Cricket News

A fifth-wicket stand of 151 between Ed Joyce, who batted more than six hours for his 117, and Abdul Razzaq (81) took Middlesex to safety at Chelmsford

New Zealander Neal Parlane will replace Kenya opener Kennedy Otieno as BAT Sports' overseas player in the ECB Southern Electric Premier League this summer.

England's selectors met at Edgbaston yesterday

The Twenty20 Cup is the most exciting new feature of the 2003 county cricket season which starts tomorrow (Friday 18 April) with the first round of Frizzell County Championship fixtures

Tractor Towing Covers The practice of using a tractor towing the covers to drive across the match pitch is not allowed - it is not within cricket Law, and ICC do not allow it in their regulations

It's about as surprising as hearing of another Ashes defeat for England, but Nasser Hussain has been confirmed as England's Test captain for the coming summer

Burridge's worst fears have been confirmed by Zimbabwe's selection of all-rounder Gary Brent in their squad for the One-Day International Cricket Series against England and South Africa this summer.

Two low scores for Matthew Hayden in the Guyana Test means he has lost the top place in the PwC Test ratings that he has held since October last year

Alec Stewart, the veteran of 170 one-day internationals, has informed the chairman of selectors, David Graveney, that he thinks the time is right for England to look for a new wicket-keeper in the build-up to the 2007 World Cup

Shaun Udal received a Hampshire record £241,000 cheque from Hampshire Cricket Members Club President Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, following his benefit year in 2002.

It is with huge disappointment that Middlesex have today, following a meeting, received a letter from Phil Tufnell stating that he has decided to retire from the First-Class game

England all-rounder Craig White is expected to be out of international cricket for three months after undergoing a rib operation

Durham County Cricket Club's Frizzell County Championship fixture against Worcestershire on 14-17 May will be played at Grangefield Road, Stockton CC

It was always known that Hampshire would have a new captain this season, but now it has been confirmed that John Crawley will be the man to do the job

Ensuring a consistency of competition on an annual basis is high on the list of women's cricket's international wish list

John Crawley has been named Hampshire's captain for the 2003 season, finally bringing to an end the speculation and conjecture over the appointment to replace Shane Warne.

Five of England's contracted players, Mark Butcher, Andy Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard and Marcus Trescothick, will be available to their counties for the opening round of Frizzell County Championship matches starting on April 18

On Wednesday 16th April at 4.00 pm Ronnie Irani will receive the Freedom of the City of London in an ancient ceremony, dating back to 1237, held at the Guildhall, London

Instead, the former coach of South Africa and Warwickshire will continue his consultancy role for the International Cricket Council (ICC)

Hampshire announced this morning the signing of Pakistan all-rounder Wasim Akram as their second overseas player