Sri Lanka fight back in a battle of attrition
Pakistan 256 for 8 (Hameed 58, Malik 48) lead SriLanka 243 (Samaraweera 100, Shoaib 5-60, Sami 4-71) by 13 runs Sri Lanka used their strangulating methods when the game threatened to run away as they…
West Indies pull off a superb win
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Shivnarine Chanderpaul: the move up the order worked for him and the team © Getty Images West Indies stormed back into contention in the IndianOil Cup with a…
Slater hits out in autobiography
Michael Slater: bitter about his retirement © Getty Images Michael Slater, the former Australian opener, has used his autobiography to express his anger at being dropped from the Test team, and said Steve Waugh, the…
Kent miss out on chance to extend lead
Division OnePoints Table David Hussey: his unbeaten 232 put Nottinghamshire in control at Trent Bridge © Getty Images Kent missed out on a chance to extend their lead at the top of the table after…
Taibu and Duffin star on the opening day
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Terry Duffin played a fine hand on debut after Zimbabwe lost two early wickets © Getty Images There was no slaughter at Bulawayo on the opening day of…
First-class umpires announced for 2006
The ECB has announced that Rob Bailey, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough and Neil Bainton have all been appointed to the full list of first-class umpires. They replace David Shepherd, Mervyn Kitchen, Alan Whitehead and John…
'When Sachin gets going, there is little you can do'
If you don't get him out early, he'll come right at you © AFP I always found that when I played against the great batsmen of the modern era, I often ended up getting sucked…
Louw signs for Middlesex
Johann Louw has signed as Middlesex's second overseas player for next season following his departure from Northamptonshire. He joins Scott Styris at Lord's after impressing John Emburey, the coach, during appearances against them."He's been very…
Butler likely to miss entire season
Ian Butler has been given the chance to make a full recovery from a spine injury © Getty Images Ian Butler, the New Zealand fast bowler, is likely to be ruled out for the southern…
India's women demolish Sri Lanka
Scorecard Monica Sumra helped knock off the required runs with the minimum of fuss © AFP Defending champions India maintained their unbeaten record in the second womens Asia Cup, beating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets…