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Somerset have awarded Andy Caddick a second benefit in 2009, ten years after his first.

Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been named as Chris Gayle's deputy for the five ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals on the tour of New Zealand.

Malcolm Speed, the former ICC chief executive, has said he had "vigorously opposed" the decision not to take any action on the irregularities in Zimbabwe Cricket's finances, a stance that culminate...

Bob Carter, the former New Zealand assistant coach, has said the "harshness of the criticism" heaped on John Bracewell, the outgoing New Zealand coach, is "right over the top".

The ECB has confirmed West Indies will tour England for two Tests and three one-day internationals in April and May next year. This means Sri Lanka's proposed visit is off which makes it the first ...

Surrey are in talks with Harbhajan Singh with a view to bringing him back to The Oval for the second half of the 2009 season.

Kenya's proposed series against Zimbabwe before Christmas has been scrapped after Zimbabwe Cricket said they could not fit it in due to a tight schedule, even though they have no international matc...

The John Bracewell-era has ended on a rather sour note, but new coach Andy Moles hopes New Zealand can leave behind the past as he takes over the side ranked No. 8 in the ICC Test rankings.

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, says he's ready to play a "big part" during the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. Gayle is one of only five players in the 15-man squad who have played...

A round-up of the third day's play of the fifth-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09.