On The Circuit
Richard Johnson, the former Middlesex fast bowler, has joined Berkshire to play in the Minor County Championship.
"He's a quick bowler which is what we've been looking for," Berkshire manager David Morris said.
Hampshire's pre-season tour to Barbados has been cancelled because of a lack of sponsorship, according to the BBC .
The squad were to play in a tournament in memory of the fast-bowling great Malcolm Marshall at the end of March.
Lancashire have announced that an extra 2,755 alcohol-free seats will be available at Old Trafford for internationals and domestic Twenty20's in 2008.
Middlesex have confirmed South African fast bowler Friedel de Wet as a Kolpak player for 2008 after contracts were signed and work permits received
The Brecon Beacons in Wales are as bleak and lonely a landscape as Britain has, where the Royal Marines test their physical endurance and where the SAS trek 40 gruelling miles to whittle out the weaklings in their infamous Long Drag
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The first station was quite simple to find, the piece of equipment was a piece of guttering pipe. Then all of the other stations were hard but a good challenge of your map reading skills. We ended up on the top of Sugarloaf Mountain with a piece of guttering pipe, piece of rope, big bottle of water and 2 pieces of bamboo canes.
Worcestershire are understood to be keen to secure Shane Bond's signature for next season now he's out of contract with New Zealand
Graeme Swann has guaranteed his next three years will be at Nottinghamshire, after renewing his deal to take him to the end of 2010
Worcestershire have failed to attract Ashley Noffke, the Queensland allrounder, to New Road for the 2008 season.
Steve Davies, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, has signed a one-year contract extension with Worcestershire