The real subcontinental controversy kings

Aug 19, 2010:

They wuz robbed

Aug 19, 2010: Players (and a team) who were done out of landmarks by their opponents - knowingly or otherwise

Too much or too badly scheduled?

Aug 19, 2010: The Indians don't play more than other top cricketers around the world; it's just that their calendar is more poorly structured

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 1st day

Hungry Wahab answers his critics

Aug 18, 2010: You cannot curse Wahab Riaz. Especially when the man has a five-for on debut.

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 1st day

Fluent Prior masks batting frailties

Aug 18, 2010: A scrap is what England have secretly been yearning for all series, and a scrap is what they are in right now, after a wasteful first-day performance at The Oval allowed Pakistan to claim the upper hand

Essex v Somerset, Colchester, 1st day

Essex fail to build on Masters haul

Aug 18, 2010: Ravi Bopara missed a golden opportunity to press his claims for a place on the Ashes tour this winter when he failed to perform in front of national selector Geoff Miller at Colchester

Worcestershire v Surrey, New Road, 3rd day

Kervezee and Shakib leave Surrey reeling

Aug 18, 2010: When Alexei Kervezee first appeared on the scene as a fresh-faced teenager, the coach, Ian Pont, remarked that there were 'shades of Graeme Hick' about him. The comments were roundly dismissed as absurd. How could anyone compare an untried teenager to Hic

Durham v Yorkshire, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Rudolph ton keeps Yorkshire's title hopes alive

Aug 18, 2010: Three late wickets by their former team-mate Mitch Claydon checked Yorkshire's cruise to victory against Durham, but with only 54 needed and six wickets standing they should stay in contention for the County Championship Division One title

Kent v Lancashire, Canterbury , 1st day

Stevens haul gives Kent the edge

Aug 18, 2010: Kent's unlikely allrounder Darren Stevens grabbed three wickets in 13 balls on a dramatic opening day in Canterbury as the hosts closed on 53 for 2 in reply to Lancashire's 266 all out

Sussex v Derbyshire, Horsham, 1st day

Sussex seize initiative on day one

Aug 18, 2010: Sussex's promotion push gathered momentum at Horsham after they dismissed Derbyshire for 242 on the first day of their County Championship Division Two tussle

ICC WCL Division Four, 4th day

Italy, Tanzania and Nepal register wins

Aug 18, 2010: A round-up of matches from the fifth day of the ICC World Cricket League Division Four

Glamorgan v Middlesex, Cardiff, 3rd day

Newman and Malan leave Middlesex on the verge of victory

Aug 18, 2010: Half centuries from Scott Newman and Dawid Malan put Middlesex on the verge of their fourth Division Two victory of the season going into the final day against leaders Glamorgan at Cardiff

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 1st day

Wahab you been all this time?

Aug 18, 2010: Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

Zimbabwe news

Donald and Gillespie bullish about Zimbabwe

Aug 18, 2010: Former fast-bowling greats Allan Donald and Jason Gillsepie, who have taken up coaching assignments in Zimbabwe, are looking forward to their stints in the politically unstable country

Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Gloucestershire win despite Northants rearguard

Aug 18, 2010: Half-centuries from James Middlebrook and David Murphy for Northamptonshire were in vain as Gloucestershire boosted their County Championship promotion hopes with a seven-wicket victory in three days at Wantage Road

Ireland v Netherlands, 2nd ODI, Dublin

Ireland take series 2-0 after nine-wicket drubbing

Aug 18, 2010: Ireland underlined their dominance of Netherlands with a convincing nine-wicket win achieved with nearly 30 overs to spare, giving them the ODI series 2-0

2010-11 Domestic Cricket

Taipan CC joins Saturday League

Aug 18, 2010: The HKCA will welcome the Taipan Cricket Club to the Hong Kong cricket family when its team makes its debut in the 2010-11 HKCA Saturday League.

The Oval abandonment 2006

Hair blames politics for Oval row

Aug 18, 2010: Darrell Hair, the umpire at the centre of the controversy that led to the abandonment of the 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan, has claimed that meddling board officials were to blame for the escalation of the row

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

'I regret what happened overall' - Sangakkara

Aug 18, 2010: A day ahead of Sri Lanka's key match against New Zealand, their captain Kumar Sangakkara spent nearly his entire press conference addressing questions about the Suraj Randiv no-ball controversy

Sri Lanka A v South Africa A, SSC, 3rd day

Karunaratne, Chandimal in massive stand as SL A takes lead

Aug 18, 2010: Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal shared a record 369-run stand at the SSC as Sri Lanka finished on 485 for 3