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MCC to send team to play in France

While France has fallen for the charms of football and rugby despite their Anglo-Saxon origins, the "je ne sais quoi" of cricket has never taken hold on the other side of the Channel in quite the same way.

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Stuart Broad prevented from flying to India due to snow

England fast-bowler Stuart Broad was scheduled to travel from London on Friday and join the England team at Mohali ahead of the fourth one-dayer but will now join them in New Zealand after snow prevented him from flying to India over the weekend.

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Sachin Tendulkar finds a fan in David Rudisha

A legend in his own field, Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha expressed a desire to meet Sachin Tendulkar in person and also spoke about a possible duel with Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt.

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Sachin Tendulkar: Girisha Nagarajegowda is inspiration to all of us

Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday described London Paralympic Games silver-medallist Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda as an "inspiration to all of us" and wished the high-jumper the very best for all his future endeavours.

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Ravi Shastri bids farewell to “tracer bullet” cliche; replaces it with “Usain Bolt”

Ravi Shastri made a momentous announcement that has sent shock waves across the cricketing world. The legend disclosed that he has substituted his trademark cliché 'that went like a tracer-bullet’, a phrase with which he has 'regaled’ cricket lovers on innumerable occasions in the past, with 'that went like Usain Bolt’ so as to sound cooler.

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Sachin congratulates Vijay Kumar on winning silver medal at London Olympics

Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar has congratulated Indian shooter Vijay Kumar for winning India its second medal, clinching the silver in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the London Olympics.

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Bows and arrows replace bat and ball at Lord’s ahead of London Olympics

Lord's, the historic 'home of cricket', was bathed in brilliant sunshine on Wednesday -- perfect conditions for a Test match.

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Live Cricket Score: England vs South Africa, 1st Test at Kennington Oval, Day one

By CricketCountry Staff

 

A determined South Africa side is set to take on England and topple them from the top spot in the ICC Test rankings, as the first Test between the two prominent sides begin on Thursday at the Kennington Oval in London.

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England elect to bat against South Africa in first Test at Kennington Oval

By CricketCountry Staff

 

England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in their opening Test at the Kennington Oval on Thursday.  

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Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard died of electrocution

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Tom Maynard, son of former England player Matthew Maynard was electrocuted and hit by a train the Westminster Coroner's Court was told by British Transport Police during a hearing.

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