West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port of Spain, 1st day

Jerome Taylor, Benn restrict New Zealand to 221

Jun 16, 2014: New Zealand, after being 159 for 3 at tea, capitulated to lose their last seven wickets for 62 runs in a dramatic last session

NatWest T20 Blast countdown

T20 keeps Kieswetter in mind

Jun 16, 2014: The class of Craig Kieswetter and Ravi Bopara lead ESPNcricinfo's countdown of the things that mattered in the latest round of NatWest T20 Blast matches

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Sri Lanka cling on for dramatic draw

Jun 16, 2014: There have been few finishes to a Lord's Test, perhaps any Test, as dramatic as this, few climaxes that boiled up from such an unpromising position.

The new, ancient language of commentary

Jun 16, 2014: The Chinmaya Mission in Chennai is planning to use cricket commentary for a highly unusual purpose - to promote Sanskrit

Bangladesh v India, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Weather threat looms over India, Bangladesh

Jun 16, 2014: After a rain-shortened first ODI, Bangladesh and an experimental India side will hope the weather stays clear and allows them to fulfill their objectives from the remainder of a brief ODI series

Chris Burger 1935-2014

Chris Burger dies aged 78

Jun 16, 2014: Chris Burger, a middle-order batsman who played two Tests for South Africa in 1957-58, has died at the age of 78

Sagicor HPC v Bangladesh A, 2nd T20, Barbados

Carter fifty helps Sagicor draw level

Jun 16, 2014: An explosive half-century from Jonathan Carter powered Sagicor High Performance Centre to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh A at the Three Ws Oval and helped them level the two-match T20 series 1-1

Ivor Mendonca 1934-2014

Ivor Mendonca dies aged 79

Jun 16, 2014: Ivor Mendonca, who kept wicket for West Indies in two Tests against India in 1961-62, has died in Guyana at the age of 79 after a battle with throat and prostate cancer

New Zealand's happy allrounder headache

Jun 16, 2014: Jimmy Neesham's performance in Jamaica means the selectors will have some head-scratching to do over him and Corey Anderson

Australia news

Bayliss to coach Australia against South Africa

Jun 16, 2014: New South Wales coach Trevor Bayliss will take charge of Australia's national team for the start of the home summer against South Africa in November

Why stadiums need a sense of place

Jun 16, 2014: In football, increasingly, it's hard to tell which city you're watching a game in. Cricket venues still maintain a sense of where they belong

Identifying the Lord's cricket fan

Jun 16, 2014: An anthropological guide that will help you pick out the rosy-cheeked chaps at HQ

The unplayables

Jun 16, 2014: A selection of cricket's most memorable deliveries

Why cricket's future is bright

Jun 16, 2014: Cricket has suffered many evils recently - fixing, chucking, mankading and sledging, to name a few - but it will emerge from the darkness stronger, wiser and better

Glamorgan v Kent, Cardiff, 1st day

Hogan's three keeps Kent in check

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Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, Wantage Road, 1st day

Newton makes first Northants' ton

Jun 15, 2014: Rob Newton scored the first century of Northamptonshire's season as they had marginally the better of the first day with Warwickshire at Wantage Road.

Durham v Lancashire, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Debutant Coughlin swings balance

Jun 15, 2014: The clash between two teams battling to avoid Championship relegation produced a rollercoaster opening day which swung back Durham's way via an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 126 between Phil Mustard and Paul Coughlin

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Ballance channels his Trott, then his KP

Jun 15, 2014: As Kevin Pietersen watched on, Gary Ballance produced a maiden century with many qualities of the man he has replaced, Jonathan Trott

Bangladesh v India, 1st ODI, Mirpur

Not looking to make a statement- Rahane

Jun 15, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane was cautious not to be lulled into the kind of comfort he felt while making a match-winning half-century when questioned what it meant to his future

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Devotion to the collective sees Mathews thrive

Jun 15, 2014: Angelo Mathews' outlook has changed since taking on the captaincy and now has the chance to shape a new, exciting team