Zimbabwe A rattled the Ireland middle order to give themselves a good chance of taking a first-innings lead, despite Stuart Poynter making his maiden first-class hundred

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group A matches on October 18, 2015

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group B matches on October 18, 2015

The BCCI has decided to invite bids for two new IPL franchises to replace the suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in the next two IPL seasons

David Willey, the Yorkshire allrounder, has been given permission to miss the England Lions tour of the UAE in December and January in order to play for Perth Scorchers in Australia's Big Bash League

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group C matches on October 18, 2015

Victoria ended New South Wales' unbeaten run in the Matador Cup, showing the Blues are a much diminished side without the presence of their captain Steven Smith, who was out due to knee soreness

A round-up of all the Plunket Shield matches that ended on October 18, 2015

Centuries from Regis Chakabva and Malcolm Waller underlined Zimbabwe A's dominance on the opening day of their four-day fixture against Ireland in Harare

Tests where England got closer to victory than they did in Abu Dhabi, but failed to win

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group C matches on October 17, 2015

Tasmania knocked out Western Australia from the Matador Cup thanks to a century from Dom Michael and an even bowling display at Drummoyne Oval

Sarah Taylor, the England women's wicket-keeper batsman, has broken into what was previously a jealously-guarded male preserve by becoming the first woman to play Australian first grade cricket

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches played on October 17, 2015

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group A matches on October 17, 2015

Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade have been fined for breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour in Victoria Bushrangers' 17-run loss to South Australia in their Matador Cup match on October 16