Cricket News

India's openers performed far better against Zimbabwe than they did against West Indies, setting up a platform for a match-winning total

Ray "Slug" Jordon, the former Victoria wicketkeeper who toured India and South Africa with the Australians in 1969-70, has died at the age of 75

George Bailey, Australia's Twenty20 captain, has said he expects the 15 men picked for the Twenty20 series against Pakistan in the UAE to be the same 15 who will carry Australia's hopes in the ICC World Twenty20 next month

Kent threw Group C of the Clydesdale Bank 40 wide open by beating leaders Warwickshire by six wickets on a tricky Edgbaston pitch

Shiv Thakor faced more than 100 balls for his unbeaten 39 as Leicestershire held out for a draw against Northamptonshire

A blistering 85-run opening stand between Imran Nazir and Ahmed Shehzad and a cool finish from Angelo Mathews helped Nagenahira Nagas overhaul Kandurata Warriors' 159 for 7 in the final over

Lalit Modi, the former IPL commissioner, has settled his libel case with Giles Clarke out of court

Yorkshire have released Gerard Brophy from the remainder of his contract and signed Andrew Hodd on loan from Sussex

The next significant date in the current dispute between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB is looming on Saturday with the deadline for England to name their World Twenty20 squad

Pakistan have dropped seniors Younis Khan and Umar Gul from the one-day squad for the three-match series against Australia in the UAE later this month

Harry Conway says talking to Craig Mcdermott helped him complete the hat-trick against Nepal in the U-19 World Cup group game

Thirteen CSA nominated South African domestic cricketers, eleven of whom are black, will hone their skills in a nine-day training session in Bangalore

Ricky Ponting has said he is motivated every day by the memories of losing the past two Ashes series in England and he hopes to retain his place long enough to have another chance to win the urn away from home

West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor has become the first woman to be nominated for the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2012

A round-up of matches on August 13 during the Under-19 World Cup 2012

Australia's batsmen had the workout they wanted, and they were backed up by their bowlers to complete an easy win over Nepal

Usain Bolt has spoken of his desire to play in the Big Bash League this year, and the Melbourne Stars are keeping the door open to potentially sign him

South Africa have inched closer and closer to that edge in their quest to become the No.1 ranked Test team in the world and now they find themselves right on it.

Gary Ballance and Azeem Rafiq spared Yorkshire's blushes at Headingley after Unicorns had threatened to pull off a shock victory