Surrey name Ebony Rainford-Brent as their very first manager of women"s cricket

Surrey have made their very first manager of women’s cricket – with former England and Surrey allrounder Ebony Rainford-Brent returning to the team to fill the job.

In her new place, Rainford Brent will work alongside Academy Director Gareth Townsend as well as the Performance Section, counseling on all girls’s Cricket played in the team. She’ll also work together with the Surrey Cricket Board in the creation of the girls’s game and strategies to boost involvement at all levels.

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Surrey name Ebony Rainford-Brent as their very first manager of women"s cricket

County cricket: Will Beer, Callum Jackson and Steffan Piolet sign new Sussex deals

Sussex academy products Will Beer, Callum Jackson and Steffan Piolet have all signed new one-year contracts with the county.

Spinner Beer has largely specialised in one-day cricket for Sussex, taking 13 wickets in the Sharks’ T20 Blast campaign, and also making key contributions in the Royal London One-Day Cup with bat and ball.

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County cricket: Will Beer, Callum Jackson and Steffan Piolet sign new Sussex deals

Warwickshire all-rounder Ateeq Javid signs three-year contract extension

Warwickshire all-rounder Ateeq Javid has signed a three-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.

Javid, 23, is a product of the club’s academy, having joined the club at the Under 10s level.

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Warwickshire all-rounder Ateeq Javid signs three-year contract extension

Durham bowler Graham Onions given benefit year by county

Durham seam bowler Graham Onions has been granted a benefit year by the county in 2015.

The 32-year old came through the academy at Chester Le Street prior to making his first class introduction in April 2004.

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Durham bowler Graham Onions given benefit year by county

County Cricket: Five Somerset players sign new deals at Taunton

Somerset has given contracts to five young players including wicketkeepers Alex Barrow and James Regan.

Barrow, 22, came through the county’s school and was given a contract in 2010.

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County Cricket: Five Somerset players sign new deals at Taunton

Preston Mommsen named as Scotland captain for Australia/New Zealand tour

Scotland will soon be captained by batsman Preston Mommsen during their tour of Australia and New Zealand.

The 26-year old will take charge ahead of routine skipper Kyle Coezter, although the Northants opener a part of the squad which faces 50-over matches from the Tasmanian Tigers and Queensland Academy of Sport XIs before heading to New Zealand to play a Kiwi invitational XI and three national first class sides.

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Preston Mommsen named as Scotland captain for Australia/New Zealand tour

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal targets World Cup recovery

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal expects to play in next year’s World Cup after getting a rehabilitation programme in the National Cricket Academy.

Ajmal has been suspended by the International Cricket Council after his elbow extension was discovered to be more than twice the allowable limit of 15 degrees during testing of his bowling action in Australia last month.

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Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal targets World Cup recovery

Cricket: Wicketkeeper Gareth Cross departs Derbyshire

Wicketkeeper Gareth Cross has left Derbyshire after his contract with the team expired.

Academy grad Harvey Hosein will replace Cross, 30, in the squad for the last two County Championship matches and can make his debut against Surrey on Monday.

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Cricket: Wicketkeeper Gareth Cross departs Derbyshire