Cricket News

Maurice Odumbe has been named in a provisional 30-man Kenyan squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, according to a report in the Kenyan Daily Nation

Odumbe named in squad for Champions Trophy

Creagh O'Connor has been appointed as the deputy Chairman of Cricket Australia

Creagh O'Connor appointed deputy chairman

Kenya is to take part in the ICC's Intercontinental Cup and has been drawn in the same group as Uganda and Namibia

Kenya take on minnows in ICC tournament

Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds are being considered as possible replacements for Brad Williams, who was yesterday ruled out of next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka

Symonds, Watson possible replacements for Williams

Andrew Flintoff has been rested from Lancashire's C&G Trophy quarter-final against Yorkshire, as he is suffering from an ankle injury

Flintoff rested as a precaution

With Sourav Ganguly declaring that he will be the first choice opener for Tests, Yuvraj Singh has revealed that he wished to follow the same route as Virender Sehwag

'I am looking forward to the challenge' - Yuvraj

Andrew Miller gives his marks out of ten for England's performance against New Zealand

Team England is beginning to gel

15-Jun-2004•Andrew Miller

Ted Martin dies at 101

Ted Martin, the world's oldest first-class cricketer and the first player in Australia to live to 100, has died in Perth at the age of 101.

15-Jun-2004•Christian Ryan

Smith and Leatherdale guide Worcs to victory

Worcestershire snuck through to the semi-finals of the C&G Trophy with a thrilling 21-run win over Essex at New Road

Shoaib Akhtar has been named among Pakistan's probables for the Asia Cup, while Shahid Afridi has been sidelined, it was reported today

Shoaib in Asia Cup squad?

Though a number of changes are likely to take place in the Pakistan domestic structure, the board will not do away with the inter-departmental tournaments, which will remain an integral part of the format

Inter-departmental tournaments to continue

Javed Omar has been recalled into the Bangladesh one-day side for the Asia Cup, which begins in July in Sri Lanka

Javed Omar replaces Hannan Sarkar

Australia and Pakistan are to stage a rematch of their 1999 World Cup final, when they face each other at Lord's on September 4, as part of the build-up to the ICC Champions' Trophy, which takes place in England later in the month

Australia and Pakistan confirm Lord's clash

Muttiah Muralitharan has announced his unavailability for Sri Lanka's two-Test tour of Australia, which takes place at Darwin and Cairns next month

Murali pulls out of Australian tour

Graham Barlow, the former England and Middlesex batsman, has been named the new coach of Central Districts

Graham Barlow named new coach of Central Districts

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will appoint a security and anti-corruption manager in an effort to control the game in a transparent manner

Pakistan to appoint security and anti-corruption manager

Richard Pybus, the former Pakistan coach, has suggested that increased use of technology and sports science is the way forward for Pakistan cricket

Pybus urges more scientific approach for Pakistan cricket

UAE became firm favourites to clinch the ACC Trophy after the team considered to be their main competitor, Hong Kong, were eliminated in the preliminary stage itself

Hong Kong bow out

Jonathan Farrow and Mark Harrity, the two Worcestershire players, have been ticked off by the ECB after separate incidents during Worcestershire's second Xl game against Gloucestershire last week at Cheltenham

Farrow and Harrity reprimanded by ECB