Cricket News

Bangladesh made an inauspicious start to the one-day leg of their tour of the British Isles, as a second-string Sussex side hammered them by 149 runs at Hove

Bangladeshis slump to 149-run defeat

The BCCI voted unanimously to ratify the charges against the suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi at its special general body meeting in Mumbai today

BCCI ratifies charges against Modi

Shaun Tait broke the 100mph mark for the first time and shattered England's batting line-up to ensure Australia ended their lost series on a positive note, with a 42-run win at Lord's

Tait powers Australia to 42-run victory

03-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at Lord's

'4-1 win will give England Ashes edge' - Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh, the former Australian captain, has said a victory for England in the final ODI at Lord's on Saturday will give them a definite advantage leading into the Ashes later this year

South Africa have asked the ICC to take disciplinary action against West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn following his altercation with Dale Steyn during the third Test in Barbados

South Africa want disciplinary action against Benn

Mark Pettini has resigned as Essex captain with James Foster taking over the leadership in all formats

Mark Pettini resigns as Essex captain

Middlesex revived their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Friends Provident t20 after handing Sussex their third home defeat of the campaign

Middlesex victory keeps hopes alive

Jason Roy played his second match-winning Friends Provident t20 innings as Surrey beat Somerset by 38 runs at The Oval

Roy stars again as Surrey win

Late Boje blast earns Northants tie

Legspinner Imran Tahir took a hat-trick as Warwickshire bounced back from their championship humbling at Chester-le-Street with a five-wicket Friends Provident t20 win against Durham tonight

Tahir hat-trick fells Durham

Will Porterfield took 26 off an over from Chris Ashling while guiding Gloucestershire to an eight-wicket Friends Provident t20 victory over Glamorgan at Bristol

Porterfield guides Gloucestershire home

An extraordinary return of 3 for 5 by Isle of Wight-born spinner Danny Briggs eased Hampshire to an emphatic 45-run Friends Provident t20 win over Kent in Canterbury

Danny Briggs skittles Kent

Will Jefferson smashed 83 off only 33 balls to set Leicestershire on their way to a third consecutive away win and send Derbyshire crashing to a third straight Friends Provident t20 defeat

Jefferson powers Leicestershire win

Pakistan continued their successful trip to England as they cruised to a thumping 66-run win over Essex in their Twenty20 tour match at Chelmsford.

All-round Pakistan flatten Essex

02-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Pujara, Rahane power India A to important win

India A finally opened their account in the tri-series after two defeats with a comprehensive win against West Indies A at Grace Road

New Zealand wrapped up the Twenty20 series 2-1 with a nine-run win in a low-scoring match at Hove

New Zealand seal series with team effort

02-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Harbhajan Singh open to leadership role

Harbhajan Singh has said he would be willing to take up the role of captain or vice-captain if offered

The MCC World Cricket Committee fears for the future of Test cricket unless action is taken quickly to promote the traditional format

MCC calls for immediate day/night Tests