Vikram Solanki

It was an interesting days cricket at the Rose Bowl where Hampshire had made a decent start to their requirement to score 413 for victory in their final home Frizzell Championship match of the season.

Vikram Solanki: displays the full charm and range of the great wristy Indian strokeplayers Vikram Solanki finally arrived as an international batsman with his innings of 106 against South Africa at The Oval

Man of the Match Vikram Solanki is congratulated by Marcus Trescothick on reaching his maiden England hundred England wobbled in the final furlong, but superb hundreds from Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki - his first in England colours

A new era: Jim Troughton celebrates his call to colours England's selectors ushered in a new era of one-day cricket today, with one notable exception, as a new-look 15-man squad was announced for the NatWest Challenge against Pakistan, and

Worcestershire Royals have regained their lead at the top of the first division of the Norwich Union League with a thumping win over local rivals Warwickshire Bears

Graeme Hick's fifth CricInfo Championship century of the season and the 116th of his first-class career derailed promotion hopefuls Warwickshire at Edgbaston

Vikram Solanki, the stylish 24 year old from Worcestershire, is keen to emulate Marcus Trescothick and translate his limited overs opportunities into a Test career

Nick Knight will find out today if he can play in the ICC Knockout Trophy

With the A team party to tour West Indies announced at midday, speculation is growing as to the make up of the squad, and the identity of the captain in particular

MW Alleyne (Gloucestershire, capt), JP Crawley (Lancashire, vice-capt), IJ Ward (Surrey), VS Solanki (Worcestershire), U Afzaal (Nottinghamshire), A Habib (Leicestershire), DJG Sales (Northamptonshire), CMW Read (Nottinghamshire, wkt), JS Foster