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Welsh Fire prevail in a nervy end to a tight fixture to end Southern Brave’s winning streak, punishing the visitors and their costly mistakes to complete their chase of 122 runs with the final ball of the game. MATCH REPORT: Fire inflict first defeat on leaders Brave Available to UK …

Netherlands all-rounder Colin Ackermann has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Durham until the end of the 2028 season. Ackermann, 35, moved from Leicestershire ahead of the 2024 campaign and has been a regular across all three formats. He has scored five first-class centuries for the county and …

Leicestershire Foxes all-rounder Ruan de Swardt has returned home to South Africa after suffering an injury against Notts Outlaws in the One-Day Cup. The 28-year-old sustained an injury in his quadriceps while bowling and was forced to leave the field of play during the match. De Swardt could only get …

Welcome to our special cricket edition of our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day of The Hundred there’s a new cricketer taking part in the tournament who we want you to guess in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new …

Trent Rockets win their fourth game in the men’s Hundred to remain top, as Ben Duckett inspires them to a five-run victory over Sunrisers Leeds at Trent Bridge. BBC News

BBC Sport’s Steven Finn provides a masterclass on how bowlers bowl different variations and slower balls. BBC News

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Alice Capsey makes a “brilliant” 51 off 29 balls for the Birmingham Phoenix in their women’s Hundred match against Welsh Fire at Edgbaston. BBC News

Nottinghamshire have signed Pakistan white-ball international batter Tayyab Tahir for their next three One-Day Cup fixtures. The 33-year-old, who can also bowl leg-spin, played under Notts’ 50-over head coach Paul Franks during a spell with Central Punjab four years ago. Tahir, who has featured for Pakistan in 11 ODIs as …

On Fleming, who, like Root, holds national records for matches and wins as Test captain, he added: “I’ve admired him from afar, first as a player and recently as a coach. To get the chance to work together is going to be great fun. “Once I’d spoken to Stephen about …

Southern Brave move four points clear at the top of the Women’s Hundred table, with a convincing five-wicket win over London Spirit at Lord’s. BBC News

Joe Root hits a half-century as Welsh Fire make light work of their chase of 138 against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston. BBC News

Birmingham Phoenix captain Ellyse Perry makes 68 0ff 46 balls to guide her team to their first victory of the season against the Welsh Fire. BBC News

Birmingham Phoenix lose both Laurie Evans and Rehan Ahmed to run outs during their men’s hundred match against Welsh Fire at Edgbaston. BBC News

Ellyse Perry makes 68 and Alice Capsey makes 51 as Birmingham Phoenix pick up their first victory of the season in the woman’s Hundred, with a seven-wicket victory over Welsh Fire. READ MORE: Phoenix end winless run with victory over Fire Available to UK users only. BBC News

Georgia Voll gets Welsh Fire off to a strong start against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston with a half-century in the women’s Hundred. BBC News

Led admirably so far by Kasey Aldridge and boosted by the availability of superstar all-rounder Stokes, Durham have cut an impressive swathe through the first three rounds of the competition. But after winning the toss and electing to bat at York, they were cut down in brutal style to post …

Available for over a year England’s director of men’s cricket Rob Key speaks to Henry Moeran just twenty-four hours after appointing Stephen Fleming as Test coach and Joe Root as captain. Former England Test batter Dawid Malan and 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley discuss Key’s interview and ask whether …

England director of men’s cricket Rob Key says he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Ben Stokes came out of international retirement at some stage, adding “anything is possible”. Former captain Stokes, 35, announced his decision to retire from international cricket during England’s third Test defeat by New Zealand in June. Stokes …

An amateur cricket league has expressed its “genuine concern for the welfare” of Saltburn Cricket Club members over a recent finger clicking controversy that has made global headlines. The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League spoke out in the wake of worldwide interest in an alleged incident that has …