Cricinfo previews the first ODI between India and England at Rajkot

South Africa's batsmen enjoyed themselves, none more so than Hashim Amla, who scored his maiden ODI century to set-up a crushing 128-run win

Dale Steyn laid down a marker for the season ahead and showed he is back to full health as he took a career-best 4 for 16 to help South Africa to a 61-run victory in the opening ODI

One-day finals that were no-contests

The Stanford Superstars stormed to a 10-wicket win and with it the US$20 million bounty, thumping England with more than seven overs to spare

The Stanford Superstars sent out a major warning to England ahead of Saturday's main event as they swept aside Middlesex by 58 runs

England clung on for a thrilling one-run victory against Trinidad and Tobago in their final warm-up match before Saturday's US$20million match against the Superstars

A superbly paced 41 off 28 balls by Denesh Ramdin powered Trinidad and Tobago to victory over Middlesex in the battle of the trans-Atlantic Twenty20 champions and with it the prize of US$280,000

The horrors of Sri Lanka behind him, the new, grown-up Matt Prior is back in contention for England

Spinners who were thrust abruptly onto the international stage, with a variety of results

Shane Warne has said that Australia, contrary to popular belief, are getting better and England will have to improve to challenge them next year

Baseball comes to Somerset, Vaughan picks up his clubs, and Warne names his top 100

During the season a number of players announced their retirements, including some major forces on the county scene. Cricinfo recaps those who have decided their playing days are over

Cricinfo looks back at the 2008 English season and hands out a batch of awards

Chris Read bemoaned Nottinghamshire's home conditions after the 203-run defeat against Hampshire finally ended their Championship hopes

Nottinghamshire's Championship hopes were finally extinguished at 3.57 when Charlie Shreck struck a catch to backward point and Hampshire completed a massive 203-run victory

Andrew McGlashan reports on the third day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Andrew McGlashan reports on the second day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

The best performers from this year's county season

Andrew McGlashan reports on the first day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton