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Taylor leads 16-man Lions squad
Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor will lead a 16-man England Lions squad for their tour of Bangladesh beginning in January.
Scots lose to Hampshire in CB40
Scots lose their final home Clydesdale Bank 40 fixture in a rain-affected match against Hampshire.
McCallum to end Scotland career
Scotland batsman Neil McCallum will retire from international cricket following Sunday’s match against Hampshire.
Butterworth returns for Scotland
Australian professional Luke Butterworth is back in the Scottish Saltires squad to face Leicestershire and Hampshire.
Topklasse finalists vie for home advantage
VRA Amsterdam and ACC meet on Saturday in a preview of the best-of-three finals series, but there’s plenty to play for as the Twenty20 Cup approaches its climax.
Ireland Under 19′s crushed by Jersey
121 run defeat as batting woes surface once again.
Dosti Amsterdam promoted to Topklasse
After the controversy and disappointment of last winter, Amsterdam club Dosti have won the Hoofdklasse title and earned promotion to the Topklasse for 2012.
O’Brien defends England selection
Against a cascade of criticism, Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien has defended England’s decision to send a shadow side to Dublin for Thursday’s RSA Challenge one-day international.
Bukhari and Barresi star as Dutch defeat Worcestershire
The Orange Lions posted their fifth CB40 win of the season on Sunday with another last-over victory, this time against Worcestershire at New Road.
Na twee jaar een wereld van verschil
Ruud Onstein reviews the Orange Lions’ first two seasons in the CB40 competition, and finds plenty of evidence of improvement in the Dutch performances.
ACC win a high-scoring thriller, but VRA stay top
As they have all season, the two Amsterdam clubs dominated the final round of the regular Topklasse season, setting up a fascinating final series.
Carlton victory makes title closer
LEADERS Carlton took a significant step towards their first-ever top flight title last night when they beat second placed Forfarshire in the first round of play-off fixtures.
Uddingston bask in Scottish Cup glory
Paul Hoffmann may be ready to put retirement plans on hold after playing a key role as Uddingston retained the Scottish Cup with a comfortable seven-wicket success over Dunfermline.
Royal Nordic Cup stays in Denmark
Preparing for the 1st. division tournament in Jersey next week the Danes won all their matches in the T20 tournament in Copenhagen and made sure the Cup stayed in Denmark
Van der Merwe back in Irish squad
Albert van der Merwe returns to the Ireland squad for the RSA Challenge ODI against England in Dublin next Thursday.
Double no trouble in Asia – Bell
More than a quarter of a century has passed since an England player scored a Test double hundred in Asia, but Ian Bell is confident the current batting unit are capable of ending that drought this winter.
New faces for West Indies
West Indies have named four uncapped players – Miles Bascombe, Johnson Charles, Nkruma Bonner and Derwin Christian – in a 14-man squad for the two Twenty20 internationals in England.
Strauss keen to accept plaudits
England skipper Andrew Strauss is happy for his side to bask in the glory of their sensational npower series thrashing of India – as long as they retain full focus in time for their next assignment.
Flower enjoys day in the sun
Andy Flower permitted a brief moment of satisfaction at a job wonderfully well done by England – before they move on to the all-important challenge of staying on top of the Test rankings.
Bell rises to rankings high
Ian Bell has moved to a career-high joint third in the ICC Test batting rankings after his double hundred in England’s triumph over India in the fourth Test.
Strauss happy to finish on a high
England captain Andrew Strauss expressed great pride in the professionalism of his side after they completed a stunning series whitewash of India with an innings-and-eight-run win at the Kia Oval.
Swann delighted to contribute
A jubilant Graeme Swann admitted that he was happy to be in the wickets after inspiring England to an innings-and-eight-run triumph against India at the Kia Oval to wrap up a 4-0 series whitewash.
Prior aiming higher
Wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior believes England can “create a bit of a legacy” after they officially became the world’s number one Test team following their 4-0 series whitewash over India.
Morgan’s England in Irish clash
Eoin Morgan believes his selection as England captain for Thursday’s game against Ireland in his native Dublin is a “huge compliment” to Irish cricket.
Windies weakened for England T20s
West Indies name four uncapped players in an inexperienced squad for the two Twenty20 internationals against England at The Oval in September.
Gooch backs ‘match-winning’ Cook
England batting coach Graham Gooch insists Alastair Cook will prove himself to be a top one-day batsman and captain for England.
Strauss sets out winter tour goal
England captain Andrew Strauss says his side still need to improve if they are to succeed on their winter tours.
England complete India whitewash
England inflict another heavy defeat on India to complete a 4-0 series whitewash as Sachin Tendulkar falls nine runs short of a landmark 100th international century.
Sehwag & Sharma out of ODI series
India’s Virender Sehwag and Ishant Sharma are ruled out of the forthcoming one-day international series with England because of injury.
England turn screw against India
India trail by 488 runs after limping to 103-5 in reply to England’s 591-6 declared on day three of the fourth Test at The Oval.
England on top despite Dravid ton
India trail England by 162 runs after reaching the close on 129-3 with one day left of the fourth Test at The Oval.
Morgan to lead England in Ireland
Dublin-born Eoin Morgan will captain England’s one-day side for the first time, against Ireland as James Taylor, Jonathan Bairstow, Ben Stokes and Scott Borthwick are called up.
Bell and Pietersen punish India
Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell hit a record 350-run partnership against India as England end day two on 457-3.
Pick your England XI
Captain Morgan salutes Irish game
Eoin Morgan believes his selection as England captain for the one-day international with Ireland in Dublin is a “huge compliment” to Irish cricket.
O’Brien predicts repeat dose
Kevin O’Brien accepts he may never match the stunning century that helped Ireland to a famous World Cup win over England – but insists his side are more than capable of repeating the result.
England take opening honours
Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan vindicated Andrew Strauss’ decision to bowl first as England dominated the opening day at Edgbaston. The hosts were 84 without loss at stumps, 140 behind.
Bresnan delighted with England’s day
England would certainly have settled for the strong position they hold in third npower Test at the start of play on day one, according to Tim Bresnan.
England players star in awards longlist
Jonathan Trott is in the running for four International Cricket Council awards and Graeme Swann three. They are among eight England players who have been nominated for the Player of the Year gong.
U19 World Cup heads to Australia
The 2012 Under-19 World Cup will be held in Australia, it has been confirmed. The reigning champions will defend their crown on home soil.
England dominate struggling India
Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan share eight wickets as England bowl out India for 224 before captain Andrew Strauss hits an unbeaten fifty on day one of the third Test at Edgbaston.
England v India third Test day one as it happened
England reach 84-0 at stumps after dismissing India for 224 on day one of the third Test at Edgbaston.
Claude Henderson brings the Foxes to Amstelveen
As part of his benefit year, Leicestershire and former VRA Amsterdam spinner Claude Henderson will lead his county in a match for the Maurits van Nierop Foundation in Amstelveen on Thursday.
MacLeod thumps hundred as Saltires crush Cavaliers
Calum MacLeod last night smashed a sensational century as the Saltires warmed-up for their CB40 return with a thumping win over the Scotland Cavaliers.
Returning Sehwag goes first ball
Stuart Broad had Virender Sehwag caught behind on review from the first ball the fit-again opener faced as England made a fine start at Edgbaston. Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid consolidated.
Blog – England’s best XI?
Is the 2011 vintage England’s best side of all time?
Test can boost country – Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss believes the third Test against India can provide a feelgood factor after continued rioting.
Strauss expects India response
Andrew Strauss and company may be on the verge of becoming the first England side to top the Test rankings, but they remain wary of an India comeback in the third npower Test at Edgbaston.
Tremlett misses third Test
Chris Tremlett has been ruled out of the third npower Test against India at Edgbaston because of a back injury. The paceman will receive “ongoing treatment” ahead of the fourth Test at the Kia Oval.