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Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, will go on one month’s leave following the ICC’s five-day annual conference that begins on Sunday in Hong Kong

Daniel Vettori has confirmed that he will be taking a break from short-form cricket in an effort to prolong his Test career

Pakistan star Shahid Afridi celebrated his home debut for Hampshire by taking five wickets in a 16-run Friends Life t20 defeat of Gloucestershire at the Rose Bowl

England batsman Jonathan Trott disappointed on his return to county action as he was run out for one in Warwickshire’s rain-wrecked Friends Life t20 match against Yorkshire

Ireland batsman Paul Stirling led Middlesex to only their second win in nine Friends Life t20 matches this season as they beat southern section rivals Kent by 28 runs

Durham leapfrogged Lancashire in the northern section of the Friends Life t20 after a comprehensive 83-run victory at Chester-le-Street

Asif Ali smashed a century on debut to set up a match-winning total for his team against Multan Tigers in the opening game of the tournament

Cricinfo previews the only Twenty20 international of Sri Lanka’s tour of England

The USA Cricket Association’s series of Town Hall meetings for its eight member regions received mixed reviews