New Zealand news

Plunket Shield schedule announced

Aug 14, 2014: New Zealand Cricket has released the Plunket Shield schedule for 2014-15 and has said it has locked in a format for the domestic season for the next four years

USACA T20 National Championship, Day 1, Lauderhill

Rain ruins first set of games at USACA Nationals

Aug 14, 2014: Central East Region was the big winner after lightning and rain caused the first set of games at the USACA T20 National Championship to end with no result.

England v India, only women's Test, Wormsley, 2nd day

England adapt to keep Test in balance

Aug 14, 2014: England reached 110 for 6 at the close of the second day, a slender lead of 88, as India's bowlers continued to make use of testing conditions

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Anderson 'most skilful in world' - Cook

Aug 14, 2014: Alastair Cook has hailed James Anderson as "the most skilful bowler in the world" and the best "England have ever produced"

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Great servant Anderson digs deep for England

Aug 14, 2014: As James Anderson approaches the landmark of England's leading Test wicket-taker, he was hailed by his captain as "the most skilful bowler in the world"

Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Old Trafford

Rare win keeps Northants in last-eight hunt

Aug 14, 2014: Maurice Chambers produced a career-best haul as Northamptonshire kept alive their hopes of a place in the quarter-finals of the Royal London Cup

Glamorgan v Warwickshire, Royal London Cup, Group B, Swansea

Chopra keeps Warwickshire on course

Aug 14, 2014: Captain Varun Chopra guided Warwickshire to a Royal London Cup Group B victory over Glamorgan at Swansea under the Duckworth-Lewis method

Durham v Surrey, Royal London Cup, Group B, Chester-le-Street

Jennings, Collingwood see Durham home

Aug 14, 2014: A stand of 116 in 18 overs between Paul Collingwood and Keaton Jennings carried Durham to a five-wicket home win against Surrey in their final Royal London Cup group game

Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Lord's

Hales, Taylor score dazzling tons in Notts win

Aug 14, 2014: Alex Hales and James Taylor helped Nottinghamshire to a convincing 77-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method in their Royal London Cup match against Middlesex

Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Grace Road

Thakor best helps set up victory

Aug 14, 2014: Leicestershire kept alive their hopes of a quarter-final place with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis method victory over Worcestershire in the Royal London Cup Group A game

County news

Surrey tempt Foakes from Essex

Aug 14, 2014: Surrey have signed Ben Foakes in the first major transfer in county cricket's late-season shuffle - the second young wicketkeeper lost by Essex in two years

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

More questions than answers for India

Aug 14, 2014: MS Dhoni maintains that India have made progress in England and will continue to focus on processes rather than results. But they might ask 'Did we give it our all?' at the end of the Oval Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 1st day

Junaid and Wahab defy flat track

Aug 14, 2014: The SSC is usually a batting paradise, but Pakistan's fast bowlers flourished despite the challenging conditions

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 1st day

Tharanga, Hitchcock horror or Eastwood western?

Aug 14, 2014: There are very few batsmen in international cricket who play each ball so differently from the next like Upul Tharanga, who continues to polarise fans with such an approach

South Africa in Zimbabwe 2014

Vitori returns to Zimbabwe ODI squad

Aug 14, 2014: Fast bowler Brian Vitori, who last played top-level cricket for Zimbabwe almost a year ago due to injury, makes a return to their ODI squad for the three home games against South Africa

USACA T20 National Championship

Favourites New York bank on experience

Aug 14, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the teams participating in the USACA T20 National Championship

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

India hope for final twist

Aug 14, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth and final Test between England and India

West Indies in India 2014-15

West Indies' India tour to begin on October 8

Aug 14, 2014: The BCCI has confirmed the dates for West Indies' tour of India later this year

Women's news

SA expand women's contract pool

Aug 14, 2014: South Africa have handed out contracts to 14 women cricketers, expanding the pool from six

Australia A v South Africa A, 1st day, Townsville

Sandhu, O'Keefe keep South Africa A in check

Aug 14, 2014: The South Africa A captain Justin Ontong fell short of a century on the first day of the second match against Australia A in Townsville, where it was slow going for the visitors after they chose to bat