Azeem Rafiq, the 17-year-old Yorkshire offspinner who was embroiled in a registration row during the summer, has been added to England's Under-19 squad to tour South Africa in January

Marcus North led from the front to guide Western Australia to a five-wicket win over New South Wales in their Twenty20 Big Bash encounter in Sydney

New Zealand and West Indies may have shared the Tests and Twenty20, but when it comes to one-dayers their form could hardly be more contrasting

Mumbai's march towards their 38th Ranji crown has been bolstered by the inclusion of Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan to the 15-man squad for their Ranji Trophy semi-final clash against Saurashtra to be played in Chennai from January 4-7.

The participation of the Lahore Badshahs in ICL's next season continues to be in doubt with league officials contemplating over drawing up a new format that does not feature the team from Pakistan.

Michael Vaughan turned down the chance to be a part of the England Lions squad for their New Zealand tour and felt getting runs for Yorkshire was the best route to a national recall

Matthew Hayden will not use the Sydney Test as a farewell and he remains in Australia's plans for 2009, according to the chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch. Hayden has held onto his spot for the third Test at the SCG and he is in a 12-man squad

Shane Watson could be out of international cricket for up to six months after being diagnosed with stress fractures in his back, while Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee also face significant injury lay-offs

Mark Wagh, the Nottinghamshire batsman, has signed a three-year contract extension which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2012 season

A round-up of the second day's play of the first-round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

A round-up of the latest matches in South Africa's domestic one-day competition

International cricketers can be called upon to be available for out-of-competition tests under the the ICC's new anti-doping code, which comes into effect from January 1

The PCB surprisingly has not enforced a ban on coaches and officials associated with the ICL

A round-up of the fourth day's play of the quarter-final matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09

Spinner Ajantha Mendis has joined Sri Lanka's Test squad in Dhaka after recovering from the ankle injury

The Pakistan board is likely to replace the central contracts retainer structure for domestic regional teams as it looks to adjust to the financial impact of a year without any major cricket.

Reports that Carib Beer has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Caribbean's first-class competition have been confirmed by the West Indies Cricket Board

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, praised the team's openers for setting up the 36-run win over West Indies in the second Twenty20 international in Hamilton

A round-up of the first day's play of the first-round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Michael Vaughan's England future hangs in the balance after he missed out on a spot in the 16-man Test squad to tour West Indies next month