Cricket News

New Zealand's players at the ICC Champions Trophy next month are not affected by the contracts issue which has resulted in an impassed between the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and the International Cricket Council

With Somerset losing both openers in the post tea session, the match is delicately poised, as Hampshire seek that vital victory to pull them away from the relagation mire.

Eleven points

Hampshire left-arm spinner Charlie van der Gucht is set to play his first match in 13 months tomorrow (SAT), after suffering career-threatening injuries in a road traffic accident in west London last July

Hampshire's Young Cricketers are through to the quarter-finals of the ECB Under-19 County Championship

Somerset's England star Marcus Trescothick was back at the County Ground this afternoon catching up on some of the mountain of letters that are sent to the ground for him

There is another week of Norwich Union League action all the way with this round of matches taking place on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Cricket fans were today warned to think twice before attempting to buy tickets through unauthorised channels for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 in South Africa

Shiv Sunder Das completed 250 as India extended their total to an imposing 516 before being bowled out at Chelmsford

Former England batsman Darren Maddy starred in an otherwise mundane Leicestershire reply after Surrey reached 540 in their first innings at Grace Road

TANGIER-- With their backs to the wall, Sri Lanka played with a lot of guts to inflict a numbing 93-run defeat on South Africa, earning a bonus point in the bargain and are on top of the table to wit

Hampshire Under-17s crashed out of the ECB County Championships after losing by five wickets to Surrey YCs at Reigate yesterday (THURS).

I think England played very well at Trent Bridge in the second Test against India

Nasser Hussain was not flinging idle praise around when he termedMichael Vaughan's 197 one of the best innings he had ever seen fromthe blade of an English bat

SYDNEY - The Australian Cricket Board wants to play Pakistan in Octoberat a neutral venue rather than have the series postponed, chiefexecutive James Sutherland said today.

Centuries from Mark Butcher and Ali Brown ensured an imposing start for Surrey, as the Championship leaders' latest match got under way at Leicester

Somerset ended the first day of their championship relegation battle against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl just about in front, after a day in which they were once again indebted to their middle order batsmen

On their Independence Day, Pakistan came back into the Morocco Cup 2002 with an emphatic display of batting, and quality bowling for a comfortable win against Sri Lanka

No New Zealand players are directly affected by requirements to forgo personal sponsorships before the ICC Champions Trophy but they have not yet signed tournament contracts as a matter of principle

Pakistan face Sri Lanka Wednesday in the second match of the Morocco Cup knowing how important it is for them to pick the maximum points to stay on course for Aug 21 final