Steve Tikolo led a Kenya fightback on the opening day against Ireland after Paul Stirling's maiden first-class hundred, and an opening stand of 128 with Jeremy Bray, had put the defending champions in control at Eglinton

Marcus North knows there will be tougher days ahead but he was relieved to break through his early tour slump with a composed 106 in an ideal warm-up before next week's first Test

Steve Harmison does not expect to be lining up in Cardiff on Wednesday despite heaping doubt on the opener Phillip Hughes and picking up six Australian wickets in Worcester

In a breathless finish, Laura Marsh was dropped off the final ball as she hit the two runs needed to secure England their first one-day series win against Australia since 1976 with a two-wicket win at Stratford

England's bowling coach, Ottis Gibson, has said he would welcome the prospect of a fully fit and firing Steve Harmison returning to the England fold for the Ashes

Jan Stander hit a crucial 64, the highest score of the match, as Scotland battled to a lead of 242 against Canada after their second innings was almost derailed by the visiting seamers as ball continued to dominated the game

Steve Harmison shook Australia's top order for the second time as Phillip Hughes and Ricky Ponting suffered dual failures a week before their Ashes defence

Ravi Bopara racked up his fourth first-class hundred in consecutive matches for England, while Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior chipped in with useful half-centuries

MS Dhoni and India kept their nerve in a frustrating day of rain delays to take an unbeatable 2-1 series lead in St Lucia

Younis said his batsmen's familiarisation with Mendis is because Pakistanis are used to playing spin at home

Cricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle

Andrew Hilditch has defended his panel's persistence with Andrew Symonds and its forgiveness of his frequent indiscretions

The first real challenge for Sangakkara is to lead one of Sri Lanka's least experienced attacks in Murali's absence

After the storms in the north-east earlier in the week, it was ironic that Nottinghamshire should find themselves thwarted by the weather here just as Durham were dodging the downpours to win at the Riverside

It took Durham less than an hour and a quarter on the fourth and final day to complete their fourth championship victory of the season by a margin of five wickets

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Somerset chase down a remarkable 476 and Kent wrap up victory against Gloucestershire

A lethal spell from Doug Bollinger put severe pressure on Pakistan A late on the first day against Australia A in Townsville

The opener will now be available for national selection after his written apology was accepted by the PCB chairman

Muttiah Muralitharan has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan in Galle starting on Saturday due to a minor knee injury

The offspinner had been assessed by New Zealand team physio Kate Stalker in England