Australia clinch ODI series with victory over England in decider
Travis Head took 4-28 as Australia strangled England with spin before launching a rapid pursuit of their target with rain in the air to clinch the One-Day International series 3-2 ...
Cyprus women cricketers set the standard for the men
By Richard Boxall
The updated ICC (International Cricket Council) rankings for women’s T20 International matches show Cyprus in a commendable 29th place in the world following their successful trip ...
Victory for Cyprus Women, close finishes in Men’s T20 League
By Richard Boxall
The Cyprus women’s cricket team travelled to Serbia over the weekend to play four T20 internationals, but due to rainy weather only the first two were ...
New-look Moufflons make strong start to T20 campaign
By Richard Boxall
This week’s matches in the Autumn 2024 BAOFinancial T20 Cup presented by HurryCurry saw convincing wins for established teams Moufflons and Black Caps, but defeats for two ...
Superb Nissanka leads Sri Lanka to consolation win over England
Sri Lanka completed a rare Test victory in England on Monday as they reached their target of 219 with untroubled ease on the fourth day at The Oval, with Pathum Nissanka’...
Super over drama to start Cyprus Autumn T20 cricket league
By Richard Boxall
One match caught the eye in the first round of games in the BAOFinancial Autumn T20 Cup presented by HurryCurry, and that was the meeting of last ...
Cyprus claim exciting win to finish 7th in T20 World Cup qualifiers
By Richard Boxall
Cyprus ended their ICC World T20 European Qualifying Tournament in 7th place (out of 10) after a 6-run win over Malta in their final match.
Batting first, Cyprus ...
Highs and lows for Cyprus cricket team
By Richard Boxall
Cyprus cricket team experienced a mixed weekend in the World T20 Qualifying Competition in Guernsey, gaining an emphatic win over Greece before suffering a horrible loss to ...
Cyprus start Cricket World Cup campaign with defeat to Spain
By Richard Boxall
Cyprus cricketers put up a good fight in their opening T20 world cup qualifying match against Spain in Guernsey, before going down to a 15-run defeat to ...
Bashir shines as Windies collapse and England win series
Spinner Shoaib Bashir took five wickets as England bowled out West Indies for 143 to secure a 241-run victory on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge on ...
Tough start for Cyprus in Premier League cricket
By Richard Boxall
The new Cyprus Premier League was launched on Sunday, with victories for Nicosia Select XI and Limassol Select XI over the Cyprus national squad.
This tournament is ...
Indian joy, US make mark at biggest T20 World Cup
India won the Twenty20 World Cup title on Saturday after prevailing by seven runs in a heart-stopping final against South Africa to end their 11-year wait for a global title.
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India look to end title drought, South Africa seek redemption
India will be out to end their global title drought while South Africa are seeking to bury their ‘chokers’ tag at Kensington Oval on Saturday when the tournament’s two ...
Ruthless India thump England to reach T20 World Cup final
A dominant India ended England’s title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday and secure their place in ...
South Africa skittle Afghanistan to reach first T20 World Cup final
A clinical South Africa skittled Afghanistan for 56 on their way to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final in Trinidad on Wednesday, sending the Proteas into ...
Al Fatah and Markhor triumph in Cyprus cricket finals
By Richard Boxall
After the busy week of international cricket, the domestic cup finals were played over the weekend, resulting in deserved wins for Al Fatah in the BAOFinancial T20 ...
Cyprus cricket team beaten by Estonia, women win decisively
By Richard Boxall
The T20 International series between the men’s teams of Cyprus and Estonia – and the 10-over matches that preceded it – were keenly contested between two well matched ...
Cyprus Women play first international cricket match – and win
By Richard Boxall
In their first ever T20 international match, the Cyprus women’s team beat their opponents Estonia by 49 runs at Happy Valley, in the first game of a ...
Punjab Lions and Al Fatah reach Cyprus T20 final
By Richard Boxall
The battle between possibly the two best spin bowlers in Cyprus – Tiwari of MSN Punjab Lions and Ruwan of Lankan SC – went the way of the Punjab ...
High scores, tight finishes and first women’s cricket matches
By Richard Boxall
A momentous weekend for Cyprus cricket included the first hardball matches played by teams of women on the island, and in the men’s games some massive ...
Salman’s heroics in Zalmi’s double win almost enough
By Richard Boxall
The group stages of the 40 Over and T20 leagues were completed over the weekend, and the draws for the knockout stages have been made.
Limassol Zalmi made ...
Akrotiri still in contention after narrow victory
By Richard Boxall
In a week of generally one-sided matches, the 40-over game between Amdocs and Akrotiri produced the tightest of finishes, as the RAF team squeezed home by one ...
England’s Anderson to retire from Tests after Lord’s match
England’s James Anderson will retire from Test cricket after the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s in July, the fast bowler said on Saturday.
Anderson, 41, is the ...
Sri Lanka Lions are first winners of Cyprus Cricket Championship
By Richard Boxall
Sri Lanka Lions won the inaugural Cyprus National Championships on Monday, with fairly comfortable victories over Moufflons and New Limassol Moufflons.
In the first game Moufflons beat ...