Worcestershire sport news

Sport news from the BBC web site:

Hick misses out on big hit prize
Graeme Hick strikes 36 off 18 deliveries in his second ICL game - but misses out on a £6,600 bonus.

Rhodes not shocked by Hick move
Worcestershire coach Steve Rhodes is not surprised that Graeme Hick has chosen to play in the Indian Cricket League.

Hick agrees to play for ICL team
Ex-England batsman Graeme Hick is to join the Indian Cricket League for the remainder of the competition.

Worcestershire sign Aussie Noffke
Worcestershire sign Australian all-rounder Ashley Noffke for the 2009 season.

Worcestershire face an Irish trip
Worcestershire are handed a trip to Ireland in the draw for the group stages of the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy

Rivals meet in Worcs Senior Cup
Worcester City and Redditch United will renew their rivalry in Monday night's Worcestershire Senior Cup tie.

Fisher signs for Worcestershire
Worcestershire increase their bowling options for next summer by signing left-arm spinner Ian Fisher.

Hick may make Twenty20 comeback
Graeme Hick hints that, following his retirement from first-class cricket, he may still play Twenty20.

Fit Kabir upset at England snub
Worcestershire paceman Kabir Ali wonders what he has to do to earn an England recall.

Mitchell signs new Worcester deal
Daryl Mitchell, Gareth Andrew, Chris Whelan and Josh Knappett all sign new contracts at New Road.

Driver named Cricketer of Year
Former Worcestershire all-rounder Ryan Driver is named the Natwest Jersey Cricketer of the Year for the second successive season.

Hick bows out quietly
BBC Sport looks back as the unassuming Graeme Hick retires after a stellar county career

Worcestershire win Pro40 play-off
Gareth Batty takes 4-14 in five overs as woeful Glamorgan are bowled out for just 83, losing the Pro40 play-off to Worcestershire by 103 runs.

Knappett in Worcestershire squad
Worcestershire name second-team wicket-keeper Josh Knappett in the squad for the Pro40 play-off game against Glamorgan in Cardiff on Sunday.

Worcestershire go up despite loss
Middlesex wrap up an eight-wicket victory at Kidderminster early on day three but opponents Worcestershire are promoted from Division Two.

Nannes puts Middlesex in control
Andrew Strauss hits a century and Dirk Nannes takes 6-31 as Middlesex close in on victory against Worcestershire.

Murtagh makes Worcestershire toil
Injury-ravaged Worcestershire collect two of the eight points they need to guarantee promotion but are outplayed by Middlesex at Kidderminster.

Smith gets Worcestershire benefit
Batsman Ben Smith is awarded a Worcestershire benefit in 2009 - just six years after arriving at New Road.

Injured Hick misses farewell game
Graeme Hick's career in English county cricket is over as an elbow injury rules him out of Worcestershire's final two games.

Smith looking for winning finish
Worcestershire batsman Ben Smith is not worried about Sunday's Pro 40 decider against Glamorgan.

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