Cricket
Cricket is a summertime team sport using a bat and ball that was developed by the British and is popular in such countries as India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indian nations. Played on a field of grass, cricket involves two teams of 11 players, with the defending team bowling a ball toward a target located on the side of the opposing team, whose batter tries to block the target, hit the ball and score a run through a succession of movements. This section features online resources that focus on the game of cricket.
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| Cricket: Rain Puts Eagles' Celebrations on Hold Essex Eagles' Pro40 match with Warwickshire was abandoned due to rain leaving them still to confirm their promotion to the... |
Cricket: Injury Forces Sidebottom to Miss Remaining One-dayers Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan will replace the injured England bowler Ryan Sidebottom for the remaining ODIs |
| Australia to Spread the Cricket Word in China Australian cricket chiefs want to use the Olympics to promote China's involvement in the game |
Despair As Bbc Opts Out of Cricket Bidding The BBC has declined to bid for any of the live and highlights cricket packages offered by the ECB |
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Pietersen Steps Into the Fray and Becomes England Cricket Captain The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that Kevin Pietersen has become the new Test and one-day captain of England |
| This Was Test Cricket at Its Compulsive Best, Says Kallis Andrew Flintoff's fiery spell at the end of day two was praised by Jacques Kallis, the man who was on the receiving end |
Madness And Caution; Cricket And Love guardian.co.uk's weekly glance at the world of crickethttp://www.guardian.co.uk/sport |
| India Tour Will Be a Real Test for England's Cricket Supporters The itinerary for England's tour of India this winter has received criticism for the lack of tourist-friendly venues |
The Marylebone Cricket Club? More Like the Marylebone Commercial Corporation The MCC's Twenty20 proposals shamelessly advance the wealthier city elite ahead of the smaller first-class counties and... |
| England Find New Allies in Cricket's Political Battle Cricket: Giles Clarke played a starring role in negotiating the compromise over Zimbabwe, finding a way to work with... |
Why Pick on Cricket, Asks Zimbabwe Chief As Icc Meets Zimbabwe began a staunch defence of their right to continue as a full member of the ICC in Dubai yesterday. |
| Spirit of Cricket Compromised By England's Shenanigans We may be pleased that England's rotters didn't prosper, but captain Paul Collingwood's actions were not more... |
The Move to Ban Zimbabwe's Cricket Team Should Be Applauded Sport and politics are inseparable, so the government's stance on Zimbabwe is the least we should expect, writes Andy Bull |
| Zimbabwe to Be Banned From Playing Cricket in England Zimbabwe will be banned from playing cricket in England next year, it emerged today, as the England and Wales Cricket Board... |
Cricket: England v New Zealand – Live! Carry England recover from their lackluster showing in Bristol? Find out with Lawrence Booth NOW |
| Cricket: England v New Zealand – Live! Carry England recover from their lackluster showing in Bristol? Find out with Lawrence Booth NOW |
The Joy of Six: Cricket Innovations From games of Twisti-Twosti to scraps of tarpaulin, here are six moments of invention that really changed the sport |
| Cricket: England v New Zealand - As It Happened Over-by-over: A slack England let the Kiwis back into the games as they leveled the series |
Cricket: England v New Zealand - Live! Can England extend their lead in the one-day series? Find out with Andy Bull NOW |
| Cricket, 2nd Odi: England v New Zealand - Live! Cricket: The start has been delayed. Follow the latest news with Lawrence Booth now |
Cricket to Trial Official Challenges to Decisions A new system will be trialled on India's tour of Sri Lanka whereby players can challenge decisions made by an umpire |
| Stanford Flashes the Cash As English Cricket Enters New Era English players could earn total of £2.5m each in series created by Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford |
Time to Pension Off 50-over Cricket Twenty20 is the new kid on the block, says Andy Bull, and it's made the longer form of the one-day game look distinctly out... |
| The Spirit of Cricket is Lost As Long As Sidebottom Snarls Ryan Sidebottom's confrontation with Jamie How was a thing of snarls and sneers that seemed to go on for ever, says... |
It's Payback Time for England's Cricketers A stalwart tail-end resistance from Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad will have New Zealand a little hot around the collar at... |
| It's Not Just Cricket Martin Kelner: The summer sports pages are much enriched by drama off the field: orgies, intrigue, head lice |
The Billion-dollar Cricket Tournament That Brings Out the Best, and Worst, in India Domestic game has changed for good but is the IPL just a crass money-making machine? |
| County Cricket's Kolpak Era Nears the End As Brussels Backs Ecb A new ruling by the European Union could mean the end for Kolpak players in country cricket |
Sidebottom Excels As Dark Skies Reduce Cricket to a Sideshow Ryan Sidebottom took four wickets for five runs in 10 overs, but bad light hampered England's progress |
| Brearley and Waugh Warn That Ipl May Crowd Out Test Cricket The MCC has issued an entreaty that Test matches remain as the pinnacle of the game |
Cricket Round-up Paul Weaver May 23: Michael di Venuto performed one of his most memorable arias at Chester-le-Street yesterday . |
| In Praise of ... the Cricket Bat Leader: The MCC is looking at a rewrite of Law 6, to restore the balance between batsmen and bowlers |
A Smiling Revolutionary Who is Face of Cricket's Future Shane Bond is one of the world's best bowlers but chose Indian riches over his Test career. He explains why to Donald McRae |
| Cricket Cheerleaders Face Threats and Harassment Furious debate has erupted in India, where the game is a religion and prudence a virtue |
It's the End of the World As We Know It (and Cricket Will Be Fine) Twenty20 is closer to the spirit of cricket than the lifeless trudge of the county championship, argues Richard Williams |
| Cricket Websites Shut Out of Ipl Matches Specialist cricket websites offering ball-by-ball coverage have been cut out of an agreement to allow news organizations... |
Cricket's Schisms: How Bodyline and the Packer Circus Knocked the Bails Off English cricket faces a potential crisis in the IPL, but it has come through tough tests of character before now |
| The Format May Change, But Cricket's Soul Must Remain Intact As English cricket prepares for yet another redesign, it is more important than ever that the sport's lasting qualities are... |
Changing World Cannot Disturb Cricket's Eternal Verities The Indian leagues are threatening to turn the game on its head, but the opening day of the English season at Lord's proved... |
| Wisden Names Kallis As World's Leading Cricketer The new edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, on sale tomorrow, has named Jacques Kallis as its 'Leading Cricketer in the... |
A Surly Shoaib is the Finest Sight in Cricket No bowler was so spectacular as Shoaib Akhtar, it's just a shame that these days he's more often got a mic in his hand than... |
| English Players Targeted for Second Indian Cricket Auction Cricket: The IPL will stage a second bidding round, with several England players reportedly being lined up to play |
It's Loud, It's Tacky, and It Could Be the Future of Cricket The cricket was poor but it's the after-party that matters as Trinidad win the Stanford 20/20 finals |
| No One Knows When the Cricket Honey-pot Will Start to Overflow The Stanford 20/20 finals in the Caribbean are the latest ingredient in an already heady cricketing cocktail, writes Andy... |
No One Knows When the Cricket Honey-pot Will Start to Overflow The Stanford Twenty20 finals in the Caribbean are the latest ingredient in an already heady cricketing cocktail, writes... |
| After Spending $42m on Players in a Frenzied Day, Cricket's New Princes Take Aim at a Global Fan Base Cricket: The Indian Premier League insist the international game has nothing to fear from their emergence |
England's Women Cricketers Win Contracts Digger: England's women cricketers will receive a hefty financial reward in the way of central contracts after retaining... |
| No Place Like Dubai for Cricket to Show Its Running Flaws Lawrence Donegan: The ICC's Dubai move has come to represent expediency rather than neutrality |
Exhausted Tait Quits Cricket Indefinitely Cricket: Australian Test bowler Shaun Tait has taken an indefinite break from the game due to physical and emotional fatigue |
| County Divide is Good for English Cricket The comments of Leicestershire chairman Neil Davidson about the need to scrap two division county cricket are misguided,... |
Knighthoods May Await Cricketers Gordon Brown last night called for honors to be awarded to leading cricketers from India and other Commonwealth countries |
| Sledging: the War of Dirty Words on the Cricket Pitch Lawrence Booth: The term itself is thought to derive from the phrase "subtle as a sledgehammer", but much of the... |
India's Role in 'cricket's Darkest Hour' Australia's press has it's say on the 'Bollyline' row that is dividing opinions in international cricket |
| All Out: Crisis in World Cricket As Tour Suspended Over Latest Racism Allegations Indians deny calling black Australian a 'monkey' · Effigies burn as officials fight to rescue test series |
Cricket Review of the Year Mike Selvey is joined by Giles Clarke, David Lloyd and Jonathan Agnew to discuss the cricketing year |
| 'I Feel As Though I'm Getting Better and Enjoying My Cricket More' The pace man's new, relaxed approach lies behind his resurgent form, writes Paul Weaver |
Cricket Offers Quota Solution to Football Digger: The England & Wales Cricket Board think they can solve the problem of nationality quotas in football |
| Cricket Australia Moot Ashes Extension Cricket Australia are considering adding a sixth Test to future Ashes series to ensure every State has a Test match. |
West Indies Cricket Suffering At The Hands Of Poor Management When I listen to or read the various arguments about the demise of West Indies Cricket it never ceases to amaze me how the... |
| Cricket Equipment For beginners in cricket, here is the ready information on cricket equipments. |
English Cricket to Benefit After South Africa Rejects Quota System The exodus of white South African cricketers to English county cricket because of the perceived unfairness of non-white... |
| News Agencies Threaten Cricket Boycott in Fresh Rights Battle Cricket: Reuters, Associated Press and AFP are considering ditching coverage of the first Test between Sri Lanka and... |
Daytime Tv: Where Old County Cricketers Go to Fry Harry Pearson is saddened to see ex-Hampshire batsman Mark Nicholas reduced to treading the cookery show circuit. |
| Indian Cricket Fans Arrested for Racial Abuse Four Indian cricket fans will face charges of racially abusing Australian batsman Andrew Symonds with monkey gestures,... |
Twenty20 Cricket Championship: Beyond Pain, Humiliation and Defeat Exciting, Nailbiting, Satisfying... that was the Twenty20 cricket championship for the Indian population. Here are my two... |
| Champions League Cricket Holds Many Pitfalls The lure of millions for Twenty20 champions in a new exclusive league seems attractive, but must be viewed with caution,... |
Candidate Morris Has a Message for Cricket Digger: Sir Bill Morris has until next Monday to find support in order to run for the ECB chairmanship. |
| Everyone Should Be Able to Watch Test Cricket on Tv Kevin Mitchell: Cricket's deal with Sky means fewer people watching Test matches, and the new ECB boss must make a change. |
And on the Sixth Day . . . We Finally Played Some Cricket Cricket: When the weather is this bad, it helps when the authorities can band together to find ways to play cricket, writes... |
| Clarke Presents Abrasive Option in Cricket Vote Digger: Giles Clarke's no-nonsense style could make him second-favourite to succeed David Morgan as ECB chief. |
Cricket: England Frustrated By Gathering Gloom Needing just one wicket for victory, bad light forced a draw in the first Test at Lord's. |
| Cricket: Cricket Can Become Country's Number One Sport, Says Soper As Ecb Chairmanship Decision Looms Mike Soper is favorite to become new chairman of the ECB, after Lord Morris confirmed he will not stand. |
Cricket: Mclaren Puts Kent in Control County championship: Warwickshire seem to be heading for an innings defeat after two batting collapses against Kent. |
| Cricket: Evergreen Gough Makes Surrey Dance to His Tune County championship: Darren Gough took all three Surrey wickets in quick succession to put Yorkshire on top, but with only... |
Cricket: Gibson Takes All 10 to Unravel Hampshire County championship: In an incredible display of seam bowling, Ottis Gibson took all 10 Hampshire wickets to put Durham in... |
| Cricket: Batsmen Fail to Get in the Swing Some of the world's best batsmen have struggled to deal with the movement available to bowlers at Lord's. |
Cricket: Anderson Inspires Thoughts of Test Matches Gone By England have a healthy lead after a five-wicket haul for James Anderson on another day dominated by swing. |
| Cricket: Pietersen Blows Second Chance After Tv Reprieve Not even the help of the giant screen could stop England's collapse at Lord's, says Steve James. |
Cricket: Worcestershire Face Losing Home for Summer The match with Lancashire was abandoned with no play possible as Worcestershire face losing their ground for the summer. |
| Cricket: Rashid's Under-19 Call-up Upsets Yorkshire Adil Rashid's call-up by England Under-19 has put some noses out of joint at Yorkshire. |
Cricket: Stuttering Durham Crave Chanderpaul Magic Shivnarine Chanderpaul cannot arrive quickly enough for struggling Durham as they plumbed the depths of 29 for five against... |
| Cricket: Flintoff in Line for Surprise Return With Bat If Not With Ball Andrew Flintoff could be about to return to action, albeit only as a batsman, for Lancashire's second team. |
Cricket: Strauss Comes Through His Torment As Leaden Indians Pray for a Kumble Special India struck late, but England's batsmen dominated most of day one, with Andrew Strauss making much-needed runs. |
| Cricket: Ringmaster Dravid Tries to Crack Whip As His Circus Troupe Fails in the Field India's woes continued on the first day at Lord's with captain Rahul Dravid unable to inspire his team in the field. |
Cricket: Opener Makes the Most of Second Chance Under great pressure, Andrew Strauss fell just four runs short of a century, but it could have been very different. |
| Cricket: Hoggard Running Out of Time to Be Fit for Trent Bridge Test Matthew Hoggard had an MRI scan to determine the extent of his back problem, and may miss the second Test. |
Cricket: Strauss Rejuvenated and Back in Form After Break England opener Andrew Strauss said missing international one-day matches allowed him to come back refreshed. |
| Cricket: Wright Sweeps Yorkshire Away Sussex continued their progress after another spate of hitting from Luke Wright helped dispatch Darren Gough's Yorkshire. |
Cricket: Denly Outfoxes Nottinghamshire and Steers Kent Into Final Four Joe Denly added to his burgeoning reputation with an unbeaten half-century to guide Kent to victory over Nottinghamshire. |
| Cricket: Murali Arrives Bang on Time to Send Lancs Into Twenty20 Semis A star turn from Muttiah Muralitharan accounted for Warwickshire as Lancashire booked their place at finals day. |
Cricket: Follow Live Coverage of the First Test Between England and India With Our Live, Over-by-over Report Can England's 'B' attack keep India in check during the first Test? Find out with Rob Smyth NOW. |
| Cricket: Inzamam-ul-haq Misses Out on Central Contract With Pakistan The Pakistan Cricket Board has omitted Inzamam-ul-Haq from their list of 20 players to be awarded a central contract. |
Cricket: Former Australia Test Bowler Geoff Lawson Confirms His Appointment As Pakistan Coach Former Australia Test bowler claims he has signed two-year deal to succeed late Bob Woolmer. |
| Cricket: Six-shooter Gibson Takes on the Mighty Mushtaq But Classy Sussex Have Last Word Sussex returned to the top of the table after an innings defeat of Steve Harmison-less Durham at Horsham. |
Cricket: Worcestershire Set Deadline Over Soggy New Road Worcestershire and Lancashire are unlikely to play their Championship match at New Road as the ground is still suffering... |
| Cricket: Pakistan Set to Name Australian Lawson As Coach Pakistan are expected to name Geoff Lawson as the man who will succeed the late Bob Woolmer as their coach. |
Cricket: England's Latest Call-up Endorses His Selection With Accurate Late Burst Stuart Broad and Andrew Strauss both gave promising signs ahead of the first Test as England Lions drew with India. |
| Cricket: Broad Ready to Fill the Breach As Harmison Hobbles Out Stuart Broad faces a baptism of fire against India at Lord's after Steve Harmison was struck by a hernia problem. |
Cricket: When Kapil Was King India's greatest all-rounder, Kapil Dev, reflects on how his country lost the fear of winning as they prepare for Lord's. |
| Cricket: Lions Show Heart As Tendulkar Cuts Loose England Lions were given a little masterclass by the greatest batsman of this generation who hit 171 runs. |
Cricket: Moores' Riches Look More Like Rags After White-ball Failure A test thrashing of the West Indies could not paper over the cracks of England's one-day shortcomings, writes Vic Marks. |
| Cricket: Yorkshire Lead Flood of Protest at Order to Replay Game Yorkshire are leading the protests at the ECB's decision to allow Worcestershire and Kent to replay their flood affected... |
Cricket: England Ready to Go Back to Basics Under Vaughan While England's Test team are likely to regroup unchanged at Lord's, there are one or two questions for the selectors to... |
| Cricket: India Have the Attributes to Make Wright's Summer India have taken disorgation to new levels in touring England with no coach but the tools are there for them to be... |
Cricket: Harmison Doubt for Test After Hernia Problem Returns Steve Harmison is a doubt for the first Test against India after aggravating a hernia injury against Sussex. |
| Cricket: Strauss Waltzes Around Form Concern Despite Cheap Dismissal Andrew Strauss was talking tough as he continued his miserable summer while Joe Denly stole the show for England Lions... |
Cricket: Panesar Dreaming of More Tendulkar Moments If England are to beat India this summer then Monty Panesar must perform, a challenge England's talisman is more than ready... |
| Cricket: Schofield Career Revived With Shock Call-up to England Squad Cricket's forgotten man Chris Schofield is back in the provisional England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup. |
Cricket: Worcester Replay Decision is a 'disgrace', Yorkshire Complain Yorkshire are apoplectic after it emerged the ECB has ordered Worcestershire to replay their abandoned Championship match... |
| Cricket: Decline of the Big, Bad Paceman is Letting Batsmen Off Easy The success of Fidel Edwards against England served to highlight the lack of top quality quick bowlers in the world game... |
Cricket: Warne Pulls a Fast One to Stitch Up Maddy Shane Warne used all his experience to outfox Darren Maddy and help earn Hampshire a crucial win over Warwickshire. |
| Cricket: 'no Guarantees' But Trescothick Gets Call for Twenty20 Fragile soul Marcus Trescothick has returned to the England fold in the provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup. |
Cricket: England Name Marcus Trescothick in 30-man Squad for Twenty20 World Cup Marcus Trescothick, who has not played for England for nearly a year, has been included in a 30-man squad for the ICC World... |
| Cricket: Vaughan's Bat Slow on the Uptake County championship: With no result likely in the Roses match, Michael Vaughan took his time with the bat. |
Cricket: Morris Urged to Stand for Ecb Job Former TGWU leader Bill Morris is favorite to fill the chairman's role at the ECB when David Morgan leaves. |
| Cricket: India in Promising Pre-test Touch India looked good during their draw against Sussex, as their batsmen and bowlers discovered some form. |
Cricket: Ecb to Investigate New Road Abandonment Inquiry launched after Worcestershire match is called off at flood-damaged New Road. |
| Cricket Round-up: Revived Harmison Downs Surrey Surrey begin today needing 107 runs with seven wickets remaining to see off Durham, who were indebted to a spell from Steve... |
Cricket: Warne Fumes at Tardy Groundstaff County Championship: Hampshire showed incompetence both on and off the field as dropped catches and a delay in covering the... |
| Cricket: Dravid Finds Reasons to Be Cheerful A century from Sussex's Andrew Hodd left India captain Rahul Dravid with doubts over his bowlers ahead of the series with... |
Cricket: Selectors Line Up Trescothick for Twenty20 Squad Recall Marcus Trescothick could be named in the England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in September. |
| Cricket: Unhurried Laxman Stakes His Claim to Test Place VVS Laxman made a bid for test reselection with his highest score in England during India's tour match with Sussex. |
Cricket: Kent Dismay at Decision to Play on Soaked Ground County Championship: No play on Sunday prompted harsh criticism of Worcestershire's decision to host Kent so soon after... |
| Cricket: Gayle Blows Over Ramshackle England England's one-day woes returned as they were soundly beaten in the third match, and the series, by a rejuvenated West Indies. |
Cricket: Worcestershire Home and Dry As Mitchell Strikes Worcestershire scraped into the quarter finals after finally completing a match, triumphing over neighbors Warwickshire. |
| Cricket: Collingwood Backs Anderson Aggression Paul Collingwood has lept to the defence of James Anderson after the bowler was fined for barging into Runako Morton at... |
The Curious Revival of Cricket in Cuba Cricket: Amongst the swarm of minor pieces of information that slipped out of the press wires on Thursday there was a small... |
| Cricket: Chanderpaul Unfazed By Chatter Matt Prior has described Shivnarine Chanderpaul as 'unflappable' ahead of the third one-day international. |
Cricket: Collingwood at Cover Brings Back Memories of Fine Artists in the Field Paul Collingwood's move from backward-point to cover evokes memories of great fielders from the past, from Lloyd to Randall... |
| Cricket: Familiar Foe Shines to Leave England Under a Dark Cloud England fell way short of the Windies total dominated by another brilliant hundred from Shivnarine Chanderpaul. |
Cricket: Over-by-over, England's Innings Over-by-over report: Can England win a third ODI in a row? Follow it now with Mike Adamson. |
| Cricket: Andy Bull on the Complacent Culture of English Cricket England are stuck on the mezzanine between Australia and the rest, and that makes complacency very hard to resist. By Andy... |
Cricket: Follow the Second Odi Between England and West Indies With Our Over-by-over Report Over-by-over report: Can England win a third ODI in a row? Follow it now with Mike Adamson. |
| Cricket: Henderson Puts a Spell on Surrey Middlesex finally overcame their hoodoo against Surrey with an eight-wicket victory at a sodden Lord's. |
Cricket: Jaques and Kabir the Scourge of Powerless Somerset Somerset remain rooted to the bottom of the division after a nail-biting defeat to Worcestershire. |
| Cricket: Donald: Young Quicks Making Rapid Progress Allan Donald has had his contract with England extended until after the Twenty20 world championship in September. |
Cricket: Donald's Coaching Role Extended Allan Donald's positive impact on the England team has been recognized with an extension to his contract. |
| Cricket: Schofield's Skills Benefit Surrey Twenty20 Cup: Surrey extended their Division lead with a comfortable win over Kent in spite of losing early wickets. |
Cricket: Attacking Yet Relaxed, Collingwood Sets Out on the Long and Winding Road to 2011 England won Paul Collingwood's first one-day match in charge with ease, but he will face much tougher tasks. |
| Cricket: Broad Helps England's Foot Soldiers Kick-start New One-day Era In a match dominated by bowlers, England comfortably defended a modest total to beat the West Indies in the Natwest series... |
Cricket: Worcesteshire Wilt As Marshall Exacts Revenge on Bollinger Twenty20 Cup: Hamish Marshall's quick-fire ton helped Gloucestershire to a big win over struggling Worcestershire. |
| Cricket: Collingwood Praises Bowlers The England skipper credited his bowling attack for a comfortable victory over the West Indies at Lord's. |
Cricket: Follow the First Odi Between England and West Indies Live! Over-by-over report: Find out if anyone gives one about 50-over cricket with Rob Smyth NOW. |
| Cricket: How Mcc Money Stumped Oxbridge Graeme Fowler's Cricket Academy at Durham has spawned MCC-funded centres of excellence at universities around Britain, says... |
Cricket: Ambrose Leads Bears to Victory Tim Ambrose struck 77 off 56 balls to help Warwickshire cement their place on top of the Midland, West and Wales table. |
| Cricket: Yorkshire Lose Again Yorkshire were unable to chase down Nottinghamshrie's modest total as they slipped to their second defeat in a row. |
Cricket: Twenty20 International: Collingwood Only Resistance in Windies Win After promising, "11 captains out there, not one," new skipper Paul Collingwood was the only resistance to a... |
| Cricket: Powell in Hospital Glamorgan’s batsman Mike Powell has spent the past three days in intensive care at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital after... |
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup: Holioake Finds Cavalier Touch Adam Hollioake's return to county cricket finally got off the mark as he helped Essex to a three wicket win over Surrey. |
| Cricket: Twenty20's Mind Games May Be Giving Clever Bowlers the Edge Guile is the hottest property in Twenty20 cricket, as bowlers bluff and double bluff for maximum advantage. |
Cricket: Smith's Spell Sends Yorkshire Crashing to Third Defeat With four first choice bowlers out for Lancs, 21-year-old Tom Smith produced a match-winning spell against Yorkshire. |
| Cricket: Collingwood Enters Leadership Duty With Glow of Optimism Paul Collingwood captains England for the first time in today's Twenty20 match against the West Indies. |
Cricket: Morgan Cuts Deal With Indian Rival to Become Icc President ECB chairman David Morgan has been chosen as the next ICC president after agreeing a handover after two years. |
| Cricket: Davies Caps Sophia Curtain-raiser Glamorgan sealed their first Twenty20 win of the season, just overhauling an average Somerset total. |
Cricket: Wright's Stunning Century Lifts Sussex After Key Comes Unstuck A 44-ball ton by Luke Wright took Sussex to victory over Kent in a big-hitting Twenty20 Cup match. |
| Cricket: Pothas Signs Off After Bus Attack Nic Pothas has expressed concern about vandalism and increased bad behavior from cricket fans. |
Cricket: Morgan's Icc Push David Morgan, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, could still assume the presidency of the International... |
| Cricket: England Hit By Injury Scares for Trott and Bell Both Ian Bell and his likely replacement Jonathan Trott are injury doubts for tomorrow's Twenty20 international. |
Cricket: Scouting Report: James Hildreth, Somerset Steve James runs the rule over James Hildreth, an England hopeful and scourge of Ricky Ponting. |
| Cricket: Windies Struggle in Derby Twenty20 tour match: West Inides' abject tour continued as they were bowled out for 84 by Derbyshire. |
Cricket: Ambrose Makes England Claim Twenty20 Cup: Tim Ambrose hammered 39 runs off just 19 balls to put Warwickshire on their way to victory against Glamorgan. |
| Cricket: Tresco Brilliance Not Enough Twenty20 Cup: Marcus Trescothick's 35-ball 76 wasn't enough as Usman Afzaal powered Northants to victory. |
Cricket: Stadium Planners in a Moral Maze It would have been impossible to contemplate even a few years ago: Gaelic games, football and rugby sharing a ground... |
| Cricket: England Short of Pizzazz Peter Moores put his first selection marker down with the limited overs squad, but it seems short on flair. |
Cricket: Collingwood Sent Out on Long Road to Next World Cup England's new one-day captain Paul Collingwood has the task of reviving the team for the next World Cup. |
| Cricket: Ramprakash Goes on Rampage to Seal Surrey Win Mark Ramprakash's Indian summer continued with a rousing innings leading Surrey to victory over Middlesex. |
Cricket: Foxes Defy the Damp to Douse Phoenix Fire Leicestershire held off Yorkshire in a shortened but exciting game in front of a packed Grace Road. |
| Cricket: 'this is a Great Opportunity to Take Our Game to the Next Level With Self-belief' Paul Collingwood says there will be no problem between him and test skipper Michael Vaughan. |
Cricket: Paul Collingwood Confirmed As England's New Captain for One-day-internationals New skipper to lead squad featuring Mascheranas and Trott for series with West Indies. |
| Cricket : Moores Must Now Train His England Eye on World Cup England v West Indies: After a woeful World Cup a new captain is just the tonic, and Paul Collingwood could well inject new... |
Cricket: West Indies in Strike Threat to One-dayers England v West Indies: With pay issues added to the fact that three one-day specialists will not arrive until Sunday, the... |
| Cricket: Kevin Pietersen Says He Has No Interest in Being England's Next One-day Captain Kevin Pietersen says he has no interest in being England's next one-day captain. |
Cricket: Crawley Catches the Mood and Puts Hampshire on Way to Lord's Hampshire booked a date at Lords after a comfortable victory over their 2005 final opponents Warwickshire. |
| Cricket: Warwickshire's Bell Snub a Slap in the Face for Moores and England Mike Selvey says Warwickshire dropping Ian Bell was a poor response to England efforts to aid the counties. |
Cricket: Split-captaincy is Not Ideal, Says Coach Peter Moores said one captain is better than two in the wake of Michael Vaughan's one-day resignation. |
| Cricket: Plunkett Pulls Out the Stops to Guide Durham to Their First Final Liam Plunkett starred as Durham beat Essex in a match which saw 17 wickets and just 143 runs. |
Cricket: Change of Heart Vaughan Backs Split Captaincy Michael Vaughan has expressed his desire to make the split captaincy work, but admitted it could spell the end of his time... |
| Cricket: Collingwood Favourite to Succeed Vaughan Paul Collingwood is the strong favorite to succeed Michael Vaughan as England's one-day captain. |
Cricket: Burnt Gravy Aides Lancs Lancashire beat Kent by eight wickets despite a stoppage caused by burnt gravy. |
| Cricket: Warne Rallies Hampshire Shane Warne's first 10-wicket haul for Hampshire gave them an unlikely victory against Durham. |
Cricket: Yorkshire Beat Fine, Just A 35 second Younis Khan over helped Yorkshire beat a penalty for slow play against Durham. |
| Cricket: Michael Vaughan Quits As England One-day Captain Michael Vaughan has stepped down as England one-day captain, but says he hopes to continue playing for the limited overs... |
Cricket: Over-by-over - England v West Indies Live! Morning session - Join Andy at 10.45 for the start of play on day four. |
| Cricket: Strauss Plays His Way Back Into Rhythm Before Wickets Tumble Andrew Strauss found welcome form, but late wickets for the Windies kept the fourth Test alive. |
Cricket: Sidebottom Mines Rich Seam of Form With Five-star Show Ryan Sidebottom's impressive five-wicket haul ensured selection against India for England's unlikely hero. |
| Cricket: Shahzad Gives Yorkshire the Edge County Championship: Yorkshire recovered with some excellent bowling and dogged batting against champions Sussex. |
Cricket: Mr Negative Given His Say By Tailenders But Opener Finds His Feet Andrew Strauss held his nerve after a long Windies last-wicket stand made him wait for a vital knock. |
| Cricket: Durham in Dark As Hosts Recover County Championship: A historic match saw floodlights switched on at the Rose Bowl sparking controversy amid Hampshire's... |
Cricket: A Fisher of Runs Who Has No Use for Hooks Shivnarine Chanderpaul again led the West Indies with another patient and impressive century. |
| Cricket: Hoggard Keeps West Indies on the Back Foot Steve Harmison looked more like a Test bowler at his home ground, but the Windies offered little resistance to England's... |
Cricket: Arise, Sir Beefy, and It's About Bloody Time Too Ian Botham richly deserves his impending knighthood, for there is a lot more to "Beefy" than runs, wickets and... |
| Cricket: Sutcliffe Makes Up for Lost Time After Chilton Declares on 94 Iain Sutcliffe made the most of his return to the Lancashire team with an unbeaten half-century on a rain affected day at... |
Cricket: Pietersen in the Frame As England Ponder Vaughan's One-day Future Michael Vaughan will be an interested party next week when England name their squad for the one-day matches against the... |
| Cricket: Onions Puts Hampshire in a Pickle Before Lumb Hits Stride Hampshire's disappointing start to the season continued as Graham Onions picked up two wickets at the Rose Bowl. |
Cricket: Kabir Ali Hits England Recall Form Worcestershire's Kabir Ali celebrated his return to the England A fold by claiming three wickets against Warwickshire. |
| Cricket: Test Washout Leaves England With Work to Do The opening day's play at Chester-le-Street has been abandoned without any play because of the rain. |
Cricket: Over-by-over - England v West Indies Live! Join Andy for all the inaction from 11am. |
| Cricket - on Second Thoughts: Imran Khan's Pakistan The legendary West Indies side of the 80s never managed to beat them, yet Pakistan's greatest side are nowhere near... |
Cricket: Ambrose's Savagery Stuns Durham In a rain-affected game, Durham's pub side fielding helped Warwickshire to smash 314. |
| Cricket: Clark Gives Surrey Six of the Best Surrey were 36 for six, and hardly recovered, largely thanks to Stuart Clark, who took a career-best six for 27. |
Cricket: Kent's Opening Gambit Fails Again and Last-four Place Goes Begging The decision to open with Geraint Jones and Darren Stevens didn't do Kent any favors, as a semi-final berth went begging. |
| Cricket: Pcb Unlikely to Sue Jamaican Police Over Aftermath of Bob Woolmer's Death The Pakistan Cricket Board insist they "fully respect" the Jamaican police verdict that Bob Woolmer died of... |
Cricket: Sink or Swim for Strauss Down at the Riverside Andrew Strauss risks losing his England place if he doesn't score plenty in Durham. |
| Cricket: Moores Sends Plunkett Home to Rediscover His Rhythm Liam Plunkett will play for Durham this weekend after being dropped from the England squad. |
Cricket: Jamaican Police Are Set to Confirm That the Former Pakistan Coach Bob Woolmer Was Not Murdered Jamaican police are this afternoon expected to confirm reports that Bob Woolmer was not murdered. |
| Cricket: Scouting Report: James Harris, Glamorgan Comfortable with both bat and ball, James Harris has taken the County circuit by storm, writes Steve James. |
Cricket: Kent's Graham Ford Turns Down Chance to Coach India Kent's director of cricket Graham Ford has turned down an offer to succeed Greg Chappell as India coach. |
| Cricket: England Dig Deep to End Windies' Resistance Third Test: Late wickets from Steve Harmison and Monty Panesar secured England a 60-run victory in the third Test against... |
Cricket: Over-by-over - England v West Indies - Live! Can England put the frighteners on the Windies' bowlers? Find out with Andy Bull NOW. |
| Cricket: Breese Sees Durham Through Durham are through to their first ever one-day semi-final after they squeezed past Nottinghamshire by a single wicket. |
Cricket: A Low-standard Non-event, This is Barely Watchable Test Cricket The West Indies endured another dreadful day, with debutant Darren Sammy the tourists' only ray of light. |
| Cricket: Boys Can Burst Into Bubble Massive scores have become the norm in county cricket, making it difficult to identify real talent, says Vic Marks. |
Cricket: Cook Century is Tarnished By Farcical Contest Alastair Cook's ton helped England to a big lead but standards hit new lows on a bizarre day three at Old Trafford. |
| Cricket: England's Sharp Practices Are Allowed to Go Unpunished The West Indies have registered their displeasure that Steve Harmison was allowed to take the wicket of Darren Ganga after... |
Cricket: England Fight Back After Harmison Horrors A catastrophic West Indian collapse at the hands of Monty Panesar and Ryan Sidebottom left England in a dominant position... |
| Cricket: Ramprakash Howler Hits Surrey Sometimes a rank bad ball is the right one to bowl, and the delivery with which Nadeem Malik dismissed Mark Ramprakash... |
Cricket: Rare Delight As Glamorgan Manage First Win of Season Glamorgan overcame nerves to record a rare victory against Nottinghamshire at Swansea. |
| Cricket: Murali's Mighty Spells Do the Trick But Lancashire Still Labour Murali continued his remarkable record for Lancashire at the Riverside, with more wickets needed today if his side are to... |
Cricket: Bad Break for Yorkshire Title Dreams As Rampant Gough Fractures Hand Darren Gough will be out for several weeks after suffering a broken hand while playing a starring role for Yorkshire... |
| Cricket: Over-by-over - England v West Indies - Live! Can England's lower order put up some fight? Find out with James Dart NOW. |
Cricket: Ganga Salutes West Indian Team Effort This may just have been the West Indians' best day of the summer. Since the competition can be narrowed down to the... |
| Cricket: Flintoff Plans to Hit 90mph Andrew Flintoff's apparent inability to shake off past indiscretions might have made him doubly determined to forge a... |
Cricket: Muchall Builds Durham's Case As Contenders Lancashire have enjoyed crushing victories on each of their previous five first-class visits to this ground but have... |
| Cricket: Gough Makes Dramatic Impact As Kent Crumble Under Pressure Darren Gough has never been someone who has struggled when it comes to making a dramatic impression. |
Cricket: Rees Helps Give Glamorgan Stomach for the Fight Gareth Rees has a double first in physics and mathematics, but while he may know something about velocity, the split second... |
| Cricket: No Rift, Insists Flintoff Andrew Flintoff yesterday insisted his relationship with Michael Vaughan had not been damaged by the interview the England... |
Cricket: Solanki Cuts Loose to Take Worcestershire to Record Heights County Championship: Worcestershire posted a record 701 before declaring to leave Surrey with a mountain to climb. |
| Cricket: Bell Stops the Rot But West Indies Rattle England The Windies' bowlers found form on day one at Old Trafford and tested England's batting for a change. |
Cricket: Worcestershire's Top Order Set the Stage for Hick's Record Attempts Having won the toss Worcestershire batted, but Graeme Hick didn't get the chance to score his 40,000th first-class-run. |
| Cricket: Teenager Harris Passes Batting Examination Glamorgan's 17-year-old bowler, James Harris, was 13 runs shy of becoming the youngest player to score a county century. |
Cricket: Chilton Century Ends Barren Spell Lancashire's skipper, Mark Chilton, improved his and his team's season by knocking a ton against Durham. |
| Cricket: Sayers Crawls to Century in Defiance of Feeble Kent and Festival Spirit Yorkshire's Joe Sayers, making the most of Kent's poor bowling, scored a measured century that would have made Geoff... |
Cricket: Harmison Handed Pitch-perfect Chance to Reprise His Heroics Old Trafford's bouncy pitch and a beleaguered Windies team is just the tonic Steve Harmison needs to boost his season,... |
| Cricket: 'misquoted' Vaughan is Contradicted By Evidence England captain Michael Vaughan has landed himself in more hot water after he lied about being "misquoted". |
Cricket: Michael Vaughan The Guardian denies Michael Vaughan's suggestion today that he was misquoted in his interview with Donald McRae on Tuesday,... |
| Cricket: Lancashire Chief Calls Vaughan 'despicable' The backlash has begun over Michael Vaughan's "pedalo-gate" comments, with Lancashire bosses most upset. |
Cricket: Croft Lifts Some of Glamorgan's Gloominess County Championship: Injury affected Glamorgan struggled on a flat track after opting to bat first against Notts. |
| Cricket: Moores Rejects Talk of a Rift in the Squad Just weeks into the job, Peter Moores has already had to deny rumors of a split in the England camp. |
Cricket: Ford Goes Head to Head With Emburey for India Job Graham Ford and John Emburey are to be interviewed this week for the daunting job as India's new coach. |