Cricket News

Muttiah Muralitharan collected his 67th five-for to help Sri Lanka enforce the follow-on before Lasith Malinga knocked the fight out of India by removing both Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid near the end of the day

Malinga, Murali leave Sri Lanka sniffing win

21-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Amla named CSA cricketer of the year

Hashim Amla rounded off a remarkably consistent year with the bat by claiming top honours at the 2010 SA Cricket Awards on Tuesday evening

Board secretary, N Srinivasan, has been asked to present the financial details of the IPL to the income tax department in Mumbai today

Income Tax department summons BCCI secretary

Jesse Ryder's disrupted year has continued after a nagging elbow injury ruled him out of New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka

Elbow forces Ryder out of Sri Lanka trip

Hampshire have refused to include Kevin Pietersen for their Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Kent on Sunday

Kevin Pietersen snubbed by Hampshire

20-Jul-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Neil Carter left stranded after rescuing Warwickshire

There may be some awkward silences over breakfast and dinner at Boyd Rankin's house over the next few days

20-Jul-2010•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Butler 'unluckiest' to miss out on contract

Mark Greatbatch, the New Zealand coach, has singled out fast bowler Ian Butler as the "unluckiest player to miss out" on a central contract for the upcoming term

Essex batsman Ravi Bopara gave a timely reminder to the England selectors by scoring a fine century against leaders Yorkshire at Chelmsford

Bopara gives selectors another push

An unbeaten 137 from Mark Ramprakash and a century by captain Rory Hamilton-Brown helped Surrey into an imperious position as the hosts reached 430 for 5

Hamilton-Brown and Ramprakash flay Northamptonshire

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, making his Lancashire debut against his former county, survived a mini collapse today as the visitors reached 136 for 5 before rain ended play at 3pm

Lancashire limp on rain-hit day

Darren Stevens put the skids under Somerset after Kent had won the toss on the opening day of the County Championship match at Taunton

Stevens takes four to rattle Somerset

New Zealand secured a consolation six-wicket victory in the final one-day international at Lord's

McGlashan guides New Zealand to consolation victory

Rangana Herath, who hit a career best 80 not out in Sri Lanka's first-innings score of 520-8 declared, was confident of proving effective on a fourth day pitch

Sehwag's wicket is the key - Herath

20-Jul-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Barresi carries Netherlands to major victory

Netherlands secured their first one-day international victory against a Full Member nation as Wesley Barresi hit a match-winning 65 off 43 balls against Bangladesh in Glasgow

Dirk Nannes, the Australian left-arm quick, has warned young players about pinning all their aspirations on Twenty20

Nannes warns youngsters about Twenty20 riches

20-Jul-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Butt backs youngsters to kick back

Salman Butt believes his inexperienced team possesses the ability to defeat Australia if they can keep their heads straight

20-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Headingley

Ponting wants frontliners to front up

The paint has barely dried on the neutral honour board at Lord's, but already Ricky Ponting is hoping to get more from his bowlers at Headingley.

20-Jul-2010•Brydon Coverdale at Headingley

Morgan eager to take unexpected chance

Eoin Morgan wants to learn from the experience of his first two Test matches after Ian Bell's broken foot created an unexpected chance for him to push a claim for an Ashes spot