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We were under pressure - Hafeez

The BCB directors elected Mahbub Anam and AJM Nasiruddin as vice-presidents on Wednesday

BCB elects two vice-presidents

Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has suffered a relapse of lymphoma, a type of cancer he was diagnosed with in October 2012

Martin Crowe suffers cancer relapse

Centuries from Jake Libby and James Taylor helped Nottinghamshire close on 310 for 3 on the second day of their Championship match against Sussex at Trent Bridge

Libby emulates Taylor with debut ton

Centuries by Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood helped Durham to 362 for 8 at Chester-le-Street after an opening-day washout

Borthwick, Collingwood punish Northants

Essex crushed Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs inside two days in the Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

Two-day win fires Essex promotion hopes

Jason Roy hit an aggressive 81 from 86 balls to lead a dramatic Surrey counterattack on the second day of their Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire

Match swings after Roy resistance

In an article for Aeon magazine, David Papineau explores the idea of nature v nurture in cricket by comparing it with other sports

The nature v nurture debate in cricket

Saqlain Sajib took 6 for 50 in Zimbabwe A's second innings to put Bangladesh A in a winning position on the third day of the first unofficial Test in Cox's Bazar

Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win

Varun Chopra has been appointed Warwickshire's new club captain after the retirement of Jim Troughton

Chopra named Troughton successor

New Zealand wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk has been appointed captain of Central Districts for the 2014-15 domestic season

Kruger van Wyk to captain Central Districts

Cricket Australia's plans to import Indian soil to create subcontinent-style practice pitches might not yet have eventuated, but they hope an artificial surface in Brisbane might do the job for now

Australia to train on spinning pitch

A dream debut from wicketkeeper Harvey Hosein and a six-wicket burst from Mark Footitt put Derbyshire on top on the opening day of their Championship match against Surrey at The Oval

Hosein seven caps Footitt six

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Leicestershire crumble in face of Ryder five-for

Jesse Ryder claimed career-best first-class bowling figures to keep Essex in contention for promotion on the first day of their County Championship game against Leicestershire

15-Sep-2014•Press Association

Dhoni glad to have Bravo back

MS Dhoni says the presence of allrounder Dwayne Bravo will add balance and stability to the Chennai Super Kings side

Chris Nash continued his special relationship with Trent Bridge by scoring his third County Championship century on the ground to help Sussex to 358 for 9 on the first day

Trent Bridge brings out Nash's best

15-Sep-2014•Press Association

Parvez Rasool tells of flood horror

Parvez Rasool, the India offspinner, has spoken of the hardship he and his family have endured during the on-going floods in his home state of Jammu & Kashmir

Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the remainder of Mumbai Indians' Champions League Twenty20 campaign

Injured Praveen Kumar ruled out of CLT20

In a lengthy interview with the Guardian's Donald McRae, Mark Ramprakash discusses his move into coaching and the progress made by England's young players over the summer

'My personal experiences have made me a better coach'