Cricket News

Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh both scored centuries as Australia dominated the first day against West Indies in Hobart

The two batsmen who struggled most during New Zealand's recent tour of Australia rediscovered their form on the first day of the home summer in Dunedin

Chris Gayle sent out a stern warning to the rest of the playing field with a blazing unbeaten 92 that flattened the already demoralised Chittagong Vikings in Mirpur on Wednesday

Mickey Arthur, the former South Africa and Australia coach, is one of the frontrunners for the vacant coaching role at Essex, ESPNcricinfo has learnt, following the departure of Paul Grayson in September

Captain Shahid Afridi kept Sylhet Super Stars' qualification hopes alive by slamming two sixes in the last over of their contest against Dhaka Dynamites

Jahurul Islam has not played for Bangladesh since 2013 and admitted to feeling like a "lost soul" owing to some personal trouble over the last two years. Now he has made vital contributions to table-toppers Rangpur Riders in the BPL

West Indies captain Jason Holder has admitted his team has not been "near our our best", but felt they had fast bowlers who could trouble Australia's relatively inexperienced middle order

Nic Maddinson led New South Wales to a tense victory in his first match captaining the state as the Blues chased down 214 in the dying overs of the fourth day against Queensland in Mackay

The "disproportionate publicity" and the "soft imagery" that an association with the IPL brings is expected to negate any financial losses the two new franchise owners, New Rising and Intex Mobiles, may suffer in the short run

India batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who bowls part-time offspin, has been reported for a suspect action after the fourth Test against South Africa in Delhi

Joel Paris collected the remarkable figures of 6 for 23 from 14.3 overs to bowl Western Australia to victory in just his second first-class match

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has said he stands by the evidence he gave during Chris Cairns' perjury trial in London, and said he did not need to give Cairns an explanation as to why he testified

Ricky Ponting believes Bellerive Oval in Hobart deserves a better allotment of international matches than those currently provided

The depletion of Sri Lanka's attack due to injury will likely mean an enhanced role for himself with the ball, Angelo Mathews said. A prospect he said he doesn't mind in New Zealand's seam-friendly conditions.

Australia's captain Steven Smith has shown he is his own man by resisting calls to switch Mitchell Marsh and Peter Nevill in the Test batting order

Sri Lanka may appear the weaker team on paper, but the hosts remain wary of a seam attack that's "underrated" and "world-class" senior batsmen in the opposition, Brendon McCullum said

Ahead of an important tour, Sri Lanka are without their player of the year in Dhammika Prasad, and have been deprived of Kusal Perera

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the first Test between Australia and West Indies in Hobart

When mobile manufacturer Intex opted for Rajkot as their home for the next two years, it became the first instance of an IPL franchise setting up a base at a smaller centre

Sourav Ganguly has come under the 'conflict of interest' scanner after Sanjeev Goenka, with whom he co-owns football franchise Atletico de Kolkata, was awarded the bid to own the Pune franchise