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The dream of a major Twenty20 league being staged in the USA came closer to becoming a reality

USA moves on plans for Twenty20 league

Cricket Australia announced that the 25-year-old's fast bowler's suspension had been lifted after a biomechanical analysis of his bowling action

Aaron Bird's action cleared

The West Indies captain has said the team is aware of the need to level the two-match Test Series against Bangladesh

'We are raring to go' - Reifer

A round-up of the latest matches in the County Championship as Luke Wright and Michael Carberry trade hundreds while Stewart Walters leads a Surrey recovery

Carberry responds to Wright's ton

16-Jul-2009•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Hundred just a start for Bell

Dhaniram and Ali revive Canada

An unbeaten partnership of 131 between Sunil Dhaniram (63) and Qaiser Ali (60) restored Canada's hopes at Rotterdam, leaving the visitors on 206 for 3 at the end of the second day

John Ward reports from the second day between Nottinghamshire and Durham at Trent Bridge

Durham secure large first-innings lead

16-Jul-2009•John Ward at Trent Bridge

WIPA asks national governments to step in

The West Indian players currently boycotting the series against Bangladesh have written to CARICOM to help solve the impasse with the WICB

Opener Tim Paine cracked 134 to steer his team to an imposing 316 before his counterpart Khalid Latif responded with an exact 100, which wasn't enough as Pakistan fell short by 15 runs

Paine century drives Australia A to series win

Rudi Koertzen will become the second umpire after Jamaican Steve Bucknor to stand in a 100 Tests

Lord's Test to be Koertzen's 100th

Shoaib Akhtar's chances of making a comeback to the Pakistan team have suffered a blow after he failed to turn up for a fitness test

Shoaib in doubt for Sri Lanka ODIs

Darren Sammy has said the home side is looking for inspiration from their performance in the morning session of the first Test

Confident Sammy targets victory

A round-up of the latest matches in the County Championship as Derbyshire eased past Gloucestershire

Goodwin and Wright boost Sussex

A fine spell from Azeem Rafiq wasn't quite enough for England as a delayed start to the final day against Bangladesh ultimately cost them victory although they still took the series 1-0

Bangladesh survive Rafiq spell

John Ward reports from the first day between Nottinghamshire and Durham at Trent Bridge

Ealham strikes after Benkenstein hundred

15-Jul-2009•John Ward at Trent Bridge

American Premier League hits the buffers

The inaugural season of the American Premier League has had to be postponed

Thirteen wickets fell on the opening day at Rotterdam, as Canada's bowlers fought back with three late strikes to partially amend the failure of their batsmen earlier in the day, who succumbed to a poor 177 against Netherlands

Bowlers put Dutch in charge

The Bermuda Cricket Board have received 12 applicants for the post of national coach, ahead of Gus Logie's departure in September

Bermuda line up Logie's replacement

It would be fair assume that when the respective players of England and Australia enter Lord's through the Grace Gates on Thursday morning for the start of the second Ashes Test, the batsmen will have a skip in their stride while the bowlers will be diggi

Follow batsmen for Lord's success