American Premier League

Hadlee signs with American Premier League

Apr 24, 2009: Richard Hadlee, the former New Zealand allrounder, has signed up with the American Premier League (APL) as an executive consultant

Indian Premier League 2009

An ICL hand in the IPL

Apr 23, 2009: Phil Russell's status at the Kingsmead ground is unique - the much-respected curator is probably the only person involved with the IPL and its bitter rival, the ICL. Russell, who was the ICL's curator last season, is currently an advisor on the ground pre

Players' associations on Pakistan's cricketing future

'Pakistan have to bide their time'

Apr 23, 2009:

Pakistan cricket

Pakistan ponder options for change of address

Apr 23, 2009: Pakistan ponder two options to play their home games, including a designated neutral venue and a 'surrogate' hosting

County news

Kent bolster pace attack with Parnell

Apr 23, 2009: Kent have signed Wayne Parnell, the South African left-arm seamer, as an overseas player initially for a six-week stint

Indian Premier League

Concern over Twenty20's corruption risk - ICC

Apr 23, 2009: Twenty20 cricket poses a greater corruption threat than the traditional forms of the game, Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said

County news

Lancashire will turn pitch in 2010

Apr 23, 2009: Lancashire have pushed back the timetable for turning the Old Trafford square by a year but are still on course to meet the redevelopment deadline of 2012

Pakistan v Australia 2009

Injured Marsh to return home

Apr 23, 2009: Shaun Marsh, the Australian opening batsman, will return home to Australia after injuring his left hamstring during the first ODI against Pakistan in Dubai on Wednesday

World Cup 2011

Miandad slams 'hasty' ICC decision

Apr 23, 2009: Javed Miandad, the PCB's director general, has said he was 'shocked' by the ICC's 'hasty' decision to move the 2011 World Cup out of Pakistan

County news

Yorkshire give Naved-ul-Hasan permit deadline

Apr 23, 2009: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has been given until 5pm on May 1 to rejoin the Yorkshire squad otherwise his contract will be terminated

Allrounder heads to Northern Ireland

Ewing rules out Zimbabwe comeback

Apr 23, 2009: Former Zimbabwe allrounder Gavin Ewing has confirmed that he has no plans to return to the national side

Wisdom Siziba 1980-2009

Wisdom Siziba dies aged 28

Apr 23, 2009: Wisdom Siziba, one of many cricketers lost to Zimbabwe in recent years, has died in South Africa at the age of 28

Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai

Clarke says Australia not in a spin

Apr 22, 2009: Michael Clarke has defended Australia's reputation against spin after Shahid Afridi's career-best figures gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead

Leicestershire v West Indians, Tour match, Grace Road, 3rd day

Dyson pitch blast comes back to bite

Apr 22, 2009: John Dyson, the West Indies' coach, won't be leaving Grace Road with many friends after his first-day remarks about the pitch didn't go down well with the club

Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai

A welcome win, no doubt

Apr 22, 2009: It really didn't matter that Pakistan chased down their target tonight with all the assurance of a one-legged man roller-skating in quicksand with his hands tied behind his back. It only mattered that they chased them down at all

ICC World Cricket League Division 7

World Cup 2015 qualification starts now

Apr 22, 2009: The battle for a place at the 2015 World Cup is about to get underway

West Indies in England 2009

Bravo and Benn in one-day squad

Apr 22, 2009: Dwayne Bravo returns to West Indies' squad for the three-match one-day series against England, while Sulieman Benn has been preferred to Nikita Miller for the main spin role

2011 World Cup

Pakistan lodge protest over World Cup shift

Apr 22, 2009: Pakistan have lodged a protest with the ICC over the shifting of the 2011 World Cup matches from the country due to security reasons

England Lions v West Indians, Derby

Bell gets Lions call and Key leads

Apr 22, 2009: Robert Key will lead a strong England Lions side in the tour match against the West Indians at Derby from April 28.

South African cricket

Suspect action costs Botha IPL contract

Apr 22, 2009: The move by umpires to report Johan Botha for a suspect action in the fourth one-day international against Australia might have cost the spinner a lucrative IPL contract.