On The Circuit

Hampshire's pre-season tour to Barbados has been cancelled because of a lack of sponsorship, according to the BBC .

Hampshire's Barbados tour cancelled

Lancashire have announced that an extra 2,755 alcohol-free seats will be available at Old Trafford for internationals and domestic Twenty20's in 2008.

More alcohol-free seats at Old Trafford

Tony Brown , the former Gloucestershire allrounder, has been elected as the club

Tony Brown elected president

Middlesex have confirmed South African fast bowler Friedel de Wet as a Kolpak player for 2008 after contracts were signed and work permits received

de Wet signs for Middlesex

The Brecon Beacons in Wales are as bleak and lonely a landscape as Britain has, where the Royal Marines test their physical endurance and where the SAS trek 40 gruelling miles to whittle out the weaklings in their infamous Long Drag

Gloucestershire's cricketers trek through the Beacons

Worcestershire are understood to be keen to secure Shane Bond's signature for next season now he's out of contract with New Zealand

Worcestershire interested in Bond?

Graeme Swann has guaranteed his next three years will be at Nottinghamshire, after renewing his deal to take him to the end of 2010

Swann extends Notts contract

Worcestershire have failed to attract Ashley Noffke, the Queensland allrounder, to New Road for the 2008 season.

Worcestershire fail in Noffke bid

Steve Davies, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, has signed a one-year contract extension with Worcestershire

Davies extends Worcestershire contract

Luke Wright, the England allrounder, has signed a new three-year deal with Sussex which will keep him at the club until 2011.

Wright extends contract

James Benning and Stewart Walters are making the most of their off-season

Surrey pair on song in Perth

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has expressed his interest in becoming Glamorgan's bowling coach in the future.

Wasim wants Glamorgan job

Darren Maddy has extended his contract with Warwickshire by three years to keep him at the club until the end of the 2010 season

Maddy and Ambrose extend Warwickshire contracts

Middlesex Cricket Board cricket development officer, Graeme West has been appointed as Middlesex CCC

Graeme West to head Middlesex academy

Essex have appointed Graeme Welch as their new seam-bowling coach

Welch confirmed as Essex bowling coach

Kevin Pietersen has agreed a three-year extension to his Hampshire contract, although the club will see very little given all his England commitments.

Pietersen agrees Hampshire extension

David Wainwright, the left-arm spinner, has signed a new three-year deal with Yorkshire through to the 2010 season.

Wainwright extends contract

Sajid Mahmood has signed a contract extension which will keep him at Lancashire until the end of the 2009 season

Mahmood signs contract extension

Surrey have retained the services of Ali Brown with a one-year contract which will keep him at The Oval until the end of the 2008 season.

Ali Brown signs contract extension