County news

Somerset appoint Maynard as head coach

Sep 30, 2014: Matthew Maynard has been appointed as Somerset's new head coach. He won the role ahead of other high-profile candidates including the former England one-day coach, Ashley Giles

Lions v Scorchers, CLT20, Group A, Bangalore

Errant cameras and an unsighted umpire

Sep 30, 2014: Plays of the day from Lahore Lions' last league match against Perth Scorchers

Sri Lanka news

Srinath Silva dies of heart attack

Sep 30, 2014: Srinath Silva, 66, died of a heart attack in his sleep on Tuesday morning

County Cricket 2014

The route of all good in the English game

Sep 30, 2014: Though derided and sometimes ridiculed, county cricket still holds the key for the future of the game in England and if all involved believed in it just a little more, it could produce an even greater harvest

Bangladesh news

Mashrafe named ODI captain, Mushfiqur stays Test captain

Sep 30, 2014: Bangladesh have become the latest country to split the captaincy across formats with Mashrafe Mortaza put in charge of the one-day side. Mushfiqur remains Test captain

India news

Ramesh Powar signs for Gujarat

Sep 30, 2014: Former India offspinner Ramesh Powar has signed with Gujarat for the forthcoming domestic season after moving out of Rajasthan following the suspension of the RCA by the BCCI

Lions v Scorchers, CLT20, Group A, Bangalore

Marsh, Hogg knock Lions out

Sep 30, 2014: Lahore Lions' loss by three wickets meant Chennai Super Kings progressed to the semi-final against Kings XI Punjab

South Africa in New Zealand and Australia 2014-15

Philander returns to one-day squad

Sep 30, 2014: Vernon Philander was the only change to the South Africa ODI squad that was victorious in the recent triangular series in Zimbabwe ahead of trips to New Zealand and Australia

West Indies news

Chris Gayle likely to be fit for India Tests

Sep 30, 2014: Chris Gayle, the West Indies batsman, expects to return to fitness in time for the Tests in India starting October 30

India news

Former Gujarat captain Mukund Parmar to coach Andhra

Sep 30, 2014: Former Gujarat captain Mukund Parmar has been appointed as the lead coach of Andhra for the 2014-15 domestic season

Champions League T20 2014

Lack of clarity in CLT20 bowling-action policy

Sep 30, 2014: While CLT20 authorities say bowlers will have to be cleared by the BCCI's suspect bowling-action committee, the official website says the bowler will have to be cleared by the tournament's technical committee

The work that is county cricket

Sep 30, 2014: Players toil all season, but fans don't really get a sense of the scale of effort involved

Agony Aunt

What Shaz is really doing with the Indian team

Sep 30, 2014: And what Ajmal should do during his ban

Wicket-taking oldies, and English centurions

Sep 30, 2014: Also, playing against most teams, highest ODI scores by batsmen out hit-wicket, and Flying Stumps

'Kenya cricket is dead and buried'

Sep 30, 2014: The veteran spinner's dream spell against Australia in 2003 symbolised a brief golden period for Kenya, but since his retirement, the country's cricket has nose-dived

Dolphins v KKR, CLT20, Group A, Hyderabad

Sunil Narine reported for suspect action

Sep 29, 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders offspinner Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action following his side's 36-run win over Dolphins in the Champions League Twenty20

County news

Prince set to play on for Lancashire

Sep 29, 2014: Ashwell Prince, the former South Africa batsman, is set to reverse his decision to retire and instead play on with Lancashire in 2015

Dolphins v Knight Riders, CLT20, Group A, Hyderabad

The fumbled returns, and a duck for Delport

Sep 29, 2014: Plays of the day from the Group A match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Dolphins in Hyderabad

County news

Bird, Arafat sign for Hampshire

Sep 29, 2014: Hampshire have announced two overseas signings for 2015, with Jackson Bird joining for the first half of the season and Yasir Arafat set to play limited-overs cricket

India news

Umpire Ghouse dies aged 83

Sep 29, 2014: Mohammad Ghouse, who officiated in eight Tests and two ODIs in the 1970s and '80s, died in Chennai on Monday