Middlesex v Yorkshire, Lord's, 3rd day

Ballance sends powerful message

Apr 29, 2014: Gary Ballance's century for Yorkshire set Middlesex an improbable target at Lord's, but an excellent opening stand between Chris Rogers and Sam Robson has sustained their hopes

Sussex v Somerset, Hove, 3rd day

Inspired Somerset close in on victory

Apr 29, 2014: Somerset forced Sussex to follow on under heavy skies and then rounded upon them once more with such conviction on a sunlit evening that they even had the glimmer of a three-day victory

Bangladesh news

Mushfiqur hopes for Jurgensen U-turn

Apr 29, 2014: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim hopes Shane Jurgensen will overturn his decision to resign as head coach

Hampshire v Surrey, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Result 'first option' despite rain - Ford

Apr 29, 2014: History suggests that this rain-ravaged contest between two of the second division's likelier promotion candidates is heading for a dull draw after losing all but 74 of a possible 288 overs across the first three days

Knight Riders v Royals, IPL 2014, Abu Dhabi

Kallis' honesty pays

Apr 29, 2014: Plays of the day from the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Notts pitch cleared after heavy defeat

Apr 29, 2014: Nottinghamshire escaped a penalty for the state of the pitch at Trent Bridge, where it took Warwickshire little more than half the scheduled game time to win by 98 runs

Pakistan news

Kamran Akmal, Malik omitted from training camp

Apr 29, 2014: Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik have been omitted from a pool of 36 probables who will take part in a month-long summer camp in Lahore starting May 6

Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers, IPL 2014, Dubai

Can Mumbai end Arabian nightmare?

Apr 29, 2014: Mumbai Indians are in danger of returning home without a single win from the UAE leg of the IPL, and their opponents, Sunrisers Hyderabad, are not in a much better position with only one victory

Knight Riders v Royals, IPL 2014, Abu Dhabi

Royals win on boundary count after tie and Super Over

Apr 29, 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals tied the game at the end of full time and extra time, but Royals took the points because they hit more boundaries in the match

India news

BCCI seeks new IPL probe panel

Apr 29, 2014: The BCCI has objected to the Justice Mukul Mudgal commission being asked to follow up on their findings into allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL

Australia news

Lehmann reflects on racial outburst

Apr 29, 2014: Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has called his racial outburst against Sri Lanka in 2003 "the biggest mistake" of his life

India news

Can't disrupt world cricket for own interests - IPL COO

Apr 29, 2014: Sundar Raman, the IPL's COO, has said India will have to accommodate the interests of other countries while planning its international schedule as the BCCI cannot "disrupt world cricket" to protect its own interests

IPL newsfile

Mumbai Indians sign Lendl Simmons

Apr 29, 2014: A round-up of IPL news on April 29, 2014

Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL, Dubai

Starc's crazy catches

Apr 29, 2014: The Australians in this IPL season seem to love challenging gravity

The origins of sledging unearthed

Apr 29, 2014: A masterly quiz that tells you just why military medium is called what it is, and offers alternative names for IPL franchises

Regional Four Day Competition 2013-14, final, 3rd day

Advantage Jamaica on 16-wicket day

Apr 29, 2014: Sixteen wickets fell on the third day in St Lucia, as Jamaica legspinner Damion Jacobs claimed eight scalps to instigate a Windward Islands batting collapse

Bangladesh news

A familiar tale of misunderstandings and flawed expectations

Apr 29, 2014: A build-up of misunderstandings, cultural differences and controversies pushed Shane Jurgensen to resign as Bangladesh head coach, but these same issues have also affected previous incumbents

The man who took on Srini

Apr 29, 2014: Aditya Verma used to stand outside the BCCI's offices, trying to get his case heard. These days he and his powerful friends are rather more of a nuisance for the board

Botham's record, and Somerset's near-miss

Apr 29, 2014: Also, a ton of IPL matches, youngest Australians in World Cups, longest wait for a first-class hundreds, and the Don's lack of fifties

Are T20s more exciting than ODIs?

Apr 29, 2014: There may be more last-over finishes but weak teams win T20 games more often than they do ODIs