Gloucestershire seamer Alistair Bressington was shot with an airgun during a second team match at the County Ground in Bristol on Wednesday

Signs of progress were tempered by the same old inconsistencies for the West Indies in 2002

This was a miserable year for Zimbabwean cricket

"Glorious" and "defeat" are not two words which sit comfortably together

England cricket fans are an unlucky bunch

The Ashes are quickly turning into a dark comedy, and one penned by a particularly cruel scriptwriter at that

It is not often that a sportsman makes such a bold statement

Yorkshire stand in the way of Somerset's bid to retain the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, as both sides seek solace in Saturday's showpiece Lord's final after suffering disappointing seasons.

The death knell is a familiar sound for English cricket

A Herculean performance by Craig White enabled Yorkshire to thrash Surrey in their rearranged C&G Trophy semi-final

A patient innings from Mark Ramprakash has kept Surrey in with a chance in their rescheduled C&G Trophy semi-final at Headingley

The C&G Trophy semi-final between Yorkshire and Surrey is heading for a bowl-out

Just to prove cricket is a batsman's game, Somerset and Kent shared nearly 700 runs in an unbelievable C&G Trophy semi-final at Taunton

Heavy storms have washed out the C&G Trophy semi-final between Yorkshire and Surrey at Leeds

West Indies A ended their tour to England in fine style, with a 44-run win over Gloucestershire at Cheltenham

An extraordinary final day saw West Indies A tie with Somerset at Taunton

West Indies A opted not to enforce the follow-on in their tour match with Somerset at Taunton

Test pacer Darren Powell picked up three wickets as West Indies A recorded a comprehensive victory in their tour match with Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Flashing blades and crashing stumps were the order of the day as West Indies A took total control of their three-day match with Warwickshire at Edgbaston

Daren Ganga's half-century put West Indies A in control on a rain-affected first day of their tour match with Warwickshire