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ICC Europe has announced the schedule and venues for the ICC European Division 1 Championship to be held in Ireland from July 25 to 31, 2008

The ECB has moved to try to clarify the uncertainty surrounding players who have signed for the unauthorised Indian Cricket League, and has warned any England players that they face missing an entire summer if they choose to play for the ICL

Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, is certain old age was not a defining factor in Australia's CB Series loss to India

India are feeling the effects of the three-month long tour to Australia with four of their players, including Sachin Tendulkar, doubtful for the Test series against South Africa, starting on March 26

Stuart MacGill's dream first-class return from injury has ended a dark patch that threatened to close his international career

Glamorgan have announced that they will be renaming Sophia Gardens the Swalec Stadium after agreeing a £1.5 million ten-year sponsorship deal

David Hussey, the Victoria batsman, has been given the go-ahead by Nottinghamshire to take part in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League

Zimbabwe Cricket has announced that the Logan Cup, the country's first-class competition, will take place between March 12 and April 25

RP Singh has said he will return to action in the Deodhar Trophy from March 14 after recovering from the hamstring injury which ruled him out of the CB series in Australia

The Indian Premier League has extended its co-sponsorship deal with Hero Honda from three to five years

A preview of the fifth round of Carib Beer matches

The third day at Hamilton was either stultifying or gripping, depending on how slowly you like to cook your contests. England creaked along at a rate of 2.14 an over, gas mark 1 by the standards of the modern game, but New Zealand kept stirring the pot ge

Shaun Tait is expected to be ready for a first-class comeback at the start of next season, according to his manager Andrew McRitchie

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the third day in Hamilton

The selection of India's Test squad for the home series against South Africa has been postponed from March 9 to March 17. The selectors will now meet in Bangalore instead of Mumbai

Harbhajan Singh, embroiled in more than one controversy in India's tour of Australia, has no praise for the Australian team and has said the side is arrogant and is not known to mingle with other teams

Five counties will enjoy more competitive pre-season warm-ups than usual when they travel to the UAE to take part in the Pro ARCH Trophy, a limited-overs series which starts on March 12

Mathew Inness has joined the growing band of state cricketers to end their careers as he departs in the same match as his Western Australia team-mate Justin Langer

The newly-constituted Irish board cricket met for the first time this week, and announced that the trading name of Irish Cricket Union Ltd will now be Cricket Ireland

Pakistan are concerned that there will be long-term implications if, as expected, Australia pull out of their scheduled tour there due to security issues