News Index

Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Cheltenham, 2nd day

Gloucestershire wilt after Mitchell exhibition

Jul 22, 2014: Gloucestershire were skittled for 156 and then lost a wicket following on after Daryl Mitchell's 167 had taken the visitors to 395

Sussex v Warwickshire, Horsham, 2nd day

Chopra, Trott keep contest even

Jul 22, 2014: Varun Chopra and Jonathan Trott made half-centuries as Warwickshire began steadily in reply to Sussex's first-innings 414

Sri Lanka news

SLC, South Africa raise funds for Sri Lanka visually impaired team

Jul 22, 2014: Sri Lanka's visually impaired cricket team has had its bid to attend the World Cup for the Blind in South Africa bolstered, thanks to funds raised by Sri Lanka Cricket and the visiting South Africa team

Indian cricket

Ishant's fourth-innings heroics in rare company

Jul 22, 2014: In India's win at Lord's, Ishant Sharma took the best bowling figures by an Indian in the fourth innings of a Test outside Asia. Here are five other best bowling efforts by Indians in the last innings of Tests outside Asia

Caribbean Premier League 2014

Red Steel franchise name issue resolved

Jul 22, 2014: The issue regarding the name of the CPL franchise Red Steel has been resolved and the team will once again be called "Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel"

County news

Injury forces Kirby retirement

Jul 22, 2014: Steve Kirby has announced his retirement due to an ongoing shoulder injury

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo

Lakmal targets gradual improvement for pace attack

Jul 22, 2014: As Sri Lanka head to the SSC Suranga Lakmal hopes his steady, no-frills approach is enough to help his team to a series-leveling win

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo

Afghanistan keep series alive with team performance

Jul 22, 2014: Afghanistan kept the four-match series alive with a win in the tightly-contested third ODI in Bulawayo

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Why Dhoni stood back to Jadeja's spin

Jul 22, 2014: Why did MS Dhoni stand back to Ravindra Jadeja's spin on the final day at Lord's? He said later that he was trying to double up as a keeper and a fine leg slip

Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals

NSW, Assupol TUKS make it two in two

Jul 22, 2014: A round-up of Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals matches on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo

Niroshan Dickwella replaces Chandimal in Test squad

Jul 22, 2014: Dinesh Chandimal has been withdrawn from the Sri Lanka squad and replaced with uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella

Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Derby, 3rd day

Derbyshire complete back-to-back wins

Jul 22, 2014: Derbyshire celebrated back-to-back victories for the first time this season in the LV=County Championship as they beat Glamorgan by six wickets in the Division Two game at Derby

India in England 2014

Anderson hearing on August 1

Jul 22, 2014: The hearing into the Level 3 charge against England fast bowler James Anderson will be held on August 1 via videoconference, the ICC has confirmed

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2014

De Villiers likely to give up keeping

Jul 22, 2014: AB de Villiers has conceded long-term back issues could force him to give up wicketkeeping in Tests, as he has done in limited-overs cricket

India in England 2014

Buttler replaces Prior for third Test

Jul 22, 2014: England have included Jos Buttler in their 13-man squad for the third Test against India, confirming him as the successor to Matt Prior behind the stumps

India A v South Africa A, Quadrangular A-team one-day series

All-round India A rout SA A by 70 runs

Jul 22, 2014: Fifties from Manoj Tiwary and Manish Pandey and a five-for from fast bowler Dhawal Kulkarni set up India A's comprehensive 70-run win over South Africa A in Darwin

Pakistan news

New PCB constitution retains chairman's power

Jul 22, 2014: The Pakistan Cricket Board's constitution has been rewritten, changing the structure of the governing board and making the appointment of the chairman more democratic

England news

One battle too far for Prior

Jul 22, 2014: The last year has not been kind to Matt Prior but that should not diminish what he achieved for England and, if his career does prove to be over, he can be remembered as a key part of the period of sustained success

NPS v Australia A, Quadrangular A-team one-day series

NPS bowlers set up 52-run win

Jul 22, 2014: Fifties from Alex Doolan and Chris Lynn were in vain as Australia A failed to chase down a 253-run target against National Performance Squad (NPS)

Women's cricket

NZC annual contracts for 10 women players

Jul 22, 2014: Ten of New Zealand's top women cricketers will be given annual contracts following a Memorandum of Understanding between NZC and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association