Durham news

Jack Burnham handed one-year ban for failed drugs test

Oct 4, 2017: A desperate year for Durham looks set to get worse, with Jack Burnham, their promising young batsman, facing a one-year ban from cricket after failing a drugs test for the third time

Sri Lanka in UAE 2017-18

Calf injury rules Mathews out of Dubai Test

Oct 4, 2017: This will be the third full Test series Mathews has missed since October last year, and his unavailability will leave Sri Lanka with decisions on the make-up of their top order

Australia news

Too young for the fast life?

Oct 4, 2017: As John Hastings is forced to retire at 33, we look at the several Australia fast bowlers who have debuted before the age of 25 and struggled with injuries

South Africa news

SuperSport close to sealing T20 Global League broadcast rights

Oct 4, 2017: Africa's biggest broadcaster are expected to air the tournament, albeit by paying reduced rights fees

Tasmania v Victoria, JLT One-Day Cup, Perth

Cameron White's 165 floors Tasmania

Oct 4, 2017: Cameron White's career-best 165 off 154 balls - among the ten highest scores in Australia's 50-over domestic tournament - underpinned Victoria's 111-run victory over Tasmania

Bangladesh in South Africa 2017

Paterson earns maiden call-up for Bangladesh ODIs

Oct 4, 2017: In the absence of Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada will lead the bowling attack, which also includes allrounders Wayne Parnell and Andile Phehlukwayo

Female umpiring

The four women in men's territory

Oct 4, 2017: Not too many women have officiated in men's cricket before. When Claire Polosak makes her debut on Sunday, she will join a select few from around the world

Bangladesh in South Africa 2017-18

Thigh injury rules Tamim out of second Test

Oct 4, 2017: With Shakib Al Hasan also absent, Bangladesh will be without their two highest Test run-getters for the first time since March 2013

MCC news

'We would like to see five-day Tests continue' - MCC

Oct 4, 2017: Guy Lavender, the MCC chief executive, has said retaining five-day Tests makes sense "from a cricketing perspective" even if there are other reasons to consider four-day Tests

Australia news

Stricken Pattinson out of Ashes contention

Oct 4, 2017: In the newest chapter of a sorry saga for the fast bowler, a return to bowling has re-aggravated his previous back stress fracture, a matter of months after he was ruled out of the tours of Bangladesh and India

Australia news

Polosak set to become first female umpire in domestic men's game

Oct 4, 2017: Claire Polosak to stand with Paul Wilson in the List A contest between New South Wales and a Cricket Australia XI at Hurstville Oval on Sunday

West Indies in Zimbabwe 2017-18

West Indies name unchanged squad for Zimbabwe tour

Oct 4, 2017: The selectors have gone with continuity, which means the likes of Kyle Hope and Shane Dowrich keep their places despite enduring a difficult time in England

Hate to Love

Towering, glowering, empowering

Oct 4, 2017: Curtly spoke to no man, but his deeds did - especially to one English cricket writer in the making

County news

Lawrence collects CWC young player accolade

Oct 3, 2017: Essex dominated awards at the Cricket Writers' Club lunch in Kensington with Jamie Porter also picking up the Championship award

New Zealand A tour of India

Shubman Gill ruled out of New Zealand A one-dayers

Oct 3, 2017: The 18-year old has been advised rest due to a side strain picked up during a training camp ahead of the Ranji Trophy season

Bangladesh in South Africa 2017-18

'We made a lot of silly mistakes' - Mahmudullah

Oct 3, 2017: The middle-order batsman has prescribed that Bangladesh take inspiration from their performances in away Tests earlier this year before they go into the Bloemfontein Test

South Africa v Bangaldesh, 1st Test, Potchefstroom

Mustafizur stands out amid Bangladesh pace woes

Oct 3, 2017: Bangladesh's fast bowlers struggled, managing only five wickets over 108 overs in the first Test; only one of them went out of his way to try and break the cycle

County news

Higgins' move sums up challenge to counties

Oct 3, 2017: Ryan Higgins' departure from Middlesex focuses attention on counties trying to balance the ambitions of four-day and T20 players and could quicken calls for greater compensation

Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2017-18

The truth about Rangaiyya

Oct 3, 2017: To the rest of the world, Rangana Herath is a lovable teddy bear of a slow left-armer. To Pakistan, he's a mean-ass, conniving devil who has taunted and harassed them for over a decade

India A v New Zealand A, 2nd unofficial Test, Vijayawada, 4th day

Karn bags another five-for as India A win by an innings

Oct 3, 2017: Henry Nicholls ended a lean series with an innings of 94, but there was little else for New Zealand A to feel pleased about as they lost their last nine wickets for 86 runs