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Surrey have incorporated yoga into their daily training regime on their pre-season tour of Mumbai, India
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Surrey have incorporated yoga into their daily training regime on their pre-season tour of Mumbai, India. Yoga has also been used by other players, the most famous being Australia
Full postSussex return to Horsham
The Horsham Festival of Cricket will take place from Friday 13 to Monday 16 July and Sussex will take on Durham in the County Championship, a match originally planned for Hove.
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
The Horsham Festival of Cricket will take place from Friday 13 to Monday 16 July and Sussex will take on Durham in the County Championship, a match originally planned for Hove.
The festival is possible after the club found financial backing from EMCEL Filters Ltd. Sussex chief executive Gus Mackay said: "It is a highlight of our home fixture list and I am keen to promote outground cricket in Sussex. We also extend our thanks to our hosts Horsham Sports and Cricket Club and Horsham District Council, who have also contributed to ensure the return of the Festival. It promises to be an exciting match and with the second and third day taking place over the weekend it will allow a greater number of the cricket-watching public to attend."
Full postThe Floodlit Cup is back ... if you missed it
Hold on to your hats - the Twenty20 Floodlit Cup is back for the new English county season.
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Hold on to your hats - the Twenty20 Floodlit Cup is back for the new English county season.
Last year the competition involved the four counties with floodlights. This year just two counties, Derbyshire and Essex, have put their names forward, and they will be joined by the PCA Masters. It will be a round-robin affair, played over August and September. If you missed it last year, and how could you, Essex were the winners.
They seem to like their Twenty20 in Essex all right
Full postHollioake pads up for charity
Adam Hollioake is competing in this year's London Marathon in his bid to raise as much money as possible for the CHASE Ben Hollioake Fund .
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Adam Hollioake is competing in this year's London Marathon in his bid to raise as much money as possible for the CHASE Ben Hollioake Fund.
Surrey will match any money donated privately by members of staff to support Adam's endeavour on behalf of himself and the memory of his brother Ben, both former Surrey players.
The CHASE Ben Hollioake Fund raises money for life limited children and was set up by Adam in memory of Ben, who died in a car accident.
Hollioake will be joined by eleven others, who include his father, John and all 12 will be easy to spot, as they will be decked out in cricket pads, gloves and bats donated by Woodworm.
Commenting on what will be his first ever marathon, Hollioake said, "It will be really interesting trying to run 26.2 miles in cricket gear but I'll definitely give it a go. With Ben in my thoughts, something like this won't be hard at all, coupled with the fact that all monies raised will go towards creating a centre in South London that will enable expanded support for life limited children."
Full postMiddlesex link up with Breakthrough
Charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer throughout the Twenty20 Cup competition in 2007
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer throughout the Twenty20 Cup competition in 2007. The Twenty20 Cup zonal rounds take place between June 22 and July 6. At all four of Middlesex
Full postGiles named vice-captain
Ashley Giles has been named Warwickshire's vice-captain for the 2007 season although he retains ambitions to fight for his England place after the World Cup
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Ashley Giles has been named Warwickshire's vice-captain for the 2007 season although he retains ambitions to fight for his England place after the World Cup. He will provide support for club captain Heath Streak starting with the pre-season tour of Grenada this month.
Giles missed the whole of the 2006 season with a hip injury and although he regained his Test place at the start of the Ashes series he was dropped after two poor matches. He then flew home after the Perth Test to be with his ill wife who'd been diagnosed with a brain tumour. He hasn't played for Warwickshire since the 2005 C&G final at Lord's.
Giles said: "We have a strong squad in place and I know we can be challenging for trophies this year. I hope to pay a big part in the success both in my performance and my leadership."
Full postStiff signs at Grace Road
Leicestershire's squad for the new season continues to take shape after David Stiff, the former Kent seamer, signed a one-year deal and Tom New, their reserve keeper, agreed a two-year extension.
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Leicestershire's squad for the new season continues to take shape after David Stiff, the former Kent seamer, signed a one-year deal and Tom New, their reserve keeper, agreed a two-year extension.
Stiff, who was released by Kent at the end of the 2006 season after making just eight appearances in three seasons, has impressed Leicestershire during a pre-season trail period.
New, meanwhile, is highly rated at Grace Road and has occasionally played as a specialist batsman. However, with Paul Nixon now in the England one-day squad he could have some early season chances with the gloves.
Tim Boon, Leicestershire's coach, was delighted with New's attitude. "Tom has shown a great desire to succeed, whether he is deputising for Paul Nixon or in the side as a batsman alone. There is no doubt that he has considerable potential and I am confident that he can begin to fulfil that in the coming season."
Full postYorkshire chat with Donald
Allan Donald, the former South Africa fast bowler, has been interviewed in Cape Town for the job of director of cricket at Yorkshire.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Allan Donald, the former South Africa fast bowler, has been interviewed in Cape Town for the job of director of cricket at Yorkshire.
Donald joins Dean Jones among the front runners for the post. Former England and Yorkshire fast bowler Chris Old, who now runs a fish-and-chip shop in Cornwall, has also applied.
Full postKent post a profit
Kent's decision to dispose of the famous painting of their 1906 Championship-winning side by Albert Chevallier-Tayler enabled them to post a profit of £292,840 in 2006
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Kent's decision to dispose of the famous painting of their 1906 Championship-winning side by Albert Chevallier-Tayler enabled them to post a profit of £292,840 in 2006. The painting fetched £680,000 at auction in June
Full postLeicestershire sign Amjad
Mansoor Amjad, the 19-year-old Pakistani legspinner, as re-signed for Leicestershire as one of their two overseas players for the 2007 season.
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Mansoor Amjad, the 19-year-old Pakistani legspinner, as re-signed for Leicestershire as one of their two overseas players for the 2007 season.
Amjad had a brief spell at Grace Road as a replacement for Dinesh Mongia but didn't set the world alight - going wicketless in his only Championship outing - and was forced to return home with a finger injury.
Leicestershire coach Tim Boon said: "I feel we have unearthed a gem in Mansoor, who is totally committed to Leicestershire and desperate to follow in the footsteps of Mushtaq Ahmed and Danish Kaneria."
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