Ravi Bopara and Grant Flower both scored half-centuries as Essex comfortably beat Middlesex by seven wickets at Chelmsford to keep their hopes of reaching the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals very much alive

West Indies have left out experienced allrounder Pamela Lavine from the squad for the ICC Women's Challenge to be held in South Africa in October

Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, has said MS Dhoni's leadership will face a stern test in the next couple of years if the younger members of the team continue to underperform and the senior players retire

The ICC's suspension of the three Pakistan players linked to the spot-fixing scandal is the first time cricket's governing body has suspended cricketers under its anti-corruption code

A fighting 121-run stand for the ninth wicket, a probing opening spell and a late run-out helped Canada dominate much of the third day in a game in which the advantage has swung from one side to the other.

Josh Hazlewood is in a position to hope for an Ashes Test after being picked in Australia's squad to face India next month

The International Cricket Council has suspended Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, the three players implicated in the Lord's spot-fixing scandal, under the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Code

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has backed the decision of its selection committee not to offer central retainer or developmental contracts to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor or Narsingh Deonarine

While attention was firmly focussed on Pakistan's trio of players at the Pakistan High Commission in London, the rest of the squad enjoyed the tranquil setting of Taunton to seal an eight-run victory against Somerset

Dimuth Karunaratne's maiden one-day hundred and a little help from Duckworth Lewis saw Sri Lanka A beat Pakistan A by seven runs at the P Sara Oval

A round-up of matches from the second day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy

Graham Onions, the England pace bowler, will undergo surgery next week on a career-threatening back injury which will rule him out of action for up to nine months

The roars that greeted the moment of victory spoke volumes: Warwickshire knew that had struck a telling blow in the battle to avoid relegation

Leicestershire have announced that allrounder James Benning will leave Grace Road at the end of the 2010 season

Leicestershire seamer Andy Harris has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 18 years in the game

It has been known for a long time that Kent are in financial trouble, but the club insist the future is bright as the chairman dips into his own pocket

An ACSU official has met with Veena Malik, former girlfriend of fast bowler Mohammad Asif, as part of the body's ongoing inquiries into the spot-fixing scandal in which Asif is one of the central figures

Lance Klusener has finally turned down the offer to take over as Bangladesh's bowling coach, ending a prolonged period of speculation over his possible appointment

A five-wicket haul by Henry Osinde and a strong second-innings start anchored by Zubin Sukari helped Canada dominate most of the second day in Toronto, but Ireland struck towards the end to reclaim control

Phillip Hughes, the Australian opener, has returned to the Test squad while his New South Wales team-mate Josh Hazlewood also won a place in the 15-man pool for the tour of India