Cricket News

Kent kept alive their hopes of reaching the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals with a comfortable victory over Leicestershire in their Group C clash at Grace Road.

Kent keep semi hopes alive

Graham Wagg's last home game as a Derbyshire player ended in defeat after an impressive allround display by James Middlebrook took Northamptonshire to a five-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 victory

Allround Middlebrook downs Derby

Lancashire survived a major scare to secure a thrilling last-ball Clydesdale Bank 40 win over the Unicorns at Colwyn Bay on Monday

Lancashire scrape home against Unicorns

Half-centuries from Samit Patel and Chris Read helped Nottinghamshire Outlaws to a three-run victory over Durham Dynamos

Notts win sets up crunch match

Pakistan's former captain, Ramiz Raja, and the former coach, Geoff Lawson, have both spoken out in defence of Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Amir earns sympathy amid scandal

30-Aug-2010•Andrew Miller

Sussex on course for promotion after draw

Sussex remained on course for an immediate return to County Championship Division One after comfortably securing a draw against Glamorgan at Hove

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has promised "prompt and decisive" action if any players are found guilty of spot fixing

Lorgat promises strong action against fixers

The damaging contractual dispute between Cricket Kenya and the national squad appears to have been resolved, and it was announced on Monday that an agreement had been reached over new contracts

Kenya's contractual dispute resolved

The ICC's anti-corruption code, which lays out a very specific procedure that must be followed in the case of spot or match-fixing, leaves scope for leniency depending on the situation

ICC's anti-corruption code leaves scope for leniency

30-Aug-2010•Tariq Engineer

Ijaz Butt says players won't be suspended

Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, has insisted none of the players at the centre of spot-fixing allegations will be suspended until the police investigation comes up with some solid evidence

30-Aug-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi and Andrew Miller

New Zealand Cricket creates IPL window for players

An allocation of $65 million for grassroots funding is one of the salient features of an eight-year agreement between the New Zealand board, the players association and the six major domestic associations

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has said he is concerned about the long-term repercussions the match-fixing crisis could have on the country's cricketing establishment

Imran wants harsh punishment as deterrent

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said his team's performance in last year's Sydney Test would be tarnished if the match-fixing allegations are true

Fixing allegations could taint Sydney win - Ponting

Mazhar Majeed, the man at the centre of the spot-fixing scandal, has been released on bail without charge by Scotland Yard but will be questioned further at a later date

Mazhar Majeed released on bail

Glamorgan seamers James Harris and Huw Waters dragged their side back into contention by sharing six wickets in the County Championship promotion battle against Sussex at Hove

Glamorgan's seamers spark fightback

A valiant 71 not out from Australian Adam Voges was not enough to prevent Nottinghamshire Outlaws from slipping to their third Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat to dampen their hopes of reaching the semi-finals

Leicestershire edge thriller

It has emegered that "several" of Pakistan's players have been monitored by the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) for some time

Mazhar and players on ACSU lists

29-Aug-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Van Jaarsveld ton sets up Kent win

Martin van Jaarsveld was Kent's hero as his unbeaten century set up a 20-run win over Hampshire at Southampton

Worcestershire wrapped up a five-wicket win at home to Unicorns despite a fighting 91 from Josh Knappett

Knappett's lone hand goes in vain