Cricket News

The English domestic season will begin earlier than ever before in 2012 with the first round of County Championship matches starting on April 5

Keith Bradshaw, the former MCC chief executive, has taken up the top job with South Australia following his decision to stand down from his role at Lord's which he held for five years

Although the English winter is drawing in there is still plenty happening around the county circuit. During the off-season, ESPNcricinfo will keep you up to date with major developments, news and the odd quirky story

Test cricket could see its first day/night fixture as soon as January next year after the MCC said it was in discussions with Cricket New Zealand

Keith Bradshaw, the former Tasmania cricketer who became the first Australian secretary and chief executive of MCC, has announced he will returning home for personal reasons after almost five years in the job

Lord's have been awarded the 2012 Test against West Indies, which was put back out to tender

Lie detectors should not be used to investigate corruption in cricket as many courts around the world refuse to recognise their validity, according to the international players' chief Tim May

Andrew Strauss has said he would be "absolutely" willing to undergo a lie-detector test if it was decided that they were the way forward in combating corruption in the sport

Steve Waugh has undergone a lie-detector test to show how the system could be used to help track down players involved in fixing cricket matches

Kumar Sangakkara will deliver the eleventh MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on July 4 2011

As part of the ongoing Wisden City Cup, a promising young cricketer from outside the existing structure of the counties and ECB Premier Leagues will be fast-tracked into a potential career as a professional cricketer this summer

The prospect of floodlit Test cricket may come a step closer this week as the ICC Cricket Committee meet at Lord's

Phillip Hodson, a Yorkshire businessman and former Cambridge cricketer, will serve as the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, for a one-year term that starts on October 1

Rahul Dravid believes day/night Test cricket can be part of the future having experienced first-hand MCC's experiment with pink balls in Abu Dhabi

MCC wrapped up a 174-run victory with a day to spare against Nottinghamshire

The action reverted more to type in Abu Dhabi following the opening day clatter of wickets as MCC built an imposing 410-run lead against Nottinghamshire

The first day of the English domestic season may have been staged in the UAE desert of Abu Dhabi but wickets tumbled as though it was an early-spring green top back home

Hamid Hassan, the Afghanistan fast bowler, is preparing to represent MCC in Abu Dhabi and hopes he gets a chance to play in future World Cups

The MCC World Cricket Committee has made several proposals to help overcome match-fixing, including the use of lie detector tests and the legalisation of betting markets in India

The MCC World Cricket Committee has said that disputed low catches shouldn't be sent to the third umpire for adjudication because TV cameras rarely make the situation any clearer