Cricket News

James Fitzgerald looks at the Netherlands side which is heading for Nairobi

Round-up of the first day's play of the second semi-final of the Ranji Trophy berween Mumbai and Baroda

Round-up of the first day's play of the semi-final between Bengal and Karnataka

Hampshire County Cricket Club intends to return to play first-class cricket in Basingstoke in 2008, as part of a wider plan to take the game back to the county's outgrounds

Ireland suffered a narrow defeat to a strong Eastern Province XI at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday as their preparations for next week's World Cricket League continued

Simon Katich, recently signed as one of Derbyshire's overseas players, will captain the county next season after taking over from Graeme Welch who has stood down

The start of the World Cricket League in Nairobi has been brought forward by 24 hours because of an Islamic holiday

Round-up of the 1st day's play of the Ranji Trophy semi-finals

Jacques Rudolph is removing himself from the international arena and joining Yorkshire for three years in a bid to rediscover himself, the left-handed batsman told Cricinfo on Wednesday

India's fine start to the one-day series, where they amassed 338 and held on for a 14-run win, shouldn't mask some of the problem areas

Alex Gidman, Steve Kirby and Chris Taylor have put pen to paper on contract extensions at Gloucestershire

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, will not make any decision about future coaching opportunities until Pakistan's World Cup campaign is done and dusted

Martin Williamson reports on why there is little substance to reports at the weekend that India and Australia are planning to meet in New York this year

A bristling cameo of 30 from John Blain squeezed Scotland past Canada by two wickets in the fifth match of the Tri Series, following a flurry of middle-order wickets in a tense encounter at Mombasa

South Africa A arrive in Zimbabwe on Wednesday afternoon for their three-match limited-overs series against Zimbabwe A at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo

Round-up of the third day's play of the third round of the Carib Beer Series

West Indies have suffered a major blow ahead of the second one-day international at Cuttack with Brian Lara ruled out of the match with a knee problem

Andre Adams has been withdrawn from the New Zealand squad in Australia for the CB Series and will return to represent his state side Auckland

Shane Watson will on Thursday take a small step forward in his bid to prove his fitness and regain his place in the Australia team, having been recalled to Queensland's one-day team

The deadlock between Doordarshan and Nimbus has been resolved, with the state broadcaster allowed to air the match with a seven-minute delay