Cricket News

Salman Butt, the mainstay of Pakistan's batting in the recently concluded World Twenty20, believed that his success during the event was based on understanding that the youngest format of the game was not about just slogging

Twenty20 has room for proper stroke-makers - Salman Butt

Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes England need to play five bowlers if they are to win an Ashes series in Australia for the first time since Mike Gatting's side did it over 20 years ago

Vaughan wants five-man attack for Ashes

Paul Wilson, the former Test fast bowler, has been added to Cricket Australia's national umpires panel for 2010-11

Paul Wilson promoted to national umpires panel

Graeme Swann was unveiled on Monday night as the ECB's Cricketer of the Year, following a remarkable 12 months in which his attacking offspin and hard-hitting lower-order batting have proved instrumental

Swann named as ECB Cricketer of Year

An exceptional hundred from Adam Lyth helped Yorkshire dominate day one of their County Championship Division One match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl as they reached stumps on 300 for 3

Lyth powers Yorkshire with 133

Kent, who slipped to the bottom of the First Division after their defeat at home to Durham last week, have come back so well that the return fixture at The Riverside may well provide them with instant revenge. At the end of day one, they lead by 184 runs

Kent bowlers destroy Durham

24-May-2010•Jon Culley at Chester-le-Street

Loye hundred punishes Surrey

Mal Loye made his first century since returning to Northamptonshire as the hosts' batsmen put them in charge on the first day of their County Championship Division Two encounter against Surrey at Wantage Road

Gloucestershire's batsmen got a little extra help from Derbyshire's bowlers but still failed to pass 250 on the opening day of their County Championship Division Two match at Derby

Gloucestershire benefit from 76 extras

Paul Nixon and Australia allrounder Andrew McDonald helped Leicestershire to their first batting bonus points in four games against top-of-the-table Glamorgan in their County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

Nixon and McDonald resist Glamorgan

Two wickets in the last 11 overs from captain Glen Chapple gave Lancashire a real boost on a hard-fought opening day of their County Championship Division One match against Essex at Old Trafford

ten Doeschate tilts the balance for Essex

Alfonso Thomas claimed five for 41, his best figures in this country, as Somerset bowled out Warwickshire for 127 on the opening day of their County Championship Division One clash at Taunton

Alfonso Thomas floors Warwickshire

Three Worcestershire batsmen made half-centuries but none were able to go on to make the most of ideal batting conditions on the first day of their County Championship Division Two tussle against Sussex at Hove

Worcestershire fail to build on starts

The Jamaica leg of South Africa's tour of West Indies has been shifted to Trinidad following the ongoing violence in Kingston which has now killed 44

Jamaica violence forces matches to Trinidad

Younis Khan, the former Pakistan captain who has been banned indifinitely by the PCB, denied having created any problems within the team and hoped to make a comeback to the national fold

'I was banned without being given a chance' - Younis

Cricket Ireland are aiming to fast-track the requalification of Ed Joyce in time for next year's World Cup

Ed Joyce hopes for early Ireland switch

A stunning late assault from Darren Sammy couldn't prevent South Africa sealing a 17-run victory set-up by fifties from Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis in a high-scoring game at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium

South Africa edge home despite Sammy heroics

24-May-2010•The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta

Nazimuddin, Faisal put Bangladesh A on track

Bangladesh A worked themselves into a position of comfort thanks to fighting knocks from Nazimuddin and Faisal Hossain who capitalised on the continued excellence from Syed Rasel and Suhrawadi Shuvo that earned them both five-wicket hauls

If all goes well for Usman Khawaja, he could be on a plane to England in July to face the country of his birth in a Test series. What's more he could fly the plane himself

Khawaja flying high after Australia-A call-up

24-May-2010•Brydon Coverdale

All-round Samuels helps Jamaica to clean sweep

USA captain Steve Massiah raised hopes of a win for the hosts but Jamaica won the second and final Twenty20 by 19 runs in Lauderhill