London: Rikki Clarke has stepped down as captain of Derbyshire after less than a season in charge. The bowling all-rounder joined Derby at the start of the county championship season from Surrey, but has struggled for form since making the move and was dropped from the team in recent weeks.
Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will play English county cricket for Derbyshire next year, the county's official website said.
London: Derbyshire captain Simon Katich has announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the current season.
London:England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will make his latest return from injury by playing in a county reserve match.
London:Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, Test cricket's top two leading wicket-takers of all time, bowled their respective sides to victory in the English County Championship on Monday.
Derby (England):Australia batsman Simon Katich is to captain Derbyshire during the forthcoming 2007 season, the English county has announced.
London:Wicketkeeper Steven Davies dropped Darren Gough as left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan fell tantalisingly short of a perfect 10 in the County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Chelmsford.
London:Anil Kumble claimed a wicket as Surrey trounced Derbyshire by eight wickets in a Pro40 Division two fixture at Chesterfield.
London:Team India discard Zaheer Khan scalped three in the second innings but a lacklustre show by other Worcestershire bowlers and a magnificent 161 by Aussie Marcus North saw Derbyshire salvaging a draw in a Division Two county match at Chesterfield.
London:Zaheer Khan had an average outing for Worcestershire and the Team India discard grabbed just one wicket even though his side tightened its grip on the Division Two Liverpool Victoria County Championship match against Derbyshire.
