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Steve Waugh has won more matches as captain than Clive Lloyd

Gary Kirsten edged South Africa's nose in front in an intriguing two-horse race as they closed on 164 for 5 - a valuable lead of 199 - after England were dismissed for 307 soon after lunch on the third day of the fourth npower Test at Headingley

Leicestershire 166 and 636 for 4 drew with Surrey 501 and 117 for 2 at Grace Road Scorecard John Sadler scored his maiden first-class century as Leicestershire put a dent in Surrey's bid for the Championship

Pakistan overcame the early loss of Taufeeq Umar to make steady but unspectacular progress towards the victory target of 217 at the National Stadium in Karachi

Gary Kirsten edged South Africa's nose in front in an intriguing two-horse race as they closed on 164 for 5 - a valuable lead of 199 - after England crumbled to 307 soon after lunch on the third day of the fourth npower Test at Headingley

God bless Headingley

Hampshire suffered their second successive Innings defeat when they went down to Durham at the Riverside within 75 minutes of the 4th Day.

Lancashire County Cricket Club has agreed to re-lay the county wicket at Blackpool Cricket Club, Stanley Park

Shane Warne announces his decision to the media © Getty Images Shane Warne announced his voluntary withdrawal from any official training until the end of his 12-month ban in February, saying that he did not want to "place any team-mates or

Bournemouth Cricket Club will for the first time host the finals of the Portman Building Society Under 15 National Club Championship - club cricket's biggest competition with a record 1,603 entries this year

Bangladesh have often been accused of throwing it away all too easily, but they showed enormous determination and resolve on the third day of the first Test at Karachi

Close England 197 for 3 (Hussain 14*, Smith 0*) trail South Africa 342 (Kirsten 130, Zondeki 59) by 145 runs

Just when you thought cricket had had its month's quota of scandals, there is a whiff of another, and it involves Malcolm Speed, chief executive of the ICC

Javed Miandad has been given life membership of cricket's most famous and oldest club, England's Marylebone Cricket Club

Clare Taylor: remarkable spell of 13-11-5-3 England completed an innings victory over South Africa in the second and final Test at Taunton with over a day and a half to spare

The Championship match between Glamorgan and Gloucestershire at the Nevil Road ground in Bristol ended in a draw, as Gloucestershire, needing 360 to win on the final day, ended on 280/7

Hampshire's woefull Frizzell Championship season continued at The Riverside ground of Durham on the third day, being forced to follow on 304 runs behind the home side

Saeed Anwar: Pakistan will not replace him easily © Getty Images When Taufeeq Umar and Mohammad Hafeez eventually fill their boots against the gentle souls of Bangladesh, spare a thought for the man who would have destroyed the same

Devon will make the long journey north to challenge Lincolnshire for the 2003 Minor County Championship

Hampshire Hawks put behind them their disappointing Championship form in an attempt to win a joint record seventh successive victory in the National League when they take on the Durham Dynamos at The Riverside on Sunday.