Ravi Bopara bags young cricketer award
London: Cricket Writer's Club has named Ravi Bopara as the Young Cricketer of the year 2008. Bopara has enjoyed an impressive season this year after he made his Test debut for ...

 Can 'pink ball' conquer cricket hearts?
London: For the first time in the history of cricket a ' pink cricket ball' was used to play an official match on Wednesday. Pink cricket ball made its memorable debut ...

 Kaneria undergoes finger surgery, sidelined for six weeks
Karachi: Pakistan leggie Danish Kaneria has undergone a minor surgery on his injured finger and will be sidelined for six weeks, the bowler said on Thursday. Kaneria, who represents Essex in ...

  Kaneria urges PCB to schedule more Test matches
Karachi: Expressing his frustration at not playing Test cricket for more than eight months, leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, who underwent a minor surgery on his injured finger, today urged the Pakistan Cricket ...

 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 ...

 Cook in form as Essex reach final
London: England opener Alastair Cook warmed-up for next week's first Test against South Africa by making 95 for Essex as they beat Yorkshire by 87 runs to reach the Friends Provident ...

 Napier's deluge of sixes sinks Sussex
London: Essex all-rounder Graham Napier struck a new Twenty20 world record 16 sixes in an innings on his way to 58-ball 152* as Sussex were thrashed by 128 runs in a ...

 English seamer Gough announces retirement plan
London: Former England pace bowler Darren Gough will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the season. Yorkshire captain Gough, 37, believes the time is right to bow out because ...

 Bopara may join IPL if England ignore...
London: Middle order batsman Ravi Bopara has revealed that he may join the Indian Premier League next season if he does not earn an England Test recall. The 23-year-old player of ...

 Bopara chooses country over money
London: Declining a six-figure contract from an unnamed IPL franchise, all-rounder Ravi Bopara said he was tempted by the money on offer but put his country first and wants to regain ...