Cricket News

MCC has been granted a Royal Charter, so easing the fears of its members that they could become liable should the club's redevelopment plans ever run into financial difficulties.

With India and Pakistan set to face-off in a bilateral series for the first time in five years, Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore is excited

Brendon McCullum has been left with the dual role of uniting a fractured New Zealand unit and overseeing the integration of new players. With a brave face, he's accepted both tasks

Ramnaresh Sarwan will take over Leicestershire's four-day captaincy from Matthew Hoggard for next season

Piyush Chawla believes the Indian batting hasn't failed, the bowling unit has been doing well, and that there is no need to panic.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is in talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board about a short tour to the country next month

David Harker, chief executive at Durham, will step down from his role in May to pursue a private business venture.

The appearance of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels created a great buzz and expectation around the cavernous ANZ Stadium but the match was as lacklustre as the crowd, as the Renegades relegated the Thunder to their second loss

Ryan ten Doeschate, the Netherlands allrounder, handed Northern Districts their first loss of the tournament as his half-century set up a comfortable win for Otago in Hamilton

Australia Women's openers scored quick half-centuries that laid a platform which helped their team chase New Zealand's formidable total with 20 balls to spare

James Anderson removed India's brittle top order to leave them tottering on 87 for 4 at the close - a scoreline that included failures for Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar - in reply to England's 330

Believe it or not, Ricky Ponting appears already to have mellowed. Little more than a week into his retirement from international duty, Ponting admitted he quite enjoyed getting to a Test match right on the appointed 10.30am start time rather than two hou

Gary Putland was taken for 15 from the final over of the night as Brisbane Heat thrillingly overhauled the Adelaide Strikers in the BBL match at Adelaide Oval

Phillip Hughes and David Warner, then Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey steered the Australians through the day safely to reach stumps at 4 for 299

The WICB is preparing to launch its own franchise-based Twenty20 league in 2013 and they have finalised an agreement with a Barbados-based merchant bank for funding the competition

Pakistan have roped in former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as batting consultant, and also appointed a psychologist, to prepare for the India tour

India beat Pakistan by 29 runs to lift the inaugural T20 World Cup for the Blind in Bangalore, in front of a vociferous crowd

Kevin Pietersen described the Nagpur pitch as "the toughest I have played Test cricket on" after the first day of the final Test against India

BBL officials were forced to clarify the match result from Wednesday night's clash after confusion clouded the Melbourne Stars 10-wicket win.

A round-up of Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 matches played on December 13, 2012