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: Australia Beat India after Chewing Off All Their Nail Stubs This is an unfair, unfair world. If you have watched last night's India-Australia match, you'll know exactly what I am... |
England Could Lose Control of Their Most Sought-after Cricketers After Andrew Flintoff's Decision to Go Freelance The era of the freelance international cricketer is upon us. If Andrew Flintoff's decision to turn freelance is merely the... |
| Andrew Flintoff Has Refused an Incremental Deal From the Ecb and Can Now Play One-day Cricket Where and When He Chooses Andrew Flintoff shook international cricket last night by rejecting the offer of an England contract and committing himself... |
Counties Abandon 50-over Cricket The future of 50-over cricket hangs in the balance after first-class counties voted to shelve the game at domestic level |
| Domestic Limited-over Cricket Reduced to 40 Overs, As Ecb Announces Schedule England will face Pakistan, Bangladesh and a one-day series against Australia next season, while the domestic limited-overs... |
What If Hollywood Played Cricket? The classic English game could be headed for a cinema near you |
| County Cricket - Live! Join our cricket writers for live updates from the day's play at Lord's, Trent Bridge and Northampton |
Does Size Matter for Major Cricket Grounds? Jamie Jackson: English cricket is missing out because of its low capacity venues compared to those in Australia and India |
| Bangladesh's Long-awaited Series Win May Impact on Future of Test Cricket Dileep Premachandran: Bangladesh's triumph in the Caribbean will either strengthen calls for two-tier Tests or be a... |
Spirit of Cricket is Ground Into Dust By Ricky Ponting and Andrew Strauss Kevin Mitchell: The Ashes captains have shown little regard for the etiquette of the game with their appeals and claimed... |
| Ashes Fever Lifts Tv Ratings As Cricket Fans Tune in to See England v Australia Sky Sports and Channel Five benefit from Ashes drama in weekend that took England to brink of victory. By Jason Deans |
Strauss Has Been Too Bullish – Anything is Possible in 21st Century Cricket Vic Marks: A fancy declaration has unnecessarily jeopardized England's series. It could yet lead to a defeat that would... |
| Expensive Air Travel? It's Just Not Cricket David Mitchell: Ed Miliband showed himself just as fond as the ECB of short-term gain when he promised to safeguard cheap... |
Jimmy Anderson Arrives With a Cloudburst As a Cricketer of Substance Paul Weaver: Confident and resilient, Jimmy Anderson is no longer the one-dimensional player he once appeared to be |
| Hand in Glove With Spirit of Cricket Harry Pearson: What is truly galling about England's time-wasting last Sunday is the schoolboy amateurishness of it |
Sunil Gavaskar: India's 'ornament to Cricket' Dileep Premachandran: India's little master was in the vanguard of a generation that earned Indian cricket respect |
| Sky's Limits Leave Cricket's Fans in the Dark and Grass Roots Cut Short David Conn: Sky's monopoly of Test cricket coverage is good for the ECB's coffers but not for would-be Ashes watchers and... |
Prickly Ricky Ponting is Last Man Who Can Point Fingers Over Cricket's 'spirit' Duncan Fletcher: England don't need a lecture on playing within the spirit of the game because if any team doesn't, it's... |
| Three Years, £15m and One Downpour Later, Test Cricket Rolls Into the Swalec Stadium The Swalec Stadium, intimate and lop-sided and where the pitch is tested with a screwdriver, becomes the 100th Test cricket... |
Once a Cricket-mad Kid, Ravi Bopara's Defining Moment Has Arrived The England No3 Ravi Bopara with a 'nice sort of arrogance' is relaxed as he prepares for The Ashes |
| Time to Make Cricket the Only Religion on the Subcontinent Dileep Premachandran: Cricket unites rather than divides and the subcontinent can help promote the sport in countries such... |
Claire Taylor and Her 'sisters' Help Women's Cricket Escape Its Boundaries Mike Selvey England's scintillating performance in the World Twenty20 will have turned many a women's cricket agnostic into... |
| Wally Hammond's Sad Reprise Was One of Cricket's Many Bad Judgments David Foot: Over a century cricket has been littered with regrettable incidents, some tragic some farcical |
World Twenty20 Has Given Cricket the Wake-up Call It So Badly Needed Duncan Fletcher: With its innovation and levels of excitement, Twenty20 is enriching the game beyond all expectations |
| Rajasthan Royals (Indian Premier League : Cricket ) Find Cricket (IPL) Updates and get ticket for T20 matches along with the information on Royal Rajasthan team including head... |
Gavin Hamilton Left Fearing for Scotland's Cricketing Future The Scotland captain Gavin Hamilton has warned that Scotland's future in the world game is under threat |
| History of Cricket Cricket, often referred to as the 'Gentleman's Game', has its origins in the 16th century, although the international... |
Cricket Calls for Tough New Laws on Ticket Touts The ECB has informed the government its private investigators found 1,900 World Twenty20 tickets offered for resale on the... |
| Matthew Hayden Sees Cricket Heed Ipl's Example The Australian opener has called for international schedules to accommodate the popularity of Twenty20 cricket |
Former England Cricketer Chris Lewis Gets 13 Years for Cocaine Smuggling • Cricket bag held liquid cocaine worth £140,000 in fruit juice tins• Spin bowler and accomplice caught on flight back from... |
| Former England Cricketer Chris Lewis Guilty of Smuggling Cocaine Into Uk Cricket bag was found to contain cocaine worth £140,000 in liquid form in fruit juice tins |
Somerset Summers of Dog Collars and Cricket Whites David Foot: Being an upstanding member of a church choir brought its own reward for cricketing youngsters in our West... |
| Chris Gayle Fireworks Prove His Worth to Test Cricket The West Indies captain may have played his last Test innings in England, putting on a heck of a show |
West Indies Back-up Chris Gayle's Claims on the Future of Test Cricket Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook scored hundreds on a dreadfully downcast day for Test cricket |
| County Cricket - Live! David Hopps, Mike Averis and Lawrence Booth on the day's play from Hove, Edgbaston and and the Oval |
County Cricket - Live! Andy Wilson, Paul Weaver and Mike Averis bring you all the news from Old Trafford, Southgate and Derby |
| David Davies Admits to Special Focus on Cricket in Crown Jewels Review David Davies has begun speaking to cricket officials with regards to the sport's possible inclusion in television's crown... |
County Cricket - Live! Vic Marks, Andy Bull, David Hopps and Paul Weaver bring news and gossip from around the grounds as the county... |
| Adam Gilchrist to Deliver Mcc Spirit of Cricket Lecture Adam Gilchrist will follow Richie Benaud and Desmond Tutu when he becomes the youngest man to give the MCC Spirit of... |
England Women's Cricket Team Bring Back the Cup - and the Pride No histrionics, no scandal, just an England women's cricket team and a World Cup trophy |
| Coming to a County Ground Near You? Cricket Circus Seeks Shelter in England Indian cricket control board says Twenty20 competition will be staged abroad for security reasons |
Baseball's Top Slugger Stumped By Cricket's Latest Shambles Vic Marks: Will a freakish victory fire England's self-belief, or inspire common sense over regulations? |
| England to Contest World Cup Cricket Final. And It's Not Even April 1st Yet While men have suffered series of negative headlines, women's team have toiled in glorious obscurity |
Intoxicated By a Heady Mix of Retirement and 'proper Cricket' Will Buckley: Don't believe the carpers, England's tour of the West Indies reached a gripping climax in Trinidad |
| The Role of Temperament in Cricket Temperament seems to be the one factor which distinguishes the men from the boys. In cricket when a situation gets tough,... |
Dubai to Provide Cricket's New Oasis After the attack on Sri Lanka's cricketers, teams are set to shun the sub-continent to play in the Gulf states |
| Dubai Stands By to Host Test Cricket The terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore could lead to Dubai and Abu Dhabi hosting Pakistan's 'home'... |
Sketches of Gunmen in Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team Released Pictures of four suspects issued as criticism grows of apparent security lapses leading up to the attack |
| Pakistan's Blameless Cricketers Are in Desperate Need of Allies Gideon Haigh: Who will step forward to save cricket in Pakistan? |
Pakistan Police Claim Arrests Over Gun Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team Officials say 'some suspects' detained after assault on team bus kills six security guards and injures seven cricketers |
| With the Whole Subcontinent Out of Bounds, What Now for Cricket? Mike Selvey: No one will go to Pakistan and few to Sri Lanka, India or Bangladesh |
Day of Cricket That Turned Into 30 Minutes of Terror Gunmen escape after assault on convoy carrying Sri Lankan team to stadium, leaving seven dead and many wounded |
| Pakistan is Not Safe for International Cricket ... the Icc Must Act David Hopps: The first step to saving cricket in Pakistan is for the ICC to move the sport out of that country |
Sri Lankan Cricket Team Attacked By Gunmen in Pakistan Five policemen killed and up to six players injured in attack on team bus heading to Gaddafi stadium in Lahore |
| Don't Stand in Flintoff's Way, Ipl Tells England Cricket Chiefs Lalit Modi, commissioner of the Indian Premier League, has told the ECB not to stop Andrew Flintoff from playing |
Stakeholders? They're Just Not Cricket Marina Hyde: It's time to banish business-speak and talk about cricket in a language we understand |
| Stanford Saga is the Tip of the Iceberg for English Cricket Gideon Haigh: The ECB must avoid the impression they would be prepared to whore out the national side at any expense |
South Africa Ready to Plant Their Flag on Top of the Cricketing World Paul Weaver: South Africa are hoping to become the No1 Test side in the world by beating Australia in their upcoming series |
| ECB's Imperial Attitude Has Left English Cricket Out in the Cold Kevin Mitchell: It was the fear of a power shift towards India led the ECB to embrace Sir Allen Stanford |
Bell is Either Cricketingly Thick or Mentally Flabby Batsman has heaps of talent but his aptitude and shot selection of late has been crass, writes Mike Selvey |
| Recession Gives Us World's First Million-pound Cricketers, Pietersen and Flintoff David Hopps: In the glorified cattle market of the Indian Premier League, England's cash cowsshould not worry about the... |
Sharing Colin Croft's Fears for West Indies Cricket Rob Bagchi: Colin Croft ate my tea, but I share his fears for the future of West Indies cricket |
| Symonds Urged to Admit Drinking Problem at Cricket Australia Hearing Andrew Symonds may have to state publicly he has a drink problem when he faces a Cricket Australia hearing |
Cricket Set for Free-to-air Return in Review of Sporting 'crown Jewels' Sport on TV: Twenty20 cricket, British and Irish Lions rugby union tours and Ryder Cup golf could all be protected for... |
| Cricket to Be Centrepiece of Tug-of-war Between Broadcasters A review of which sports should be shown live on free-to-air TV has begun. It will will shape what Britain watches, and if... |
Just Not Cricket ... the Most Un-english of England Captains Heads for the Pavilion Kevin Pietersen steps down as ECB announces removal of England coach, Peter Moores |
| Cricket Rallies Round Seemingly Doomed Moores England's coach is batting on a sticky wicket in his battle with the rookie captain |
Australian Capitulation Signals Turning of the Tide for Test Cricket's World Order Gideon Haigh: It is not so much that a generation in Australian cricket is over as that a new one has failed to begin |
| Old Boys Hayden and Dravid Scrap for Cricketing Lives Vic Marks: A big score may not save your place, but at least it allows you to depart with dignity |
Now Cricket Feels Squeeze As Sponsors Take Flight From Sport Cricket and rallying have been hit by the credit crunch, and the story is similar across sport as the recession bites |
| Cricketer in Custody on Airport Drugs Charge Tins of fruit containing liquid cocaine allegedly found on Chris Lewis during routine baggage check at Gatwick airport |
Hail Kilburn, Coleridge of Cricket Frank Keating: Duncan Hamilton's anthology of famed cricket reporter Jim Kilburn is the pick of an excellent seasonal crop... |
| Security Stepped Up As Indian Cricket Team Practises in Chennai Armed police patrolled the boundary at the Chidambaram Stadium, as Chennai geared up for England's arrival |
Cricketers Must Show Home is Not Where the Fainthearts Are Richard Williams: England's decision to leave India suggests they lack authoritative leadership and have succumbed to the... |
| England Cricket Team Will Return to India Before the End of the Week Although some details are still being ironed out, England will go ahead with plans to play two Test matches in India later... |
That Was the Cricket Summer That Was From Alastair Cook's 60s foible to the county championship, the Spin gives out gongs to mark the end of the summer |
| From Switch-hitting Sixes to Helicopters at Lord's, Cricket's New Era Has Been Ushered in Our cricket writers pick their favorite incidents and heroes from a soggy six months of County Championship action |
County Cricket - Live! Our writers have the latest from around the grounds as the championship reaches its climax |
| County Cricket - Live! Our team of writers have the latest news from around the grounds as the penultimate round of games get under way |
County Cricket - As It Happened All the latest news and gossip from around the grounds |
| County Cricket - Live! Sachin Nakrani, David Hopps and Richard Rae with news from around the country |
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 |
Kevin Pietersen, Captain of the England Cricket Team guardian.co.uk's tea-time take on the world of football |
| 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. |