County news

Jordan Clark set for Surrey move as county seek allrounder cover

Aug 16, 2018: Earlier this season Clark took a hat-trick dubbed the greatest ever when he removed Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow in the Roses match

'Patience will get me big runs'

Aug 16, 2018: India A batsman Prithvi Shaw talks about learning to bide his time when the bowlers are on top, and how he made his recent big scores

What We Remember # 3

Lara's 153 not out against Australia

Aug 16, 2018: He could conjure up innings like this one in Barbados, that others could only fantasise about

Ajit Wadekar 1941-2018

Former India captain Ajit Wadekar dies aged 77

Aug 15, 2018: Wadekar is best known for leading India to historic series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971

India news

MS Dhoni's wisdom spurs Ishan Kishan

Aug 15, 2018: The 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman hopes to tune up his mental strength in his quest for consistency

Loughborough Lightning v Western Storm, Kia Super League, Edgbaston

Rachael Haynes maintains her form as Lightning cruise

Aug 15, 2018: Spinner Kirstie Gordon impressed by dismissing all three of Storm's most potent batsmen, including the top scorer in the competition, Smriti Mandhana

South Africa news

Three new faces in South Africa women squad for West Indies tour

Aug 15, 2018: Tumi Sekhukhune, Saarah Smith and Robyn Searle have been picked for the limited-overs series in the Caribbean in September and October

Birmingham v Lancashire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Edgbaston

Birmingham left hoping for Northants favour

Aug 15, 2018: Birmingham's defeat of Lancashire leaves them needing Northants to beat Yorkshire on Thursday night to keep their quarter-final hopes alive

Surrey v Hampshire, Vitality Blast, South Group, Kia Oval

Finch back in style to keep Surrey in the hunt

Aug 15, 2018: Surrey must beat Glamorgan in Cardiff on Friday and hope other results go their way to reach the last eight of the Blast

County news

Nottinghamshire sign Kraigg Brathwaite for Championship run-in

Aug 15, 2018: Brathwaite will be part of a team that is looking to put pressure on Surrey at the top of the Division One table

CPL 2018

Andre Russell, Ali Khan light up first week of CPL 2018

Aug 15, 2018: St Lucia Stars are stuck in a rut, while Colin Munro has set the early pace with the bat and David Warner has kept finding bizarre ways to get out

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge

How do you fit Ben Stokes back in the England team?

Aug 15, 2018: The allrounder is available for selection following the conclusion of his trial. But it's not an easy task making room for him

County news

The third Curran - Ben - signs for Northamptonshire

Aug 15, 2018: Ben, 22, a left-handed batsman, made his Northamptonshire debut against Derbyshire last week after a successful period in the 2nd XI

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2018

South Africa zero in on World Cup probables

Aug 15, 2018: Coach Ottis Gibson hopes to have his tournament template ready by the home summer

New Zealand news

Gary Stead named New Zealand coach

Aug 15, 2018: Stead has previously overseen New Zealand women's run to the World Cup and World T20 finals, something he'll be looking to replicate come World Cup 2019

Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Stars, CPL 2018

Zampa, Phillips keep St Lucia Stars winless

Aug 15, 2018: Australia legspinner prises out Simmons, Pollard and Chapman in key spell to extend St Lucia's winless streak to 14 games

Ben Stokes trial

Ben Stokes must learn the lessons of brush with career oblivion

Aug 15, 2018: Regardless of his acquittal, hanging around a nightclub at 2.30am was not the behaviour of an international sportsman

Why has the quality of Test batsmanship deteriorated?

Aug 15, 2018: India have struggled in England, but the batsmen of just about every team do so away from home these days

Quiz

Who made their debuts alongside Tendulkar and Waqar and never played a Test again?

Aug 15, 2018: And who holds the record for taking the most Test wickets after the age of 40?

Sri Lanka v South Africa, one-off T20I, Colombo

South Africa have made 'huge strides' as an ODI team - JP Duminy

Aug 14, 2018: At the end of their tour of Sri Lanka, the emergence of Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj to complement Imran Tahir is perhaps the biggest positive for South Africa