Cricket News

England's man of the match Ronnie Irani was thrilled with his team's win in the dress rehearsal for the NatWest Series Final at The AMP Oval

India have been beaten for the first time in the NatWest Series, after England completed an emphatic 64-run victory at The AMP Oval in the dress rehearsal for Saturday's final at Lord's

Hampshire Cricket chairman Rod Bransgrove has intimated to a packed members forum at the Rose Bowl on Sunday morning that Hampshire's new home has been earmarked to stage a one-day international as early as next season

Graeme Hick hit the 36th one-day century of his career as Worcestershire Royals marched to victory over Somerset Sabres in the first Division of the Norwich Union League at Taunton

Sri Lanka have beaten England by 23 runs to salvage a measure of pride in the NatWest triangular series

Worcestershire Royals moved back level on points with Warwickshire Bears at the top of the Norwich Union League Division One table thanks to an eight-wicket victory over Somerset Sabres at Taunton

Nasser Hussain calls his team performance clumsy while Jayasuriya says his team will try to win the next match against India too, even though they are out of the NatWest Finals.

England fast bowler James Kirtley had his involvement in the NatWest Series ended when he suffered a hand injury during a training session at Old Trafford prior to the match against Sri Lanka

After two comprehensive victories over the weekend against England and Sri Lanka in the ODI tri-series, I felt the only thing that could deprive the Indian team of a win is the flip side of English summer - rain

The ECB today announced the 12 players who will represent England Under-19in the first Test against India Under-19 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on 27-30 July 2002.

Bob Woolmer has confirmed that he is standing down as Warwickshire's first team coach at the end of the season.Woolmer does not wish to extend his contract, and will finish his second stint in charge of the Bears in September.

Nasser Hussain believes England have learned from Sachin Tendulkar's example after he scored a century in the washed-out NatWest match between England and India at Chester-le-Street

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have written to Yorkshire asking the club to explain the low attendance at the NatWest Series one-day international between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley on Tuesday.

Lancashire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce that the forthcoming England v Sri Lanka One Day International at Old Trafford is an 18,500 sell out

There is always a sense of occasion about one-day internationals at Chester-le-Street, which makes it doubly disappointing when the weather intervenes as it did here

England captain Nasser Hussain insists that England will persevere with Matthew Hoggard despite two below-par performances in the NatWest Series

Alec Stewart will become the first England player to make 150 appearances in one-day internationals tomorrow afternoon, when England meet India in the NatWest Series day-night match at Chester-le-Street.

India may have drawn first blood against England in their first NatWest encounter at Lord's on Saturday, but captain Sourav Ganguly is in no mood for complacency as he prepares his team for tomorrow's day-night match at Chester-le-Street.

Taking an early lead can always stand a team in very good stead and India have done well in going to the top of the table in the NatWest tri-series after the first round of matches

New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond is to play for Warwickshire in August