All four current England Cricket Captains; Andrew Strauss, Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook and Charlotte Edwards brought cricket to some of Nottingham's inner-city youngsters when The Lord’s Taverners staged a special coaching session ahead of the England Test with West Indies at Trent Bridge.
As cricket's number one charity, The Lord's Taverners is dedicated to giving young people access to sporting and recreational opportunities.
Investec, the specialist bank and asset manager, have brought together England cricketers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn with former Masters Champion, Charl Schwartzel, for a golf lesson with a difference.
Investec, title sponsors of Test Cricket, provided the two England Cricketers with a chance to perfect their swing, under the expert eye of Charl, also sponsored by Investec.
England Women have recalled World Cup winners Katherine Brunt and Holly Colvin to a 15-member squad which will take on India Women for two Twenty20 Internationals and five One-Day Internationals in June and July.
Brunt was rested for the recent tours of South Africa and New Zealand while Colvin was unavailable due to university commitments.
England will play four Tests and two Twenty20 Internationals in India before Christmas and then return in January for a five-match series of One-Day Internationals.
The Test squad will depart on 25th October, stopping off in Dubai before heading to Mumbai and Ahmedabad for three tour games ahead of the Tests in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur.
Fans look back on the opening Test between England and the West Indies at Lord's. They pay tribute to England's performance, lauding Andrew Strauss, Suart Broad, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell in particular.
They also look ahead to the second Test at Trent Bridge and pay tribute to an improving West Indies side.
Andrew Strauss pipped his team-mate Stuart Broad to this week's Cricket World Player of the Week award, as he responded to his media critics and ended his long wait for a Test century with the 20th of his career at Lord's.
England have named an unchanged squad for the second Test against the West Indies, which begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday (25th May).
The selectors have kept faith with the 11 players who pulled off a five-wicket win at Lord's with fast bowlers Graham Onions and Steven Finn also in the squad.
Alastair Cook and Ian Bell scored half-centuries to guide England to a five-wicket win over the West Indies on the final day of the opening Test at Lord's.
Although Cook fell with two runs still required for victory, they showed great composure to take England to the brink having come together with their side in a tricky position of 57 for four after Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen had been dismissed, putting on 132 together.
The best of the action as fans look ahead to day five of the first Test between England and the West Indies at Lord's, and which side will prevail. Will England hold off West Indies' charge or can the tourists clinch an unlikely victory.
The best of the action as fans look back on day four of the first Test between England and the West Indies at Lord's, talking about the prospects for the final day as the West Indies chase an unlikely victory
The best of the action as fans and former cricketers including Dean Headley - look ahead to day two of the first Test between England and the West Indies at Lord's.
The best of the action as fans and former cricketers - look out for Shaun Udal - look ahead to the first Test between England and the West Indies at Lord's.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England Women will play their counterparts from Ireland and Pakistan in three additional Twenty20 Internationals in June and September.
They will play Ireland on 23rd June at Loughborough as part of their preparations for the series against India Women and take on Pakistan on 4th and 5th September ahead of the Twenty20 series against the West Indies.
Openers Joe Root and Michael Carberry scored 197 runs together as the England Lions romped to a ten-wicket victory over the touring West Indians at Northampton.
After the West Indians were bowled out for 390 in their second innings, Root made 115 not out and Carberry an unbeaten 72 as the Lions chased down the runs in 48.5 overs.
Yorkshire batsman Jonathan Bairstow has been named in England's 13-man Test squad ahead of the opening game against the West Indies at Lord's.
Bairstow is likely to replace Samit Patel at number six after Ravi Bopara suffered a grade one thigh muscle tear and was ruled out.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed that a disciplinary hearing into alleged corruption by Mervyn Westfield and Danish Kaneria has been adjourned.
The hearing will now be held on 18th June following a request from Kaneria's lawyers.
Only up at Chester-le-Street was anything like a full day's play possible as the opening day of matches in the sixth round of the LV= County Championship attempted to get underway amidst the rain today. Those in the far south and west were worst affected, with Hampshire's match against Derbyshire; Lancashire's at Sussex; and Gloucestershire's against Yorkshire all abandoned with no play possible.
In-form Warwickshire batsman has replaced Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes in the England Lions squad to play the touring West Indians in Northampton.
Ahead of the four-day game which begins on 10th May, Stokes has been ruled out with a back injury.
MCC President, Phillip Hodson, today said that the Club’s Ground Working Party would be given a free hand to develop a new masterplan for Lord’s Cricket Ground.
At this afternoon’s 225th AGM, the President decided that, in light of the strength of the feeling surrounding the issue, it was not necessary to put a resolution not to permit any residential development on the Club’s leasehold land to Members.
Mike Griffith, the former Sussex captain, will serve as the next President of Marylebone Cricket Club. He will take up office on 1st October 2012.
