Hampshire v Essex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Lawrence leads fightback after Abbott's six

Sep 20, 2017:

Bangladesh Premier League news

Rajshahi Kings lap up Mushfiqur, Wright and Waller

Aug 1, 2017: A list of signings and trades between BPL teams

Lancashire v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Old Trafford, Day 4

Hampshire endure a gloomy denouement as Lancashire go second

Jun 22, 2017: The final day of this game began with Hampshire's batsmen hoping that the weather might save them only to find the Mancunian climate contributing to their slow doom.

Lancashire v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Old Trafford, Day 1

Davies' risk brings handsome reward for Lancashire

Jun 20, 2017: Very many other cricketers have possessed a similar cast of mind, of course, but few achieve their goal with quite the gleeful devil evinced by Alex Davies

Essex v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Hampshire subside in 17 balls of mayhem

May 19, 2017: Jamie Porter and Matt Quinn shared five Hampshire wickets in 17 balls of carnage in overcast evening conditions on the second day of Essex's Specsavers County Championship match at Chelmsford

Hampshire v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Berg's all-round show leaves Root and Bairstow in the shade

Apr 22, 2017: Gareth Berg might just have played one of the finest all-round hands in Hampshire's recent history

Hampshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div One, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Voges and the tail defy Hampshire

Apr 17, 2017: Adam Voges and the Middlesex tail showed the stuff of champions as they defied Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl

Hampshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div One, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Rossouw and Abbott leave Middlesex under pressure

Apr 16, 2017: Michael Carberry and Rilee Rossouw agonisingly missed out on centuries but Hampshire remained in control against Middlesex at the Ageas Bowl

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Headingley, 2nd day

Abbott's haul threatens Yorkshire's feel-good factor

Apr 8, 2017: Two days into Gary Ballance's reign as Yorkshire captain and a sense of bonhomie has pervaded Headingley

County previews: Hampshire

Hampshire's reprieve can bring upturn in fortune

Mar 30, 2017: ESPNcricinfo previews Hampshire's prospects for the 2017 season

Sri Lanka in South Africa 2016-17

SA attack feasts on weaknesses, but Bavuma form a concern

Jan 15, 2017: It quickly became a one-sided series as South Africa made the most of home advantage. ESPNcricinfo assesses those who took part

The Kolpak Issue

Who could be next in South Africa's talent drain?

Jan 6, 2017: Cricket South Africa have been asked by Test captain Faf du Plessis to be more vigilant about their players' concerns to prevent more Kolpak departures. ESPNcricinfo lists some of the players who may be most tempted to join the talent drain

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

How Kyle Abbott walked away from South Africa

Jan 5, 2017: The fast bowler's departure from South Africa's Test team came as a shock, but the seeds of his discontent had been sown several months earlier

South African cricket

Kyle Abbott's long wait for 11 Tests

Jan 5, 2017: The South Africa fast bowler ended his international career at the age of 29, having played only 11 Tests, by signing a Kolpak deal with Hampshire

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

Abbott's Test career over as Hampshire move is confirmed

Jan 5, 2017: Kyle Abbott's international career has been effectively ended following the second Test against Sri Lanka after talks with Cricket South Africa failed to dissuade him from accepting a Kolpak deal with Hampshire

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 3rd day

Abbott cuts lonely figure as the future swirls around him

Jan 4, 2017: Kyle Abbott's anticipated departure for a Kolpak deal with Hampshire means he could be playing in his final Test for South Africa

County news

Abbott expected to shelve South Africa for Hampshire deal

Jan 2, 2017: Hampshire believe they are on the verge of securing the services of Kyle Abbott as a Kolpak registration despite his recent success at international level

South Africa news

South Africa's new year wish: please stay

Dec 30, 2016: The declining rand, the popularity of T20 leagues, and Kolpak deals may have lured some away, but Kyle Abbott and Stephen Cook offer cause for optimism

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 5th day

Abbott hastens South Africa's crushing win

Dec 30, 2016: South Africa made full use of the second new ball to rip through Sri Lanka's last five wickets and complete a 206-run win in Port Elizabeth, an hour and 10 minutes into day five

Sri Lanka in South Africa 2016-17

'Still have to prove myself' - Abbott

Dec 23, 2016: Though he has been in good form, and seems set to be part of the South African Test side for a sustained period of time, Kyle Abbott feels he can't relax just yet