England Test captain Alastair Cook has extended his contract with Essex County Cricket Club which won the Division Two title in the 2016 County Championship.

West Indies fast bowler Kesrick Williams, who made his debut against Pakistan in the third Twenty20 International in Abu Dhabi, said that his goal was to play positive cricket in the match.

South African captain AB de Villiers is set to undergo a surgery on his injured elbow and has been ruled out of the upcoming One-Day International series and the away Test series against Australia.

Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has been named as the replacement for the injured Lokesh Rahul in the Indian squad for the ongoing Test series against New Zealand.

Indian Women opening batsman Smriti Mandhana has been signed by the Brisbane Heat franchise for the second season of the Women's Big Bash League.

Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman has been fined 30 percent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for breaching the code of conduct during the first One-Day International against Afghanistan in Mirpur.

Melbourne Stars fast bowler Daniel Worrall will make his One-Day International debut for Australia after being named in the playing XI to face Ireland in the lone game in Benoni on Tuesday.

Worcestershire all-rounder Alex Hepburn has penned a new one-year contract with Worcestershire, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.

Penydarren Country XI Cricket Club, Merthyr Tydfil’s oldest cricket club, are celebrating their 45th anniversary by once again flying south from Wales to La Manga for 5 days in early October to compete in the prestigious Tom Maynard Trust T20 Tournament held at the ECB approved England Ashes training camp in southern Spain.

The West Indies selectors have called up left-arm orthodox spinner Jomel Warrican to the Test squad to face Pakistan in the three-match series in the United Arab Emirates.

On show at Saltex 2016, at the NEC Birmingham, Limagrain UK, from one of the world’s largest seed producers will be their impressive range of grass seed mixtures, including the market leading MM60 and MM50.

Dennis and SISIS are exhibiting together at the focal point of SALTEX 2016 at the NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 November. On show will be a comprehensive range of world class turf maintenance machinery.

New Zealand off-spinner Mark Craig has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Test series against India after suffering from a side strain.

Pakistan batsman Shahzaib Hasan, who took part in the team's victorious 2009 World Twenty20 campaign, is hoping to make a comeback into the national side.

The Pakistan selectors have opted to recall batsmen Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq for the One-Day International series against West Indies which will be played from 30th September onwards.

For his all-round performance in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur leading his team to a 197-run victory, India's Ravindra Jadeja is the Cricket World Player of the Week.