Cricket News

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Nottinghamshire's second eleven were well beaten in their AON Trophy match at picturesque Workshop College on Monday

The Derbyshire Scorpions slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat in the Norwich Union National League, while the Surrey Lions continued their unbeaten start in the league

Marcus Trescothick is looking increasingly like a genuine candidate for England's one-day side later this summer

Cardiff University upset the formbook with an impressive four wicket win in the St Helens lions den that has seen so many memorable Varsity occasions

Pakistan's one and only practice match was eventually abandoned after discussion between the two captains

Gloucestershire completed a unique achievement in winning the Benson and Hedges Final

The torrential rains that have drenched Colombo in the last few days have prevented any play on the first day of Pakistan's tour

Somewhere, W.G

Kent skipper Matthew Fleming paid glowing tribute to Andrew Caddick after his side's two-wicket County Championship defeat by Somerset at Bath

Sussex University overcame three over reducing rain breaks to ultimately triumph in this inaugural Varsity Cricket match at the Saffrons

Hampshire born Billy Taylor "The one that got away" demolished the Hampshire batting with 7-39 to send the Second XI to an Innings defeat in the first match at the Hampshire Rose Bowl

Nasser Hussain still finds run eluding him but he shared the joy of his Essex team as they thrashed Gloucestershire by 109 runs at Bristol

Another dreadful batting performance from the West Indies will see them looking down the barrel of a possible, but by no means certain, defeat against Glamorgan

The Bath festival County Championship match between Somerset and Kent looks set for an exciting finish on the fourth day

It was another cold overcast day at the Clontarf Ground in Dublin, but again fortunately without rain

The final of the Asia Cup was as absorbing as expected considering there was hardly anything between the two sides

Gloucestershire batsman Matt Windows continued his remarkable run of success against Essex on the second day of the County Championship Division Two match at Bristol

David Masters continued his impressive graduation into first class cricket with 5-55 as Kent restricted Somerset to a first innings lead of 34 at Bath

This was the first of the two one-day matches between the teams paled at the Clontarf ground in Dublin where the venerable Clive Lloyd and his team suffered from exposure during the 1999 World Cup