Leicestershire will head to Pakistan at the end of March for a short tour as part of their pre-season preparations

An unbeaten 70 from Marcus North kept Western Australia in the hunt for the outright win they need to make it to the Pura Cup final

Former Pakistan allrounder Mudassar Nazar is the favourite to take over as director of the National Cricket Academy in Lahore

Shane Deitz and Greg Blewett eased South Australia towards Tasmania's first innings total with a 98-run partnership in the battle for the wooden spoon

Tim May, the CEO of the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA), rebuked the West Indies Cricket board's (WICB) decision to drop seven players including the likes of Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan from the side, and has urged the

Tasmania collapsed from 4 for 284 to 319 all out, and surrendered the initiative to South Australia, who reached 3 for 242 at the end of the second day of their Pura Cup match at Adelaide Oval

St Thomas College were on course for their first victory over Royal College for six years, after another day of dominance in the "Battle of the Blues" at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo

As expected, the Indian selectors have names an unchanged 14-member squad for the second Test against Pakistan starting at Kolkata on March 16

After its first operational season, Gerald Majola, the CEO of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, has announced the appointment of Professor Kader Asmal, the former South African minister of education, to chair the Franchise Review Committee

England A, powered by the offspin of Graeme Swann and helped by another feeble display by Sri Lanka A's top order, coasted to a comfortable 197-run victory in the first unofficial Test at the Colombo Cricket Club

Glamorgan, the National League Division One champions, have persuaded Simon Jones to sign a new three-year contract which will secure his long-term future at the club

New South Wales strengthened their chances of making it to the Pura Cup final as they dismissed Victoria for a paltry 169 after they won the toss and batted at the SCG

England A, powered by the offspin of Graeme Swann and helped by another feeble display by Sri Lanka A's top order, coasted to a comfortable 197-run victory in the first unofficial Test at the Colombo Cricket Club

Michael Bevan continued his run-fest this season, scoring a superb 115 as Tasmania made 4 for 248 on the first day of their Pura Cup match against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval

Virender Sehwag destroyed Pakistan's morale on the third morning, lashing the bowlers to all parts

Queensland v Western Australia Scorecard

Useful middle-order contributions from Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson propped up Queensland as they ended up with 8 for 302 when bad light brought an early end to play on the opening day of their Pura Cup match against Western Australia

Bangladesh A levelled the series after edging out Zimbabwe A by two runs in the fourth one-dayer at Bulawayo

Shane Warne could be on course to finish his career in the leafy environs of the Rose Bowl in Southampton, after it was announced that he had signed a two-year extension to his existing contract with Hampshire, with an option of a further two years

Victoria v New South Wales Scorecard