New Zealand news

Moller appointed New Zealand Cricket chairman

Aug 27, 2010: Chris Moller is New Zealand Cricket's new chairman following Alan Isaac's promotion to the ICC vice-presidency

India v Australia 2010-11

Mitchell Johnson aims to lift in India

Aug 27, 2010: Australia's fast bowlers are fine-tuning with the SG balls that will be used in India and Mitchell Johnson believes the tactic is the first step towards a series success

The most potent pace attack in world cricket

Aug 27, 2010: A look at the teams and bowlers with the best records in the last three-and-a-half years

Cricket can't afford meaningless games

Aug 27, 2010: The game cannot risk alienating audiences with irrelevant matches

New Zealand news

Knee surgery forces Oram out of Champions League

Aug 26, 2010: The allrounder Jacob Oram will have knee surgery next week that will rule him out of the Champions League

England v Pakistan, 4th npower Test, Lord's, 1st day

Gooch defends struggling batsmen

Aug 26, 2010: Graham Gooch, England's batting coach, has come to the defence of Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen, the two batsmen in the current line-up whose form is under the most scrutiny

Leicestershire v Surrey, Grace Road, 3rd day

Davidson finds support from chief executive

Aug 26, 2010: There was little progress on or off the field at Grace Road as rain washed out the third day of the County Championship match between Leicestershire and Surrey

Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Rain ruins Lancashire hopes

Aug 26, 2010: It will almost certainly need a deal to be struck between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire to force a positive result in this match after the whole of the third day was lost to rain

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Scarborough, 4th day

Rudolph and Bairstow secure draw

Aug 26, 2010: Yorkshire managed to hold out for a draw at Scarborough after a Hampshire declaration on 498 for 6 had put them 176 runs in front with a minimum of 71 overs remaining on the fourth day of the County Championship match

Somerset v Durham, Taunton, 3rd day

Rain ruins Taunton clash

Aug 26, 2010: Play was abandoned without a ball bowled in the County Championship match between Somerset and Durham for the second successive day at Taunton after a 2.30pm pitch inspection

County news

Sidebottom to leave Nottinghamshire

Aug 26, 2010: Ryan Sidebottom will leave Nottinghamshire at the end of the season after failing to agree terms of a new contract with the club

ICC Intercontinental Cup 2010

Ireland's Zimbabwe tour confirmed

Aug 26, 2010: Ireland's trip to Zimbabwe has been confirmed, and in addition to the Intercontinental Cup match against Zimbabwe XI, three one-day internationals between the senior national teams have been arranged

England v Pakistan, 4th npower Test, Lord's, 1st day

Cook's good fortune and the Hill and Billy show

Aug 26, 2010: Plays of the Day from the first day of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's

Derbyshire v Middlesex, Derby, 2nd day

Middlesex frustrated by Derby washout

Aug 26, 2010: Derbyshire's chances of hauling themselves off the bottom of the County Championship were hit by heavy rain which washed out the second day of the match against Middlesex at Derby

Northamptonshire v Worcestershire, Northampton, 2nd day

Rain wipes out second day at Wantage Road

Aug 26, 2010: No play was possible on the second day of the County Championship Division Two match between Northamptonshire and Worcestershire at Wantage Road

Sri Lanka A v Pakistan A, tri-series, 2nd match, SSC

Hammad Azam steers Pakistan A to tight win

Aug 26, 2010: Hammad Azam, the 19-year-old Rawalpindi allrounder, struck a 54-ball 63 to guide Pakistan A to a narrow victory over Sri Lanka A

Warwickshire v Essex, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Rain hits Essex survival hopes

Aug 26, 2010: The weather dealt another blow to Warwickshire and Essex with play called off at lunch on the second day of their Division One relegation clash in the County Championship at Edgbaston

County news

Gloucestershire sign young New Zealand bowler

Aug 26, 2010: Gloucestershire have signed James Fuller, a 20-year-old pace bowler from New Zealand, on a three-year contact

Sri Lanka Triangular Series 2010

Sehwag backs Indian youngsters

Aug 26, 2010: Seniors in the Indian team continue to back the young batsmen in the side to deliver

England news

ECB confirm Sri Lanka and India fixtures

Aug 26, 2010: England will play seven Tests, 10 ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals next summer against Sri Lanka and India which will include the first Test staged at the Rose Bowl