Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Amir joins Derbyshire for 2024 season

Amir joins Derbyshire for 2024 season

Former fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who retired from international cricket in 2020, is eagerly anticipating his association with Derbyshire in 2024. He aims to replicate the success he and coach Mickey Arthur enjoyed while representing Pakistan on the international stage. Amir, with over 250 international wickets to his name, played a pivotal role in Pakistan’s … Read more

Misbah says “It’s a slap on our cricket system that we are not able to find a high-profile full-time coach”

Misbah says "It's a slap on our cricket system that we are not able to find a high-profile full-time coach"

Misbah expresses disappointment that Pakistan not have access to a full-time coach. Arthur previously led the Pakistan team for 3 years after taking over in 2016. Pakistan’s 5th-place finish in 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup was unsatisfactory. Misbah-ul-Haq, a former Pakistani captain, has expressed doubt on Mickey Arthur’s re-employment as the Men in Green’s … Read more

Mickey Arthur serve as team director for PCB

Mickey Arthur team director

Sources tell The Jang that Mickey Arthur will serve as team director. Grant Bradburn is expected to rejoin Pakistan’s cricket team. Mansoor Rana is set to be replaced as the team manager by Rehanul Haq. Mickey Arthur would act as team director for the Pakistan Cricket Board rather than head coach, according to sources on … Read more

Daniel Harris detained over videos linked to US shootings

Daniel Harris

Daniel Harris, 19, uploaded videos calling for ‘total extermination of subhumans’. Payton Gendron, who murdered 10 people in Buffalo, New York, shared them. Harris was found guilty of terrorism-related offences last year. An 11-and-a-half-year sentence was handed down to a British man Daniel Harris who posted far-right videos that motivated the shooter in a mass … Read more

Mickey Arthur apologizes for taking over the coaching of the Pakistan team

Mickey Arthur

Pakistan Cricket Board looking for new men’s team coach after Mickey Arthur quit as head coach. PCB offered Mickey Arthur a consultancy contract. Mickey is currently unable to sign an annual contract with the PCB due to his contract with Derbyshire. Pakistan Cricket Board is badly confused in the search for a men’s team coach … Read more

Shan Masood completes 1000 County Championship runs

shan masood

Masood completed his 1000 County Championship runs. He has scored 2000 runs in international cricket in all formats. He may surpass Sangakara for most runs in a calendar year. Shan Masood, the top-order hitter for Pakistan, scored his 1000th run in the County Championship 2022 on Sunday. 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓-𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 👏👏👏 Shan Masood … Read more

Carlos Brathwaite was punished with ‘reckless’ fielding

Carlos Brathwaite was punished with 'reckless' fielding

Carlos Brathwaite was accused of ‘reckless’ behavior during his team’s seven-wicket loss. Bears skipper was penalized five penalty runs. His actions came after Madsen moved out of his crease. Carlos Brathwaite was accused of “reckless” behavior during his team’s seven-wicket loss to Derbyshire in the Vitality Blast on Sunday. Since being slapped with five penalty … Read more

Wayne Madsen leads the Falcons’ push as Derbyshire rise to fourth place

Wayne Madsen leads the Falcons' push as Derbyshire rise to fourth place.

Wayne Madsen (55 off 34 balls). Derbyshire beat Birmingham Bears by five runs. Madsen was instrumental in Derbyshire’s chase of 160 in 18.1 overs. Wayne Madsen (55 off 34 balls) and skipper Shan Masood combined 89 in 59 balls to secure win. They played a wonderful innings together. Birmingham Bears were penalized five runs when … Read more

Leus du Plooy comes from behind to defeat Harry Brook

Leus du Plooy comes from behind to defeat Harry Brook

Leus du Plooy wonderful Innings leads Derbyshire. He scored 48 from 20 balls. Harry Brook third half-century in this season. Leus du Plooy wonderful Innings leads Derbyshire to victory over Yorkshire. He scored 48 from 20 balls. He got Derbyshire home in a rain-affected game With the Falcons chasing 105 from 10 overs, Du Plooy … Read more

Shan Masood shows his contribution to leading Derbyshire

Shan Masood shows his contribution to leading Derbyshire

Shan Masood scored an exquisite 73 from 32 balls for Derbyshire Both sides have already beaten Yorkshire at Headingly this season Derbyshire have a long history of oddball players, and Mark Watt added to it. Shan Masood told Pakpassion.net before he even debuted in county cricket this season, “I am used to losing, then getting … Read more

Ben McDermott wishes for a longer summer in England

Ben McDermott wishes for a longer summer in England

In 2013, he signed a big contract with the Queensland Bulls and played for the Brisbane Heat in 2013-14.When Australia take on Sri Lanka in the first of three T20 internationals in Colombo on Tuesday, the guy who hit the tying run in their most game recently will be more than 5000 miles away, competing … Read more

Alex Hales’ 91 runs helped Nottinghamshire beat Derbyshire

Alex Hales

Due to Alex Hales’ superb hard-hitting effort, Notts Outlaws defeated Derbyshire Falcons by seven wickets in the Vitality Blast in Derby. Hales thrashed the bowlers, slamming 12 fours and five sixes in a brilliant 91 off only 33 deliveries. As Outlaws chased down Falcons’ 178 in the 18th over, he controlled an opening stand of … Read more

Wayne Madsen thrashes Derbyshire past Yorkshire despite the rain

Wayne Madsen

Wayne Madsen’s unbeaten 39 off 21 balls in his 400th appearance for the county helped Derbyshire to a nine-wicket victory over Yorkshire as Falcons chased 84 in an eight-over Vitality Blast match at Headingley. With two wickets in the first over of the match, which started at 8.35pm due to rain, Australian overseas allrounder Hayden … Read more

Shan Masood named Derbyshire skipper for Vitality Blast

shan masood

Pakistan left-hand batsman Shan Masood has been named captain of the Derbyshire County Cricket Club for the upcoming Vitality Blast. The club took it to Twitter and shared the new development. 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝟐𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧!@shani_official has been named as Derbyshire Falcons captain for the upcoming @VitalityBlast 🙌 Congratulations, Shan 👏 Read ⤵️ — Derbyshire CCC … Read more

Tom Harrison to step down as ECB’s chief executive

tom harrison

Tom Harrison has decided to step down as the ECB’s chief executive after a tenure of seven and a half years. When Harrison’s term ends in June, Clare Connor, the managing director of women’s cricket and president of the MCC, has been named as an interim replacement. Harrison joined IMG in Singapore and ESPN STAR … Read more

Azhar Ali smashes back-to-back 50s in Country Championship

azhar ali

Pakistani batter Azhar Ali has regained his form after a poor start in the initial matches of the ongoing County Championship 2022. After scoring only 34 runs in the first six innings of the tournament, right-hand-batter has amassed three back-to-back half-centuries for the Worchestershire Country Cricket Club. Azhar played a blistering 88 and 60-run knock … Read more

County Championship: Shan Masood creates history at county cricket

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Shaan Masood became the first Pakistani cricketer in the County Championship to score back-to-back double centuries. The Pakistani opener is representing the county cricket club Derbyshire. He played a blistering inning of 219 off 239 balls to register his second double century against Leicestershire on Friday. He scored his debut double century against Sussex in … Read more

County Championship: Derbyshire beat Sussex, credit goes to Shan Masood’s double century

Derbyshire

Shan Masood of Derbyshire dominated the first day of their County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at Derby with a magnificent career-best unbroken double century. The Pakistan opener made a superb 201 off 271 balls and set a county record third-wicket stand of 236 with Wayne Madsen, who was 88 not out at the … Read more

Sri Lanka coach Arthur to join Derbyshire

Sri Lanka coach Arthur to join Derbyshire

Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur will join English county side Derbyshire after the upcoming West Indies Tests, national cricket board officials said Wednesday. With the South African’s departure, Sri Lanka Cricket is considering a complete overhaul of the coaching team, an official told AFP. “Arthur will join Derbyshire after the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka,” the official … Read more