Cricket News

The England & Wales Cricket Board is trying to persuade Australia to play three ODIs in England next summer as it attempts to recoup the financial losses stemming from the decision to boycott Zimbabwe during the World Cup

In front of a packed Old Trafford and in a cacophony of blaring horns that was more Lahore than Lancashire, the exuberance of England's youth gave way to naivety, as Pakistan took control of the first match of the NatWest Challenge

Gary Palmer, who has been Austria's coach since 2001, was in Vienna again last weekend, helping to put the training squad, from whom the squad for the 2003 ECC Notts Sport® Trophy will be selected, through their paces

Glamorgan lost their opening game in the Twenty20 competition, losing to Northants at Cardiff by 23 runs

Hampshire Academy bounced back from last week's mauling by BAT to emphatically beat Bournemouth - currently in third place in the Southern Electric Premier League - at Chapel Gate, in their first experience of saturday

Bashley (Rydal) posted a thumping 266-6 declared against Andover, but ended up hanging on to salvage a draw as their ECB Southern Electric Premier League rivals came within two runs of forcing a remarkable win at the BCG.

England's leading run-scorers Charlotte Edwards (Kent) and Claire Taylor (Berkshire) will lead their Super Fours teams to the final round of matches next weekend with just one point separating them

Glamorgan have several injury concerns as they prepare for a hectic ten days of cricket with the Twenty20 competition starting on Monday evening as Northamptonshire visit Sophia Gardens

Somerset Sabres recorded a much needed National League victory, their second of the season when they beat the Scottish Saltires at the County Ground in Taunton but it was a close run thing

BAT Sports remain top of the ECB Southern Electric Premier League after forcing a tame draw against arch championship rivals Havant.

Former Hampshire wicketkeeper Adrian Aymes cracked 128 - but finished on the losing Hursley Park side as Sparsholt chased 276 to win by eight wickets at The Quarters

Dion Ebrahim led Zimbabwe to only their second win of the tour with an assured 81 not out as they made up for Friday's embarrassing loss with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ireland at Woodvale Road in Eglinton

Essex 182 lost to Warwickshire 307 for 5 by 125 runs at Chelmsford Scorecard Ian Bell continued his return to from with a quickfire century and five wickets as Warwickshire won their first NUL game of the season in style against Essex at

Little play was possible on the opening day of the three-day tour game between the West Indies Cricket Board's President's XI and Sri Lanka at Arnos Vale

Rashid Latif today called on Pakistan supporters to behave themselves during the NatWest Challenge against England, starting at Old Trafford on Tuesday

Jimmy Adams blazed a century to rescue the Hampshire Academy from a worrying 100-5 and set up a crushing 130-run victory over ECB Southern Electric Premier League rivals Portsmouth at the Rose Bowl.

New Milton all-rounder Ryan Beck came in at eight to hit an undefeated 77 and haul his side from the brink of defeat to a dramatic one-wicket Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 win at Waterlooville

1948 The first signs of greatness from a side that would later be known as The Invincibles

There is live online ball-by-ball commentary of the Wales-England one-day international taking place today at Sophia Gardens (June 14th)

Jermaine Lawson has been ruled out of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka with a bad back - and not due to his suspect bowling action