Cricket News

Jayanda Dharmadasa, Sri Lanka Cricket's chairman, has been strongly condemned by the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) for using abusive language towards the Editor of the Lakbima newspaper during a recent press conference.

The Kensington Oval will have a test run before the ground is handed over to the ICC in February

New Zealand officials are prepared to bite the bullet and axe several senior players, according to a report in the New Zealand Herald

A couple of days before the first one-day international, as the Indian team went through their paces at different parts of Kingston's Chedwin Park, Mohammad Kaif and Ian Frazer were involved in an animated session on the concrete pitch at a remote corner

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

The rankings might suggest a cosmic difference between the two sides, but, as the first one-dayer showed, West Indies had it in them to fight tooth and nail

Upul Tharanga's fine form continued as he thumped a timely ton for the Sri Lankans in their tour match against Sussex at Hove

Sanath Jayasuriya has said that he is optimistic that he will get a chance to play for Sri Lanka in England, despite being effectively ruled out of contention for the second Test

Nottinghamshire's Chris Read has been given a suspended one-match ban by the ECB as a result of his boundary bust-up with Mushtaq Ahmed at Hove earlier in the month

Former TV-AM presenter Nick Owen has been appointed as the next president of Derbyshire, succeeding Trevor Bowring in March next year

Zimbabwe Cricket's interim board, who were appointed for six months last January, have been granted a two-month extension to their tenure

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 25-man England Development Squad (EDS) for this summer's international season.

Derek Underwood, the former England left-arm spinner, has urged the selectors to persist with Monty Panesar this summer

A 29-member preliminary squad for Pakistan A's tour of Australia was announced on Thursday by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

The move of Beau Casson, the left-arm wrist spinner, from Western Australia to New South Wales is under threat after Cricket Australia set a grievance tribunal hearing for May 29

Sachin Tendulkar is certain to undergo a fitness test on May 23, Niranjan Shah, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, confirmed yesterday

The Jamaicans pride themselves in producing a batsman like Chris Gayle, someone who embodies their carefree attitude, someone who bats in a higher gear, someone who can instill fear into a bowler's mind

Zimbabwe crushed Bermuda by 194 runs at Queen's Park Oval in a low-key dress rehearsal for Saturday's tournament final

Makhaya Ntini has won the Mutual & Federal South African Cricketer of the Year award for the second year running