St Helen's came away from their clash against Northern with a tie even though for most of the gane at Ruskin Drive, they were in the driving seat in the Business Assistance (NW) Liverpool Premier League match.

Sapphires were crowned Super 4s champions after the final round of fixtures fell victim to the weather. They lost their penultimate game but rain on Sunday ensured they could not be caught.

Will Sneath and Chris Goode bowled Finedon Dolben to a vital win against NCCC Academy in the weekend's big fixture to move to within a point of the County youngsters at the top of the Hevey Building Supplies Northamptonshire premier

James Anderson admits England's attack will be "looking over their shoulders" as they prepare for the npwer Test series against South Africa.

Godmanchester's former captain Paul Swannell put a disappointing season behind him to set a new club record for an eighth wicket stand and rescue their his from defeat to Norwich.

The Twenty20 Cup quarter-final between Durham and Yorkshire was postponed after the ECB received allegations that Yorkshire fielded an ineligible player in a crucial group match.

Only a handful of games started on a soggy Saturday in the Francis Clarke Devon Cricket League and not one of them was played to a conclusion.

Having been drummed out of the Cockspur Cup by Bromley a fortnight ago, Hartley were determined to seek revenge when they came up against the same opponents in the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League.

Sixteen girls teams from schools all over Great Britain will battle it out on Tuesday for the title of ASDA Kwik Cricket national champions. More than 25,000 girls took part in this year's event.

New Zealand coach John Bracewell will return to Gloucestershire next season as director of cricket.

Wirral Cricket Club are holding practice sessions for the visually impaired. The club are inviting anyone interested in playing this special form of the game to come along to their Clatterbridge ground on Thursday evenings.

The battle for supremacy between captains Michael Vaughan and Graeme Smith is one of several potentially decisive factors in the Test series between England and South Africa.

Stand-in skipper Nathan Dumelow and James Duffy led a spirited fightback as Minor Counties champions Cheshire found life tough going on the opening day of their three-day Championship clash with Oxfordshire.

There was much gnashing of teeth and gnarling of lips in the Midlands as heavy rain wreaked havoc on the latest round of Birmingham Midshires Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League with just one game producing a result.

Imrul Kayes made an unbeaten 61 as Bangladesh A reached 102 for two at lunch on the second day of their match against England Under-19. James Harris took a crucial early wicket.

Australia completed a series whitewash over West Indies with a comprehensive 162-run victory in the fifth one-day international in Basseterre on Sunday.

Andrew Strauss is relishing the chance to renew his acquaintance with Morne Morkel in his 50th Test next week - despite Saturday's failure against South Africa's emerging pace spearhead.

England captain Michael Vaughan has warned his fellow batsman to prepare for a pace examination reminiscent of the lauded West Indies attack of the 1980s when they face South Africa.