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Ireland bossed the first day of their intercontinental Cup match against UAE as Ed Joyce struck his third first-class double-century and Paul Stirling racked up a ninth ton of his own

Joyce double-ton puts Ireland in command

Daryl Mitchell and Ben Cox tightened Worcestershire's grip on their LV=Championship match with bottom-placed Hampshire on a rain-truncated day at the Ageas Bowl

Mitchell and Cox help make up lost time

Derbyshire's groundstaff were cleared of any blame after the third day of the LV= County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire was abandoned without a ball bowled.

Covers blown open as third day abandoned

Craig and Williamson spin to win on final day

Leicestershire established themselves as firm favourites to claim their first Championship victory in 38 attempts after being left a modest target of 163 in their Division Two clash with Essex at Chelmsford.

Shreck best puts Leicestershire on course for victory

Brendon McCullum was delighted with the way his team had stayed true to their attacking instincts in levelling the Investec series against England with only their fifth Test victory in the country

McCullum 'proud' as NZ stay true to their style

James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been left out of England's first ODI squad since the disastrous World Cup campaign. Moeen Ali has also been left out to concentrate on red-ball cricket ahead of the Ashes that begins on July 8.

Anderson, Broad left out of ODI squad

Steve Davis has announced his retirement after the five-match ODI series between England and New Zealand in June

Umpire Steve Davis retires after 25-year career

Lord William Griffiths, who had a brief career as a fast bowler in Glamorgan, has died aged 91

Lord Griffiths dies aged 91

The PCB has nominated former Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas for the ICC presidency, a day after Najam Sethi, the head of the board executive committee, withdrew his candidature for the post

PCB nominates Zaheer Abbas for ICC presidency

ESPNcricinfo has learnt that he is being considered to take over the India under-19 and 'A' teams

Dravid in line for India Under-19 coach

Chris Gayle's bout of six-hitting in the NatWest T20 Blast has caused at least one fan to strip off and go for a celebratory swim in a freezing cold river to retrieve the ball

Fan plunges into river to rescue Gayle six

India's Test captain, Virat Kohli, has said the team has the ability to be the best in the world

'I want to see India dominate for at least five years'

The ECB are getting behind the "This Girl Can" campaign, encouraging cricket clubs to get more women and girls across the country to play cricket. Taster sessions will be staged along with four new cricket festivals aimed at women of all abilities.

New festivals to entice women and girls to cricket

Glamorgan's bowlers made rapid inroads on an abbreviated second day's play in their Championship Division Two clash with Northamptonshire

Glamorgan seize control amid showers

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Taylor maiden ton brights up gloomy day

Jack Taylor lit up an otherwise cheerless day with his maiden first-class century to give Gloucestershire the upper hand over Derbyshire.

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Andre Fletcher fined for ammunition possession

Andre Fletcher has been fined EC $2000 (740.75 USD) for possession of ammunition after appearing before a magistrate in Dominica

Kevin O'Brien will lead Ireland in their three-match T20I series against Scotland. Allrounder Tyrone Kane and wicketkeeper Stuart Poynter have also been picked

Kevin O'Brien to lead in Scotland T20Is

Ireland, UAE, Afghanistan and Scotland are set to kick off their respective campaigns to attain Test status by 2018 with their first round of ICC Intercontinental Cup matches

Eyes on Tests as major Associates begin Intercontinental Cup campaign