Minor Counties Championship – Day 2 scores
St Austell:Cheshire 253 (A Hall 95, D Pennett 33; R Driver 3-90, J Stephens4-83) v Cornwall 149-3 (J Hands 48, G Thomas 31)March:Cambridgeshire 277 & 73 (J Amyon 6-31) v Cumberland 272 (GD Lloyd 125,AA…
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'Dad' Weir becomes Test cricket's oldest survivor
Aucklander Lindsay 'Dad' Weir became the oldest surviving Test cricketer in the world following the death in England, on Monday, of fast bowler Alf Gover.Weir, a two-time tourist to England with the New Zealand teams…
Holder as captain an 'excellent choice' – Lara
Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara has come out in support of Jason Holder as captain of the Test team, welcoming his appointment as an "excellent choice".Holder, 23, is West Indies' second-youngest Test captain, and…
Dominant PNG progress to knockouts with easy win
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details1:42'Happy to steer team home' - VallaAnother limp batting effort by Nepal has left them teetering on the brink of missing the knockout stage as Papua New Guinea produced another swarming display…
Sachin and Jaffer, a tale of abrupt endings
Between the early edge and a sequence of dot balls, Wasim Jaffer smashed seven boundaries © Getty Images Once the butterflies left the bowlers' stomachs this morning, allowing India to bowl out England and storm…
Pycroft unconcerned with defeats
Zimbabwe A coach Andy Pycroft has told Zimbabwe's Independent newspaper that he is not worried about losing the first `Test' against Bangladesh, and warned that he expects more of the same when the two sides…
Pollock to lead African XI in openers
Shaun Pollock has been named as captain of the Africa XI for the first two matches of the Afro-Asia Cup which kicks off on August 17, replacing Graeme Smith who will be still serving his…
England build the foundations
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMatthew Hoggard celebrates the wicket of Ridley Jacobs © Getty ImagesAfter an eventful third day's play at Edgbaston, England were in control of the match, despite a West Indian fightback with the…
Somerset Women's Under-17s go down at Sussex
After enjoying victory in their opening match of the season Somerset Women's Under-17s side came off second best when they travelled to Sussex last weekend.Somerset won the toss and put the hosts into bat first,…
Bichel signs new one-year contract to stay at Worcestershire
Australian all-rounder Andy Bichel has signed a new one-year contract tocontinue as Worcestershire's overseas player next summer.The 31-year-old Queenslander won all the county's performance awards after taking 66 wickets and scoring 627 runs in this…