Online Betting News

Despite the fact that England play more Twenty20 games that other countries, William Hill rate England as 10/1 outsiders for the Twenty20 World Cup and with thrills and spills expected Hill’s offer 8/1 for a Trescothick hundred, 10/1 for an England Hat-Trick and 200/1 that an England player scores 36 runs in an over.

“Twenty20 cricket is very difficult to call but considering the amount of Twenty20 played in the domestic game you would expect England to be popular at 10/1,� said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

Specials:
2/1 Trescothick Fifty
8/1 Trescothick Hundred
10/1 Any England Player Hat Trick
20/1 Any Player In Tournament To Score 36 in an Over
200/1 Any England Player To Score 36 in an over

Twenty20 World Cup Betting: 2/1 Australia, 4/1 South Africa, 6/1 Sri Lanka, 7/1 New Zealand, 8/1 India, 10/1 West Indies, 10/1 Pakistan, 10/1 England, 50/1 Bangladesh, 150/1 Zimbabwe, 250/1 Kenya, 500/1 Scotland

England Top Tournament Batsman*: 11/4 K Pietersen, 2/1 Trescothick, 4/1 Maddy, 4/1 Loye, 6/1 A Cook, 6/1 Pettini, 6/1 Prior, 6/1 Bell, 6/1 Solanki, 8/1 Collingwood, 8/1 Flintoff, 8/1 Wright, 10/1 Shah, 10/1 Trott, 14/1 Bopara

England Top Tournament Bowler*: 7/2 Flintoff, 4/1 M Panesar, 5/1 J Anderson, 5/1 Broad, 5/1 Sidebottom, 6/1 Schofield, 8/1 Bresnan, 8/1 Chapple, 8/1 Kirtley, 8/1 Lewis, 8/1 Plunkett, 8/1 Snape, 10/1 Bopara, 10/1 Collingwood, 10/1 Tremlett, 12/1 Yardy

*EW 1/4 123 -Bets Void if named player fails to make final 15

William Hill have opened a book on how many runs England’s Top Batsman will score with sixty to sixty nine, seventy to seventy nine and 100+ their 4/1 co favourites.

Despite being beaten by the Windies in the second ODI Hills make England their 4/7 favourites with the West Indies offered at 5/4 and Kevin Pietersen is a 3/1 shot to be England’s top scorer.

England vs West Indies 3rd ODI:
4/7 England,
5/4 West Indies

Top England Batsman:
3/1 K Pietersen,
4/1 A Cook,
9/2 P Collingwood,
9/2 M Prior,
5/1 J Trott,
5/1 I Bell,
11/2 O Shah,
16/1 A Mascarenhas,
20/1 M Yardy,
50/1 L Plunkett,
100/1 S Broad,
100/1 R Sidebottom,
150/1 M Panesar,
150/1 J Anderson

Top West Indies Top Batsman:
5/2 Chanderpaul,
4/1 Gayle,
5/1 M Samuels,
5/1 M Samuels,
5/1 D Smith,
7/1 A Richards,
8/1 R Morton,
8/1 L Simmons,
8/1 D Bravo,
10/1 Dwayne Smith,
16/1 D Ramdin,
33/1 D Sammy,
40/1 R Rampaul,
150/1 F Edwards,
150/1 D Powell

William Hill have shortened the price of England winning the third test from 4/9 to 4/11 following support for the National side.

“The weather looks as if it will behave and all the cash in the book is for an England victory, so far we have less than £100 on Windies to gain their first victory of the series,� said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

England are 4/11 to have a first innings lead with the West Indies offered at 2/1, Kevin Pietersen is 11/4 to be top England runscorer and Ryan Sidebottom is 9/2 to be the match top wicket taker.

Third Test: 4/11 England, 9/1 West Indies, 5/2 Draw
William Hill First Innings Lead: 4/11 England, 2/1 West Indies, 50/1 Draw
West Indies Fall First Wicket: 5/6 33 or less , 5/6 34 or more.
England Fall Of First Wicket: 5/6 39 or less, 5/6 40 or more

William Hill England Top Batsman 3rd Test:
11/4 K Pietersen,
4/1 A Cook,
9/2 M Vaughan,
5/1 A Strauss,
11/2 P Collingwood,
6/1 I Bell,
10/1 M Prior,
80/1 L Plunkett,
100/1 R Sidebottom,
150/1 S Harmison,
150/1 M Panesar

William Hill West Indies: 3/1 S Chanderpaul, 7/2 C Gayle, 5/1 R Morton, 5/1 D Ganga, 6/1 M Samuels, 6/1 D Smith, 6/1 D Bravo, 7/1 S Joseph, 16/1 D Ramdin, 20/1 D Sammy

William Hill Top Match Wicket Taker: 9/2 S Harmison, 9/2 R Sidebottom, 11/2 M Panesar, 11/2 L Plunkett, 7/1 J Taylor, 7/1 D Powell, 10/1 Collymore, 10/1 F Edwards, 10/1 D Bravo, 14/1 P Collingwood

The vast majority of bets placed with Hill’s for the 2nd Test against the West Indies are for the Draw and Hill’s are now 1/1 half the price of the original 2/1 quote.

England are offered at 1/1 with the West Indies 15/2 outsiders and Kevin Pietersen is the 11/4 to be England’s top run scorer over the Test.

Hill’s also offer 10/1 for Harmison to take five or more wickets in the West Indies first innings.

“Even if the weather behaves, punters cannot see twenty wickets in either bowling attack and our liabilities for the draw have topped £100,000 already,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill 2nd Test:
1/1 England,
15/2 West Indies,
1/1 Draw

William Hill England Top Scorer:
11/4 Pietersen,
7/2 Cook,
9/2 Vaughan,
9/2 Strauss,
5/1 Collingwood,
11/2 Bell,
8/1 Prior,
80/1 Plunkett,
100/1 Sidebottom,
150/1 Harmison,
150/1 Panesar,
150/1 Anderson

Endland’s 1st Wicket:
5/6 Thirty Nine Or Less,
5/6 Forty or more

Endland’s Top Match Wicket Taker:
5/1 Harmison,
5/1 Anderson,
6/1 Panesar,
7/1 Powell,
8/1 Sidebottom,
7/1 Plunkett,
8/1 Taylor,
10/1 Edwards,
10/1 Bravo,
10/1 Collymore,
20/1 Collingwood

Bookies William Hill took a hammering today when the first test between England and the West Indies ended in a draw, by far the worst result in the book.

One lucky Hill’s customer won £25,000 after placing £10,000 on the draw a week ago. Hill’s now offer 2/1 that the second test ends in a draw, 4/7 for an England victory and 6/1 for the West Indies with Hill’s offer 16/1 that the series finishes 0-0.

England had five centurions in the first test and Hill’s offer 40/1 for the feat to be emulated in the second test.

“The first test was a bad result for us but in fairness the West Indies deserved the draw and England could face a far greater test in this series than originally anticipated,� said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

2nd Test:
4/7 England,
2/1 Draw,
6/1 West Indies.

Series Correct Score 0-0: 16/1

How Many England Centurions will there be at Headingly?:
5/2 None,
2/1 One,
2/1 Two,
11/2 Three,
16/1 four,
40/1 Five,
50/1 Six or more

England have slumped to 33/1 for the Cricket World Cup after a demoralising two-run defeat against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Sri Lanka hit 235 off their 50 overs after a good bowling performance by England, and Michael Vaughan’s side were favourites come the break.

However, Vaughan departed early for no runs and it needed a 90-run partnership from Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen to get England back in contention.

As those two fell by the wayside it was left to Ravi Bopara and Paul Nixon to almost steer England to victory, Bopara hit a brave 52 before being bowled last ball when England needed just three runs to win.

Sri Lanka are now 7/2 with a host of layers and 3/1 with Stan James to win the World Cup.

Australia remain 6/5 favourites with New Zealand and South Africa available at 4/1.

Sri Lanka are the 1/2 favourites to beat England when they meet in the World Cup on Wednesday with Michael Vaughan’s men offered at 6/4.

Once again Kevin Pietersen is the 11/4 favourite to be England’s top run scorer with Vaughan offered at 7/2.

Malinga and Muralitharan are the joint 4/1 favourites to be the match top wicket takers with James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff offered at 11/2. Out of form Captain Michael Vaughan is offered at Evens to score more runs than Jayawardene who can be backed at 8/11.

“On recent form England need to find a new gear to beat Sri Lanka and we do not expect the patriotic punt to materialise,â€? said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

1/2 Sri Lanka, 6/4 England

William Hill Top England Batsman:
11/4 K Pietersen,
7/2 M Vaughan,
4/1 E Joyce,
4/1 A Strauss,
9/2 I Bell,
11/2 P Collingwood,
7/1 A Flintoff,
25/1 R Bopara,
25/1 J Dalrymple,
40/1 P Nixon,
80/1 L Plunkett,
100/1 S Mahmood,
100/1 J Lewis.

Top Match Wicket Taker:
4/1 Malinga,
4/1 Muralitharan,
11/2 Anderson,
11/2 Flintoff,
13/2 Vass,
7/1 Panesar,
10/1 Mahmood,
10/1 Jayasuriva,
10/1 Plunkett,
10/1 Fernando.

L Malinga number of Wickets:
8/11 two or more,
1/1 One or less.

J Anderson number of Wickets:
5/6 Two or more,
5/6 One or Less.

Score Most Runs:
8/11 M Jayawardene,
1/1 M Vaughan.

South Africa and Sri Lanka have switched places in the betting for the Cricket World Cup following the Proteas’ latest victory.Graeme Smith’s side sealed a nervy one wicket win despite Lasith Malinga taking four wickets in an incredible four balls - and South Africa are now 7/2 from 9/2 with their opponents out to 5/1 from 4/1.

The Aussies who saw off the West Indies in a 103 run victory, are 6/5 from 5/4 with the home nation now 10/1 from 8/1.

Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said: “South Africa were sweating and so were we - their opponents were a £100,000 loser for us.

He also added : “The Proteas are in reasonable shape, but the Aussies are beginning to look ominous.”

Despite a number of reports that suggest Duncan Fletcher will leaving his position as England coach after the World Cup, bookies William Hill disagree and offer 2/5 that he is still England Coach when England play their first test against the West Indies in May and 7/4 that he is not.

Kevin Pietersen is the well backed 11/4 favourite to top score against Ireland on Friday, for which England are the red hot 1/12 favourites.

James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff are the 7/2 favourites to be the top wicket takers in the match and England are 1/3 to be knocked out of the World Cup at the super 8 stage and 12/1 to win.

“Fletcher has done an enormous amount for English cricket and despite a disappointing trip to Australia his position looks strong as far as we are concerned,� said Hills spokesman Rupert Adams.

1/12 England vs 6/1 Ireland

William Hill England Top Scorer: 11/4 K Pietersen, 7/2 M Vaughan, 7/2 E Joyce, 4/1 I Bell, 4/1 A Strauss, 7/1 P Collingwood, 7/1 A Flintoff, 25/1 R Bopara, 25/1 J Dalrymple, 40/1 P Nixon, 80/1 L Plunkett, 100/1 Mahmood, 150/1 M Panesar

England Fall Of First Wicket: 5/6 34 or less, 5/6 35 or more
Ireland Fall Of First Wicket: 5/6 18 or less, 5/6 19 or more

Top Match Wicket Taker: 7/2 J Anderson, 7/2 A Flintoff, 13/2 S Mahmood, 7/1 W McCallan, 7/1 L Plunkett, 10/1 D Langford-Smith, 10/1 B Rankin, 10/1 A Botha, 14/1 T Johnston,

Specials:

6/1 K Pietersen to score winning run
10/1 England to win by 10 wickets
16/1 K Pietersen to score more runs than Ireland
200/1 Any England Batsman To Score Thirty Six runs in an over

William Hill England Elimination World Cup Cricket: 1/3 Super 8 Group Stage, 4/1 Losing Semi Finalist, 9/1 Losing Finalist, 12/1 Win World Cup.

World Cup Top England Runscorer: 11/8 K Pietersen (121), 3/1 P Collingwood (111), 3/1 E Joyce (141), 11/2 M Vaughan (72), 8/1 I Bell (49), 25/1 P Nixon (65), 40/1 A Flintoff (0), 50/1 R Bopara (29).

World Cup Top England Wicket Taker: 6/5 J Anderson (5), 7/2 M Panesar (2), 7/2 A Flintoff (2), 5/1 L Plunkett (3), 16/1 S Mahmood (1), 20/1 P Collingwood (2), 20/1 R Bopara (2), 33/1 J Lewis (0), 50/1 J Dalrymple (0)

The bookies are struggling to split South Africa and Sri Lanka ahead of their Super Eights clash on Wednesday - and we’re finding it a tough task too having flagged the pair up as our pre-tournament tips.

Of the two we’d have to say we’re happier with what we’ve seen so far from Sri Lanka.

They won three out of three to top Group B, including a hugely impressive 69-run victory over India in their last match - a result which all but eliminated Rahul Dravid’s side.

No team looks to have a better balanced bowling attack than Sri Lanka, with Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga presenting a real threat at the start of the innings while Muttiah Muralitharan - three for 41 against India - is the tournament’s most dangerous spinner.

On the batting front there was a slight concern that if the top four failed to fire then they could be in trouble but those fears seem unfounded judged on the performance against India when Sri Lanka posted 254-6 despite only Upul Tharanga of the leading quartet making more than 15.

The fielding too is far less of a worry now than it used to be, with the hard work put in by Tom Moody and fielding coach Trevor Penney starting to pay real dividends.

However it’s not as if we’ve suddenly given up on South Africa just because they were beaten by Australia at the weekend.

Far from it, but the one worry with Graeme Smith’s side is their lack of a genuine slow-bowling option and that could be a real factor in Guyana.

It’s been a race against time for organisers to get the Providence Stadium on the South American mainland ready in time and Wednesday’s match will be the first to be played there.

Officials have admitted it’s a guessing game as to how the pitch will play so the side with the wider bowling options is surely going to be at an advantage.

That’s undoubtedly Sri Lanka and at even money they have to be the call, especially as South Africa’s premier paceman Shaun Pollock comes into the match on the back of conceding an unheard of 83 runs in his ten overs against the Aussies - exactly the Proteas’ margin of defeat.

It might also be worth a small interest in Malinga picking up the man of the match award because his slingy action has caused all sorts of problems already in this World Cup.

He’s picked up seven victims at just 10.85 each in the tournament so far and took four wickets the last time this pair met in the Champions Trophy.

Judging by reports there’s got to be a chance the track is going to heavily favour the bowlers yet five of the top six in the man of the match betting are predominently batsmen.

Malinga is on offer at 14/1 and that looks a fair price given his exploits in the last couple of weeks and the fact that South Africa struggled when Shaun Tait produced inswinging yorkers for Australia at the weekend - exactly the sort of deliveries Malinga is producing on a regular basis