Cricket News

Andy Hodd finished four runs adrift of his first Yorkshire century to dull the excitement for bottom club Nottinghamshsire after they had reduced Yorkshire to 51 for 6

There is the faintest risk of relegation in the air for Durham and Warwickshire, with the whiff about to become stronger for whichever county finishes on the wrong end of the result here

Hardus Viljoen has struggled for credibility in international cricket but he made an immediate impact in his debut for Kent in Bristol

A USA Women's development camp, which includes matches against a women's Marylebone Cricket Club touring squad, will be held in Philadelphia between September 8 and 11, the ICC has announced

Four wickets for Jofra Archer continued an impressive start to his first-class career at Sussex and helped to justify Luke Wright's decision to bowl first in Cardiff

Seventeen wickets fell on the first day of first-class cricket in India with the pink ball, but it was largely because of poor shot-making rather than any demons that the pink ball bore

A century from Sean Ervine, well supported by Ryan McLaren who made 61, enabled Hampshire to reach 281 for 6 on the opening day against Somerset

Rob Keogh's first century of the season in the Specsavers County Championship, backed up in a partnership of 159 with Steven Crook, put Northamptonshire in control on the first day against Worcestershire at New Road

Eoin Morgan has indicated that individual players will be given the choice of whether they want to be included for the tour of Bangladesh that is scheduled for October

West Indies' new T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite said a vote of confidence from his predecessor Darren Sammy and encouragement from the senior players had made his transition into the role easier

With Mitchell Starc now extending his impressive form from the Tests into the ODIs, Sri Lanka have settled on a batting plan: see Starc out safely

ESPNcricinfo previews the opening one-day international between England and Pakistan

In stark contrast from the Test matches, Sri Lanka were the ones struggling for runs and wickets. But the same set of players may well be retained to play against an Australian team that has gained a little confidence

Uncapped players Joshua Little and Lorcan Tucker have been included for Ireland's for two T20Is against Hong Kong in September, while Ed Joyce, Paul Stirling, Niall O'Brien, Tim Murtagh and Gary Wilson have all been left out

Concerns over player safety on a soft outfield caused three abandoned days in the Durban Test, despite both teams being "very keen" to get on the park

James Sutherland was left mystified after Australia's Test team performed so poorly in the recent Sri Lanka series despite spending more time in Asia than just about any generation of cricketers before them

An aggravation of the hamstring strain that ruled Nuwan Pradeep out of the last two Tests, now sees him leave the Sri Lanka ODI squad

Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard will play a reduced role in talks over the next payment deal between the players and Cricket Australia

The Durban Test was called off on day five, more than half an hour before the scheduled start of play, as the issues with the soft, damp outfield persisted

Phil Simmons, the West Indies head coach, has expressed concern over the up-and-down nature of the team's performances over the course of the Test series against India