Cricket Australia has targeted the inclusion of the sport at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as part of a strategic plan to expand participation and maintain the game’s position at the heart of the country’s sporting culture. The ambitious “Where the Game Grows” plan released on Monday aims to double the number of children aged five

West Indies 150 for 2 (Brooks 56*, King 53) beat New Zealand 145 for 7 (Phillips 41, Smith 3-29) Brandon King and Shamarh Brooks shared a 102-run opening partnership as West Indies struck a winning formula at last, beating New Zealand by eight wickets in the third T20I on Sunday to prevent a sweep of

Sussex 378 for 6 (Pujara 174, Clark 104) beat Surrey 162 (Patel 65, Lawes 57*, Karvelas 4-35, Rawlins 3-25) by 216 runs Even the most one-sided match involves two teams. Look at the scorecard for this game and surely the narrative is plain. A world-class batsman and one of Sussex’s brightest young cricketers amass a

Duanne Olivier has been ruled out of South Africa’s three-Test series in England because of a Grade 2 tear in his right hip-flexor muscle. Olivier sustained the injury during the four-day tour match against England Lions, which the South Africans lost by an innings and 56 runs. “Duanne presented with significant discomfort involving his right

Birmingham Phoenix 161 for 5 (Perry 58, Devine 48) beat Welsh Fire 142 for 5 (Beaumont 39, Elwiss 2-29) by 19 runs Birmingham Phoenix notched the second-highest total of the women’s Hundred as they beat Welsh Fire by 19 runs at a blisteringly hot Sophia Gardens. After a slowish start, in which they were scoring

Trent Rockets 193 for 2 (Malan 98*, Hales 38, Kohler-Cadmore 30) beat Manchester Originals 189 for 3 (Salt 70*, Buttler 41) by eight wickets Dawid Malan‘s sensational 98 not out freewheeled the Trent Rockets to a record-breaking men’s win over Manchester Originals as the Hundred shone on a glorious day at Emirates Old Trafford. Rockets

Afghanistan 189 for 5 (Gurbaz 53, Najibullah 42, Little 2-29) beat Ireland 167 for 9 (Dockrell 58*, Naveen 3-38, Mujeeb 2-28) by 22 runs A superb batting display from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran, followed by a complete performance from the bowling unit took Afghanistan to a win in the third T20I against Ireland in

New Zealand 215 for 5 (Phillips 76, Mitchell 48, Conway 42, McCoy 3-40) beat West Indies 125 for 9 (Bracewell 3-15, Santner 3-15) by 90 runs Glenn Phillips struck a half century from 31 balls to propel New Zealand to a 90-run win over the West Indies in the second T20I in Jamaica, clinching the

Northamptonshire 225 for 4 ( Vasconcelos 104, Gay 81, Carlson 4-41) beat Glamorgan 221 (Lloyd 65, Zaib 4-23) by six wickets Northamptonshire’s Ricardo Vasconcelos struck a superb run-a-ball 104, his second List A century as Northamptonshire beat Glamorgan by six wickets in this Royal London Cup clash at Wantage Road. Vasconcelos put a bad spell

With two more high-profile T20 leagues coming up, top West Indian players are set to be in great demand, and the situation has all the makings of a fresh scrap between the players and the team management, and, by extension, the cricket board. It might have begun already. “It hurts,” Simmons said. “There’s no other