Imran Tahir cleared to play for Yorkshire
London: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir has been cleared to play for Yorkshire for the rest of the season. The 28-year-old was garnted work permit and will replace paceman Jason Gillespie, who has ...

 Jaarsveld, Denly guide Kent into Friends Provident final
London: Martin van Jaarsveld's third hundred this week helped propel Kent into the final of the Friends Provident Trophy, English domestic cricket's premier 50-over event, as they beat holders Durham. Former ...

 Mushy to undergo knee surgery yet again
Hove: Mushtaq Ahmed will have surgery on Monday to determined the extent of an injury to his right knee, Sussex announced Friday. Mushtaq has suffered a fresh cartilage tear but has ...

  Nehra too expensive for Worcestershire
London: Worcestershire confirmed Friday they have dropped their bid to sign Indian paceman Ashish Nehra for the second half of the season after he demanded more money to move to New ...

 Lancashire skipper Law backs Freddie for England return
London: Lancashire captain Stuart Law believes England should recall Andrew Flintoff "as soon as he is ready" after the all-rounder helped his side to victory over county champions Sussex at Hove ...

 English discard Harmison vows to fight back
Chester-le-Street: England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has insisted he still has an international future, regardless of his growing band of critics. The 29-year-old quick was dropped after a wretchedly wayward performance ...

 Yorkshire sign Morne Morkel as cover for Naved
Leeds: South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel will deputise for Pakistan's Rana Naved as Yorkshire's overseas player in the early part of the forthcoming English season, the county announced on Tuesday. ...

 Brown signs new one-year deal with Surrey
The 37-year-old has scored more than 25,000 runs for Surrey and last summer hit 176 in a world record one-day score of 496-4 against Gloucestershire.

 McGrath seeks legal aid on slur charge
Melbourne: Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath is seeking legal advice over allegations he called a Sri Lankan opponent a "black monkey".

 Gloucestershire cements quarter-final berth
London: Benson and Hedges cup holders Gloucestershire - which cemented its quarter-final berth at the weekend - was handed a home tie with Durham after Sunday's matches were completed.