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MICHAEL Hogan has never been one for personal statistics. MICHAEL Hogan has never been one for personal statistics. When  he was playing City and Suburban lower-grade cricket on concrete pitches at the age of 20, the prospect of taking one wicket in professional company was  beyond his wildest dreams. So to rack up his 300th scalp in the first-class arena …

Sussex County Cricket Club are delighted to announce that Luke Wright has signed a three-year extension to his contract at The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, which will see him remain at Hove until at least the end of the 2018 season. The 29 year-old, who has been awarded a Benefit Year by Sussex in 2015, has been at Hove for a …

Rohit smashed a world record ODI score of 264, and grabbed more than a few records along the way © ESPNcricinfo Ltd 264 Rohit Sharma’s score today, a world record for the highest ODI score. This is also the second-highest score in List A cricket, which includes domestic one-dayers as well. Surrey’s Ali Brown holds the record, after his innings …

Scott Borthwick and three other emerging England hopefuls will play cricket in Sri Lanka this winter on the recommendation of England Performance Programme coaches Graham Thorpe and Peter Such. Sri Lanka v England – 1st ODI. Click here to bet. Scott Borthwick: Will play in Sri Lanka this winter Durham all-rounder Borthwick, who made his Test debut in the fifth …

There will be two lots of Ashes cricket in Cardiff next year as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today released the schedule for the 2015 women’s series. After Wales hosts the opening men’s Test on July 8, the final game of the Series, a NatWest International T20 on August Bank Holiday Monday will form part of a double …

This was all so different. I had done some batting coaching myself, and I had just done what most coaches had done with me. In other words point out a lot of technical faults, without really suggesting any solutions, and also probably pointing out the faults at the wrong time. So many coaches do that. It is called job justification. …

New  Lancashire  boss Ashley Giles has made fast bowler George Edwards his first signing at Emirates Old Trafford. The 22-year-old has joined the Red Rose on a two-year deal having come through the academy at Surrey. Following the retirement of Kyle Hogg last season, the recent departure of Kabir Ali and uncertainty over how much cricket Glen Chapple will play …

Cricket Martin Read – Sports Reporter The financial results of this year’s festival have now been finalised and Horsham Cricket Club are delighted to announce that their share is just under £10,000 – a very healthy profit resulting from much hard work by the club committee, ground, office and bar staff and a veritable army of volunteers. Horsham President Hugh …

Dan Housego Tom Shrewsbury First published in Sport by Rob Iles DAN Housego is thought to be attracting interest from Glamorgan after being released by Gloucestershire. The 26-year-old batsman’s departure has not been officially announced by Gloucestershire, but it is understood he was not offered a new contract at the end of the season and left the club along with …

Dan Housego Tom Shrewsbury First published in Sport by Rob Iles DAN Housego is thought to be attracting interest from Glamorgan after being released by Gloucestershire. The 26-year-old batsman’s departure has not been officially announced by Gloucestershire, but it is understood he was not offered a new contract at the end of the season and left the club along with …