Brad Hodge has played his last first-class game after a knee injury ruled him out of what was intended to be his finale against New South Wales in Newcastle starting on Friday

The first-class game in the West Indies is set to welcome radical innovations such as day-night matches and the use of pink balls to boost spectator interest

A round-up of the opening day's action of the 11th round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Virender Sehwag was all praise for the surface in Rajkot where he notched up his career-best effort in ODIs

A round-up of the first day's play from the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2009-10

A round-up of the first day's action from the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy Super League

Mohammad Sami has been added to Pakistan's 16-man Test squad against Australia following the team management's request for an extra fast bowler

Mohammad Yousuf believes that rain saved his young team from defeat on the final day of a closely-fought Test series against New Zealand

Mark Cosgrove's century set up South Australia's highest one-day total and guided them to a morale-boosting 49-run win over Victoria

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced their 15-man squad for the ICC Under-19 World Cup, which takes place in New Zealand from January 15-30, 2010

Afghanistan and USA will meet in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in February for the main event in the West Indies

Daniel Vettori was pleased with the 1-1 series outcome yet fully aware that hard work was in order

A review of the fifth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield

Chris Adams, the Surrey coach, believes Rory Hamilton Brown, the 22-year-old Sussex allrounder, has the 'charisma and intelligence' to lead Surrey to the top of English cricket

The cash-strapped Pakistan Cricket Board is exploring the possibility of playing its 'home' series in India, if the BCCI and the Indian government approve of it

Martin Saggers, the former Kent and England seamer, is one of two new umpires added to the ECB's list of reserve first-class umpires for next season

James Tredwell, the uncapped Kent offspinner, has been added to England's Test squad as cover for Graeme Swann

Colin Gibson is leaving the ECB to replace Brian Murgatroyd at the ICC as head of media and communications