General

Inaugural European Twenty20 tournament cancelled

Feb 25, 2013: The inaugural ICC European Twenty20 Challenge competition has been cancelled because three of the countries due to take part have announced they are playing ODIs in Belfast at the same time.

Fiji

Fiji adjust to longer one-dayers

Feb 25, 2013: The Fiji Times reports that the national side have been preparing for their World Cricket League Division Three matches in Australia with games against the army over the last three weeks.

English cricket

Moores needs to blow away dark clouds

Feb 25, 2013:

Morocco

Nigeria to meet Morocco

Feb 25, 2013: Nigeria will meet Morocco in the semi-finals of the North-West Africa tournament held in Gambia on Wednesday

Bangladesh cricket

A big man with a big heart

Feb 25, 2013: Akram Khan was the the first Bangladesh captain to taste victory in ODIs

Australian cricket

Australians will be glad for a rest

Feb 25, 2013: Greg Baum, writing in The Age , argues that leaving aside the political situation, Australia’s players will enjoy the extra rest they will receive now the Zimbabwe tour has been called off.

New age

Redemption comes cheap, anger comes quickly

Feb 25, 2013: This week Pakistan cricket begins a new era

Tanzania

Kenya send representative side to Tanzania

Feb 25, 2013: Fast bowler Peter Ongondo headed a Nairobi Province Cricket Association NPCA) Select side which arrived in Dar es Salaam for a four one-dayers against the Tanzanian national side.

Jersey

Jersey to host World Cricket League tournament

Feb 25, 2013: Jersey will host the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 (WCL Div

English cricket

A load of old Kolpaks

Feb 25, 2013: Former Kent captain David Fulton, writing in The Times , argues that the counties are failing the country when it comes to Kolpak players.

Ireland

Mooney explains his withdrawal

Feb 25, 2013: John Mooney, the Ireland allrounder, has explained his recent withdrawal from the international scene

MCC

Balcony scene at Lord's

Feb 25, 2013:

Australian cricket

When is a boycott not a boycott?

Feb 25, 2013: Brydon Coverdale asks why governments and cricket administrators can't seem to reach a definitive conclusion on touring Zimbabwe

Australian cricket

Zimbabwe boycott raises more questions

Feb 25, 2013: Two senior journalists at The Australian offer very different opinions on the cancellation of Australia’s tour to Zimbabwe

Canada

Canada prepare to leave for England

Feb 25, 2013: Canada will head to England on Tuesday to prepare for the ICC Intercontinental Cup Final against Ireland, at Grace Road, Leicester

Kenya

Northerns denied battling victory

Feb 25, 2013: Kenya Select 342 (Obanda 76, Suji 76) and 196 for 9 (Suji 48, C Obuya 47*, D Obuya 32; S

Sidharth Monga on India in Bangladesh, 2007

Chittagong - charmingly capricious

Feb 25, 2013: Sidharth Monga provides a peek into the myriad aspects of the city

Ireland

Ireland risk Friends Provident knockout

Feb 25, 2013: Ireland are prepared to risk being thrown out of next season's Friends Provident Trophy by playing ODIs against India and South Africa in June.

Bermuda

Bermuda's ODI status under threat

Feb 25, 2013: Bermuda could lose its ODI status if it can't get their main ground up to international standard

English cricket

Flower lets notes slip

Feb 25, 2013: Andy Flower left some of his scouting notes behind at The Oval after he'd spent time watching Surrey take on Warwickshire