Regional 4-day Tournament

Devon Thomas 99* gives Leewards first win

Mar 17, 2015: A round-up of WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament matches

How to make a ten-team World Cup work

Mar 17, 2015: There are ways of making the Associates an integral part of the tournament while still keeping the event competitive and lucrative

South Africa v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, 1st quarter-final, Sydney

Uncapped offspinner Tharindu Kaushal replaces Herath, could play SA

Mar 17, 2015: In a late move Sri Lanka have sought to replace injured left-arm spinner Rangana Herath with 22-year old offspinner Tharindu Kaushal, ahead of the quarter-final against South Africa on Wednesday

England in West Indies 2015

Trott in contention as England switch focus

Mar 17, 2015: The World Cup is just getting into the swing of the knockout stages but England are long gone, with Alastair Cook preparing to resume the captaincy for a Test tour of the West Indies

The tournament of the short ball

Mar 17, 2015: The bouncer has turned out to be the weapon of choice for the leading bowlers of the World Cup so far

Pro50 Championship 2014-15

Tuskers, Eagles to clash in final

Mar 17, 2015: A round-up of the Pro50 Championship matches played on March 17, 2015

Bob Appleyard 1924-2015

Bob Appleyard dies aged 90

Mar 17, 2015: Bob Appleyard, the former Yorkshire and England bowler, has died after a period of ill health. He was 90

Karnataka v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Bangalore

Aaron's 'best performance' softens World Cup blow

Mar 17, 2015: Varun Aaron said that his six-wicket haul on the opening day of the Irani Cup has soothed some of his disappointment at missing out on India's World Cup squad

County news

Thomas given Somerset limited-overs captaincy

Mar 17, 2015: Somerset have handed the captaincy of their 50-over and T20 sides to Alfonso Thomas, easing the load on club captain Marcus Trescothick, who will continue to lead in Championship cricket

Obituary: Bob Appleyard 1924-2015

No coward soul

Mar 17, 2015: Bob Appleyard fought back from personal adversity to lay claim to one of the most remarkable stories in English cricket history

Build, build, blast off

Mar 17, 2015: In contrast to previous World Cups, this time most teams seem to have followed a strategy of constructing an innings till about the last quarter and then launching an all-out attack

Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd women's ODI, Sharjah

Lee 54 guides SA Women to series win

Mar 17, 2015: Lizelle Lee's fifth ODI half-century helped South Africa Women clinch the series 2-1 with a five-wicket victory against Pakistan Women in Sharjah

Bangladesh v India, World Cup 2015, 2nd Q-F, Melbourne

Bangladesh chase fearless cricket at daunting MCG

Mar 17, 2015: The first time they played at the MCG, Bangladesh's fielding imploded under the pressure of the scale of the ground. Against India, they will also have to keep their nerve in front of a huge and vocal Indian fan contingent

Karnataka v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Bangalore

Aaron six-for limits Karnataka to 244

Mar 17, 2015: A six-wicket haul from Varun Aaron, his first in first-class cricket, restricted Karnataka to 244 after Rest of India sent them in at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

World Cup 2015: Bangladesh

Bangladesh's road to the knockouts

Mar 17, 2015:

South Africa v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, 1st Q-F, Sydney

SA must heed lessons of old trials by Sri Lanka

Mar 17, 2015: The tour of Sri Lanka in 2013 was a chance to see how much South Africa needed to do in their World Cup preparations, but it's the learnings of the 2014 visit that will be more important ahead of the quarter-final

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st quarter-final, SCG

Mathews looks to make most of second home SCG

Mar 17, 2015: Angelo Mathews feels Sri Lanka have been a more stable side going into big games as compared to South Africa

World Cup 2015: Australia

Australia fear Pakistan on a roll

Mar 17, 2015: Shane Watson has said that he is wary of the threat posed by Pakistan, who he believes are a "dangerous" side during knockout games

County news

Cosgrove finalises Leicestershire deal

Mar 17, 2015: Leicestershire have signed Mark Cosgrove, the experienced Australian batsman Mark Cosgrove as club captain with the season less than a month away

World Cup 2015: New Zealand

'Unusual bounce' the Wellington secret

Mar 17, 2015: It is perhaps not the catchiest moniker, but New Zealand are back at Fortress Wellington Regional Stadium for their quarter-final against West Indies