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England surged to a series-levelling six-wicket win, overcoming a tenacious Sri Lanka side after four days of hard fought cricket at Scarborough

Javid and Bell-Drummond ensure series-levelling victory

Trent Johnson will captain the Ireland squad for the Intercontinental Cup and the RSA Series one-day internationals against The Netherlands in August

Trent Johnston to captain Ireland for Intercontinental Cup

On a day for the bowlers on which 15 wickets fell for 170 runs, James Anderson made superb use of conditions to cut the visitors down to 147 for 9 - still 8 runs adrift of the follow-on target - before bad light stopped play at Trent Bridge

Anderson's five put England on top

30-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Murali, Kumble plan spin-bowling academy

Anil Kumble and Muttiah Muralitharan could be soon working together in training young spinners

Royal Challengers Bangalore have expressed their desire to retain the services of Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White for the Champions League T20 in South Africa in September

Bangalore keen to retain foreign players

Torrential rains around noon ensured the third abandonment in four games played over two days in Trinidad, keeping Windwards and CCC indoors for the final league game of the Caribbean T20

League stage ends with third washout in four games

After two tense days England edged ahead on the third day of their hard fought tussle against Sri Lanka after three wickets apiece to Jacob Ball and Paul Best restricted Sri Lanka to 171 for 7 at Scarborough

Ball and Best edge England ahead

Trinidad has turned out to be a nightmare for the organisers with yet another match - the second - to be abandoned without a ball being bowled

Teams share points after another washout

Eric Hill, the former Somerset batsman who became a well-known journalist, has died aged 87

Player-turned-journalist Eric Hill dies aged 87

Auckland have signed allrounder Andre Adams as their principal overseas professional for the 2010-11 domestic season

Andre Adams returns for Auckland

Trinidad and Tobago flexed their muscles in front of an adoring home crowd to beat Jamaica and surge past them on the league leader board

Darren Bravo blitz gives T&T easy win

As the counties face crucial decisions about the game's structure, many are struggling to stay afloat, although the Unicorns have shown money isn't everything

Amateurs show their value

29-Jul-2010•George Dobell

Rain washes out dead rubber

Persistent rain in Port-of-Spain washed out the inconsequential match without a ball being bowled

An all-round performance by Kane Williamson, who scored a half-century and picked up three wickets, helped New Zealand beat Maharashtra comfortably by 86 runs in Darwin

Williamson helps NZ overpower Maharashtra

After going neck and neck for much of the first Test, England and Sri Lanka's Under-19s continued their close-fought contest into the second day of the second match at Scarborough

Honours even on day two

Nilesh Kulkarni, the left-arm spinner who played three Tests and ten ODIs for India, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket

Nilesh Kulkarni quits first-class cricket

A three-wicket haul by Timycen Maruma ensured Zimbabwe XI comfortably beat Netherlands on the final day, despite Pieter Seelaar resisting with 81

Zimbabwe win despite Seelaar's best

Essex, who secured a spot in the final four of the Friends Provident t20 by beating Lancashire on Tuesday, have strengthened their squad by signing West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo

Essex sign Bravo for Finals day

Sussex have submitted a revised application to the Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Department to modify the plans for the new South West Stand which is due for construction over the winter.

Sussex submit revised planning application