New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton

Teams switch to five-day gear

Mar 17, 2009: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men created history over the last two weeks by winning their first ever one-day series in New Zealand, and another such opportunity lies ahead of them

England v West Indies, Super Six, women's World Cup, Sydney

'We won't give up now' - Edwards

Mar 17, 2009: Charlotte Edwards is trying to keep a lid on her excitement after England booked their place in their first World Cup final since 1993 with a huge victory against West Indies at the Drummoyne Oval

New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton

Buoyant India unfazed by dismal record

Mar 17, 2009: They may not have a Test win in New Zealand since 1976 but India are focused on winning the series instead of worrying about past performances

India v New Zealand, women's World Cup, Sydney

India's final hopes fade as New Zealand win

Mar 17, 2009: New Zealand inched closer to the World Cup final with a five-wicket win over India in the Super Six at the North Sydney Oval

England v West Indies, women's World Cup, Sydney

Unstoppable England march into World Cup final

Mar 17, 2009: England marched into the final and further cemented themselves as favourites with a strong win against West Indies at Drummoyne Oval on Tuesday. It will be England's first appearance in a final since their victorious home campaign in 1993

New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton

New Zealand board declines request to delay start

Mar 17, 2009: The New Zealand board has declined an Indian broadcaster's request to start the Test in Hamilton at noon instead of the traditional 11am start.

Australia in South Africa 2008-09

Voges puts wife before work

Mar 17, 2009: Adam Voges has shown his fiancée he will stick with her in good times and bad after pulling out of Australia's limited-overs series

Leather hunt ahoy

Mar 17, 2009: New Zealand's bowling lacks penetration, and preparing seaming wickets won't be the ticket either

New Zealand v India, first Test, 1967-68

A win by spin in Dunedin

Mar 17, 2009: India's first Test win abroad came in New Zealand 41 years ago. We look back at the Dunedin Test where Prasanna and Wadekar led the way to a famous triumph

Prior's unwanted record, and the biggest 10-wicket win

Mar 17, 2009: The most byes conceded, hundreds against every Test team, and the unholy trinity

Carib Beer Cup, Round 10, 3rd day

Bradshaw wins it for Barbados

Mar 17, 2009: A superb spell of fast bowling by Dwight Washington took Jamaica to their seventh win in the Carib Beer tournament, as they coasted to an innings-and-37-run victory against Winward Islands at St Elizabeth

Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Tournament 2008-09

Wayamba and Basnahira North qualify for final

Mar 16, 2009: A round-up of the fifth round of matches of the 2008-09 Inter-Provincial tournament

State Championship 2008-09

Auckland thump Otago to take top spot

Mar 16, 2009: A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 13 and 16

Victoria v Queensland, Sheffield Shield final, Melbourne, 4th day

Victoria inflict more pain in preparation for Shield win

Mar 16, 2009: Victoria upgraded their chances from a trophy-winning draw to a comprehensive win before deciding to inflict more pain on Queensland

County news

Banerjee extends Gloucestershire contract

Mar 16, 2009: Vikram Banerjee, the Gloucestershire left-arm spinner, has extended his contract with the club by two years

ICC rankings

Kulasekara climbs to No. 1 in ODI bowler rankings

Mar 16, 2009: Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka medium-pacer, has moved to the top of the ICC ODI bowler rankings, ahead of Australia's Nathan Bracken and New Zealand's Kyle Mills

Australia in England 2009

Clark heads for Kent to revive Ashes prospects

Mar 16, 2009: Stuart Clark hopes to demonstrate his enduring class as a fast bowler by joining Kent next month on a six-week deal, a spell that could yet revive his prospects of leading Australia's attack in the forthcoming Ashes in July

Indian Premier League 2009

Bombay court directs BCCI to keep WSG telecast deal on hold

Mar 16, 2009: The Bombay High Court has put on hold a move by the IPL to remove Sony as its broadcaster and strike a deal with World Sports Group (Mauritius)

India in New Zealand 2008-09

A fine venue for pace, and for Vettori the batsman

Mar 16, 2009: Stats preview to the first Test between New Zealand and India in Hamilton

Zimbabwe in Namibia 2008-09

Namibia no match for resurgent Zimbabweans

Mar 16, 2009: Zimbabwe A completed their brief tour of Namibia with a 100% record after wins in both one-day matches as well as the one-off Twenty20 international and a warm-up game