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Irish bat first in Harare but Zim take 1st innings lead and end Irish hopes of Final 

Pakistan bat first  set challenging total but England get home with three balls to spare.Strauss dropped scores ton:At Headingley 2nd LOI Pakistan 295-8,50 overs lost to England 295-6,49.3 overs by 4 wickets Scorecard England lead series 2-0

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npower Village Final  Shipton under Wychwood bat first  and post large total but poor bowling allows Sessay to coast to easy win Shipton under Wychwood 227-5,40 overs lost to   Sessay 228-3,38.1 overs by 7 wickets  who won the toss More from MCC

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Pakistan  lost to England by 5 wickets in 1st t20 Scorecard  England easily win second t20 Scorecard Poor cricket and meagre crowd 

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India beats Zimbabwe twice comfortably in two match T20 series More 

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Windies 'A' face innngs defeat after second batting failure but Khan & Tonge show tail  end resistance so India 'A' bats again.At Leicester West Indies 'A' 144,43.3 overs & 257,81.5 overs(Khan 62,Tonge 46,Unadkat 6-62) lost to India 'A' 291,91 overs(Rahane 69,Russell 5-68) & 114-4,26.4 overs by 6 wickets  Scorecard

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Pollard batters Middlesex bowling:At Lord's Middesex 155-6,20 overs(Morgan 48*) lost to Somerset 158-5,17.5 overs(Pollard 89*) by 5 wickets Scorecard Gilchrist fails again!

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Zim appear  rehearsal for Final:Zimbabwe Triangular LOI series Match 6 Sri Lanka 236,47.5 overs v Zimbabwe 240-2,47.5 overs(BRM Taylor 119*) Scorecard but then lose final comprehensively as Dilshan hits form:At Harare Zimbabwe 199,49 overs(Taibu 79) lost to Sri Lanka 203-1,34.4 overs(Dilshan 108*) by 9 wickets Scorecard

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Youngster Chandimal hits ton as Sri Lanka beat India Triangular LOI series Scorecard

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South Africa complete clean sweep but last two games go to the wire as Windeis post challenging totals Series

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Zimbabwe Triangular LOI series Zim defeat India a second time Scorecard

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Zimbabwe Triangular LOI series Zim collapse to Sri Lankans Match 3 Scorecard Match 2 India comfortably beat Sri Lanka Scorecard

Teenage Taylor hits doubleton off Middlesex, Shah & Dexter hit tons in reply Scorecard Rain forces six matches to be abandoned as draws

*    ICC World Twenty20 2010 2nd Semi Final Australia win thriller off last ball to Pakistan's disbelief Scorecard

*    ICC World Twenty20 2010 1st Semi Final Sri Lanka lose top three early & fail to set England a challenging total so england go through to final Scorecard

*    ICC World Twenty20 2010 Scorecard:Match 24 Windies win toss lose Gayle 1st over and flounder West indies 105,19 overs lost to Australia 109-4,16.2 overs by 6 wickets Scorecard   Match 23 Group F India won toss but Sri Lanka win with last ball six India 163-5,20 overs lost to Sri Lanka 167-5,20 overs by 3 wickets Scorecard So Australia play Pakistan & England play Sri Lanka in Semi Finals in St Lucia

*    Story of hope in Afghanistan that crosses troubled boundaries writes Michael Atherton Timesonline

*    Sir Ronnie Flanagan gets ICC anti-corruption post More

*    C M-J has been appointed next President of MCC More

*    Lalit Modi accused of planning to destroy English game reports Richard Hobson Timesonline

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Rajasthan make too few  and lose again At Kolkata Rajastan Royals 132-9,20 overs(Watson 44) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 133-2,16.1 overs(Ganguly 75*,Pujara 45*) by 8 wickets Scorecard Points Table

*    Sarwan ton sees Windies home after shaky start with chanderpaul duck:At Kingston Only ODI Ireland 219,50 overs(Stirling 51,K O'Brien 54) lost to West Indies 213-4,44 overs(Sarwan 100*,Deonarine 57) by 6 wickets Scorecard

*    County Cricket Div 1  At Leeds Somerset suffer 6 wicket defeat despite taking early wickets Somerset 272,75.4 overs(Trescothick 117) &  344,93.2 overs lost to  Yorks 419,142 overs(Gale 101) & 199-4,45.5(Lyth 90,Gale 64*) Scorecard Neil Whitaker reports:At Chester-Le-Street Mickleburg & Foster tons tons put Essex in driving seat and Durham follow on,jug avoidance from di Venuto & Benkenstein but match saved Essex 484,162.5 overs(Mickleburgh 174,Foster 165)  drew with Durham 198,79.5 overs(Coetzer 55) f/o 352-7,105 overs(di Venuto 99,Benkenstein 98,Mustard 60*,Blackwell 52)  Scorecard:At Old Trafford  Warwickshire batting fails again,Kerrigan fifer . Lancs 253,85.4 overs(Prince 82,Chapple 54*) & 319,91.5 overs(Croft 56,Chapple 53*,Mahmood 52,Carter 5-79) beat Warwickshire 254,77 overs & 197,69.5 overs(Westwood 82,Kerrigan 5-43) by 121 runs Scorecard:At Trent Bridge Cornishman Edwards & S African Amla in sparkling form as Notts cruch Kent Notts 456,111.4 overs(Edwards 85,Amla 129,Franlin 73,Read 624*) beat Kent 200,62 overs(A Mahmood 52) & f/o 224,65.4 over by an innings & 32 runs Scorecard :Div 2 At Lord's Malan & Strauss give Middx hope but the rest miserably fail the challenge Glamorgan 315,97.2 overs(Powell 55,Wallace75*) & 219,73 overs beat Middx 160,51.2 overs(Harrison 5-62,Allenby 4-29) & 296,95.1 overs(Malan 115,Strauss 69) by 78 runs  Richard Campion reports Scorecard At Hove Ramps fails twice as Surrey face heavy defeat Surrey 205,99.1 overs(Harinath 62,Martin-Jenkins 5-45) & 243,77.1 overs(Afzaal 87) lost to Sussex 416,117.3 overs & 33-0,6.4 overs by 10 wickets Scorecard:At Derby Derby have a mountain to climb as Rogers fails twice Leics 279,77.2 overs(Jefferson 94) & 330-8dec(WA White 105*,Boyce 90) v Debyshire 203,68 overs & 13-1,7 overs & 199,91.4 overs(Madsen 109) Scorecard:At Bristol Wickets tumble on dodgy pitch N'hants 186,54.5 overs & 243,75.2 overs beat Glos 86,24.5 overs & 249,70.2 overs by 94 runs Scorecard

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 KP leads Bangalore to win over Rajasthan whose top order failed:At Jaipur Rajasthan Royals 130-6,20 overs lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 132-5,19.2 overs(Pietersen 62) by 5 wickets Scorecard

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10  Super Kings thrash Knight Riders:At Chennai Kolkata Knight Riders 139-8,20 overs lost to Chennai Super Kings 143-1,12.3 overs (Raina 78*,Vijay 50*) by 9 wickets Scorecard  Points Table

*    Chanderpaul hits ton as Windies trounce Canada:At Kingston West Indies 316-4,50 overs(Chanderpaul 101,Bravo 74) beat Canada 108,39.2 overs(Bhatti 32*,Miller 3-15) by 208 runs Scorecard 

*    County Cricket starts first round of matches.Div 1 Ryan ten Doeshate with fifer sees Essex to win over HantsScorecard:Bairstow & Rudolph take Yorks to victory over Warwickshire Scorecard:Div 2  Nash snaps fourfer as Sussex bowl out Glamorgan in 201 run win  Scorecard:Leics make hard work of reaching 65 to beat N'hants whose batting failed miserably Scorecard:New South Walian Chris Rogers(200 & 140*) supreme in Derbys' thrashing of Surrey  for whom Ramps hit another ton Scorecard

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Warne wizardry denies Deccan Chargers:At Nagpur Rajasthan Royals 159,19.5 overs beat Deccan Chargers 157,19.5 overs(Warne 4-21) by 2 runs Scorecard

*    Alec Bedser one of England's greatest bowlers died on Sunday evening aged 91 More CM-J Tribute Timesonline

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Superb Jayawardene ton sees Punjab to rare win:At Eden Gardens Kolkata Match 34 Kokata Knight Riders 200-3,20 overs(Gayle 88) lost to Kings XI Punjab 204-2,18.2 overs(Jayawardene 110*) Scorecard

*    Kiwi Hamish Marshall poised for Ireland move BBC Sport

*    Brides? in battle over cricket star!The engagement of Shoaib Malik, 28, the former Pakistani cricket captain, and Sania Mirza, 23 hits sticky wicket as Ayesha Siddiqui claims she is Mrs Malik! nicola Smith in Delhi reports Timesonline

*    BSkyB told to cut prices for sports channels,Sky to appeal Timesonline

*    Graeme Swann is arrested for drink driving near Nottingham More

*    ICC Intercontinental Shield Namibia  young openers thrash Bermuda attack plus a ton from Williams and so Bermuda suffer huge defeat.Hemp still at wicket : At Windhoek Bermuda 214,84.5 overs(Hemp 52,Verwey 5-46)  & 184,47.12 overs(Hemp 65,Klazinga 5-45) lost to Namibia 583-8dec,114.5 overs(Steenkamp 206, van Schoor 157,Williams 110*,Jones 3-141) by an innings & 185 runs Scorecard Uganda lead table

*    English season starts at home in mid winter conditions and most matches don't start or soon stop.MCC University Matches at Fenners Surrey  385-7dec,83 overs(Davies 122*,Turnbull 5-92) & 105-1,27.2 overs drew with Cambridge MCCU 247,91.2 overs & 58-1,19 overs  Scorecard:At Chelmsford Essex 318-8dec,93 overs(ten Doeschate 106*) & 298-8,74.4 overs(ten Doeshate 81,Blake 3-37) v Bradford/Leeds MCCU 139,49.1 overs Scorecard:At Bristol Rain stopped play Glos 3162,90.5 overs(Dent 135) v Cardiff MCCU 123-7,41.4 overs Scorecard: At Oxford N'hants 168-4dec,65 overs v Oxford MCCU 34-1,16 overs Scorecard:At Durham Lancs v Durham MCCU Match abandoned;At Derby Derbyshire v Loughborough MCCCU Match Abandoned Scorecard

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Vijay smashes 127 off 56 balls to give Chenai record IPL 20/20 total.Bollinger thwarts Royals brave chase:At Chenai Match 31 Chenai Super Kings 246-5,20 overs(Vijay 127,JA Morkel 62) v Rajasthan Royals 223- 5,20 overs(Ojha 94*,Watson 60,Bollinger 2-15 and an incredible catch)  Scorecard 

*    ECB draws up plans for reduced championship reports Richard Hobson Timesonline

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 KP takes Bangalore to victory:At Mohali Kings XI Punjab 181-5,20 overs(Sangakkara 45,Bopara 42*) v Royal Challengers Bangalore 184-4,19.1 overs(Pietersen 66*) Scorecard

*    Logan Cup Final  Rhinos try 9 bowlers but concede 1st lead.BRM Taylor hits ton. Lamb & Chigumbura turn round innings after early losses.Mashonaland try 10 bowlers and take five wickets.Wessels ton enables Rhinos to set Mashonaland 249 to win ,:At Harare Mid West Rhinos 364,118.2 overs(BRM Taylor 131,Cremer 63,Waller 54,Masvaure 3-49) & 335-6dec,112.3 overs(Wessels 108*,Cremer 56,Chikunya 52) drew with Mashonaland 451,158.1 overs(Lamb 159,Chigumbura 105,Chakabva 74,Rainsford 6-66) & 67-5,40 overs Scorecard

*    Weighty schedule that leaves no one tickled pink writes CM-J Timesonline

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Ganguly leads from the front for Knight Riders:At Eden Gardens Kolkata Match 30 Kolkata Knight Riders 181-6,20 overs(Ganguly 88,D hussey 31) beat Decan Chargers 157-5,20 overs by 24 runs Scorecard

*    Kieswetter & Lumb  in England T20 world squad ahead of dropped Prior. Bopara recalled.Collingwood skippers More The South African preference persists

*    Mohammad Yousuf retires from international cricket More

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Bopara fails again but Kings XI Punjab muster a fair total and remove tendulkar early:At CCI Brabourne Stadium Mumbai  Match 27 Kings XI Punjab 163,20 overs(Marsh 57,Malinga 4-22,Z Khan 3-34) lost to Mumbai Indians 163-6,19.3 overs by 4 wickets Scorecard

*    Counties trial pink ball in dual experiment writes Michael Vaughan Timesonline

*    Kiwis suffer heavy defeat.Australia build big lead with improved 2nd innings batting.Katich hits ton,North misses out.Vettori & Southee bowl out Australia cheaply,only Katich prospers.Kiwis gain small 1st innings lead due to Taylor ton & Southee late flourish:At Hamilton Australia 231,74.1 overs(Katich 88,Vettori 4-36,Southee 4-61) & 511-8dec,153 overs(Katich 106,Watson 65,M Hussey 67,Clarke 63,North 90,Arnel 3-77) v New Zealand 264,34.4 overs(Taylor 138,Johnson 4-58) & 302,91.1 overs(Guptill 58, McCullum 51,Johnson 6-73) Scorecard  Australia series 2-0

*    England domestic season 2010 starts  in Abu Dhabi,Italian Tasmanian di Venuto & Scot South African Coetzer cash in on pink ball then lack lustre MCC collapse twice providing poor opposition for Champion County:Durham CCC 459-9dec,96.9 overs(di Venuto 131,Coetzer 172,Stokes 51*) & 228-6dec,58 overs(Thorp 79*,Coetzer 52*,Mustard 50) beat MCC 162,45.5 overs(Borthwick 4-27,Thorp 3-25) & 214,59 overs(Murtagh 55*,JWA Taylor 39,Borthwick 4-57,Blackwell 4-70) by 311 runs  Scorecard 

*    ECB's gimmicks throw tradition out of the window writes Simon Wilde Timesonline

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Bopara duck & Sangakkar stumble leave Punjab way short after Tiwary takes Kolkata to challenging total in late surge.At Mohali Kolkata Knight Riders 183,30 overs(Tiwary 75*,Ganguly 50) beat Kings XI Punjab 144-6,20 overs by 39 runs Scorecard Points Table Mumbai Indians top with game in hand

*    Chiang Mai Sixes,the 23rd, start Sunday March 28th More

*    Mike Atherton named Sports Journalist of the Year at British Press Awards to complete a series of awards for the former England cricket skipper More Timesonline

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 RV Kumar takes four in Royal challengers win:At Bangalore Match 18 Royal challengers Bangalore 171-5,20 overs beat Chennai Super Kings 135-7,20 overs by 36 runs Scorecard  Points Table

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Kallis leads Royal challengers to victory:At Mumbai CCI Mumbai Indians 151-9,20 overs lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 155-3,19.1 overs(Kallis 66*) by 7 wickets Scorecard

*    Bangladesh tail did wag with skipper Shakib hitting 96 but not enough to thwart England who coasted to win with Cook scoring a century off a very lacklustre attack.Bell & Bresnan took  England to 1st innings lead after hiccup.Bresnan misses out on ton:At Mirpur Bangladesh 419,117.1 overs(T Iqbal 85,Mahmudallah 59,N Islam 59*,S Islam 53,Swann 4-114) & 285,102 overs(Shakib Al Hassan 96,Tredwell 4-82) lost to England 496,172-6 overs(Bell 138,Bresnan 91,Trott 64,Prior 62,S Al Hassan 4-124) & 209-1,44 overs(Cook 109*,Pietersen 74*) by 9 wickets Scorecard  England win series 2-0

*    Australia win by 10 wickets.Kiwis collapse and follow on, Vettori and McCullum resist.Clarke & North add 253 to put Australia in driving seat:At Wellington Trans-Tasman Trophy Australia 459-5dec,131 overs(Clarke 168,Katich 79,North 112*) & 106-0,23 overs(Hughes 86*) beat New Zealand 157,59.1(Bollinger 5-28) & 407,134.5 overs(McCullum 104,Vettori 77) by 10 wickets Scorecard

*    Godmanchester Town were crowned ECB Indoor Six-a-Side National Club Champions for the first time in their history after beating Poole Town at Lord's. More

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Tendulkar & Tiwary set up a total too far for Daredevils:At Delhi Match 9 Mumbai Indians 218-7,20 overs(Tendulkar 63,Tiwary 61) beat Delhi Daredevils 120,16.4 overs Scorecard

*    Sheffield Shield 2009/10 Final March 17-21  Victoria steadily extend lead.Matthew Wade restores Victoria's innings after top order collapse.Ryan Broad holds Queensland innings together:At MCG Victoria 305,98.5 overs(Wade 96,Hastings 47,Wright 42,Swan 3-65)  & 591-8dec,146 overs(D Hussy 168) beat Queensland 297,97.4 overs(Broad 82,Lynn 42) & 182,58.4 overs by 457 runs Scorecard  Final Table

*    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2009/10 Final Maharashtra prevail in low scoring match:At Indore Maharashtra 119,18.4 overs beat Hyderabad 100,20 overs(Fallah 4-12,Bhikane 3-19) by 19 runs Scorecard

*    Indian Premier League 2009/10 Kallis sees Bangalore to 1st win:At Bangalore Match 7 Kings XI Punjab 203-3,20 overs lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 204-2,18.5 overs(Kallis 89*) by 8 wickets Scorecard

*    England eventually break Bangladeshi resistance to win by 181 runs.Junaid Siddique makes dashing ton but Mushfiqur Rahim's long vigil is not so rewarded.Swann takes 10 wickets in match.Tons for Cook & Collingwood but Pietersen & Bell miss out in England;s massive 1st innings:At Chittagong England 599-6,138-3 overs(Cook 173,Collingwood 145,Pietersen 99,Bell 84) & 209-7dec,49.3 overs(S Al Hassan 4-62) beat Bangladesh 296,90.3 overs(Tamin Iqbal 78,Mahmudullah 51,Rahim 79,Swann 5-90) & 331,124 overs(J Siddique 106,Rahim 95,Swann 5-127) by 181 runs Scorecard

*    England chase 284 to win after contrived declaration but bottle out from challenge.Pietersen fails again:At Chittagong Bangladesh 'A' 202,70.2 overs(Raqibal Hassan 107*,Tredwell 6-96) & 362-5dec(Shuvagoto Hom 91*,Cook 0-111 off 5 overs) v England XI 281-7dec,58 overs(Trott 101*,Prior 73*) & 185-5,33 overs(Cook 42ret*) Scorecard Not first class

*    Chapel-Hadley Trophy Haddin to sets up comfortable Aussie win.Vettori run out for a duck:At Hamilton Australia 245,46.2 overs(Taylor 62,Johnson 3-41,Harris 3-48) lost to Australia 248-4,47.2 overs(Haddin 110,Ponting 69) by 6 wickets Scorecard

*    Windies level series but stumble:At Guyana Zimbabwe 206,49.5 overs(Chigumbura 50,Miller 4-43,Roach 3-37) lost to West Indies 208-6,47.5 overs(Gayle 88,Deonarine 65*) by 4 wickets Scorecard

*    Chapel-Hadley Trophy Aussies level series despite Vettori low order lead surge:At Auckland  Australia 273-7,50 overs beat New Zealand 253,43.2 overs(Vettori 70,Johnson 4-51,Harris 3-31) by 20 runs Scorecard

*    Kieswetter hits ton;At Chittagong England 284-5,50 overs(Kieswetter 107) beat Bangladesh 239-9,50 overs(Bresnan 4-28) by 45 runs  Scorecard

*    Zim win thriller by 2 runs :At Guyana 1st ODI Zimbabwe 254-5,50 overs beat  West Indies 252-9,50 overs(Chanderpaul 70, Gayle 57,Barath 50) by 2 runs Scorecard An exciting last over

*    England Women win T20 off last ball:At  Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai India Women 125-5,20 overs(Raj 30) lost to England Women 126-8,20 overs(Gunn 34) by 2 wickets Scorecard

*    Cricket back on free-to-air as ITV win rights to Indian Premier League report By Nick Hoult and Rod Gilmour Telegraph

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*    Aussies suffer rare ODI defeat at hands of arch rivals:At Napier Australia 275-8,50 overs(M Hussy 59,Tuffey 3-58) lost to New Zealand 281-8,49.2 overs(Taylor 70,Styris 49*) by 2 wickets Scorecard

*    Bangladesh invited to bat and post useful total.England in reply lose three early.Morgan & Prior restore the innings,lucky Morgan goes on to ton and a close England win:At Mirpur Bangladash 260-6,50 overs(Imrun Kayes 63,Mush Rahim 76,Bresnan 3-51) lost to England 261-8,48.5 overs(Cook 60,Morgan 110*,Prior 42,Abdur Razzak 3-52,Shakib Al Hassan 3-31) by 2 wickets Scorecard England take winning lead in 3 match series Morgan 1st player to score ICC ODI tons for two countries wins incremental central contract from ECB Telegraph

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*    Ford Ranger Cup - Final  Denton fifer seals Victoria plight after Paine & Dighton set up large total:At MCG Tasmania 304-6,50 overs(Paine 104,Dighton 80,Cowan 61) beat Victoria  194,42.1 overs(McDonald 64)Denton 5-45) by 110 runs Scorecard

*    India Women take winning lead in series thanks to Mithali Raj:At Visakhapatnam England Women 152-9,50 overs(Edwards 57*) lost to India Women 156-5,44.4 overs(Raj 84*) by 5 wickets Scorecard

*    Kiwis tie 2nd T20 and win eliminator over so level series with Oz as McCullum hits ton Match 2 at Christchurch Scorecard   Match 1 at Wellington Oz won by 5 wickets Scorecard

*    Zim beat Windies by 25 runs in only T20 at Port Of Spain Scorecard

*    Tendulkar not the first to make one-day 200 for his country,he is in fact the 6th Patrick Kidd reminds us Timesonline 

*    Time to end depressing culture of failure among British Asian players asserts Mike Atherton Timesonline

*    ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2009/10 Final in Nepal: At Kirtipur USA 172,47.2 overs(Massiah 55,Vishvakarma 7-15) lost to Nepal 175-5,46.5 overs by 5 wickets Scorecard reversing defeat in round robin.Two finalists are promoted.Points Table Singapore lost out on run rate

*    South Africa easily win 'dead' third match. Kallis & de Villiers hit tons. India's stand ins fail the chase challenge:At Ahmedabad South Africa 365-2,50 overs(Kallis 104*,de Villiers 102*, Amla 87) beat India 275,43.5 overs by 90 runs Scorecard India won series 2-1

*    Cook hits fifty as England chase down modest total but Pieterson fails again.Sidebottom takes two on return.Prior takes England to easy win:At Fatullah Bangladesh CBXI 152-8,37 overs v England XI 155-3,25.2 overs Scorecard

*    Sheffield Shield 2009/10 Tense finish at the Gabba as tail wags visitors to 1 wicket win:At Brisbane Victoria 316,113 overs & 104,37.2 overs lost to Queensland 170,67.4 overs & 252-9,76.5 overs(Hartley 45,Swan 36*) by 1 wicket Scorecard

*    SScorecard achin hits superdrive and SA suffer.AB hits a ton but the rest just fall over:At Gwalior India 401-3,50 overs(Tendulkar 200*,Karthik 79,Dhoni 68*,Parnell 2-95) beat South Africa 248,42.50 overs(AB de Villiers 114*) by 153 runs 

*    ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2009/10 in Nepal:Bahrain 264-7 beat Jersey 46.5 overs Scorecard: Nepal 267-7,50 overs thrash  Fiji 74,26.4 overs(Regmi 4-11) Scorecard: Singapore 245-9,50 overs easily beat USA 146,37.5 overs Scorecard  Fiji & Jersey are two teams without subcontinentals

*    India Women Thrash England to go 2-1 up in series:At Visakhapatnam 3rd ODI England Women 130,49.2 overs(Dhar 4-19) lost to India Women  133-3,40.5 overs(Chopra 61*) by 7 wickets Scorecard

*    Lalit Modi hard pressed to soothe fears over IPL’s safety reports Rhys Blakely in Mumbai & John Westerby London Timesonlone

*    Kieswetter makes debut in style as England won comfortably:At Fatullah England XI 370-7,50 overs(Kieswetter 143,Collingwood 109,Cook 56) beat Bangladesh CB XI 258-9,50 overs by 112 overs Scorecard

*    Australia finish international season with spectacular 20/20 win:At SCG West Indies 138-7,20 overs lost to Australia 142-2,11.4 overs(Warner 67,Watson 62*) by 8 wickets Scorecard

*    ICCIntercontinental Cup Canada post huge total & Afghans now face mamoth task,set 494 to win but achieve the unthinkable with 2.2 overs to spare:At Sharjah Canada 566,151.5 overs(Dhaniram 130,Bagai 93,S Shenwari 4-118)  & 191-4dec,40 overs lost to Afghanistan 264,79 overs,40 overs(Shabir Noori 60) & 494-4,106. overs(Mohammad Shahzad 214*) by 6 wickets Scorecard: Ryan Ten Doeshate hits unbeaten double ton but Kenyans chase target successfully At Nairobi(Gymn) Netherlands 385,105.1 overs(ten Doeshate 212*) & 367-6dec,91 overs(Swarczynski 93,Kevezee 89,Statham 62*) lost to Kenya 433,110 overs(D Obuya 115,C Obuyo 89,ten Doeshate 5-104) & 320-5,62 overs(Patel 87,C Obuya 79) by 5 wickets Scorecard Afghanjstan regain top spot Table

*    India post decent total in opening ODI despite brilliant SA fielding, late order tail wag takes match to last ball thriller:At Jaipur India 298-9, 50 overs beat South Africa 297,50 overs(Kallis 89) by 1 run Scorecard

*    After 96.3 overs on the final day Inia finally break South Africa's resistance. Amla is devastated & Eden Gardns erupts!.Bad light & rain assist South Africa's huge task in saving match,day 4.Laxman & Dhoni join the party in massive innings total.South Africa's reply cut short by bad light.Sehwag & Tendulkar centuries gives India the advantage. South Africa collapse after centuries from Amla & Petersen:At Kolkata 2nd test South Africa 296,85 overs(Amla 114,Petersen 100,Khan 4-90,H Singh 3-64) & 290,131.3 overs(Amla 123*,H Singh 5-59,Mishra 3-78) v India 643-6dec,153overs(Sehwag 165,Tendulkar 106,Laxman 143*,Dhoni 132*) Scorecard  South Africa's feared pace attack rendered harmless on this pitch!

*    Afghanistan experience rare defeat so Canada square series:At Sharjah Afghanistan 177,43.1 overs(M Nabi 62,K Chohan 4-43) lost to Canada 178-6,39.2 overs(Bagai 52) by 4 wickets Scorecard Dutch beat Kenya by 80 runs to level their series in Nairobi Scorecard

*    England warned over pitfalls of match-fixing reports Nick Hoult Telegraph

*    Craig Kieswetter sets up England Lions win over senior team:At Abu Dhabi T20 England 157-6,20 overs(Wright 42*,Prior 33,Rashid 3-22) lost to England Lions 158-5,20 overs(Kieswetter 81,Lumb 58) by 5 wickets Scorecard

*    Australia Women complete clean sweep in ODI series with Kiwis.At Junction Oval Melbourne Australia Women 240-8,45 overs(Haynes 75) beat New Zealand Women 137,34 overs by 103 runs D/L Method Scorecard

*    Lalit Modi says a leading English Football Club and MCC are interested in taking stakes in new franchises write Rhys Blakely in Mumbai & Patrick Kidd in London Timesonline

*    Bangladesh suffer heavy defeat despite lower order florish.Shakib Al Hassan hits ton.Mamadhulla hits lower order ton to boost Visitors total.Kiwis post huge total but both Guptill & McCullum miss out on double tons.Thses two add 339 after NZ were 158-5:At Hamilton New Zealand 553-7dec,135 overs(Guptill 189,McCullum 185,Rubel Hossain 5-166) & 258-5dec,71 overs(McIntosh 89) beat Bangladesh 408,97.3 overs(Tamin Iqbal 68,SA Hassan 87,Mahmadullah 115,Martin 3-116,Vettori 3-88) & 282,76 overs(S A Hassan 100) by 121 runs Scorecard

*    Afghanistan win a thriller over Canada by 1 ball in Sharjah Scorecard while Kenya defeated Netherlands by 6 wickets in Nairobi despite ten Doeshate century Scorecard

*    Gerald Plumbly aged 95 and  long time Life President of the Stoics CC died recently More

*    Laxman & Dhoni join the party in massive innings total.South Africa's reply cut short by bad light.Sehwag & Tendulkar centuries gives India the advantage. South Africa collapse after centuries from Amla & Petersen:At Kolkata 2nd test South Africa 296,85 overs(Amla 114,Petersen 100,Khan 4-90,H Singh 3-64) & 5-0,0.5 overs v India 643-6,153overs(Sehwag 165,Tendulkar 106,Laxman 143*,Dhoni 132*) Scorecard  South Africa's feared pace attack rendered harmless on this pitch!

*    Sheffield Shield Hughes century revives NSW's hopes but victoria still win comfortably to secure top spot:At MCG New South Wales 225,101.1 overs(Wright 5-37) & 253-4,54.5 overs(Hughes 149,SPD Smith 124,Wright 3-91,McDonald 3-51*)  lost to Victoria 418,114 overs(MacDonald 120,Rogers 80*) & 200-4,50.5 overs(D Hussey 79) by 6 wickets Scorecard  Table  Victoria lead Queensland by 8 pts

*    Ponting hits ton as Australia post a total too far for Windies so win series:At Brisbane 324-7,550 overs beat West Indies 274-8,50 overs by 50 runs Scorecard 

*    Home Office have their way so N'hants lose two players over visa requirement eccentricities BBC Report The Problem N'hants lose their appeal BBC Report

*    ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers Final Irish mid orders fails and so  gives Afghanistan comfortable win Scorecard Afghanistan & Ireland join T20 World Cup

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*    ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers Super Four  Ireland beat Netherlands Scorecard  UAE lost to Afghanaistan by 4  wickets with 3 balls remaining in low scoring match Scorecard

*    K iwis win so take series 3-0.At  Christchurch Bangladesh 241-9,50 overs lost to New Zealand 244-7,44.1 overs 241-9,50 overs by 3 wickets Scorecard

*    No result so Australia stay 2-0 up:At SCG Match 3 Australia 225,49.5 overs(Rampaul 4-65,DR Smith 3-45) v West Indies 6-0,1 overs Scorecard

*    ICC and ECB must look sharp over Rajasthan Royals tie-up writes Mike Atheron Timesonline

*    ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers Super Fours Netherlands beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets with 7 balls to spare Scorecard Irish beat UAE by 22 runs Scorecard

*    Scots maintain losing ways as Irish secure place in super fours Scorecard Irish beat UAE by 22 runs Scorecard Netherlands beat Kenya Scorecard Afghanistan beat USA by 29 runsScorecard UAE beat Canada Scorecard

*    ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers Afghanistan beat Scots Scorecard Scots are making a habit of coming 2nd in 20/20s Kenya thrash Canada Scorecard Ireland comfortably beat USA Scorecard Dutch lose to UAE Scorecard

*    ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers USA team of foreigners beat Scotland Scorecard Afghanistan beat Ireland Scorecard  Not a single USA player was born in USA and several played 1st class for Guyana & Jamaica.What on earth is the point of such a team? Surely in a major international competition there should be some requiremnt for a proportion of indigenous cricketers. UAE beat Kenya Scorecard At least 3 of UAE were born there! Dutch beat Canada Scorecard

*    Australia ovewhelms weakened Windies as Gayle fails again,this time for aduck:At Adelaide West Indies 170,39.4 overs(Bollinger 4-28) lost to Australia 171-2,26.3 overs(Ponting 57*,Watson 53) by 8 wickets Scorecard

*    India suffer innings defeat.Tendulkar scores another ton but out to freak dismissal and tail wags for a while. Steyn routs India as only Sehwag & Badrinath resist.Kallis & Amla centuries restore innings after early loss of openers.SA won toss.Bat for almost 2 days before declaring.Amla hits 1st double test ton.:At Nagpur South AFrica 558-6dec,91 overs(Kallis 1735,Amla 253*,Khan 3-97) v India 233,64.2 overs(Sehwag 109,Badrinath 56,Steyn 7-51) & f/o 319,107 overs(Tendulkar 100,Steyn 3-57,Harris 3-79) by an innings & 6 runs  Scorecard

*    Gayle's brave words not matched by deeds as Windies collapse:At MCG 1st LOI Australia 256-8,50 overs(Watson 59) beat West Indies 143,34.2 overs(Harris 3-24,Hauritz 3-28) by 113 runs Scorecard

*    IPL  Auction farce Soutik Biswas writes of this India Pakistan cricket fiasco BBC Sport

*    Chris Gayle hits big ton against Prime Minister's XI hopes for upset against Australia in ODI series despite missing many leading players through injury BBC Sport

*    Duleep Trophy Final   Yusuf Pathan hits doube ton to take West Zone to historic win.The highest ever run chase in 1st class cricket.Ganapathy fifer ensures substantial 1st innings lead for South Zone.Karthik hits a second big ton as South set 536:At Hyderabad South Zone  400,103 overs(Karthik 183,Satish 53,IK Pathan 5-100) & 386-9dec,88 overs(Karthik 150,Gautam 88,Kulkarni 5-58) lost to West Zone 251,56.2 overs(YK Pathan 108,Ganapathy 5-75) & 541-7,136.3overs(Pathak 130,Jaffer 66,YK Pathan 210*)  by 3 wickets Scorecard

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