Cricket News

James Pattinson has conceded that he has found it hard to balance all three forms of the game, and he said he was not disappointed at being left out of Australia's 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20

Middlesex left Essex rooted at the bottom of the Clydesdale Bank40 Group A table as they carved out a nine wicket victory at Chelmsford.

Sulieman Benn has moved closer to a return for West Indies after being named in their 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20

Bangladesh spun their way to an emphatic 71-run victory in the first Twenty20 international against Ireland in Belfast

Ben Scott hundred hauls Worcestershire out of trouble as Simon Kerrigan takes four wickets at Old Trafford

Steve Harmison took three wickets on his Yorkshire debut as the visitors fought back late in the day at Chesterfield

The hard work of the England Under-19s bowlers went to waste after a heavy downpour flooded the pitch at Grace Road

Following the washout on day two, Netherlands pushed on to 308 and then knocked over UAE's openers cheaply on the third day of the Intercontinental Cup game in Deventer

Notts were put in trouble after another top order collapse left Chris Read having to rebuild the innings

South Africa A continued their winning run in the tri-series with their fourth consecutive victory

Sussex took control of their Championship Division One game with Durham, reducing the visitors to 92 for 4 before rain forced an early close at Arundel.

Warwickshire reached 27 for 1 in the 10.4 overs playable on day one of their match against Somerset

India captain MS Dhoni has said that the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka will help his team assess where they stand at the moment

Preview of the first Test of the series between England and South Africa at The Oval

The Test series between England and South Africa features six of the world's top 10 Test bowlers and eight of the top 17 Test batsmen

Suresh Saraiya, the Indian radio commentator, has died aged 76 after a heart attack

Fast bowler Rubel Hossain has been left out of Bangladesh's 30-member preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20

Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from England's 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20, apparently ending chances of a limited-over return

The Pakistan board has said that it has not sought a share of the revenue from the series in India later this year