Boycott elected Yorkshire county president

Last Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012, 13:16

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has been elected president of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club by an overwhelming majority.

Ponting `no` to county cricket

Last Updated: Friday, March 23, 2012, 09:29

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Friday rejected the chance to play county cricket this year as he bids to play one last Ashes series in England in 2013.

ICC to probe India-Pakistan WC semi-final match

Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 09:09

The ICC is all set to launch an inquiry into a report in the 'Sunday Times', which claimed that the Indian bookmakers are fixing the results of England county games.

Ex-English cricketer pleads guilty to spot-fixing

Last Updated: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 18:44

Mervyn Westfield became the first English cricketer convicted of fixing on Thursday when he admitted taking money to bowl badly during a county match.

Fixing a greater risk in county cricket than international: ECB

Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 17:21

ECB`s anti-corruption chief Chris Watts feels it would be "naive" to believe that county cricket had not been affected by corruption and said that the domestic league is at greater risk of falling prey to match-fixing than the international circuit.

Lancashire win first county title since 1934

Last Updated: Friday, September 16, 2011, 09:02

Lancashire won their first English championship title since 1934 when they defeated Somerset by eight wickets on the final day of the county season on Thursday.

Ojha guides Surrey to Division One of County Championship

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 13:22

At last, an Indian cricketer is on the winning side in England.

Kent considers Dravid as one of its own

Last Updated: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 09:35

It has been 11 years since Rahul Dravid spent a summer in Kent playing county cricket but fans here still talk of him as one of their own.

Carberry strokes unbeaten 300 in record partnership

Last Updated: Saturday, August 6, 2011, 11:20

Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry might have caught the attention of England selectors after amassing 300 runs on Friday during a stand of 523 -- a record third wicket first-class partnership in England.

England ODI captain extends Essex deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 00:00

England One-day captain Alastair Cook has extended his deal with Essex by two years.

Retired Shahid Afridi to try for comeback soon

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 00:00

Within weeks of announcing retirement from international cricket, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he would try making a comeback to the national team.