Haryana v Punjab, Ranji Trophy, Group A, 1st day

VRV ends five-year wait with five-for

Nov 28, 2013: Five years after he last played a first-class game, Punjab pacer VRV Singh returned to the domestic circuit and grabbed a five-for, routing Haryana for 163 in Lahli

Tamil Nadu v Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy, Group B, 1st day

Abhinav ton leads strong Tamil Nadu performance

Nov 28, 2013: Abhinav Mukund scored a century, while M Vijay and S Badrinath made half-centuries to lead Tamil Nadu into a commanding position in Chennai

Mumbai v Vidarbha, Ranji Trophy, Mumbai, 1st day

Jaffer's 50th ton holds Mumbai together

Nov 28, 2013: Wasim Jaffer's landmark 50th hundred in first-class rescued Mumbai on the first day of their maiden Ranji Trophy clash against Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium

Faysal Bank T20 Cup

SNGPL gallop to ten-wicket victory

Nov 28, 2013: A round-up of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup matches played on November 28, 2013

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, play-offs

Hong Kong, Netherlands through to World T20

Nov 28, 2013: A round-up of all the playoff matches in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers on November 28, 2013

Queensland Second XI v England PP, Brisbane, 2nd day

Bresnan haul points to fitness return

Nov 28, 2013: Tim Bresnan could not be making better use of his first competitive outing since breaking down with a stress fracture to proclaim that he has no wish to sit out the entire Ashes series.

Of sledging and suchlike

Nov 28, 2013: The Trott incident shows that there are plenty of matters of consequence worth discussing in cricket, but we insist on flying into a frenzy over the trivial

Diary of an England back-room staffer

Nov 28, 2013: How could any player succumb to a stress-related illness when they're so carefully monitored by the support staff?

Ranji Trophy 2013-14

Ranji Trophy live blog, 5th round, 4th day

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Reg Simpson 1920-2013

One of England's finest against pace

Nov 28, 2013: Reg Simpson, who has died aged 93, would have played far more for England but for the country's wealth of batting talent in the 1950s

Robin Uthappa

'I needed to bring back my love for the game'

Nov 28, 2013: From hiring a personal coach, to changing his technique and mindset, to losing weight - Robin Uthappa chats about his plans for a comeback

Purportedly

The thing about speed guns

Nov 28, 2013: Does knowing how fast someone is bowling add to our experience of watching?

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, qualifying play-offs

Nepal through to ICC World T20

Nov 27, 2013: A round-up of all the playoff matches in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers on November 27, 2013

Australia news

Wade not warned over pitch tampering

Nov 27, 2013: Matthew Wade has said he had no warning from the umpires on field before he was suspended for pitch tampering and declared that he had done "the same thing" in every Sheffield Shield match he had played

County news

Derbyshire allow Redfern to leave

Nov 27, 2013: Derbyshire have released batsman Dan Redfern by mutual consent, despite the 23-year-old still having two years left to run on his contract

Bangladesh news

No chairman yet for Bangladesh selection panel

Nov 27, 2013: Bangladesh's selection committee remains without a chairman after the BCB's board of directors couldn't decide whether it should reappoint Faruque Ahmed or choose from one of the incumbent selectors

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Port Elizabeth

Akmal's painful knee, and the obstructed field

Nov 27, 2013: Plays of the Day from second ODI between South Africa and Pakistan, in Port Elizabeth

Reg Simpson 1920-2013

England's oldest Test player dies

Nov 27, 2013: Reg Simpson, the former Nottinghamshire and England batsman, has died at the age of 93. He had been England's oldest surviving Test player

Indian cricket

Is there a way back for Sehwag?

Nov 27, 2013: Former India mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton, and former Test cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar and Chetan Chauhan on whether Virender Sehwag can break out of his rut

Mumbai v Vidarbha, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Mumbai

Umesh to focus on line and length ahead of South Africa

Nov 27, 2013: Umesh Yadav, who was included in India's Test and ODI squads for the tour to South Africa, isn't thinking too far ahead. Instead, he is focused on getting his basics right for Vidarbha, against a formidable Mumbai outfit