Counties begin pre-season training
By Andy Wilson Yorkshire returned to Headingley today to step up the preparations for their defence of the LV= County Championship to find that the beginning of March does not necessarily mark the end...
View ArticleRoot calls for positive approach
Joe Root says England have got to take a positive attitude into their must-win World Cup games against Bangladesh and Afghanistan.Yesterday's heavy defeat to Sri Lanka, their third in four matches,...
View ArticleBird funds new balcony at Headingley
Club president Dickie Bird has rewarded Yorkshire’s squad for their LV= County Championship title success last year by agreeing to fund a new players’ balcony at Headingley.Work on building the...
View ArticleSouth Africa continue form to beat Ireland
South Africa's batsmen turned on the style once again as Ireland were beaten by 201 runs in their World Cup Pool B clash.Following AB de Villiers' record-breaking innings against West Indies, Hashim...
View ArticleChesterfield to host England U19s clash
Derbyshire's outground at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield, has been announced as the venue for England Under-19s' second one-day international against Australia Under-19s in August.The match will be played...
View ArticleEngland classics: Anderson routs Pakistan
Watch free highlightsEngland's win over Pakistan in the group stage of the 2003 World Cup saw the first ball ever timed at over 100mph, from Shoaib Akhtar - but also a more significant development from...
View ArticleBroad believes England can make last eight
Stuart Broad has “genuine belief” that England can win their next two World Cup games to reach the quarter-finals.Three defeats in four Pool A outings, the last coming versus Sri Lanka on Sunday, means...
View ArticleUK tour operators for Windies trip named
The West Indies Cricket Board has appointed seven official United Kingdom tour operators for England’s tour of the Caribbean next month.International Cricket Tours, Howzat Travel, Sports Tours Plus,...
View ArticlePakistan brush UAE aside
Pakistan boosted their chances of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals with victory over United Arab Emirates by 129 runs at McLean Park in Napier.A second-wicket partnership of 160 between Ahmed...
View ArticleAustralia post record World Cup total
David Warner's huge century led Australia to a record World Cup total of 417 for six against Afghanistan at the WACA Ground.Warner smashed 178 off 133 balls, with 19 fours and five sixes - the highest...
View ArticleSammy signs for Outlaws
Notts Outlaws have signed West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy for part of this year's NatWest T20 Blast campaign.Sammy will be available for four matches between May 31 and June 12 against Durham...
View ArticleKiwi Anderson to Blast it with Somerset
Somerset have signed big-hitting New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson for the second half of this season's NatWest T20 Blast.Anderson was holder of the record for the fastest one-day international...
View ArticleGloucestershire get hands on Handscomb
Gloucestershire have signed Australian batsman Peter Handscomb as their second overseas player for the coming season.The 23-year-old, who has represented Australia at Under-19 level, came to prominence...
View ArticleEdwards nominated for Sky award
England women captain Charlotte Edwards is one of the six nominees for Sky Sports' Sportswoman of the Month award for February.England beat New Zealand in one-day international and Twenty20 series over...
View ArticleEngland classics: Strauss aids tie with India
Watch free highlightsVote for your favourite of three England classic World Cup games via this link.Andrew Strauss led from the front with a sensational 158 as an astonishing 2011 World Cup match...
View ArticleNew deals for Derbyshire youngsters
Young pacemen Will Davis and Harry White have signed incremental contracts with Derbyshire for the 2015 season.Davis, Derbyshire Academy captain and academy player of the year in 2014, was recently...
View ArticleBrown and Finch staying with Sussex
Sussex duo Ben Brown and Harry Finch have signed one-year contract extensions at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground.Crawley-born wicketkeeper-batsman Brown, 26, has scored nearly 3,000...
View ArticleElliott out to fox in Blast
New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliotthas signed up to be Leicestershire Foxes' second overseas player in this year’s NatWest T20 Blast.The right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pacer, who has...
View ArticleScotland out despite Coetzer ton
Kyle Coetzer’s superb 156 could not prevent Scotland losing to Bangladesh and being eliminated from the World Cup with two Pool A games still to play.Coetzer’s 134-ball knock, studded with 17 fours and...
View ArticleEngland classics: Proteas stunned in thriller
Watch free highlightsVote for your favourite of three England classic World Cup games via this link.England lived up to their billing as the most enigmatic team in the 2011 World Cup as they pulled off...
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