Cricket News

News of an early victory for rivals Hampshire was all the incentive Worcestershire needed to clinch the last promotion place in the Norwich Union League

Robert Croft cracked a maiden one-day century as Glamorgan showed their Norwich Union League Division Two champions credentials by beating Middlesex by 41 runs at Cardiff

Sussex scorer Len Chandler retires after 20 years

WP who normally open their program with a few away matches to avoid rainy weather in early October have been drawn to play Easterns in Cape Town from 5 October to 8 October

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a net profit of 37.99 crore during the financial year 2000-2001

The remarkable Andy Flower hit yet another fifty as Zimbabwe declared their innings closed at 419 against South Africa just before the close of the third day at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo

After helping Worcestershire win limited-overs promotion on the final day of the English domestic summer, Queensland fast bowler Andy Bichel has signed a new one-year contract to continue as the county's overseas player next season.

Kent clinched the Norwich Union League title after battling back to beat Warwickshire by nine runs (D-L method) while leaders Leicestershire were self-destructing against Notts

Glamorgan are the "raining champions" of the 2001 season, having lost 103.50 hours in first-class matches - equivalent to a quarter of all playing time in the County Championship this year

The selection puzzle became a little clearer for NSW cricket coach Steve Rixon after NSW Country romped to a 76-run one-day win over the City team on Sunday

The BCCI's new sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi feels that players must be honest about their fitness, and unlike earlier, not continue playing while carrying injuries.

The first Test match I listened to was the Brisbane Test in 1954

Warwickshire bowling hero Dougie Brown admitted he was relishing the prospect of playing Division One cricket next season after his team clinched the third championship promotion place

India's veteran new-ball bowlers Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad returned to what could be called their finishing school on Friday

Middlesex, who held a permanent place in the top three in the Second Division until the end of August, finished their season in a fifth match without a victory

Promoted Hampshire were forced to settle for a draw after a tense finish to their CricInfo Championship Second Division match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge

Northamptonshire were relegated to the Second Division of the CricInfo Championship but they went down fighting at Taunton

Just a few minutes after close of play on the last day of the CricInfo Championship season at Taunton during which Somerset had beaten Northants, Chief Executive Peter Anderson told me, "This was a fitting way to end the championship season

After losing their match against Norfolk in the second round of the 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy as a result of no play being possible on the second day Somerset Board Eleven Manager Peter Robinson told me, "We were robbed of the opportunity

Overnight rain in the sister cities played spoilsport as two Grade I matches of the national Under- 19 cricket championship saw play starting late in the day