Klinger to return as Gloucestershire captain
Michael Klinger has signed a new contract to return as Gloucestershire captain next season.The 34-year-old will return to lead Gloucestershire for a third season, although his deal will not begin until...
View ArticleBroad focused on World Cup fitness
Stuart Broadis confident he will be fit and ready for the World Cup in the winter as he prepares to undergo surgery on his knee.The 28-year-old seamer will go under the knife for the first time today...
View ArticleHastings senses rising Durham confidence
By Matt SomerfordAll-rounder John Hastings thinks Durham are hitting form at the right time of the season as they aim to lift silverware for the fifth time in eight seasons.While the 28-year-old...
View ArticleLIVE: Royal London One-Day Cup
Live blog of the first Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final between Warwickshire and Kent Spitfires at Edgbaston.By Matt SomerfordLive Scorecard / Follow ECB_Cricket on TwitterKent Innings3.29pm -...
View ArticleWood signs Notts deal
England Under-19s seamer Luke Wood has signed a two-year professional contract to remain at Nottinghamshire.Wood has moved to the fringes of Nottinghamshire’s first team with a series of impressive...
View ArticleHorton suspended for two T20s
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) today confirmed that Paul Horton has received a penalty under the ECB’s Directives.During the NatWest T20 Blast final between...
View ArticleAaron boosts relegation-threatened Durham
Durham have boosted their LV= County Championship Division One survival hopes by signing India fast bowler Varun Aaron as a replacement for John Hastings.The north-east county moved quickly to get...
View ArticlePetersen flies home
Somerset will be without injured opener Alviro Petersen for the rest of the season after the South African opted to return home for rehabilitation on his knee.The 33-year-old has been sidelined since...
View ArticleBack injury ends Hogg's career
Lancashire all-rounder Kyle Hogg has been forced to retire from all forms of cricket due to a severe back injury, his county have announced.The 31-year-old made his Lancashire debut in 2001 and ends...
View ArticleChopra hails Rankin contribution
Varun Chopra speaks about Warwickshire's semi-final win over Kent SpitfiresWarwickshire skipper Varun Chorpa was full of praise for Boyd Rankin after the England fast bowler's 3-34 laid the platform...
View ArticleThree more years for Roy
Surrey have rewarded Jason Roy for an excellent season with a new three-year contract.The 24-year-old ended the 2014 NatWest T20 Blast as the leading run-scorer with 677, form which saw him called up...
View ArticleFletcher aiming for Lord's showpiece
By Will Jackson & Rob BarnettLuke Fletcher is hoping the disappointment of missing out on last year’s Lord’s final will spur him on against Durham at Emirates Durham ICG on Saturday.Fletcher and...
View ArticleEngland v India, 5th Royal London ODI
Live images of the fifth Royal London one-day international between England and India at Headingley.
View ArticleLIVE: England v India, 5th Royal London ODI
By Callum Dent England made a fine start to defending 295 to win the fifth and final one-day international against India at Headingley.After Joe Root lifted England to 294 for seven with 113 from 108...
View ArticleBresnan ruled out of India IT20
England and Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the NatWest IT20 against India on Sunday with a right shoulder strain.Bresnan will be assessed ahead of Yorkshire’s LV= County...
View ArticleRoot blossoms on home soil
By Callum Dent Joe Root treated his home crowd to a wonderful innings as England ended their disappointing Royal London One-Day Series against India on a high note with a 41-run victory in the fifth...
View ArticleCook urges England to maintain standards
Watch England captain Alastair Cook discuss the closing Royal London One-Day series winBy Callum Dent Alastair Cook believes England have set the benchmark for future one-day international performances...
View ArticleTrio reprimanded by CDC
The England and Wales Cricket Board's Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) today confirmed Steven Croft, Jos Buttler and Matt Coles have received penalties under the ECB's Directives.Croft was reported...
View ArticleWorcestershire release Pardoe and Cessford
Matt Pardoe and Graeme Cessford will leave Worcestershire at the end of the season after the county announced they will not be offering them new deals.Opening batsman Pardoe has played 56 first-class...
View ArticleFamily affair for Brunt
By Dominic FarrellKatherine Brunt is delighted to be back among an England Women squad she has come to view as a family.Yorkshire pace bowler Brunt underwent major back surgery for the second time in...
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