Imran Tahir set to join Hampshire
London: Pakistani leg-spinner Imran Tahir has signed a new contract with Hampshire which will keep him with the southern English county for another two years, it was announced. Tahir has had ...

 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 ...

 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 ...

  BCCI vetoes Laxman's Nottingham move
  London: India batsman VVS Laxman's planned move to Nottinghamshire has fallen through after the deal was vetoed by the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI), the English county said. The ...

 ECB to deliberate proposed English Premier League T20
London: A nine-team English Twenty20 Premier League modelled on IPL could well be kicked off in 2010 as two members of the ECB management board have proposed a plan to start ...

 Kiwi Vincent powers Lancashire home
London : Former New Zealand international Lou Vincent hit a 59-ball 102* for Lancashire as they moved into a share of the lead in the Twenty20 Cup. Lancashire beat Derbyshire, who ...

 No regrets for missing captaincy, crows Warne
Sydney: Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne's brilliant performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has enhanced his reputation as the best Test captain Australia never had, but it has not caused him ...

 Glam boy of English cricket KP prefers cricket to sex!
London: England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has said that getting a century for England is better than having sex. The South African-born star recently married Liberty X beauty Jessica Taylor – but ...

 County round-up: Kiwi Bond strikes it rich; Freddie back in action
London: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who hasn't played Test cricket for over a year, took a step back on the way to international recognition with a wicket for Lancashire on the ...

 Twenty20 'the way forward' says Pietersen
More images London: Kevin Pietersen is encouraged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have met with Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire behind the domestic Stanford Twenty20 competition in the West ...