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A key phase in England's build-up to the World Cup begins in Nottingham this afternoon, as the meet Sri Lanka in a day-night match at Trent Bridge, the first of ten games in the NatWest triangular series which also involves India.

KARACHI, June 26: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Australian Cricket Board (PCB) were left with exploring remaining options after Pakistan refused to tour Down Under for this October's Test series

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Batting first against Warwickshire at the delightful Orleton Park ground, MCCA failed by some 30 odd runs to post a competitive total

A triple hundred from Graeme Hick was the highlight of the second day of the latest round of Frizzell County Championship matches

BAT Sports could climb back to the ECB Southern Electric Premier League summit if they can overcome neighbours Calmore Sports in the annual Totton all-day derby at Southern Gardens, 11 o'clock

South Wilts will face Havant in the ECB Club Championship southern group final on Salisbury Wanderers pitch at Lower Bemerton on Sunday, 2pm

Darren Gough is aiming to be fit for England's third NatWest Series one-dayinternational against Sri Lanka at Headingley

Derbyshire's acting captain Matthew Dowman had a dream day as their match with West Indies A builds towards a fascinating finish

Warwickshire had the better of the second day at Edgbaston where they ended 249 runs ahead of Somerset with five of their wickets still to fall

The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) is pleased to announce three additions to its list of State Contracted Players for season 2002-03.

New Zealand's leading cricket coaches will have the benefit of the experiences of former Australian internationals Dean Jones and Peter Philpott next week

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirmed that a 26-year-oldmale who came on to the playing area at Old Trafford during the final npowerTest Match against Sri Lanka appeared before Trafford magistrates on 18 Juneand pleaded guilty to

A young Somerset Second team travelled to Street to play against Millfield School in a fifty over match, but proved to be far too strong for the opposition cruising to a comfortable 201 run victory

Tim Simmonite cracked an undefeated 87 as Sparsholt beat Hursley Park by 70 runs to win the Hampshire zone of the National Village Championships, sponsored by The Cricketer

Jesmond: Suffolk 274-8 & 217 (PJ Caley 87*; DJ Rutherford 5-89) Northumberland 291 & 201-2 (B Parker 120*, AT Heather 62*) Northumberland won by eight wickets

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India ran into some timely form ahead of the forthcoming NatWest triangular series against England and Sri Lanka with a 54-run win over Leicestershire at Grace Road

Somerset finished the first day at Edgbaston 109 behind Warwickshire with seven wickets in hand, but will have to do without the services of strike bowler Richard Johnson for the rest of the match, after he left the field early on during the morning

Somerset Seconds suffered their third defeat in three days in the 2nd XI Trophy competition when they lost by seven wickets to Glamorgan at the County Ground today