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Leicestershire seamer Andy Harris has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 18 years in the game

Andy Harris announces his retirement

It has been known for a long time that Kent are in financial trouble, but the club insist the future is bright as the chairman dips into his own pocket

Kent fight for survival

02-Sep-2010•George Dobell

ACSU official meets Asif's former girlfriend

An ACSU official has met with Veena Malik, former girlfriend of fast bowler Mohammad Asif, as part of the body's ongoing inquiries into the spot-fixing scandal in which Asif is one of the central figures

Lance Klusener has finally turned down the offer to take over as Bangladesh's bowling coach, ending a prolonged period of speculation over his possible appointment

Klusener turns down Bangladesh coaching role

A five-wicket haul by Henry Osinde and a strong second-innings start anchored by Zubin Sukari helped Canada dominate most of the second day in Toronto, but Ireland struck towards the end to reclaim control

Canada stare defeat despite Osinde, Surkari heroics

Phillip Hughes, the Australian opener, has returned to the Test squad while his New South Wales team-mate Josh Hazlewood also won a place in the 15-man pool for the tour of India

Hughes and Hauritz back for India Tests

Under clear blue skies and on a blameless pitch, Warwickshire and Kent somehow managed to lose 22 wickets in a day

Woakes stars on day of awful batting

01-Sep-2010•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Kit supplier severs ties with Amir

Pakistan's kit suppliers, BoomBoom, have suspended their relationship with Mohammad Amir and could also choose to sever ties with the team entirely

Kevin Pietersen has apologised for the foul-mouthed Twitter outburst that followed his omission from England's one-day squad for the forthcoming series against Pakistan

Pietersen apologises for Twitter outburst

A round-up of matches from the first day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy

Wins for Air India, Chemplast and State Bank of Patiala

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's one-day captain, says his team is looking forward to getting back to cricket after four days of being in the headlines for the wrong reasons

Shahid Afridi looks ahead to the cricket

Betting in cricket and other sports should be legalised in India, a Delhi court has said

Legalise sports betting in India, says Delhi court

A middle-order collapse, during which Canada lost four wickets for two runs, allowed Ireland to dismiss the hosts cheaply and take a sizeable first-innings lead

Ireland take lead after Johnston's five

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has not yet received a response from former South African allrounder Lance Klusener, who was a leading candidate for the role of the team's bowling coach

Bangladesh await response from Lance Klusener

Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor and Denesh Ramdin have been demoted from the West Indies contract list

Sarwan, Taylor and Ramdin cut from WI contract list

If Kent go on to suffer relegation this season, they will surely rue the first day of this Championship match at Edgbaston

Last-wicket stand rescues Warwickshire

31-Aug-2010•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Shane Bond in coaching role for Central Districts

Shane Bond, the former New Zealand fast bowler, has been appointed assistant coach of Central Districts for the Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa

Owais Shah has been released by Middlesex, leaving him searching for a new county

Owais Shah 'hurt' by Middlesex release

Kevin Pietersen has been dropped by England for the first time in his career and will play out the rest of the season while on loan with Surrey, after the selectors announced two squads of 12 and 14 players respectively for the two-Twenty20 and five-ODI N

Davies in, Pietersen dropped by England