Durham wins County Championship Division One

Durham wins County Championship Division One

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County Championship Division One, 2008 final point table

New Zealand cricket new ODI kit

The blackcaps will be with this new ODI kit in the coming months.



Scott Styris and Chris Martin model New Zealand's new kit, Auckland, September 29, 2008

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Tendulkar declared fit for Aus Tests

India’s hopes got a big boost ahead of the tough four-Test series against Australia on Friday when injured master batsman Sachin Tendulkar was declared fit for the high-profile contest commencing on October 9 at Bangalore.

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Farewell for Yorkshire captain Darren Gough

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Darren Gough waves farewell to the home crowd at the end of his final first-class match in Yorkshire, Yorkshire v Somerset, Scarborough, September 20, 2008

"I wanted to go out in style and that [wicket] proved to me I am ready to retire. I am absolutely shattered now," the 38-year-old said. "I bowled as quick as I have for a long, long time in that first spell. When I look back I'm glad my last wicket was Justin Langer. I've had some great battles against him and it's nice to know my last wicket in Yorkshire was someone as good as him." read more

New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2008 fixture

This October

Thu Oct 9
09:00 local, 03:00 GMT 1st ODI - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat Oct 11
09:00 local, 03:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Tue Oct 14
09:00 local, 03:00 GMT 3rd ODI - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Chittagong Divisional Stadium

Fri Oct 17 - Tue Oct 21
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 1st Test - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Chittagong Divisional Stadium

Sat Oct 25 - Wed Oct 29
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 2nd Test - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Dhaka Warriors to play in ICL

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) officially launched a new team - Dhaka Warriors - for its forthcoming season beginning on October 10.
Habibul Bashar, the former Bangladesh captain, will lead the side comprising 13 players from all levels of the game in the country
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Australian squad for test vs India 2008

Australian squad for test matches against India 2008.

Leg spinner Bryce McGain in as Symonds out.

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Squad: Matthew Hayden, Phil Jaques, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Bryce McGain, Stuart Clark, Doug Bollinger

ICC 2008 award result - cricket updates

The nominations were

The winners are:

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Chanderpaul is ICC Cricketer of Year

Dhoni is ODI Player of the Year

Edwards is Women's Player of Year

Mendis named as ICC's Emerging Player

Ponting leads ODI Team of Year

Smith leads Test Team of Year

Sri Lanka win Spirit of Cricket Award

Steyn is Test Player of Year

Taufel is Umpire of Year again

ten Doeschate is ICC Associate Player of Year

Yuvraj wins Twenty20 award

Nominations for the ICC Awards 2008 - cricket

The nominations are:

* Cricketer of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dale Steyn, Mahela Jayawardene, Graeme Smith
* Test Player of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dale Steyn, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis
* ODI Player of the Year: Nathan Bracken, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Yousuf
* Emerging Player of the Year: Stuart Broad, Ajantha Mendis, Ishant Sharma, Morne Morkel
* Associate Player of the Year: Ryan ten Doeschate, Alex Obanda, Niall O'Brien, Thomas Odoyo
* Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Chris Gayle, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Brett Lee, Yuvraj Singh
* Women's Player of the Year: Lisa Sthalekar, Charlotte Edwards, Claire Taylor, Nicola Browne
* Spirit of Cricket: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies
* Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel, Mark Benson, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Rudi Koertzen

The presentation will be on Wednesday.

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Australia made it 3-0

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Image: Australia celebrate with the trophy after beating Bangladesh 3-0, Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin, September 6, 2008

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Whitewash washed out and its 4-0 win for england

England has to settle for 4-0 and third in the International Cricket Council ODI table - behind Australia and South Africa after rain washed the last ODI vs South Africa. Definitely its a great win for England under the captaincy of Kevin Pietersen.

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