Cricket News

In nicely overcast conditions, and with the pitch expected to give the faster bowlers some help, as it always does at Southampton, the West Indies did the correct thing first

In a pleasant match, played from Zimbabwe's viewpoint against the backdrop of the country's crucial elections, the touring team beat Somerset at Taunton by 21 runs with eight balls to spare

Nottinghamshire Outlaws went to the top of the Norwich Union National Cricket League Second Division with a hard-fought victory at Trent Bridge

Gloucestershire Gladiators moved up to third in National League Division One on Saturday, with a 51 run victory over the Yorkshire Phoenix

Graeme Hick played himself back into form with a match-winning 101 as his Worcestershire side overcame Somerset by four runs in a National League top-of-the-table match at Taunton

Thanks to rain, which wiped out all but 11 balls from the pre-lunch session, the match was doomed to be a draw

The Surrey Lions eased their way to victory over the Warwickshire Bears under lights last night at Edgbaston

Rain ruined the prospect of the match between the Universities and the Zimbabwean tourists reaching a conventional finish

England Women produced another encouraging result in their preparations for the CricInfo Women's World Cup as they beat South Africa by 9 wickets in a rain-affected match at Trent Bridge

A career-best score and a brilliant runout by Melissa Reynard saw the England women's team to a 20-run victory in a low scoring match against South Africa at Chelmsford yesterday

It was a good day for the Universities, and especially their 20-year-old left-hander Joe Porter of the Oxford Universities, fresh from three consecutive first-class fifties

A most accomplished batting performance by Middlesex, led by a splendid innings from their captain Justin Langer, set a target which appeared far too daunting for Nottinghamshire in this third round NatWest Trophy clash which gave Middlesex an

Zimbabwe emphasised their fast-improving form on their tour of England by inflicting a record defeat on Gloucestershire in the Vodafone Challenge match at Gloucester

A Craig White hat-trick won this National League match for the Yorkshire Phoenix

Gloucestershire are facing one of the heaviest defeats in their history after closing the third day of the Vodafone Challenge Series match with Zimbabwe in Gloucester on 98-4 in their second innings

The West Indies, through their captain, Jimmy Adams, have not only extended their overnight lead from 157, but have certainly put themselves in a position to win this 1st Test match

The gloomiest prognosis for the rest of this series must have England being systematically out-played and heading toward an overwhelming defeat

Zimbabwe strengthened their hold on the Vodafone Challenge match with Gloucestershire when they reduced the home side to 146-7 at the close of the second day's play in reply to their 568

The period between lunch and tea brought new headaches for England

The fat lady tuned up early in the game, perhaps when the West Indies led on the 2nd day bu 157, but only started singing at 6:15pm on the 3rd afternoon, for it was then that the West Indies won their 1st Test match away from home since February