Hick has retired from first-class cricket
London: Graeme Hick's cricket career came to an abrupt end Wednesday as his final season before retirement was cut short by injury. The Worcestershire faithful will miss the chance to say ...

 Kartik and Malan to stay put at Middlesex
London: Murali Kartik is set to feature for Middlesex in the upcoming Stanford Super Series and the inaugural Champions League after the Lord's-based county announced Tuesday they'd re-signed the India spinner. ...

 Akhtar shows no signs of rustiness on Surrey debut
London: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar took a wicket for Surrey on his debut for the county but southern rivals Hampshire had the better of a rain-affected first day at The ...

  Skipper Katich to quit Derbyshire for Australia
London: Derbyshire captain Simon Katich has announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the current season. The 32-year-old Australian has enjoyed terrific success with the bat ...

 Graeme Hick to quit first-class at end of season
London: Former England and Worcestershire batsman Graeme Hick announced on Tuesday he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of this county season. The former England international's future had been ...

 Gloucester sign Brendon Drew as overseas player
London: Tasmanian paceman bowler Brendan Drew will replace his fellow countryman Marcus North as overseas player for Gloucestershire county club. The 24-year-old seamer, who represents Tasmania in the Australian provincial cricket, ...

 Injury forces Mushy to hang up his boots
London: Sussex's legendary former Pakistan international spinner Mushtaq Ahmed confirmed Wednesday that he has been forced to retire because of a persistent knee injury. Mushtaq won three county championships, a C&G ...

 England release Colly, Cook and Bopara for county ties
London: English ODI stars Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara will join their counties for Sunday’s NatWest Pro40 matches. The trio, who are part of the hosts’ squad for the ...

 Stubborn Chanderpaul guides Durham home
London: West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul slammed 77 off 85 balls as Durham Dynamos posted 178 for nine to win a rain-interrupted NatWest Pro40 League Division One match Tuesday against Nottinghamshire ...

 Flower blooms as Essex clinch FP Trophy
London: Former Zimbabwe batsman Grant Flower steered Essex to a five-wicket victory over Kent in the final of the Friends Provident Trophy at Lord's here on Saturday. Thirty-seven-year-old Flower, brother of ...