The Irish Cricket Union (ICU) is wary of Boyd Rankin and Niall O'Brien joining the Indian Cricket League, but admits they have very little control over what the players do

While rain has caused misery for many this summer it has at least kept the County Championship race wide open going into the final few weeks of the season

An inspired performance in the field helped England snatch a 42-run win against India at Edgbaston to go 2-1 up in the series

Back from a dodgy ankle and the shadow of Fredalogate, Flintoff has made an immediate impact in the first two games of the series against India

A full house at Bristol were handed an explosive match, India levelling the one-day series with a nine-run victory at Bristol as 649 runs flowed in ideal conditions

Cricinfo looks back at 11 players to have claimed Man-of-the-Match awards for starring in finals at Lord's

Ottis Gibson showed that age is no barrier as he took three wickets to help Durham to the Friends Provident Trophy

Pakistan Under-19s took a 2-0 lead in the series against England Under-19s with a 36-run win at Northampton

When Stuart Broad was left out of the England team for the final Test at The Oval he had little time to ponder the disappointment

Although Dale Benkenstein and Shane Warne were captains with very different emotions when play was abandoned in the Friends Provident final they agreed that third umpire referrals haven't worked in this year's tournament

In their sixteenth year of first-class status, Durham claimed their first domestic trophy as they won the rain-interrupted Friends Provident final by 125 runs at Lord's

Durham, in their first Lord's final, and Hampshire, led by Shane Warne, go head-to-head for the Friends Provident final on Saturday

Ian Harvey is a much-travelled cricketer. He's plied his trade - mostly with distinction - in Australia, South Africa and England

Ryan McLaren is a player with a bright future. The question is with which country? He joined Kent for this season on a Kolpak deal, but at 24 now has a career-defining decision to make

Kent claimed only their third domestic title in 29 years with a thrilling four-wicket victory in an action-packed and controversial Twenty20 final against Gloucestershire

Craig Spearman chose the ideal time to make amends for a meagre Twenty20 season with a match-winning 55-ball 86 to put Gloucestershire into the final, for the first time, at Edgbaston with 19 deliveries to spare

There will be a new name on the Twenty20 Cup come Saturday night at Edgbaston after none of the previous winners made it to this year's Final Day

Although there is the best part of two months left in this season, 2007 will be remembered for the rain

It's been a long four years for James Anderson where his roles for England have switched from new-ball bowler to drinks waiter

England were denied victory in the first Test at Lord's when bad light and rain closed in with India nine wickets down