Cricket News

Justin Ontong has been named captain of the South African Invitation XI for the tour match against Pakistan at Buffalo Park

Shane Warne has been reported for breaching Cricket Australia's Code of Behaviour during the semi-final of the Big Bash League between against Perth Scorchers

Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars off the final ball to secure a place in the Big Bash final and the Champions League

Fifties by opener Shitanshu Kotak, captain Jaydev Shah and Sheldon Jackson kept Saurashtra in the hunt for a challenging first-innings total on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Punjab

Essex have revealed plans for an £80 million upgrade of their Chelmsford home

At the end of the first day of their first Ranji semi-final in 44 years, Services proved they were not daunted by Mumbai's trophy-laden Ranji record, their star players or their reputation as the domestic tough guys

Jesse Ryder, the New Zealand batsman, has kept the door open for a return to international cricket for the series against England

The second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will be go ahead without any Pakistan player participating

Scotland will host Pakistan for two ODIs in Edinburgh in May 2013, shortly before the Champions Trophy in England

Preview of the teams participating in the upcoming second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League

Ben Cutting has joined Australia's squad for the third ODI in Brisbane as cover for Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, both of whom missed the second game in Adelaide due to minor injuries

A round-up of matches from the Caribbean T20 on Tuesday, January 15, 2012

Matthew Wade has met with Ian Healy in Brisbane ahead of Friday's third one-day international and cleared the air over Healy's strong criticism of Wade's wicketkeeping last week

West Indies women squared their five-match ODI series against South Africa 2-2, winning the final game by 22 runs in Roseau

Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies limited overs team for the tour of Australia following an 18-month absence

Sussex have acted to temper media excitement that Sarah Taylor will become the first women to play county 2nd X1 cricket next summer.

Alastair Cook, England's captain, described MS Dhoni as "probably the best in the world" after his counterattacking 72 from 66 balls late in India's innings set the stage for their 127-run victory in the second ODI

Sarah Taylor will create history later this year if she is selected as the first woman to play for a men's county side and Mark Alleyne, the MCC head coach, believes it is important to take Taylor out of her comfort zone

Preview of the Ranji Trophy semi-final between Saurashtra and Punjab in Rajkot

India batsman Manoj Tiwary has said he has made a full recovery from the side strain that ruled him out of action for a month and that he is fit for national selection