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Jimmy Adams led a safety-first approach by Hampshire in a final-day stalemate against Durham at Chester-le-Street

Adams leads Hampshire's safety-first approach

Jos Buttler has said he is ready to shelve the reticence that undermined his last attempt at cracking Test cricket and believes he will be trusted by the team management to play his natural attacking game

Buttler ready to seize chance for Test return

06-Jul-2016•Andrew Miller

Derbyshire rue washout due to saturated pitch at Chesterfield

Derbyshire suffered their first complete wash-out in the County Championship in 35 years after no play was possible for the third day running against Northamptonshire at Chesterfield

Asitha Fernando claimed seven wickets on first-class debut, including five in the last innings, to secure a slim victory for Sri Lanka A over Pakistan A in Leicester

Debutant Asitha bowls Sri Lanka A to narrow win

Matt Quinn finally broke a monumental record eighth-wicket stand of 222 between Sam Northeast and James Tredwell to set up Essex for their third Championship win of the season

Essex go top in spite of record resistance from Northeast and Tredwell

Sri Lanka Cricket is looking into the possibility of having Tharindu Kaushal's doosra cleared, as the offspinner has now remodeled his action in his time away from international cricket

SLC looking to get Kaushal's doosra cleared

Denesh Ramdin has indicated he will not be part of West Indies' squad in the upcoming Test series against India, which begins in Antigua on July 21

Ramdin tweets of exclusion from Test squad

Dambulla Stadium is set to become a viable day-night venue again, after Sri Lanka Cricket announced plans to beef up the ground's floodlights ahead of the ODIs against Australia in late August

SLC to upgrade Dambulla floodlights

Just ten months after they met in a historic series, India and Pakistan are ready for another battle which promises to be just as exciting and closely fought as the previous one was

When Imran turned demolition man

06-Jul-2016•Sambit Bal

Sri Lanka Cricket opposes two-tier Test system

Sri Lanka Cricket has outlined its strong opposition to the proposed two-tier Test cricket system, claiming that it "can't see any benefit for Sri Lankan cricket, the game, or the players"

The ICC has agreed to support Sri Lanka Cricket and Kusal Perera's claim for costs and damages from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala has said

ICC to support Kusal's damages claim off WADA - SLC chief

When South Africa's A squad embarks on tours of Zimbabwe and Australia, the transfer of knowledge between players will be as important as catching the national selectors' eyes

Transfer of knowledge on South Africa A's agenda

06-Jul-2016•Firdose Moonda

Hazlewood backs Ponting's call for big-bat ban

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has given his support to Ricky Ponting's suggestion of banning thick, lightweight bats from Test cricket

India coach Anil Kumble has said he is looking to cultivate a "feeling of Indianness" in the team

Kumble wants India to pursue the 'Indian way'

Otago Volts have appointed Rob Walter, the former South African conditioning coach, as their head coach for the next two seasons

Rob Walter appointed Otago coach for two seasons

Women's Big Bash League players Hayley Jensen and Corinne Hall have been banned for six months each for betting on matches by Cricket Australia

CA bans three local players for cricket betting

06-Jul-2016•Brydon Coverdale

De Villiers, Malik guide Tridents to first win

Barbados Tridents rode on half-centuries from AB de Villiers and Shoaib Malik to chase down a 163-run target with eight balls to spare against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots