Cricket News

Geoff Marsh , the Zimbabwe coach, has criticised the state of English pitches, claiming that they are a poor breeding-ground for top-class international bowlers

England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard will join 19 of the UK's fastest young bowlers who will be battling it out to win this year's NatWest Speed Challenge Final at Lord's on Saturday (12 July)

The national final of the inaugural ECB Lady Taverner's Under 15 and Under 13 Club Championship will be held on Saturday 12th July at Loughborough University

Nicky Boje has undergone surgery after fracturing his left fibula while fielding in the NatWest Series one-day international against England at Edgbaston on July 8

A recurrence of a rib injury has forced Craig White to play as a specialist batsman for the rest of the season, further ruining any hopes of making an England comeback

The last of the round-robin matches in the NatWest Series, between South Africa and Zimbabwe, could well have been one of those dreadful dead-rubber events when one team has qualified for the final and the other is out of the tournament

Twenty20 Cup fans will be delighted to learn that more than 1000 tickets have unexpectedly become available for the finals day extravaganza at Trent Bridge on July 19

Tim May, the chairman of the International Players' Committee, is frustrated that the ICC is not prepared to acknowledge the level of support from players to have representation on the management committee of the world body

Kent 362 v Nottinghamshire 137 for 5 at Maidstone Scorecard A blistering century from Ed Smith and a late burst from Mohammad Sami put Kent in command against Notts at Mote Park

With the new faces ushered into the one-day squad after the World Cup, one of the aims of the England selectors was to produce a good, athletic fielding team capable of cutting it with the best, and on today's performance, they're well on their way

National League Division Two Durham 267 for 7 beat Scotland 153 by 114 runs Scorecard Back in May Scotland started their inaugural National League campaign with a victory over Durham, but there was no repeat at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh as

New Zealand's dismal summer, especially for cricket's groundsmen, has resulted in some soul-searching both at official and unofficial level

Craig White's hopes of making an England comeback appear to have been dashed yet again after he broke down with a recurrence of the muscle strain which sidelined him for much of the winter

A record number of tickets have been sold for Tuesday's NatWest Series match between England and South Africa at Edgbaston

Darren Gough will have to prove his fitness in first-class cricket before he has any chance of an England Test recall, according to Duncan Fletcher, the England coach

Robert Key has been released from the England squad for the NatWest Series match against South Africa at Edgbaston

Graeme Hick is hoping to make a return for Worcestershire this weekend after missing more than a month of the season with a broken hand

England scored several psychological points ahead of Saturday's NatWest Series final with a convincing victory over South Africa under the lights at Edgbaston with 11 overs to spare

Jacques Kallis has expressed his desire to play for Glamorgan again

Andrew Flintoff thumped a rapid 47 not out to help England complete a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Bristol to book their place in the NatWest Series final