Diverse city, static cricket

Feb 7, 2013: Leicestershire has a big Asian-origin community, but you wouldn't know that if you saw its county team

Premier League Tournament 2012-13

Samaraweera, Mendis shine in opening round

Feb 6, 2013: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Badureliya Sports Club, Moors Sports Club and Sri Lanka Army won by an innings in the opening round of the Premier League Tournament

England news

Bresnan to head to USA for elbow surgery

Feb 6, 2013: England bowler Tim Bresnan will travel to the USA shortly for a second operation on his troublesome elbow, which ruled him out of the tour to New Zealand

Spot-fixing

Butt pleads to play again as appeal looms

Feb 6, 2013: Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has asked for a chance to resume his playing career as he prepares to challenge his ICC ban handed down for spot-fixing

South Africa news

Young franchise coaches make their mark

Feb 6, 2013: In another coup for rookie coaches, the two teams battling it out for the first-class title in the final week of fixtures are both managed by men in their first season in charge

Women's World Cup 2013

Kaushalya at the heart of Sri Lanka's campaign

Feb 6, 2013: Eshani Kaushalya, an allrounder who evokes memories of Arjuna Ranatunga, played important innings in both of Sri Lanka's wins in Group A

Hyderabad and Karachi v Afghanistan A, Hyderabad

Shehzad, Hotak give Afghanistan A big win

Feb 6, 2013: A five-wicket haul from left-arm spinner Hamza Hotak helped Afghanistan A to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Hyderabad and Karachi at the Niaz Stadium

New Zealand XI v England XI, Whangarei

Sunshine, holiday and an NZ win

Feb 6, 2013: What more could you ask for?

South Africa U-19s v England U-19s, 2nd Youth Test, Paarl

Spin helps South Africa square series

Feb 6, 2013: South Africa squared their Test series against England with a 67-run victory in Paarl on another hard-fought day

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 1st day

Vijay keeps himself in contention

Feb 6, 2013: M Vijay erased his poor form in the recently concluded Ranji Trophy with a free-flowing century in Mumbai, to boost his chances of being selected for the upcoming Australia series

India v Pakistan, 7th place playoff, Women's World Cup, Cuttack

Cuttack readies itself for India-Pakistan

Feb 6, 2013: There's nothing big at stake but for a subcontinental cricket fan, especially in a small town like Cuttack, an India-Pakistan match is a major event

Australia v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Canberra

Feels like I'm back again - Watson

Feb 6, 2013: Shane Watson was relieved to have grabbed the opportunity to 'spend some time in the middle' and score a century in Canberra

Australia v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Canberra

Faulkner fined for Gayle send-off

Feb 6, 2013: James Faulkner, the Australia pace bowler, has been fined 10% of his match fee following his reaction to dismissing Chris Gayle during the third ODI in Canberra

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Finn needs technical changes - Fraser

Feb 6, 2013: Steven Finn needs to stay committed to making adjustments to his bowling action to stop breaking the stumps in his delivery stride according to Angus Fraser

Zimbabwe in West Indies 2012-13

Taylor unhappy with cuts in coaching staff

Feb 6, 2013: Zimbabwe's captain, Brendan Taylor, has labelled it a "step in the wrong direction" that coaching support staff will not travel with the team to the West Indies later this month

Decision Review System

Real Time Snicko could give DRS the edge

Feb 6, 2013: A further enhanced version of the DRS, with the potential to increase certainty over edges, could be available later this year

Women's World Cup 2013

Women's game not ideal but that's reality - Chopra

Feb 6, 2013: Former captain Anjum Chopra believes that women's cricket hasn't developed as much as it should have after being taken over by the BCCI, but says it's a function of market forces

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 1st day

Vijay leads Rest of India with a hundred

Feb 6, 2013: Murali Vijay's hundred and fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Ambati Rayudu put Rest of India in a strong position on the first day of the Irani Cup in Mumbai

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Local players lend edge to BPL

Feb 6, 2013: The high point of this season of the Bangladesh Premier League has been the performance of local players, especially the lesser known ones

Tasmania v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Hobart

Another Ponting ton drives Tasmania

Feb 6, 2013: In his first innings at first-class level since retiring from Test cricket, Ricky Ponting showed that he still has plenty to offer, scoring an unbeaten 138 for Tasmania on the first day against New South Wales in Hobart