by Emdad Rahman Navy veteran Roy Anderson visited Scintilla Eastbury Cricket Academy to give an inspiring speech to the Academy and senior members of Scintilla Cricket Club. `The visit also included a Q&A with Academy Members. Starry eyed youngsters and ...
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ECB Cricket Discipline Commission imposes a life ban on Naveed Arif Gondal
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the former Sussex and Pakistan “A” cricketer Naveed Arif Gondal has been banned from cricket for life after he admitted breaching the ECB’s Anti-Corruption Code. Arif pleaded guilty to six breaches ...
Read More »ECB announces winners of England Cricketer of Year Awards for 2013-2014
Four special cricketers have been honoured at a special dinner held in the Long Room at Lord’s which was hosted by ECB and Waitrose, the sponsor of all England’s cricket teams. They are the winners of awards which recognise outstanding ...
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Cricket World Cup
The $30m (£18.6m) opening ceremony to launch the Cricket World Cup has begun in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
Read More »Welcome to Islamophobia Awareness Month!
England cricketer Moeen Ali is the ambassador and “Seeds of Change” is the slogan for this year’s Islamophobia Awareness Month, which runs through the month of November. The month began back in 2012, at an event in the London Muslim ...
Read More »It’s time for the “design a Christmas card” comp
MAYOR LUTFUR RAHMAN has invited primary school pupils who live or go to school in Tower Hamlets to design a festive Christmas card. The Mayor will choose some of the best designs to send out as Council cards this year. ...
Read More »Election under siege in Pakistan: democracy on the brink in the fifth largest democracy
Mak Kunwar Amidst its nuclear arsenal and 245 million-strong populace, people of Pakistan cry out for international support to shield its democracy from its once-revered military. Politically motivated convictions of the front-runner, the former prime minister, is a mockery of ...
Read More »Nasser Hussain OBE launches “Clubs in Need” programme
Emdad Rahman FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN Nasser Hussain OBE has launched a “Clubs in Need” programme, in collaboration with Capital Kids Cricket (CKC). The ground-breaking initiative, launched last Thursday at the Leyton County Cricket Ground, aims to rejuvenate struggling cricket clubs ...
Read More »Scintilla beat Bow Green to lift ECCL League Cup
Muhammad Talha SCINTILLA CRICKET CLUB have been crowned the Essex County Cricket League Division 2/3 League Cup winners. Newham was the host for the end of season finale as, in the middle of a September heatwave, Scintilla faced Bow Green ...
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