One night in 1996

Jun 10, 2013: Ball-by-ball text commentary, the core of ESPNcricinfo's offering, was born out of adversity during the sixth World Cup

The site that turned into a description

Jun 10, 2013: For players, the relationship with ESPNcricinfo endures beyond their playing careers

West Indies A v Sri Lanka A, 1st unofficial Test, St Kitts

Centuries galore as match ends in draw

Jun 9, 2013: Six centuries dominated the first unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and West Indies A as it ended in a draw

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy Group A, Cardiff

Cardiff pitch 'incredibly difficult' - McCullum

Jun 9, 2013: New Zealand's captain Brendon McCullum enjoyed a rare triumph against Sri Lanka in 50-over cricket

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group A, Cardiff

Malinga battles past the critics

Jun 9, 2013: A flawed man no doubt, but Lasith Malinga is foremost a cricketer, and if his ego drives more spells like he delivered in Cardiff, Sri Lanka fans should not mind it so much

Yorkshire v Leicestershire, YB40 Group C, Scarborough

Fisher narrowly denied fairytale

Jun 9, 2013: Matthew Fisher became the youngest post-war county cricketer at Scarborough and he was denied a fairytale win on debut as Yorkshire's fledgling pace attack just failed to contain high-flying Leicestershire

Surrey v Lancashire, YB40 Group B, Guildford

Katich sees Lancs home in a breeze

Jun 9, 2013: Simon Katich hit a match-winning 57 from 37 balls to lead Lancashire to a five-wicket win over Surrey at Guildford.

Derbyshire v Essex, YB40 Group B, Leek

Napier, Essex come crashing down

Jun 9, 2013: Essex came crashing down to earth after a run of four consecutive Yorkshire Bank 40 victories as Derbyshire romped to a 63-run win with 41 balls to spare in a record-breaking Group B match at Leek.

Unicorns v Glamorgan, YB40 Group C, Southend

Cooke puts Glamorgan out of reach

Jun 9, 2013: A battling 74 from Garry Park was not enough to prevent the Unicorns from slumping to a sixth defeat in seven Yorkshire Bank 40 matches as Chris Cooke's 98 put Glamorgan out of reach at Southend.

India v WI, Champions Trophy, Group B, The Oval

Samuels comfortable with senior status

Jun 9, 2013: Matured and focused, Marlon Samuels recognises his responsibility and can now play the anchor role in his cricket and his life

Sri Lanka news

Umpire KT Francis dies at 73

Jun 9, 2013: KT Francis, who umpired in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test match against England in 1982, has died at the age of 73 after losing his battle to diabetes

Somerset v Durham, Taunton, 4th day

Barrow eases Somerset nerves

Jun 9, 2013: Alex Barrow hit a career-best 83 not out to ease any worries Somerset had on the final day at Taunton, steering his side to a draw with Durham.

Pakistan v SA, Champions Trophy, Group A, Edgbaston

Cool Misbah keeps Pakistan on course

Jun 9, 2013: He may not be the flashing, daring captain that some Pakistani fans crave but Misbah-ul-Haq is an essential, steady hand negotiating his country through difficult times

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy 2013, Cardiff

A day when Chris Martin was missed

Jun 9, 2013: Tweet report for the Champions Trophy game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Cardiff

County news

15-year-old Fisher makes history

Jun 9, 2013: Matthew Fisher became the youngest post-war county cricketer when he was picked for Yorkshire against Leicestershire aged just 15 years and 212 days.

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group A, Cardiff

A fantastic flying catch, and Mahela's sense of déjà vu

Jun 9, 2013: Plays of the day from the Champions Trophy Group A match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group A, Cardiff

Vettori seeks to rekindle love affair

Jun 9, 2013: Daniel Vettori still loves the game, but he is uncertain whether the game still loves him

Scotland v Australia A, The Grange, 3rd day

Pattinson in good shape for Ashes

Jun 9, 2013: Australia A's bowlers showed their Ashes potential as they ripped through Scotland's batsmen in Edinburgh, wrapping up a win by 360 runs with a day to spare.

India news

Srinivasan set to be dropped from disciplinary committee

Jun 9, 2013: The emergent working committee meeting of the BCCI to be held on Monday morning is all set to drop board president N Srinivasan from the board's disciplinary committee and curtail it to a two-member panel

Champions Trophy 2013

Injured Steyn likely to miss Pakistan game

Jun 9, 2013: AB de Villiers has admitted that it is unlikely that Dale Steyn will feature in their must-win game against Pakistan, and that he is exploring the option of playing two spinners