London: Graeme Hick's cricket career came to an abrupt end Wednesday as his final season before retirement was cut short by injury.
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 Oval here Tuesday.
London: Former England and Worcestershire batsman Graeme Hick announced on Tuesday he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of this county season.
Mumbai: India's former chief selector Kiran More slammed BCCI for barring Indian players from playing for English counties with ICL connection.
Worcestershire: English county Worcestershire announced they'd signed Western Australia seamer Steve Magoffin as their overseas player for the first-half of the 2008 campaign.
London: Shane Bond's contract to play for English county Hampshire this season has been called into question because of the player's links with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL) after officials warned it would be taken into account when assessing his registration.
London: West Indies quick Fidel Edwards has agreed to play for Worcestershire in the second half of this year's English county season.
Perth: Former Australian opener Justin Langer has turned his back on the inaugural Twenty20 Indian Premier League, opting to honour a prior commitment to English county side Somerset.
London: New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond will play for Hampshire in the opening weeks of the 2008 season, the English county announced on Friday.
London: Derbyshire captain Simon Katich has announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the current season.
