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Somerset stage the biggest match at The County Ground for two years when they play Yorkshire on Wednesday in the quarter finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup

Fast bowler Steffan Jones has set himself the target of bowling at 90mph this season

Australia's chances of recording a history-making seventh successive Ashes series victory over England received a major boost today when any lingering doubts over the fitness of pace bowlers Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie were dispelled

The complete wash-out of the first two days deemed that bonus points would be the only realistic aim for both sides and it was Yorkshire that proved the most successful, taking the full quota of eight points

Sir Donald Bradman, as anyone even remotely associated with the game of cricket is aware, ended his Test career with an average of 99.94

England saw their authority diminish in the fading light at Lord's as Yousuf Youhana and Younis Khan claimed back some of Pakistan's ground to finish the third day of the First npower Test match trailing by 276 runs

South Africa's dope-smoking cricketers apologise for their indiscretions as they arrive home from the West Indies

The Mercantile Cricket Association Division A tournament started today, but failed to live up to the high expectations of competitive cricket, as all the matches were hopelessly one sided and most of the cricketers were able to rest there not so

Peter Bowler's sound defence frustrated Kent's victory hopes on the final day at Taunton as the match with Somerset ended in a tame draw

It was the 1718th ODI in cricket history

First team coach Kevin Shine feels that "Somerset have had a mixed season so farsome good, and some poor

Fast bowler RICHARD JOHNSON is suffering from a side strain, which will keep him out of the game for between two to six weeks

Former Test umpire Khizar Hayat delivered a lecture on 'rules of the game" at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) at the Gaddafi Stadium

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB)Lt Gen Tauqir Zia has declared that the board would not take disciplinary action against senior players till their replacement is available

Graham Thorpe not only played a vital role for England at Lord's yesterday - he also took the heat off his captain

Wasim Akram plans to play international cricket for as long as possible - though he admits that the current tour will be his last series in England

Sourav Ganguly feels that it is important India do not put too much pressure on themselves before the tour of Zimbabwe

Plagued by a persistent eye problem, former Indian stumper Syed Saba Karim on Friday announced his retirement from cricket

Pakistan went into this match with five pace bowlers expecting the ball to deviate sharply and to take advantage of a pitch, which had been under cover all day yesterday