Northants v Middlesex, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Dexter adds to Northants pain

May 20, 2014: Northants' hopes of avoiding defeat may rest upon unexpected rain as their promotion season looks ever more difficult

Pakistan news

Pakistan government appeals against Ashraf's return

May 20, 2014: The Pakistan government has lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court's decision to remove the PCB administration under Najam Sethi chairmanship

Leicestershire v Hampshire, Grace Road, 3rd day

Hampshire poised for victory push

May 20, 2014: Hampshire are well set to push for a victory against unbeaten Leicestershire that, if achieved, would take them back to the top of the County Championship Second Division

Gloucestershire v Kent, Bristol, 3rd day

Gloucestershire close in on huge victory

May 20, 2014: Gloucestershire need five more wickets on the final day to wrap up a comprehensive victory against Kent in Bristol

Worcestershire v Essex, New Road, 3rd day

Ajmal's career best outwits Essex

May 20, 2014: Saeed Ajmal took 13 wickets in the match as he outwitted Essex and kept Worcestershire at the top of the Second Division

Hong Kong news

Central contracts for nine Hong Kong players

May 20, 2014: The Hong Kong Cricket Association has announced central contracts for nine players, with captain Jamie Atkinson and opening batsman Irfan Ahmed in the highest-earning Category A

Philip Sharpe, 1936-2014

Yorkshire mourns slipper Sharpe

May 20, 2014: Philip Sharpe, who has died at 77 after a short illness, played 12 Tests for England but upon his passing in Yorkshire they will talk only off his slip catching

South Africa news

Amla ready to plug leadership gap

May 20, 2014: The twin retirements of Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis and the subsequent loss of experience from the South African squad is the primary reason behind Hashim Amla making himself available for the job of Test captain

Knight Riders v Super Kings, IPL 2014, Kolkata

Uthappa, Shakib flatten Super Kings

May 20, 2014: Robin Uthappa made his fourth half-century of the season to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to an eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings with two overs to spare

IPL 2014

Franchises unimpressed with new anti-corruption measures

May 20, 2014: IPL franchises have reacted sharply to new anti-corruption measures introduced in the tournament this season, with various officials calling the steps "confused" and "all humbug"

Sunrisers v Royal Challengers, IPL 2014, Hyderabad

Gayle flops again

May 20, 2014: Plays of the day for the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad

Kings XI v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2014, Mohali

Home stretch awaits top guns

May 20, 2014: Mumbai Indians face another must-win match, this time against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali, a team they have beaten earlier this season

Sunrisers v Royal Challengers, IPL 2014, Hyderabad

Sunrisers spice up fight for fourth

May 20, 2014: Sunrisers Hyderabad appeared to be coasting towards their target of 161 after a strong opening stand, but managed to drag it to the last over to win by seven wickets and upset Royal Challengers Bangalore's plans of making the playoffs

Sri Lanka cricket

The social consciousness of the Sri Lanka team

May 20, 2014: In an interview with Donald McRae of the Guardian, Kumar Sangakkara shares the experiences that have influenced him as a player and individual

IPL 2014

What makes Rajasthan Royals tick?

May 20, 2014: In an interview with Prajakta Pawar for iplt20.com, Rahul Dravid opens up about his role as mentor of Rajasthan Royals, the unique philosophy of the team, and the elaborate planning that goes behind the scenes to prepare for a "fighting brand of cricket"

Extraordinary team changes must be explained

May 20, 2014:

Oi crooks, go corrupt something else

May 20, 2014: It's just disgustingly lazy to fix something as easy as cricket

IPL 2014 newsfile

Akram lauds 'exceptional leader' Gambhir

May 20, 2014: A round-up of IPL news on May 20, 2014

New Zealand news

Cairns denies corruption allegations

May 20, 2014: Chris Cairns has acknowledged that his name has been linked to allegations of corruption and has said allegations against him "are a complete lie"

The tragedy of fixing

May 20, 2014: Incidents that in a drama you'd reject as absurd you relish in sport because you know they actually happened. Until you stop believing that they actually happened