Trophy win papers over Championship cracks

Oct 1, 2013: Victory at Lord's turned an average season into a good one - but looking forward there must be cause for concern over Nottinghamshire's four-day form

England news

Strauss 'pulls out' of managing director running

Oct 1, 2013: Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has withdrawn from the running to replace Hugh Morris as the ECB's managing director of England cricket, according to reports

Rajasthan Royals v Otago, CLT20, Jaipur

De Boorder's bizarre dismissal

Oct 1, 2013: Plays of the day for the match between Rajasthan Royals and Otago in Jaipur

Women's cricket

Youthful squad to tour West Indes

Oct 1, 2013: England have named the uncapped pair of Beth Langston and Kate Cross in their 14-player squad to tour West Indies

India A v West Indies A, 2nd unofficial Test, Shimoga

Big-name trio in small-town venue

Oct 1, 2013: Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambir will plot their return to the national team in the biggest match Shimoga has hosted

India A v WI A, 2nd unofficial Test, Shimoga

Injury scare for Sehwag

Oct 1, 2013: Preparing for his first first-class game since being dropped from the Test side, Virender Sehwag gave everyone an injury scare in Shimoga

Rajasthan Royals v Otago, CLT20, Jaipur

Unbeaten Royals get home semi-final

Oct 1, 2013: Fancy beating Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur? Forget it. Royals extended their winning streak at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium to 12, beating the confident Otago by four wickets to keep the semi-final options open in Group A

SL A v NZ A, 2nd unofficial ODI, Pallekele

Openers, Prasanna deliver series-leveling win

Oct 1, 2013: Sri Lanka A openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera provided the substance and impetus of Sri Lanka A's 291 for 9, before Seekkuge Prasanna's 5 for 38 ensured New Zealand A could not draw close to the target in a rain-reduced chase

Dhaka Premier League 2013-14

Abahani bowler leaks record 39 runs in an over

Oct 1, 2013: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club picked up a fourth win in the Dhaka Premier Division, beating Abahani Limited by 28 runs

Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14

Ajmal plays down revenge talk ahead of SA series

Oct 1, 2013: Pakistan lost 3-0 in the Tests on their tour of South Africa earlier this year, but Saeed Ajmal says revenge will not be on his mind when the two sides clash again

Mumbai Indians v Perth Scorchers, CLT20, Delhi

Langer hopes for a Hollies on Tendulkar

Oct 1, 2013: Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer hopes one of his spinners will do an 'Eric Hollies' on Sachin Tendulkar when they play Mumbai Indians in Delhi in the last Group A fixture on Wednesday

County news

Smith candidate for Hampshire captaincy

Oct 1, 2013: Will Smith could take over the Hampshire captaincy after signing a two-year deal at the Ageas Bowl following his controversial release by county champions Durham.

County news

Jaques leaves Yorkshire for coaching role

Oct 1, 2013: The county career of Phil Jaques, the former Australia batsman, appears to have come to an end after Yorkshire decided to not renew his contract.

South Africa news

Narine to join Cape Cobras

Oct 1, 2013: Sunil Narine, the West Indies offspinner, has signed with the South African franchise, Cape Cobras, for the domestic Twenty20 competition

Scotland news

Collingwood takes up Scotland coaching role

Oct 1, 2013: Paul Collingwood, the former England batsman, will begin his coaching education by taking up a post with Scotland over the winter

Quadrangular U-19 series, Vizag

Morgan powers Australia to easy win

Oct 1, 2013: A round-up of all the games played on Tuesday in the Quadrangular Under-19 Series in Visakhapatnam

BCCI election 2013

MCA unhappy about BCCI giving Brabourne international cricket

Oct 1, 2013: Two of the BCCI's high-profile member associations have aired grievances on certain decisions taken at the board's annual general meeting on Sunday

Tasmania v Victoria, Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2nd Match, Sydney

Fawad graceful in word and deed

Oct 1, 2013: Fawad Ahmed unpicked Tasmania's batting, to send Victoria on their way to a five-wicket victory in Bankstown

Indian cricket

The challenges facing N Srinivasan

Oct 1, 2013: Deccan Herald runs an editorial on the challenges facing N Srinivasan and the responsibilities to be undertaken by the man who was recently re-elected as BCCI president for a third term

Australia in India 2013-14

Ferguson replaces Clarke in India squad

Oct 1, 2013: Callum Ferguson has been recalled to the Australian ODI squad for the India tour after the captain Michael Clarke formally withdrew due to his chronic back condition