Cricket News

A report in today's Times claims that the Professional Cricketers' Association is so angry with the decision to allow two overseas players per county in 2005 that its members are considering strike action

On the final day of the latest round of Championship matches, there were wins for Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Durham, while Northants batted out a draw with Gloucestershire

Darren Gough will make his debut for Essex, as the latest round of County Championship matches get underway

The ongoing battle over the way English domestic cricket should be run shifted back towards the counties and away from the England & Wales Cricket Board with the announcement that a county-dominated review group would look at the way ahead

Ian Botham, the former England allrounder and now TV commentator, has called for Nasser Hussain to retire from international cricket to let the younger players come through

Glamorgan took advantage of Hampshire's inactivity to go top of Division One after their third win in three outings, while in Division Two Leicestershire also lead the way with a 100% record after three matches

There were draws across the board on the final day of the latest round of county matches, although some were more exciting than others

For the latest round of County Championship matches, many counties should be strengthened by the return of their members of England's one-day squad, who fly home from the Caribbean tonight.

The Hampshire allrounder, Dimitri Mascarenhas, has been found guilty of a level II breach of conduct, after an outburst against umpire Nigel Llong during the National League match against Essex on Sunday

A round-up of matches in the second round of the C&G Trophy

The vultures are circling round Darren Gough

Glamorgan took advantage of Hampshire's inactivity to go top of Division One after their third win in three outings, while in Division Two Leicestershire also lead the way with a 100% record after three matches

In the latest round of totesport League matches, Shane Warne was in winning form with the ball for Hampshire, while Stuart MacGill wrapped up Nottinghamshire's rout of Yorkshire

Unless you happened to be a Leicestershire batsman, this week's round of county matches were draws from the moment they were conceived

With the likes of JK Lever, Neil Foster, John Childs and Peter Such helping out behind the scenes at Essex, you would have thought the bowling department was sorted, but, on today's evidence, that was far from the case

A wretched 24 hours for the England & Wales Cricket Board which started with the resignation of Des Wilson, ended with the news that its plans for the reform of domestic cricket being rejected by the county chairmen

It is one of the never-ending frustrations of this game that even when the sun is shining there is no play

England's selectors have withdrawn five of their Test specialists from county duty until May 3, as they plan ahead for next month's first Test against New Zealand

On the fourth day of the latest round of Championship matches, Kent successfully chased 429 for victory over Worcestershire, while Middlesex beat Surrey by six wickets

Ronnie Irani will miss Essex's season opener against Yorkshire next week as he continues to recover from knee surgery