Brett Hutton six-for sets up Northants for strong first-day showing

Aug 18, 2019: Alex Wakely and Rob Keogh score fifties as Northamptonshire reply to Worcestershire's 186

Tattersall leads fightback after Wood threatens mayhem

Aug 18, 2019: Yorkshire's top order was blown but the middle order lead a fightback to give the home side hope

Rob Yates' maiden hundred puts Somerset on back foot

Aug 18, 2019: Warwickshire's 19-year-old No. 3 scores unbeaten 139 as home side build commanding position

Mignon du Preez guides Loughborough Lightning up to third in KSL table

Aug 18, 2019: Jemima Rodrigues half-century in vain for Yorkshire Diamonds, who suffer four run-outs in making 129

Smriti Mandhana anchors chase as Western Storm maintain 100% record

Aug 18, 2019: Western Storm win for the sixth time out of six as Deepti Sharma guides them over the line with one ball to spare

Danni Wyatt's blistering hundred secures thumping Vipers win

Aug 18, 2019: England opener blasts maiden KSL hundred before Southern Vipers bowlers wrap up 89-run victory

Steven Smith hoping to be fit for Headingley Test after 'mild concussion'

Aug 18, 2019: Steven Smith's hopes of participating in the third Ashes Test will rest in the hands of Australia's medical team

Afghanistan news

Mohammad Shahzad suspended for a year

Aug 18, 2019: The ACB has sanctioned him for breaching a code-of-conduct policy that requires players to seek the board's permission before travelling abroad

Tymal Mills, Tom Curran ruled out for season

Aug 18, 2019: Mills out of rest of Blast with back injury, while Curran's side strain has ruled him out for at least two months

Steven Smith withdrawn from Lord's Test due to concussion

Aug 18, 2019: Cricket Australia have become the first team to apply to the ICC for a concussion substitute under the new protocols

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle

I had to do it - Dimuth Karunaratne on a special century

Aug 18, 2019: The opener said it was important to him that he brought up the match-winning hundred, having not been able to convert his half-centuries since last July

'They're not cricket fans' - Mitchell Johnson condemns booing of Steven Smith

Aug 18, 2019: Former Australian fast bowler says heckling Smith after he 'braved up' to bat again is beyond the pale

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day

'Thought the wicket would deteriorate more than it did' - Kane Williamson

Aug 18, 2019: Having said that, though, the New Zealand captain gave credit to Dimuth Karunaratne for a 'fantastic hundred' in the fourth innings

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle

Dimuth Karunaratne joins select group with fourth-innings hundred

Aug 18, 2019: Stats highlights from an outstanding run-chase in Galle

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle

Dimuth Karunaratne hits 122 as Sri Lanka wrap up record chase in Galle

Aug 18, 2019: Sri Lanka's new captain preserved his perfect record after taking over as Sri Lanka won their third consecutive Test under his leadership to go 1-0 up in the two-match series

West Indies news

Being consistent over long periods a challenge I enjoy, says Rahkeem Cornwall

Aug 18, 2019: The offspin-bowling allrounder says preparations against sides like India A and England Lions helped strengthen his skills

West Indies A v Indians, Coolidge

Cheteshwar Pujara warms up with hundred ahead of World Test Championship

Aug 18, 2019: Rohit Sharma struck form with a fifty but captain Ajinkya Rahane endured a failure

Why Smith '19 reminds us of Bradman '30

Aug 18, 2019: There are striking parallels between the stellar runs of form of the two Australians

The Fix

A tale of match-fixing, told by a cop

Aug 18, 2019: A new novel looks at nefarious doings in the women's game in Pakistan

Jofra Archer proves natural born thriller after visceral Steven Smith duel

Aug 17, 2019: England's debutant shook up Lord's and knocked the previously serene Steven Smith off his stride