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* USA blocks Cuba from participation in Stanford 20/20 Caribbean competition. Sponsor Stanford being a US citizen had to seek permission for any commercial involvement with Cuba.How utterly petty! How utterly Bush USA! More From BBC USACA remains suspended by ICC UN urges USA to end embargo of Cuba by 184 votes to 4 More * Critics urge rejection of new USACA constitution More * Sri Lanka’s domestic programme given long overdue facelift writesl CM-J Timesonline * Wash out at SCG with Kiwis reeling at 30-3:2nd LOI No result Scorecard Australia lead 1-0 * Windies thrash South Africa in 1st Twenty20.SA recover from 22-7 to 58-8 but Windies win by 5 wkts despite Steyne 4-9 at Port Elizabeth Scorecard * ICL 20/20 Championship Final Chennai Superstars beat Chandigarth Lions by 12 runs at Panchkula despite 8th wicket stand by Hall & Sarabjit Singh of 48,Shabbir Ahmed took 4-23 for Chennai Scorecard * Australia considers day-night Tests Timesonline * Giles Clarke anger at Zimbabwe over ‘offer’ to cancel tour writes Richard Hobson Timesonline * Ponting ton sees Australia home by comfortable margin in 1st one dayer:At Adelaide 1st LOI New Zealand 254-7,50 overs(McCullum 96,Taylor 50,Tait 3-55) v Australia 255-3,42.3 overs(Ponting 107*,Gilchrist 51) Scorecard * Mark Ramprakash (Middx,Surrey & England) with dance partner & coach Karen Hardy won rhe 2006 Strictly Ball Room Dancing crown More Hopefully England's current test batsmen can improve their footwork and bat England to victory in Melbourne as Warne strives to take his 700th test wicket or more * Jayasuriya strikes form with 51 off 23 balls as Sri Lanka wins rain reduced Twenty20:at Wellington New Zealand 162-8,20 overs v Sri Lanka 62-1,5.5 overs D/L Method Scorecard * India thrash Sri Lanka in Women's Asia Cup final:At Jaipur Sri Lanka Women 93,44.1 overs v India 95-2,27.2 overs Scorecard Jenny Thompson reports Cricinfo India made a clean sweep of victories in the Tri-Series with Sri Lanka and Pakistan and remain in a different league class wise. * ICC confirms Shabbir Ahmed can resume bowling in international cricket More * England name one day squad,Vaughan included,Harmison retires,Jones dropped, Nixon picked More England's One Day confusion writes Oliver Brett BBC Sport * Shane Warne to quit Australia cricket after 'Ashes 'Series' and concentrate on Hampshire CCC ? More and McGrath too More Warne seeking last star turn with swansong at Hampshire writes CM-J Timesonline Warne in pictures BBC Sport * An unrepentant Flintoff still backs his selection for the 1st two tests.What a shame ! More Geoff Boycott fears a 5-0 whitewash thrashing More at BBC Did Duncan Fletcher give away the Plot? Richard Hobson reports Timesonline * Shabbir's bowling suspension upheld by ICC Bowling review More * Kerry Packer,aged 68, the media magnate who single handedly transformed international cricket has died Tributes Pour in 'After WG the most influential person in cricket'writes CMJ 'Packer was cricket’s Luther' writes Simon Barnes. * South Africa suffer crushing defeat by 181 runs as only Pollock fights back with 67*. Hayden century assures Australia of formidable lead day4.Ntini injured.The tourists' strokeless batting back fires as they trail Australia 44 on 1st innings day 3. Hussey and McGrath add 107 for last wicket but South Africa reply strongly day 2.Tourists rue dropped catches.Ponting's century on day 1 seemed to have made it Australia's day then they collapsed putting South Africa right on top until Hussey's century:2nd Test at MCG Australia 355,89.1 overs(M Hussey 122,Ponting 117,Hayden 65,Nel 4-84) & 321-7 dec,83overs(Hayden 137,Symonds 72) v South Africa 311,111 overs(de Villiers 61,Gibbs 94,Nel 4-84) & 181,74 overs(Pollock 67*,Warne 4-74,McGrath 3-44) Scorecard Comment * England struggle to set Pakistan a total,Plunkett plunders final overs but Anderson and Bracewell wickets secure England unlikely victory:5th LOI at Rawalpindi England 206-9,50 overs(Solanki 49) v Pakistan 200-9,50 overs(Y Hameed 57,M Yousuf 54,Anderson 4-48,Bracewell 3-27) Scorecard Report From BBC Pakistan win series 3-2 Tour * Stanford to invest 28 million dollars in Caribbean 20/20 More * Kabir Ali nearly pulls off unlikely victory.England rue substituting Bell. Earlier Inzaman holds Pakistan together as England's bowlers have better day but England's top order batting fails again:4th LOI Rawalpindi Pakistan 210,47.2 overs(Inzaman 81*) v England 197,48.1 overs(Flintoff 40,K Ali 39*,Shahid Afridi 3-34) Scorecard Pakistan win series lead 3-1 Tour * India win easily after having set Sri Lanka 509 to win after 'Terminator' takes 7.Laxman, Dhoni & Pathan restore India's fortunes after half side goes for 97.Dravid unwell,Sehwag captains:3rd Test at Ahmedabad India 398,122.4 overs(Laxman 104,Dhoni 49,Pathan 82) & 316-9,71 overs(Y Singh 75) v Sri Lanka 206,63.2 overs(Dilshan 65,H Singh 7-62) & 249,92.5 overs(Jayawardene 57,Dilshan 65, Kumble 5-89) Scorecard Kumble's 100th testMore * Hodge doubleton allows Australia to set South Africa 491 to win but rudolph ses tourists safely home for draw.Ntini rocks Oz after Ponting wins toss at Perth on day 1 but Australians bowlers restore parity day 2:1st Test Australia 258,75.2 overs(Ponting 71,Ntini 5-64) & 528-8 dec,146.4 overs(Hodge 203*,M Hussey 58,Ponting 53) v South Africa 296,81.2 overs(de villiers 68,Boucher 62,Lee 5-93) & 287-5,126 overs(Rudolph 102*,Kemp 55,Warne 3-83) Scorecard Warne breaks Lillee's Test record wickets in a calender year More * England's loss is Australia's gain.Troy Cooley tells BBC he blames ECB for his departure More * Skipper Dravid in health scare before 3rd test More * In a rather muddled thinking statement ICC's Mani & Speed reject criticisms of ICC's stance over Zimbabwe cricket More * European Cricket Council announces Euro Tournament progamme for 2006 starting with Indoor(6-a-side) Nations Championship at Lord's February Full Details * Totally out gunned England's feeble response to Pakistan's large total gives the hosts a 2-1 series lead. England won the toss and squandered the chance to post a big score instead Pakistan relished the opportunity as Kamran smashes century,however Collingwood runs out Afridi & Yousuf which slows things down a bit:3rd LOI at Karachi Pakistan 353-6,50 overs(Kamran 109,M Yousuf 68,Inzaman 45,A Razzaq 51*) v England 188,42 overs(Bell 37*) Scorecard Phil Long Barmy Reports * Pietersen forced home with rib injury,six weeks rest. More * BBC' Sports Personality Of the Year' goes to Andrew Flintoff and 'Team of the Year' to England's cricketers More * Wasim Akram's comments "ill informed and offensive" says ICC More * England struggle to modest total thanks to 100 run 9th wkt stand by Plunkett & Solanki but are now a bowler short.Pakistan reach target with 6 overs to spare:2nd LOI england 230,48.4 overs(Plunkett 56,Solanki 39*,Shoaib Akhtar 5-54) v Pakistan 233-3,44 overs(Kamran Akmal 102) Scorecard * India set Sri Lanka 436 runs to win and bowl them out 188 runs short to take 1-0 lead in series:2nd Test at Delhi India 290,96.3 overs(Tendulkar 109,Laxman 69,Ganguly 40,Muralitharan 7-100) & 375-6dec,105 overs(Pathan 93,Y Singh 77*,Dravid 53,Dhoni 51*) v Sri Lanka 230,83.3 overs(Atapattu 88,Jayawardene 60,Kumble 6-72) & 247,91.2 overs(Atapattu 67,Jayawardene 67) Scorecard Tendulkar's 35th test century * Pakistan reply with fire to England's largest LOI total overseas then wickets fall including Inzaman and the innings collapses to give England commanding victory:1st LOI at Lahore England 327-4,50 overs(Strauss 94,Flintoff 72*,Pietersen 56) v Pakistan 285,46.5 overs(S Butt 67,Y Khan 60) Scorecard * McCullum & Vettori lead Kiwis to exciting 2 wicket victory:3rd LOI at Christchurch Australia 331-7,50 overs(Hussey 88*,Ponting 75,Clark 71,Hodge 59,Martin 3-65) v New Zealand 332-8,49 overs(Styris 101,McCullum 50*,Clark 4-55) Scorecard Australia win series 2-1 New world record chasing score to win * Revised India tour easier for team and supporters. Less time for Vaughan to recover. More * South Africa lose to Western Australia by an innings after following on Scorecard * Collingwood and Prior make runs in warm up match but England carry on losing just:England XI 236-7,45 overs v Pakistan 239-9,44.5 o 'A' Scorecard * Kiwis stage great run chase after Symonds helps Australia post huge total but lose by two runs in thriller:Australia 322-5,50 overs(Symonds 156,Clark 80*) v New Zealand 271-6,44.2 overs(Vincent 71,Cairns 60) Scorecard * Sialkot thrash Faisalabad in final:Quaid-e-Azam Trophy,2005-06Gold League, Final Faisalabad v Sialkot Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Faisalabad 111,32.3 overs(Safraz Ahmed 6-28) & 188,57 overs(M Hafeez 57,S Ahmed 4-77,Z Saeed 4-49) v Sialkot 343,92.5 overs(Shahid Yousuf 117) Scorecard * Sri Lanka U-19s beat England U-19s by 60 runs:Bangladesh Tri-Nations Tournament Match 5 Sri Lanka 281,50 overs(Fernando 119*,Karunaratne 56) v England 221,46.5 overs(Chopra 77) Scorecard Bangladesh have beaten England and Sri Lanka so far More * Play finally starts on 4th day after rain washes out three days of Test,India shot out and match drawn:1st Test at Chennai India India 167,73.2 overs (Vaas 4-20) v Sri Lanka 168-4,43 overs(Jayawardene 71) Scorecard * England collapse after lunch 5th day to give Pakistan overwhelming victory. Bell and Collingwood put on 175 but then England lose 8 wickets for 43 runs:3rd Test at Lahore England 288,94 overs(Collingwood 96, Vaughan 58,Trescothick 50,S Malik 3-58) & 246,77.1 overs(Bell 92,Collingwood 80,Shoaib Akhtar 5-71,Danish Kaneria 4-52)v Pakistan 636-8 dec,156.2 overs(M Yousuf 223,Kamran 154,Inzaman 97) Inzaman retired hurt day and run out day 4 Scorecard & Report * Sharad Pawar voted in as BCCI President 20-11 over Dalmyra's ally Mahendra the incumbent President More from Cricinfo size=2> * Warne and Lee re-establish Australian control as Lara fails to fire twice and make clean sweep,3-0 winning 3rd test by 7 wickets.Hussey ton gave Australia 1st innings lead then Sarwan strikes form but only Bravo gives support.Lara blossoms yet again and it is wonderful to behold another double century which takes him beyond Allan Border's test run aggregate:Frank Worrell Trophy 3rd test at Adelaide West Indies 405,111.2 overs(Lara 226,Lee 3-111,McGrath 3-106) & 204,81 overs(Sarwan 62,Bravo 64,Warne 6-80,Lee 4-46) v Australia 428,123.3 overs(Hussey 133,Langer 99,Ponting 56,Bravo 6-84) & 182-3,58 overs(Hayden 87*) Scorecard Chris Gayle undergoes corrective heart surgery and misses 3rd test. * Vaughan to open in Stauss's absence.No decision yet on final selection More Younis Khan to miss test because of brother's death More * ICC launch 2006 Under-19s World Cup in Colombo todayMore * India win toss and field first in crucial 5th LOI.Dravid leads India to victory and share in series.Pathan strikes early and India peg back South Africa to modest total:5th LOI South Africa 221-6,50 overs(Kallis 91,Pathan 3-20) v India 224-5,47.3 overs(Dravid 78*) Scorecard * Pollock takes out India's top order as home side struggle at Kolkata,Kaif & Yuvraj stage recovery but Smith smashes ton to give South Africa emphatic 10 wkt win:4th LOI India 188,45.5 overs(Yuvraj 53,Pollock 3-25) v South Africa 189-0,35.5 overs(Smith 134*,Hall 48*) Scorecard SA lead Series 2-1 * Ian Botham's 50th birthday today 24/11/2005 much celebrated by the crowd at Faisalabad Much More on Beefy Tributes worldwide flow in Interview with Richard Syddenham Half Century in pics at Cricinfo * England women faced stiff challenge to win or save test which ended as draw with 6 wkts down:At Delhi Only Test India 289,126 overs(M Raj 78,A Chopra 65,Harper 5-66) & 175-4 dec,61 overs v England 154,97.4 overs(Goswami 5-25) & 210-6,113 overs(Al Khader 3-30) Scorecard & Report * Nepal qualify for ICC Under-19s World Cup 2006 in Sri Lanka More * Pakistan rip out England's top order after Inzaman hits 2nd century so England battle to save match and do so with 4 wkts remaining.Tons for Inzaman,Bell and Pietersen:England tail wags.2nd Test Pakistan 462,115.4 overs(Inzaman 109,M Yousuf 78,Afridi 92,Harmison 3-85) & 268-9dec, 93.1 overs(Inzaman 100*) v England 446,132.3 overs (Bell 115,Pietersen 100,G Jones 55,Trescothick 48,Afridi 4-95) & 164-6,48 overs Bad Light ended play Scorecard &Comment Afridi banned for 1 Test & 2 LOIsFull ICC Statement * Windies fight back and make Australia bat again,Bravo and Ramdin add 182 for 7th wkt on day 4 in Tasmania.Australia lose Hayden to win by 9 wickets :2nd Test at Hobart West Indies 149,68.3 overs(Gayle 56,McGrath 4-32,MacGill 3-18,Lee 3-32) & 334,122 overs(Bravo 115,Ramdin71,Warne 4-112) v Australia 406,109.4 overs(Hayden 110,M Hussey 137,Hodge 60) & 78-1,26.1 overs ScorecardAustralia retain Frank Worrell TrophyTour Hayden passed 100 test runs in year for 5th successive year More * The ICC and the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) have reached an agreement on resolving the dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA). More * South Africa crawl to 169 at Bangalore and India win by 9 wkts with 14 overs to spare:2nd LOI South Africa 169,50 overs(Pathan 3-23) v India 171-1,35.4 overs(Sehwag 77*) to level series 1-1 Scorecard * Nepal and Malaysia in Regional Final for final place in Under-19s World Cup. Some astonishing mismatches in this competition with poor new comers Iran regularly losing by over 300 runs. The spirit of Darius needs stirring! Thailand beat Qatar in a shock result. Competition results * ICC 'drinks' ban maybe in conflict with UK 24 hour licensing and anyway shows a complete disregard for the civilised nature of cricket spectating More and From Wisden Cricketer * NSW beat Tasmania by an innings & 90 runs:Pura Cup 9th Match NSW 522-9dec(134 overs(Phelps 133,Thornely 123,Haddin 63,Katich 60,Griffiths 4-124) v Tasmania 294,91.1 overs(Clingeleffer 83,Birt 60) & 138,47.4(Birtt 50*)Scorecard * Pakistan win famous victory as England's batting collapses on last day.Salman Butt's fine century gives Pakistan precarious lead as home side succumb to new ball.England need 198 to win but lose Trescothick early. He missed out on double ton yesterday:1st Test at Multan Pakistan 274,98.2 overs(Salman Butt 74, Inzaman 53, Flintoff 4-68,Harmison 3-37) & 341,105.5 overs(Salman Butt 122,Inzaman 72, Flintoff 4-88,Harmison 3-52) v England 418,110.4 overs(Trescothick 193,Bell 71,Shabbir Butt 4-54) & 175,52.4 overs(Bell 31,G Jones 33,D Kaneria 4-62,S Akhtar 3-49 to go 1-0 up in 3 match series Scorecard 11 year old Noor-Ul Sadaquan adopted as England's mascot for Multan Test More Shabbir and Malik reported for suspect actions More * West Indies Woman Cricketer, the 1st to score a Test century, awarded MBE More * England women secure easy 2nd victory over Sri Lanka Scorecard Tour Details * India U-19s beat Australia by 31 runs to take series 4-1:5th Match at Delhi India U-19s 196,45.3 overs v Australia U-19s 165,38.1 overs(Warner 73*,Ojha 3-25,P Chawla 3-31) Scorecard * India comfortably win 7th LOI to take series 6-1 Scorecard * MCC confirms 2006 Village Final will be at Lord's sponsored by npower. Applications must be in by November 30th.Applicants must subscribe to Wisden Cricketer. More * Yuvraj Singh 4-35 & 79* sees India to 5th victory in unusually one sided series with Sri Lanka.India lead 5-1 Scorecard * Alastair Cook the young Essex batsman from Beford School is called up as cover for Michael Vaughan in Pakistan More * Last place in Under-19s World Cup to be decided in Nepal.Afghanistan and Iran among the contenders as 15 nations compete. More * Mohamed Asif routs England then Hoggard hits back but Pakistan'A' canter home to 6 wkt victory. M Vaughan injures knee :England XI 126,35.1 overs(M Asif 7-62) & 256,63.4 overs(Strauss 56, Collingwood 61,M Amjad 5-97,M Asif 3-44) v Pakistan 'A' 138,33.5 overs(Hoggard 4-39) & 246-4,52.2 overs(Hasan Raza 71,Shahiq Yousuf 57,Flintoff 3-67) Scorecard * Sri Lanka finally win a match in 7 match LOI series with India despite Dravid century, India lead series 4-1 Scorecard * South Africa take 4-0 lead in LOI series after 5 wkt D/L Method victory Scorecard * Ponting hits two centuries in Australia's overwhelming victory over hapless Windies whose batting collapses ignominiously:The Frank Worrell Trophy 1st Test at Brisbane Australia 435,105.3 overs(Ponting 149,Collymore 4-74,Powell 3-100) & 283-2dec,66 overs(Hayden 118,Ponting 104*) v West Indies 210,77 overs(DS Smith 88,Ramdin 37*,McGrath 4-72,Warne 5-48) & 129,49 overs(Gayle 34,Sarwan 31,Lee 5-30,Warne 4-48) Scorecard Tour Index * India take 4-0 lead in LOI series with Sri Lanka Scorecard * Plunkett sees England to victory in tour opener despite fragile batting Full Scorecard CMJ Reports Timesonline * Ireland win ICC Continental Cup 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup by 5 wickets despite mighty Tikolo 's 177*:Final Wanderers Windhoek Namibia, Kenya 404-4 dec,89.5 overs(Tikolo 177*,Modi 106,Otieno 72) & 156,68 overs(McCallen 4-34,White 3-34) v Ireland 313-4 dec,78.5 overs(O'Brien 106*(Morgan 60) & 245-4,66.5 overs(Bray 64) Full Scorecard * Tendulkar hits impressive 93 as India record massive victory over Sri Lanka in 1st LOI Scorecard * Tikolo slaughters Bermuda's bowling 1st innings but records duck 2nd but suji ensure Kenya build on 1st innings lead to take Kenya to final in drawn match and Morgan prospers against UAE is innings but Bray and O'Brien blast Irish into final: ICC Continental Cup 2005 Semi final 1 Kenya 403-6 dec,89.5 overs (Tikolo 220,Modi 98*) & 282-4,110.2 overs(Suji 103*) v Bermuda 346-8dec,90 overs Full Scorecard Semi Final 2 Ireland 350-7dec,87.4 overs(Morgan 151,Bray 78,Asif Asad 5-93) & 444-4dec.108.1 overs(Bray 190,O'Brien 176) v UAE 189,51.3 overs(Johnston 5-33) & 227-8,79 overs Full Scorecard * Close encounter at Bourda goes Guyana's way after Chattergoon century:At Bourda KFC Cup, 2005-06, Final Scorecard Competition Details * MacGill & Warne rout World XI batsmen to record massive victory for Champions Australia :At Sydney Scorecard ICC Super Series Thus the whole concept of ICC to generate another money spinner to prop up their ever increasingmore expensive institution is left in ruins. Everyone has hoped for some scintilating cricket but the world star batsmen succesively produced astonishing underwhelming performances. In view of their miserable performances perhaps their match fees should be withdrawn and the cash donated to a more worthy cricket development project! ICC says series concept on hold More * Kallis and Flintoff take ICC's top awards and Pietersen also More Details * Hang down your heads in shame super stars.Feeble batting from World XI hands Australia easy victories en par with playing Bangladesh. The difference being these top players were paid top appearance fees:At Melbourne Docklands B/N Australia 255-8,50 overs(Katich 58,Vettori 4-33) v ICC World XI 162,41.3 overs(Sangakkara 64,Flintoff 38,Watson 3-43 Scorecard and Gilchrist ton puts Australia too far head for ICC's stars to chase Australia 328-4,50 overs(Gilchrist 103,Ponting 66,Martyn 54) v ICC World XI 273,45.3 overs(Sangakkara 66,Gayle 54,Bracken 3-43) so Australia take winning lead 2-0. Lee rips heart out of World XI batting in 3rd LOI to give Australia clean sweep,3-0. ICC Super Series * World XI wobble but eventually win warm up match by 12 runs at Junction Oval Melbourne:ICC World XI 281-8,50 overs(Dravid 66,Pollock 54*,Harwood 4-37) v Victoria 269,50 overs(Hodge 92,Klinger 62) Scorecard ICC Super Series * India U-21s Women beat Pakistan Women in both opening matches at Lahore Tour Details * South Africa win a thriller with unbeaten 29 run last wicket stand and one more to go:6th Match Khettarama, Colombo Tri-Series New Zealand 'A' 239-8,50 overs v South Africa 'A' 240-9,49.5 overs Scorecard * Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff named PCA Player of the Year at PCA Albert Hall Awards Jamboree.Alastair Cook was named Young Cricketer of the year having previously won the Cricket Writers Award More from PCA Geoffrey Dean Reports * South Africa'A'beat Sri Lanka'A'5th match triangular series at Colombo colts Ground Scorecard * Martin routs Sri Lanka in A Team Tri-Series Series at Moratua: New Zealand 'A' 238-8,50 overs v Sri Lanka 'A' 166,35 overs(Martin 6-24) Scorecard * India U-19s beat Australians to take 3-1 lead at Dharmasala Scorecard * Malik and Bazid steer Pakistan A to comfortable victory to level LOI series 1-1 Report & Scorecard Australia won 1st match easily Scorecard Match 3 sees Australia take series lead after Jaques century and fine allround bowling Scorecard Tour * Essex win the totesport League title completing their campaign with a comprehensive defeat over N'hants, 20 yr old Alastair Cook hit 94. A full strength Notts thrashed Hants who are relegated along with Glos & Worcs. Sussex took Div 2 title, promoted with Durham & Warwickshire Tables Div 1 Div2 * Ian Blackwell hit the fastest century of the season to win the Walter Lawrence Trophy as Somerset lost by an innings and 18 runs. His 67 ball ton overtook Warne and Prior. Presentation at Lord's Tuesday October 4th. More * South Africa 'A' slaughters Sri Lanka 'A' in opening LOI,Steyn takes 5-20:Sri Lanka 'A' 45,21.4 overs v South Africa 'A' 47-0,4.5 overs Scorecard * Australia U-19s level 5 match series 1-1 at Chandigarth Scorecard * Graham Thorpe left out of Surrey's relegation clash with Middlesex in Oval runfest,Ramps & Azar pile on the runs & Mx satisfied with staying up throw away their wickets to lose by an innings - Middlesex 404-5dec,84.1 overs(Styris 100*,Joyce 90) v Surrey 686-5dec,177.3 overs(Ramprakash 252,Azar Mahmood 204*,Shah 2-95) but Surrey relegated Scorecard in final round of Frizzell County Championship games Preview Leigh Powell N'hants build huge lead as Yorkshire seek 2nd division runners up spot,Afzaal 157,Yorks' spinners ineffective while N'hants' turn ball sharply to bring victoryby an innings and 21 runs,Yorkshire 177(Panesar 5-32,Brown 5-65) & 278(Panasaar 5-96,Brown 5-95) v N'hants 476-9(Afzaal 157,Crrok 97,Love 95 & Scorecard Mushtaq Ahmed no10 hits 90 not out as Sussex take lead and then defeat Kent Scorecard Crawley hits triple century and Mascarenhas a century and five wickets as Hants thrash weakened champions Notts who rested three players presumably for the winter Scorecard Derbyshire finally win a match beating Somerset and Worcestershire draw with Essex. Final Tables Div1 Lancs win div 2 title promoted with Yorks & Durham Div 2 Table * Martyn,Krasprowicz and Gillespie all victims of 'Ashes' failure and Hayden left out of One Day squad for upcoming matches against ICC's World XI More From Geoffrey Dean Timesomline * Pathan sweeps Zimbabwe away,Streak rises to no 6 in batting order & fails twice:2nd Test Zimbabwe 161,44.2 overs(Pathan 7-60) & 233,55 overs(Blignaut 84*,Masakadza 71,Pathan 5-67) v India 366,107.3 overs(Gambir 93,Dravid 98,Streak 6-73) & 19-9,2.2 overs Scorecard * Bangladesh 'following on' once again suffer innings defeat but had Sri Lanka under pressure at 48-4:2nd Test Colombo Sri Lanka 457-9dec,92.3 overs(Dilshan 168,Samasareewa 138) v Bangladesh 191,45.4 overs(Fernando 5-60) & 197, 60.4 overs(Shahriar Nafees 51) Scorecard Sri Lanka win series 2-0 * Udal, Loudon and Plunkett win England places in Pakistan Tour Parties Full Details * India U-19s beat Australia U-19s by 2 wkts Scorecard Tour details * Derbyshire and Yorkshire draw:Frizzell County Championship Debyshire 216 &523(Botha 156*,Lawson 5-155) v Yorkshire 520(McGrath 158,Harvey 103) & 114-6 Scorecard Draw sufficient for Yorkshire to win promotion Neil Whitaker reports * Bromley beat Ealing at the Oval Sunday September 18th 11.00 am to win The 2005 Evening Standard Trophy * Notts win County Championhip title,Notts 486-5dec,131.5overs(Gallian 199) & 170-3dec v Kent 237-5dec,80 overs(Dexter 79*,O'Brien 56*) & 205 Scorecard Durham win promotion. * Zimbabwe lose by innings and 90 runs though tail wags:1st Test at Bulawayo Zimbabwe 279,98.5 overs(Taibu 71*, Duffin 56,Pathan 5-58) & 185,47.5 overs(Pathan 4-53,H Singh 4-59) v India 554,151.3 overs(Lazman 140,Ganguly 101,Dravid 77,Mahwire 4-92) Scorecard * Minor County Championship shared by Cheshire & Suffolk as final is drawn:At Ipswich Cheshire 148,46.1 overs(McGarry 4-40,Bishop 3-29) & 279,93.4 overs(Dumelow 80,Hall 61,McGarry 3-89,Bishop 3-65) v Suffolk 201-9(Caley 51*,Schofield 6-78) Scorecard * Duncan Fletcher born of British parents and with British grandparents apart from being England national cricket coach has finally been granted UK citizenship after 14 year wait More * England's London 'Ashes' victory Parade sees a packed Trafalgar Square pay tribute to both Men's & Women's teams for regaining the Ashes More * Bangladesh lose by innings:1st Test Colombo Bangladesh 188,44 overs(Habibul Basher 88,Herath 4-38,Muralitharan 3-42) & 86,27.29 overs(Muralitharan 6-18,Malinga 3-32) v Sri Lanka 370-9dec,110.2 overs(Dilshan 86,Samaraweera 78,Jayawardene 63,M Rafique 5-114) Scorecard * ICC rejects UK government's plea to isolate Zimbabwe from international cricket on the grounds that ICC has no morality brief with respect of its members. Hardly compatible with cricket historic's 'fair play' image. More * Richie Benaud makes his last TV cricket broadcast on Channel Four More * Ramprakash century ensures draw with Warwickshire at Edgbaston:Frizzell County Championship Surrey 225,60 overs(Clarke 63) & 313-5dec,92.1 overs(Ramprakash 126,Batty 76*) v Warwickshire 335,91.3 overs(Knight 117,Loudon 60,Powell 60) & 26-0,11 overs Scorecard * Pietersen century & Giles half century rescues England in danger of throwing the match away at lunch.Match drawn and so England regain Ashes. Australia fail to press home advantage as Flintoff takes five wickets..then bad light and rain stop England's 2nd innings on Sunday .England include Collingwood and bat first at the Oval where Warne spoils England's party though Strauss and Flintoff put on 143 runs:Final 'Ashes' Test England 373,105.3 overs(Strauss 129,Flintoff 74,Warne 6-122) & 335,91.3 overs(Pietersen 158,Giles 59,Warne 6-124,McGrath 3-85) v Australia 367,78.4 overs(Langer 105,Hayden 138,Flintoff 5-78,Hoggard 4-97) & 4-0,0.4 overs Scorecard Ashes Features * Kent hang on to draw at Lord's as play ends early Scorecard Somerset draw with N'hants despite large 1st innings deficit Scorecard Yorks unable to secure victory over Worcs in McGrath's brilliant match(175*& 65*) Scorecard * ECBannounce Under 19s Winter tour party for the not very challenging Bangladesh More * Astle Century takes Kiwis to Tri-Series win after India innings fizzles out after Sehwag fireworks:Videcom Tri-series Final at Harare India 276,49.3 overs(Kaif 93*,Sehwag 75,Oram 4-58) v New Zealand 278-4,48.1 overs(Astle 115*,Fleming 68,Sehwag 3-44) Scorecard * Ireland play UAE and Bermuda play Kenya in Intercontinental Cup semis in Namibia October 2005 More * ECB Provides Safe Hands for Child Protection,Marcus Trescothick was today presented with the NSPCC Standards award in recognition of the ECB's commitment to child protection More * ECB to hold Trafalgar Square 'Ashes' celebration parade should England win or draw at the Oval to regain Ashes More Simon Jones unfit for 5th test More Alec Bedser criticises the current Aussie batsmen's techniques More * Sussex win 2nd XI KO Trophy:Ar Horsham Notts 2nd XI 212-9,50 overs v Sussex 2nd XI 213-4,43.1 overs(Montgomery 88,Nash 72*,Patel 3-36) Scorecard * England's youngsters,Cook & Bopara thrash Australians bowling but tourists return compliment as Hayden and Hodges cash in too in curious 2 day fixture:Essex 502-4dec,105 overs(Cook 214,Bopara 135,Jefferson 64) v Australians Scorecard * Pudsey Congs take Black Sheep Yorkshire 'Champion of Champions' Trophy More to follow * C & G Final at Lord's Hampshire beat Warwickshire comfortably despite Nick Knight century Scorecard * Rolton sweeps Australia Women to easy Twenty20 over England at Taunton Scorecard * Tharanga hits ton in easy win over Bangaldesh:Match 2 Sri Lanka 295-5,50 overs v Bangladesh 220-6,50 overs Scorecard * Kaif century helps India to comfortable victory over Kiwis at Harare:Videcom Tri-Series Match 5 New Zealand 278-9,50 overs v India 279-4,47.2 overs Scorecard * Blignaut (4-46 & 50) gives Kiwis a fright in 4th Videocom Tri-Series Match:New Zealand 238,49.1 overs v Zimbabwe * Norfolk win Minor Counties delayed final at Slough CC after Wiltshire middle order collapses Scorecard Report Michael Austin Timesonline * ICC deliberates on substitutes,next U-19 World Cup, Commonwealth Games,Twenty20 and more in Dubai Conference Conference Summary * Sri Lanka defeat Bangladesh comfortably in opening LOI at Colombo:Sri Lanka 269,50 overs v Bangladesh 181-9Scorecard * India dismiss Zimbabwe for 65 in increasingly silly Videocon Tri-Series Scorecard * England Women level LOI series as Taylor hits ton at Taunton Scorecard * England win at Trent bridge to lead 2-1 Ashes Series 2-1. Another thrilling test match:4th Test at Trent Bridge Full Scorecard Ponting angry over use of subs More Channel 4 reaches record 8.4 million viewers More Ponting & Katich fined for breaches of disciplinary code More * Sheriff Hutton Bridge win National Village final at Lord's,Steve Crowder Man of the Match More * Kiwis slaughter Zimbabwe's bowling in reduced overs 1stTriangular LOI match: New Zealand 397-5,44 overs(Vincent 172,Fleming 93,McCullum 51) v Zimbabwe 205,43 overs Scorecard * Rain spoils Thomas Lord's 250th celebration which is rotten luck for Thirsk the birthplace of Thomas Lord and West Meon where Thomas Lord is buried as their cricket clubs were due to play a match at Lord's More * Smith chosen to lead ICC's World XI while fellow South African Pollock skippers the ICC World LOI XI More * Shaun Tait set for test debut at Trent Bridge More Weather uncertain for 4th test * Horsham wins Cockspur Cup Final at Lord's by just 4 runs in overnight rain reduced exciting match More to Follow * Norway take ECC Trophy sponsored by Notts Sports Sunday Matches:at Royal Brussels Norway 247-9 (50 overs) beat Belgium 125, at Antwerp Indians Spain 120 (46 overs) lost to Greece 121-5 (32.4 overs), at Antwerp Portugal 327-8 (50 overs) drew with Malta 63-3 (16 overs)-rain, at Mechelen Croatia 249-4 (50 overs) lost to Finland 250-6 (49.5 overs), Belgium recently elected an Associate member hosted the tournament but came 4th although equal 2nd in points.Asian origin batsmen dominated the competition but Greece's Stavros Nikitaras(Middx & Western Australia) came top of the bowling * Digicel's sponsorship could be declared null and void according to Justice Lucky's report More Digicel disappointed with leaks More * ICC Africa/EAP Under-19s World Cup Qualifier, 2005:Nigeria-19s 86 lost to Zambia U-19s,Tanzania 75 lost to Uganda 76-2,Namibia U-19s beat Fiji U-19s 140 two countries qualify for the Youth World Cup * C & GTROPHY Semi-Finals:At Rose bowl multinational Hants overwhelm troubled travellers Yorkshire 197-9,50 overs v Hants 199-2,39.5 overs(Ervine 100,Pothas 73*),Scorecard: At Egbaston Warwickshire squander good start but rally then bowl out Lancs cheaply,Warwicks' 239-7,50 overs v Lancs 137,38 overs Scorecard * Hayden finds form at Northampton:Australians 374-6dec,967 overs(Hayden 136,Clarke 121) & 226-2,58 overs(Langer 80*,Katich 63) v N'hants 169,50.1 overs Scorecard Asia /Africa Cup * Spain thrash Malta as Ur Rehman Khan hits ton in ECC Affiliates Trophy in Belgium Details three centuries were scored Details * Sehwag and Sangakkara fall to Odoyo as Asia 267 which proved sufficient:2nd Match At Durban Asia XI 267,50 overs(Sangakkarra 61) v Africa XI 250,49.2 overs Scorecard * Wash out for all Friday's matches in ECC Affiliates competition in Belgium More Greece has become Hellas so presumably Anglia has become UK or England in Greek Norway leads Super six stage * Roses Match ends in Draw-Neil Whitaker reports Sussex goes top of County Championship-More * Scots challenge to Australia in vain as rain washes out all play in Edinburgh * Asia fails by two runs in low scoring match to Africa(mostly SA):Match 1 Africa XI 198,44.23 overs(Prince 78*,Khan 3-37) v Asia XI 196 Scorecard * Astle century helps Kiwis to big win over Zimbabwe who curiously are playing tests at the same time as Asia play Africa,another example of curious ICC scheduling,Bond takes 10 wkts in match :2nd Test Zimbabwe 231,79 overs(Taibu 76,Bond 6-51) & 207,81.1 overs(Taylor 77,Mahwire 50*,Bond 4-48)) v New Zealand 484,111.1 overs(Astle 128,Vincent 91,Streak 4-73) Scorecard * England U-19s dominate third youth test:England 298,100.2 overs(Chopra 50,Harison 57,Ali 52*,Karunanayake 3-46,Gunasinghe 3-79) & 366-5dec,76.4 overs(Ali 100*,Thompson 60,Latouf 56) v Sri Lanka 155,39.1 overs (Ali 4-29,Smith 3-24) & 103-4,25.2 overs Scorecard * Scotland lose to Ireland by 3 runs to lose chance to defend Intercontinental Cup title.Both sides played without their 1st class county players, a curious peice of scheduling by ICC.Scorecard Full Story * Surrey set to draw with tourists 336-5 dec & 258-6 v Bangladesh A 336 Scorecard * Sussex and Nottinghamshire will contest the 2nd XI KO Final on September 5th More * Americas U-19s Tournament Bermuda Under-19s thrash ArgentinaU-19s by 9 wickets United States of America Under-19s beat Canada by 39 runs * Nehra strikes early in India Oil Cup final but Sri Lanka prevail to win by 18 runs:Sri Lanka 281-9.50 overs(Jayawardene 83,Arnold 64,Jayasuriya 66ro,Nehra 6-59) v India 263-9,50 overs Scorecard From Colombo RPS Jaywardene MOM & MOS * Barnt Green CC and Horsham CC will compete for the National club Championship Cockspur Cup at Lord's August 23rdMore * ICCexpel USA from Intercontinental Cup as warring parties refuse to compromise over team More * Zimbabwe bowled twice in one day:1st Test New Zealand 452(Vettori 127,McCullum 111,Fleming 73) v Zimbabwe 59(Fleming 2-11,Martin 3-21) & 99(Masakadza 42,Vettori 4-28) Scorecard * India defeat Windies but in another close encounter:India Oil Cup Match 6 India 262-4(Y Singh 110,Kaif 83*) v West Indies 255 (Morton 84,Ramdin 74*) Scorecard * This incredible Ashes series saves the best to last as Australia just fail to snatch improbable victory on day 4 morning.. McGrath sidelined by pre-match ankle injury, replaced by Kasprowicz. England play Giles in unchanged eleven, release Collingwood.Vaughan declares himself fit:2nd Test Ashes Series at Edgbaston England 407,79.2 overs(Trescothick 90,Pietersen 71,Flintoff 68,Strauss 48) & 182,52.1 overs(Flintoff 74,Warne 6-46,Lee 4-82) v Australia 308,76 overs(Langer 82,Ponting 61,Gilchrist 49*) & 279,64.3 overs(Lee 43*,Warne 42,Flintof 4-79) Scorecard * Sri Lanka beats India again in 2nd close encounter:India 220-8,50 overs(Ganguly 51) v Sri Lanka 221-6,48 overs(Jayawardene 94*) Scorecard * Matthew Wood completes double ton off tourists at Headingly: Yorkshire 357-2dec.80.4 overs(Wood 203*,Sayers 115) & 240-4dec(Lumb 103*) v Bangladesh 'A' 325(T Imran 116),80.4 overs &146,51 overs Scorecard * Frizzell County Championship Surrey 248 & 254 lost to Sussex 378(M-Jenkins 88,A Mahmood 5-72) & 125-5(Prior 66*) by 5 wkts ,Middlesex 323 & 330(Shah 156*,Hutton 92) lost to Warwickshire 272(Brown 92) & 383-7(Troughton 119,Loudon 95*), Hampshire 385 & 21-1 v Gloucestershire 363,98.15.3 ov(Gidman 115)), Kent 587,135.4 overs(Stevens 208) v Glamorgan 236-9,65 overs(Hemp 134*):Frizzell County Championship_Division Two Somerset 460(Suppiah 123,Durston 146) & 245-4dec(Blackwell 88*) beat Derbyshire 438(Botha 91) & 262(Moss 106) by 4 runs-Neil Whitaker Reports, Durham 196 & 347(Benkenstein 124) lost to Essex 245(Cook 107) & 299-8(A Flower 100*) by 2 wkts,Lancs 291 & 38-3 v Leics 261,N'hants 189 v Worcs 74-2 Div Sats * Sri Lanka beats Windies by 50 runs:India Oil Cup Match 3 Sri Lanka 241-6,50 overs v West Indies 191,45.1 overs(DR Smith 69) Scorecard * Australians opt for more batting practice at Worcester: Australia 406-9 dec,98 overs(Haddin 94,Hayden 79) & 161-2,38 overs(Ponting59*,Clarke 59) v Worcestershire 187,44 overs(Moore 69,Kasprowicz 5-67) Scorecard * Collingwood added to England squad as selectors have change of heartMore * Cranbrook Lynxes beat Old Warwickians at Shenley Cricket Centre to win BM Cricket World Trophy More Bradfield Waifs and Charterhouse Friars reach Cricketer Cup Final TBP at Richmond CC August 14th More * India lose to Sri Lanka in close finish:India Oil Cup Match 1 India 205-9,50 overs v Sri Lanka 209-7,48.2 overs Scorecard * Twenty20 Finals day at BritOval Smith sees outsiders Somerset to triumph in rain reduced final earlier Lancs beat Surrey & 2004 Champions Leics lost to Somerset * MCC tour Finland and Estonia More * England U-19s easily beat Sri Lanka by 7 wkts:3rd LOI at Old Trafford Sri Lanka U-19s 129,36 overs(Karunanayake 58, Broad 4-29,10th wkt put on 79 runs) v England U-19s 130-3,30.5 overs Scorecard * Norfolk beat Northumberland by 61 runs in 2nd semi to reach Final MCC KO Trophy Scorecard * Powell hit ton as Glamorgan entertain Bangladesh 'A' but thr rain ruins match:AtAbergavenny Glamorgan 380(Powell 111) v Bangladesh'A' 54-2 Scorecard * England-19s on top in 1st LOI:At Worcester Sri Lanka U-19s 124,29.5 overs v England U-19s 125-2,30 overs Scorecard * Melbourne play MCC at Lord's Tuesday July 26th More * Geoffrey Boycott delivers 5th Cowdrey Lecture at the Nursery Pavilion Lord's Full Lecture Audio * Wiltshire beat Cornwall in 1st semi to reach Final MCC KO TrophyScorecard * Sri Lanka beat Windies as Murali routs 2nd XI tourists .Sri Lanka build on lead day 2 at Kandy:2nd Test Sri Lanka 150,46.1 overs(Powell 5-25) & 340-7,98 overs(Sangakkara 135*) v West Indies 148,58.1 overs(Vaas 6-22) 137, overs(Muralitheran 8-46) Scorecard * Australia win is Ashes Series first test despite rain for much of 4th day.Australia won toss and batted.England take early wkts and Australia do not recover then McGrath rips out England's top order and England collapses.Pietersen & tail narrows 1st innings lead but Australia then build substantial lead.England after bright start succumbed to Warne and McGrath with only Pietersen showing application required!:At Lord's Australia 190,40.2 overs(Harmison 5-43) & 384,100.4 overs(Clarke 91,Katich 67,Martyn 65) v England 155,48.1 overs(Pietersen 57, McGrath 5-55) & 180,58.1 overs(Pietersen 64*) Detail & Comments Scorecard From Lord's Tour Details & News * Frizzell County Championship Division One; Middlesex 526-8 (120.4 ov)beat Glamorgan 232 & 279 by an innings and 23 , Warwickshire 219 & 133 v Nottinghamshire 341 & 12-0 (1.4 ov), Surrey 452-8d & 350 lose to Kent 572 & 232-6 , Hampshire 309 & 277 beat Sussex 316 & 235 by 35, Frizzell County Championship Division Two, Durham 371 & 93-2 drew with Derbyshire 539-7dec , Northamptonshire 299 & 364 beat Worcestershire 381 & 201 Essex 536-9dec drew with Lancashire 655-6dec, Leicestershire 366 & 217 v Yorkshire 187 & 400-4dec * Cranbrook Lynxes and Old Warwickians to contest BM Cricket World Final at Shenley Cricket Centre Sunday July 31st More * Essex beat Lancashire by 8 wkts D/N National League totesport * ICC announce 2007 World Cup Schedule More Details * British Universities beat Bangladesh 'A'in the Parks Oxford by 2 wkts Scorecard Tour Details & News * Essex beat Lancashire by 8 wkts D/N National League totesport * ICC announce 2007 World Cup Schedule More Details * Surrey beat Warwickshire in bowl out after Umpires make error- Story Timesonline. Leics beat Middx by 19 runs,Somerset beat N'hants by 4 wkts & Lancs beat Derbyshire by17 runs so Semi-finals read Som v Leics & Surrey v Lancs July 30th Oval Twenty20 Finals ECB Twenty20 Cup * Australians take batting practice seriously at Leicester but 'Oz' Rogers doubleton thwarts them on day 3 :Leics 217,55.2(Rogers 56,Lee 4-53) & 363-5,79.4 overs(Rogers209,Robinson 81,MacGill 4-122) draw with Australians 582-8dec,125 overs(Martyn 154*,Ponting 119,Langer 115,Hayden 75,Gillespie 49*) Scorecard * Yorkshire beat N'hants to join Hants in C & G Trophy Semifinal Scorecard Neil Whitaker Reports * Hants win runfest at the Oval,Lancs through to another semifinal by beating Sussex,Warwickshire beat Kent C & G Roundup & Scorecards * Windies take 1st innings lead but then collapse to Vaas & Muralitharan to hand home side victory:1st Test Match Colombo West Indies 285,88.4 overs(Chanderpaul 69,Ramdin56) & 113,60 overs(Chanderpaul 48,Murali' 6-36,Vaas 4-15) v Sri Lanka 227,57.3 (Lawson 4-59) & 174-4,38.3 overs(Samaraweera 51,Lawson 4-43) Scorecard Tour Details & News Lawson reported for alleged illegal action * ECBselectors pick Pietersen ahead of Thorpe for 1st Ashes test. Also Tremlett ahead of Lewis et al..CMJ comments Timesonline Tour Details & News * Lashings pull out of Saudi Arabia International cricket Festival Full Statement From Lashings * Sri Lanka 'A' tie with West Indies 'A' in 1st LOI in Colombo Scorecard * Scotland beat Ireland by 47 runs to win ICC Trophy for first time: ICC Trophy Final in Dublin Scotland 324-8,50 overs v Ireland 277-9,50 overs Scorecard Canada beat Bermuda for 3rd Place Scorecard * Australia comfortably win final LOI at the Oval to win series 2-1:Natwest Challenge Final Scorecard * Australia win toss and put England in at a sunny Lord's and level series 1-1 with 7 wkt win:Natwest Challenge England 223-8,50 overs(Flintoff 87,Lee 5-41) v Australia 224-3,44.2 overs(Ponting 111) Full Scorecard & Report * Ireland & Scotland to compete in ICC Trophy final,More Holland must beat UAE to reach 2007 ICC World Cup and do just that More * Natwest Challengematches to go ahead with extra security MCC urges spectators to come as early as possible before play starts. More * Hampshire 355(Warne 101) & 192 lost to Middlesex 272 & 278-8 by 2 wkts, Surrey 603(A Mahmood 89,H Singh 84,Newman 82) drew with Gloucestershire 288 & 256-4, Glamorgan 267 & 214 lost to Nottinghamshire 425(Read 103*) & 57-0 by 10 wkts, Sussex 378(Ward 100) &155 beat Kent 348 & 119 by 66 runs.Division Two Durham 167 & 135 lost to Lancashire 530(Loye 200,Cork 102) by an innings & 228 runs, Leicestershire 330 & 253 lost to Somerset 566(GC Smith 311)by an innings, Worcestershire 345 & 222 v Yorkshire 300 & 222-60, Essex 506 beat Northants 247 & 261(D Kaneria 6-74) by an innings. Frizzell County Championship * Bermuda,Canada,Ireland & Scotland qualify for ICC World Cup 2007.Holland,Namibia,UAE and Denmark compete for 5th place More & Tables Scorecards & Competition News Namibia pays high price for scorers' error * Lord's to stage Olympic Archery 2012 MCC very pleased * Atapattu disappointed with Windies weakened touring team More * England refuse to play a Test in Karachi More * Judge Abie Sachs appointed by ICC to hear Ganguly dispute More From BBC * Essex won by 1 run Rain washes out most Twenty20 matches Tuesday July 5th ECB Twenty20 Cup * Rain throws open ICC Trophy as does Canada's victory in rain reduced match over Holland,Matches Abandoned-Ireland v USA,Uganda v Bermuda but Scotland beat Namibia by 27 runs , P N G beat Oman by 93 runs Scorecards & Competition News * Uganda beat USA by 6 wkts, Ed Joyce century rescues Ireland to beat UAE by 2 wkts, Dutch beat Namibia, Bermuda beat Danes Scots beat PNG Scorecards & Competition News * England & Australia tie in thrilling finich atLords:Natwest Series Final Australia 196,48.45 overs(Hussey 56,Flintoff 3-23,Harmison 3-27) v England 196-9,50 overs(G Smith 71,Collingwood 53,McGrath 3-25)England recovered from 33-5 Scorecard * Scots secure revenge victory over Canada who put them out of the last ICC World Cup, Bermuda beat UAE, Denmark beat USA-Klokker scoring a ton, Namibia beat PNG by 98 runs,Holland 's Bas Zuiderant hit a century as Holland overwelmed Oman,Ireland thrashed Uganda Scorecards & Competition News MCC Young Cricketers star * Canada beat Namibia in a thriller by 2 runs, Danes beat Uganda,Scots beat Oman,UAE demolish USA,Ireland pass 300 in win over Bermuda and Champions Holland thrash PNG on opening day of ICC Trophy in Ireland..Davison and Joyce hit centuries Scorecards & Competition News * Can England prevail in the Natwest Series final at Lord's Preview * ICC pledge US$2.5 million to the five countries that win through to the /world ?cup on the opening day of the ICC Trophy 2005 in Ireland:Full Story and News * Bangladesh collapse at Canterbury but rally brilliantly to give Australia a serious target which after a wobble they reach with 2.5 overs to go:Natwest Series Match 9 Bangladesh 250-8,50 overs(S Nafees 75,K Mashud 71*) v Australia 254-4,48.1 overs(Ponting 66,Clarke 80*) Scorecard * Oberoi and Fox add 408 as Oxford post formidable total to win by an innings:University Match Oxford University 610-5,153 overs(Oberoi 247,Fox 184) v Cambridge 129-9,69 overs Scorecard * Rain stops play as England begin pursuit of 262 to win:Natwest Series Match 8 Australia 261-9,50 overs v England 37-1,6 oversScorecard from Edgbaston * England reach NatWest final as Strauss hits 98:Natwest Series Match 7 Bangladesh 208-7,50 0vers(Javed Omar 81,Flintoff 4-29) v England 209-5,39.5 overs(Strauss98,M I Rana 3-57) Scorecard * Eknath Solkar the close catching wizard dies at the early age of 59 Obituary * West Indies 'A' beat Sri Lanka 'A' by 57 runs as home side collapse losing last 5 wickets for just 3 runs Scorecard Tour Details. 'A' tourists approached by WICB to fill gaps in 1st tean as dispute continues between WICB & WIPA More Details * Africa & Asia to play 3 match series in August arranged by newly formed Afro-Asia Cooperation More * Australia thrash Bangladesh:Natwest Series Match 6 Bangladesh 139(M Ashraful 58) v Australia 140-0,(Gilchrist 66*,Hayden 66*)Scorecard * Has the bubble burst? England put Australia in and with Symonds and Lee back defeat England by 57 runs: Natwest Series Match 5 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Australia 266-5,50 overs(Symonds 76,Martyn 68*) v England 209-9,50 overs(Gough 46*) Scorecard * USA delegates barred from ICC conference in London More * Syed Mushtaq Ali the last survivor of the India 1936 tour has died,a dashing opening bat who charged the England fast bowler Gubbie Allen Obituary Timesonline * Greg Blewett takes International XI to victory at Oval:Tsunami 20/20 Match ASIA XI 157,19.1 overs(Dravid 62) v International XI 161-4,18.1 overs(Blewett 91*) Scorecard * England win toss and bat.Vaughan out for duck but rest of England batsmen relish the Bangladeshi bowling to set new LOI record highest team score,Collingwood takes six and Tremlett on debut 4,M Ashraful hits whirlwind 94:Natwest Series Match 4 England 391-4,50 overs(Strauss 152,Collingwood 112*,Trescothick 85) v Bangladesh 223,45.2 overs(Collingwood 6-31,Tremlett 4-32) Scorecard * Australia win toss and bat first at Bristol and lose three wickets to Harmison in 50s and then Collingwood takes sensational catch but Hussey helps them to 252.Pietersen takes England to victory:Natwest Series Match 3 Australia 252-9,50 overs v England 253-7,47.2 overs Scorecard * Scots Saltairs tie with Debyshire Phantoms Neil Whitaker Reports but lose to Leics by 20 runs Scorecard * Australia are defeated by Bangladesh in Cardiff in one of the grea test upsets in LOI history: Natwest Series Match 2 Australia 249-5,50 overs v Bangladesh 250-5,49.2 overs(Mohammad Ashraful 100) Scorecard * Cambridge beat Oxford by 5 wkts with 4 balls to spare:University Match Oxford University 190(Stearn 56*,Savill 4-28,Bannerjee 3-29) v Cambridge University 191-5,49.2 overs(Timms 58,Suman 3-38) Scorecard * MCC's spinners rout International XI after bright start:Tsunami Match MCC 327 v International XI 215 Scorecard Tsunami Charities Hoax bid spoils day * Scotland defeat Somerset conquerors of Australia 2 days earlier by 15 runs Scorecard National League div 2 * England win toss and put Bangladesh in at the Oval where Lewis takes three quick wickets before rain stops play, then Harmison takes three more before further stoppage but Bangladesh tail wags but not enough to challenge England's openers Trecothick and Strauss:Natwest Series Match One Bangladesh 190,45.2 overs(Aftab Ahmed 51,Harmison 4-39,Lewis 3-32) v England 192-0,24.5 overs(Trescothick 100*,Strauss 82) Scorecard * Welsh batsmen prosper at Southgate,Newman & Hughes hits tons(Hughes two) but Old Tonbridgian Cherry scores double century,Ireland's Joyce replies with 155* for Middlesex, and Shah & Smith follow suit to give Middlesex last laugh, Surrey thrash Hants by an innings, Division One Warwickshire 252 & 153(Patel 6-53) lose by innings to Kent 569(Stevens 163,Walker 140) Sussex 355 &256-3dec(Adams 120*,Goodwin 102*) drew with Nottinghamshire 360(Fleming129) Surrey 361 beat Hampshire 146(H Singh 6-36) & f/o 160(Akram 5-41) Glamorgan 584-3dec & 256-3dec(Hughes 100*) lost to Middlesex 435-4dec(Joyce 155*) & 408-4(Shah 155,Smith145) Division Two Leicestershire 225 & 238 beat Worcestershire 323 & 126 Derbyshire 191 &185(Muralitharan 6-50) lose to Lancashire 241 & 136-9 by 1 wkt Durham 334 & 293-4 dec drew with Northamptonshire 204 & 205-4 Frizzel County Championship * Australians post commanding total at Taunton but Somerset reply in some style to win by 4 wkts thanks to storming start from Smith & Jayasuriya: Natwest Triangular Warm up Australians 342-5,50 overs v Somerset 345-6,46.5 overs(Smith 108,Jayassuriya 101) Scorecard David Hopps reports on West Country Cider & Joy Guardian Unlimited * Clubs express discontent at funding procedures for amateur game despite ECB optimism.PM informed CMJ comments Timesonline * England's skipper goes for a duck as batsmen struggle to post a commanding score in first 'Ashes' 20/20 at Rose Bowl but that proves sufficient for inexperienced Aussies who flop to overwhelming defeat Scorecard England 179-8,20 overs(Collingwood 46,Trescothick 41) v Australia 78-9,13.3 overs * Bangladesh finally win a match beating Worcs by 4 wkts Scorecard Australians beat Leics Scorecard in Natwest Triangular Warm ups * Middx beat N'hants,Notts beat Lancs, Middx on top by 4pts over Essex Table Div 1:Leics beat Yorks,Kent beat Somerset,Durham top by 2pts over Sussex Table Div2 totesport League * Trott & Bell take Champions into dominating 1st innings lead and Champions win by an innings lead Division by 8 pts over Hants:Glos 254 & 217(Streak 6-44) v Warwickshire 473(Trott 128,Bell 79) Scorecard Thorpe fails again, Midlesex 437 & 353-6 dec v Surrey 460(Brown 152) Div 1 Table Division Two Somerset 408(Wood 127) & 152(Mason 5-34) lost to Worcestershire 423(Smith 140) & 128-2 Durham 505(Murchall 123,Beckenstein 110) beat Essex 106 & f/o 380(Adams 103 at no9) by an innings & 19 runs now lead table by 17 pts Yorkshire draw with Lancs in 50th Roses match at Headingley- Neil Whitaker Reports Div 2 Table Frizzel County Championship * Hayden scores ton as Australia comfortably beat Leicestershire in LOI warm up Scorecard * Gough takes hatrick as England XI trounce Hampshire XI Scorecard * Bangladeshis give Derbyshire a rare victory in LO match Bangladeshis 189,46.1 overs v Derbyshire 190-4,38.1 overs which does not augur well for Triangular with England & Australia Scorecard Tour Story * Sussex Sharks thrash Scots Saltairs Scotland 189,46.1 overs v Sussex 190-4,38.1 overs Scorecard * No 'ecstasy' for Scots seamer Asim Butt, banned for 1 year from all cricket dashes Scots hopes for ICC Trophy and World Cup More * Van Jaarsveld 268* piles on the runs for Kent with Min Patel puts on 159 for 8th wkt and Kent win by 10 wkts Division One Kent 568 & 51-0 v Glamorgan 358 & f/o 260(Ganguly 142) * Windies collapse as only they know how to give Pakistan a 136 run victory,Collymore takes 11 in match. Lara's sparkling fine 1st innings form not to be repeated,Inzaman dropped on nought sets up challenge 2nd innings :2nd Test Sabina Park Pakistan 374,100.3 overs(Younis Khan 106,Collymore 7-78) & Pakistan 301,77.5 overs (Inzamam-ul-Haq 117*,S Malik 64,Collymore 4-56,Best 4-46) v West Indies 404,112 overs(Lara 153,W Hinds 63,Sarwan 55,A Ahmed 4-64,S Afridi 3-51) & 143,52.5 overs(Danish Kaneria 5-46) Scorecard Yohana misses match More * Bowdon fortunate to go through on toss of coin after dismissal in washed out match for only 64, More Cockspur Cup Ivo Tennant Timesonline * Shane Warne to unveil portrait at Lord's on June 7th More * Australians arrive and no records were broken on the flight over Mark Baldwin Reports Timesonline Ponting Perky reports Lawrence Booth Guardian Unlimited Ponting aims to win every game ECB News French Battlefields visit More Tour Schedule Details * Black Sheep Champion Of Champions,Yorkshire's Premier Club KO Cup 1st round report and draw for 2nd round Neil Whitaker reports * USA confirmed for ICC Trophy as those contesting legitimacy of USACA accept the USACA picked squad More * Namibia take 1st innings lead at Windhoek:Intercontinental Cup Kenya 300-6d,88.4 overs(Tikolo 86,Ouma 63,Obuya 53) & 263-9dec,109 overs(Suji 71*,Otieno 56) v Namibia 335-9dec,87 overs(L Burger 87,Snyman 75,Onyango 3-61) & 68-5,19 overs Kenya 17 points Namibia 15 points Both teams have beaten Uganda, Kenya go through * Bangladesh fight back in 2nd innings but fail by 27 runs to make England bat again,Aftab left 82 not out,Bell hits maiden test ton:2nd Test at Riverside Bangladesh 104,39.5 overs(Javed Omar Belim 37,Harmison 5-38) & 316,72.5 overs(JO Belim 71,H Basher 63,A Aftab 82*,Hoggard 5-75,Flintoff 3-58) v England 447-3dec,78 overs(Trescothick 151,Bell 162*,Thorpe 66*) Scorecard G Jones cleared of breach of conduct More * Fazal Mahmood the outstanding Pakistan seamer who spearheaded Pakistan's victory over England at the Oval in 1954 dies at 78 ICC President pays tribute * LCC narrows down the hopeful future star bowlers at Fenners Matthew Prior Reports on Neil Burns' Passionate Quest Timesonline * Thorpe celebrates his 100th test at Riverside John Westerby Reports Timesonline Test starts at Riverside 11.00am BST Thursday June 3rd More * Rain continues to disrupt play in County Championship Hampshire beat Notts by 14 runs Sussex draw with Glamorgan Gloucestershire lost to Kent Surrey draw with Warwickshire at Whitgift School Division Two Leicestershire 282-7 (93 ov) v Somerset Northamptonshire 175 & 94-3 (30 ov) v Lancashire 149 Derbyshire draw with Essex Durham 256 v Worcestershire 226-7 (70.5 ov) Frizzel County Championship * Windies bowlers rout Pakistanttwice,a remarkable achievement despite Afridi fireworks:1st Test Bridgetown West Indies 345,83.3 overs(Lara 130,Chanderpaul 92) & 371,102 overs(Chanderpaul 153*,W Hinds 52,Gayle 50, Afridi 3-49) v Pakistan 144, 43.4 overs(Edwards 5-38, Collymore 3-20) & 296,62.3 overs(Shahid Afridi 122,Asim Kamal 55,Gayle 5-91) Scorecard * Hants collapse twice at Stratford as Champions win by 10 wkts Middlesex fail to part last pair at Hove with Sussex 28 short of victory Notts thrash Glos Key hits two centuries as Kent draw with Surrey Div 2 Yorks draw with Durham - Neil Whitaker Reports Worcs beat Essex by 8 wkts Som draw with Lancs in rain ruined match Frizzel County Championship * Vaughan shows little regard for Saturday's paying spectators nor for Bell in England's overwhelming victory over hapless Bangladesh:1st Test Lord's Bangladesh 108,34.2 overs & 158,39.5 overs v England 522-3 dec 110 overs (Trescothick 198,Vaughan 122,Strauss 69,Bell 65*) Scorecard Tour * Graham Thorpe to play for New South Wales next winter More * London Officially welcomes the Bangladeshis, Ken Livingston, Nasser Hussain & Bill Morris & others More * Andrew Strauss was named 'Player Of The Year' 2004 More * Touqeer Iqbal retires because of Asthma but Paulton's still slaughter Tichborne Park in npower National Village competition John Westerby Reports * Last year's runners up in Cockspur Cup Ockbrook & Borrowash knocked out Ivo Tennant reports * Major new school sports initiative launched by Governor Of Bank Of England in Bethnal Green CMJ comments Timesonline ECB Report * 1000test Caps in Lashings CC squad for 2005 UK Season More * USA cricket set for another confrontation at USACA EGM More * Gareth Batty called as cover for Giles for 1st Test at Lord's v Bangladesh More * Cambridge UCCE fail by 18 runs in quest to beat County Champions:MCC University Match Warwickshire 296-6d & 127-1d v Cambridge UCCE 109-1d & 296(Hembry 72,Timms 57), Scorecard * Pakistan 'A' beat Zimbabwe 'A' in Harare Scorecard * Gayle century in vain as Pakistan make it 3-0 in St Lucia Scorecard * Run outs and Afridi put paid to Windies run chase:2nd LOI St Lucia Pakistan 258-9,50 overs v West Indies 218,48.2 overs Scorecard * Crawley & Pietersen(in 99 balls) hits tons-Hampshire 401-8 dec & 80-1 beat Glamorgan 229 & f/o 250-8 Kent 301 & 298-8 dec beat Nottinghamshire 184 & 219 2nd Div Yorkshire 254 & 306 draw with Durham 316 & 226-8-Neil Whitaker Reports Somerset 294(Burns 84,Jayasuriya 73,Muralitharan 5-56) draw with Lancashire 351-3(Sutcliffe 156,Hodge 110*) Essex 220 & 329 lost to Worcestershire 383 & 167-2 by 8 wkts * Mushfiqur Rahim the diminutive teenager hits century to claim test place :N'hants 230-6,49 overs(Shafayat 76) v Bangladeshis 309-7 wkts dec,70 overs(M Rasfin 115*,M Rafiq 54) Scorecard * Graham Gooch advocates bold tactics if England are to win back Ashes Timesonline Interview * Pakistan innings splutters to early close but then windies' batting just surrenders meekly to give tourists a 59 run victory:1st LOI at Kingston Pakistan 192,44.2 overs v West Indies 133,45.2 overs Scorecard * Yorkshire Over 50s in fine form in Over 50s County ChampionshipIvo Tennant Reports Timesonline * ICC propose changes to LOIs for 2007 including substitutes and staggered fielding restrictions.This tinkering for tinkering sake comes from a 12 man committee chaired by Sunil Gavaskar with imput from current players who think rightly that the present LOI format has become too stereotyped and formulaic..CMJ comments :David Hopps comments * Cricket in Baghdad Mark Willacy Reports * C & G Trophy 2nd Round Kent thrash Derbyshire, Glamorgan lose to Hants by 6 wkts as Pothas hits ton, Surrey beat Glos in final over by 3 wkts, Essex lost to Lancs by 6 wkts as Fintoff takes 4-26 & scores 40*, N'hants beat Middx by 19 runs as wickets tumble in run chase, Warwicks beat Leics by 83 runs, Yorks beat Worcs by 14 runs in close encounter. Roundup & Scorecards C & G Trophy Online 3rd Round Draw Notts 195-9 50 overs lose to Sussex 197-6,47 overs * Ted Dexter celebrates his 70th birthday at Lord's Simon Hughes takes him back to his Italian roots * Bangladesh suffer massive defeat by Sussex 'A' XI ,in form Yardy cashes in: Sussex 549-7(Yardy 267) v Bangladeshis 127 & f/o 196,63.3 overs(Yardy 6-85) Scorecard * South Africa make it 5-0 in rain reduced 20/20 match Scorecard * Prince with 4 catches and 89* secures South Africa's 4th victory(Smith & Kallis not playing):4th LOI Port Of Spain West Indies 231-8,50 overs(Chanderpaul 85*) v South Africa 232-4.46.5(Prince 89*,Kemp 65) Scorecard * Namibia race to win by 3 wkts after Uganda declare :Intercontinental Cup Uganda 231,66.4 overs(Nsbuga 69) & 211-9,82 overs v Namibia 201,79.4 overs(Burger 59,Isaneez 3-40) & 242-7,42 overs(AJ Burger 67,Swanepoel 57) Scorecard * The combatitive South African skipper Graeme Smith has been banned for 4 LOIs for a breach of the ICC code of conduct at Babados May 11th More Details Ntini and Langelveldt also fined * High Court vindicates BCCI's stand against Zee TV's allegations of impropriety over TV rights tendering procedure More * Ponting to lead Australia's tour squad to northern France to visit the war graves prior to Ashes tour More * Shane Warne blasts ton in 72 balls but Kent last pair hold out for draw,Hants 328 & 461-9dec v Kent 305 & 447-9,Newman hits century & double century in Surrey win 441 & 425-4dec v Glamorgan 345 & 248,Middx win 390 & 342-6 dec v Glos 232 & 156-9 ,Champions crash out to Sussex 412(Goodwin 108) v Warwickshire 179 & 146:2nd Div Lancs 199 & 173 lost to Durham 338 & 35-1 by 9 wkts,Bilal Shafayat in fine form again 153-N'hants score 552-7dec v Essex 178 & 495-6,Moore hits double to for Worcs 478 & 100-1 v Derbyshire 263 & f/o 314,Leics 278 & 276 dec v Yorkshire 151 & 406-4 the Tykes win by 6 wkts as McGrath scores 165* Frizzel County Championship * ICC prepare for move to Dubai. "An exciting for all concerned" says the President More * Windies win toss and insert South Africa,Dippenaar scores a ton. Gayle blasts great ton but Windies tail throw match away as Langelvelt takes hat trick to win match & series.Earlier umpire denies windies two runs as Ntini firlds ball with body over rope!:3rd LOI at Bridgetown South Africa 284,50 overs(Dippenaar 123,Kallis 87) v West Indies 283,49.5 overs(Gayle 132,Langelveldt 5-62) Scorecard * Bangladeshis start tour at Fenners and Javed Omar & Mohamed Ashraful prospers:Bangladeshis 381(J Omar 167,A Ashraful 101,Panasar 3-48) v British Universities 119-5,31.5 overs Scorecard * Worcestershire suffer humiliating defeat at hands of Loughborough students who win their first ever 1st class game:L'borough UCCE 304(Clinton 106,Fostwer 83) vWorcs 133(Clark 5-29) & 209(B Smith 68) Scorecard * ICC announce Rest Of World squads for Super Series Test & LOIs against Australia in Octonber More Details * Kent beat Scotland and Sussex beat Warwickshire in Totesport League * Windies just get worse as batting lets them down to give South Africa 2-0 lead:2nd LOI West Indies 152-7,50 overs v South Africa 124-4,26.2 D/L MethodScorecard * Nepal thrash UAE in Intercontinental Cup: Nepal 287 & 125-5 dec v UAE 164 & 76 Scorecard * South Africa saunter to easy victory at Kingston in opening LOI:1st LOI West Indies 253,48.3 overs v South Africa 255-2, 45 overs(Smith 103) Scorecard Smith demands apology after racial abuse allegation dismissed More * Chris Taylor hits 176 to put Glos in driving seat on and Glamorgan follow on,Glos 466(Taylor 176) & 119-4 beat Glamorgan 239 & f/o 345(Elliott 123) by 7 wkts,Thorpe fails twice(9 & 0) as Surrey are thrashed by Notts for whom Kiwi Fleming hits double ton-Surrey 217 & 404 (Ramprakash 107) v Notts 692(Fleming 238),Hants 275 & 304 beat Middx 279 & 236:2nd division Somerset 252 & 288 lost to Durham 298(Caddick 6-106) & 244-6(Caddick 6-98),Leics 220 & 332 lost to Essex 362 & 191-6 by 4 wkts, N'hants 281 & 175 lost to Yorkshire 328 & 132-0 by 10 wkts,Derbyshire 215 & 182(Keedy 6-60) v Lancs 469(Law 112, Loye 101) Recent Scorecards Frizzel County Championship Neil Whitaker reports on Yorkshire's victory * Middlesex CCC to sponsor Middlesex County Cricket League More Details * ECB name 25 Development squad,Tremlett & Swann included Details * C & G Trophy1st round spreads to 3rd day with Derbyshire beating Durham off the last ball by 1 wkt as Harmison goes for 14 in last over.On Wednesday Someret were routed by Willoughby 6-16 to give Leics victory,Glos beat Berks,Essex thrashed Devon,Yorks beat Ireland with 2.2 overs to go,Glamorgan thrashed Suffolk,Pietersen 76 ensures Hants victory over Shropshire,Surey struggle to overcome Staffs,Notts beat Wales MC,Middlesex defeat N'humberland by 10 wickets but Ed Smith short of century,Beds no match for Sussex C & G Trophy Online * Chanderpaul makes it 7 tons and Bravo makes it 8 as Windies establish lead on day 5.Boucher with is bowl in 1st class cricket takes test wicket.All eleven south Africans bowl. Chris Gayle triple ton restores some pride for Windies,day 4. Kallis & Prince enjoy St John's on day 2.Smith & de Villiers prosper against inept Windies bowling on rain shortened 1st day.Pollock returns for 4th test at St Johns:Antigua South Africa 588-6dec, 163 overs(Smith 126,de Villiers 114,Kallis 147, Prince 131) & 127-1,31 overs(Smith 50*) v West Indies 747,235.2 overs(Gayle 317,Sarwan 127,Chanderpaul 127,Bravo 107) South Africa win series 2-0 Scorecard from St Johns Tour Website * Pakistan Masters thrash Indian Masters:Abu Dhabi Pakistan M 283-8,50 overs v India M 138,34.1 overs Scorecard * Sri Lanka's cricket HQ seized by armed police in latest drama More * C & G Trophy 1st round Tuesday May 3rd last year with Minor Counties.Several matches postponed by rain.Denmark shot out for 56 by N'hants but stouter stuff from Holland who live to fight another day,Wiltshire lose to Kent by just 9 runs,last man run out with 5 balls to go. Scorecards C & G Trophy Online * Gamorgan Dragons, defending champions, record first victory in totesport league:Glamorgan 204-4,38 overs v Notts 217-8,38 overs D/L Method Scorecard Somerset 325-6,44 overs thrash Surrey 226-9,44 overs Scorecard Totesport League * Das puts Nepal in command at Kathmandu but rain ruins match which is drawn:Intercontinental Cup Hong Kong 91(Das 6-29) & 37-3 v Nepal 101-7 dec Scorecard * Yorkshire Phoenix beat Sussex Sharks Totesport League Neil Whitaker reports * ICC President pledges support for the fight against HIV/Aids at an orphan's clinic in Namibia More * Warwickshire beat Middx by 7 wkts, Middx 298 & 246(Giles6-91) v Warwicks 430(Bell 231) & 115-3, Ramps leads Surrey to victory over Glamorgan 250 & 173(Ormond 7-63) v Surrey 248(Ramprakash 107) & 178-5(Ramprakash 68*),Sussex 379 & 159 lost to Notts 488-6(Gallian199,Fleming 111) & 30-0 by 10 wkts, Kent 359(Key 164,Walker 109) & 229-5dec drew Glos 248,N'hants 451(Love168,Shafayat 161) drew with Derbyshire 241 & f/o 119-0, Lancs 196 & 377 beat Worcs 306(Hick176) & 191(Hick57,Solanki 52) by 76 runs Frizzell County Championship * Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara will captain the two teams in the Tsunami appeal match - MCC v International XI - at Lord's on Tuesday 14th June. More * Sir John Mills the great actor and a founder of the Lord's Taverners has died aged 97 More from BBC * Windies batting flops again to give South Africa the series,Nel takes six wickets :3rd Test at Kingston West Indies 296,92 overs(Lara 176,Chanderpaul 53,Nel 4-56,Zondeki 4-50) & 166,54.2 overs(Browne 68,Nel 6-32) v South Africa 548-9 dec,177.5overs( de Villiers 172,Smith 104,Dippenaar 71,Kallis 78,Gayle 3-85,Powell 3-103) CricinfoScorecard BBC Scorecard * Second Intercontinental Cup starts with Kenya beating Uganda in Kampala.Steve Tikolo century in the first & fifty in the 2nd ptoves to be the difference between the two sides:Kenya 321(S Tikolo 149,Modi 56,Waiswa 4-59) & 116,46.4 overs(Tikolo 54) v Uganda 168,72.2 overs(Sematimba 57) & 108,44 overs(Onyango 6-21) More runs are scarce in Hong Kong but Syed Maqsood & Khurum Khan see UAE to 5 wicket victory with unbeaten 90 run stand: Hong Kong 127 & 184 v UAE 127 & 185-5 Scorecard * Ponting's bat yet to be cleared as ICC grows increasingly concerned over bats' specifications More * Gwynfor Evans the Welsh Nationalist Pioneer dies aged 92.He was a passionate cricket lover and played for Glamorgan Colts as a teenager More From BBC * Notts enjoy another day at HQ with Paul Franks adding a ton to David Hussey's,Notts 546,155.2 overs(D Hussey 118,Franks 104*,Richardson 7-113) v Middlesex 167-6,50 overs, Sussex collapse after big stand from Yardy and Goodwin but Hants only take 28 run lead-Sussex 252(Tremlett 6-44) & 101-2 v Hants 280 ,van Jaarsveld hits century for Kent at Canterbury as Giles takes 5 but Nick Knight leads Champions fight back- Kent 347 v Warwickshire 288-7.Surrey flay students for 433-7 off 84 overs in 1st innings but lose match to Bradford UCCE while Derbyshire struggles at The Parks where students trail by just 1 run-Derbyshire 246 v OUCCE 245-5 hang on for draw with Oxforsundergraduates Live Scores Harmison hattrick as Durham beat Worcs inside 2 days More * ECB presents its new strategic plan and thank goodness this one based on partnerships and is properly costed indicative that ECB may yet fulfill the promise of the original merger of TCCB & NCA CM-J Comments Mike Selvey reviews the plans * Lucy Pearson retires from all cricket More * Darren Lehmann, Martin Love, Ian Harvey, Matthew Elliott, Jimmy Maher and Brad Williams were excluded from the 25-man list that the Australian board announced today More * Yorkshire CCC's plans to buy Headingley come to nought More * Sehwag and Tendulkar go early and India collapse miserably chasing 304 to win so Pakistan take series 4-2 :6th LOI Delhi Pakistan 303-8,50 overs(S Malik 72,Inzaman 68,Y Yohana 50) v India 144,37 overs Scorecard Full series Details * Hampshire pull off 48 run victory against Glos Div1 roundup Worcestershire trounce Derbyshire Div 2 roundup * India post modest total at Kanpur,Dravid hits 86,then Afridi blast ton in 40 balls and Pakistan takes 3-2 lead in 6 match series:5th LOI India 246-9,50 overs v Pakistan 252-5,42.1 overs Scorecard * Peter Moores named as next director of National Academy More * At last the IWCC merges with with ICC to create an integrated game,the absurd procrastination of IWCC over many years has done nothing to help the women's game worldwide but integration finally qualifies cricket as a potential Olympic sport and will assist continental and national development strategies More * County Championship starts Wednesday April 13th More Mike Hussey starts with double century,runs hard at Rose Bowl Live Scores * Kiwis win series as Sri Lanka batting fails a 2nd time: 2nd Test Wellington Sri Lanka 211,65.1 overs(Samaraweera 73,Martin 6-54) & 273,93.5 overs(Dilshan 73,Franklin 4-71) v New Zealand 527,146 overs(Vincent 224,Fleming 88) * Ntini 6-95 & 7-37 is MOM and sets up South Africa win by 8 wickets so making Sarwan's defiant ton in vain;2nd Test Port Of Spain West Indies 347 & 194 v South Africa 398 & 146-2 Scorecard * Connor hits 82* as England post 221-6 against Ireland,Victories for England,India,NZ & Australia:Women's World Cup * England 'A' crash out at Colombo:Sri Lanka 225,49.4 overs(Harrison 4-36) v England'A' 149-8,35.5 overs(Shah 55) Scorecard * Sri Lanka Cricket Board dissolved,Government takes over More * Rain disrupts Women's World Cup opening day. England recover from 102-6 to 169-7 against Australia. Four 'no results'. More * Claire Taylor hits ton as England post 284-4 against Sri Lanka and win by massive margin of 211 runs,South Africa win thriller over West Indies * Pakistan 'A' beat Sri Lanka 'A' for place in Tri-angular final after Sri Lanka collapse from 154-4 off 28 overs Scorecard * England domestic season begins at Lord's with match between MCC and Champion County, April 9-12 More Details * Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain made honorary members of MCC More * England 'A' routed by Scotland's Yassir Arafat playing for Pakistan 'A' Scorecard Bell learns the hardway Pat Gibson reports Timesonline * MCC to tour Singapore More * Kiwis saved by rain after Martyn & Gilchrist run feast,all out for 244:2nd Test Australia 570-8dec,140 overs(Martyn 165,Gilchrist 168,Warne 50*,Franklin 4-128) v New Zealand 244,81.1 overs(Vincent 63) & 48-3,17.2 overs Scorecard * Owais Shah heroics as England'A' beat Sri Lanka'A' but should any cricket match be played in such humidity More Match Report Timesonline * Leicestershire to tour India & Pakistan in April More Details * Lara not selected for South Africa series which degrades the contest and no doubt Digicelis thrilled but Windies Players Association is'not amused' at all More * ICC takes major decisions over India Tax, ProjectUSA, Kenya, Presidential Term extension and... More * ACU & S remove Barrie Stewart-King amid claims of mismanagement, misappropriation and misuse of funds following Club Cricket Conference declaring the same person redundant. BS-K has rendered both these important organisations virtually insolvent.His removal marks a great day forward for the recreational game in UK. More to follow * NSW win Pura Cup Final thriller by 1 wicket as Bracken & MacGill score 22 runs to win Scorecard * Harbajan Singh reported for illegal action to ICC More Chris Broad Reformed Rebel? * Kumble routs Pakistan after Afridi whirlwind fifty sets up brilliant final day.Pakistan need 327 to win. Supreme Dravid helps himself to 2nd century in match. Tons from Yohana and Younis Khan but then collpase for Pakistan:India 407,111.1 overs(Dravid 110,Sehwag 81,Tendulkar 52) & 407-9,105 overs(Dravid 135,Karthik 95) v Pakistan 393,113.1 overs(Y Yohana 104,Y Khan 147) & 226,95-1,20 overs(Afridi 59,A Khan 50,Kumble 7-63) Scorecard Tendulkar passes 10,000 Test runs and should soon pass Lara & Gavaskar. 10,000 Test Run Club * Sport England approves ECB's revised strategy wherebye nearly 17% of net revenue will be invested in grass roots cricket thus also releassing SE's £18million More * ECB extend Cockspur Sponsorship of National club Cricket championship fo three years More * ICC launches ICC Trophy in Ireland Julu 1-13th .The players will play in coloured clothing for the first time More * Despite Prior century Sri Lanka 'A' beat England 'A' by 39 runs Scorecard * Zondeke routs Zim so SA take series 2-0. Prince scores ton as SA take big lead.Streak & Blignaut take Zimbabwe to respectable score:2nd Test Zimbabwe 269 & 140 v South Africa 480 Scorecard * Kiwis collapse in 2nd innings and lose by 9 wickets after taking 1st innings lead in 1st test:New Zealand 433 & 131 v Australia 432 & 135-1 Scorecard * Kapel Dev says the pressure will be on India in interview on BBC Asia Radio Match drawn India win toss and put Pakistan in,Sehwag hits superb ton helped by Pakistan fielding lapses.Pakistan late order saves test:1st Test Pakistan 312,86.4 overs(Asim Kamal 91, Inzaman 57,Balaji 5-76) & 427-6,125.1 ov(K Akmal 109*,A Razzaq 67* ) v India 516,147.5 ov(Sehwag 173,Tendulkar 93,D Kaneira 5-150) Scorecard * ICC will relocate its London & Monaco offices to Dubai in August 2005 More * Ian Bell emphasises his class with century at Colombo: England'A' 424 ,127 overs(Bell 144, Prior 76*,Cook 63,Shah 52,Bandara 5-96,Ranjith 3-63) v Sri Lanka 'A' 179-6,51 overs(Mahmood 3-41)Scorecard * David Sheppard the former Bishop Of Liverpool and champion of the poor has died aged 75.He skippered England twice and hit three test centuries.He was suffering from cancer More Sussex pays tribute Timesonline Obituary Simon Barnes tribute Liverpool Echo Ted Dexter leads tributes John Woodcock Appreciation * Sponsorship row continues in Caribbean with real threat of Windies 2nd XI playing South Africa.Come on ICC, you have a duty to intervene More WICB drop Lara, Gayle and Sarwan More from CM-J Timesonline * Ponting scores 141* as Australia complete whitewash 5-0 over Kiwis Scorecard * Solanki & Prior hit tons as England win 4th LOI by 9 wkts to take series 4-0 Scorecard * Uganda CA wins award for best Cricket Promotional Programme in Africa, MCC lose 4th match to rain and return home with a 2-1 record More * Zimbabwe's bravado on winning the toss ends in bitter defeat within two days, 1st test,Smith hits ton & declares after 50 overs,Zim bat better in 2nd innings: Zimbabwe 54,31.2 overs(Kallis 4-13,Pollock 3-9, Ntini 3-23) & 265,75.2overs(Ebrahim 72, Blignaut 61, Boje 4-106) v South Africa 340-3dec,50 overs(Smith 140,de Villiers 98, Kallis 54, Cremer 3-85) Scorecard Ntini takes 200th and Boucher his 300th test victim. Shortest completed tests Should Zim play tests at all? Houghton says NO * England scrapped home by 1 wkt in 3rd LOI match with UAE after brilliant display by UAE's skipper, Khuram Khan (70 & 4-27) Scorecard * Jayasuriya to play for Somerset until Graeme Smith available summer 2005,Ponting not available More * End of Play at Bangabandhu after 50 years of Test cricket More from cricinfo * Brian Luckhurst (Kent & England) dies at the early age of 66.He had been fighting cancer for some years Kent Cricket mourns an outstanding and much loved cricketer and administrator * Heath Streak joined Zimbabwe team for today's LOI at Port Elizabeth scoring 68 but South Africa still won by 5 wickets to win series 3-0 Scorecard * Australia beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in 4th LOI at Wellington.Gilchrist hits 54 off 37 balls Scorecard * Big victory for Western Australia in Pura Cup Match 24 over New South Wales by 8 wickets Scorecard so top table 2pts ahead of Queensland Table * England 'A' take 2-0 lead in 4 match series with UAE Scorecard Tour Website * Geoffrey Boycott to deliver 2005 Cowdrey lecture at Lord's Tuesday July 19th * Uganda to present case for inclusion in ICC's High Performance programme as Richard Done from ICC arrives in Kampala during MCC's tour More Uganda beat MCC in their 1st match with MCC winning the second.There are two more matches including a 3 day game to come More * South Africa thrash Zimbabwe a second time by 131 runs at Durban to take winning lead in 3 match series.Smith hit 117 off 129 balls Scorecard * PNG secure final place in ICC Trophy in Ireland after beating Fiji in Qualifying Final Report & Scorecard Competition * Australia wrap up series with 3rd win over Kiwis Scorecard * Zimbabwe overwhelmed by South Africa in 1st LOI Scorecard Heath Streak to play in next match More * PNG beat Qatar by 36 runs while Fiji beat Nepal in a thriller by just 3 runs to produce a PNG Fiji final in the ICC Trophy Qualifier More * Heath Streak makes his peace and will play for Zimbabwe More * Development funds for Uganda's second cricket stadium pledged by MCC & ICC as MCC arrive on tour in Kampala More From New Vision * Semi finals in ICC Trophy Qualifier are between Fiji and Nepal and PNG and Qatar. Fiji & PNG are unbeaten so far. More * Rain spoils MCC's trip to Namibia and they lose an OD by 6 wickets as Louis Burger strikes 84* More From MCC * Qatar beat Cayman by 6 wkts,Nepal beat Kuwait by 5 wkts,Fiji beat Zambia by 110 runs and PNG beat Italy by 5 wkts, ICC Trophy Qualifier More * Hayden powers Australia to big total way beyond the Kiwis although Vettori has a great day with the bat:2nd LOI at Jade Stadium Christchurch Australia 314-6,50 overs(Hayden 114,Ponting 54,Martyn 58) v New Zealand 208,40.4 overs(Vettori 83,Symonds 3-41) Scorecard * Kuwait beat Italy by 4 wkts, Fiji beat Cayman by 9 runs, PNG beat Nepal by 72 runs and Qatar beat Zambia by 9 wkts on opening day of ICC Trophy qualifier in Malaysia More * England Under-19s lose 5th LOI to lose series 4-1 to complete a rotten tour having been thrashed in test series 3-0;5th LOI England U-19s 228-9,50 overs v India U-19s 229-6,37.1 overs(Anirudha 143) Scorecard Tour * MCC make changes to post game drinking after major matches-Lord's Tavern will be closed More * Lashings Cricket Club sign £300,000 sponsorship deal with Caribbean Resort More * Tasmania win ING Cup: Queensland 246-7,50 overs(Maher 104,Philipson 56) v Tasmania 247-7,47.1 overs(Marsh 67*,Dighton 57*) Scorecard | |||||||
