Online Cricket Betting UK

Betting on Cricket has become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly with the advent of Spread Betting companies, making it easy for punters to sell runs on a weak batting side, or buy runs from a strong batting side. Traditional cricket betting remains strong however, with strong markets on Overall winner, Top Bowler, Top Batsmen.

Online Cricket betting is available for the County Championship, Friends Provident Trophy, Twenty20 Cup, Pro40, and Indian Premier League, as well as any Test Series, The Cricket World Cup, and of course The Ashes showdown between England and Australia. Make sure you don’t miss out on any of the online cricket betting action by subscribing to our exclusive Cricket Betting previews

World Twenty20 Betting

Sky Bet are offering fantastic World Twenty20 Betting for the 2009 tournament, with a massive range of online betting markets. Betting on the tournament is sure to make these thrilling games even more exciting as you try to cash in on your team’s success.

The 2009 tournament is sure to set the cricket world alight. It is held in England where the form of the game was created 7 years ago, and international teams have now had a chance to get used to this shortened version of the sport.

World Twenty20 Betting at skybet.com is already available. You can bet on which team will win the tournament. Current champions India have been installed as early favourites. If you’re less confident about your team to win, but think they can reach the final…

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England v South Africa Natwest Series Betting

ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA NATWEST ODI SERIES BETTING - 22nd AUGUST TO 3rd SEPTEMBER

The NatWest Series is a 5-match series of One Day International matches, taking place between England and South Africa at the end of August / beginning of September 2008. The match schedule is 22nd August at Headingley, Leeds, 26th August at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 29th August at The Oval and 31st August at Lord’s, with the final match of the series, unusually, taking place at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens on 3rd September. pullquote South Africa are 1/2 favourites with 888sport to win the series, with England a best-priced 13/8 with Bet365 and Ladbrokes. endpullquote Correct score betting is available, with the hosts priced at 100/30 with Stan James for a 3-2 series victory, 17/2 with bet365 to win…

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England v South Africa Twenty20 Betting

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA - TWENTY20 BETTING - 20th AUGUST

England (11/10 with Paddy Power) takes on South Africa (8/11 with William Hill) in this Twenty20 match at Durham’s Riverside Ground. A sell-out crowd is expected for this increasingly popular and entertaining new format. pullquote Kevin Pietersen, England’s recently appointed captain is favourite to top-score for England, at 100/30 with Stan James. endpullquote

Nottinghamshire left-arm seam bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of Wednesday’s NatWest Twenty20 international against South Africa at Chester-le-Street with a hip problem. Sidebottom has not travelled with the England squad to face Scotland in Edinburgh and will have a fitness check at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been added to the squad to face Scotland as cover…

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England v South Africa 4th Test Betting

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 4th TEST BETTING

Series Summary

First Test - Lord’s 10th July England made a vastly promising start to the 4-match Test series against South Africa. Having lost the toss and batting first, 152 from Kevin Pietersen and 199 from Ian Bell enabled the English side to amass a total of
593-8 declared. Despite a century from Ashwell Prince, South Africa was dismissed for 247, with Monty Panesar taking 4-74. England enforced the follow-on, with South Africa some 346 runs in arrears. The South African 2nd innings batting performance was far better. Graeme Smith (107) and Neil McKenzie (138) completed an opening partnership of 204. McKenzie was then joined by Hashim Amla (104 no) putting on 125 for the second wicket. South Africa eventually declared on 393-3, securing an unlikely…

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England v South Africa Third test Betting

CRICKET BETTING - BET ON THE THIRD TEST - ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA - 30th JULY

The 21st July marked the 27th anniversary of England completing the most famous turnaround in Test history on this ground, as Bob Willis followed Ian Botham’s heroics, bowling out Australia, to win after following on, in 1981. The 2008 Test against South Africa produced a vastly different result. South Africa won the toss and batted first, compiling a total of 522, aided by 174 from Abraham (A.B.) de Villiers and 149 from Ashwell Prince.

Disarray

The England side that had been a model of consistency for six matches was in disarray. The selection of Darren Pattinson when Ryan Sidebottom pulled out with a back injury was a shock. Captain Michael Vaughan admitted knowing next to nothing about…

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Cricket Betting: Bet on the Second Test (England v South Africa) from Lords

CRICKET BETTING - BET ON THE SECOND TEST - ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 18th July

In the first Test of the four match series, at Lord’s, England, batting first, got off to a flying start with an opening stand of 114 between Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss. Playing in the first Test against the country of his birth, Kevin Pietersen hit a virtually faultless 152, adding a record breaking 286, with Ian Bell for the fourth wicket. Between the two century stands, South Africa enjoyed their on limited period of dominance, taking 3 wickets in 13 balls. Bell then joined up with Stuart Broad, adding 152 for the 8th wicket, Broad producing a classy looking 76. England declared at 593-8, leaving South Africa chasing England’s highest total since their 604 at…

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England v South Africa First Test Betting

CRICKET BETTING - BET ON THE FIRST TEST - ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA - 10th JULY

The England side embarks on its latest Test Match test, against South Africa, at Lord’s, on 10th July. This is a four Test series, for which South Africa are marginal favourites at 11/10 with VCBet, England at 13/8 with William Hill and a drawn series at 7/2 with Paddy Power. For the opening Lord’s clash, South Africa are a best-priced 9/5 with totesport, with England at 11/4 (bet365) and the draw at 6/4 (Stan James).

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England has kept faith in the same squad of 12 players who took them to a 2-0 series victory against New Zealand. If (as seems likely) the same starting 11 is named on the morning of the first Test, England…

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Cricket Betting - Bet on England v New Zealand One Day Internationals

CRICKET - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - ONE DAY SERIES

The One Day International (ODI) series between England and New Zealand consists of five matches, played on June 15th at the Riverside Ground, Durham, June18th at Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 21st at the County Ground, Hove, June 25th at The Oval and June 28th at Lord’s.

England are a best-priced 4/6 to win the series, with Paddy Power, SkyBet and Stan James, with New Zealand 11/8 with 888sport and Blue Square.

NEWS, KEY PLAYERS

England coach Peter Moores expects New Zealand to provide far tougher opposition in the upcoming ODI series than in a one-sided Test campaign. England cruised to a 2-0 Test series victory with an innings and nine run win, achieved with more than a day to spare, at Trent Bridge, following…

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