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Virender Sehwag provided spectators with something to smile about at Derby, although there wasn't much else to watch besides the scintillating right-hander as the Indians' tour match ended in a predictable draw.

Yorkshire stand in the way of Somerset's bid to retain the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, as both sides seek solace in Saturday's showpiece Lord's final after suffering disappointing seasons.

India recovered from a poor start to take the first day honours in their tour match at Derby

Former England captain Michael Atherton has backed Mark Butcher to be the next captain of the national team

Of the four grounds to host Test matches in this series, Headingley must have been least favourite to witness an Indian win

As the Sun Bank Under 15 Championships reached their climax at Shenley Cricket Club, Ralph Dellor spoke to those involved and some of the famous names in attendance

Nottinghamshire batsman Kevin Pietersen is likely to miss the rest of the English season after fracturing a shin bone

© CricInfo The Indian performance at Headingley has been nothing short of magnificent

Glamorgan Dragons have taken another step towards the Norwich Union League Division One title with a five-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Colwyn Bay

It took 13 balls on the final morning of this Test for Nasser Hussain to reach his twelfth Test century, his fifth as England captain and his fourth against India as he led England's resistance at Headingley

The death knell is a familiar sound for English cricket

Warwickshire Bears sustained their slim hopes of taking the Norwich Union League title with an eight-wicket victory over Somerset Sabres at Taunton, thanks largely to an unbroken stand of 116 in 20 overs between Shaun Pollock and Dominic Ostler

Northamptonshire Steelbacks' promotion hopes were dealt a blow as Essex Eagles secured a four-wicket victory at Colchester in division two of the Norwich Union League

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have reached agreement for the staging of One-Day Internationals and Test Matches at Trent Bridge from 2003 to 2011

At the outset of the fourth day, England were harbouring hopes of a resolute last wicket partnership between Alec Stewart and Matthew Hoggard to reduce the massive deficit and to use up some valuable time

The ECB announced today that the Board has signed the Participating Nations Agreement for the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 and that following discussions with Player Representatives the basis for an agreement on Player rights for the Tournament has been

Any feeling of anti-climax as Sachin Tendulkar failed to reach a double century was quickly dispelled in a flurry of runs and wickets as India moved towards a declaration, and then what has become an uncharacteristic England collapse in the face of

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced a 13-man squad for the three-match one-day international series against India which starts in Bristol on Tuesday 27 August.

Just under an hour's play was lost at the start of the second morning of the third npower Test at Headingley, but the Indian batsmen more than made up for lost time with a spectacular display of batting skills while the England bowlers laboured in

The England and India cricket teams will join together tomorrow (Saturday) in observing a minute's silence in honour of the tragic deaths of the 10-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.