Cricket News

Marlon Samuels has been sent for a scan on his troublesome left knee after being hit while batting on Thursday

Gideon Gono, the central bank governor, had called for the investigation into allegations of irregular foreign currency dealings at Zimbabwe Cricket

West Indies fought back well but conceded a lead of 257 and then slumped to 82 for 4 in the second innings leaving Australia on top

Northamptonshire have signing batsman Stephen Peters on a two-year contract

Former England batsmen Mark Butcher, Surrey's captain, and Mark Ramprakash have agreed new two-year contracts which will keep them at The Oval until the end of the 2007 season

A round-up from the second day of the seventh round of the SAA Provincial Challenge

A round-up from the second day in round five of the SuperSport Series

England women have now won four out of four matches on their subcontinental tour

Ashley Giles may be forced to miss England's one-day campaign in Pakistan to undergo treatment on a long-standing hip injury

Rahul Dravid denies that South Africa's fast bowlers got the better of his side in the firsft match at Hyderabad, maintaining that it was simply an off day for India. Greg Chappell didn't let on to much, but says that India learnt a fair

Duncan Fletcher has insisted that Michael Vaughan's fate is in his own hands

On the eve of the second ODI against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Jacques Kallis spoke to the media about South Africa's recent resurgence and standing on the threshold of a world-record unbeaten run

South Africa pricked India's win-bubble three days ago, and stand on that threshold of a remarkable record that appeared unthinkable when they struggled to a 0-1 Test reverse in India a year ago.

Matthew Hayden believes his stunning back-to-form surge of four centuries in consecutive Tests is due to the work he did in England to escape a career-threatening slump

Former Warwickshire allrounder Graham Wagg has signed a one-year contract with Derbyshire

Four quick wickets from Andy Bichel saw Queensland fight their way into the match after being bowled out for just 169 by Victoria on day one of the Pura Cup match at Brisbane

Fine hundreds from Matthew Phelps (133) and Dominic Thornely (107*) gave New South Wales the honours on day one of their Pura Cup match against Tasmania at the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 18

Sourav Ganguly's chances of returning to the Indian team depend heavily on the manner in which the team performs in the next two ODIs against South Africa, a board source revealed to Cricinfo

Michael Kasprowicz, the Australian fast bowler, believes that Australia should take a leaf out of England's book and provide more coaches for its first-class bowlers

Matthew Elliott, the South Australia batsman, will return to full training next week as he recovers from a knee injury