Domestic MVP race still wide open
The race for the FTI Most Valuable Player looks like it will go down to the wire after the latest round of matches left the two leaders just a solitary point apart.Frontrunners Samit Patel and Moeen...
View ArticleMatch-winner Buttler gets MVP boost
Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 65 off 48 balls in England’s three-wicket win over Australia produced the highest FTI Most Valuable Player score of the match.The Somerset wicketkeeper struck the winning runs to...
View ArticleI have more to prove - Carberry
Michael Carberry believes he completed only "half the job" with his maiden one-day international half-century which helped England level the NatWest Series against Australia.Carberry combined with...
View ArticleHow Lancashire sealed promotion
By Dominic FarrellWhen Emirates Old Trafford underwent its handsome rebuild over recent seasons, Lancashire established Aigburth as their home-from-home.There are many worse places to spend your time...
View ArticleClarke worry for Australia
Australia captain Michael Clarke has suffered a recurrence of his chronic back problem and is doubtful for the NatWest Series decider against England at the Ageas Bowl.The tourists already know they...
View ArticleRudolph to join Glamorgan
Glamorgan have signed South African top-order batsman Jacques Rudolph as their overseas player for the 2014 and 2015 seasons subject to receiving clearance from Cricket South Africa.Rudolph, 32, has...
View ArticleDuo ton up for Hampshire
Liam Dawson and James Vince hit unbeaten centuries as Hampshire took a stranglehold on their LV= County Championship Division Two game against Leicestershire at Grace Road.Put into bat after the first...
View ArticleTrio impress as Essex enjoy fine day
Gautam Gambhir and Jaik Mickleburgh got Essex off to a strong start in reply to Glamorgan's 322 on the second day of their LV=County Championship Division Two clash at Chelmsford.They put on 95 in 23...
View ArticleExperience tells at Wantage Road
Veteran batsmen Rob Key and Brendan Nash struck brilliant centuries on the second day of Kent's LV= County Championship Division Two match against promotion-chasing Northamptonshire.Kent made Northants...
View ArticleSurrey pile on the runs
Vikram Solanki and Steven Davies compiled centuries as Surrey continued their fight for Division One survival in the LV= County Championship with a much-improved batting display against Warwickshire at...
View ArticlePatterson helps Yorkshire take command
Three early wickets for a fired up Steve Patterson helped Yorkshire take a grip of their LV=County Championship match against Middlesex at Headingley in an encounter that could determine which side...
View ArticleProcter ends long wait
Luke Procter hit his maiden first-class century as Lancashire fought back strongly on the second day of the LV=County Championship match with Gloucestershire at Bristol.The Division Two champions-elect...
View ArticleDurham on the brink of title number three
By Glen Robertson at the Emirates Durham ICGDurham need just 62 more runs against Nottinghamshire over the final two days to secure a third LV= County Championship in six seasons.Having won the second...
View ArticleLV=CC, Sep 18: As it happened
Durham moved into position to seal the LV= County Championship title on the back of a fine day against Nottinghamshire.6:41pm - With play now done at Headingley, here are the close-of-play...
View ArticleICC make DRS changes
England and Australia will be handed extra reviews under the Decision Review System (DRS) during this winter's Ashes series, the International Cricket Council has announced.Following a meeting of the...
View ArticleMoores targeting another title challenge
Peter Moores believes his Lancashire squad can compete at the top of Division One next season after securing an immediate return to the top flight.The Red Rose lifted the Division Two championship at...
View ArticlePatel was exceptional - Taylor
James Taylor hailed Samit Patel after Notts Outlaws secured their first Lord’s final win since 1989.Patel had claimed that Notts would prove too strong for Glamorgan in the build-up to the Yorkshire...
View ArticlePatel on course for MVP
Samit Patel will take a 24-point lead in the FTI Most Valuable Player Rankings into the final week of the season following his heroics in the Yorkshire Bank 40 final.The Nottinghamshire all-rounder...
View ArticleWe delivered - Shahzad
Ajmal Shahzad joined Nottinghamshire last October hoping to win trophies and on Saturday he managed just that.The all-rounder left home county Yorkshire at the end of last season to link up with Notts...
View ArticleYorkshire announce backroom appointments
Yorkshire have appointed former spinner Ian Fisher and Blaine Clancy as their new strength and conditioning coaches.Fisher, who has held a similar role at Essex for the last two seasons, will replace...
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