Thorpe leads England to victory
England 319 and 284 for 6 (Thorpe 104*, Butcher 59*, Giles 36*) beat New Zealand 384 and 218 (Richardson 49, Giles 4-46) by four wickets ScorecardGraham Thorpe: his 14th Test century - and one of…
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A pitiful procession
England v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, Day 2After writing Zimbabwe off yesterday, when they'd had quite a decent day in the field, I felt a bit of a heel. They had bowled reasonably tightly, after…
Match referee questions Kirtley's action
Match referee Colonel Naushad Ali is to study video footage of James Kirtley'saction during England's one-day victory over Zimbabwe at Harare before deciding whether to report his concerns officially to the International Cricket Council.Colonel Ali…
Kenyan government suspends board
Kenya's sports minister Ochillo Ayacko has acted to resolve the crisis© CricinfoOchillo Ayacko, Kenya's minister of sports, has disbanded the Kenyan Cricket Association, claiming that it is blighted by mismanagement, and appointed an interim committee…
Shreck and Zaheer cause havoc
Division One3rd dayCharlie Shreck produced a stunning career-best of 8 for 31 as Nottinghamshire swept to an astonishing innings win against Middlesex. The match hurtled to a conclusion as Shreck decimated the Middlesex second innings.…
Tudor laid low by another injury
False dawn: Alex Tudor and Darren Gough prepare for the start of the season .... but it was a curtailed one for Tudor © Getty Images Alex Tudor's career was again in doubt after it…
Hall hopeful of quick return
South Africa's allrounder, Andrew Hall, is hoping to return to action for Worcestershire next week following a back spasm.Hall suffered the injury during last Sunday's National League match against Durham, breaking down after bowling just…
Chanderpaul out of ODI series
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose brilliant hundred was instrumental in West Indies pulling off an improbable victory in the fourth and final Test against Australia, will miss the one-day series against the world champions and, possibly, the…
Rain at The Oval lifts England's hopes of a draw
Following days of endless sunshine and absorbing cricket, the fourth day ofthe final npower Test match was lost to the rain clouds today to reduceAustralia's chances of victory and boost England's hopes for a draw.The…
'We have played spin relatively badly' – Kohli
India have won the first Test emphatically, but Virat Kohli, their captain, conceded that India's batsmen had been playing "relatively badly" recently. He said losing wickets in a bunch was an issue, but not technique.…