Cricket News

Man of the Match Vikram Solanki is congratulated by Marcus Trescothick on reaching his maiden England hundred England wobbled in the final furlong, but superb hundreds from Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki - his first in England colours

Surrey have been given permission to build a new £21 million stand at the Vauxhall End at The Oval, despite determined opposition from local residents

India have declined an offer from the Sri Lankan board (BCCSL) to play a triangular one-day tournament there in November

In the same week that Don Bradman's baggy green cap, as worn during the 1946-47 Ashes series, was sold for £35,250 (US$58,500), the cap of his rival, Douglas Jardine, has fetched £9,600 (US$16,000) at an auction in Melbourne

Essex 7 for 0 v Kent 381 at Chelmsford Scorecard David Fulton celebrated his return to the Kent side by making 93 in only his second Championship appearance of the summer as Kent ended the day in a good position at Chelmsford

It was a major upset, and all thanks to the magnificence of Grant Flower, who finally donned the mantle of his brother Andy to lead Zimbabwe to a totally unexpected victory over England on a deceitful pitch at Trent Bridge

After a fortnight of frenzied Twenty20 Cup action, it's back to something more like normal as the four-day Championship returns

Dominic Cork, the Derbyshire captain, has claimed that there is a "culture of cheating" in the modern game which is threatening cricket's image

Chris Read: rated by Rodney Marsh as one of the best young players he has seen Chris Read's hands look small and delicate

Early breakthrough: the impressive Heath Streak removes Vikram Solanki Grant Flower led Zimbabwe to a memorable and surprising win against England in the opening match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge

Steven Lynch I have been pleasantly surprised by the crowds, the obvious fun, and the way the players have tucked in (maybe the promise of meeting Atomic Kitten at Trent Bridge has something to do with that)

The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) has unveiled its flagship events for 2003 with the PCA Masters taking on South Africa on 6th August and the return of Zone6 City Cricket on 8th August

Leicestershire v Derbyshire at Leicester Leicestershire progressed to finals day with a fifth successive win, but controversy marred their achievement as Derbyshire protested - in vain - about a disputed boundary catch in the closing stages of a

Des Wilson, former senior vice-chairman of Sport England and one of the UK's most experienced communications and public affairs advisors, has been elected unopposed by the First Class Forum to membership of the ECB's Management Board

Following their victories last night, Gloucestershire and Surrey are the first two counties to qualify for Twenty20 Cup Finals Day, having won their respective groups

The Knight Riders have won Super Fours, the ECB competition for elite women's cricketers, securing four wins from five matches

Gloucestershire 135 for 2 (Harvey 100*) beat Warwickshire 134 for 7 by 8 wickets at Edgbaston Ian Harvey thrashed the first century in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Gloucestershire maintained their 100% record at Edgbaston

England squeaked through to win the NatWest Challenge 2-1 after a nailbiting four-wicket win in the decider, thanks to a magnificent unbeaten 108 from Marcus Trescothick

Phil Tufnell: role model

Transfer speculation has kept many football journalists in gainful employment during quiet times, and now it seems that English cricket writers will be granted the same relief