* Strauss & Trott score centuries but Bell out cheaply as England declare way short of SLCD total for which Silva was the main contributor.Bell fails again in run chase but useful runs for the rest as England chase target successfully: At Colombo SSC SLCD XI 431-6dec,100 overs(Silva 163,AK Perera 85,Kandamby 64,Lokuarachi 51*,Broad 3-69) & 199-4dec,34 overs(AK Perera 90*) lost to England XI 272-4dec(Strauss 100ret,Trott 100ret) & 360-6,60.4 overs(Prior 84,Patel 72,Pietersen 53,Bopara 66) by 4 wickets Scorecard
* Windies run out mix up with two balls still to go leaves third ODI as match tied amidst great excitement for the large local crowd and so the series remains level: At AVG Kingston St Vincent 3rd ODI Australia 220,49.5 overs tied with West Indies 220,29.4 overs Scorecard
* Namibia and Afghanistan top their respective groups. Italy's high profile diaspora team achieved little. The rather complicated play offs proceed now with Scotland competing by the skin of their teeth after losing to USA. ICC t20World Cup Qualifier Points Table Global TV for Finals
* Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka and so the Asia Cup Final will be between Bangladesh and Pakistan Scorecard Asia Cup
* Namibia 's good form continues with win over senior Associate Scotland, van der Westhuizen hits ton,Uganda beat Oman, Ireland thrash Kenya by 10 wickets Ian Callender reports, Italy's diaspora win a thriller with USA, Denmark beats Bermuda, Canada beat PNG by 6 runs despite Jones having a better day, Italy beat USA by 8 runs, Nepal beat Danes by 9 wickets, Afghanistan beat Dutch with 2 balls to spare Rod Lyall reports. Round 2 Andrew Nixon day 2 round up ICC t20World Cup Qualifier
* India back in familar climes post big score with Gambhir and Kohli make tons and beat Sri Lanka comfortably:At Dacca Match 2 Asia Cup India 304-3,50 overs(Kohli 108,Gambhir 100) beat Sri Lanka 250,45.1 overs(Jayawardene 78,Sangakkara 65,Pathan 4-32) by 50 runs Scorecard
* Laxmi Shukla takes four wickets then hits ton to ensure Bengal take the title: At Delhi Vijay Hazare Final Mumbai 248,49.2 overs(Jaffer 61,Shukla 4-38) lost to Bengal 252-4,46.1 overs(Shukla 106*) by 6 wickets Scorecard
* Rahul Dravid one of the all time great batsman and a cornerstone of India's middle order announces his retirement from international cricket More
* Scots mess up for second time scoring too few and losing with one ball spare.But why were Haq and Mommsen left with overs unused?UAW advance to equal top with Ireland:At Sharjah Match 20 ICC ODI World Cricket League Scotland 205-9,50 overs (Coezter 73,Arshad Ali 3-35) lost to UAE 209-8,49.5 overs(Shaiman Anwar 77*) by 2 wickets Scorecard
* Mckay removes tail as Sri Lanka fall short with 13 balls to go after Watson removes Tharanga on 71.Oz modest total owed much to Lee and McKay who added 40 for 8th wicket:At Adelaide CB Tr-Series 3rd Final Australia 231,49.3 overs beat Sri Lanka 215,48.5 overs(Tharanga 71,McKay 5-28) by 16 runs Scorecard Australia win Tri-Series Finals 2-1
* ICC Results of Chief Executives’ Committee March meeting More
* Ducks for Kallis & de Villiers as South African innings falls apart after delayed start having been put in,tail wags a bit then NZ crawl towards first innings lead then Boult hits three 6s for meery last wicket stand.NZ take two early wickets but then Kallis and Smith hit tons to put SA in driving seat & Rudolph tales them on to set 401 runs to win.Final day wash out.At Dunedin 1st Test South Africa 238,68.2 overs(Amla 62,G Smith 53,Rudolph 52,Martin 4-56) & 435-5dec,140 overs(G Smith 115,Kallis 113,Rudolph 105*) drew with New Zealand 273,88.2 overs(Philander 4-72) & 137-2,41 overs(BB McCullum 58*) Scorecard
* West Indies Women win 3rd ODI to take series over India Women 2-1. Series Sarah Jane Taylor hits ton as England Women complete whitewash over New Zealand Women Series
* Sri Lanka chase down target with over five overs spare.dilshan opens bowling and Oz make slow start,Warner and Clarke hit tons.Jayawardene & Dilshan put on 179 for first wicket to set up easy win to level series:At Adelaide 2nd Final CB Tri-Series Australia 271-6,50 overs(Clarke 117,Warner 100) lost to Sri Lanka 274-2,44.2 overs(Dilshan 106,Jayawardene 80,Sangakkara 51*) by 8 wickets Scorecard
* Warner lasts Sri Lankans to set up tough target.Lee removes top three and David hussey the middle order but Kulusakara,Tharanga & Prasad take up challenge and end up 16 runs ahort with 4 balls to go:At Adelaide CB Tri-Series 1st Final Australia 321-6,50 overs(Warner 163,Wade 64) beat Sri Lanka 206,49.2 overs(Kulasekara 73,Tharanga 60,Sangakkara 42,Prasad 31*, D Hussey 4-43,Watson 3-33,Lee 3-59) by 15 runs Scorecard
* Sri Lanka pull off damatic win in last over as Australia required 10 to win.Malinga and Pattinson take four wickets,Chandimal and David Hussey top score respectively in modest scoring match.India fly home:At MCG Match 12 Sri Lanka 238,50 overs beat Australia 229,49.1 overs by 9 runs Scorecard Points Table
* New Zealand squander good start and post inadequate total, remove Kallis early but Amla & co race to quick win:At Napier 2nd ODI New Zealand 230,47.3 overs(B McCullum 85,Guptill 58,M Morkell 5-38) lost to South Africa 231-4,38.2 overs(Amla 92) by 6 runs Scorecard
* India's batsmen revive in astonishing final fling on a chill night in Hobart emphasising just how far below par they have been performing 'down under' previously this tour.Despite this win they remain bottom of the table and need Sri Lanka to lose catastrophicaly to Oz in next game:At Hobart Match 11 Sri Lanka 320-4,50 overs(Dilshan 160,Sangakkara 103) lost to India 321-3,36.4(Kohli 133*,Gambhir 63) by 7 wickets with 80 balls left Scorecard Points Table
* England bowl well to restrict Pakistan from over hauling a modest England total mostly due to a retrained KP:At Abu Dhabi 3rd t20 England 129-6,20 overs(Pietersen 62*,Saeed Ajmal 4-23) beat Pakistan 124-6,20 overs by 5 runs Scorecard
* India's batsmen just wilt away in response to a decent australian total that much to Warner and a stand between David Hussey and Wade.David Husssey was involved in controversial incident in which he appeared to handle the ball that was being thrown in:At CB Tri Series Sydney Match 10 Australia 252-9,50 overs(Waner 68,D Hussey 54,Wade 56) beat India 165,39.3 overs by 87 runs Scorecard
* Singapore thrash Malaysia in ICC World Cricket Division five Final:At Singapore Kallang Ground Malaysia 159,47 overs(Janik 3-17) lost to Singapore 164-1,26.4 overs(Kumarage 91*) by 9 wickets Scorecard Points Table Both finalists are promoted to Divsion 4 The paucity of Malays & Chinese in these two teams is depressing
* England put in a more disciplined performance and so level series,Bairstow hits unbeaten 60,Afridi runs out of partners:At Dubai England 150-9,20 overs(Bopara 60*,Kieswetter 31) beat Pakistan 112,18.2 overs(Finn 3-30) by 38 runs Scorecard
* South Africa comfortably win opening ODI as 'French Trio' rescue innings from early collapse at 35-3:At Wellington WS 1st ODI New Zealand 253-9,50 overs(B McCullum 56,Williamson 55) lost to south Africa 254-4,45.4 overs(de Villiers 110*,du Plessis 66*,Duminy 46) by 6 wickets Scorecard
* Sri Lanka pace reply with precision to beat Australia and go top of table.Forrest hit ton for Oz,Jayawardene & Chandimal 80s for SL:At Hobeart Match 9 CB Tri Series Australia 280-6,50 overs(Forrest 104,Clarke 72) lost to Sri Lanka 282-7,49.2 overs(Jayawardene 85,Chandimal 80) by 3 wickets Scorecard Points Table
* Ireland win a thriller in Mombassa by 2 runs and so take t20 series 3-0:At Mombassa SCG Ireland 107-9,20 overs beat Kenya 107-7,20 overs by 2 runs Scorecard Ireland win series 3-0
* England contrive exotic ways of getting out and missing the ball and so fall short to lose by 8 runs in front of decent crowd:At Dubai t20 Pakistan 144-6,20 overs beat England 136-6,20 overs by 8 runs Scorecard
* Kiwis snatch defeat from jaws of victory,coasting towards win they lose the plot as Ryder completely loses his touch as he nears fifty and Southee fails to connect with free hit at end of innings:At Auckland South Africa 165-7,20 overs beat New Zealand 162-7,20 oves(Ryder 52) by 3 runs Scorecard SA win series 2-1
* Dernbach takes four as Pakistan post modest total after solid start.Cook fails for once,Buttler goes for a duck while Morgan & Trott disappoint but KP hits another ton so it's 4-0 and a good response after the Test series debacle:At Dubai ICS Pakistan 237,50 overs lost to England 241-6,49.2 overs(Pietersen 130,Saeed Ajmal 3-63) Scorecard
* Sri Lanka drop catches but still beat India comfortably to go second in table above India:At 'Gabba Brisbane Match 8 CB Tri-series Sri Lanka 289-6,50 overs beat India 238,45.1 overs(Kohli 66.Kulasekera 3-40) by 58 runs Scorecard
* Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller backs Chris Gayle and calls for implementaion of reforms of WICB More
* Ed Joyce ensures Ireland post decent score then bowlers reduce Kenya to 37-5 from which position they do not recover,so series level and Ireland go top of table but having played two more games thanScotland:At Mombasa SCG ICC Intercontinental 1d Cup Match 18 Ireland 237-5,50 overs(E joyce 88,Varaiya 3-46) beat Kenya 120,35.1 overs by 117 runs Scorecard Table
* Hilfenhaus takes fifer as India crumble apart from skipper Dhoni.However Dhoni foned for slow over rate and will miss next ODI:At 'Gabba Brisbane Australia 288-5,50 overs(M Hussey 59,Forrest 52) beat India 178,43.3 overs(Dhoni 56,Hilfenhause 5-33,Lee3-49) by 110 runs Scorecard* Liam Davies hits triple ton as Western Australia slaughter NSW despite top order test line up:At WACA Perth Sheffield Shield Match NSW 91.41.2 overs & 146,51.3 overs(Beer 7-46) lost to WA 560-3 dec,171 overs(Davies 303*,Voges 178) by an innings & 323 runs Scorecard
* Ireland post modest total,Kenya win easily with mishra top scoring:At Mombasa 1st ODI Ireland 200,47.3 overs lost to Kenya 201-3,42.4 overs(Mishra 70 *) by 7 wickets Scorecard
* Pakistan bat first and make decent start but lose three quick wickets,Umar Akmal & Afridi rescue innings.Pietersen and cook bat serenly towards target and KP hits ton : At Dubai 3rd ODI Pakistan 222,50 overs(U akmal 50,Shahid Afridi 50) lost to England 226-1,37.2 overs(Pietersen 111*,Cook 80) by 9 wickets Scorecard
* Kiwi triumph in opening t20 with SA:At Wellington South Africa 147-6,20 overs(Duminy 41,Southee 3-28) lost to New Zealand 148-4,19.2 overs(Guptill 78*) by 6 wickets Scorecard
* Sri Lanka crush Australia making the Tri Series much more interesting now:At SCG Australia 158,40.5/41 overs(D Hussey 58) lost to Sri Lanka 152-2,24.1/41 overs by 8 wickets D/L Method 101 balls remaining Scorecard
* Scots bowl out hosts cheaply and then Berrington ton helps Scotland to substantial lead.UAE make solid reply in 2nd innings so take lead withbut enter 4th day with 3 wickets left only 83 ahead:At Sharjah ICC International Cup 4d UAE 100,40.1 overs & 318,139.2 overs(Saqib Ali 77) lost to Scotland 305,117.5 overs(Berrington 110,SJS Smith 54) & 117-3,37.2 overs by 7 wickets Scorecard
* Berlin Cricket Club gets a new cricket ground and a very nice one too! More
* Alistair Cook hits another ton & Bopara another fifty as England post a decent but below par score. Pakistan well set in reply then lose wickets to Anderson & Finn to 230,49 overs(Misbah 47,Finn 4-34) by 20 runs Scorecard England lead series 2-0
* A thriller in Adelaide as Sri Lanka and India tie for the first time ever:At Adelaide Match 5 Sri Lanka 236-9,50 overs(Chandimal 81) tied with India 236-9,50 overs(Gambhir 91,Dhoni 58*) Scorecard
* Cap'n Cook scores ton and Bopara fifty but rest fail and Ajmal takes fifer.Morgan commits harikari.Fabulous finntakes out top order and rest fail to muster recovery:At Abu Dhabi 1st ODI England 260-7,50 overs(Cook 137,Bopara 50,Saeed Ajmal 5-43) beat Pakistan 130,35 overs(Finn 4-34,Patel 3-26) by 130 runs Scorecard
* Ambitious Ireland are shot out for 75 in the steamy heat of Mombassa but wickets continue to tumble as bowlers dominate.Ed Joyce hits 51 in 2nd innings before retiring hurt but returns to little effect as Ireland slump losing 6 wickets for 10 runs.Kenya collapse but then 9th wicket stand of 58 takes Kenya close:At Mombasssa SCG ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011-13 Ireland 75,36.5 overs(Varaiya 6-22) & 152,49 overs(Joyce 54,Varaiya 6-51) beat Kenya 109,35.6 overs(Aga 46,van de Merwe 5- 41,Dockrell 5-37) & 108,47.2 overs(NM Oghiambo 32,Varaiya 27,van der Merwe 6-27,Dockrell 4-50) by 10 runs Scorecard What sort of pitch is this?
* Dhoni hits magnificent six and takes Game for India.Clark pulls hamstring:At Adelaide Match 4 Tri Series Australia 269-8,50 overs(D Hussey 72,Forrest 66) lost to India 270-6,49.4 overs Scorecard
* Nepal girls win ACC Under 19 title beating Thailand by 7 wickets,Rubina Chhetri was Player of the Match. More
* Afghanistan post 195 as Afridi takes 'fifer' but Ajmal none!Younis Khan coats to 70 as Pakistan win easily in warm up ODI: At Sharjah Afghanistan 195,48.3 overs(Shahid Afridi 5-36) lose to Pakistan 198-3,37.1 overs(Younus Khan 70*,Imran Farwat 52) by 7 wickets Scorecard
* Matthews & Prasad hit 46 for last wicket but still finish just 5 short with a ball to spare:At Perth Match 3 Tri Series Australia 231,49.1 overs(Clarke 51) beat Sri Lanka 225,49.5 overs(Matthews 64) by 5 runs Scorecard
* The match England can not lose provides little test for England's ODI XI as Lions collapse to Dernbach and Finn:At Abu Dhabi England Lions 92,28.3 overs lost to England XI 97-1,19.3 overs by 9 wickets Scorecard England batted on for practice for 50 overs to revised total
* Jadeja & Ashwin see India home with unbeaten stand of 53 runs to rare victory in Oz.At Match 2 Tri-Series Perth Sri Lanka 233-8,50 overs(Chandimal 64) lost to India 234-6,46.4 overs(Kohli 77) by 4 wickets Scorecard
* England whitewash leaves them 1 pt above South Africa in Test rankings.More They will now play England Lions in an ODI so England must win !!!!!1
* Joe Root scores ton as Lions post large total which proves too much for Sri Lankans.this win gives them the series. This being England's only series win this winter:At Colombo RPS 5th match England Lions 330-6,50 overs(Root 110*,Buttler 64) beat Sri Lanka 'A' 213,40.2 overs(Udawatta 52) by 117 runs Scorecard
* Bangladesh U-19s prevail over a lack lustre England youth side for which Kent youngster Bell-Drummond was the sole success:At Mirpur 7th Match Bangladesh'A' 237-5,50 overs beat England U-19s 161,41.2 overs(Bell-Drummond 56) by 76 runs Scorecard Bangldeash take series 5-2
* Australia comfortably beat India again in rain reduced first one day:At MCG Match 1 Commonwealth Bank Tr-series Australia 216-5,32 overs beat India 151,29.4 overs by 65 runs D/L method Scorecard
* ICC Board held the first of its scheduled 2012 meetings in Dubai on 31 January 2012 and 1 February 2012. For futher information on the major items considered or decisions taken More
* England Lions continue their erratic form losing to Sri Lanka 'A' so the series is squared with one to go. They lost the ODI series 2-3 and tied the t20 1-1 to Bangladesh 'A' so a win in next match improve the record so far:At Colombo RPS 4th Unofficial ODI England Lions 204,42.1 overs(Hales 62,Patel 50) lost to Sri Lanka 'A' 206-6,42.1 overs by 4 wickets Scorecard Series 2-2
* India's new look fleet footed side run out 4 Oz and then Gambhir guides India home for rare victory this tour:At MCG Australia 131,19.4 overs lost to India 134-2,19.4 overs Scorecard This ends India's sequence of 16 defeats abroad
* Younus Khan & Azhar Ali build big partnership after 24 wickets fall for little.Broad takes four before lunch on day 1 as Pakistan collapse.Asad Shafiq & the tailenders get then to 99 whereupon England lose two quick wickets and then Pietersen lbw followed soon by Bell and most of England's top batsmen have failed again so another big moment for Irish Morgan.He amasses 10.Strauss has been marooned on 35* for along time.Prior is bowled and Anderson comes ot as nightwatchman.What a day's cricket!Strauss hits fifty and england post small 1st innings lead:At Dubai 3rd Test Pakistan 99,44.1 overs(Asad Shafiq 46,Broad 4-46,Anderson 3-36,Panesar 2-25) & 365,162.3 overs(Azhar Ali 157,Younus Khan 127,Panesar 5-124) beat England 141, 46 overs(Strauss 56,Abdur Rehman 5-40) & 252,97.3 overs(Prior 49*,Cook 49,Gul 4-61,Ajmal 4-67) by 71 runs Scorecard Pakistan wins series 3-0
* Kongonis take East Africa title.Skipper Rakep Patel hit 92,Abdul Rehman taked four as Nile Knights fail the challenge:At GCG Nairobi Final East Africa Cup Kongonis 280-7,50 overs beat Nile Knights 196-9,50 overs by 84 runs Scorecard
* ECB renews its broadcasting agreement with Sky Sports from 2014-2017 More
* Kiwis slaughter Zim in only Test,Taylor & Watling hit tons,Martin takes sixfer:At Napier Test Match New Zealand 497-7 dec,123.4 overs beat Zimbabwe 51,28.5 overs & 143,48.3 overs(Martin 6-25) by an innings & 301 runs Scorecard
* Pakistan win toss and bat.Swann & Panesar take a wicket each before lunch.Misbah digs in against good England bowling but falls early day 2 as does tail.Strauss goes quickly.Trott & Cook build big stand but then wickets tumble.Tail wags with Broad hitting fifty and England takes lead.Pakistan lose 4 early wickets but Azhar Ali & Asad Shafique revive innings.england set 145 runs to win after Monty 'sixfer'.Woeful England batting hands series win to Pakistan.Abdur Reham takes sixfer:At Abu Dhabi 2nd Test Pakistan 257,96.4 overs(Misbah 83*,Broad 3-47,Swann 3-52) & 214,99.2 overs(Panesar 6-62) beat England 327,112 overs(Cook 94,Trott 74,Broad 58*,Ajmal 4-108) & 72,36.1 overs(Strauss 32,Abdur Rehaman 6-25) by 72 runs Scorecard Pakistan win series 2-0 with 1 to play
* Ponting & Clarke revive Oz innings after loss of 3 early wickets,put on stand of 396.India lose Sehwag & Dravid early in reply and fail again to Oz seamers except for Kohli who hit a fine ton.the follow on was not enforcedIndia's batting fails a second time so 4-0 whitewash:At Adelaide 4th Test Australia 604-7dec,157 overs(Clarke 210,Ponting 221) & 167-5dec,46 overs(Ponting 60*) beat India 272,95.1 ( Kohli 116,Siddle 5-49) & 201,69.4 overs(Sehwag 62) by 298 runs Scorecard
* AB de Villiers makes sure this time completing ton with six off Malinga as SA acclerate innings to set SL formidable target.Tharanga & Dilshan set off at blistering pace but then rain stops play.SL resume but lose two wicketsSangakkara hits ton and SL scrape home suffering late collapse in sight of victory:At New Wanderers Jo'burg 5th ODI South Africa 312-4,50 overs (de Villiers 125*,G Smith 125) lost to Sri Lanka 314-8,248.5 overs(Sangakkara 102,Thirimane 69) by 2 wickets Scorecard SA win series 3-2
* AB de Villiers misses out on ton as SA post big total.Dilshan responds robustlyand SL win with with 8 balls to spare:At Kimberley 4th ODI South Africa 299-7,50 overs(De Villiers 96,G Smith 68) lost to Sri Lanka 304-5,48.4 overz(Dilshan 83,Perera 63*) by 5 wickets Scorecard SA lead series 3-1
* Solid start by Rajasthan,Saxena passes double ton.TN lose three early wickets in reply,Mukund for a 1st ball duck.Karthik hits big ton but rest fail.:At Chennai Ranji Trophy Elite Final Rajasthan 621,245 overs(Saxena 257, Chopra 94,Kanitkar 64,Bist 57) & 204-5 dec,77 overs(Bist 92) drew with Tamil Nadu 292,104.2 overs(Karthik 150) & 8-2,13 overs but win match on 1st innings Scorecard Surely it would be better to make this a 6 day match!
* Sri Lanka bat first and look set to make a decent score this time but run out fever stalls momentum.SA also suffer two run outs so five so far in all but win off last ball D/L method:At Bloemfontein 3rd ODI Sri Lanka 266-9,50 overs(Tharanga 58) lost to South Africa 179-5,29 overs(du Plessis 72) by 5 wickets D/L method Scorecard
* Rusty England fall to Pakistanis spinners after winning toss.Prior rescues innings with help from Swann and Anderson,Ajmal takes seven.England seamers ineffective so far until Broad bowls two 'jaffers' before lunch day 2.Pakistan patiently build lead against tight bowling which akmal extends morning day 3.Strauss out controversially,the rest follow meekly! Tail wags for a while: At Dubai England 192,72.3 overs(Prior 70*,Swann 34,Ajmal 7-55) & 160,57.5 overs(Trott 49, Swann 39,Gul 4-63,Ajmal 3-42) lost to Pakistan 338,104.3 overs(M Hafeez 88,Akmal 61,Misbah' 52,Swann 4-107) & 15-0,3.4 overs by 10 wickets Scorecard
* Sri Lanka invited to bat first make a much better fist of it than last time.Chandimal ends short of 1st ton after good start SA make it home with 8 balls to spare.At East London 2nd ODI Sri Lanka 236-6,50 overs(Chandimal 92*,Tharanga 66) lost to South Africa 237-5,48.5 overs(Duminy 66,H Amla 55,Prasad 3-46) by 5 wickets Scorecard
* Mervyn Westfield, 23,an Essex CCC cricketer, admitted accepting or obtaining a corrupt payment to aid spot betting on a match on 5 September 2009. More ECB offers amnesty to county Cricketers who report past match fixing approaches More
* India lose toss and collapse to Oz all seam attack.Warner blasts wonderful ton completed with six in 69 balls after Cowan & Warner Oz fold,Yadav takes fifer.India flop again except for innings from Kohli:At Perth 3rd Test India 161,60.2 overs(Hilfenhaus 4-43,Siddle 3-42) & 171,63.2 overs(Kohli 75,Hilfenhaus 4-54)v Australia 369,76.2 overs(Warner 180,Cowan 74,Yadav 5-93)) Scorecard Oz have won series 3-0 Dhoni fined and banned from Adelaide Test for slow over rate More
* Cooke hits ton after Strauss and Trott fall early.Bell has untimely duck.Panesar takes fifer but tails wags.Strauss and Cook make sound 2nd start:At Dubai England XI 269-9 dec,81.1 overs & 181-3 dec,49.3 overs(Strauss 62,Trott 93) beat Pakistan Cricket board XI 200-9dec,79 overs(Raza Hasan 50*,Panesar 5-57) & 150,52.3 overs(Onions 3-36,Panesar 3-46) by 100 runs Scorecard
* Sri Lanka slaughtered. All out 43, their lowest ever total in ODIs. Malinga takes fifer .Amla,Kallis and de Villiers power Sa to big total:At Paarl 1st ODI South Africa 301-8,50 overs(HM Amla 112,Kallis 72,de Villiers 52,Malinga 5-54) beat Sri Lanka 43,20.1 overs(M Morkel 4-10,Tsotsobe 3-19) by 258 runs Scorecard
* England Lions chase down target easily after loss of openers. Meaker takes 4:At Chitagong Bangladesh 'A' 176,44 overs(Nasimuddin 99,Meaker 4-47) lost to England Lions 177-4,37.3 overs by 7 wickets Scorecard Series 1-1
* England's batting responds well to Porterfield's declaration and Stauss finds form but struggled in 1st innings in Dubai apart from Cook.Top order of ICC XI fails but innings rescued by 'in season' lower order. Namibian Viljoen falls short of deserved ton. Openers out for ducks in 2nd innings but again middle order recovers:At Dubai ICC Associates & Affiliates XI 281,83.3 overs(Viljoen 98) & 164-9dec, 55.3 overs lost to England XI 185-8dec,55 overs(Cook 76) & 261-7,60.1overs(Strauss 78) by 3 wickets Scorecard
* Sri Lanka make SA bat again for a no ball thanks to Samaraweera century but quite why dilshan put SA in remains one of most crass decisions ever! Kallis and Petersen plunder some ragged bowling to great effect. Kallis goes on to double ton and de Villiers runs amok before declaration.Dilshan blazes fifty in reply but SL collapse and follow on in same frame of mind until Mathews & Samaraweera show resolve.Kallia has fine matchwith catches and bowling to match batting;At Cape Town 3rd Test South Africa 580-4,139 overs(Kallis 224,de Villiers 150*,Petersen 109) & 2-0,0 overs lost to Sri Lanka 239,73.9 overs(Dilshan 78) & f/o 342,107.5 overs(Samaraweera 115,Mathews 63) by 10 wickets Scorecard SA win series 2-1
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* Better show from India in 4th innings but still fail to make Oz bat again.Tendulkar top scores but falls short of tht illusive ton. Clarke hits triple ton .Hussey hits century and Ponting his 40th Test century.Bowlers dominate on cloudless first day at Sydney. Dhoni runs out of partners.Ponting & Clarke restore Oz innings:At SCG 2nd Test India 191,59.3 overs(Dhoni 57*,Tendulkar 41,Pattinson 4-43) & 400,110.5 overs(Tendulkar 80,Laxman 66,Ashwin 62,Hilfenhaus 5-106) lost to Australia 659-4dec,139 overs (Clarke 329*,Ponting 134,M Hussey 150*) Scorecard Clarke overtook Reginald 'Tip' Foster's record score at SCG of 287, hit in 1903.
* Sri Lanka win toss and bat but lose wickets steadily until big stand by Samaraweera and debutant Chandimal.SA lose early wickets and debutant de Lange takes seven.Amla in fine form then collapse.Bad light ends play early day two.Sangakkara ton helps SL build big lead after delayed start.Chandimal hits 2nd fifty.SA need 450 to win but collapse.Herath takes fifer:At Durban 2nd Test Sri Lanka 338.108.2 overs(Samarawera 102, de Lange 7-81) & 279,76.9 overs(Sangakkara 108,Chandimal 54,Steyne 5-73) beat South Africa 168,54.4 overs(Amla 54,Welegedara 5-52) & 136-6,53 overs(de Villiers 69,Amla 51,Herath 5-79) by 208 runs Scorecard Series 1-1
* Bowlers dominate day three at MCG. Oz win toss and bat first ,Warner cameo undone by brief rain break, Ponting and debutant Cowan put on 113 for 3rd wicket but struggle mid order and owe much to unbroken 7th wicket stand,then tail wags. Oz drop Sehwag twice, Siddle bowls Dravid with no ball but ends.Tendulkar sublime cameo. India collapse to give Oz lead but then Oz fall over except for Ponting & Mike Hussey.Oz tail wags and India flop to defeat:At MCG 1st Test Australia 333,110 overs(Cowan 68,Ponting 62,I Khan 4-77) & 240,76.3 overs(M Hussey 89,Ponting 60,Yadav 4-49) beat India 282,94.1 overs(Tendulkar 73,Sehwag 63,Dravid 68,Hilfenhaus 5-75) & 169,47.5 overs(Pattinson 4-53) by 122 runs Scorecard India failed the challenge. Despite the great names and depth in batting this was abject and lacked resolution but they do have a history of bouncing back except when in England More Sumit Mukherjee reports on the contrasting post match reaction of the two teams More
* Chris Gayle hits century off 54 balls for Sydney Thunder in Big Bash t20 win over Adelaide Strikers Scorecard Windies' loss is World Cricket's gain
* Local Council may buy Rose Bowl. More
* Bangladesh collapse after record stand.Pakistan benefit from dropped catches but progress at gentle pace to establish big lead.Bangladesh in trouble facing final day to save Test bat well for a while then collapse so Pakistan stroll to easy win.:At Mirpur 1st Test Bangladesh 338,107.2 overs(Shakin Al Hassan 144ro,Shahriar Nafees 97) & 234,82.1 overs beat Pakistan 470,154.5 overs(Tafeeq Umar 130,Azkar Ali 57,Younus Khan 48*,Misbah 70,A Akmal 50,Shakib 6-82) & 107-3,20.5 overs by 7 wickets Scorecard
* ECB announce new sponsor for National Club Championship-Kingfisher Beer More
* William Porterfield will skipper ICC's Combined XI against England in Dubai.The eleven is made up of leading cricketers from the top Associate and Affiliate members. More No mean task!
* Bangladesh makes a better fist of second innngs but still suffer massive defeat.Younus hit double ton:At
Chittagong 1st Test Bangladesh 135,51.2 overs & 275,82.3 overs lost to Pakistan 594-5,175.5 overs(Y Khan 200*,M Hafeez 143,A Shafique 104) by an innings and 184 runs Scorecard
* Afghanistan takes title after Hong Kong lose 5 wickets for 10 runs with victory in sight:At Kirtipur Nepal ACC t20 2011-12 Final Afghanistan 125,19.5 overs(Gulbodin Naib 57,Munir Dar 5-23) beat Hong Kong 117,19.2 overs(Atkinson 35,Hamid Hasan 3-12) by 8 runs Scorecard
* India rest Sehwag and Tiwary takes his chance with unbeaten ton.Windies do well to contain India in final overs.Windies top order fails but Pollard smashes ton but Russell run out proves fatal and Windies fall short by 34 runs:At Chennai 5th ODI India 267-6,50 overs(Tiwary 104rh,Kohli 80) beat West Indies 233,44.1 overs(Pollard 119,Russell 53) Scorecard by 34 runs India win series 4-1. The inigma of Pollard persists. A few more runs from him in the first three games and Windies may have won the series
* ECB announces touring party for series against Pakistan in UAE. Panesar recalled and back from injury are Broad, Morgan and Tremlett. More
* Warner hits century but Oz falls short by 7 runs.Bracewell takes sixfer. Last pair puts on 34 runs but in vain. Boult & Southee slogs prove to be match winning.Pattinson routs NZ a second time. Oz collapse. NZ set Oz 241 to win and openers begin well before bad light stops play early.Oz won toss:At Hobart 2nd Test New Zealand 150, overs(Brownlie 56,Pattinson 5-51) & 226,78.3 overs(Taylor 58) beat Australia 136, 51 overs & 233,63.4 overs(Warner 123*,Bracewell 6-40) by 7 runs Scorecard Series 1-1
* Sehwag finally fires and what a blaze it is having chosen to bat.Ramdin blows it in sight of ton:At Indore 4th ODI India 418-5,50 overs(Sehwag 219,Gambhir 67,Raina 55) beat West Indies 265,49.2 overs(Ramdin 96,Sharma 3-43,Jadeja 3-34) by 153 runs Scorecard India have won series 3-1 Sehwag's score is a world record for ODIs & 50/50s. India's total is its highest ever in an ODI or50/50.
* Another close encounter in this facinating seesaw series but this time Windies win to keep series alive.Tight spell from debutant Narine.India won the toss again and chose to field:At Ahmedabad West Indies 260-5,50 overs(Samuels 58,Russell 40*,Sammy 41*) beat India 244,46.4 overs(Sharma 95,Rampaul 4-57) by 16 runs Scorecard
* Despite century from Nasir Hosain Bangladesh suffer second successive defeat:At Mirpur 2nd ODI Pakistan 262-7,50 overs beat Bangladesh 186-7,50 overs(Nasir Hossain 100) by 75 runs Scorecard
* Rampaul and Roach show what can done after another Windies collapse on seamers pitch with undefeated last wicket stand of 99.India chose to field first.Kohli ton and Sharma ensure win as Rampaul & Russell prove too expensive :At Visakhapatnam 2nd ODI West Indies 269-9,50 overs(Rampaul 80*,Roach 24*,Simmons 78,Yadav 3-38) lost to India 270-5,48.2 overs(Kohli 117,Sharma 90*) by 5 wickets Scorecard
* Rout by Pattinson sends NZ into massive defeat. Rain reduced first day at the Gabba.Kiwis lose five wickets.Vettori and Brownlie rescue innings but Vettori is run out short of deserved ton.Oz introduce new seamersSkipper Clarke and Keepr Haddin Take Oz well into lead,no ball & dropped catches off Clarke cost NZ dear!:At Brisbane 1st ODI New Zealand 295,82.5 overs(Vettori 96,Brownlie 77*,Lyon 6-69) & 150,40.4 overs(Pattinson 5-29,Lyon 3-19) lost to v Australia 427,129.2 overs(Clarke 139,Haddin 80,Ponting 68) & 19-1,2.2 overs by 9 wickets Scorecard
* Fear of the New syndrome engulfs MCC Committee so imaginative plans for development of the 'Nursery Ground' shelved.The prison wall along Wellington Road persists and the Railway tunnels left empty. Piece meal investment to expand capacity will begin late 2013 on main ground, stand by stand. More Almacantar's Vision
* Pakistan lose five wickets chasing paltry Bangladesh total.Afridi bags another 'fifer':At Mirpur 1st ODI Bangladesh 91,30.5 overs(Shahid Afridi 5-23) lost to Pakistan 93-5,25.4 overs by 5 wickets Scorecard
* Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 50 runs in spinner dominated t20 at Mirpur Scorecard
* Chris Gayle is hit for 47 runs off 21 balls to lose match after scoring 109* off 54 balls:At Harare Stanbic 20 series Matabele Tuskers 171-1,20 overs(Gayle 109*,Horton 47*) lost to Mid West Rhinos 175-3,19.3 overs(BRM Taylor 75*,Ballance 67*) by 5 wickets Scorecard
* Windies, put in, post mediocre score as only Darren Bravo hits fifty.Sehwag skippers young Indian side.India collapse but Sharma rebuilds innings. India wins thriller as last pair hit 12 runs to win match.:At Cuttack 1st ODI West Indies 211-9,50 overs(DM Bravo 60) v India 213-9,48.5 overs(Sharma 72,Roach 3-46) Scorecard
* Wow another humdinger of a test after Windies collapse leaving India 235 to win.Three runs required in last over India makes two and loses a wicket.Kohli and Sehwag set India on course. Windies top order show rare solidarity with all hitting fifties & Bravo a big ton but progress has been slow,Ashwin takes 'fifer'. India score quicker and Ashwin makes maiden century but Tendulkar falls short.Windies take .Chanderpaul & Roach unfit so Powell & Rampaul return:At Wankhede Stadium Mumbai 3rd Test West Indies 590,184.5 overs(Brathwaite 68,Barath 62,K Edwards 86,DM Bravo 166,Powell 81,Samuels 61,Ashwin 5-156,Aaron 3-106) & 134,57.2 overs(Ohja 6-47,Ashwin 4-34), drew with India 482,135.4 overs(Ashwin 103,Tendulkar 94,Dravid 82,Gambhir 55,Kohli 52) & 242-9,64 overs (Kohli 63,Sehwag 60,Rampaul 3-56) Scorecard
* South Africa Women and West Indies Women make clean sweep of round robin and so SA plays winner of playoff between Dutch and Pakistanis while Windies will play winners of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Poor Japan were bowled out for 26 by Bangladesh for whom Nidar Dar hit 124 Scorecard :ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011/12 Points Tables
* Dutch Women outdo Japan to record a miserable 36 so losing by over 200 runs to a rampant South African side: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011/12 Match 15 South Africa 269-5,50 overs beat Netherlands Women 36,16.3 overs by 233 runs Scorecard Points Tables
* Teenager Cummins hits the winning boundary in Test thriller so Oz square series.Haddin & Johnson added 72. South Africa set Oz 310 to win.Oz lose two early wickets but Ponting & Khawaja add 122 by close leaving 177 to chase on fifth day. 18 years old Cummins takes sixfer after amla Century :At Johannesburg NWS 2nd Test South Africa 266,71 overs & 339,110 overs(Amla 105,Cummings 6-79) v Australia 296,76.4 overs(Watson 88,Hughes 88,Johnson 38*) & 310-5,86.5 overs(Ponting 62,Haddin 55,Kwajah 65,Johnson40*,Cummings 13*,Philander 5-70) Scorecard Series 1-1
* Japan Women suffer Oz like collapse:ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011/12 Match 7 Japan Women 38 lost Bangladesh 39-0 by 10 wickets Scorecard Match 8 South Africa Women 343-5,50 overs wallop USA Women 145-9,50 overs by 198 runs Scorecard Points Tables
* Sri Lanka level series thanks to seamers and three brilliant run outs after posting modest total:At Dubai ICS 2nd ODI Sri Lanka 235-7,50 overs(Tharanga 77,M Jayawardene 50,Sajjad ajmal 3-61) beat Pakistan 210,47.3 overs(Umar Akmal 91,Malinger 3-36) Scorecard
* India pile on runs with three centurions and then bustle out Windies for poor 1st innings total who follow on but show more resolution in 2nd innings indeed Windies fought hard to save this match but needed three centurions not just one:At Eden Gardens Calcutta 2nd Test India 631-7dec,151.2 overs(Laxman 176*,Dhoni 144,Dravid 119) v West Indies 153,48 overs(Ohja 4-64,Yadav 3-23) & f/0 463,126.3 overs(Barath 62,K Edwards 60,Bravo 136,Chanderpaul 47,Samuels 84,Yadav 4-80) Scorecard India lead series 2-0
* Peter Roebuck the former Somerset skipper who ousted Viv Richards,Joel Garner and Ian Botham from the County staff and later became a respected cricket journalist has taken his own life in South Africa. Roebuck also skipper of Devon was prosecuted successfully for inappropriate canning of young cricketers in Australia. He took his life during questioning by South African police over possible similar alleged inappropriate behaviour. More BBC Report
* Wickets tumble in early test at test at Newlands.Oz rescued by magnificent innings from skipper Clarke.Watson routs SA.Oz collapse in reply but last pair doubles score.Centuries from Smith & Amla tka SA to emphatic victory:At Cape Town 1st Test Australia 284,75 overs(Clarke 155,Steyne 4-55) & 47,18 overs(Lyon 14,Siddle 12*,Philander 5-15) lost to South Africa 96,24.3 overs(Watson 5-17,Harris 4-13) & 236-2,54 overs(Smith 101*,Amla 112) by 8 wickets Scorecard 23 wickets on day 2 most since 1902. Had Hussey held on to catch from Amla then 24 wickets and new record!
* Chanderpaul hits 7th test century against India and young Braithwaite hits fifty on day1.India collapse after scores from top three.Windies fail to seize advantage and collapse setting India a modest 276 to win.Tendulkar and Laxman see them home: At 1st Test West Indies 304,108.2 overs(Chanderpaul 118,Braithwaite 66,Ojha 6-72) & 180,57.3 overs(Ashwin,14 overs lost to India 209,52.5(Sehwag 55,Dravid 54) & 276-5,80.4 overs(Tendulkar 76,Laxman 58*,Sehwag 55) by 5 wickets Scorecard Add Gayle to this team and windies should have won!
* Zim set 366 to win lose early wicket but lead by skipper with 2nd ton in match so nearly pull off unlikely win.:At Bulawayo QSC New Zealand 426,143.3 overs(Guptil 116) & 252-8dec,71 overs(Jarvis 5-64) beat Zimbabwe 313,121.5 overs(Sibanda 93,Vettori 5-70) & 331,108.1 overs(BRN Taylor 117,Bracewell 5-85)27-1,9.5 overs by 34 runs Scorecard
* Rain ensures draw so Pakistan take series :At Dubhai Sri Lanka 413,153.5 overs(Sangakkara 144,Dilshan 92) & 181-6 dec,58 overs(Paranvitana 76*) drew with Pakistan 349,138.2 overs(Younis Khan 122,Misbah 89,Welegedera 5-87) & 87-4,57 overs Scorecard Pakistan take series 1-0
* Fire in Babylon and Storyville's Afghan Cricket Club take gongs at annual Grierson awards for excellence in documentary making More
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* Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of their part in a "spot-fixing" scam after a trial at Southwark Crown Court. More
* Two Edwards put Windies in commanding position and Bravo consolidates :At Mirpur 1st Test West Indies 355,126.4 overs(K Edwards 121,Powell 73,Brathwaite 50,Shakib Al Hasan 5-63) & 383-5dec,111.3 overs(Bravo 195,K Edwards 86,Chanderpaul 59*) beat Bangladesh 231,68 overs(Edwards 5-63) & 278,80.2overs(Tamin Iqbal 83,Bishoo 5-90) by 229 runs Scorecard West Indies win series 1-0
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