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Zaheer Khan, the Indian seamer, has singled out his stint with Worcestershire as the "turning point" in his career and encouraged young Indian bowlers to play county cricket

Play county cricket to improve, Zaheer advises young bowlers

The qualifying stage would be held a few days before that tournament, which is aimed at giving a fourth IPL team a chance to play in it

IPL considering CLT20 qualifying stage

Terry Jenner's former team-mates have remembered him as "a lovable rogue" who transformed from a good spin bowler into an outstanding coach

Team-mates remember 'lovable rogue' Jenner

25-May-2011•Brydon Coverdale

TJ crests his final summit

Cullen Bailey remembers Terry Jenner.

25-May-2011•Daniel Brettig

Afridi pulls out of Ireland ODIs

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has withdrawn from the squad for the two one-day internationals against Ireland later this month for personal reasons

Andrew Strauss has said there is "more to" corruption in cricket "than we know about"

More to corruption in cricket than we know - Strauss

Former Australia legspinner and Shane Warne's mentor Terry Jenner has died at the age of 66

Terry Jenner dies after long illness

25-May-2011•Daniel Brettig

'Bowlers did all that was asked of them' - Sammy

Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, believes that his bowlers can take plenty of positives out of the series against Pakistan despite the home team losing the final Test in St Kitts

Pakistan's spinners picked up an unprecedented 32 of the 40 available wickets to square the two-Test series against West Indies, leaving left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman surprised by the amount of turn on offer at the two venues

Rehman thrilled with spinner-friendly tracks

Centuries from Wayne Madsen and Australian Test prospect Usman Khawaja ensured Derbyshire dominated proceedings on the first day of their County Championship Division Two clash with Kent

Madsen and Khawaja tons put Derbyshire on top

Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal has said that his side's tour of Pakistan would help in re-opening the gates of international cricket to the country

Nawroz Mangal calls tour a support to Pakistan cricket

Luke Fletcher, the Nottinghamshire seamer, has been suspended from all cricket by the club for disciplinary reasons

Luke Fletcher suspended for discipline breach

Dewald Nel, the Kent and Scotland seam bowler, will leave the club after on-going injury problems

Injury forces Dewald Nel to leave Kent

Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan offspinner, has had his bowling action called into question by Viv Richards

Richards concerned by Ajmal's doosra

24-May-2011•Sahil Dutta

Petersen puts Surrey to the sword

Alviro Petersen was the toast of Wales after an unbeaten 178 off 289 balls helped Glamorgan to a mammoth 352 for 4 on the opening day of their County Championship clash with Surrey at the Oval

Whether Kevin Pietersen's Ashes form was a freakish deluge or the start of a new phase in his ceaselessly fascinating career is a question that looks set to dominate England's early-season agenda

Pietersen out to silence detractors

24-May-2011•Andrew Miller in Cardiff

Cork four keeps Lancashire in check

Batsman Karl Brown came within four runs of his second century of the season as County Championship Division One leaders Lancashire were made to work hard for their successes by struggling hosts Hampshire at the Rose Bowl

Andrew McDonald smashed an enthralling century for Leicestershire on the first day of their County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

McDonald ton holds Leicestershire together