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A round-up of the matches played in Group C of the Ranji Trophy on December 9, 2014

Krishna Das seven-for gives Assam bonus point

Rob Quiney, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade all scored half-centuries in a solid Victoria batting effort on the first day against Western Australia at the WACA

Quiney leads solid Victoria effort

Ed Cowan scored his third century of the Sheffield Shield season as Tasmania moved steadily to 6 for 307 at stumps on the first day of their match against South Australia in Hobart

Cowan hundred drives Tasmania

Sean Abbott returned to cricket at the SCG, bowling a bouncer in his first over and collecting two wickets as New South Wales dismissed Queensland for 268

Abbott takes two as Queensland make 268

Sri Lanka offspinner Sachithra Senanayake and New Zealand's Kane Williamson have been cleared to resume bowling in international cricket by the ICC

Senanayake, Williamson cleared to bowl

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, admitted that Mohammad Hafeez's bowling suspension had been an issue for the side but was pleased with the effort that Haris Sohail had shown as a part-time bowler in the first ODI

World Cup combination the bigger goal - Misbah

Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul has been left out of West Indies' 30-man provisional squad for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

Rampaul not among World Cup probables

A round-up of the WICB Professional Cricket League matches that ended on December 8, 2014

Jacobs, Campbell seal Jamaica win

A wrap of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Gold League match that finished on December 8

Abid, Azam sink Lahore Lions

A round-up of the matches played in Group B of the Ranji Trophy on December 8, 2014

Gujarat seamers wreck Rajasthan

A round-up of the second day of the Group A Ranji Trophy matches on December 8, 2014

Abhinav and Prasanna drive Tamil Nadu

A round-up of the matches played in Group C of the Ranji Trophy on December 8, 2014

Hyderabad's tail lifts score to 522

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been left out of the 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup

New Zealand omit Ryder from World Cup 30

Virat Kohli will lead India for the first time in Tests after it was confirmed that MS Dhoni will miss the Adelaide Test starting tomorrow due to a thumb injury

Kohli to lead India in Adelaide Test

Sean Abbott is set to return to Sheffield Shield cricket on Tuesday as his captain Moises Henriques called for his name to be "expelled" from the tragedy of Phillip Hughes' death

Henriques wants Abbott's name 'expelled' from tragedy

Knights set up a final clash with Cape Cobras as they crushed Lions by eight wickets in the semi-final at Wanderers

Hendricks, Rossouw take Knights to final

A round-up of the matches played in Group C of the Ranji Trophy on December 7, 2014

Malik, Dhawan dismiss Services for 226

Sri Lanka have named slow-bowling allrounder Ramith Rambukwella in their 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup, ahead of Chaturanga de Silva, who performs a similar role

Rambukwella among WC probables

A round-up of the Pro50 Championship matches that were played on December 7, 2014

Tuskers, Mountaineers maintain top positions