Cricket News

Essex have signed Australian legspinner Bryce McGain until the end of the current county season

Essex sign Bryce McGain

Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's captain, has questioned the way the ICC Test rankings work

Sangakkara questions ICC Test rankings

23-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Scotland U-19s scramble to last ball win against Ireland

Scotland pulled off a last-ball win against Ireland in Belfast on the opening day of the European Under-19 Championships, while Netherlands and Jersey registered easy wins against Guernsey and Denmark respectively

Mohammad Aamer produced another precocious spell of fast and aggressive swing bowling to nip Australia's second-innings revival in the bud on the third morning at Headingley

Pakistan close in on rare Aussie victory

23-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Mortaza, Siddons contrasting in tour assessment

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza and coach Jamie Siddons had contrasting views on the side's tour of England

Having relinquished wicketkeeping duties in Test cricket, Brendon McCullum is looking to reinvent his role in the New Zealand side by moving up the order as an unorthodox opener in the longest format

McCullum eyes opening spot in Tests

Scott Styris will return to Northern Districts for the 2010-11 domestic season after playing for Auckland Aces for the past five seasons.

Scott Styris returns to Northern Districts

A disciplined performance from Jamaica's bowlers, followed by Xavier Marshall's half-century, was too much for Leeward Islands to overcome

Marshall fifty steers Jamaica to victory

The inaugural Caribbean T20 had a low-key beginning in a fairly one-sided encounter at the Kensington Oval in Barbados

Bowlers, Barath seal easy win for T&T

It's 103 years since a team won a Test having been bowled out for 88 or less in the first innings of the match

Australia chase another great escape

22-Jul-2010•Brydon Coverdale at Headingley

Shane Watson swings to career-best haul

Shane Watson cannot be expected to carry the pace attack and then jog inside, pad up and battle the new ball

22-Jul-2010•Brydon Coverdale at Headingley

Tremlett burst seals crushing win

A burst of three wickets in nine balls from Chris Tremlett saw Surrey wrap up victory by an innings and 175 runs against Northamptonshire at The Oval

Derbyshire opener Wayne Madsen was denied a batting 'hat-trick' as Worcestershire's bowlers hit back on a rain interrupted day in their County Championship Division Two clash at the County Ground

Madsen keeps Derbyshire level

England Under-19s made steady progress on a rain-interrupted second day to finish 32 runs behind Sri Lanka Under-19s in the first Test at Northampton

Javid and Rafiq give England control

Ravi Bopara's second century of the match and an unbeaten 90 from Alastair Cook put Essex firmly in control of their battle against County Championship leaders Yorkshire at Chelmsford

Bopara's second ton keeps Essex on top

Robert Croft created history by becoming the first player Glamorgan player to achieve the 1,000-wicket, 10,000-run double in county cricket on the second day of their County Championship clash against Leicestershire at Swansea

Croft reaches county landmark

Superb bowling by James Anderson and Glen Chapple put Lancashire in a strong position at Chester-le-Street, only for rain to restrict play to 21 overs on the third day

Bowlers dominate rain-interrupted day

Not a ball was bowled on the third day of Somerset's County Championship match against Kent at Taunton. Rain started to fall about 15 minutes before the scheduled 11am start and several heavy showers followed.

Rain destroys third day at Taunton

Andrew Strauss was dismissed for just eight as Middlesex fought to stay in the game against Sussex in a weather-affected County Championship Division Two match at Uxbridge

Allround Wright keeps Sussex fighting