Cricket News

Nazmus Sadat scored an unbeaten century to inspire Bangladesh A to a 26 run victory over Zimbabwe A in first one-day match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, doesn't want to think about a worst-case scenario as he recovers from his latest back injury

Bob Woolmer was satisfied with the performance of his bowlers after restricting England A to 268 for 3 in good batting conditions

The first women'sTwenty20 international in Australia will take place this October at Brisbane when the home side take on New Zealand

Joey Carew, the West Indies chief selector, has described Brian Lara's reaction, following the 1-0 Test series loss to India, as "unnecessary"

A round-up of Thursday's Twenty20 matches

Ben Hilfenhaus, the Tasmania fast bowler, will replace Mitchell Johnson for the match against India A on Saturday at the TIO Stadium in Darwin

Sachin Tendulkar scored his third century in four matches for Lashings as he and Aravinda de Silva formed the backbone of the 26-run victory against Taunton School Invitational XI

After the world-record pasting they received two days ago, this was a spirited display from the Netherlands, but Sri Lanka were again barely stretched as they finally brought their tour to a close with a 55-run win at Amstelveen

Friends and former team-mates have said their final farewells to Fred Trueman whose funeral took place this afternoon at Bolton Abbey Priory, North Yorkshire

Cricket South Africa and the United Cricket Board have named their umpires panels for the next season

A round-up of Wednesday's Twenty20 matches

The England captaincy is a hot potato at present, with the selectors frantically juggling their options until such time as Michael Vaughan's knee comes back to life. Away from the spotlight at Canterbury, however, Robert Key was demonstrating that leaders

India A turned in a sound allround performance to humble Pakistan A by 130 runs in their limited-overs match in the Top End Series in Darwin

Young talent from Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa will be on display in the 12-day Emerging Players tournament beginning July 10 at Brisbane

After months of speculation as to his availability Michael Vaughan, the England captain, has been ruled out of England's tour of Australia in November

A round-up of Wednesday's Twenty20 matches

Pakistan fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan will miss the first Test against England at Lord's after his coach Bob Woolmer confirmed that he wasn't ready to go ahead with a proposed fitness test at Canterbury

The Dolphins have decided to pull out of the Duleep Trophy, India's first-class zonal tournament, because of clashing schedules

Sachin Tendulkar's return from injury continued with 98 for Lashings against Middleton on Sunday