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Ireland Clinch Dramatic Ten-Run Win Over Kenya

Ireland beat Kenya by ten runs inside two days in an extraordinary low-scoring, spin-dominated ICC Intercontinental Cup clash in Mombasa.

Ireland failed to reach triple figures in their first innings as they were rolled for 75. Hitting back, they dismissed Kenya for 109 and then forged ahead by scoring 152 to set Kenya 119 to win before the hosts fell for 108 in the final innings of the game.

Clarke Ruled Out Of Next CB Series ODI With Injury

Australian captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia's next Commonwealth Bank One-Day International series match against Sri Lanka.

He sustained a right hamstring strain during his side's four-wicket defeat to India in Adelaide and he may be sidelined for the match on 19th February against India in Sydney as well as the match against Sri Lanka on 17th February.

England Continue Winning Form In New Zealand

England Women continued their impressive start on tour in New Zealand by crushing a New Zealand Emerging Players side by eight wickets in a Twenty20 game in Lincoln.

Their bowlers restricted the home side to a meagre 86 for six and their victory target was reached inside 13 overs as Sarah Taylor made an unbeaten 43 in 24 balls.

Gambhir, Dhoni Lead India To First Win In Adelaide

India claimed their first One-Day International victory in Adelaide as they beat Australia by four wickets in game four of the Commonwealth Bank Series.

After Australia reached 269 for eight thanks to half-centuries from David Hussey and debutant Peter Forrest before India chased succcessfully, reaching their target with two balls to spare.

Guptill Smashes New Zealand To Another Victory

Martin Guptill blasted an unbeaten 91 in 54 balls to guide New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 International in Auckland.

Hamilton Masakadza had scored a half-century as Zimbabwe posted 159 for eight but New Zealand raced to victory in just 16.5 overs.
 
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Kevin Pietersen, Marvan Atapattu, Shaun Pollock and Shoaib Malik.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Courtney Walsh, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Chris Cairns.
England off-spinner Danielle Hazell talks to us ahead of her side's tour to New Zealand where they play One-Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. The tour gets underway on 17th February and Hazell talks about the team's preparations, her own introduction to the game and the vital work being performed by Chance To Shine to increase participation levels in cricket among women and girls.
Taking time out from a Slazenger photo shoot in Surrey, England star Eoin Morgan talks to us about his new cricket equipment, his recovery from injury, England's upcoming tour of Pakistan, the spot-fixing trial, whether there is too much cricket being played and whether Sachin Tendulkar will score his 100th century.
Thanks to everyone who had a go at our the Cricket World 2011 Quiz - split into two sections, it proved to be a challenge but there were some outstanding performances. Well done to Nitin Agarwal who scored 11/12 in the first quiz and Gaurav Gandhi who managed 7/8 in the second quiz.
Sachin Tendulkar remained the man to beat in the 2011 Cricket World Awards - as voted for by Cricket World viewers, listeners and followers. Following his dual success in being crowned Player of the Year and Batsman of the Year in 2010, the 'Little Master', held on to the main award by gaining 19 percent of the total votes cast, although he did have to share the Batsman of the Year gong with team-mate Virender Sehwag.

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If you are involved in running, coaching, managing, a cricket club, then you can't afford to miss this opportunity to source everything you need for the new season and beyond. Catch up with the stars of the second show at Edgbaston and don't miss out - the final show is at Headingley (11th February).

Player Of The Week

Martin Guptill is the stand-out candidate for this week's Cricket World Player of the Week award. The 25 year-old hit three consecutive half-centuries in as many matches against Zimbabwe to make himself a shoo-in for the award.

County Cricket Headlines

South African batsman Alviro Petersen has revealed via his Twitter account that he has signed a contract with Essex for the first part of the 2012 county season.
Leicestershire have signed West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan as their main overseas player for the 2012 season. The Guyanese right-hander will represent the Foxes in all cricket during the forthcoming season, including playing alongside Abdul Razzaq in their Friends Life t20 side.
Worcestershire have signed Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for their Friends Life t20 campaign. He completes the Pears' overseas signings for 2012 following their capture of Australian batsman Phil Hughes on a season-long deal.
Durham have signed former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs as one of their overseas player for the Friends Life t20 campaign. The 37 year-old has not played for South Africa since publishing his controversial autobiography at the end of 2010, extracts from which caused Cricket South Africa to terminate his national contract.

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Enter our exclusive online competition courtesy of Owzat-Cricket.co.uk to be in with a chance of winning a mini-bat and cap combo signed by three of England's finest fast bowlers - Dean Headley, Phillip deFreitas and Devon Malcolm.

Mr Predictor

A cricket betting video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket betting odds in association with bet365 as John Pennington and Jim White look ahead to the following upcoming matches and series: Boxing Day Test matches between Australia and India in Melbourne and then South Africa taking on Sri Lanka in Durban in two of the biggest games of the year.

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