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Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Cinch County Ground, Northampton (day one) Durham 129-3: Bedingham 57*; Procter 1-10 Northamptonshire: Yet to bat Northants 1pt, Durham 0pts Match scorecard Durham’s David Bedingham again proved the thorn in Northamptonshire’s side as he scored an unbeaten 57 on the opening day at Wantage Road. …

Leicestershire off-spinner Liam Trevaskis will leave the club at the end of the season. The 27-year-old left-hander has spent the past three campaigns at Grace Road and was a member of the squad which won promotion to County Championship Division One last year. He joined from Durham in 2024 on …

Next year’s inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy has been moved from Sri Lanka to India by the International Cricket Council. Sri Lanka had been due to stage the six-team event but have been stripped of the hosting rights because of ongoing issues with its national board and government interference. A statement …

Middlesex became the first County Championship side in two years to forfeit an innings during their match against Derbyshire earlier this week. In a rain-affected four-day match at the County Ground in Derby, no play took place on day one or day three of the match. When Derbyshire were bowled …

Issy Wong bowls Ireland’s Rebecca Stokell but doesn’t get the wicket after the bails remain on top of the stumps, much to the dismay of the England bowler in the first One Day International in Leicester. FOLLOW LIVE: England v Ireland – First ODI Available to UK users only. BBC …

Maia Bouchier hits 104 off 95 balls, in an innings that included 11 boundaries, to guide England to a record-breaking victory against Ireland at Grace Road in the first of three One Day Internationals between the two sides. READ MORE: England seal record chase of 282 to beat Ireland in …

Scotland and the Netherlands have tied their one-day-international series 1-1 after the third match was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Stirling County following heavy and persistent rain throughout the day. The series was arranged at short notice as the Dutch women sought to regain their ODI ranking and …

First ODI, Leicester Ireland 281-5 (50 overs): Lewis 69 (89), Hunter 62 (90), Stokell 54* (48) England 283-4 (38.1 overs): Bouchier 104 (95), Dunkley 73 (61); Murray 3-58 England won by six wickets; lead series 1-0 Scorecard England’s new era started with a dominant six-wicket win over Ireland as they …

England fast bowler Matthew Potts has signed a three-year contract extension with Durham. The deal will keep the 27-year-old seamer at Chester-le-Street until at least the end of the 2029 season and will extend an association that started with Potts joining the pathway programme aged nine. Potts has been a …

Surrey have signed Indian seamer Auqib Nabi for their next three County Championship fixtures as they battle to stay in Division One. The 29-year-old is available for their two home matches with Yorkshire and Glamorgan, as well as the away fixture against Sussex at Hove. Surrey won three successive titles …

Kent have signed Bangladesh international seamer Khaled Ahmed for their four remaining County Championship matches as they chase promotion back to Division One. The 33-year-old has taken 190 wickets in 70 first-class appearances for his home division, Sylhet. He made his Test debut for Bangladesh in 2018 and has 34 …

Available for 29 days Mark Chapman is joined by Matt Prior and Mark Ramprakash. The panel reflect on a Test series win for England against Pakistan, with one match at Edgbaston still to come. There’s an in-depth look at how the Lord’s pitch played a part in England’s win, is …

Latest scorecard from the Twenty20 tri-series match between Zimbabwe and South Africa in Windhoek. BBC News

Former England captain Ben Stokes has joined Adelaide Strikers for the 2026-27 season of the T20 Big Bash League. The 35-year-old made the shock decision to retire from international cricket in June, with the announcement coming during the third and final Test of a 2-1 home series defeat against New …

Latest scorecard from the Twenty20 tri-series match between Namibia and Zimbabwe in WIndhoek. BBC News

Ireland and captain Gaby Lewis have felt the highs and the lows this summer. A disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended on a high with a victory over the West Indies. That was a first win at a Women’s T20 World Cup, and it was sandwiched in between the historic …

In truth, this is not a punt in the dark. Coach Charlotte Edwards is not fond of those. England first discussed having Capsey, who was a wicketkeeper for much of her junior career, as an option during their pre-season camp in South Africa earlier this year. Amid a dearth of …

India batter Mayank Agarwal has joined Durham for the run-in to the County Championship season. Agarwal will be available for Durham’s last four games as they chase promotion back to Division One. The 35-year-old has played 21 Tests, the most recent in March 2022, and five One-Day internationals for India …

Archer, Tongue and Atkinson are all capable of high speed, while Robinson often operates below 80mph with the wicketkeeper standing up. His accuracy and ability to extract movement have seen him take 23 wickets this summer at a remarkable average of 8.3. “We’ve got a good contrast in what we’re …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford (day four) Surrey 183 & 298-8: Foakes 120*; Harmer 3-92 Essex 279: Elgar 113; Chahar 6-80 Essex (12 pts) drew with Surrey (11 pts) Match scorecard Ben Foakes produced the most obdurate hundred of his career at Chelmsford to frustrate the county of his …