Cricket News

Any hope of play was abandoned at 1pm on the first day of Durham's match against Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street following 24 hours of heavy rain

England's Under-19 cricketers are facing the problem of how to contain a powerful West Indies outfit which is already 289 runs ahead with five wickets still standing

With the help of two valuable partnerships, Gloucestershire, having decided to make first use of a slow pitch at Lord's, were able to end the rain-affected first day's play, in which 44 overs were lost, on an impressive 198 for two

The England women's Under-19 cricket team will play Holland, Ireland and Scotland's senior teams in The European Cup at Bradfield College, Reading which starts tomorrow and finishes on Sunday 12th August

A dramatic collapse, which saw Nottinghamshire slump from 73-0 to be all out for 149, typified their recent form and snuffed out any lingering hopes of a late-season push towards the promotion places

Alan Mullally produced his best figures of the season with perfect timing as the England selectors prepare to consider their side for the Fourth Test next week

Sussex CCC are pleased to announce that Jason Lewry has been awarded a Benefit for the 2002 season

Sussex were in the driving seat at the close on the first day against Australia after rattling up 355-4 declared from 81 overs before reducing the tourists to 19-2 by stumps

Graham Thorpe will wait until the end of this week before making a decision about his fitness for the Fourth Test at Headingley beginning on August 16

Sat 2-Mon 4 v Otago at Carisbrook, Dunedin Thu 7-Sat 9 v Canterbury at Christchurch Wed 13-Sun 17 v CLEAR Black Caps 1st Test at Jade Stadium, Christchurch Thu 21-Mon 25 v CLEAR Black Caps 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington

The Second Xl Trophy final between Somerset 2nd XI and Surrey 2nd XI will be played on Monday 10 September (reserve day Tuesday 11 September) at the County Ground, Taunton.

Rob Turner and Richard Johnson rescued title-challenging Somerset with an eighth-wicket stand of 109 on an action-packed second day of the CricInfo Championsip match with Leicestershire at Taunton

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) projects that £3.6m will be injected into cricket development over the next five years, thanks to partnership funding sourced from Sport England's Active Sports scheme and The Cricket Foundation

Lancashire chief executive Jim Cumbes admitted today that he was "surprised" by Bobby Simpson's announcement that he will leave the club as coach at the end of this season

Mike Burns returned career-best figures of 5-50 as Somerset enjoyed the better of the opening day at Taunton

Middlesex are aiming to bounce back from their first CricInfo Championship defeat of the season when they entertain Gloucestershire at Lord's tomorrow

Left-arm seamer Kenroy Peters took a hat-trick for West Indies to rip the heart out of the England middle order on the second day of the Under-19 test at Grace Road, Leicester.

Adam Gilchrist is to stand in as captain of Australia in place of the injured Steve Waugh

Worcestershire paceman Kabir Ali will miss the rest of the season after surgery on the dislocated collarbone he suffered in last week's Norwich Union League win over Durham.

Ian Bell and Michael Powell engineered a Warwickshire recovery at the Rose Bowl with an unbroken stand of 151 for the fourth wicket after Hampshire captain Robin Smith had chosen to field first in conditions which helped his array of seam and pace