CAB joins hands with MCC

Calcutta: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has joined hands with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first official Test played at Eden Gardens in 1934.

The match was played between an Indian side led by C.K. Nayudu and a touring England side led by Douglas Jardine from January 5-8.

CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya unveiled a unique cover featuring the scorecard of the Test match and a stamp. The stamp features the photographs of the two captains of the match.

“The process of collaboration started in October itself when Mike Brearly was at the helm (of the MCC). Now after Derek Underwood became the president, we wrote to him suggesting a series of proposed collaborations.

The MCC committee approved the plan in November and the unique memorabilia is a product of this initiative,” Dalmiya said.

Mumbai squad

Mumbai: The Mumbai selectors headed by Padmakar Shivalkar have retained the same 15-man squad that drew the semi-final against Saurashtra for the Ranji Trophy final against Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad from Monday.

THE SQUAD: Wasim Jaffer (capt.), Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Amol Muzumdar, Rohit Sharma, Ramesh Powar, Zaheer Khan, Sairaj Bahutule, Vinayak Samant (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Dhaval Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Usman Malvi, Sahil Kukreja and Ankit Chavan

UPCA awards

New Delhi: Shivakant Shukla and Parminder Singh will be rewarded with cash incentives of Rs one lakh each for their outstanding performances that helped UP secure a berth in the Ranji Trophy final.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) secretary Rajiv Shukla said the players would be handed over the cheques before the final which commences from Monday in Hyderabad.

Split series

Karachi: Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan to play three ODIs later this month and return again in February for two Test matches, the PCB said Thursday.

THE ITINERARY

Jan. 21: First ODI (Karachi); Jan. 24: Second ODI (Lahore); Jan. 27: Third ODI (Faisalabad); Feb. 14: Return for two Tests in Karachi and Lahore.

NZ selection

Wellington: Uncapped batsman Martin Guptill was Thursday named in New Zealand’s 12-man squad for the final two ODIs against the West Indies.

THE SQUAD: Daniel Vettori (captain), Neil Broom, Grant Elliott, Daniel Flynn, Mark Gillespie, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.

Smith surgery

Johannesburg: South Africa captain Graeme Smith plans to hold off surgery for a chronic tennis elbow injury until after next month's home test series with Australia, he said on Thursday.

Agencies