Durham 197 for 6 (Watling 83*) v Glamorgan Before Marnus Labuschagne came to wider attention in the Ashes series, he set an unlikely event in motion: a Glamorgan promotion challenge. Few would have predicted that a year ago after they finished bottom of the heap in Division Two. Those of fiercely patriotic bent were not

Surrey 246 for 2 (Borthwick 109*, Pope 78*) v Nottinghamshire A century from Scott Borthwick and a strong batting performance from Ollie Pope on the day of his England Test recall defined proceedings before cloud, gloom and rain brought play to an early conclusion during the evening session. Borthwick played patiently for his hundred, reaching

Gloucestershire 80 for 6 (Charlesworth 35*) v Northamptonshire Any morning sense of foreboding around Nevil Road was easy to understand. Never mind the poor weather forecast or the strong form of Northamptonshire. Two unhappy facts seemed much more pertinent: Gloucestershire’s dreadful record at their headquarters and the guarantee that Northants would enjoy the best of

Middlesex 176 for 3 (Robson 93, Malan 51*) v Derbyshire Sam Robson and Dawid Malan hit half-centuries as Middlesex built a solid platform on a truncated first day against Derbyshire at Lord’s. Robson batted fluently for his knock of 93 from 163 balls, sharing a 90-run third-wicket partnership with Malan, who remained undefeated on 51

11:06 AM ET Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Pat Brown was playing golf when he got a phone call from Ed Smith on Monday afternoon, and had to tell the friend he was with: “pick my ball up – I’m going to be five minutes”.

England have dropped Jonny Bairstow from the Test squad for New Zealand, while handing first call-ups to Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley. Bairstow, who averaged 19.45 in Tests this summer, was named in the T20I squad, along with a host of new faces that includes Somerset opener Tom Banton and Pat Brown, the Worcestershire slower-ball

India captain Virat Kohli has received a demerit point and an official warning for an “inappropriate” shoulder contact with South Africa quick Beuran Hendricks while taking a run during the third T20I on Sunday in Bengaluru. Kohli was found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct. The incident occurred on

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo conceded that the team is yet to play a “perfect game of cricket” in the T20I tri-series, adding that to pull it off, they might field a four-man pace attack for the final against Afghanistan on Tuesday, depending on the conditions at Shere Bangla National stadium. In the last two matches,

Big Picture Bangladesh v Afghanistan could well become a more regular fixture in the game in the future than it is now. They don’t have a lot of encounters coming up in the next 12 months, but in the long-term, they could well meet more frequently, on the big stage, given how they have developed

Victoria 185 (Sutherland 53, Ellis 3-35) beat Tasmania 184 (McDermott 78, Tremain 4-36, Coleman 4-46) by one run A staggering, scarcely believable, collapse from Tasmania, who lost 6 for 12 in 12 balls, handed defending champions Victoria their first win of the Marsh Cup at the WACA. Tasmania needed 14 to win with six wickets

5:29 AM ET Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Cameron Bancroft will return to Durham as the club’s overseas player for the 2020 season. Bancroft captained Durham in the County Championship and the Royal London Cup this year, which represented a controversial appointment in the wake

Madhav Apte, the former India Test opener, died in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Monday, aged 86. In his seven Tests for India in 1952-53, Apte averaged 49.27, the highlight being a match-saving, unbeaten 163 against West Indies in Port of Spain. Five of his seven Tests were played on that tour of the Caribbean,

India’s captain Virat Kohli revealed that Rishabh Pant was not supposed to bat at No. 4 in the third T20I against South Africa in Bengaluru. He admitted to a “miscommunication” between Pant and Shreyas Iyer, saying the latter was slated to bat at No. 4 if India were two down within the 10th over. As

Guyana Amazon Warriors 81 for 2 (King 51*) beat Barbados Tridents 138 (Duminy 38, Green 4-14, Tahir 2-22) by 12 runs (DLS method) Guyana Amazon Warriors sealed a playoff spot with their 12-run win (DLS method) in a rain-truncated chase against Barbados Tridents. Their win was built on yet another impressive performance from their bowlers,

Nicole Bolton made an impressive return to action for Western Australia with back-to-back half-centuries on the opening weekend of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). Bolton, who was part of the Australia squad that retained the Ashes in England in July, opted out of the tour of West Indies to focus on her mental health

Having spent his entire IPL career at Royal Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli knows that it is easier to chase at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He knows that the dew often sets in later in the evening and neutralises the threat posed by his spinners. Yet, with the series on the line, he chose to bat

Ahead of the Under-19 World Cup next year, Bangladesh will have an opportunity to gain match time when they play New Zealand in five Youth ODIs. The tour is significant given this will be the first time a Bangladesh team will travel to New Zealand following the terror attacks in Christchurch in March. Back then,

Jack Leach returns for one of the most important matches in Somerset’s history when leaders Essex visit Taunton for the Specsavers County Championship title decider, starting on Monday. The hosts must win to secure the pennant for the first time. They go into the match 12 points adrift in second place, but optimistic of making