Chris Tremlett emerged from a disappointing winter to press his claims for an England recall with an eye-catching display for the Lions against New Zealand.
Andrew Flintoff's desperate run of batting form continued when he was dismissed for a duck by Garry Park, a converted wicketkeeper who was bowling in a county championship match for the first time, writes Simon Briggs.
Durham (114 & 28-3) need 295 to beat Lancashire (143 & 293)Paul Horton's fluent century may have been eclipsed by another spectacular failure by Andrew Flintoff but it kept Lancashire on course for a first championship win of the season.
VVS Laxman says he misses his duels against Shane Warne and is keen to make the most of the opportunity to take him on when batting for Lancashire in the county championship match against Hampshire next week Warne the Hampshire captain was at the receiving end of Laxman's magical wrists during the last three encounters between India and Australia But Test cricket's highest wicket-taker who was reduced to an average bowler by the stylish Hyderabadi player won t come face to face when the Indians tour down under in December-January having retired from international cricket earlier this year The county [more]
Harbhajan Singh is prepared to trade economy for wickets when he makes his India comeback in the inaugural Twenty World Championships in South Africa next month quot I wouldn't worry too much about economy in Twenty World Cup you would go for runs anyway If I pick up a few wickets along the way I would be satisfied quot says the Punjab off-spinner one of the meanest bowlers in world cricket Harbhajan is aware that the last thing a bowler could do when playing in the latest form of the game is worry about conceding runs quot Twenty is not [more]
Rain gods played pranks again as India's warm-up one day cricket match against England Lions was abandoned on Saturday following heavy shower at the Northamptonshire County Club ground Batting first England Lions amassed for from their allotted overs with Vikram Solanki and Luke Wright notching up half centuries Chasing a stiff task of scoring runs for victory in overs India were without loss after overs when rains ruled out any further play Sourav Ganguly was not out b while Robin Uthappa was batting on b With the match being abandoned Indian batsmen lost a precious opportunity to get into the [more]
Gillingham manager Mark Stimson has told Gillingham supporters to expect more departures from the club during the summer, after The Gills boss released six members of his squad last week. The Gillingham manager also admitted that although star players Andrew Crofts and Simon King have vowed to stay at the club, Stimson insists that both players have a price.
Things got off to a slow start in Istanbul this morning due to a damp track. It wasn't the rain that caused the hold up though. The track was slow in being cleared. The damp patches resulted in no one going out for a lap for the first forty minutes of the session. Many cars had spun offs even after the wait.
Gillingham physio Mark Smith has revealed that midfielder Adam Miller should be fit for pre-season following surgery on his groin injury. Miller had struggled to complete a full game towards the end of the season, but held off having the operation to play through the pain barrier to help in The Gills' unsuccessful battle against the drop.
Gillingham manager Mark Stimson looks set to make another signing from previous club Stevenage Borough in goalkeeper Alan Julian as number two to Simon Royce. Stimson has already made four signings from his old club since being appointed Gillingham manager last November, and is now poised to make his fifth.
Rothwell hauled themselves back into the top half of the Northamptonshire League Premier Division table with a satisfying 52-run victory over rivals Desborough in Saturday's eagerly-awaited A6 derby. (31/05/2004 14:04:12)
Shane Watson currently tops the list, with Adam Gilchrist in second place. Michael Hussey and Matthew Hayden are still in the top 10 although they played just four matches.
Kevin Pietersen has said he wants to be part of an England side that 'demolishes' Australia in two years time after the team's 5-0 Ashes humbling during the past summer.
West Indies are eyeing a first win in 20 matches after Shivnarine Chanderpaul's 16th Test century put his side on top in the fourth and final Test against England in Durham overnight.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday let the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) off with a warning for preparing a 'poor quality' pitch at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur for the third and last Test between India and South Africa last month.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has welcomed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) plan to allow the players to challenge umpiring decisions in Test cricket.
Jalandhar, May 9 : Fans of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday prayed for reprieve from punishment for the cricketer involved in a slap row with pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth, ahead of a hearing by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The India A team will visit Israel for a week in July to play against an Israeli Invitation XI comprising of players from other countries and a few homegrown cricketers.
