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Crowds for the Twenty20 Cup group matches have been nearly three times higher than for the equivalent games in the old Benson & Hedges Cup, the competition that was scrapped to make way for the new tournament

Malcolm Speed, the chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), criticised the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack during the course of a hard-hitting speech at today's ICC Cricket Business Forum at Lord's

Zimbabwe were dealt a major blow with the news that Stuart Carlisle has been ruled out of the whole of the NatWest Series

Resumption of normal cricketing relations between all members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has to be the governing body's aim, according to Malcolm Gray, the retiring ICC president

Cricket has joined a much more lucrative club as a result of its financial arrangements with the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC)

Cricket's two big events, the World Cup in South Africa and the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, made the past 12 months the most challenging for the Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) since 2000

Somerset's young ECB Academy cricketer's have been praised by chief executive Peter Anderson for their enterprise and hard work

A pair of Australians have already come blisteringly close to the first century in the Twenty20 Cup, and last night it was Nick Knight's turn to come, see and all but conquer, as Warwickshire made it two wins out of two in the Midlands/West/Wales

A bilateral series between Indian and Pakistan seems unlikely, but another high-pressure one-day match between the two sides looms as both have been drawn in the same group for the Champions Trophy tournament, to be held in England between September

Plans have been announced to enhance security at The Oval ahead of Friday's second one-day international between England and Pakistan in order to prevent a repeat of the scenes at Old Trafford, where hundreds of spectators stormed onto the outfield

Preparations for Bangladesh's maiden Test tour of Australia are fully underway

Lancashire are to hold a private inquiry following the pitch invasion that marred Pakistan's thrilling two-wicket victory over England at Old Trafford on Tuesday night

Trojans are without key duo Jamie Donaldson and Mario Mohamed for tomorrow's top of the table Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 clash against Alton at the Jubilee Sports Ground, 1pm.

Crowds for the Twenty20 Cup group matches are currently running nearly three times higher than for the equivalent games in the old Benson & Hedges Cup

Hampshire Hawks lost out by a narrow margin to the Essex Eagles in the Twenty20 competition, as gloom descended over the Rose Bowl.

Junior cricketers from India and Pakistan are likely to be at the forefront of a thawing in the relationship between the two countries as early as February

Surrey have announced plans to beef up security at The Oval ahead of Friday's second one-day international between England and Pakistan, to prevent a repeat of the scenes at Old Trafford where spectators surged onto the outfield

Graeme Smith on his way to a half-century in the tour opener In the tranquil setting of Castle Avenue, Dublin, South Africa got their tour underway with an uncomplicated workout against an Irish side who inflicted a ten-wicket mauling on

Sri Lanka's cricket followers face a television and radio blackout for the Test series in the Caribbean after all three major domestic broadcasters turned down opportunities to bid for the rights to the games

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is threatening to sue the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its decision to withhold US$2.5 million in World Cup payments because of the NZC's forfeiture of its game in Kenya