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A cricket expert, by definition, knows more about the game than a follower of it

In the latest round of Frizzell County Championship matches, Somerset hosted Warwickshire in the only Division One match of the day

Somerset went some way towards silencing those who have criticised their championship form when they reached 403 for 9 against Warwickshire by close of play at the County Ground in Taunton

Chief executive Peter Anderson has today revealed that Marcus Trescothick may play for the Somerset XI which is due to play against England Under-19s at Seaton Cricket Club this coming Sunday

Sri Lanka were wary of a South African backlash after Shaun Pollock warned that his team knew what to do in Wednesday's final of the Morocco Cup

Heartbeats fluttered at a rate twice the speed of Merlene Ottey

Hertfordshire's Shenley Cricket Club will for the first time host the finals of the Sun Bank Under 15 National Club Championship - club cricket's biggest competition with a record 1,517 entries this year.

An unknown England line-up, and unknown Indian frame of mind and an unknown pitch quality make just a little difficult to predict the outcome of the third npower Test starting in Leeds tomorrow

Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has a 50/50 chance of playing in the ICC Champions Trophy after dislocating his shoulder during his side's 27-run victory against South Africa in the Morocco Cup 2002 final

The pre-quarterfinals of the annual Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament kicked off in Chennai on August 16th with matches at four of the city's grounds

The expansion of the Red Stripe Bowl to include a few undistinguished teams has attracted criticism in certain quarters, but Barbados captain Courtney Browne and coach Hendy Springer are willing to give the move a chance to develop

A young Somerset team scored a memorable victory over Gloucestershire Seconds at Bristol University in a three-day match

Whilst his Somerset team were out in the middle at the County Ground batting their way to five bonus points against Warwickshire, chief executive Peter Anderson looked forward to the rest of the season

BRISBANE - One-day cricket captain Ricky Ponting was unable to rule outAustralian players boycotting future international tournaments becauseof controversial sponsorship contracts being forced upon them.

Kurt Wilkinson was a rare hit the ball twice victim in Barbados' Red Stripe Bowl match against the Leewards XI on Sunday

It might just be that cricket is a sport unlike any other when it comes to generating passionate opinion

Sri Lanka, easily the best side of the Morocco Cup 2002, were given a fright by Mark Boucher and Boeta Dippenaar in a remarkable stand of 101, retrieving the situation from 91 for 6 to 192 for seven

Steve Waugh's career with the Kent Spitfires took off in style at Canterbury, as Leicestershire Foxes' 168, which looked competitive when Kent were 52 for four, was passed with two balls to spare

Somerset Under-19s are through to the semi-finals of the ECB 38 County two-day competition, after a resounding victory over Shropshire at Shifnal today

Any lingering hope that Hampshire Hawks had of making a late charge for promotion died this evening when skipper Will Kendall lost the toss at the Oval home of the Surrey Lions.