South Africa seize advantage early

South Africa A v Sri Lanka A, 2nd test, Kimberley, 1st day

Outbatted in the first unofficial Test in Potchefstroom, South Africa A came back strongly in the second, dismissing Sri Lanka A for 180, and then taking a seven-run lead with nine wickets left in their first innings... more

Sep 5, 2008

'I stepped out of the whirlpool'

The life and times of Sadanand Viswanath

An account of the highs and lows in the life of former Indian wicketkeeper Sadanand Viswanath who now revels in his role as umpire in domestic Indian cricket ... more

Sep 5, 2008

Twenty20 contest washed out

England v India, women's Twenty20, Taunton

The one-off Twenty20 international between England and India in Taunton was abandoned without a ball being bowled... more

Sep 5, 2008

Rain ruins county programme

County Championship round-up

A round-up from the latest Championship matches where rain wipes out play across most of the country... more

Sep 5, 2008

Australia A salvage a draw

India A v Australia A, 1st Test, Bangalore, 3rd day

Sep 5, 2008

Ontong to lead Cobras

South African 2008-09 domestic season

Justin Ontong, the Cape Cobras' new signing, will lead the team in the 2008-09 season, succeeding Justin Kemp... more

Sep 5, 2008

Yorkshire given pavilion planning permission

County news

Yorkshire have been granted planning permission for a new pavilion at Headingley in the latest part of the ground's redevelopment... more

Sep 5, 2008

Durham reveal ground plans

County news

Durham have unveiled plans for a £45million development of Chester-le-Street which will increase the capacity by 4000 seats to 20,000 and includes the installation of floodlights... more

Sep 5, 2008

Ranatunga insists Sri Lanka will tour England

Sri Lanka tour of England 2009

Arjuna Ranatunga, the interim committee chief of Sri Lanka Cricket, is adamant that the tour of England in April and May 2009 will still go ahead as planned, despite opposition from several senior players... more

Sep 5, 2008

Henderson commits to Middlesex

County news

Tyron Henderson, Middlesex's South Africa allrounder, has signed a new one-year contract with the club... more

Sep 5, 2008

Arthur concerned over fatigue and Kolpaks

South Africa news

South Africa's one-day nightmare against England has at least crystallised two things in coach Mickey Arthur's mind: the need for inaction on one front and action on another... more

Sep 5, 2008

2009 Champions League scheduled for September-October

Champions Twenty20 League

The second Champions Twenty20 League will take place next year between September 25 and October 11... more

Sep 5, 2008

Talha and Shah star in Pakistan's 113-run win

Zimbabwe Board XI v Pakistan Cricket Academy, 1st ODI, Harare

After comprehensively beating the Zimbabwe Board XI in the four-day games, the Pakistan Cricket Academy took their winning form to the one-dayers... more

Sep 5, 2008

Taylor absence highlights Zimbabwe's problems

Zimbabwe cricket

The problems facing Zimbabwe Cricket as it struggles to retain players was highlighted with the announcement of a 44-man list of contracted players... more

Sep 5, 2008

Surrey release Ali Brown

County news

Ali Brown is being released by Surrey at the end of the season... more

Sep 5, 2008

Fraser favourite to become Middlesex managing director

County news

Angus Fraser has confirmed his interest in running for the newly opened position of managing director at Middlesex, the club at which he played his entire 18-year career... more

Sep 5, 2008

Butcher still hopeful Shoaib will play

County news

Surrey are still hopeful that Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, will be able to play their final two Championship matches of the season... more

Sep 5, 2008

Ashraful asks for more from openers

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Bangladesh will rework their top order for the final ODI against Australia as they aim to avoid another sub-par performance... more

Sep 5, 2008

Former umpire Col Egar dies at 80

ACB chairman 1989-92

Col Egar, the former Test umpire and Australian cricket administrator, has died in Adelaide at the age of 80... more

Sep 5, 2008

Bermuda make solid reply to Namibia's 320

Bermuda v Namibia, Intercontinental Cup, Hamilton, 2nd day

Bermuda's top-order got off to a solid start in reply to Namibia's first-innings total of 320 on a rain-curtailed second day at the National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda... more

Sep 5, 2008

'We reached some important milestones' - Vaughan

New Zealand cricket

New Zealand Cricket has released its 114th annual report in which it announced a profit of $2.905 million before distributions to major and district associations... more

Sep 5, 2008

Darwin crowds disappoint Nielsen

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has told Darwin cricket fans they risk losing their already infrequent international cricket fixtures if they do not turn out in greater numbers... more

Sep 5, 2008

Symonds' absence will take gloss off the tour - Kirsten

Australia in India, 2008-09

Gary Kirsten, India's coach, has said Andrew Symonds' possible absence from the tour of India, which begins in October, could take the gloss off the series... more

Sep 5, 2008

Clark glad to shed rust before India

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Three one-day internationals against a struggling Bangladesh have hardly been the ideal preparation for an upcoming Test tour of India, but Stuart Clark says playing any cricket is better than none... more

Sep 5, 2008

Bangladesh search for some fight

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Bangladesh must turn around their disappointing batting to challenge Australia in the third one-day international... more

Sep 5, 2008

Mahi hews a new road

Analysis

How Dhoni changed his game to become the world's top ODI batsman again... more

Sep 5, 2008

Bad times for Dravid and Kallis, and England's new No. 3

Numbers Game

Kallis and Dravid have been the mainstays of their batting orders for a while now, but 2008 has been a particularly bad year for both... more

Sep 5, 2008

'Results first, entertainment second'

Simon Katich

Australian cricket's working-class hero talks about being a dour batsman in a team full of dashers, and how he overcame his bad patch... more

Sep 5, 2008

Disciplinary issues won't affect Symonds' selection

Australia in India 2008-09

Andrew Symonds' future with the Australian team will be decided once he makes himself available for selection, and the decision will be based purely on cricketing grounds... more

Sep 4, 2008

England ease to series victory

England v India, 3rd women's ODI, Taunton

England took an unassailable 3-0 lead against India with an eight-wicket victory in a rain-hit clash at Taunton... more

Sep 4, 2008