New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Prior makes the most of his luck

Mar 26, 2013: Matt Prior's unbeaten hundred in Auckland put the seal on a magnificent series for him, with bat and gloves, and has rightly given him a strong claim to being the best in the world at his role.

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Prior's heroics, and New Zealand's maiden overs

Mar 26, 2013: Stats highlights from an utterly compelling Test match in Auckland

Australia news

Inverarity offers no guarantees for Watson

Mar 26, 2013: Shane Watson's place as Australia's vice-captain and even as a member of the Test team is far from guaranteed, after national selector John Inverarity indicated that the sometime-allrounder's future would be a major topic for discussion between now and th

Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield final, Hobart, 5th day

Tasmania's third Shield win, Ponting's first

Mar 26, 2013: A draw was all Tasmania needed for their third Sheffield Shield triumph, and a draw was what they celebrated after a relatively uneventful final day at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

ACC Twenty20 Cup 2013, Nepal

Irfan Ahmed stars as Hong Kong thump Malaysia in ACC T20 Cup 2013 opener

Mar 26, 2013: A blistering assault by Irfan Ahmed powered Hong Kong to a stunning victory over Malaysia in the opening round of the ACC Twenty20 2013 in Nepal.

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

The gamble that almost paid off for McCullum

Mar 26, 2013: Plays of the day from the final day of the Auckland Test between New Zealand and England

Sri Lanka news

Sumathipala's SLC presidency nomination rejected

Mar 26, 2013: Sri Lanka's sports ministry has rejected MP Thilanga Sumathipala's nomination for the position of board president, after an inquiry found that Sumathipala fell afoul of Sri Lanka's sports law on three counts

Australia news

Clarke out of the IPL, saved for the Ashes

Mar 26, 2013: Michael Clarke will forsake the IPL in order take much-needed rest at home as the best remedy for back and hamstring problems

Pakistan's batting is in a crisis

Mar 26, 2013: The tour of South Africa was disappointing, not least because of perplexing selections and an out-of-sorts top order

Debut stands, Patto's improvement

Mar 26, 2013: Also: old Indian debutants, fastest to 100 ODI wickets, most runs against Australia, and a quiz question

Cricket's elusive Shangri-La

Mar 26, 2013: The possibility of China playing international cricket has excited fans, administrators and marketers, but they're not quite there yet

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Prior helps England hold on for heart-stopping draw

Mar 25, 2013: It may not have been pretty, it may not have been assured and it may have owed rather more to fortune than they would have liked, but England's last pair somehow clung on to seal a draw on the final day of the Test series against New Zealand in Auckland

County news

Kent declare substantial loss

Mar 25, 2013: Kent have become the latest county to record a substantial fianncial loss from last season, declaring a deficit of £628,054 for the year ending October 2012.

MCC v Warwicks, Champion County Match, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

Wright burst leaves MCC in deep trouble

Mar 25, 2013: A burst of four wickets in 14 balls by Chris Wright tore apart the MCC batting and left Warwickshire in charge in Abu Dhabi

England news

Barnett pleads guilty to harassment charge

Mar 25, 2013: Kim Barnett, the former county stalwart and briefly England batsman, has been found guilty of harassing his ex-wife and fined £380.

Australia in India 2012-13

Dhoni, young brigade energise India

Mar 25, 2013: India's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Australia

ICC news

De Villiers joins Amla at the top of ODI rankings

Mar 25, 2013: AB de Villiers has joined Hashim Amla at the top of the ICC ODI rankings following an excellent series with the bat against Pakistan, which South Africa won 3-2

South Africa news

Kallis likely to be available for Champions Trophy

Mar 25, 2013: Jacques Kallis is close to committing himself to South Africa's Champions Trophy squad despite not playing an ODI in over a year

Australia in India, 2012-13

Spin, top-order batting make the difference

Mar 25, 2013: In the strongest test of their ability to play spin, Australia's inexperienced top-order batsmen were found wanting in alien conditions

Pakistan cricket

Exploring Pakistan's famous cricketing families

Mar 25, 2013: The Dawn's Sohaib Alvi explores the famous cricketing families in Pakistan's team, and looks at a more recent example - The Akmals