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Mark Nicholas, the cricket broadcaster, ESPNcricinfo contributor and former Hampshire captain, has won the Cricket Society and MCC cricket book of the year award for 2017

Cricket Society returns the love as Nicholas takes top prize

Headingley's future as an international venue has been secured after Leeds City Council formally approved an emergency deal to ensure a major £35m refit could go ahead

New Headingley stand gets green light

Fast bowler Rene Farrell has announced her retirement from ODIs

Farrell announces ODI retirement

Bangladesh have recalled Shafiul Islam to their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy

Shafiul Islam back in Bangladesh squad

20-Apr-2017•Mohammad Isam

Australia name Pattinson, Henriques in Champions Trophy squad

The return of the fast bowler James Pattinson and the inclusion of Moises Henriques ahead of James Faulkner among the allrounders are the two major talking points to emerge from the announcement of Australia's 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy

20-Apr-2017•Daniel Brettig

May challenges CA over players' pay offer

Tim May, an architect of the first collective agreement between Cricket Australia and the players, has challenged the board to provide better justification for ending the fixed revenue percentage model

19-Apr-2017•Daniel Brettig

Trego suggests darts-style revamp for English T20

Peter Trego, the Somerset allrounder, believes that the ECB could save itself a lot of time and effort in its revamping of domestic T20 cricket by copying the methods of darts

19-Apr-2017•Andrew Miller

Middlesex bring in Southee for T20 Blast

Tim Southee, the New Zealand fast bowler, has signed for Middlesex as their second overseas player for the NatWest T20 Blast

Essex have followed Middlesex in announcing that they will not be supporting the ECB's proposed change to its constitution

Essex to vote against ECB T20 plan

Dale Steyn has been named in the South Africa A four-day squad for the tour of England with a view to proving his fitness for the Test series which begins in July

Steyn eyes England Test comeback

South Africa have recalled fast bowler Morne Morkel and included the uncapped spinner Keshav Maharaj in their squad for the Champions Trophy

Morne Morkel, Maharaj in South Africa squad

Vernon Philander will return to South Africa for rehabilitation on a groin injury suffered while playing for Sussex

Philander county stint interrupted by groin injury

The emergence of Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne and Ben McDermott as players of national interest has been confirmed by their inclusion in Cricket Australia's national performance squad for 2017

Carey, Labuschagne, McDermott among NPS intake

19-Apr-2017•Daniel Brettig

'I wanted this so badly' - Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle thanked all the franchises, as well as his national team, for helping him get to the 10,000-run mark

The BCCI's state units passed a resolution to work on a new financial model more suitable to India, which could also includes inputs provided by the Committee of Administrators

BCCI wants ICC to stick to Big Three model till June

18-Apr-2017•PTI

Rankin out of England ODIs; Kevin O'Brien and Stirling return

Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of Ireland's two one-day internationals against England next month but Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling have recovered from their recent injuries

The warrant against the former Royal Challengers Bangalore owner in the UK was issued in relation to accusations of fraud surrounding his failed Kingfisher Airlines company, which is reported to owe banks over a billion dollars

Former RCB owner Mallya arrested in the UK

Kings XI's Manan Vohra said he had to change plans after losing Hashim Amla and Glenn Maxwell early, and was disappointed he couldn't finish it after coming so close

Vohra rues near miss after stunning 95

KKR had planned to score a boundary in every over and rotate strike during their chase against Daredevils, and Yusuf Pathan said they had largely succeeded despite a poor start

We had a plan and it succeeded - Yusuf