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Cricket: Bats just not good enough, moans Big Kev

ENGLAND’S stand-in captain Kevin Pietersen attributed their defeat to New Zealand in the NatWest Series to poor batting performances. Read

Cricket: Welshpool fall away

WELSHPOOL lost ground on the leading pack in the Marston’s Shropshire League after slipping to a six-wicket defeat at home to second placed Albrighton. Read

Cricket: Bay’s run at an end

COLWYN Bay’s winning surge looked like coming to a halt at title-contenders New Brighton. Read

Cricket: Bridge span gap to dent Llandudno hopes

MENAI Bridge won the big top-of-the-table battle in the North Wales Cricket League yesterday and put a major dent in Llandudno’s aspirations of retaining their title. Read

Cricket: Lloyd hits century

RHODRI Lloyd hammered a magnificent century, which helped Swansea reach 203 all out at Llangennech in Division One of the Andrew Knox Limited South Wales Association. Read

Cricket: Opening pair stand tall for Haverfordwest

DANNY Potter (59) and Richard James (46) shared an opening stand of 98 for leaders Haverfordwest, who rattled up 212-5 at Carew in Division One of the Antur Insurance Services Pembrokeshire County League. Read

Cricket: Sully defeat opens things up

FOR the second week in succession reigning Premier Division champions Sully came a cropper in the Thomas, Carroll South Wales Cricket League which throws the title race wide open. Read

Cricket: Drama as Fardre take final-over win

LLANTWIT Fardre gained a thrilling two wicket victory at Whitchurch Heath in Division One of the Thomas, Carroll Welsh Club Cricket Conference, the wining runs coming off the penultimate ball. Read

Cricket: Lloyd hits magnificent century

RHODRI Lloyd hammered a magnificent century, which helped Swansea reach 203 all out at Llangennech in Division One of the Andrew Knox Limited South Wales Association. Read

Cricket: Sully beaten again

FOR the second week in succession reigning Premier Division champions Sully came a cropper in the Thomas, Carroll South Wales Cricket League which throws the title race wide open. Read

Cricket: Victory for Glamorgan

GLAMORGAN DRAGONS were left to reflect on what might have been as they finished their rain-affected Twenty20 Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Worcestershire Royals at New Road. Read

Cricket: Dalrymple stars as Glamorgan end with a flourish

JAMIE Dalrymple cracked a crucial 38 not out and took two wickets as Glamorgan beat Worcestershire by six wickets in a low-key Twenty20 Cup clash at New Road. Read

Cricket: We’re all to blame, says Pietersen

DEBUT captain Kevin Pietersen has called upon his England colleagues to accept collective responsibility for the banning of regular leader Paul Collingwood. Read

Cricket: Former winners Somerset beaten by weather

RAIN ended former winners Somerset’s hopes of reaching the last eight of the Twenty20 Cup at Taunton last night. Read

Cricket: Rain leaves Glam washed out

IT was fitting that last night Glamorgan’s lingering Twenty20 quarter-final hopes were finally ended by the rain. Read

Cricket: Pietersen in top job

KEVIN PIETERSEN will lead England for the first time tomorrow after inheriting the captaincy temporarily from the suspended Paul Collingwood. Read

Cricket: SA skipper Smith in fitness race for Lord’s

SOUTH Africa captain Graeme Smith is aiming to play in the first npower Test with England – even if he cannot participate in any of the warm-up matches ahead of the clash at Lord’s on July 10. Read

Cricket: ECB seek support for Zimbabwe ban

ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke has been in talks with Indian counterpart Sharad Pawar to lobby support for expelling Zimbabwe from world cricket. Read

Cricket: Moores backs Colly after skipper’s one-day ban

ENGLAND coach Peter Moores has launched a strong defence of Paul Collingwood’s leadership credentials following his suspension. Read

Cricket: Kiwis keen to finish tour on a high note

CAPTAIN Daniel Vettori has revealed the determination in the New Zealand squad to make amends for a disappointing tour of England by clinching the NatWest Series at Lord’s tomorrow. Read