Sport's greatest evil

Sep 2, 2010: Match-fixing erodes the basis on which sport is founded, because it undermines uncertainty; which is why it is a bigger crime than the use of performance-enhancing drugs

Surrey v Worcestershire, CB40, The Oval

Pietersen makes headlines, but not many runs

Sep 1, 2010: Well played Vikram Solanki and Gareth Andrew but, despite hundreds that came from 68 and 58 balls respectively, they won't be making headlines

Warwickshire v Kent, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Woakes stars on day of awful batting

Sep 1, 2010: Under clear blue skies and on a blameless pitch, Warwickshire and Kent somehow managed to lose 22 wickets in a day

England news

England players need more first-class county cricket - Boycott

Sep 1, 2010: Geoff Boycott has said the ECB needs to schedule County Championship games during the course of a home Test series to enable batsmen from the national team return to their counties and work on any weaknesses in the first-class format

Durham v Nottinghamshire, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Nottinghamshire forced to battle

Sep 1, 2010: Title-chasing Nottinghamshire were facing the prospect of conceding a first-innings deficit in their clash with reigning County Championship Division One winners Durham following a closely-fought second day

Lancashire v Hampshire, Liverpool, 2nd day

Hogg builds big advantage for Lancashire

Sep 1, 2010: Lancashire are on course for their fifth County Championship win of the season after taking charge against Hampshire at Liverpool on the second da

Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Bristol, 2nd day

Derbyshire complete stunning comeback

Sep 1, 2010: Derbyshire pulled off one of the most astonishing wins in County Championship history, as they recovered from being bowled out for just 44 in their first innings to beat Gloucestershire by 54 runs

Israel Domestic Season

Thrilling finale weekend to league season

Sep 1, 2010: The ICA Division 1 winners will be decided over the weekend with the top two teams, Ra'anana and Lions Lod playing each other in the pick of the final round of league matches

Spot-fixing controversy

Kit supplier severs ties with Amir

Sep 1, 2010: Pakistan's kit suppliers, BoomBoom, have suspended their relationship with Mohammad Amir and could also choose to sever ties with the team entirely

Northants v Yorkshire, CB40, Wantage Road

McGrath earns Yorkshire home semi-final

Sep 1, 2010: A half-century by Anthony McGrath guided Yorkshire into the semi-finals of the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a four-wicket win over the Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Wantage Road

England news

Pietersen apologises for Twitter outburst

Sep 1, 2010: Kevin Pietersen has apologised for the foul-mouthed Twitter outburst that followed his omission from England's one-day squad for the forthcoming series against Pakistan

BCCI Corporate Trophy 2010-11, 1st day

Wins for Air India, Chemplast and State Bank of Patiala

Sep 1, 2010: A round-up of matches from the first day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy

Spot-fixing controversy

Shahid Afridi looks ahead to the cricket

Sep 1, 2010: Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's one-day captain, says his team is looking forward to getting back to cricket after four days of being in the headlines for the wrong reasons

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh confirm bookie approach

Sep 1, 2010: Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were approached by bookmakers during a home series against India in January 2010, the BCB has confirmed

Spot-fixing controversy

PCA to remind players of spot-fixing dangers

Sep 1, 2010: The Professional Cricketers' Association will be contacting all of its players in England to remind them of the need for vigilance in the wake of the latest match-fixing scandal to rock the sport

England news

PCA back Pietersen over Twitter tirade

Sep 1, 2010: The Professional Cricketers Association doesn't believe a complete ban on social media is the answer, adding that the game needs to embrace new technology

Betting

Legalise sports betting in India, says Delhi court

Sep 1, 2010: Betting in cricket and other sports should be legalised in India, a Delhi court has said

Spot-fixing controversy

Trio will face PCB on Thursday

Sep 1, 2010: The meeting in London between the three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of the spot-fixing scandal and senior administrative and diplomatic officials has been pushed back to Thursday

Canada v Ireland, ICC Intercontinental Cup, Toronto, 1st day

Ireland take lead after Johnston's five

Sep 1, 2010: A middle-order collapse, during which Canada lost four wickets for two runs, allowed Ireland to dismiss the hosts cheaply and take a sizeable first-innings lead

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh await response from Lance Klusener

Sep 1, 2010: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has not yet received a response from former South African allrounder Lance Klusener, who was a leading candidate for the role of the team's bowling coach