Cricket News

England swept into what could be a very useful lead over the West Indies on the second morning of the Fourth Test at Headingley, thanks to an intense, determined seventh-wicket partnership between Michael Vaughan and Graeme Hick that added 98 runs

England sensationally tightened their grip on the second day of the Fourth Test against West Indies at Headingley

John Crawley made two inspired bowling changes to keep Lancashire on top of their Championship match against Kent today

Unexpected rain at Edgbaston held up Mark Ramprakash's bid to reach 1,000 first-class runs for the season

David Masters and Martin McCague hit back for Kent after Peter Martin grabbed a five-wicket haul for Lancashire as wickets continued to tumble at Old Trafford today

Warwickshire's hopes of bouncing into the promotion frame in the County Championship were dealt a blow by rain at Edgbaston

Wickets continued to tumble on the second day at Old Trafford with some precious late runs from Neil Fairbrother and Chris Schofield just about keeping Lancashire in the box seat

Hamish Marshall's unbeaten 155 in the New Zealand Academy's game with Tamil Nadu Districts in Chennai is a significant step in his burgeoning career

The National Cricket Academy today marched into the quarterfinal of the MRF-Buchi Babu all India invitation tournament in Madras by virtue of its 143-run first innings lead over Air India

The New Zealand Cricket Academy completed a thumping innings and 11 run victory over Tamil Nadu Districts at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today to enter the quarterfinals of the MRF-Buchi Babu all India invitation tournament in style

As Australia and South Africa continued to play their part in expanding cricket's frontiers at Melbourne's Colonial Stadium today, so they added to their own inimitable legend

Heavy rain frustrated Durham's hopes of forcing the victory they need to ease First Division relegation fears

England U19s continued their superiority over Sri Lanka U19s with an emphatic victory at Trent Bridge in the first NatWest Test Match

Derbyshire began the second morning better than they had the first with Tim Munton taking the wicket of the dangerous Nadeem Shahid almost immediately after the start, Hollioake and Salisbury though built a useful partnership of 54 with Salisbury

After their poor batting performance of the morning Surrey's nerves were set jangling further by a good opening stand between Stubbings and Sutton - who was standing in for Lacey

Mike Smethurst and Peter Martin hit back for Lancashire after Kent's Martin Saggers had plunged them into trouble as bowlers dominated the first day at Old Trafford

Somerset and Durham were frustrated by the rain as only one session of play was possible on the second day of the County Championship first division match at Taunton

A rampant England team shattered the West Indian top-order batting in a superb performance in the field on the first morning of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley

Australian Jeff Cook scored his second century for Northamptonshire as they took the initiative against Sussex on the second day at Eastbourne

Darren Cousins and Paul Taylor bowled second division leaders Northamptonshire to the brink of a fourth successive Championship win after a dismal batting collapse by Sussex at Eastbourne