Cricket News

Paul Aldred shattered Somerset's batting with three wickets in an over after wicketkeeper Luke Sutton had suffered a facial injury in the first hour at the County Ground

Surrey were celebrating at Old Trafford today after retaining the county championship

Zimbabwe's first innings total of 350 at tea on the second day, off 175.2 overs, was overall a laborious effort, with occasional bright intervals

So slow was Zimbabwe's progress on day one of the first Test with New Zealand, there is only one way the Test can be won by the tourists

John Ward (JW): Al, it must feel good to get the runs flowing in Test cricket again, but I suppose there must be the disappointment of missing a century today [he scored 88]

Dorset were in dreamland at Bournemouth Sports after lifting their first Minor Counties championship title - after 99 years of trying

The Western Warriors made light work of KwaZulu Natal in the opening match of the preseason tour with a 79 run win

After two sessions of dour batting, which left Zimbabwe at 105 for two at tea after 69 overs, the batsmen began to come to life after the break, with Andy Flower leading the way in an all too brief cameo

John Ward (JW): Heath, first of all how did Zimbabwe prepare for this series against New Zealand

Dorset go into the final day of the Minor Counties final at Bournemouth Sports CC having clawed themselves into a match winning position against Cumberland

A marvellous all round performance from Dinesh Mongia saw Chemplast gatecrash into the final of the Moin ud Dowlah Cup in Hyderabad on Sunday

It was sweet revenge for Chemplast who trounced India Pistons by seven wickets in the final of the Moin ud Dowlah Cup in Hyderabad today

India Pistons set up a title showdown with Chemplast in the Moin ud Dowlah Cup in Hyderabad on Sunday with a comfortable 49 run win over India Cements

A farewell century from opener David Pearson helped Cumberland gain the ascendancy on day one of the three-day Minor Counties final against Dorset at Bournemouth Sports

KENT'S outside chances of pulling off a last day victory over Yorkshire disappeared in the first session as they slid to 67 for seven against a buoyant White Rose pace attack

Yorkshire improved their chances of securing the runner's-up slot in the county championship first division after securing a 32-run win over Kent in Canterbury

Lancashire escaped a points penalty at Old Trafford today when the pitch inspectors, Mike Denness, AC Smith and Tom Flintoff decided not to take any action on the track used for the championship clash with Somerset

Lancashire completed a 20 points win over Somerset today which should clinch them runners-up place in the championship for the third year on the trot

With a thrilling last ball victory Notts Outlaws clinched promotion to Division One of the NCL

Needing just one victory from either of their final two games Notts Outlaws posted a challenging total against the Glamorgan Dragons to take a giant stride towards reaching Division One of the NCL