Cricket News

Alec Stewart fell just one run short of a century as Surrey ran up a formidable total on the first day of the Frizzell County Championship season against Sussex

Somerset captain Jamie Cox was back at the County Ground earlier today just a few hours after he landed back in England with his new wife Helen and six-month-old son Lachlan

To start the new season with a farewell to one of my trustiest team-mates is sad

After the impressive batting display against Hampshire at the County Ground yesterday the Somerset players have been involved with a mixture of activities today

Alec Stewart wants his England place back - and believes a winter off has refreshed him and sharpened his appetite to return to the international fray

England's selectors have named the 18 player training squad, from which a final 14 players will be chosen to represent their country in the inaugural women's international one-day triangular tournament against India and New Zealand this summer

The Sri Lanka team will leave for England on the 21st of April 2002, on board Flight UL 505 to London, which is scheduled to depart from the Bandaranaike International Airport at 02:30 hours (2:30 a.m) and arrive at Heathrow Airport, London, at 0845

Somerset continued their build-up to the new season with an impressive batting display to score 365 from their 50 overs against a strong Hampshire side at the County Ground today before the rain set in mid afternoon to prevent the visitors commencing

Hampshire select from the same 12 that travelled to Taunton for a one day friendly, for their opening Division I, Frizzell County Championship match against Kent at Canterbury on Friday-Monday 19th-22nd April 2002.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the introduction of a Fixed Penalty disciplinary system for the coming season for registered County players

Surrey and Sussex will hold a two-minute silence in memory of all-rounders Ben Hollioake and Umer Rashid before their first Frizzell County Championship match at The Oval on Friday.

Steve James` Benefit Committee announced today that the sum of £160,287.63 was raised during Steve`s Benefit Year in 2001

Somerset coach Kevin Shine has named a strong side that includes Peter Bowler, Richard Johnson and Rob Turner for the one day match against Hampshire at the County Ground tomorrow

The new English season has begun

James Adams, the Hampshire left-handed opening batsman, struck two centuries in the match for his University Centre of Cricket Excellence side in the opening fixtures to the 2002 season

Somerset chief executive Peter Anderson was quick to defend county cricket in response to an article by former Lancashire and England player Michael Atherton that appeared in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday

St Cross Symondians left-hander Jimmy Adams and South Wilts left-arm pace bowler James Tomlinson - two of Hampshire's rising young cricket stars - produced stunning performances for their respective university sides in the season's opening county

Somerset ended the second day still in control of their three-day match against Cardiff UCCE at Millfield School

Along with a hard core of Somerset supporters, chief executive Peter Anderson braved the elements to watch his team play against Cardiff UCCE at Millfield School this weekend

A veritable pot of gold awaits the champion team when the Rainbow Nation hosts next year's ICC Cricket World Cup