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ScorecardFidel Edwards’ pace blew his Hampshire team-mates away•PA Photos

Hampshire have secured their first Championship win of the season with a six-wicket win at Hove, a ground that has now hosted its third three-day result game in a row. But this was nothing to do with the pitch: the visitors put together their best performance of the season, typified by Fidel Edwards’ first five-wicket haul for the county.Edwards’ 5 for 58 was not only Hampshire’s first five-for of the season, but it was also his first since taking 6 for 90 in a Test against Bangladesh, back in November 2012. That match in Khulna was his last for the West Indies across all formats and, in signing as a Kolpak player, at the age of 32, it seems that his international days are behind him. This will be his last four-day game for Hampshire before he jets off to the Caribbean Premier League on Sunday.His spell yesterday was a reminder of the confrontational attitude he used to save for the world’s best. The “you can’t see me” celebration: the hair is grown out but the swagger remains. His skipper Jimmy Adams said his spell at the end of day two was the fastest he had ever seen in domestic cricket, a point backed up by the rest of the Hampshire team, who told Edwards as much in the dressing room.

Fidel on making big waves

• On helping Hampshire secure their first Championship win at Hove in the last nine attempts “I’ve heard we hadn’t won here for a long time, so that’s good. The pitch was quick but not as quick as thought it would be. It was good though to bowl with the wind behind me. That’s my job – I’m here to get at batsman, bowl fast and get people out!”

• On his Hampshire future beyond 2015: “I signed a Kolpak deal for Hampshire and hopefully I can extend that for the next couple of years. That’s my aim. Hampshire have a lot of West Indian greats playing for them so hopefully I can do my best to join that bunch.”

• On his speed: “When I was younger, I was clocked a couple of times, when I first started, at around 96 or 97mph. Hopefully I can still bend my back like that at this age.

• On his first experience of the English domestic season: “It’s been lovely – just a bit cold and wet! I’m looking to see what the sunshine can do and it was good to see a bit today. Last night, I went for a walk by the sea and it was terrible! The waves were kicking and I was right next to the sea! But it’s a good experience to be here and experience the cold for so long.”

Edwards was so quick last night that, when Wright decided to take him on, Adams moved one of his slips to a back-stop position for the top-edge. “I hadn’t set a field like that before – maybe not since my under-10s,” laughed Adams at the close. He confirmed the decision was Edwards and he was more than happy to oblige him.Edwards’ fifth wicket came this morning when he removed nightwatchman Steve Magoffin with his fourth ball before both he and Jackson Bird were put under pressure by Luke Wright and Ben Brown. Bird in particular, in his first Championship game of a season that has already been hampered with shoulder and neck injuries, struggled throughout the match.Having started the morning session from the Sea End, Bird switched to the Cromwell Road to calamitous effect. His first four overs went for 28, with his first going for 12, as Brown took him for three consecutive boundaries.It seemed that Wright and Brown could milk him easily until the new ball. Earlier, Brown had benefited from a poor drop from Danny Briggs, who shelled a routine catch with the batsman on 13, when he ran around to square leg for a top edge that would have given Edwards his sixth wicket. The joint hundred came off 164 balls as the complexion of the game started to change.And then, with the lead standing at 122, it happened: the first of two brain-fades that led to a lower-order collapse of four for four.The first came from Brown, who decided to take a risky single to the last ball of a Bird over that had already leaked 11 runs. He hit the ball to the left of cover, Will Smith, who ran around the ball to pick-up right-handed and throw down the stumps with Wright short of his ground.Brown’s misery was compounded when he became the recipient of what must have been Bird’s best ball of the match: a good-to-full length ball that jumped up to say hello and take the top of his glove, giving Sean Ervine a simple low catch at first slip. He sunk to his knees as Bird streamed past him, before returning to the pavilion flanked by the rest of those on the pitch as lunch was taken early.Ollie Robinson was the next to go, failing to take note of a deep square leg and finding him perfectly, just nine balls after the restart. With him went any realistically possible of quick runs, leaving Briggs to take his first wicket of the innings – caught bat-pad – to finish Sussex off.With just 125 to defend, it was Magoffin or bust for the home side. Their lead man ran in, unchanged for eight overs, from the Cromwell Road End. Bats were beaten, an edge fell short of Ed Joyce at first slip and a length was pounded, but to no avail.Jimmy Adams hit a quick 30 from 33 balls, seemingly trying to throttle the nerves out of the chase. When he departed with 51 on the board, in the 12th over, the runs came at a slower pace. Sean Terry, in his second game of the season, got some valuable time in the middle on his way to a first Championship half-century of the season and a career best in first-class cricket.Terry can take pride in the fact that he carried his bat through this chase, while more senior heads came and went. He’ll have a bruised thumb as a souvenir, for a week or so at least, after he was clocked by a sharp one from Hobden. But he and Hampshire will take that, as they finally get a win on the board.

Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their part in a fiery and memorable confrontation in the quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

Daniel Brettig21-Mar-2015Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their part in a fiery and memorable confrontation in the quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval.Wahab was fined 50% of his match fee for his demonstrative behaviour towards Watson, including an extended follow through that often took him eyeball to eyeball with the Australia allrounder, clapping provocatively in his face and acting in a generally aggressive manner.Watson was reprimanded 15% for goading Wahab in the first instance, and then retaliating with verbals during the latter stages of his innings, which grew from the shakiest of beginnings to help guide Australia into the semi-finals and a meeting with India in Sydney.Both players accepted their sanctions without the need for a full hearing, though neither man is likely to regret a passage of play that will be talked about for years to come.The two men shared a hand shake and warm words at the end of the match, and Wahab told ESPNcricinfo that he harboured no ill feeling towards Watson nor Mitchell Starc, who spoke the first words in a series of exchanges that began when Wahab was batting.Australia were understood to be somewhat disgruntled at the charge against Watson but thought it less of a distraction if it was accepted. The umpires are believed to have indicated they did not hear exactly what Watson said to Wahab, only that it was inflammatory.Wahab has stated Watson said “you don’t have a bat in your hand”, prompting him to respond in kind when bowling.”It was a game, it was fun, it was an exchange of words,” Wahab said on Saturday. “In the end hats off to him, he played well.”You have seen me shaking hands and congratulating Shane Watson as well, so it was just a part of the game and when the game is finished you are friends outside.”We have to accept we lost and they won, so we have to congratulate them. At the end I said to him well played, that’s it.”The ICC chief executive David Richardson and head of operations Geoff Allardice had both flagged a toughening of behavioural obligations for players ahead of the Cup, which has seen few such instances of open hostility.However there is some frustration among competing teams about how the interpretation of the rules appears to change at higher profile ICC events as opposed to the usual rounds of bilateral series.

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Stay in the crease, the MCC has once again reiterated to the batsmen, and avoid being ‘mankaded’. That missive was sent by the MCC’s World Cricket Committee at the conclusion of its two-day meeting at Lord’s

Nagraj Gollapudi17-Jul-2014Stay in the crease, the MCC has once again reiterated to the batsmen, and avoid being mankaded. That missive was sent by the MCC’s World Cricket Committee at the conclusion of its two-day meeting at Lord’s when the panel said that it was “unequivocal in its belief” that the existing Law did not need any changes.Mankading has long been a controversial topic and caused a lengthy debate in May when Sri Lanka’s offspinner Sachithra Senanayake ran out Jos Buttler at Edgbaston for backing up too far after being warned initially. England captain Alastair Cook expressed disappointment at Senanayake’s action when he said: “I was pretty disappointed with it to be honest with you. I hope I wouldn’t do it.”The World Cricket Committee, which is headed by former England captain Mike Brearley and includes eminent ex-cricketers in Steve Waugh, Rahul Dravid, Andrew Strauss and Shaun Pollock, said that the Law concerning the running out the non-striker was clear and the dismissal was not against the Spirit of Cricket.”The World Cricket Committee reviewed the Law relating to running out the non-striker, in light of the dismissal of Jos Buttler in May’s ODI series between England and Sri Lanka. It was unequivocal in its belief that the Law, as written, does not require any alteration,” the MCC release said.A lot of the ambiguity stems from the difference between the ICC Playing Conditions and the MCC Laws: while the MCC states the run out attempt must come before the bowler enters his delivery stride, the ICC allow it to come any time before the bowler completes his “delivery swing”.However Strauss, Cook’s predecessor, said it was wrong to put forth the Spirit of Cricket argument. “This is not a Spirit of Cricket issue. This is just law of the game issue,” he told ESPNcricinfo.Asked if the committee was concerned if their advice could be misunderstood by the bowlers at the grassroot and club levels, who could employ deliberate tricks to get mankading, Strauss stressed that Law was completely transparent.”There is a very strong feeling in the committee, and certainly one I share, that the obvious way to counteract any threat of mankading is to keep yourself fin the crease,” Strauss said. “That is part of the Laws of the game. If you are out of the crease when the bowler delivers the ball you are running the risk of getting out. So it is a genuine dismissal.”And it is a very easy thing for the batsman to do: you just watch the bowler bowl and once he has delivered you leave the crease. I don’t think batsmen can justify being out of the crease in that manner and feel that it is unfair that they are run out.At Edgbaston, after Senanayake had run out Buttler, the umpires asked Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka captain, if he wanted to uphold the appeal. Mathews confirmed he wanted the appeal to stand and Strauss said it was unnecessary to give prior warning to the batsman.”There is no obligation on the part of a bowler or a captain to give anyone a warning. It is up to a captain to decide whether he wants to uphold the appeal if the bowler does do it. Especially in this day and age of Twenty20 cricket batsmen look to back up as far as they can. This is an opportunity for the fielding side to say don’t do that, stay in your crease and if you stay in your crease everything would be fine.”The committee statement added: “The unanimous view of the committee was that if the non-striker is out of his ground earlier than allowed in either the Laws of Cricket or the International Playing Conditions, then he can have no complaints should he be dismissed in this manner. Furthermore, the committee believes it was not against the Spirit of Cricket to uphold such an appeal, and urges batsmen to ensure they do not try to gain an unfair advantage by moving out of their crease before the appropriate time.”

Cardiff will host the opening Investec Ashes Test Match next summer, reviving memories of the ground’s inaugural Test in 2009 when England’s last pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar clung on for a famous draw

ESPNcricinfo staff12-May-2014Cardiff will host the opening Investec Ashes Test Match next summer, reviving memories of the ground’s inaugural Test in 2009 when England’s last pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar clung on for a famous draw on the final day of a nervewracking Ashes encounter.The chance to launch the series is another fillip for Cardiff, which has had mixed results with weather and attendance levels since financial support from the Welsh Assembly raised its profile as an international venue.The city is also in contention with London and Singapore as a potential headquarters of the ICC in succession to Dubai.The commitment to award Cardiff an Ashes was made three years ago, since when the ground’s ability to implant itself as a major international venue for cricket has had a mixed reception. The city was also chosen as one of the three venues for last year’s Champions Trophy.Lord’s, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and The Oval will also stage Tests as England attempt to recover from their 5-0 mauling in Australia last winter and regain the Ashes urn. That would demand that they won a fourth successive home Ashes series following their previous triumphs in 2005, 2009 and 2013.Confirmation of the schedule is again a sharp reminder for some of what is perceived as a creeping north-south divide in English cricket. An Ashes Test is the premier attraction in English cricket, but there are no Ashes Tests for Old Trafford, Headingley, or Chester-Le-Street – even though the first two grounds are replete in history and expensively upgraded.The ECB disputes such a notion, stating that Chester-le-Street and Old Trafford both gained Ashes tests in 2013. “Over a long-term cycle, ECB is committed to ensuring an even spread across the nation,” an ECB spokesman said.Headingley, which is the only venue where Australia have beaten England in the past two tours, does not appear by mutual consent because Yorkshire, heavily in debt, dare not risk the financial outlay. Old Trafford chose 2013 above 2015 when presented with the choice, but it will feel its absence heavily. The city is on the up, the ground transformed, but the Australians elsewhere.After the Ashes, England and Australia will meet in a NatWest T20 in Cardiff before five 50-over matches at the The Ageas Bowl, Lord’s, Emirates Old Trafford and Headingley hosting matches in the Royal London one-day series.New Zealand’s tour of England will begin in May with tour matches against Somerset and Worcestershire before the two countries meet in Tests at Lords and Headingley. ODIs are scheduled for Edgbaston, The Oval, The Ageas Bowl, Trent Bridge and Chester-le-Street. Old Trafford hosts a T20.New Zealand itinerary: May 8-11: Somerset, 4 days, Taunton; May 14-17: Worcestershire, 4 days, New Road; May 21-25: 1st Test, Lord’s; May 29-June 2: 2nd Test, Headingley; June 6: Leicestershire, 50 overs, Grace Road; June 9: Royal London ODI (D/N), Edgbaston; June 12: ODI (D/N), Kia Oval; June 14: ODI, Ageas Bowl; June 17: ODI (D/N), Trent Bridge; June 20: ODI, Chester-le-Street; June 23: NatWest T20I (F), Old Trafford.Australia itinerary: June 25-28, Kent, 4 days, Canterbury; July 1-4, Essex, 4 days, Chelmsford; July 8-12: Test, Swalec Stadium, Cardiff; July 16-20: 2nd Test, Lord’s; July 23-25: Derbyshire, 3 days, Derby; July 29-Aug 2, 3rd Test, Edgbaston; Aug 6-10: 4th Test, Trent Bridge; Aug 14-16: Northants, 3 days, Northampton; Aug 20-24, 5th Test, The Oval: Northants, Northampton; Aug 27: Ireland, ODI, TBC; Aug 31: NatWest T20I, Swalec, Cardiff; Sep 3: Royal London ODI, Ageas Bowl; Sep 5: ODI, Lord’s; Sep 8: ODI, Old Trafford; Sep 11: ODI, Headingley; Sep 13: ODI, Emirates Old Trafford.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsTrent Boult dismissed Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara in the first over of India’s innings•Getty Images

Brendon McCullum narrowly missed improving his best Test score, but his second double-century formed the bedrock of New Zealand’s strong first-innings total after being put into bat at Eden Park. His seamers then complemented his effort by nipping out India’s top order cheaply before Rohit Sharma stemmed New Zealand’s progress with an attractive array of shots that fetched him a half-century. He took India past 100 without further damage until bad light brought an early end to play.McCullum was measured instead of cavalier during a century stand with Corey Anderson, scoring only 53 out of 133, which ensured New Zealand resumed in the manner they had finished on the first day. He stepped it up after the partnership was broken.On 192, McCullum charged the third delivery of the last over before lunch, from Ravindra Jadeja, and cleared the fielder at long-on. He then swished the last delivery through square leg to end the first session on 202. McCullum was the last man dismissed, caught on the boundary by a sure-footed Jadeja, giving Ishant Sharma his sixth wicket. Ishant had managed to take a five-wicket haul after 19 Tests, but he was expensive as New Zealand racked up 174 runs in 31.4 overs on the second day.

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• Brendon McCullum’s 224 is his second double-hundred in Tests and his second against India. He is the fourth New Zealand batsman – after Stephen Fleming, Glenn Turner and Mathew Sinclair – to hit two or more double-centuries. McCullum got out one run short of his highest score in Tests – 225 in Hyderabad in 2010.

• Ishant Sharma’s 6 for 134 was his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests and his first in over two years and 20 Tests. Ishant’s last five-for was against West Indies in Roseau in 2011. The last time an India fast bowler took six or more wickets in an innings was also by Ishant, 6 for 55 in Bridgetown in June 2011.

• This was only the third time that New Zealand had century partnerships for their fourth and fifth wickets in Tests. The previous two innings were also against India.

• New Zealand’s total of 503 was only their second 500-plus score – and their second-highest – at this venue in Tests. New Zealand scored 595 against South Africa in 2004, their highest at this venue.

• It was the eighth time that India had lost their first three wickets for a score of ten or less in their first innings. The previous instance was also against New Zealand, at Mohali in 1999.

McCullum had resumed seven short of his 150 and reached the milestone with a well-timed straight drive in the third over. His next boundary – a whiplash cut through point off Ishant – came eight overs later. The score, though, had been boosted by a series of boundaries by Anderson.Had India learned from the first day, they would have noted how the New Zealand batsmen had feasted on short deliveries. Their approach seemed to have changed on the second, when Zaheer Khan and Ishant started with fuller balls, drawing thick outside edges in the first few overs. The short delivery, however, made a re-appearance after only five overs and was duly dismissed with a powerful pull from Anderson. The force of the shot didn’t seem to make an impression on Ishant, who repeated a bouncer in the same over only to be dismissed through square leg again.Anderson had been circumspect at the start his innings on the first day, but the power of the batsman who owns the record for the fastest ODI century was in full show as a mis-timed drive off Ishant rocketed to the long-on boundary. Anderson racked up eight boundaries in the 31 balls he faced on the second day. The second of those – a dab through gully – brought up his second 50-plus score in Tests; the third brought up New Zealand’s second consecutive century stand.Against benign bowling, Anderson looked set for his second hundred but was cut short by a poor decision from umpire Steve Davis. He was struck above the knee roll by an Ishant delivery from round the wicket and replays indicated the ball would have missed the stumps on both line and height. The innings, and the partnership with McCullum, however, meant that New Zealand continued scoring at frenetic pace.Bowling an extended spell, Ishant picked up his fourth wicket when he had BJ Watling caught at third slip. He used the short-ball attack again in search for his fifth only to be hooked for a couple of sixes by Tim Southee. His nine-over spell cost India 60, and Ishant returned to complete his five-for with the wicket of Ish Sodhi.The pitch that had seemed dormant during the first innings sprang to life once New Zealand began bowling. Trent Boult overstepped off the first ball of the innings but compensated by striking twice in the opening over. Since that 187 on debut, Shikhar Dhawan had scored only 132 runs in his next six innings. His fortunes plummeted further in Auckland, where he fell for a three-ball duck. Aiming to hit Boult through midwicket, Dhawan was squared up by the seam movement and caught at gully.Boult then made the big breakthrough with the last ball of the over, the extra delivery drawing Cheteshwar Pujara into an uncharacteristically loose drive. The batsman could only edge it to the wicketkeeper and India were 3 for 2.Tim Southee compounded India’s problems by bowling a nasty bouncer that flicked Kohli’s thumb, hit the helmet and lobbed to second slip. The batsman appeared unhappy at the decision, but hot-spot and the snickometer confirmed the dismissal.That was the ball of the day, until Neil Wagner’s delivery to dismiss M Vijay. Batting with the poise he showed in South Africa, Vijay was making progress. He had hit five delightful boundaries before Wagner, bowling from round the wicket, angled the ball in and got it to straighten just enough to hit the top of off. The batsman thought he had his stumps covered, but was beaten on the outside edge.India were 51 for 4 and had it not been for Rohit, their situation could have been worse. He made the customary slow start, scoring 1 off his first 24 deliveries, but then hit eight boundaries and a six. Three of those came in one Wagner over: a pull in front of square followed by a punch through covers and a late cut over the slip cordon. With Rahane, Rohit added 79 at more than four an over. However, with India still 174 short of the follow-on mark, they have a mountain to climb.

A remarkable recovery from Punjab has now made them favourites to get maximum points against Delhi, unless the likes of Gautam Gambhir or Virender Sehwag can chase down a daunting 327 on the final day, with just seven wickets in hand

Amit Shetty24-Dec-2013
ScorecardFile photo – Jiwanjot Singh struck 20 fours during his 147•ESPNcricinfo LtdA remarkable recovery from Punjab, led by an impressive showing from their batsmen in the second innings, has now made them favourites to get maximum points against Delhi, unless the likes of Gautam Gambhir or Virender Sehwag can chase down a daunting 327 on the final day, with just seven wickets in hand.Delhi ended the day at 60 for three, with Unmukt Chand, Vaibhav Rawal and the ever-dependable Mithun Manhas all back in the pavilion. Their captain Gambhir, though, remained unbeaten on 22, while Sehwag is likely to arrive at the crease early in the morning as Delhi require another 267.After Jiwanjot Singh’s 147 helped Punjab recover from their 74 all out in the first innings, Mandeep Singh,along with solid contributions from the lower order, took the visitors’ score to 402, with the wicketkeeper Gitansh Khera and No. 10 Siddarth Kaul sharing a partnership of 41 runs for the ninth wicketPunjab’s batsmen played two sessions on the day to add 225 runs to their overnight score of 177 for 3. This was largely possible due to Mandeep’s attacking knock of 80 off 113 balls that had eight well-timed fours and a pulled six over midwicket off Ashish Nehra’s bowling. Mandeep upped the ante, while Jiwanjot continued playing the role of a sheet anchor, as 105 runs came in the first session.With Parvinder Awana not being in a position to bowl due to back problems, Gambhir had limited options. The ball got old and it became easy for the batsmen to score.As Mandeep went for big shots, Jiwanjot continued to play his natural game of holding one end up and hitting only the odd loose deliveries for boundaries. He was handed a reprieve on 115 when Chand dropped him off Nehra’s bowling at third slip, drawing Gambhir’s ire.Mandeep was out just before lunch when a Navdeep Saini delivery kept low, getting him plumb in front but, by then, he and Jiwanjot had already added 159 for the fourth wicket. Jiwanjot’s seven-hour long vigil ended after the second new ball was taken, as he edged one from Saini to wicketkeeper Rahul Yadav.Gurkeerat Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Sandeep Sharma didn’t contribute much and Punjab were reduced to 329 for 8 in the 105th over. However, the Delhi bowlers gave away easy runs as last two wickets produced an invaluable 73 runs to beef up Punjab’s total.Khera played a pivotal role, hitting seven fours with most of the shots being square of the wicket. With Navdeep bowling a wrong line and Gambhir not having a point, singles and boundaries in the region between backward point and third-man were there for the taking.Delhi began their chase poorly as Chand shouldered arms to an incutter from Sandeep and was adjudged lbw, in the first over.Rawal joined his captain Gambhir and looked in good touch, but the latter once again looked raw – playing and missing a few. Rawal hit some elegant drives to keep the scoreboard moving and the duo added 59 runs for the second wicket, but the extra 30 minutes that was scheduled to cover up for lost time became Delhi’s undoing.First, Rawal dragged a delivery from Manpreet Gony back to his stumps and Manhas was removed by Jaskaran Singh with a ball that darted in.Nehra was sent in as the nightwatchman, but the onus will be on Gambhir and Sehwag on day four, to try and salvage something from the game.

Hashim Amla became the third South African to win the CSA Cricketer of the Year award on two separate occasions, and picked up four awards on the night

Firdose Moonda09-Sep-2013CSA Awards 2013

International Awards:
SA Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla
Sunfoil Test Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla
Momentum ODI Cricketer of the Year: AB de Villiers
KFC T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Dale Steyn
SA Players’ Player of the Year: AB de Villiers
SA Fans’ Player of the Year: Hashim Amla
KFC ‘So Good’ Award: Hashim Amla
RAM Delivery of the Year: Jacques Kallis
SA Newcomer of the Year: Kyle Abbott
Momentum women’s Cricketer of the Year: Marizanne Kapp
Domestic Awards
Sunfoil Series Cricketer of the Season: Johann Louw (Cobras)
Momentum One-Day Cup Cricketer of the Season: Richard Levi (Cobras)
RAM SLAMMER of the Season: Quinton de Kock (Lions)
Coach of the Year: Geoffrey Toyana (Lions)
Domestic Players’ Player of the Year: Kyle Abbott (Dolphins)
CSA Fair Play Award: Lions
SACA Most Valuable Player Award: Roelof van der Merwe (Titans)
Domestic Newcomer of the Year: Ayabulela Gqamane (Warriors)
Professional Awards: Operations
CSA Groundsman of the Year: Chris Scott (Wanderers)
CSA Scorers’ Association of the Year: Gauteng Cricket Board
CSA Umpires’ Umpire of the Year: Shaun George
CSA Umpire of the Year: Johan Cloete

Hashim Amla has become the third South African to be named as Cricket South Africa (CSA) Cricketer of the Year on two separate occasions, after previously winning the award in 2010. Amla joins Makhaya Ntini (2005 and 2006) and Jacques Kallis (2004 and 2011) as the only dual winners of the award.That was not all for Amla, as he picked up four awards on the night, including Sunfoil Test Cricketer of the Year, SA Fan’s Player of the Year and the KFC ‘So Good’ Award for his unbeaten 311 against England last year.The awards night, organised by CSA in Sandton on Monday, sought to hail international and domestic players who put in remarkable performances over the 2012-13 season. The period under consideration ended in June, so South Africa’s poor Champions Trophy campaign and series in Sri Lanka were excluded.Haroon Lorgat, the CSA chief executive, gave full praise to the team and Amla for their performances over the year. “This has been another amazing year for our top players,” Lorgat said. “It is not easy to keep finding special words to speak about Hashim. He has set South Africa record Test scores against both England and Australia, and he is the first player to score a Test treble century for our country. As if that is not remarkable enough, he is also the No. 1 rated player on the ICC rankings for Test and ODI batsmen.”The greatest quality he brings to the game is his attitude and humility, which aptly displays the true spirit of cricket. This transcends all his international statistics and we are indeed very lucky to have such a wonderful role model for our children to emulate.”AB de Villiers, the South Africa ODI captain, was also among the accolades as he was named Momentum ODI Cricketer of the Year and the SA Players’ Player of the Year. Dale Steyn was the KFC T20 International Cricketer of the Year, while Kyle Abbott, who picked up 7 for 29 on Test debut against Pakistan in February, was the SA Newcomer of the Year. Marizanne Kapp, who played for South Africa during the 2013 Women’s World Cup in India, rounded off the evening with the award for Momentum women’s Cricketer of the Year.On the domestic front, Cape Cobras’ Johann Louw was selected as Sunfoil Series Cricketer of the Season. Geoffrey Toyana, the Lions coach, who this season became the first black African coach in the domestic structure, was handed the distinction of Coach of the Year. Richard Levi, who also plays for Cobras, was awarded Momentum One-Day Cup Cricketer of the Year, while Lions’ Quinton de Kock picked up Ram Slammer of the Season.Kyle Abbott was hailed as the Domestic Player’s Player of the Year, while Lions were handed the CSA Fair Play Award. Roelof van der Merwe, playing for Titans, was awarded as SACA Most Valuable Player, while Warriors’ Ayabulela Gqamane was given the distinction of being Domestic Newcomer of the Year.

يدرس نادي تشيلسي الإنجليزي، التعاقد مع أحد أهداف مانشستر يونايتد في سوق الانتقالات الصيفي الجاري.

كلا الناديين يريدان تعزيز مركز حراسة المرمى، وارتبط مانشستر يونايتد بكل من أندريا أونانا حارس مرمى إنتر ميلان، وديوجو كوستا حارس مرمى بورتو.

ووفقًا لصحيفة “مترو” البريطانية، نقلاً عن “A bola” البرتغالية، يتحرك تشيلسي للاستعلام عن إمكانية ضم كوستا من صفوف بورتو البرتغالي.

ويقترب إدوارد ميندي حارس مرمى تشيلسي من الانتقال إلى الدوري السعودي، ولذلك يبحث البلوز عن بديل للتواجد مع كيبا أريزابلاجا.

اقرأ أيضًا | تشيلسي يعلن تعاقده مع موهبة من جامايكا

يصر بورتو على أنه لن يتم بيع كوستا بمبلغ أقل من 75 مليون يورو وهي قيمة الشرط الجزائي في عقده، ليصبح بذلك ثاني أغلى حارس مرمى في التاريخ خلف كيبا.

ولفت التقرير النظر إلى أن موقف بورتو، جعل مانشستر يونايتد يتردد في حسم التفاوض ولذلك اتجه لبحث إمكانية ضم أونانا، رغم إعجابه الشديد بقدرات كوستا.

أشارت الصحيفة أيضًا إلى أن تشيلسي على استعداد لدفع قيمة الشراط الجزائي، لكنه يأمل في إقناع بورتو بالحصول على المبلغ على ثلاث دفعات بقيمة 25 مليون يورو لكل مرة، على أن يتم دفع القسط الأول في السوق الحالي، مع إدخال القسطين التاليين في نافذتي السوق التاليتين.