Awards for the year

Dec 30, 2014: In which gongs are handed out and wishes drawn up

Smith plays the ... what?

Dec 30, 2014:

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 5th day

Australia run out of time, but win series

Dec 30, 2014: A curiously muted final day of the Boxing Day Test petered out with four overs still to bowl; the draw was enough for Australia to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and also enough for India to avoid a series whitewash

Step in now, before it's too late

Dec 30, 2014: Why cricket should not be allowed to descend into ugliness for the sake of cheap entertainment

Irfan donates vertebrae, spinners opt for elbow surgery

Dec 30, 2014: The pick of the cricket headlines this year

A club built with love

Dec 30, 2014: Clifton County Cricket Club is about the sport, but that's not all it's about

Overwhelming grief, conflicting interests

Dec 30, 2014: In part one of the year-end essay: what Phillip Hughes' death did to cricket, and how the BCCI strengthened its hold over the world game

Women's cricket

Playing like pros

Dec 30, 2014: With cricket boards awarding annual contracts, women's cricket is becoming increasingly lucrative. On the field, it was a year of notable upsets

South Africa v West Indies, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day

Gritty Brathwaite passes stern test

Dec 29, 2014: Only 16 matches into his Test career, Kraigg Brathwaite negotiated the conditions in Port Elizabeth, South Africa's bowling attack and the clouds with class and composure

South Africa v West Indies, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day

'We can still win' - Morkel

Dec 29, 2014: Morne Morkel said that if South Africa batted quickly on the final morning, it would be difficult for West Indies to survive 50-60 overs

SA v WI, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day

Brathwaite, Samuels in record stand

Dec 29, 2014: Stats highlights from the fourth day of the second Test between South Africa and West Indies in Port Elizabeth

England review 2014: Worst Moments

A gagging clause that dogged the year

Dec 29, 2014: ESPNcricinfo writers look back at their worst moments in English cricket in 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 4th round, 2nd day

Yuvraj scores ton as Punjab pile on runs

Dec 29, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches on December 29, 2014

Bangladesh news

Two tiers in NCL from next season

Dec 29, 2014: The National Cricket League will enter a new era from the 2015-16 season when promotion and relegation will be introduced in Bangladesh's biggest domestic first-class competition, the BCB has announced

SA v WI, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day

West Indies collapse after big stand

Dec 29, 2014: Centuries from Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels steered West Indies past the follow-on mark before a familiar collapse revived the possibility, albeit slight, of a South Africa win

Bangladesh news

Tamim Iqbal poised for swift return

Dec 29, 2014: Tamim Iqbal is expected to return to cricket within two or three weeks, after he underwent arthroscopic evaluation and surgery on his left knee in Melbourne on Monday

Bangladesh news

Acquitted Stevens returns to play in Bangladesh

Dec 29, 2014: Kalabagan Cricket Academy have signed up Darren Stevens as their overseas player for the last three rounds of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League

World Cup 2015 news

Zazai, Ghani in Afghanistan World Cup squad

Dec 29, 2014: Afsar Zazai, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper batsman, and 18-year-old batsman Usman Ghani have been picked in Afghanistan's squad for the 2015 World Cup

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 2nd day

Bengal reeling after Thakur's five

Dec 29, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches on December 29, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 4th round, 2nd day

Dogra double-century takes Himachal to 549

Dec 29, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 Group C matches played on December 29, 2014