Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former first-class cricketer Jerome Jayaratne as the national team manager for the Islanders' upcoming tour of the West Indies.
Christchurch [New Zealand], January 6 (ANI): The world's oldest living first-class cricketer Alan Burgess has passed away at the age of 100, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced on Wednesday.
London [UK], December 21 (ANI): Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is impressed with how his team overcame the challenge against Tottenham to secure a 2-0 win in the Premier League here on Sunday. The manager said that strategically, his players were first class.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday condoled the death of former Kerala first-class cricketer CK Bhaskaran Nair.
Karachi [Pakistan], November 9 (ANI): Sindh batsman Asad Shafiq has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during his side's first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match against Northern at the UBL Sports Complex.
Karachi [Pakistan], November 8 (ANI): Sindh skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has been fined 35 per cent of his match fees for a level 1 offence relating to the use of inappropriate language during his side's first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match against Northern at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.
Adelaide [Australia], November 5 (ANI): South Australia (SA) cricketer Callum Ferguson has announced that he will retire from first-class cricket after the team's upcoming Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.
Sussex [UK], November 4 (ANI): Sussex have announced that current spin bowling coach, Ian Salisbury, will take charge as head coach during the first-class and one-day portions of the season while current pace bowling coach, James Kirtley, will be responsible for the T20 competition.
Melbourne [Australia], October 12 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday announced an adjusted fixture for round two of the Marsh Sheffield Shield in order to ensure a fairer preparation for first-class cricket for all teams.
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], September 20 (ANI): The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court at Ernakulam remanded three Al-Qaeda operatives - Murshid Hasan, Mosaraf Hoseen and Yakub Biswas - arrested on Saturday by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Actor Emraan Hashmi is all set to star in his first-ever comedy flick - 'Sab First Class' - which will be helmed by Balwinder Singh Janjua.
London [UK], July 28 (ANI): Spectators will be permitted to attend first-class cricket for the first two days of the Bob Willis Trophy on Saturday and Sunday.