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First-class players in the West Indies are set for a hike in salaries after the WICB submitted a proposal to the WIPA to reduce the disparity in earnings between international and domestic players

Pay rise likely for West Indies domestic players

A round-up of the matches played on March 28 in the 2008-09 Royal Bank of Scotland Cup

Butt blitzkrieg powers NBP to semi-finals

A round-up of the first day of the 12th round matches of the Regional Four Day Competition

CCC ride on Phillips' maiden ton

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Kent coach Graham Ford has withdrawn his name from the shortlist of candidates for the top England role because of the delay in making an appointment

Ford pulls out of running for England coach

Andrew Strauss, the England captain, has said his team's defeat in the third ODI against West Indies in Barbados was "pretty humiliating and fundamentally pretty embarrassing"

Loss was humiliating and embarrassing - Strauss

Johan Botha, the South Africa captain, praised the performances of Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel in the tight four-wicket Twenty20 win

Morkel and Boucher keep cool under pressure

A round-up of the matches played on March 26 in the 2008-09 Royal Bank of Scotland Cup

Lahore Lions book semi-final spot

Vikram Solanki has been elected as the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA), succeeding the former England one-day allrounder, Dougie Brown

Solanki elected as PCA chairman

The war of words between John Buchanan and Sourav Ganguly escalated further with Buchanan, the Kolkata Knight Riders' coach, saying that he had already discussed with Sourav Ganguly the controversial theory of multiple captains for the team

Ganguly knew about multiple-captain theory - Buchanan

Derbyshire have "reluctantly" released Charl Langeveldt, their Kolpak fast bowler, for the IPL after he was signed up by the Kolkata Knight Riders

Derbyshire release Langeveldt for IPL

Kevin Pietersen has admitted that the tumultuous events over the last few months over him quitting the captaincy and the sacking of former coach Peter Moores had drained him mentally

Pietersen: 'I never had everything I wanted as captain'

Gary Stead, the New Zealand women's coach, has dismissed the idea that the women's game should go professional following England's victorious campaign at the World Cup in Australia earlier this month

NZ women's coach not in favour of contracts

Shane Warne wants Bryce McGain to be given another chance after his expensive Test debut in Cape Town

Warne says McGain deserves another go

Mitchell Johnson's rapid batting development could lead to him being used in a floating role by Australia

Johnson in line for increased batting duties

Chris Gayle has dismissed suggestions that matches in the current one-day series against England and the tour which follows will be affected by the ongoing dispute

Gayle insists England tour will go ahead

Ireland, stung by two dispiriting defeats, finally got their act together with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in a hastily-arranged practice match

Ireland finally win to dent Afghan hype

The opening match of the IPL 2009 will be played at Newlands in Cape Town on April 18, and the final will be held at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on May 24, according to reports in the Indian media

Johannesburg to host IPL final on May 24

The Twenty20 internationals between South Africa and Australia will provide players with a chance to seal their spots in the respective squads for the Twenty20 World Cup in England which begins in June

With an eye on the World Twenty20