Cricket News

The England bowler James Kirtley has undergone surgery on the hand that he injured during training at Old Trafford last Saturday

Simon Jones and Mark Wallace have been named in a provisional squad for the E.C.B

Western Warriors recruit Paul Wilson has agreed to play club cricket with Melville for the next two seasons.

Clare Taylor MBE, England women's most experienced bowler and World Cup winner, has today become the first English woman to take 100 wickets in her test and one-day international career

It's time for reflection at the end of a long West Indies cricket season

Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has been recognised by his international peers as the cricketer of the year

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today named a provisional list of 20 players who will be considered for the National Academy in Adelaide this winter.

Leaders Surrey reached 191 for five on the rain-delayed first day of their Frizzell County Championship Match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston

What a splendid dog fight, or bear fight, or battle royal is going on at the top of Division One of the Norwich Union League

The Cricket Management Committee (CMC) of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appears to have pressed the selfdestruct button by announcing a complex and unimaginative 2002-2003 domestic schedule

Over the years, the Oval has built up a reputation of being a true track, one brimming over with runs for the batsmen

Devon Smith raced to a career best score as West Indies A made an explosive start to their tour match with Lancashire at Liverpool

On a day which was forecast to be thwarted by weather, Hampshire will be satisfied with their work on the first day of the Frizzell County Championship match against second-placed Leicestershire.

Somerset ended in a strong position at the end of the first day of their championship match against bottom of the table Yorkshire at Scarborough

Who could hit a cricket ball the greatest distance: Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Andre Adams, Chris Harris, Mathew Sinclair, Jacob Oram, Shane Bond

A short-term agreement to improve facilities at the Basin Reserve will see Test cricket retained at the ground this coming summer, with a longer term undertaking made by Wellington Stadium officials for a more substantial upgrade having been accepted

The Transco Lancashire League is proving to be a very successful one for the South Africans playing in England during what must be described as one of the wettest summers for a few years

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that white bails(instead of black) will be used on the normal black stumps for the remainingthree matches of the NatWest Series.

Queenstown will join New Zealand's list of international venues by hosting a One-Day international against India next year, while a Super Max International will also feature on the tour

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Lt