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A burst of five wickets for 17 runs in just 30 balls shortly after lunch ensured the balance of play favoured Leicestershire at the end of the first day's play of their Division Two against Surrey at Grace Road.

Leicestershire sniff out the winning habit

Gloucestershire pace prospect Craig Miles claimed 5 for 61 as Lancashire were bowled out for 275 on a compelling first day of their Second Division match at Bristol

Miles makes Lancashire do the hard yards

Virat Kohli had stressed on the importance of winning matches, and before leaving for the Bangladesh tour, Harbhajan Singh and Ajinkya Rahane weighed in on Kohli's captaincy during the team's open media session

'Kohli's energy rubs off on others' - Harbhajan

A whirlwind 36 not out off 16 balls by Darren Sammy and a key wicket for Samit Patel tipped the balance as Nottinghamshire got their NatWest T20 Blast campaign back on track with an 11-run win against Worcestershire at New Road

Sammy and Patel too much for Worcestershire

Ross Taylor said he decided to turn back the clock in an attempt to rekindle his form, and the early signs are that the the move could pay off

Taylor turns the clock back to revive form

In another move to weaken the control of the previous regime, the BCCI has done away with the services of two Srinivasan aides - Dr RN Baba and MA Satish

Baba and Satish axed from India support staff

Virat Kohli, India's Test captain, has urged his side to start focusing on winning Test matches, instead of playing with the mindset of "learning all the time"

Time to start winning Tests - Kohli

Dimitri Mascarenhas, the former Hampshire and England allrounder, has been appointed New Zealand's bowling coach on a full-time basis

Mascarenhas appointed New Zealand bowling coach

Rahul Dravid, who has agreed to coach the India Under-19 and A teams, has said that he has always been interested in working with the next generation of cricketers

'Always been interested in working with young players' - Dravid

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Bell outdoes Stokes in Birmingham win

Ian Bell rarely misses an opportunity to shine when available for his county and his 90 off 65 balls guided the Birmingham Bears to a seven-wicket win

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Dravid to coach India A, U-19 teams - BCCI

Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has agreed in principle to become the coach of the India Under-19 and A teams, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur confirmed during a board advisory meeting on Saturday

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Middlesex chase slips away after Malan 70

Glamorgan came back brilliantly in the last five overs against Middlesex to win a game that seemed lost. Dawid Malan's 70 off 55 balls appeared to be enough to give the visitors victory but some fine death bowling from Michael Hogan and Graham Wagg saw t

Umar Akmal showed his experience to guide Leicestershire to a six-wicket victory at Trent Bridge. The Pakistan international, on his Foxes' debut, made an unbeaten 76 as the match ended in slightly controversial circumstances.

Akmal snaps Leicestershire's barren run at Trent Bridge

England's Moeen Ali hit a dominant 90 off 50 balls before Worcestershire elected to field without a wicketkeeper to gain their second NatWest T20 Blast victory by 14 runs over winless Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Worcestershire ditch keeper as Dhoni gives idea for controversial ploy

Chris Gayle took his run tally in three NatWest T20 Blast innings for Somerset to 328 as his side beat Hampshire by eight wickets in front of a sell-out 6,500 Taunton crowd.

Gayle force continues to deliver Somerset win

Gloucestershire's limited overs skipper Michael Klinger hit an unbeaten 69 to secure an emphatic nine-wicket win over NatWest T20 Blast south group leaders Kent. The simple chase was set-up after Benny Howell's miserly spell of 3 for 18.

Howell, Klinger end Kent surge