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Northumberland Leagues May 28 2012

IT was a day for making hay in the NTSL as batsmen at last got some sun on their backs, and there were run feasts to savour as several made up for lost time.Read

Top trio kept up winning streak May 28 2012

IT’S as you were at the top of the NEPL after all three leading sides turned in immaculate performances to take maximum points.Read

County Durham Leagues May 28 2012

WITH the Durham Coast League front-runners slugging themselves to a standstill in their head-to-head, Dawdon made a significant move to cut the gap on the two teams above them.Read

Northumberland bow out of knockout trophy May 21 2012

AS the sun finally came out on the English cricket season an inexperienced Northumberland side lost its cool at the end of either innings to bow out of the Minor Counties Knockout Trophy without a win.Read

Northumberland boss not giving up on Trophy dream May 19 2012

NORTHUMBERLAND’S Gary Cant insists his side can still make it into the knock-out stages of the MCCA Trophy.Read

County Durham Leagues May 14 2012

ANOTHER sodden Saturday saw the worst start to a season in memory roll on into mid-May, with the heavy rain of the previous two days being sufficient to wipe out most cricket in the region.Read

Northumberland Leagues May 14 2012

THE NTSL was once again badly affected as heavy downpours swept the region in the days leading up to the weekend, but two top-flight games did manage to keep their heads above water, although only just.Read

Northumberland lose in tight match May 14 2012

NORTHUMBERLAND completed their first game of the summer at the third attempt but suffered a four-wicket MCCA Trophy defeat at Herefordshire.Read

Proteas say no to Bangladesh Cricket Board proposal Apr 25 2012

CRICKET South Africa have formally rejected the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s proposal to hold a limited-overs series in May.Read

Weather delays Northumberland's opener Apr 23 2012

NORTHUMBERLAND will have to wait to get their new era under way after their opening MCCA Trophy game against Cheshire was washed out.Read

Fixing is not just problem for Pakistan – or cricket Nov 02 2011

ANOTHER chapter in Pakistan’s relationship with cricket’s dark arts was written in the High Court yesterday when a jury found Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty of spot-fixing.Read

Graham Onions to the rescue for England Oct 20 2011

GRAHAM Onions has swapped the television studio for the middle to pass another milestone in his comeback from career-threatening injury.Read

Quartet get their England reward Sep 14 2011

ENGLAND have rewarded Tim Bresnan, Chris Tremlett and Eoin Morgan with their first central contracts.Read

Rain's a pain but Durham shine on Sep 05 2011

THE official verdict was ‘no result’, but for Durham at least this was another small victory.Read

Durham star Ben Stokes brings the 'X-Factor' Sep 03 2011

DURHAM star Ben Stokes has been backed to provide the ‘X-Factor’ for England’s one day side – as skipper Alastair Cook hints at handing a home debut to the explosive all-rounder.Read

England backed to bounce back against the Boks Mar 05 2011

JONATHAN Trott has identified each of England’s remaining World Cup Group B matches as winnable – starting with unbeaten table-toppers South Africa.Read

The Ashes 2010/11: England seal historic Ashes win Jan 07 2011

ENGLAND have completed their first Ashes win Down Under in 24 years after taking the last three Australia wickets on the final morning of the fifth Test at the SCG.Read

The Ashes 2010/11: England on the cusp of series win Jan 06 2011

ENGLAND were on the cusp of securing their first outright Ashes series win in Australia in 24 years after manoeuvring the hosts into a hopeless position on day four of the final Test.Read