Cricket News

Peter Handscomb scored his fourth first-class century to lead a strong batting effort, as Victoria rattled 334 for 5 against Tasmania

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen said the feeling in the Scotland camp ahead of the Australia match was one not of trepidation, but excitement

South Africa will host New Zealand for two T20Is and three ODIs from August 14 in a packed home season

Having been overlooked for an IPL deal this year, Mahela Jayawardene has found some solace with a deal to play in the NatWest T20 Blast for Sussex.

Australia Women's coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick will step down from her role after choosing not to renew her contract, which expires in May

Australia and Scotland face off in Hobart with very different immediate futures. It's Scotland's last game of the tournament, and while Australia are guaranteed a quarter-final appearance, against whom that is remains to be seen

Brendan Taylor's international exit will take up much of the spotlight in an otherwise inconsequential match between India, who are assured of first place in their group, and Zimbabwe, who are already out of the tournament

Troubled Leicestershire lost £225,000 last year as they failed to win a Championship match for the second successive season

Australia might be through to the quarters, but there is a lot to gain for them from Saturday's match: a relative advantage in the knockouts line-up, as well as much needed time in the middle for some of their batsmen

On a suitably hangdog English day, more downcast than overcast, and a match ravaged by rain, an Ian Bell fifty led England to victory with nine wickets to spare

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by three wickets and ended as Pool A leaders, but their bowlers were fully challenged for the first time in this World Cup

Following his team's innings-and-217-run defeat to Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy final, Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund said there was no shame in the side's defeat to Karnataka

Former India captain Rahul Dravid believes the success of India's fast bowlers has given a new "dimension" to the team at the World Cup

Rangpur Division clinched their maiden National Cricket League title after they beat Dhaka Metropolis by 102 runs, with four minutes left on the clock

Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik scored centuries but Tamil Nadu's middle-order batsmen could not avoid the ignominy of suffering an innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka in Mumbai

A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on March 12, 2015

Mohammad Tauqir wasn't impressed by South Africa's short-ball tactics, but he was pleased his UAE side came close to lasting 50 overs against them

Despite being the only member of South Africa's top six to have not scored a century in the group stages, Quinton de Kock remains AB de Villiers' "first pick" for the starting XI in the knockouts

Andy Moles, the Afghanistan coach, has expressed his sympathy for Peter Moores, suggesting England's players "let him down" during the World Cup campaign

Nottinghamshire have signed Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor as batting cover for this season, subject to ECB approval