Traditionally the season openers, the university matches are now in danger of being cut from a schedule that favours T20 glitz

Out without facing a ball? What does that feel like? A look at five of the most memorable diamond ducks in history

Unless they can exhibit the variety that turf pitches have, they risk devaluing the game by stripping away subtlety

Cricket was the backdrop for two recent murder mysteries on television, but why weren't the motives related to the game?

A date with Ireland, a day-night Test, and a Women's World Cup are among the mouth-watering fixtures in a packed season of cricket

No, not that one. It is time to tip our hats to a much-loved schoolboy series of books

Few other games lend themselves to taking your eyes off the action as much as ours does

The move has succeeded to some extent in the County Championship but extending it to the five-day game might not be the best idea

Why the captains' arrangement in the Middlesex-Yorkshire Championship game didn't feel unsporting

Why are bowlers in limited-overs cricket expected to perform the contradictory actions of preventing run-scoring and enabling it?

Aka the Desmond: always leaving you asking for more

If the paying public isn't to feel short-changed, administrators need to consider effective ways of disciplining teams

It's hard not to be moved by a team that gives equal parts joy and sorrow, and is never for a moment dull

Is the splitting of points across formats in a series a good idea? Not quite, given the way it's being implemented

A year without England v Australia contests makes for a nice change of pace

Practice can mean a whole lot of things

We've heard that it's them against the world, but is it really that way?

It would be illogical to say it is the sole reason, but it definitely contributes - and that's a pity

If the collisions don't leave you befuddled, the rules will

His retirement has not only marked the end of an era in batting, it marks for some of us the snapping of the final link to childhood