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Rain restricted play at Taunton to just 1½ hours on Friday during which time Somerset scored some quick runs before declaring 276 ahead of Glamorgan

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Steve Tikolo, the Kenya captain, has pleaded with the Kenyan government to exempt his players from paying tax on their prize money for reaching the World Cup semi-finals

Steve Rixon, who coached New South Wales to the Pura Cup and domestic one-day Cup double last season, has been re-appointed coach for another year

Andy Caddick has been ruled out of the Test series against Zimbabwe after sustaining ligament damage in his right foot

Arch rivals Easton & Martyr Worthy and St Cross Symondians go head to head in an all-Winchester Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 derby at Cockets Mead tomorrow (SAT), 1 o'clock.

Billed as `twice the action; half the time', the new Twenty20 Cup cricket competition being launched at The Rose Bowl appears to be an appealing concept as over one thousand tickets have already been booked within the first week of sales.

The Southern Electric Premier Cricket League is facing a shortage of qualified umpires barely a week into the new season

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Clare Connor, the England women's cricket captain and Channel 4 cricket presenter, will lead her team The Braves in defence of their Super Fours title in Oxford on Saturday 17th May

Phil Tufnell, the winner of the reality TV show, I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me out of Here , is set to follow in the footsteps of the former England captain, David Gower, by becoming a team captain on the BBC One sports quiz They Think It's All Over

Two Southern Electric Premier League matches and at least eight Hampshire League County Division games have been called off due to Saints' involvement in the cup final tomorrow

In stark contrast to the fine weather on the first day of the match between Sussex and the Zimbabwe at Hove, the second day provided almost unrelieved drizzle

Successful New South Wales coach Steve Rixon will be on board with his championship-winning side for at least another 12 months.

All may not be lost for New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond who returned home to Christchurch from Sri Lanka today

Several New Zealand first-class cricketers are plying their wares in various leagues in England and the Netherlands but are still to make a significant impact

© AFP Spin bowling may be Indian cricket's traditional strength, but a decline in standards has prompted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to set up a panel of experts to revive what Jagmohan Dalmiya, the board president, called a

The history books tell a straightforward tale of Australia's rise from inadequacy to invincibility

The threat of being dropped has not weighed on Shoaib Akhtar's mind during the current Bank Alfalah Cup, according to the Pakistan captain, Rashid Latif

Kent v Middlesex, Canterbury Scorecard Kent's first win of the season was on the cards after their day of domination over Middlesex at Canterbury