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The tie between Kenya Select and Northerns finished in a thrilling draw after bad light ended play six overs early with the Kenyans needing one wicket and Northerns two runs shy of chasing down a target of 305

Dravid felt that using the game to experiment with the line-up would help the side when they travel to England in June

Ireland are considering offering some of their players semi-professional contracts in an attempt to ensure that their World Cup success is built upon

Chief selector Faruque Ahmed said that the selectors were ready to give a replacement for Ashraful but the team management felt that the existing squad was good enough to pick a replacement from

Tom Moody has quit as Sri Lanka's coach and will head home to Perth to take the reins of Western Australia

South Africa have offered to step in and host a one-day series between Australia and Zimbabwe but the Australian government believes it is "highly unlikely" the games will eventuate

Several senior Australia players have expressed their relief that the decision on whether to tour Zimbabwe was taken out of their hands

Owais Shah says he is nearing his peak as a batsman following his recall to the England squad for the first Test against West Indies at Lord's

Tino Mawoyo has been named captain of the Zimbabwe A side that takes on Kenya Select

A round-up from the latest Friends Provident matches where rain wrecked most of the fixtures with only Essex managing a positive result

The India Meteorological Department could soon be playing a major role in deciding the schedule of the cricket tournaments in India and other countries in the subcontinent

Bermuda could lose its ODI status if it can't get their main ground up to international standard

Kate Hoey, the former UK sports minister who is chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on Zimbabwe, welcomed the news that John Howard had barred the Australian side from touring Zimbabwe in September

The investigation into the murder of Bob Woolmer has turned to his final email to the PCB

Zimbabwe's government has reacted angrily to news that John Howard had banned Australia for touring the country in September

Easterns secured the 2006-07 Logan Cup title with a 146-run victory over Centrals inside three days at Kwekwe Sports Club

Malcolm Speed described the decision by the Australian government to ban its players from touring Zimbabwe in September as "unfortunate for Zimbabwe's cricketers and supporters"

Clive Lloyd, the former West Indies captain, has said that he will try and convince Duncan Fletcher to take over the position as coach of West Indies

Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, is unlikely to take part in the Afro Asia Cup in India next month, citing personal commitments

Test cricket returns to the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo when it hosts the first Test of the three-match series against Bangladesh next month