Lancashire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 final, Edgbaston

Flintoff almost relives the glory

Aug 23, 2014: Freddie Flintoff will always be a cricketing hero. As close as he came to conjuring up the NatWest Blast title for Lancashire, he was just a hero no longer in his time

County news

Derbyshire win race for Pujara

Aug 23, 2014: India's Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will seek further experience of English conditions after a disappointing series against England with a late-season deal with Derbyshire

England v India, 2nd women's ODI, Scarborough

Edwards ton gives England 2-0 lead

Aug 23, 2014: Charlotte Edwards' ninth ODI hundred led England to their second consecutive win and gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead, when they beat India by 13 runs in the second ODI in Scarborough

India in England 2014

Testing times for India ODI side

Aug 23, 2014: With no wins in South Africa or New Zealand, questions over two of their young but experienced batsmen and uncertainty over the bowling, India have plenty to sort out in their ODI side

Hampshire v Lancashire, 2nd NatWest T20 SF, Edgbaston

Lancashire dominate meeting of T20 experts

Aug 23, 2014: No counties have better records in T20 since its inception in 2003 than Hampshire and Lancashire. But it was Lancashire who dominated this semi-final to set up a clash with Birmingham in the final.

Pakistan news

Sethi named head of PCB Executive Committee

Aug 23, 2014: Najam Sethi, the veteran journalist who was PCB chairman several times over the past year, is back in an influential role in the board

5/2 for India to take one-dayers 3-2

Aug 23, 2014: Thumped in the last three Test matches, India will be gunning for revenge in the one-day series with England and they can be backed at a healthy 5/2 to win the series 3-2.

NatWest T20 Blast

Pietersen flops on first big day of summer

Aug 23, 2014: On his first big day of the summer, Kevin Pietersen's failure was greeted with glee by the fans who once cherished him

Warwickshire v Surrey, 1st NatWest T20 semi-final, Edgbaston

Javid sees Bears into NatWest Blast final

Aug 23, 2014: T20 cricket is generally regarded as a batsman's game, but it was an unheralded spinner, Ateeq Javid, who supplied one of the crucial contributions to help Warwickshire into the final of the NatWest Blast

India in England 2014, ODI series

India look to end 24-year wait

Aug 23, 2014: A stats preview of the ODI series between England and India

India news

BCCI excludes RCA from domestic programme

Aug 23, 2014: The BCCI has omitted the Rajasthan Cricket Association from its domestic programme for the forthcoming season

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Hambantota

Errant elbows, and Priyanjan's shuffle

Aug 23, 2014: Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, St George's

Nothing wrong with Bangladesh batsmen - Narine

Aug 23, 2014: Sunil Narine does not think there is anything wrong with the Bangladesh batsmen and has said that West Indies are only taking advantage of home conditions

Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2014

Second ODI moved to Hambantota

Aug 23, 2014: The second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has been moved to Hambantota and brought forward to 26 August, after the Premadasa Stadium outfield was left waterlogged by 48 hours of continuous heavy rain

West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, St George's

Bangladesh's 16th sub-100 total

Aug 23, 2014: A stats review at the end of the 2nd ODI between Bangladesh and West Indies at Grenada

Australia cricket

What more must Phillip Hughes do?

Aug 23, 2014: Being one of the best young batsmen of his generation has counted for little for Phil Hughes, who continues to suffer from the injustice of Australian selectors, writes SB Tang in the Guardian

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Hambantota

Maqsood, Fawad power Pakistan in stunning chase

Aug 23, 2014: A partnership of 147 Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam raised Pakistan from the dead and dragged them to a four-wicket win in the first ODI

India's new tall, shouty envisioneer

Aug 23, 2014: Who will be completing Duncan Fletcher's sentences and performing complicated surgeries on the players

Big Bash League 2014-15

Dwayne Smith signs for Sydney Sixers

Aug 23, 2014: West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith has signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Sixers for the upcoming Big Bash League in December

West Indies news

Former umpire Douglas Sang Hue dies

Aug 23, 2014: Former Jamaican umpire Douglas Sang Hue died aged 82 on Friday morning in Kingston