Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Steyn's Asia haul, and Mathews second to the Don

Jul 18, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day in Galle, which was dominated by Dale Steyn

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 1st ODI, Bulawayo

Williams fifty sets up easy win for Zimbabwe

Jul 18, 2014: Sean Williams' 65-ball 70 was the leading performance in Zimbabwe's comfortable six-wicket win against Afghanistan in Bulawayo that gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the four-match ODI series

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Bhuvneshwar counters Ballance century

Jul 18, 2014: Another failure for Alastair Cook, an increasingly beleaguered England captain, followed by a long, hard grind on London's hottest day of the year: this Lord's Test match Friday was never going to grant its favours easily

Corruption in the BPL

ICC, BCB to appeal BPL anti-corruption tribunal's verdict

Jul 18, 2014: The ICC has announced that it, along with the Bangladesh Cricket Board, will appeal the verdict of the anti-corruption tribunal set up by the BCB to look into allegations of wrongdoing in the Bangladesh Premier League 2013

India news

Gavaskar released from interim BCCI role

Jul 18, 2014: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has been released by the Supreme Court from his role as the interim BCCI president for IPL matters

England news

Craig Cachopa signs for Sussex

Jul 18, 2014: Craig Cachopa, the Auckland batsman, has signed a two-year contract with Sussex

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Steyn five-for gives SA control

Jul 18, 2014: Dale Steyn ripped through Sri Lanka with his 23rd five-wicket haul to give South Africa control of the Galle Test

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Vintage ties and selfies at Lord's

Jul 18, 2014: Great weather, good pitch, strong start from the home side, superb fightback from the visitors. Lord's. The perfect day

Guyana Amazon Warriors v Red Steel, CPL, Guyana

Narine's Super-Over maiden sinks Red Steel

Jul 18, 2014: Defending 11 in the Super Over, Warriors' spinner Sunil Narine delivered a wicket maiden to secure his team's second win of the 2014 CPL

New Zealand news

Fulton eyes career as rugby referee

Jul 18, 2014: New Zealand opener Peter Fulton has made moves to pursue a post-cricket career as a rugby referee after missing out on a central contract this year

Big Bash League 2014-15

Sammy signs with Hobart Hurricanes

Jul 18, 2014: Darren Sammy, the West Indies Twenty20 captain, will make his BBL debut this coming summer after signing with the Hobart Hurricanes

Revisiting the glorious summer of 2000

Jul 18, 2014: If England need a template for this transitional phase, they can turn the clock back to the series against West Indies at the turn of the century

Antigua Hawksbills v Jamaica Tallawahs, CPL 2014, Antigua

Bowlers take Tallawahs to convincing win

Jul 18, 2014: The Jamaica Tallawahs move to 2-0 with an eight-wicket win over Antigua Hawksbills and continue to look as sharp as their title-winning squad from a year ago.

Numbers Game

A year for lower-order batting heroics

Jul 18, 2014: Lower-order partnership stats have remained remarkably constant over the last five decades, but there's been a huge leap in the first seven months of 2014

Twitter round-up

'They scandal your name when they can't take your strength'

Jul 18, 2014: English grammar gets a rejig in our latest Twitter round-up

A man of his people

Jul 18, 2014: Mahela Jayawardene embodies artistry and steel in his batting, and warmth and humanity off the field

Way Back When

'Even the bluddy Nawab!'

Jul 18, 2014: Pataudi Jr caught a young English fan's fancy for his princely ways and his heroic batting

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Rahane quietly bedding in as India's No. 6

Jul 17, 2014: Tough enough to score crucial runs, prepared for innings that don't have proper structure, content with not cashing in on flat ones, Ajinkya Rahane could be just the man for India

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

England squander golden opportunity

Jul 17, 2014: They wasted the new ball, they dropped chances and they reverted to the type of tactics that made little use of the sort of pitch of which England seamers should dream

USA news

AAU cancels USACA U-17 tournament

Jul 17, 2014: In another blow to USACA's organisational abilities, the Amateur Athletic Union has cancelled the Under-17 cricket tournament that was scheduled for July 22-28 as part of the AAU Junior Olympics