Worcestershire chief executive Mark Newton says work on the club’s new pavilion is still on schedule despite recent flooding at New Road.
Newton told BBC Hereford & Worcester the contractors had allowed time for possible flooding delay.
“We had no work for a week but they’ve absorbed that into the programme so the ground work is still […]
Sussex have appointed David Brooks as their new chief executive to replace the departed Gus Mackay.
Brooks, 41, and a keen recreational cricketer, was previously in the same role with the Finsbury Food Group.
He told BBC Southern Counties Radio: “Cricket has always been a great passion of mine. I have wanted to use my business knowledge […]
Surrey will play in the Pro Arch Trophy in Abu Dhabi in 2009 as part of their build-up to the new season.
Middlesex, Sussex, Essex, Yorkshire and Lancashire will also compete in the one-day tournament in March. Read more
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Middlesex captain Shaun Udal is sure their success in the Twenty20 Cup will help them in the Champions League.
The Crusaders will play for £2.5m in the inaugural competition in India but, with doubts about the availability of top names, are billed as underdogs.
Udal told BBC London 94.9: “I genuinely believe we can win it. We […]
Darren Maddy has relinquished his role as Warwickshire captain and the club have appointed opening batsman Ian Westwood, 26, in his place.
Former England all-rounder Maddy, 34, took the role for two years and led them to promotion in the County Championship in the 2008 summer.
He said: “It has been fantastic but all good things have […]
Somerset County Cricket Club is set to announce record profit levels for the 2008 season on Tuesday.
The club’s commercial manager Guy Wolfenden said the profit was mainly due to “the success on the field and development on the grounds”. Read more
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Middlesex coach Toby Radford is looking to use the Champions League Twenty20 in December to rebuild his team.
A place in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League and an all-expenses paid trip - albeit an unsuccessful one - to Antigua for the Stanford Super Series would suggest Toby Radford’s Middlesex is a happy place to be.
But in […]
Nottinghamshire bowler Mark Footitt has signed a new one-year contract to keep him at Trent Bridge.
The 22-year-old made his Notts debut in 2005 but injury prevented him making a single appearance during 2008. Read more
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South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs has agreed to rejoin Glamorgan for most of the 2009 campaign.
The 34-year-old batsman played for the Dragons in last summer’s Twenty20 Cup but has re-signed for July, August and September with an option to extend.
“I’m really excited about returning to Glamorgan, joining the team for the Twenty20 Cup last season […]
County champions Durham have signed Somerset and England all-rounder Ian Blackwell on a three-year deal.
The 30-year-old left-arm spinner and hard-hitting middle-order batsman was a member of the Somerset team who helped to push Durham all the way into the final round of matches before the northerners clinched their maiden title in September.
Head coach Geoff Cook […]
Surrey’s Mark Butcher has rubbished reports his career may be over, and insists he wants to play on for years.
Butcher, 36, missed the majority of last season with a serious knee injury but says his pre-injury form had been his best for several years.
The former England Test opener told BBC London 94.9: “Hopefully there’s many […]
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has made a return to cricket by signing for Hampshire as a consultant.
This will be his first coaching stint since resigning as England coach after the 2007 World Cup.
He has agreed a one-year term with the county after months of talks ended positively. Read more
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