/sports/cricket/-/434908/434908/-/my774wz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/All-rounder-Kallis-reigns-over-Kings-XI/-/434908/1760394/-/mgjtkaz/-/index.html King Kallis rules. The Mohali-based franchise of Kings XI Punjab discovered that on Friday when a Jacques Kallis-inspired Kolkata Knight Riders beat them by six wickets with 10 balls to spare in the Pepsi Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 2013-04-27T18:37:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Obuya-Kenya-can-floor-Scotland-/-/434908/1759664/-/yomfel/-/index.html Kenya’s national cricket team captain Collins Obuya reckons his team can beat Scotland in their ICC World Cricket League match in July should the squad play like it did in the Twenty20 quadrangular tournament in Namibia. 2013-04-26T20:13:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Super-Kings-beat-Sunrisers-in-Chennai/-/434908/1759658/-/ih07ypz/-/index.html India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has etched his name in cricket annals as a specialist hitter in death overs, again led Chennai Super Kings to a five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Twenty20 Pepsi Indian Premier League in Chennai on Thursday. 2013-04-26T20:05:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kings-cruise-to-five-wicket-win-in-Chennai/-/434908/1756574/-/ylx764/-/index.html Hitting 101 from 61 balls was elementary for Shane Watson, but winning the match was a tad complicated as Rajasthan Royals lost by five wickets to Chennai Super Kings in the Pepsi Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament in Chennai on Monday. 2013-04-23T18:18:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-floor-South-Africa-Emerging-for-third-victory/-/434908/1754754/-/rjmwk2z/-/index.html Kenya won their third consecutive match when they beat South Africa Emerging side by five wickets in the Twenty20 quadrangular tournament at the Wanderers Club in Windhoek, Namibia, on Sunday 2013-04-21T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/IPL-rookies-Sunrisers-pick-up-fifth-win/-/434908/1753954/-/qug5lfz/-/index.html The rookies and underdogs of the Pepsi Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament, Sunrisers Hyderabad, registered their fifth win in seven matches on Friday evening when they beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in Hyderabad to rise to the top of the nine-team points table. 2013-04-20T16:18:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Chennai-Kings-overcome-Royal-Challengers/-/434908/1748434/-/12mfcgr/-/index.html Ideally, a 32-ball 64 is a match-winning knock, but South Africa’s AB de Villiers found himself on the losing side when Royal Challengers Bangalore went down to Chennai Super Kings in a nail-biting game of the Pepsi Indian Premier League in Chennai on Saturday 2013-04-14T16:26:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Warriors-end-losing-streak-in-IPL/-/434908/1747056/-/8ucdly/-/index.html The 11-game losing streak that Pune Warriors India have suffered in the franchise-based T20 league came to an end in Pune on Thursday evening when they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the 13th match of the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League. 2013-04-12T18:58:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-to-host-U-19-qualifiers/-/434908/1745260/-/140kg9qz/-/index.html Kenya is set to host the ICC Africa under-19 World Cup Qualifiers, which will bring together eight teams in Nairobi between August 16-24, Cricket Kenya development manager, David ‘Pamba’ Odhiambo, said Wednesday. 2013-04-10T18:21:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Royal-charges-bounce-back/-/434908/1743912/-/8wtodu/-/index.html World’s top-ranked bowler Dale Steyn failed to shine with the ball as Royal Challengers Bangalore bounced back to beat the Pepsi Indian Premier League rookies Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in Bangalore on Tuesday 2013-04-09T15:30:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Gayle-fumbles-with-the-bat/-/434908/1742938/-/fbig2t/-/index.html Chris Gayle misfired and world’s top-ranked bowler Dale Steyn rose to the occasion in a Super Over thriller to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to a five-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Pepsi Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Sunday 2013-04-08T16:45:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Sunrisers-rise-to-slay-Warriors/-/434908/1741412/-/yfj23ez/-/index.html South Africa’s star bowler Dale “The Steyn Remover” Steyn took three wickets to help the Pepsi Indian Premier League rookies Sunrisers Hyderabad notch a win over Pune Warriors India in the third match of the sixth season of the lucrative tournament in Hyderabad on Friday. 2013-04-06T16:19:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Gallant-Gayle-leads-Royal-home/-/434908/1740562/-/sr9a4kz/-/index.html The hard-hitting Chris Gayle proved once again that he is a one man run machine by knocking an unbeaten 92 in the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s two-run win over Mumbai Indians in the second match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Thursday. 2013-04-05T17:12:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Sleek-Riders-outdo-Daredevils-in-star-studded-IPL-6-opener-arden/-/434908/1739810/-/x9yb0yz/-/index.html Kolkata Knight Riders, the champions of Indian Premier League Season Five, started the defence of their title in this year’s Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL6) with a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens in West Bengal on Wednesday. 2013-04-04T19:12:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-cricket-squad-set-for-Namibia-tourney-later-this-month/-/434908/1738828/-/ak43kd/-/index.html The national team will take part in a friendly quadrangular One Day tournament set for Windhoek, Namibia, between April 18-25. 2013-04-03T17:46:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Riders-begin-title-defence-as-IPL-6-gets-under-way/-/434908/1738812/-/sn0lwh/-/index.html Cricket’s most lucrative tournament, the Indian Premier League, batted off Wednesday with a match between the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and the Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 2013-04-03T17:38:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Umpires-body-holding-Nairobi-cricket-at-ransom-says-NPCA/-/434908/1733418/-/5wh1k5z/-/index.html The standoff between Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) and the Kenya Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (KCUSA) has taken a new twist, with the former accusing the umpires body of “holding Nairobi Cricket at ransom”. 2013-03-28T18:04:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Prior-earns-England-thrilling-draw/-/434908/1731314/-/30m9g0z/-/index.html England’s last-wicket pair held on to secure a stunning draw in a thrilling third Test against New Zealand on Tuesday. 2013-03-26T16:48:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Odhiambo-on-fire-in-Kenyas-demolition-job-of-Canadians/-/434908/1727186/-/tac936z/-/index.html Fiery right-arm, fast medium bowler, Nehemiah Odhiambo, had a brilliant performance with the ball yesterday, to lead Kenya to a four wicket victory over Canada in their ICC Intercontinental Cup four-day match at the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai. 2013-03-21T18:57:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Rakeps-ton-gives-Kenya-advantage-over-Canada/-/434908/1726136/-/11ckdx5/-/index.html Rakep Patel knocked a scintillating century on the third day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup to help Kenya to clinch first innings lead over Canada at the ICC Global Cricket Academy Wednesday. 2013-03-20T17:52:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-search-for-first-4-day-win-in-ICC--/-/434908/1723110/-/iunkrp/-/index.html Kenya’s skipper, Collins Obuya, must find a formula that will enable Kenya to register their first win in the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup, when they face Canada at the Dubai Sports City Stadium, Sunday. 2013-03-17T19:37:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Karim-cracks-a-century-as-Kenya-beat-Canada-in-ICC-league/-/434908/1719318/-/ithdolz/-/index.html Irfan Karim knocked a scintillating century to lead Kenya to six wicket victory over Canada yesterday in the second ICC Pepsi Cricket World League match at the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai. 2013-03-13T15:32:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-faces-Canada-in-must-win-tie/-/434908/1718388/-/13nearjz/-/index.html Kenya’s skipper Collins Obuya faces a hard task before him today when his team takes on Canada in a must-win ICC Pepsi World Cricket League one day match at the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai. 2013-03-12T15:16:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/England-lucky-in-1st-Test-draw-/-/434908/1716400/-/idg9fnz/-/index.html England captain Alastair Cook was struggling for answers to his side’s repeated first Test stumbles as he conceded they were lucky to escape with a draw against New Zealand in Dunedin. 2013-03-10T15:20:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Sri-Lanka-take-charge-of-first-Test-/-/434908/1715762/-/f9vdp7/-/index.html Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal cracked maiden Test centuries to put Sri Lanka in command on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Galle yesterday. 2013-03-09T16:55:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-beats-Uganda-to-win-tourney-/-/434908/1708540/-/xdhba2z/-/index.html Kenya’s opening batsman, Alex Obanda, had a brilliant performance with the bat, knocking half a century in the last game of the Africa Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers that Kenya beat hosts Uganda by 19 runs at Lugogo Oval in Kampala Friday. 2013-03-01T16:29:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pakistan-slammed-for-lack-of-aggression/-/434908/1697708/-/105k7tf/-/index.html Pakistan's cricketers came under fire Monday after their series defeat in South Africa, with former players blaming the team's timid approach for their loss in the second Test 2013-02-18T13:58:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pakistan-collapse-as-Proteas-stay-on-course-to-clinch-series/-/434908/1696900/-/bykid5/-/index.html South Africa lost two second innings wickets but were on target for a series-clinching win after a dramatic Pakistan collapse on the fourth day of the second Test at Newlands here on Sunday. 2013-02-17T16:26:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Aussies-whitewash-West-Indies/-/434908/1690194/-/ym2uqyz/-/index.html Australia bowled out West Indies for 257 to secure a 17-run victory and a 5-0 whitewash in their one-day international series Sunday, thanks to a century from stand-in Adam Voges. 2013-02-10T15:39:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenyan-cricket-and-winning-was-a-way-of-life/-/434908/1688730/-/41tdgp/-/index.html Even though at a great cost, at least our conservationists managed to save the rhino, one of Kenya’s treasured Big Five, from extinction. 2013-02-08T15:58:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Strauss-awarded-honorary-life-membership/-/434908/1684578/-/mp2nw9/-/index.html Former England captain Andrew Strauss was on Monday awarded honorary life membership of the MCC, the prestigious English institution responsible for safeguarding the game's rules. 2013-02-04T17:25:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Bailey-ton-inspires-Australia-to-victory-over-touring-Windies/-/434908/1683506/-/par4qy/-/index.html A maiden century from George Bailey and another inspired bowling performance from the emerging Mitchell Starc helped Australia beat the West Indies by 54 runs in the second one-day international at the WACA Ground on Sunday 2013-02-03T16:03:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Cricket-Kenya-must-emulate-Rugby-Union/-/434908/1683474/-/f2c8xc/-/index.html My Pakistan slumped to the lowest total ever in a Test match against the top ranked Test side at Bidvest Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday. 2013-02-03T15:21:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Women-seek-their-place-in-sun-at-World-Cup/-/434908/1680046/-/141y08j/-/index.html The women’s World Cup opens in Mumbai today with the cricketers hoping to put aside memories of an unsettling build-up and gain recognition in a country where the men’s game reigns supreme. 2013-01-30T16:10:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Australia-Sri-Lanka-make-peace-after-fiery-T20-tie/-/434908/1679172/-/5fw671/-/index.html Australian and Sri Lankan players officially made peace following a fiery end to their final Twenty20 international won by the tourists off the last ball, Cricket Australia said Tuesday. 2013-01-29T17:31:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pakistan-set-for-South-African-challenge/-/434908/1670616/-/o6w5wuz/-/index.html The Pakistan Test team are due to arrive in Johannesburg on Sunday night to take on world champions South Africa in a three-Test series. 2013-01-20T16:31:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Franklin-steers-New-Zealand-to-victory/-/434908/1670070/-/12mwayxz/-/index.html James Franklin batted skilfully with the tail to secure a tense one-wicket upset win for New Zealand in the first one-day international against South Africa at Boland Park on Saturday. 2013-01-19T18:12:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Ruthless-South-Africa-show-supremacy/-/434908/1666650/-/ihldpyz/-/index.html South Africa's ruthless demolition of New Zealand showed why they are ranked the number one team in Test cricket 2013-01-15T17:27:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Sri-Lankan-level-one-day-series/-/434908/1664606/-/i4gt1b/-/index.html An unbeaten maiden one-day century from Lahiru Thirimanne drove Sri Lanka to a series-levelling eight-wicket victory at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. 2013-01-13T14:39:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kiwis-collapse-against-South-Africa/-/434908/1664194/-/bmsh59z/-/index.html Dale Steyn and Rory Kleinveldt ripped out New Zealand's top order batsmen as South Africa took control on the second day of the second and final Test at St George's Park on Saturday. 2013-01-12T19:40:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Amla-century-puts-South-Africa-in-charge/-/434908/1663552/-/84n8dgz/-/index.html Hashim Amla ground out a patient century to give South Africa the advantage on the first day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at St George's Park on Friday. 2013-01-11T18:43:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Janmohamed-sets-trend-globally-/-/434908/1654584/-/fyyl79z/-/index.html The election of Jackie Janmohamed as Cricket Kenya chair-person, becoming the first woman in the world to lead a national cricket association, was a bright spot in a turbulent year for the sport locally. 2012-12-30T18:32:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/-/434908/1651230/-/pcuyxkz/-/index.html Pakistan’s first cricket tour to India in five years faced a media blackout on Monday after international news agencies, including AFP, suspended coverage over a decision to bar their photo counterparts. 2012-12-24T17:59:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Tendulkar-retires-from-ODIs/-/434908/1650642/-/rqroq9z/-/index.html Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday announced his retirement from international one-day cricket after scoring a record-breaking 49 centuries in the 50-over format. 2012-12-23T16:28:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/South-Africa-reach-the-summit/-/434908/1649526/-/10fjlqs/-/index.html South Africa enjoyed a superb 2012 as they went to the top of the world Test rankings. 2012-12-21T20:17:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/S-Leone-bats-for-glory-from-ashes-of-war---/-/434908/1648714/-/woov3cz/-/index.html Packed with hard red dirt overlooked by a faded scoreboard, Sierra Leone’s only cricket oval is worlds away from the lush, carefully grassed grounds typically associated with the game. 2012-12-20T17:54:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Janmohamed-CKs-new-head/-/434908/1635068/-/lkyfme/-/index.html Nairobi-based lawyer Jackie Janmohamed made history on Sunday when she was elected Cricket Kenya chairperson unopposed at the Ruaraka Sports Club. 2012-12-02T17:17:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Storm-brewing-at-Cricket-Kenya-over-CEO/-/434908/1619530/-/rcmgdc/-/index.html A fresh storm is brewing within the cash-strapped Cricket Kenya over the appointment of a new chief executive officer to replace Tom Sears, who left in June. 2012-11-13T18:32:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/How-Kenya-gatecrashed-world-of-cricket-gods/-/434908/1611560/-/jfld9ez/-/index.html Nairobi Gymkhana was the place to be at on February 24, 2003. 2012-11-04T18:18:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Day-Kenya-felled-the-mighty-West-Indies/-/434908/1605624/-/8lue84/-/index.html ‘You are making party for us,” the voice on the other end of the line said, in Hinglish (Hindi-English), when I picked the phone at my work station at the foreign news desk. 2012-10-28T19:17:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Nairobi-branch-picks-woman-to-vie-for-CK-chair/-/434908/1535790/-/yiln2iz/-/index.html The Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) made history by picking a woman to contest for the post of Cricket Kenya chairman. 2012-10-17T16:09:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/West-Indies-party-after-T20-win/-/434908/1528542/-/ii8d1az/-/index.html West Indies cricketers partied through the night on Monday after their triumph in the World Twenty20, as defeated hosts Sri Lanka cursed yet another "choke" in a final. 2012-10-08T18:25:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Twenty20-set-for-rousing-finale/-/434908/1526922/-/97k1hgz/-/index.html Clinical Sri Lanka will test their skills against the flamboyant West Indies when both sides battle for their maiden World Twenty20 title in a mouth-watering final in Colombo on Sunday. 2012-10-06T18:27:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pietersen-back-in-England-fold/-/434908/1524290/-/vikiogz/-/index.html Axed England batsman Kevin Pietersen is set to play international cricket again after reaching an agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board, the ECB said on Wednesday. 2012-10-03T18:13:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Sri-Lanka-send-England-crashing/-/434908/1522746/-/dax4ovz/-/index.html Slinging bowler Lasith Malinga took a career-best five wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals and send the defending champions crashing out Monday. 2012-10-01T18:19:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenya-face-uphill-task/-/434908/1522436/-/agjw0wz/-/index.html Namibia’s dependable batsman, Gerrie Snyman, had a brilliant performance with the bat, knocking a quick double century in the third day of the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup at the Wanderers Club, Windhoek. 2012-10-01T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/India-Australia-win/-/434908/1521724/-/tw92mm/-/index.html India crushed arch-rivals Pakistan and Australia put on another Shane Watson show as the race to the World Twenty20 semi-finals heated up on Sunday. 2012-09-30T18:55:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Sri-Lanka-move-closer-to-semis/-/434908/1521304/-/c5g47s/-/index.html Sri Lanka put one step into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 while England remained in hunt after both recorded comfortable wins in Super Eights matches on Saturday. 2012-09-29T20:11:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/South-Africa-upstage-Sri-Lanka/-/434908/1514904/-/20uhjyz/-/index.html South Africa beat hosts Sri Lanka by a convincing 32 run margin in a rain-shortened seven-over-a-side World Twenty20 group C match here on Saturday. 2012-09-22T16:21:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/South-Africa-ready-to-throw-Zimbabwe-out/-/434908/1511742/-/1xqim4z/-/index.html High-flying South Africa batsman Hashim Amla said his team was ready for their African neighbours Zimbabwe in their Group C match of the World Twenty20 at Hambantota on Thursday. 2012-09-19T12:48:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Odoyo-back-as-assistant-cricket-coach/-/434908/1505502/-/y80m8sz/-/index.html Former Kenya opening bowler Thomas Odoyo has been appointed the national cricket team’s assistant coach. 2012-09-12T16:46:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Rain-delays-T20/-/434908/1502668/-/xpjelh/-/index.html Rain delayed the start of the second Twenty20 international at Old Trafford on Monday after England captain Stuart Broad won the toss and elected to field against South Africa. 2012-09-10T18:36:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/England-slump-against-South-Africa/-/434908/1500390/-/4qt78hz/-/index.html South Africa restricted World Twenty20 champions England to just 118 for seven in the first Twenty20 international at Chester-le-Street on Saturday. 2012-09-08T15:55:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Strauss-leaves-huge-void/-/434908/1493184/-/5expbuz/-/index.html Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee said Andrew Strauss had left a "huge void" in the England team following his retirement from all cricket. 2012-09-02T12:56:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pietersen-set-for-England-talks/-/434908/1492860/-/69w574z/-/index.html Kevin Pietersen was set to meet with England coach Andy Flower on Saturday, the BBC and British media reported, in a bid to resolve his international future 2012-09-01T16:51:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Ruaraka-lads-shine-in-Obuya-T20/-/434908/1485982/-/8dc221/-/index.html Ruaraka Sports Club beat Samaj School by 15 runs as this year’s Obuya Academy Twenty20 Tournament entered its third day at Jaffreys Sports Club on Thursday 2012-08-23T16:41:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Inamdar-asks-Tikolo-to-withdraw-court-case/-/434908/1485114/-/14jtekgz/-/index.html The withdrawal of the court case by Tom Tikolo is the last hurdle that has to be cleared 2012-08-22T16:54:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pietersen-plight-sad/-/434908/1484588/-/2dvp1uz/-/index.html England coach Andy Flower on Tuesday refused to say whether Kevin Pietersen still had an international future, after the star batsman was omitted from the squad for the next month's World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. 2012-08-21T19:50:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Coast-Pekee-ambush-fancied-Warriors/-/434908/1483848/-/105q9wn/-/index.html Coast Pekee caused a major upset when they beat fancied Rwenzori Warriors of Uganda by 74 runs in the East Africa Cup at Kyambogo Oval in Kampala on Sunday. 2012-08-20T16:53:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Amla-keeps-England-at-bay/-/434908/1482730/-/2gqqp6/-/index.html Hashim Amla's unbeaten fifty steadied South Africa as England pressed with both bat and ball on the third day of the third Test at Lord's on Saturday. 2012-08-18T18:56:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Tikolo-gives-polls-a-wide-berth/-/434908/1479514/-/pg9bahz/-/index.html Newly-elected Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) chairman, Tom Tikolo, on Tuesday said will not vie for a post in the forthcoming Cricket Kenya (CK) elections. 2012-08-14T19:20:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pietersen-pays-price-for-life-as-an-outsider/-/434908/1478064/-/9waicx/-/index.html From the moment Kevin Pietersen walked out on South African cricket in protest at their selection policy it was clear the batsman's sublime skills would often be overshadowed by his penchant for emotional gestures generated by self-interest. 2012-08-13T03:14:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Tikolos-team-takes-over-the-running-of-NPCA/-/434908/1477718/-/nc9yqw/-/index.html Tom Tikolo and his entire team took over the running of the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) after being elected unopposed during the annual general meeting at the Nairobi Gymkhana on Saturday. 2012-08-12T16:03:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kohli-Pathan-star-in-India-T20-win/-/434908/1473850/-/11lf6tjz/-/index.html Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday. 2012-08-07T19:20:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Pietersen-Broad-make-South-Africa-wobble/-/434908/1472842/-/24d76t/-/index.html Kevin Pietersen enjoyed rare success as a bowler and Stuart Broad took four quick wickets to give South Africa some anxious moments on the fifth and final day of the second Test against England at Headingley on Monday. 2012-08-06T17:51:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Rain-hits-England-hopes/-/434908/1472042/-/jf6gdn/-/index.html England's hopes of squaring their Test series against South Africa flickered briefly before heavy rain brought an early end to the fourth day of the second Test at Headingley on Sunday. 2012-08-05T19:10:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Spectacular-Pietersen-lifts-England-hopes/-/434908/1471702/-/h3fypjz/-/index.html Kevin Pietersen hit a spectacular century to break a stranglehold by the South African bowlers and raise England's hopes on the third day of the second Test at Headingley on Saturday. 2012-08-05T11:37:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/England-make-solid-start-in-reply/-/434908/1470754/-/bvms83z/-/index.html England made a solid start to their reply after South Africa stretched their first innings to 419 on the second day of the second Test at Headingley on Friday. 2012-08-03T18:55:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kohli-powers-India-to-ODI-series-win/-/434908/1468434/-/j77fpkz/-/index.html Virat Kohli cracked a century and part-timer Manoj Tiwary bagged four wickets as India posted a comfortable six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international on Tuesday. 2012-08-01T11:36:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Hope-for-calm-in-cricket-as-Nairobi-branch-calls-AGM/-/434908/1467228/-/76vyu2z/-/index.html Cricket Kenya seems to be finally on the way to adhering to the directive by Commissioner of Sports Gordon Oluoch to hold elections not later than October 15. 2012-07-30T16:51:32Z