De Villiers retires from international cricket

AB de Villiers: A genius in two formats

May 23, 2018: Ten numbers that illustrate AB de Villiers' greatness in Tests and ODIs

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

England and Pakistan looking to forge new Test identity in mid-table battle

May 23, 2018: England will include debutant spinner Dom Bess and Jos Buttler at No. 7, while Pakistan face a decision over their third seamer

Glamorgan v Middlesex, Royal London Cup, South Group, Cardiff

Middlesex just hold off Lloyd's retort

May 23, 2018: Glamorgan fell a metre short of forcing a tie, but such narrow margins left them without a point after three matches and at the foot of South Group

Yorkshire v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Headingley

Hodd rescue just fails after Whiteley's blast hurts Yorkshire

May 23, 2018: Andrew Hodd needed successive sixes off the last two balls to thwart Worcestershire: he could only manage one

Surrey v Gloucestershire, Royal London Cup, South Group, Kia Oval

Jacks adds his name to Surrey's bright young things

May 23, 2018: Will Jacks scored a maiden Surrey century in only his third first-team match to add to the sense of feelgood about Surrey's crop of young stars

Northamptonshire v Lancashire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Northampton

Procter's finale sinks former county with a ball to spare

May 23, 2018: A wonderfully fluctuating encounter at Wantage Road saw Northants sink Lancashire by two wickets with a ball to spare - thanks to a Red Rose old boy

Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Grace Road

Patel hundred takes Notts to new Grace Road record

May 23, 2018: Samit Patel's 62-ball hundred heaped untold levels of suffering upon the Leicester crowd as Notts raced to new batting heights on the ground

Hampshire v Essex, Royal London Cup, South Group, Southampton

Low-risk Rossouw logs hundred as Hampshire go top

May 23, 2018: Rilee Rossouw secured his first Hampshire century and as the pitch flattened out it all looked remarkably unhurried

Derbyshire v Durham, Royal London Cup, North Group, Derby

Reece defies ankle injury to see Derbyshire through

May 23, 2018: Luis Reece reckoned he nearly ran out his runner, Ben Slater, about four times, but his unbeaten 92 was a triumphant end as he braved a swollen ankle

KKR v Royals, IPL Eliminator, Kolkata

KKR to face Sunrisers for spot in the final

May 23, 2018: Chasing 170, Rajasthan Royals fell behind the asking rate in the middle overs and never recovered

AB de Villiers retires

Reactions - 'The biggest entertainer of the last decade'

May 23, 2018: The cricketing world pays tribute to AB de Villiers following his sudden decision to retire from international cricket

South Africa news

'Tired' AB de Villiers retires from international cricket

May 23, 2018: South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has retired from international cricket, via a sudden announcement four days after completing another IPL season

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

England and Pakistan looking to forge new Test identity in mid-table battle

May 23, 2018: England will include debutant spinner Dom Bess and Jos Buttler at No. 7, while Pakistan face a decision over their third seamer

ICC news

Belinda Clark, Kyle Coetzer and Mike Hesson appointed to ICC committee

May 23, 2018: Their first assignment will be the ICC's annual meeting in Mumbai later this month, to discuss the playing conditions for the Test Championship in 2019 and the scrapping of the toss, among other topics

Australia news

Australian team finds post-Newlands sponsor

May 23, 2018: Alinta Energy has signed on for four years to be the major partner for the Test, ODI and Twenty20 teams, with their logo to sit on the players' shirts, replacing Qantas

Bangladesh news

BCB considering separate coaches for Tests and limited overs

May 23, 2018: BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the candidates the board has spoken to are "not interested" in taking charge of the Test side

Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPl 2018, Mumbai

The CSK phenomenon

May 23, 2018: How they gain support wherever they go. Even in Mumbai, the home ground of their fiercest rivals

Quiz

Which team holds the record for the highest innings total in their inaugural Test?

May 23, 2018: And who are the only two Indians to have featured in Zimbabwe's and Bangladesh's inaugural Tests?

England news

Andrew Strauss urges England: 'Embrace radical change or accept also-ran status'

May 22, 2018: England teams haven't been good enough overseas for 40 years, says ECB director

Sunrisers v CSK, IPL 2018, Qualifier 1, Mumbai

We backed Carlos with his death bowling - Williamson

May 22, 2018: The Sunrisers Hyderabad captain refused to blame his bowlers for the loss against Chennai Super Kings, and instead suggested his side may have been 15-20 runs short