Does Yorkshire's win bode well for England?

Sep 17, 2014: Historically a strong Yorkshire has acted as a supply line for the Test team, and the current crop hints at longevity and substance

Hobart Hurricanes team preview, Champions League T20 2014

Batting concerns for Hurricanes in maiden CLT20

Sep 17, 2014: The Hobart Hurricanes have a strong bowling line-up, but it's their batting that looks shaky, with the absence of their captain George Bailey

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

Borthwick, Collingwood punish Northants

Sep 16, 2014: Centuries by Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood helped Durham to 362 for 8 at Chester-le-Street after an opening-day washout

Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Libby emulates Taylor with debut ton

Sep 16, 2014: Centuries from Jake Libby and James Taylor helped Nottinghamshire close on 310 for 3 on the second day of their Championship match against Sussex at Trent Bridge

Surrey v Derbyshire, The Oval, 2nd day

Match swings after Roy resistance

Sep 16, 2014: Jason Roy hit an aggressive 81 from 86 balls to lead a dramatic Surrey counterattack on the second day of their Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire

Leicestershire v Essex, Grace Road, 2nd day

Two-day win fires Essex promotion hopes

Sep 16, 2014: Essex crushed Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs inside two days in the Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, 2nd day

Wretched Middlesex slip nearer drop

Sep 16, 2014: A match that started with Middlesex facing the outside possibility of relegation looks likely to end with them staring it in the face. It is entirely possible they will leave Taunton with only one point

Super Kings v Knight Riders, CLT20 2014, Hyderabad

IPL heavyweights clash in curtain-raiser

Sep 16, 2014: How the opening match of the tournament plays out could depend on which version of Kolkata Knight Riders turns up, and how Chennai Super Kings' attack - which was quite expensive in the IPL - is able to stand up

Hampshire v Kent, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Nervy Hampshire face promotion fight

Sep 16, 2014: Hampshire are set for another test of temperament to gain promotion back to Division One of the County Championship after their advantage slipped on the second day of the penultimate round

Offbeat

The nature v nurture debate in cricket

Sep 16, 2014: In an article for Aeon magazine, David Papineau explores the idea of nature v nurture in cricket by comparing it with other sports

Bangladesh A v Zimbabwe A, 1st unofficial Test, Cox's Bazar, 3rd day

Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win

Sep 16, 2014: Saqlain Sajib took 6 for 50 in Zimbabwe A's second innings to put Bangladesh A in a winning position on the third day of the first unofficial Test in Cox's Bazar

West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, St. Lucia, 4th day

Benn's five blanks Bangladesh

Sep 16, 2014: Sulieman Benn snuffed out Bangladesh's resistance with his sixth five-for to ensure West Indies won their 500th Test emphatically. and complete a 2-0 series whitewash

Champions League T20 2014

Champions League qualification still a three-way race

Sep 16, 2014: Northern Knights have won the toss and elected to bowl. With Mumbai Indians batting first, here is what each team needs to do in order to qualify

Express v Lions, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Cheema's odd hat-trick, and a Dilshan doppelganger

Sep 16, 2014: Plays of the day from the qualifying game between Southern Express and Lahore Lions

Champions League T20 2014

Champions League T20 still battling for meaning

Sep 16, 2014: The thrills are rather low-octane, the skills are a bit lightweight, and the tournament overly India-centric

Mumbai Indians v Northern Knights, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Knights traverse the fielding spectrum

Sep 16, 2014: Plays of the day from the CLT20 qualifier between Mumbai Indians and Northern Knights in Raipur

Mumbai Indians v Northern Knights, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Clinical Knights knock out Mumbai

Sep 16, 2014: A substandard batting performance from defending champions Mumbai Indians led to their elimination from the Champions League as Northern Knights won their third qualification game in a row

County news

Chopra named Troughton successor

Sep 16, 2014: Varun Chopra has been appointed Warwickshire's new club captain after the retirement of Jim Troughton

Pakistan v Australia 2014

Michael Clarke to miss UAE ODIs

Sep 16, 2014: Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE in October because of the hamstring injury he sustained during the tri-series in Zimbabwe

The underutilised, and the ergonomically unpleasing

Sep 16, 2014: The boys discuss odd bowling actions, the Onehunga Cricket Association, commentary doyens, and Mystery Morrison's Test wickets