Cricket News

A magnificent unbeaten 163 from Rob Keogh and the bravery of Josh Cobb and Alex Wakely denied Derbyshire what looked a certain victory over Northamptonshire on a dramatic final day

Gritty Glamorgan batted throughout the final day in Canterbury to deny Kent a first win of the Championship campaign and land an unlikely draw

Yorkshire won comfortably on the final day against Hampshire, despite the resistance of Lewis McManus and Will Smith and further demands from England

Kevin Pietersen's return to the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad has been scuppered by a calf injury suffered while making the triple century for Surrey that helped build a tidal wave of protest at his continued England freeze-out

Martin Guptill has not played a Test in the last two years but he is in line for a recall at Lord's next week. Like the rest of Brendon McCullum's side, he is quietly confident of acquitting himself

Kevin Pietersen was able to watch delightedly from a Surrey dressing room that has given him unstinting support as Steve Davies and Jason Roy spearheaded a startling seven-wicket victory against Leicestershire

Kings XI Punjab secured a 22-run consolation victory, after their bowlers trussed up an explosive Royal Challengers Bangalore top order, in a rain-curtailed 10-overs-a-side contest in Mohali

Gloucestershire claimed a second successive LV= County Championship win as they beat Lancashire by 91 runs during an eventful final day at Old Trafford

Rafatullah Mohmand and Mohammad Rizwan stroked rapid half-centuries, helping Peshawar Panthers chase down 179 with six wickets in hand and one over to spare against Abbottabad Falcons in Faisalabad

Xander Pitchers scored an unbeaten 269-ball 105 in Namibia's second innings as they wrapped up a 114-run win over Hong Kong in the ICC Intercontinental Cup in Windhoek

With the league stage reaching its business end, the objective for most teams is simple - win. Four points separate first from sixth and every result involving those sides count

Sri Lanka A rode on a firm opening partnership led by Dhananjaya de Silva's 96, and a solid contribution from Kithuruwan Vithanage, to 244 for 4 on the first day of the second unofficial Test in Pallekele

The issue of broadcast rights could determine the fate of the Pakistan-India series, scheduled for the end of this year

Nepal's cricket infrastructure took a hit due to the April 25 earthquake, but the sport's primary concern at the moment is to reach out to the people and play a role in the relief efforts, says Bhawana Ghimire, the chief executive of the Cricket Associati

Leicestershire have announced the signing of Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal to play in the NatWest T20 Blast as cover for Grant Elliott

Deandra Dottin's unbeaten 113-ball 84 helped West Indies women beat Sri Lanka women by five wickets in the first ODI in Colombo

Nick Beard, the Otago spinner, has had his bowling action cleared after he underwent biometric testing in Australia

Former Test opener Phil Jaques has been named as the new coach of Queensland

All the chairs with a good view of the play at Heagingley on day three were filled with people ready to resume watching Cheteshwar Pujara and Jack Leaning butcher James Vince's attack during an unbroken fifth-wicket stand that gave Yorkshire control.

Chesney Hughes ended a two-year wait for a century to put Derbyshire on course for a second victory of the season as they totally dominated the third day against Northamptonshire at Derby.