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Adam Lyth's double hundred was the main feature of the final day at The Oval as, after the loss of 142 overs to inclement weather in the opening two days, the players of Surrey and Yorkshire bowed to the inevitable at 5pm

Lyth's double century enlivens final day

14-Jul-2016•ECB Reporters Network

De Villiers' 82 delivers second win for Tridents

AB de Villiers' second half-century in three matches helped Barbados Tridents beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 25 runs at Kensington Oval

West Indies legspinner Devendra Bishoo has said he is prepared to bowl long spells in the upcoming four-Test series against India at home

Returning Bishoo ready to bowl long spells

Jeet Raval, the lone new face in New Zealand's 16-man squad for the tour of Africa, hopes to treat the opportunity as a learning ground to pitch for higher honours

Test call-up an opportunity to learn, says uncapped Raval

Pakistan A swept to a remarkable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka A in Worcester, riding on the back of belligerent half-centuries from captain Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel to mow down a target of 148 in 19.1 overs

Pakistan A race against time for thrilling win

R Ashwin has said that he believes patience will be the key for him and India's other bowlers on the slow tracks of the West Indies

Ashwin ready to be 'boring' to be successful in West Indies

The Test series between England and Pakistan is a much-anticipated contest with much focus on the return of Mohammad Amir. ESPNcricinfo picks out key areas with the help of James Taylor and Azhar Mahmood

Fast bowling, middle-orders and captains - key battles in England v Pakistan

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If you are playing - or coaching - junior cricket in the north-west of England, you can't afford to let the weather dampen your enthusiasm

Junior cricket versus the elements

13-Jul-2016•Chris Smith

Legspinner Younghusband bags Wellington contract

Peter Younghusband, who has made cameos on the field as a substitute for New Zealand, gained the final Wellington contract as New Zealand's six major associations completed their signing of players for the upcoming season

Uncapped Barbados fast bowler Miguel Cummins has been included in West Indies' squad for the first Test against India in Antigua from July 21

Miguel Cummins called up for first Test

An unbroken 82-run stand for the third wicket between Jason Mohammed and Chris Lynn helped Guyana Amazon Warriors beat St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets

Bowlers help Warriors consolidate top spot

Ashton Agar will miss at least some of Australia A's winter matches and could yet be in doubt for the start of the domestic summer after suffering a shoulder injury at pre-season training

Agar sidelined by shoulder injury

Cricket Australia has announced a new $4 million investment into female cricket, particularly targeted at growing participation among teenagers

CA boosts investment into female cricket

Half-centuries from Mohammad Shahzad and Najibullah Zadran set the base for Afghanistan's 39-run win in the second ODI against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on Tuesday

Shahzad and spinners help Afghanistan go 1-0 up

BCCI ombudsman Justice AP Shah has ruled that Pravin Amre is in violation of the BCCI's internal conflict-of-interest rules by virtue of his role as assistant coach of the Delhi Daredevils while being a managing committee member of the MCA

Amre in conflict of interest violation; Vengsarkar cleared

Sachin Tendulkar believes the Indian team has a reservoir of experience to tap into in the form of Anil Kumble, the new head coach

Kumble will teach India to deal with 'tough moments' - Tendulkar

Ishant Sharma has accepted that his performances in the shorter formats haven't been good enough, but thinks Test cricket is his strength

'Know what my strengths are in Tests' - Ishant

Max Holden has stepped up to the England Under-19s captaincy as mass changes are made from the squad that contested the World Cup earlier this year

Mass changes as Holden leads England Under-19s