New Zealand domestic 2018-19

Somerville moves from NSW to Auckland

Jun 15, 2018: The offspin bowler will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Luke Ronchi by attempting to qualify for New Zealand via a new contract with the Auckland Aces

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, St Lucia, 1st day

Gabriel commends bowlers for strong opening-day show

Jun 15, 2018: The West Indies pacer said hitting the right lengths helped extract good bounce from a slow surface

India v Afghanistan, only Test, Bengaluru

Live report of Afghanistan's debut Test

Jun 15, 2018: Follow ESPNcricinfo's live report of Afghanistan's entry to Test cricket, against India in Bengaluru

New Zealand news

Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list

Jun 15, 2018: The Major Associations set to contract 16 players each overall, one more than last season

India v Afghanistan, Only Test, Bengaluru, 2nd day

Afghanistan's debut Test ends in two-day thrashing

Jun 15, 2018: Afghanistan brought out their best in the final session once again, but the game had swung so far out of their reach that the second day of their first Test proved to be the last one

County news

Rejuvenated Bell concedes England days are gone

Jun 15, 2018: The last time Ian Bell struck two hundreds in a match his England career was about to begin. This time he recognises his international career lies in the past

Why corruption is a problem too large for cricket to solve itself 

Jun 15, 2018: The legalisation of cricket betting in India would go a long way towards reducing the likelihood of fixing, but will that happen anytime soon?

Essex v Yorkshire, Royal London Cup play-off, Chelmsford

Steven Patterson's stand-in show takes the plaudits

Jun 14, 2018: Gary Ballance provided the ballast and Steve Patterson the incision as Yorkshire rolled over Essex with a convincing team display

Nottinghamshire v Kent, Royal London Cup play-off, Trent Bridge

Heino Kuhn's hundred ousts holders and takes Kent into semi-finals

Jun 14, 2018: Kent have the Championship star performer of the season in Matt Henry - and surely Heino Kuhn deserves that accolade over 50 overs

India v Afghanistan, Only Test, 1st day, Bengaluru

How Afghanistan found their feet in two sessions

Jun 14, 2018: As their first day in Test whites progressed, a few harsh lessons and rain breaks were all they needed to learn better

Zimbabwe news

Uncertainty continues to cloud Zimbabwe T20 tri-series

Jun 14, 2018: A section of Zimbabwe players have threatened to boycott the series unless their match fees dating back to their tour of Sri Lanka last year are settled

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, 1st day, St Lucia

Chandimal 119* saves Sri Lanka opening-day blushes

Jun 14, 2018: Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach shared nine wickets as West Indies took the first-day honours

ICC news

ICC retains elite panel of umpires for 2018-19

Jun 14, 2018: Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Rod Tucker are part of the elite panel of umpires

England news

Yorkshire threatened to rip up David Willey's contract over IPL deal

Jun 14, 2018: The allrounder said that tensions had now eased and he is focused on being as valuable as possible to county and country

Kia Super League 2018 news

Mandhana set to become first Indian to play in Super League

Jun 14, 2018: The India opener has been signed by defending champions Western Storm for the third season of the Kia Super League

Sri Lanka news

SL selectors lobby government to sign Sangakkara, Jayawardene as consultants

Jun 14, 2018: They also want to get Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama on board

County news

Worcestershire blow as Joe Leach ruled out for season with stress fracture

Jun 14, 2018: Leach felt soreness during the Royal London Cup match against Warwickshire last week and subsequent scans revealed the injury

Sri Lanka news

Hemantha Devapriya resigns as Sri Lanka women coach

Jun 14, 2018: He had been appointed to the post in October 2016, and was on a two-year contract, but has now quit five months before the World T20 in the Caribbean

India v Afghanistan, Only Test, Bengaluru, 1st day

Dhawan: First Indian to score century before lunch on first day of a Test

Jun 14, 2018: Most of the attention on Thursday was on Afghanistan who were making their debut in Test cricket, but the opening batsman demanded his own spotlight

Ireland Women v New Zealand Women, 3rd ODI, Dublin

232*, a nap and 5/17 - all in a day's work for Kerr

Jun 14, 2018: Recovery, TV time and a quiet evening with the team was all the celebration that the record-breaking New Zealand allrounder needed after an extraordinary day