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Dream start: Richard Johnson celebrates his first wicket with his third ball ..

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston Scorecard Kevin Pietersen and Chris Cairns carried on where they left off yesterday, with more brutal batting as they launched a huge first-innings score of 646 for Nottinghamshire

England v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Riverside, Day 2 "We feel like we're playing 13 men out there." Comments to this effect have come from various Zimbabwean players at various times over the years, and no doubt are being made with more fury than ever

South African fast bowler Dewald Pretorius is in some doubt for the one-day NatWest Series in England after tweaking a hamstring during Durham's County Championship match against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl on Wednesday

England v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, Day 2 After writing Zimbabwe off yesterday, when they'd had quite a decent day in the field, I felt a bit of a heel

Yorkshire are looking to sign New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming as their second overseas player

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston Scorecard Kevin Pietersen's second century of the summer put Nottinghamshire in a strong position at Edgbaston, as they closed on 389 for 3 after dismissing Warwickshire for their overnight score of

There has been no shortage of criticism of the current Zimbabwe tourists

England v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, Day One Thousands of northern prayers were answered when Chester-le-Street's first day of Test cricket dawned fine

Alec Stewart became England's second-highest run-scorer in Tests, and Anthony McGrath took his average after two matches to 137, as England completed the first day of Test cricket at Durham in a predictably dominant position

It is little wonder that the 50th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation was such a low-key affair

Lt-Colonel John Stephenson, the secretary of MCC from 1987 to 1993, died yesterday at his home in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Hampshire Cricket has introduced a range of fun-filled activities for spectators to enjoy at the first Twenty20 Cup match on Friday 13th June

When Michael Vaughan was appointed the England one-day international captain, the glamour and excitement of leading his country out against Australia at Sydney or South Africa at Cape Town must have been at the forefront of his mind

Zimbabwe's coach, Geoff Marsh, has admitted that his team need to improve in all areas of their game if they are to salvage some pride in the second npower Test against England, which begins at Chester-le-Street on Thursday

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston Scorecard Kenya's World Cup hero, Collins Obuya, scored an unbeaten 55 on his Championship debut, and Dougie Brown added a stubborn 40 late in the day to give Warwickshire the honours after

Steve Harmison, who endured a nervy start to his international career during this winter's Ashes, has thanked Nasser Hussain for his advice and support at critical moments

Test matches in England may be forced to start at 10.30am next season, in a bid to keep the full day's play live on television

The exciting finish hoped for in the match between Middlesex and the Zimbabwean tourists at Shenley Park did not quite materialise, although the final session was never without interest