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Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Yorkshire sign Australia all-rounder Jonassen
Yorkshire women have confirmed the signing of Australia all-rounder Jess Jonassen on a two-year deal for their inaugural Tier One season in 2026. The 32-year-old left-arm spinner has won five T20 World Cups and one One-Day World Cup and has also made six Test appearances. She helped Welsh Fire reach the final of The Hundred in 2024 in her only previous spell playing in Britain. "Signing a player of Jess's quality is a real testament to the enduring appeal of Yorkshire," head coach Richard Pyrah told the club website. "Jess is a cricketer with proven international pedigree who we know will bring experience and a lot of skill. "She is an immensely talented all-rounder and is exactly the kind of character we want in the team as we embark on Tier One next season."
Indian Express
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Blades of Glory spreads its wings, provides equipment for cricket museum inaugurated in Indore
Blades of Glory, a first-of-its-kind museum of cricket memorabilia in Pune, has spread its wings to Indore by joining hands with the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA). On Monday, Union Minister for Communication and Development of North East Region Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated a cricket museum at the Holkar stadium in Indore that has been equipped with about 400 items of cricket memorabilia provided by Blades of Glory. Former Captain of the Indian cricket team Dilip Vengsarkar, Abhilash Khandekar, president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, and Rohan Pate, founder of Blades of Glory, were present for the occasion. The inauguration of the musuem coincided with the birthday of veteran cricketer M S Dhoni. Pate gifted Scindia a special T-shirt of M S Dhoni, which he used in the series against Australia played in 2008. 'I founded Blades of Glory in Pune in 2012 to inspire the young generation. It is indeed a proud moment for us to open the branch of Blades of Glory in Indore in association with the MPCA,' said Pate. 'As per the MoU signed, our association with MPCA is for a period of five years. We will provide the cricketing stuff used by iconic cricketers for this museum. The collection on display will change every every six months,' said Pate. 'The museum has three important sections dedicated to MPCA, Indian cricket and global cricket. It has more than 500 items on display, of which about 400 items of cricket memorabilia are provided by Blades of Glory. Some prominent ones include bats having signatures of all One Day World Cup winning teams, bat used by Sir Don Bradman, cricketing stuff of renowned players from international cricket teams such as West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia and Bangladesh,' added Pate. The special section dedicated to Indian cricket at this museum has a frame dedicated to one of the most memorable era of Indian cricket when the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Saurabh Ganguly, Anil Kumbale, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid played for India. It also displays the cricketing stuff of other great Indian players. Blades of Glory in Pune is the largest private collector of cricket memorabilia. The museum was inaugurated by veteran cricketer and Bharat Ratna awardee Sachin Tendulkar.
