Summary of selected players' peaks and troughs

Table of troughs, by % of batting average

Table of peaks, by % of batting average

It's an exciting time to be involved in Twenty20 and the top six Associate nations get their chance at the big time when the World Twenty20 Qualifiers begin in Belfast on Saturday. The two finalists will quality for the World Twenty20 in England next year

A splendid century from Captain James Fulton ensured the Army dominated their centenary match against the Royal Navy at Lord's

Alex Tudor has agreed with Essex to be released owing to increasingly limited opportunities at the club. The fast bowler, who has been playing 2nd XI cricket for much of this season, is now searching for a loan deal with another county for the rest of the

Ashok Mankad died in his sleep early on Friday morning in Mumbai at the age of 61. Former Indian Test players pay tribute

Ashok Mankad, the former Indian batsman, died in his sleep early on Friday morning in Mumbai.

Michael Marshall has replaced Richard McInnes as Australia's new performance analyst, Cricket Australia (CA) announced today

Ireland captain Isobel Joyce had warned earlier this week that her country's cricket was going backwards and their opening match against South Africa did little to dispel the myth

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Ireland defended their European Championship title with a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Scotland at Clontarf

Middlesex, England's Twenty20 champions, will be part of this year's Champions League, Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has confirmed

Sohail Tanvir says one-dayers and Twenty20 are meant to entertain crowds

Brett Lee, the Australian fast bowler, feels pitches around the world are getting harder for fast bowlers, and wants tracks to have a bit of assistance

The Pakistan board has offered to organise a meeting between an ICC task force and Yousuf Gillani, the country's prime minister, in a bid to relieve fears over security ahead of the Champions Trophy in September

Chris Gayle says he's in dialogue with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) following his resignation from captaincy

Suhrawadi Shuvo will lead a 14-member Bangladesh academy squad for a short tour of South Africa next month

Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, has urged his country's cricket board to take a stance on touring Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in September, instead of leaving individual players to decide

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