Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, 1st day

Barker five begins Bears revenge act

Sep 23, 2014: Keith Barker maintained his stranglehold on Durham as Warwickshire got over their Royal London one-day cup final hangover by dismissing their Lord's conquerors for 201 in the Championship at Edgbaston

Northamptonshire v Sussex, Wantage Road, 1st day

Wells leads Sussex from trouble

Sep 23, 2014: Relegated Northamptonshire's hopes of ending a wretched season on a winning note were dented by Sussex recovering well from an early stumble at Wantage Road.

Yorkshire v Somerset, Headingley, 1st day

Lees anchors Yorkshire struggle

Sep 23, 2014: Alex Lees was the trusty foundation as county champions Yorkshire struggled nonetheless to impose themselves on the first day of their final match at home to Somerset.

Lancashire v Middlesex, Old Trafford, 1st day

Harris scrambles for vital Middlesex point

Sep 23, 2014: The first day of this match was dominated by points yet tinged with poignancy. One of these big battalions will be playing their four-day cricket in Division Two next season and this game is therefore something of a shootout

England news

Hurry handed ECB role

Sep 23, 2014: Andy Hurry, the director of high performance at Somerset, has been appointed to take charge of the England Development Programme (EDP) at Loughborough

County news

Yorkshire support unstinting for Gale

Sep 23, 2014: Despite a lingering legal case, the most important verdict on Andrew Gale came in the Headingley long room

Hobart Hurricanes v Northern Knights, CLT20, Group B, Raipur

Hurricanes surge to 86-run win

Sep 23, 2014: A calculated performance with the bat and ball helped Hobart Hurricanes rout Northern Knights by 86 runs in Raipur, keeping their chances of taking a knock-out spot alive

Knight Riders v Scorchers, CLT20, Group A, Hyderabad

Scorchers seek to halt Knight Riders juggernaut

Sep 23, 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders have stretched their winning streak to eleven games but have shown signs of vulnerability in doing so. Do Perth Scorchers possess the quality to exploit them?

Cricket

The strange affair of the Indian gentleman

Sep 23, 2014: He came a long way to turn out for, and have a few beers with, the most wildly non-competitive cricket team in 'the Blighty'

Bangladesh A v Zimbabwe A, 2nd unofficial Test, Fatullah, 2nd day

Jubair's strikes leave Zimbabwe A shaky

Sep 23, 2014: Legspinner Jubair Hossain struck three times in two overs as Zimbabwe A went to stumps at 91 for 6 on the second day of the second unofficial Test in Fatullah

Sri Lanka news

Atapattu still in line for SL job

Sep 23, 2014: Marvan Atapattu is still in line to become Sri Lanka's head coach, as the search for the job moves to its final stages, amid controversy

England news

Selectors persuaded to keep Cook

Sep 23, 2014: Alastair Cook looks set to benefit from the steadfast support of England coach Peter Moores and retain his place in the ODI side

Pakistan news

Afridi, Umar Akmal among players penalised for poor fitness

Sep 23, 2014: Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Abdur Rehman and Raza Hasan are the four big names among the Pakistan players found to be below their optimum level of fitness by the PCB

ICC news

WCL Division 3 moved out of Uganda

Sep 23, 2014: The ICC World Cricket League Division 3 will be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October, with the ICC deciding to shift the tournament out of Uganda due to security issues

County news

Gale case set for preliminary hearing

Sep 23, 2014: Yorkshire will attempt to have the charges against their captain, Andrew Gale, who is accused of using racially abusive language towards Ashwell Prince, thrown out on Tuesday when a preliminary hearing takes place

Haier Cup National Twenty20 2014

Ibexes get on board with one-run win

Sep 23, 2014: A round-up of the Haier Cup National T20 games played on September 23, 2014

Super Kings v Dolphins, CLT20, Group A, Bangalore

Blitzing Super Kings gives Delport a lift

Sep 23, 2014: While Dolphins might have fallen well short of the massive target set by Chennai Super Kings on Monday in Bangalore, the fact that they competed early on in the chase would give them a boost, batsman Cameron Delport has said

India news

Statistician Anandji Dossa dies at 98

Sep 23, 2014: Anandji Dossa, a cricket historian who was considered the doyen of Indian cricket's scoring and statistics, died in New York on Monday

South Africa news

Captain Ingram wants 'more unified' Warriors

Sep 23, 2014: Sharpening the Warriors' "competitive edge" is what Colin Ingram has identified as his main task when he takes over the captaincy full-time from Thursday

Shiv's not-outs, and hit-wicket victims

Sep 23, 2014: Also, top-scoring in both innings, most Test dismissals caught, and the oldest Test centurion