Former umpire Col Egar dies at 80

ACB chairman 1989-92

Col Egar, the former Test umpire and Australian cricket administrator, has died in Adelaide at the age of 80... more

Sep 5, 2008

Bermuda make solid reply to Namibia's 320

Bermuda v Namibia, Intercontinental Cup, Hamilton, 2nd day

Bermuda's top-order got off to a solid start in reply to Namibia's first-innings total of 320 on a rain-curtailed second day at the National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda... more

Sep 5, 2008

'We reached some important milestones' - Vaughan

New Zealand cricket

New Zealand Cricket has released its 114th annual report in which it announced a profit of $2.905 million before distributions to major and district associations... more

Sep 5, 2008

Darwin crowds disappoint Nielsen

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has told Darwin cricket fans they risk losing their already infrequent international cricket fixtures if they do not turn out in greater numbers... more

Sep 5, 2008

Symonds' absence will take gloss off the tour - Kirsten

Australia in India, 2008-09

Gary Kirsten, India's coach, has said Andrew Symonds' possible absence from the tour of India, which begins in October, could take the gloss off the series... more

Sep 5, 2008

Clark glad to shed rust before India

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Three one-day internationals against a struggling Bangladesh have hardly been the ideal preparation for an upcoming Test tour of India, but Stuart Clark says playing any cricket is better than none... more

Sep 5, 2008

Bangladesh search for some fight

Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin

Bangladesh must turn around their disappointing batting to challenge Australia in the third one-day international... more

Sep 5, 2008

Mahi hews a new road

Analysis

How Dhoni changed his game to become the world's top ODI batsman again... more

Sep 5, 2008

Bad times for Dravid and Kallis, and England's new No. 3

Numbers Game

Kallis and Dravid have been the mainstays of their batting orders for a while now, but 2008 has been a particularly bad year for both... more

Sep 5, 2008

'Results first, entertainment second'

Simon Katich

Australian cricket's working-class hero talks about being a dour batsman in a team full of dashers, and how he overcame his bad patch... more

Sep 5, 2008

Disciplinary issues won't affect Symonds' selection

Australia in India 2008-09

Andrew Symonds' future with the Australian team will be decided once he makes himself available for selection, and the decision will be based purely on cricketing grounds... more

Sep 4, 2008

England ease to series victory

England v India, 3rd women's ODI, Taunton

England took an unassailable 3-0 lead against India with an eight-wicket victory in a rain-hit clash at Taunton... more

Sep 4, 2008

Utpal Chatterjee appointed as Bengal coach

Indian domestic cricket

Utpal Chatterjee, the former India left-arm spinner, has been appointed as Bengal's coach for the upcoming season... more

Sep 4, 2008

ICC set to move World Cup Qualifiers

Bangladesh in line to host tournament

A little more than a week after the postponement of the Champions Trophy, Cricinfo can reveal that the ICC will have to either move or postpone its next high-profile event, the World Cup Qualifiers... more

Sep 4, 2008

Australia A spin towards follow-on

India A v Australia A, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Having been dismissed for 284, India A held the advantage at the end of the second day thanks to some splendid bowling which left Australia A staring at a follow-on... more

Sep 4, 2008

Ireland have no issues facing Zimbabwe

Kenya tri-series 2008-09

Cricket Ireland are comfortable about their decision to play a triangular series in Kenya which also involves Zimbabwe... more

Sep 4, 2008

Fernando flies in for Worcestershire

County news

Dilhara Fernando, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has joined Worcestershire as a replacement overseas player for the remainder of the season... more

Sep 4, 2008

Excellence exhausted

Ivo Tennant

Whither cricket at Fenner's and in the Parks and at the other four centres of excellence, asks Ivo Tennant... more

Sep 4, 2008

Claire Taylor completes 100 ODIs

Women's cricket

Claire Taylor, the England batsman, was presented with her 100th ODI cap ahead of the third ODI against India in Taunton... more

Sep 4, 2008

Trego's aggression boosts Somerset

Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Somerset fought back well on the second day against Nottinghamshire, with their lower order batting well to boost the total very usefully, and then seizing two of the home side's wickets before the close... more

Sep 4, 2008

Godleman grinds Middlesex ahead

Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Lord's, 2nd day

Martin Williamson reports on the second day's play between Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Lord's... more

Sep 4, 2008

Lewry extends Vaughan's trot

County Championship round-up

A round-up from the latest Championship matches... more

Sep 4, 2008

BCCI reprimands Kirsten for captaincy comments

Indian cricket

The BCCI has reprimanded Gary Kirsten for his comments to the media, in which he stated Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ready for Test captaincy... more

Sep 4, 2008

Graham Ford scotches New Zealand rumours

The search for Bracewell's successor

Graham Ford, Kent's director of cricket, has dismissed speculation linking him with the post of New Zealand coach... more

Sep 4, 2008

New Zealand chairman steps down

New Zealand news

Sir John Anderson is set to retire as the chairman of New Zealand Cricket at tomorrow's AGM after 13 years in the post... more

Sep 4, 2008

Hayden still in ODI frame - Nielsen

Bangladesh in Australia 2008

Matthew Hayden will not be pressured out of one-day cricket before he is ready despite Australia's coach Tim Nielsen tipping Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson as the openers most likely to lead Australia's next World Cup defence... more

Sep 4, 2008

Sarel Burger guides Namibia towards competitive total

Bermuda v Namibia, Intercontinental Cup, Hamilton, 1st day

Bermuda virtually cut out Namibia's chances of posting a big first-innings total by taking six wickets for 121 runs on day one of their Intercontinental match in Hamilton... more

Sep 4, 2008

Sehwag to lead Delhi in Nissar Trophy

Indian domestic cricket

Virender Sehwag will lead a strong Delhi squad in the Mohammad Nissar Trophy, with Ashish Nehra returning from injury ... more

Sep 4, 2008

Lee set to return for India tour

Australia in India 2008-09

Brett Lee has declared himself ready to tour India after taking time away from the game to deal with his the break-up of his marriage, although he did contemplate skipping the trip... more

Sep 4, 2008

Walters calls for Symonds to clean up his act

Allrounder's trouble in paradise

Doug Walters says Andrew Symonds has become a "bit of a liability"... more

Sep 4, 2008