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A round-up of the fifth round of Plunket Shield matches

Boult directs Northern Districts to easy win

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, defended the team's decision to pick Jamie How ahead of allrounder Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills against Australia

Wright defends playing extra batsman

A round-up of the second day of the fourth round of the Regional Four Day Competition

Spinners give Guyana control against Barbados

Cricket Kenya chief Samir Inamdar has cited differences between the players and coach Eldine Baptiste while criticising the national team's performance

Cricket Kenya chief hints at team discord

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, Colombo

Round-up of the second day's play in the third round of matches of the Faysal bank Pentangular Cup

Umair Khan century drives Federal Areas

The ICC has decided to set up a public ballot system for ticket sales for the semi-finals and final of the 2011 World Cup

Public ballots to decide ticket distribution

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said that an online ticket ballot is the best way to deal with the heavy demand for the ruling body's "flagship event"

Ballots best means of releasing tickets - Lorgat

A round-up of the first day of the fourth round of the Regional Four Day Competition

Samuels powers Jamaica to 332 for 3

A round-up of the action from the last two quarter-finals of the 2010-11 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Vidarbha oust TN, Gujarat crush Bengal

Round-up of the first day's play in the third round of matches of the Faysal bank Pentangular Cup

Punjab strike early on rain-curtailed day

Bangladesh v Ireland, World Cup 2011, Mirpur

West Indies' chances at the World Cup have been dealt a huge blow as their allrounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the campaign due to a knee injury

Dwayne Bravo ruled out of World Cup

Darren Sammy said his side was in a good position during their match against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla, but the allrounders in the lower-middle order did not capitalise

Sammy laments not converting starts

Yasir Hameed, the Pakistan batsman, has been banned from the ongoing Pentangular Cup competition and the year's national Twenty20 championship

Hameed banned for NOTW interview

Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, Nagpur

Two days before the India-England match, Bangalore found itself full of questions, with Virender Sehwag having an injury scare, a heavy downpour causing worry for organisers, and the uncertainty over tickets continuing

Concerns galore for Bangalore on eve of key clash