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A couple of months ago in New Zealand, Pakistan Cricket touched rock bottom

Chad Keegan, a 21-year-old South African paceman with dual nationality, was robbed of the chance of glory on his Norwich Union League debut for Middlesex at Chester-le-Street

A half-century from Matt Windows led champions Gloucestershire to a five-wicket victory over Yorkshire in the Norwich Union League match at Bristol

Leicestershire's powerful Australian all-rounder Danny Marsh rescued his side from a precarious 19-2 to steer them to a last-over victory against Surrey at The Oval in the Norwich Union League

England's Andrew Caddick and Darren Gough must now be among the most devastating opening partnerships in world cricket

Will Mariner smashed four sixes in a blistering 40 not out as Sparsholt hit 27 runs off nine balls of the final two overs to secure a thrilling two-wicket win over Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 rivals Hambledon

England captain Nasser Hussain has been ruled out of the remaining Test series against Pakistan and possibly the NatWest Series after breaking his thumb at Lord's this morning

A discussion on the role of the third umpire in international cricket and a triennial review of on-field playing conditions will be top on agenda when the ICC Cricket Committee-Playing meets in London on May 23

Hampshire threw away the chance of a second successive Rose Bowl championship victory against Gloucestershire

Both sides batted poorly at The Oval with Surrey, 46-0 overnight, bowled out for 190 and Leicestershire following their self-destructive example in losing five wickets for 94

With more than 300 overs lost on the first three days, Nottinghamshire just used the final day of their match against Warwickshire for some batting practice and to pick up some valuable bonus points

Michael Di Venuto's first Championship century for Derbyshire failed to revive a rain-haunted fixture with Worcestershire

Two run outs in two overs ended Durham's attempts to reach a target of 302 in 70 overs against Middlesex at Chester-le-Street

Pakistan in England - Urdu Report

Playing to a plan - safe and steady - England lifted their total to a challenging 391 today

The West Indies selectors will choose the squad of 16 for the forthcoming tours of Zimbabwe and Kenya next weekend during the special preparatory camp in Trinidad

The Somerset Second Eleven match against Middlesex at Ealing last week was abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled

Five senior Indian players have asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India to have a contract system for them based on their seniority, said Ratnakar Shetty, member of the BCCI's finance committee and joint secretary of the Mumbai Cricket

Despite the life bans on prominent cricketers and stringent new constraints, the scourge of match-fixing in international cricket was still on and recent matches involving Pakistan are being investigated, media reported in London on Saturday

Shakeel's Urdu Report - Lord's Test Day 3