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Cameron White made his second first-class double-century on Wednesday as he continued the charge of Australian batsmen dominating the county circuit this season

Former Surrey and England one-day captain Adam Hollioake is reported to be about to hold discussions with Essex over playing for them in this year's Twenty20 Cup

A round-up of the first day's play in the latest County Championship matches

Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the second Test at Headingley starting on Friday after failing to convince the selectors that he was fit enough to bowl

Andre Nel says he is very pleased to be away from international cricket and loves the opportunity he's got to play English county cricket

Ireland's former coach Adrian Birrell has been selected to coach an all-star European line-up in a fixture against MCC at Lord's on June 7

Mark Ramprakash's unbeaten 142 paved the way for Surrey's 16-run Friends Provident Trophy victory over Sussex at Hove

After the disappointment of the rain-marred opening Test in Chittagong, the Indian team arrived in Dhaka for the second and final Test of the series beginning on May 25

Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal middle-order batsman, has headed to London for surgery on his right shoulder

Lou Vincent has not ruled playing for South Australia at some stage in his career but said he was committed to New Zealand and Auckland in the immediate future

Maninder Singh, the former Indian left-arm spinner, is being questioned in Delhi in connection with alleged possession of cocaine

The Nottinghamshire left-arm seamer, Ryan Sidebottom, has been recalled to England's Test squad for the first time in six years, ahead of the second Test against West Indies at Headingley

Graeme Smith's knees can rightly be considered national treasures, but at the moment one of them is "up in the air" and looks like "an empty pancake" on the inside

Mohammad Asif has received an official reprimand from Javagal Srinath, the match referee, for his reaction after dismissing Mahela Jayawardene in the second ODI at Abu Dhabi

Percy Sonn remains in a serious condition at the Durbanville Medi-Clinic in Cape Town

Dewald Nel, the Scotland fast bowler, has signed a contract with Worcestershire for the remainder of the season after a successful trial period with the club

Akhtars return to full-time cricket delayed

A report in the Royal Gazette claimed that Saleem Mukuddem had been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute after criticising the Bermuda board over the way he was dropped during the World Cup

England will check on the fitness of Michael Vaughan, Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff before announcing their squad for the second Test which starts at Headingley on Friday