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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Gloucestershire's future at their Nevil Road ground in Bristol has been assured after planning permission for a housing development was approved by the city council so reviving their hopes of staging regular international cricket. http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566772.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566772.html Wed, 30 May 2012 20:38:48 GMT Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, has had only one day at home to sleep off the delirium of the Kolkata Knight Riders' maiden IPL triumph - he will play club cricket in Dhaka from Thursday - but he is not complaining http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566769.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566769.html Wed, 30 May 2012 19:35:56 GMT Geoffrey Boycott, Yorkshire's new president, has risked alienating another British-born Asian player from the club by urging Adil Rashid to take responsibility for his own actions after being dropped for the first time in his county career. http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566751.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566751.html Wed, 30 May 2012 17:12:16 GMT Michael Hogan, the Western Australia fast bowler, will quit Australian cricket after one more season in order to take up a contract with Glamorgan http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566749.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566749.html Wed, 30 May 2012 16:43:49 GMT The ICC's annual conference in Kuala Lumpur in June is where India and Pakistan could take significant steps towards the resumption of cricketing ties, with even the possibility of the announcement of a series, according to PCB chief Zaka Ashraf http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566747.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566747.html Wed, 30 May 2012 17:00:01 GMT Richard Pybus believes that more than the two stints as Pakistan coach, his experience in South Africa will serve him in good stead for his new role http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566745.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566745.html Wed, 30 May 2012 17:08:48 GMT Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the remainder of West Indies' tour of England with a shin injury and been replaced by Sunil Narine http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566743.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566743.html Wed, 30 May 2012 21:09:00 GMT Sahara Matribhumi, the Bangladesh subsidiary of Sahara group, has made an offer of approximately $9.4 million for a period of four years for the sponsorship of the Bangladesh cricket team http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566742.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566742.html Wed, 30 May 2012 17:33:55 GMT Pace bowlers Steve Patterson and Mitchell Starc were quick to make their mark on the first day of Yorkshire's match against Northamptonshire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566736.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566736.html Wed, 30 May 2012 18:03:10 GMT The PCB has held talks with banned fast bowler Mohammad Amir, as a prelude to his rehabilitation process following the spot-fixing scandal http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566735.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566735.html Wed, 30 May 2012 15:36:18 GMT It is one thing to have a 26-point lead in the Division Two table, but quite another to look to extend that on a first morning at Nevil Road http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566734.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566734.html Wed, 30 May 2012 17:49:41 GMT Marcus North's first century for Glamorgan helped the team take control against Leicestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566733.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566733.html Wed, 30 May 2012 18:23:27 GMT New Road has a special association with the select group of batsmen with the distinction of having scored 1,000 first-class runs before the end of May http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566732.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566732.html Wed, 30 May 2012 18:17:12 GMT Steven showed he was ready to slot into England's team if the call came but his team-mate Tim Murtagh was equally, if not more, impressive http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566731.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566731.html Wed, 30 May 2012 18:58:46 GMT To paraphrase that north-eastern philosopher Terry Collier, of The Likely Lads fame, Lancashire and Durham supporters have hardly been filled with jollity and merriment this season with no wins beteween them in 13 matches http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566730.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566730.html Wed, 30 May 2012 20:34:54 GMT Faf du Plessis, the middle order batsman, has been has been named in South Africa's 15-man squad for the unofficial Twenty20 tri-series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, in Zimbabwe in June http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-tri-series-2012/content/story/566708.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-tri-series-2012/content/story/566708.html Wed, 30 May 2012 13:20:32 GMT The intricacies of the system used to recalculate run targets in rain-affected one-day matches are unfathomable to most people http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/566696.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/566696.html Wed, 30 May 2012 14:51:50 GMT Jesse Ryder will not be getting a central contract from New Zealand board for the next season, NZC CEO David White has confirmed http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/566692.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/566692.html Wed, 30 May 2012 09:52:13 GMT Richard Pybus, the former Pakistan coach, has been named Bangladesh coach, taking over from Stuart Law who resigned in April http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566686.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/566686.html Wed, 30 May 2012 20:35:50 GMT Abdul Qadir, the former Pakistan legspinner, has said he rues the fact that the Lahore-born Imran Tahir went on to play for South Africa and not Pakistan http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566658.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566658.html Tue, 29 May 2012 19:01:52 GMT