Cricket

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen will extend his stay at the club into a 19th season after signing a one-year red-ball contract. The 42-year-old South Africa-born right-handed batter has scored more than 24,000 all-format runs for the county, including 52 centuries. He retired from domestic T20 cricket in July, but will …

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Available for over a year Does Rob think Brydon Carse will play for England again? How do central contracts work? Why has Henry Crocombe received a deal when he hasn’t played for England yet? And what of the changes to the coaching setups of the red and white-ball teams? Henry …

The ECB has refused to schedule bilateral cricket with Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in the country in 2021. Last year, ECB chair Richard Thompson described the Taliban’s oppression of women and girls as “gender apartheid”. England have, however, continued to play against Afghanistan at global events, including …

Lancashire will release batters Harry Singh and Kesh Fonseka when their contracts expire at the end of this month. Singh, 22, played 34 games across the three formats for the Red Rose, but managed only one half-century. He played eight times in the County Championship this summer, but he scored …

Latest scorecard from the third Twenty20 international between India and West Indies in Indore. BBC News

Latest scorecard from the second Twenty20 international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. BBC News

First Test, Durban (day three of five) Australia 390 & 33-0: Maddinson 17* South Africa 284: Bedingham 49; Cummins 3-54 Australia lead by 139 runs Scorecard Australia’s modern Test side remain a fascinating one to unpick. Viewed by many in England as there for the taking in last winter’s Ashes …

Latest scorecard from the second Twenty20 international between India and West Indies in Ranchi. BBC News

Latest scorecard from the first Twenty20 international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. BBC News

Hampshire club legend Jimmy Adams will leave the county after more than 25 years as player and coach. The 46-year-old has agreed a new role in Australia with Tasmania having coached for eight years at the Utilita Bowl. Adams retired from playing cricket in 2018 after making 462 appearances for …

Cricket tours often involve reciprocal arrangements between boards over costs. They usually mean the home board pick up the logistical expenses of the visitors, including things like travel and accommodation. In the West Indies, costs can be inflated by the need to fly players and officials between islands. Cricket West …

Fri 9 Oct 2026 – Tue 13 Oct 2026,Men’s International Test Match Series – 1st Test – Day 1 of 5 South Africa vs Australia, scheduled 08:30 South Africa South Africa 08:30 Australia Australia Venue: Hollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban Australia won the toss and will bat BBC News

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Available for 29 days Katie Smith is joined by Wake Up to Money’s Sean Farrington and sport finance expert Dr Tom Bason to discuss the rising cost of tickets for major sporting events and subscription costs and ask why this is all happening and what might happen next? A range …

Available for over a year It’s a new era for India with Smriti Mandhana replacing Harmanpreet Kaur as captain. Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss Harmanpreet’s legacy and if Smriti is the right person for the role? New Zealand speedster Lockie Ferguson joins the programme as he relaunches …

Durham leg-spin bowler Shafiqullah Ghafari has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club for the 2027 season. The 24-year-old made 10 appearances in the One-Day Cup to help Durham reach the semi-final in the 2026 campaign. He took career-best figures of 4-36 against Lancashire at Old …

Bancroft’s work on the ball was not shown live, but as a replay later in the over. Inside Newlands, the operator of the big screen – working independently from Naicker – showed the same footage. “They take a feed from broadcast but they also have to insert their own graphics …

Available for over a year Cricket correspondant Stephan Shemilt is alongside Jonathan Agnew, Steven Finn, and Andy Zaltzman to debate the biggest scandals to rock the cricketing world. From Pakistan’s spot-fixing, to Hansie Cronje’s match-fixing. Australia’s sandpapergate in South Africa, to Michael Atherton’s ‘dirt in the pocket’. We reveal the …