*    ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009/10 gets underway at Aberdeen on Thursday with Scotland playing Canada  while Ireland play Kenya at Eglinton stating Friday More

*    County Cricket Division One Bowlers dominate at Riverside Worcs 193,79,1 overs(Plunkett 6-63) v Durham 63-6,23.1 overs Scorecard David Hussey unwanted by Australia or Australia 'A' hits ton for Notts At Trent Bridge Notts 369-9,96 overs(D Hussey 126,A Brown 54) v Lancs Scorecard Rudo;ph misses out on doubleton At Taunton Yorkshire 375-5,95.1 overs(Rudolph 191) v Somerset Scorecard,Division 2 At Lord's Shah makes timely ton Middx 269-5,96 0vers(Shah 159) v Surrey Scorecard

*    Pakistan middle order squander batting practice:At Colombo CCCG Sri Lanka Cricket XI 345-5dec,overs(Thirimanne 116,Kapugedera 115,Tharanga 50) v Pakistan XI 301-5,72 overs(K Manzoor 83,S Butt 82,Pushpakumara 3-83) Scorecard

*    Michael Vaughan announces his retirement from cricket More

*    England Women post useful total as Sarah Taylor hits ton:At Chelmsford 2nd LOI England Women 259-6,50 overs(SJ Taylor 120,SC Taylor 42,Morgan 41) beat Australia Women 204,43.4 overs(Shaw 3-39,Marsh 3-33) by 55 runs  Scorecard

*    Tons for Krejza and Umar Akmal,8 wickets for McKay in drawn match:At Townsville 1st Unofficial test Australia 'A' 399,118.3 overs(Krejza 105*,Henriques 76,Voges 78,Wahab Riaz 5-98) & 256-5dec,82 overs(White 77,Paine 54*) drew with Pakistan 'A' 338,96.1 overs(Azhar Ali 78,McKay 6-75) & 207-5,49 overs(Umar Akmal 100*,Safraz Ahmed 50*)   Scorecard

*    England Women bowlers regain their form and rout Australia so England win by 9 wickets as Sarah Tatylor top scores:At Chelmsford Australia Women 134,49.4 overs(Farrell 39*,Colvin 3-27) lost to England Women 134-1,27.0 overs(SC Taylor 64,CJ Atkins 48*) by 9 wickets Scorecard

*    MCCATrophy Semifinals Norfolk 235,47.3 overs thrashed Oxfordshire 78,28.5 overs by 157 runs Scorecard  Staffordshire 237-9,50 overs beat Bedfordshire 140,37.3 overs by 97 runs Scorecard

*    India collapse to Windies pacemen,Dhoni leads recovery but Windies romp home to easy win  thanks to Morton & Gayle so level series:At Jamaica 2nd LOI India 188,48.2 overs(Dhoni 95,Rampaul 4-37,Bravo 3-26,Taylor 3-36) lost to West Indies 192-2,34.1 overs(Morton 85*,Gayle 64) by 8 wickets Scorecard

*    Sussex make bold attempt at target  lead by Hopkinson ton. Hauritz finally gets a wicket. Australia's batsmen enjoy the sun second innings after first innings early struggle at Hove. North fails both times,Australians 349-7dec,90 overs(Haddin 69,Hauritz 65*,Sandri 3-79) & 379-7dec,95.1 overs(Hughes 78,Ponting 71,MJ Clarke 75*) drew with Sussex 311,80.2 overs & 373-7,97 overs(Hopkinson 115,Yardy 67) Scorecard

*    Twenty20 Cup June 26th South Division Middlesex finally win a 20/20 Middx beat Essex by 23 runs Scorecard and June 27th follow up with another victory over Surrey at the Oval by 7 wickets Scorecard June 26th Hants lost to Kent by 7 wickets Scorecard  Midlands/Wales/West Division North Division N'hants beat Glamorgan by 20 runs Scorecard  Glos lost to Somerset by 3 wickets Scorecard Worcs lost to Warwickshire by 7 wickets Scorecard North Division Durham v Lancs Abandoned no ball bowled,Derby lost to Notts by 8 wickets Scorecard

*    England cricketers see the light thanks to new adidas sunglasses writes Ivo Tennant Timesonline

*    England to host Pakistan v Australia series in 2010 announced Giles Clark CE ECB  Timesonline

*    Yuvraj Singh hits ton as India romp to big total in Kingston.Two wrong umpire's decisions rob windies of success with bold riposte.India improved fielding proves crucial:At Jamaica 1st LOI India 339-6,50 overs( Y Singh 131,Karthik 67,Bravo 2-41) beat West Indies 319,48.1 overs(Chanderpaul 63) by 20 runs Scorecard

*    Twenty20 Cup June 24th South Division Essex 210-3,20 overs(Cook 100*,Pettini 87*) beat Surrey 125,15.2 overs by 85 runs Scorecard  Midlands/Wales/West Division North Division  N'hants v Somerset No result Scorecard At last Flintoff finds batting form Lancs 220-5,20 overs(Flintoff 93) beat Derbyshire 164-7,20 overs by 56 runs Scorecard John Westerby reports Timesonline

*    Where is the reward for clubs who help England? Scyld Berry, Wisden Editor, deplores the lack of recognition by the England and Wales Cricket Board for junior clubs who nurture international players. Telegraph

*    Adam Gilchrist wants   Twenty20 at the Olympic Games and Tests reduced in number but the format preserved Full transcript of Cowdrey Lecture  

*    Twenty20 International. England Woman fail at last to the old enemy:At Derby Australia Women  151-3,20 overs beat England Women 117-6,20 overs by 34 runs Scorecard

*    Twenty20 Cup June 24th South Division  A thriller at the Oval Kent beat Surrey by 1 run Scorecard Midlands/Wales/West Division A brilliant century by Solanki sets up Worcs win Worcs 222-4,20 overs(Solanki 100) beat Glamorgan  121-6,20 overs Scorecard North Division Leics lost to Notts by 9 wickets Scorecard Durham beat Yorks by 41 runs Scorecard John Westerby summarises Timesonline

*    Adam Gilchrist preaches gospel of fair play reports Patrick Kidd Timesonline The former Australia wicket keeper delivers the Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's this evening More

*    England Women honoured at Parliamentary reception,congratulated by Prime Minister More

*    Twenty20 Cup June 23rd South Division Hants(Lumb 93) beat Middx(Godleman 53) by 28 runs Scorecard,Middx's 7th defeat: Midlands/Wales/West Division N'hants lost to Glos(Hodnett 60) by 2 wickets Scorecard Glamorgan(Dalrymple 63) lost to Warwickshire by 4 wickets Scorecard Worcs lost to Somerset by 7 wickets Scorecard: North Division Derbyshire(Law 59) lost to Durham  by 6 wickets Scorecard Points Tables

*    Michael Vaughan left in the cold by England reports Michael Atherton Timesonline   England reveal pre-Ashes squad Full Details

*    Twenty20 Cup June 22nd South Division Kent beat Hants by 8 runs Scorecard Middx retain abject consistency losing to Essex(Pettini 80*) by 8 wickets Scorecard Surrey lost to Sussex by 6 wickets Scorecard Midlands/Wales/West Division Glos lost to Warwickshire(Trott 73*) by 7 wickets Scorecard North Division Leics(Allenby 69) beat Lancs by 8 runs Scorecard Notts(Brown 66) beat Yorks(Gale 76) by 11 runs Scorcard

*    Twenty20  Women's World Cup Final At Lord's England won toss invited Kiwis to bat and bowled them out cheaply,Sarah & Claire Taylors score the runs and England win the Cup New Zealand Women 85,20 overs lost to England Women 86-5,17 overs by 5 wickets Scorecard

*    Twenty20 World Cup Final At Lord's Dilshan fails but Afridi magic persists so Pakistan win the Cup Sri Lanka 138-6,20 overs(Sangakkara 64*, Matthews 34*, Abdul Razzaq 3-20) lost to Pakistan 139,18.4 overs(Shahid Afridi 54*,Kamran Akmal 37) by 8 wickets Scorecard

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