Champions League Twenty20 2010 news

Tait expects quicks to shine

Sep 8, 2010: Shaun Tait, the South Australia fast bowler, has said quick bowlers will relish bowling on the fresh pitches in South Africa during the Champions League Twenty20

Canada v Ireland, 2nd ODI, Toronto

Stirling assault blows away Canada

Sep 8, 2010: Paul Stirling, the 20-year-old Ireland opener, played the innings of his life, smashing 177 from 134 deliveries to set up an easy win over Canada and tie the two-match ODI series

England v Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Cardiff

England cruise to victory after Pakistan fall for 89

Sep 7, 2010: England's Twenty20 cricketers were barely forced to break sweat as they sauntered to a crushing six-wicket victory in Cardiff, against a Pakistan side whose off-field woes appeared to have seeped out into the middle with them

County news

Surrey release Usman Afzaal

Sep 7, 2010: Former England batsman Usman Afzaal has been released by Surrey leaving him searching for a new county

Indian Premier League 2011

New format and player retention clause worry franchises

Sep 7, 2010: Franchises in the IPL believe that the league's new format and the player retention clause take away their control over their players and also affect their bottom lines

Sussex v Northamptonshire, Hove, 1st day

Nash ton cements Sussex control

Sep 7, 2010: Sussex put themselves in a great position to win promotion with a game to spare by dominating Northamptonshire on day one of their match at Hove

Surrey v Glamorgan, The Oval, 1st day

Pietersen out for duck as Surrey youngsters shine

Sep 7, 2010: Kevin Pietersen made a second-ball duck on his first-class Surrey debut as his team-mates otherwise enjoyed a good first day with the bat to reach 324 for 6 in their County Championship match with Glamorgan

Middlesex v Worcestershire, Lord's, 1st day

Roland-Jones stars after tube-strike chaos

Sep 7, 2010: Toby Roland-Jones fell foul of the London tube strike congestion to miss the first 40 minutes of play but returned to help Middlesex bowl out promotion-chasing Worcestershire for 313

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Grace Road, 1st day

Buck helps Leicestershire fight back

Sep 7, 2010: Teenager Nathan Buck took a starring role to spearhead a Leicestershire fightback on the first day of their final home County Championship game of the season against Gloucestershire at Grace Road

Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, 1st day

Bandara lifts Kent in relegation clash

Sep 7, 2010: Kent captain Rob Key praised the character of Sri Lankan Malinga Bandara after the under fire wrist-spinner bagged season's best figures of four for 42 to help skittle Hampshire for 204

Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 1st day

Title-chasing Somerset edge opening day

Sep 7, 2010: Charl Willoughby claimed 4 for 60 as Somerset bowled out Lancashire for 259 on the opening day of their County Championship clash at Taunton

Essex v Durham, Chelmsford, 1st day

Mickleburgh holds up Essex batting

Sep 7, 2010: Jaik Mickleburgh again showed his liking for the Durham attack with another polished effort that underpinned the Essex innings in the Country Championship clash at Chelmsford

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Nottinghamshire suffer nightmare day

Sep 7, 2010: Nottinghamshire's County Championship aspirations took a hammer blow after being bowled out by challengers Yorkshire in their first innings for 59 - their lowest total in 22 years

Afghanistan news

Afghanistan ready to tour Pakistan - Khaliq Dad

Sep 7, 2010: Afghanistan seamer Khaliq Dad has leant his support to Pakistan, saying his side was ready to travel to the terror-hit country when other international teams were reluctant to play there

County news

Kirby granted Gloucestershire release

Sep 7, 2010: Gloucestershire have released Steve Kirby from the final two years of his contract after he requested the chance to play Division One Championship cricket to push his England claims

Spot-fixing controversy

Impossible to clean cricket completely - Hayden

Sep 7, 2010: Matthew Hayden, the former Australian opening batsman, has said it is practically impossible to completely eradicate corruption from cricket.

Spot-fixing controversy

Two Pakistan players issued notices before scandal

Sep 7, 2010: Two Pakistan cricketers were issued notices by the ICC seeking information nearly a month before the spot-fixing scandal broke during the Lord's Test last month, ESPNcricinfo has learned

Zimbabwe cricket

Elton Chigumbura named player of the year

Sep 7, 2010: Elton Chigumbura, the Zimbabwe and Mashonaland Eagles captain, was named the country's cricketer of the year at the CBZ Bank 2010 cricket awards in Harare on Friday

Kenya news

Cricket Kenya revises selection process

Sep 7, 2010: Cricket Kenya has announced an overhaul of its national selection process, suggesting it has backed down in the face of the recent player strike

Canada v Ireland, 1st ODI, Toronto

Canada secure tight Duckworth-Lewis victory

Sep 7, 2010: Bad light ruled out what would have been an intriguing final two overs of the first one-dayer in Toronto, but Canada won't be complaining as it secured them a surprise win