County news

Handscomb set for Gloucestershire stint

Mar 4, 2015: Gloucestershire have signed Victoria wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb as one of their overseas players for 2015

West Indies news

Gayle admits possibility of Test retirement

Mar 4, 2015: West Indies opener Chris Gayle has raised the possibility of retiring from Test cricket if his fragile back cannot cope with the increasing workload in a crammed cricket calendar

Australia v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Perth

Afghanistan spark but fail to ignite

Mar 4, 2015: Afghanistan's bowlers showed potential with a few good overs but the absence of consistency helped Australia bully their attack in Perth

Australia v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Perth

Warner silences Afghanistan, everything else

Mar 4, 2015: On his favourite pitch, against an inexperienced opponent, David Warner batted Australia beyond the critical questions about their World Cup campaign

County news

Nottinghamshire call on Sammy

Mar 4, 2015: Darren Sammy has agreed a short-term deal with Nottinghamshire to play in this season's NatWest T20 Blast

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

David Warner stuns Afghanistan with mammoth ton

Mar 4, 2015: David Warner slammed 19 fours and five sixes to complete his 133-ball 178, his highest ODI score, to help Australia beat Afghanistan by a massive 275-run margin in their Group A match played in Perth on Wednesday.

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

Birdman: or (the unexpected brilliance of Aaron Finch)

Mar 4, 2015: Plays of the Day from the Group A match between Australia and Afghanistan in Perth

Pakistan v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Welcome win but mind the cracks

Mar 4, 2015: On Saturday Pakistan face South Africa in Auckland knowing that they have solved none of their long-standing issues - particularly a fragility within their top order - and that they will benefit from none of the good fortune they received here

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

Australia v Afghanistan - #BendTheRules moments

Mar 4, 2015: #BendTheRules Moments from the Group A match between Australia and Afghanistan

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

Warner 178 powers Australia's biggest ODI win

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Pakistan v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Tauqir lauds 'Sir Viv' Anwar

Mar 4, 2015: UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir believed the fact that his side had played out the full 50 overs in a steep chase against Pakistan was a big positive for the side

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

Highest World Cup total, highest Australian partnership

Mar 4, 2015: Stats highlights from the match in Perth, where Australia blasted their way to the highest ever World Cup total, against Afghanistan

County news

Anderson is Somerset's big hit for the Blast

Mar 4, 2015: Corey Anderson will join Somerset for the latter stages of the NatWest Blast after a busy schedule which includes a World Cup, IPL and Newe Zealand's tour of England

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

Highest World Cup total

Mar 4, 2015: Stats highlight from the match in Perth where Australia rattled up the highest World cup score against Afghanistan.

World Cup 2015: India

Journalist lodges ICC complaint against Kohli

Mar 4, 2015: A journalist with the Hindustan Times, a leading Indian newspaper, has formally complained to the ICC that Virat Kohli verbally abused him without provocation during India's training session at Murdoch University in Perth on Tuesday

World Cup 2015: South Africa

South Africa spoilt for choice

Mar 4, 2015: With Vernon Philander and JP Duminy set to return from injuries, South Africa will have to think about whether Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who have pitched in with strong performances, can still find a place in the XI

Pakistan v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Misbah-ul-Haq's quick fire 65 helps Pakistan pip UAE

Mar 4, 2015: Misbah-ul-Haq's 49-ball 65 helped Pakistan recover from a slow start with the bat to post an impressive 339 and beat the United Arab Emirates by a 129-run margin in their World Cup 2015 Group B encounter in Napier on Wednesday.

Pakistan v UAE, Group B, Napier

Jamshed stuck in Groundhog Day

Mar 4, 2015: Plays of the Day from the Group B match between Pakistan and UAE in Napier

Australia v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Perth

'Big decision' to drop Watson - Rod Marsh

Mar 4, 2015: Rod Marsh, the Australia chairman of selectors, has said that dropping Shane Watson for James Faulkner was a "big decision" that had to be taken because of the former's disappointing recent form

Auckland v Canterbury, Plunket Shield 2014-15, Auckland

Fulton ton helps Canterbury chase 362

Mar 4, 2015: Led by Peter Fulton's century and fifties from Neil Broom, Henry Nicholls and Andrew Ellis, Canterbury chased down 362 with eight balls to spare