 229/10 Batsmen Runs Balls 4s 6s SR D. Hussey 74 74 4 1 100 B. Hilfenhaus 0 2 0 0 0 Bowlers O MO R W Econ N. Kulasekera 9.1 1 38 2 4.15 Related articles … read more »

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2012 Tri-Series Cricket Live: Australia – 229 vs Sri Lanka – 238

March 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

1st Final CBS Cricket Live: Australia v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 9 runs Live Scores AUSRALIA: 229  Sri Lanka: 238 Nicol, Ellis in NZ test squad to face South Africa Batsmen Runs Balls 4s 6s SR D. Hussey 74 … read more »

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Somalia is training ground for British would-be terrorists, report warns

February 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Fifty Britons in Somalia are among an increasing number of overseas fighters who could herald a new wave of international terrorism, a leading British security thinktank has warned. They reflect the growing appeal to potential jihadists of ungoverned spaces where … read more »

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