Cricket

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PCA joins Slade's 'Project Red Card' battle for players' data (The Guardian)

The Professional Cricketers' Association has joined the battle for sportspeople to take more control of their data being led by former football manager ...

“This data is being collected, in many instances unlawfully, and people are making a lot of money out of it,” Slade said. “We believe this is the correct time in cricket to resolve and to progress this issue with our partners. “It is being processed by companies outside of cricket for commercial purposes with little or no funding being returned to the players.”

Future stars of Māori, Pasifika cricket on show at new festival (1 News)

Among the rising stars are some teenagers with surnames that many Kiwi cricket fans will recognise.

They do help me a bit.” “It means a lot that the sport of cricket is identifying our Pasifika and Māori and gives an opportunity for boys and girls and I'm pleased my daughter has this opportunity.” “Because I was Pasifika I felt a bit different to everyone but being able to be in a team with Pasifika boys and girls is great,” she said.

Heat's 'Magic' Johnson finds new life as death bowler (cricket.com.au)

Having come up trumps against two of Australian cricket's most destructive finishers, Heat breakout star Spencer Johnson details the hard work and journey ...

I think we need to get him up'." "As a fast bowler you always want the ball in your hand and you want to have the game in your hands." "I just had to find something because of the way he was strutting around, I had to puff my chest out as well." "You've got to want the ball (in those situations)," Johnson told the Unplayable Podcast, who was shown smiling to himself as he ran in to bowl the final ball to Stoinis. "It's something I've definitely been working on and striving to achieve to get thrown the ball in the hard overs which I'm getting here, which is quite cool. Spencer Johnson is enjoying his baptism of fire in the KFC BBL and after successfully navigating some daunting situations is forging a reputation as a reliable 'death' bowler.

Blackcaps v India: Devon Conway's Asian sojourn sets platform for ... (Newshub)

Regardless of conditions, regardless of opponents, Devon Conway continues to be the batter the Blackcaps can rely on. Nine months out from the 2023 Cricket ...

Winner of the Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year revealed (ICC Cricket)

While Esha Oza has enjoyed an admirable start to her international career since debuting in 2018, the batting all-rounder made 2022 her own with a long list of ...

She then cleared the rope with a six in the first over of the Powerplay, and continued to motor as the score went above 10 an over. Prior to 2022, Oza had made just 463 T20I runs at 23.15, and a strike rate of 100.43. Here we take a look at the performances to take out the award.

Cricket great Chris Cairns shares touching Australian Open moment ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The former New Zealand star's devastating health blows were pushed aside when his daughter appeared at the tennis.

[Cairns was left paralysed in his legs](https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket/long-road-chris-cairns-suffers-devastating-setback-after-stroke-during-life-saving-surgery-c-3795954) following a stroke in his spine during life-saving emergency heart surgery. [he was diagnosed with bowel cancer last February](https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket/chris-cairns-diagnosed-with-bowel-cancer-c-5578990). I wish you the best of health going forward. My youngest was one of five members of the Australian Girls’ Choir who sang the anthem at ANZ stadium for a Bledisloe Cup match a few years ago. You were among the best all rounders. “Proud parent moment …

Wide-open race for top prizes as Aus Cricket Awards return (cricket.com.au)

The Australian Cricket Awards return as a televised gala event with a captivating race for the Allan Border Medal and Belinda Clark Award in store.

Steve Smith is the third batter to have more than 500 runs for the year, with 539 at 67.37 in 11 games. Cameron Green's whirlwind start to his T20 career with 139 runs at a strike rate of 173.75 could see him poll well but he only played eight games. Zampa collected 30 wickets at 17.53 and an economy of 4.99 in the 12 matches he played. The top awards for each format are decided by votes from players, umpires and media representatives on a 3-2-1 basis from each match throughout the year. Mooney and Tahlia McGrath were the standouts with bat in hand for Australia in T20Is hitting four half-centuries apiece; Mooney hit 499 runs at 56 with a strike rate of 134, while McGrath struck 435 at 62 with a strike rate of 145. Hazlewood's emergence as an elite T20 bowler sees him a leading contender to be named player of the year in the shortest format, with 26 wickets in 17 games and an economy rate of 7.52.