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It was 1558th Test in cricket history

BAT Sports are within touching distance of the Southern Electric ECB Premier League crown

Only 11 overs of play were possible before a thunderstorm, followed by torrential rain saturated the Castle Park ground in Colchester

Glamorgan gained two points to remain promotion probables in their rained-off NUL match against the Middlesex Crusaders at Lord's today

Hampshire scrambled a two-wicket victory at New Road to join Glamorgan and Worcestershire in three-way tie on 34 points behind Second Division leaders Durham

The Hollioake brothers frustrated Somerset's victory bid as Surrey held out for a draw on the final day at Taunton

Sri Lanka's third successive failure in Kandy leaves supporters and pundits searching for rational explanations

After seeing his side finish the day on 265 for five, nearly 400 ahead of Surrey, Somerset coach Kevin Shine said: "It's been a very good day for us today, and we have finished in a strong position

"In recent weeks, the England selectors have held discussions with a number of senior players regarding their availability for this winter's tours of India and New Zealand

Stephen Cook and Hampshire's Lawrie Prittipaul smashed centuries as Portsmouth clinched the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 championship with a 346-run avalanche against relegated Old Basing at St Helen's, Southsea

There was the desperate feeling in the pit of the stomach when New Zealand 'A' were shot out for a paltry 129 in the first innings of their semi-final clash against Indian Railways in the MRF Buchi Babu Tournament

Following days of endless sunshine and absorbing cricket, the fourth day of the final npower Test match was lost to the rain clouds today to reduce Australia's chances of victory and boost England's hopes for a draw

Somerset Coach Kevin Shine has named the same squad that played against Surrey Lions on Tuesday night to face Leicestershire Tigers at Grace Road tomorrow in the Norwich Union National League

Playing some top flight cricket that included aggressive batting sustained over a period of time and quick bowling that put the batsmen on the back foot, New Zealand 'A' enjoyed the sweet taste of success in their semi-final match of the MRF Buchi

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today justified India's decision to pull out of the Asian Test championship starting later this month saying it was not the opportune time to resume cricketing ties with Pakistan

After a day of toil and sweat, Shane Warne finally landed his 400th Test wicket at the AMP Oval today while, after waiting ten years, Mark Ramprakash finally made his first Test century on home soil

A record-breaking 315 by Warwickshire's Mark Wagh was the highlight of a draw against Middlesex in this promotion battle at Lord's

In front of a capacity local crowd who had come to cheer Sri Lanka's first series victory for 16 months and with his captaincy attracting increasing criticism, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly finally cast off the shackles of poor form to guide his side

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly believes his match winning unbeaten 98 is one of his best ever Test innings

Somerset Seconds lost their penultimate game of the season against Glamorgan by 4 wickets