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Northamptonshire have bought the freehold of their Wantage Road ground

England will play three practice matches before the first Test when they arrive in India in October for the winter tour

Tino Best, the Barbados fast bowler, has been called up to the West Indies

Former Lancashire wicketkeeper and jazz musician Frank Parr has died in a London hospice at the age of 83

Cricketers not contracted with Sri Lanka Cricket will no longer be allowed to use the board’s facilities, according to a proposal by the board’s executive committee

Approximately half of USACA’s 47 leagues are now in the process of breaking away to form a rival governing body for cricket in the USA which is calling itself Cricket America

West Indies have been hit with a penalty for a slow over-rate during the first Test against England at Lord’s

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has said he is making good progress in his recovery from a back injury that ruled him out midway through the tour of the West Indies last month

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has said he is making good progress in his recovery from a back injury that ruled him out midway through the tour of the West Indies last month

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman who has not played for his country since June 2011, has turned on national team’s coaching set up for his continued non-selection