England Women completed a perfect record in their programme of warm-up matches for their limited overs series in New Zealand by beating an emerging players side by 54 runs in the second of two Twenty20 games in Lincoln.
Lydia Greenway top scored with 46 as England posted 140 for eight and their bowlers were once again in impressive form to restrict their opponents to just 86 for five.
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.
Pakistan's Physical Disability side beat their England counterparts 2-0 in a Twenty20 series held at the Dubai Cricket Academy.
Pakistan won the opening match by 14 runs and then triumphed by 20 runs in the second encounter.
Charlotte Edwards cracked a century and Anya Shrubsole returned figures of five for five as England Women began their tour of New Zealand with a 181-run win over a New Zealand Emerging Players side in Lincoln.
Edwards scored 123 as England closed on 292 for nine before Shrubsole's haul helped her side dismiss the New Zealanders for 111 in 38.1 overs.
Marylebone Cricket Club has collaborated with the England and Wales Cricket Board to enhance and expand the MCC Women’s Young Cricketers programme.
Based at Lord’s – the Home of Cricket – throughout the summer, the MCC Women’s YCs will have access to world-class facilities and expert multi-disciplined coaching, to help them prepare for the challenges of playing international cricket.
Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook scored half-centuries as England warmed up for their One-Day International series with Pakistan by beating the England Lions by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi.
After the Lions folded to be bowled out for just 96, a contrived target of 230 was reached by the senior side with three wickets down in the 46th over.
The MCC Committee met yesterday and reaffirmed its decision, taken on 30th November 2011, to focus on developing Lord's Cricket Ground on the Club's freehold land only, and with its own resources.
England and Surrey fast bowler Chris Tremlett has undergone back surgery in London, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed.
Tremlett had to return home early from England's tour of the United Arab Emirates after a scan revealed a bulging disc in his back.
England's selectors have resisted making wholesale changes to their limited-overs squads following the disastrous Test leg of their tour of the UAE, with Danny Briggs' call-up at the expense of Ian Bell the only major change from the ODI squad that toured India. Tim Bresnan returns to take his place in both squads after missing the Test series due to injury.
There have been several notable performances over the past seven days in international cricket, meaning that, once again, it is a difficult decision to choose this week's Cricket World Player of the Week.
It is from events in Dubai that this week's award winner again comes. Both Younis Khan and Azhar Ali hit centuries in Pakistan's second innings total of 365, with Azhar taking the honours - partly thanks to the nature of Younis' dismissal in the first innings.
Matt Prior top-scored with a combative unbeaten 49 for England but it wasn't enough as they succumbed to a 71-run defeat and resulting 3-0 series whitewash at the hands of Pakistan in Dubai.
The tourists began the day on 36 without loss, but soon lost Andrew Strauss - leg-before to Abdur Rehman for 26 - to resume the top-order's troubles against Pakistan's quality spin duo.
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.
Chris Tremlett faces a spell of at least three months on the sidelines after specialists recommended that he have an operation on his back. The decision means that he will miss England's two Test matches in Sri Lanka at the end of March and beginning of April, as well as the first month of the county season with Surrey, meaning that he will struggle to be match fit for the start of England's Test summer against West Indies at the end of May.
Serious Cricket, a specialist cricket equipment and clothing company run by former England manager Neil Rider today (30 January) announced it has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with England women's cricket captain Charlotte Edwards MBE.
The ECB have announced the addition of an extra Women's T20 series to the international calendar for the summer of 2012. It has confirmed that England Women will play a five-match series against West Indies Women to help the two teams prepare for the ICC Women's World T20 in Sri Lanka less than a fortnight later.
Saeed Ajmal picked up his 100th Test wicket as Pakistan found England wanting against spin bowling on their way to a 72-run win on day four of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
Ajmal returned three for 22 but was overshadowed by left-armer Abdur Rehman, whose six for 25 bundled England out for 72 - their lowest Test score against Pakistan - having been set 145 to win.
Lord's Cricket Ground has once again been named the UK's number one Sporting Venue by BDRC Continental's VenueVerdict.
The Home of Cricket has been recognised for its exemplary customer service, and was found to have the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) of any eligible sporting venue in an extensive national list.
There are two main contenders for this week's Cricket World Player of the Week. Saeed Ajmal and AB de Villiers have each turned in exemplary performances for their teams this week to help Pakistan and South Africa record victories over England and Sri Lanka respectively.
A look ahead to a busy week that sees three Test matches get underway in Australia, United Arab Emirates and New Zealand.
In Adelaide, Australia take on India, then in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan take on England in high spirits following their ten-wicket win in the opener in Dubai and finally, New Zealand meet Zimbabwe in Napier.
Pakistan thrashed England by ten wickets on day three of the opening Test in Dubai after they produced a ruthlessly clinical performance to register the first outright result at the venue.
They built a first-innings lead of 146 by scoring 338 thanks to Adnan Akmal's 61 then routed England for 160 before finishing proceedings by cruising to 15 without loss in their second innings.
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