WG Grace, father of modern cricket, has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Lord's chief executive Keith Bradshaw said on Monday he would welcome the opportunity to host a Test between Asian powerhouses Pakistan and India at the headquarters of world cricket next year.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, owners of Lord's, has denied that they are considering selling the naming rights of the famous cricket ground. 'I just want to reassure people that there's no way we would rename Lord's,' Bradshaw told BBC radio, denying a report in The Times, London.
Middlesex will take on Derbyshire in a Pro40 fixture on September 10 in what MCC secretary and chief executive Keith Bradshaw calls an "historic occasion".
With the Indian Premier League, and its unsanctioned rival the Indian Cricket League, dominating headlines in recent months, four major English county clubs are planning a new 50m Twenty20 tournament in England in June and July from 2010. The MCC, Lancashire, Hampshire and Surrey are proposing a new 57-match tournament, spanning 25 days, with nine franchises competing for the main prize, according to BBC Sport.
Those players not involved in the Indian Premier League, as well as coaching and support staff, will make the Adelaide Oval their home once the white-ball tour of England concludes following Wednesday's third ODI in Manchester.
New South Wales and South Australia will play a Sheffield Shield match in honour of Phillip Hughes near to the former Test batsman's home next year.
With Australia sealing its borders and putting restrictions on travel to contain the dreaded disease, cricket authorities are trying to find ways to manage health and safety of the visiting teams if the series goes ahead as planned.
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