‘Vandals have destroyed our cricket pitch seven times. They won’t stop us playing’

There is a patch of scraped skin still visible on Muhammad Irfan’s palm almost two months after it was left red raw. The ...

Cricket club suffers 'vandalism' for seventh time

A cricket club says it has been forced to pull out of its league after its pitch is ploughed up.

Cricket-Lord's pitch rated 'unsatisfactory' after England-New Zealand test

Lord’s has been handed an “unsatisfactory” pitch rating for the first test between England and New Zealand after the hosts ...
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The MCG pitch, a two-day Ashes Test, millions of dollars lost and a curator in a ‘state of shock’

Australia captain Steve Smith struggles to deal with the bounce at the MCG Gareth Copley/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. The guilty man ...

Cricket match abandoned after bull storms pitch

The bull's owner brought along a cow to entice it off the Burnopfield playing grounds to no avail.
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Civil Service Cricket Club Pitch Report: IND vs IRE 2nd T20I

India are all set to play their second T20I against Ireland (IRE vs IND) at the same venue where the first T20I was played.
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Confessions of a cricket groundsman: The secrets of the sport’s most thankless task

The chances are you have never heard of Gary Barwell or Karl McDermott — but they fulfil vital roles in cricket. Barwell is the groundsman at Edgbaston, Birmingham, and McDermott at Lord’s, the ...

Cricket match abandoned after 800 kg 'fit, athletic, dangerous' bull refuses to leave pitch in Newcastle

A Northern England Premier League was abandoned after an 800 kg bull infiltrated the pitch and refused to leave.