Alex Lees feels the need for big runs

But new England opener is looking beyond pressure to convert after a series of starts

Tim David makes the difference as Lancashire pip Roses rivals in thriller

Gripping finish to cliffhanger at Headingley as Kohler-Cadmore chase proves in vain

Alex Davies leads Birmingham Bears to comfortable win over Durham

Craig Miles claims three wickets as Bears seal fifth win of the season

Will Jacks, Jason Roy keep unbeaten Surrey flying high

Opening stand makes light work of Sussex to extend 100% record

South Africa blow Ireland away to seal T20I series 2-1

Sekhukhune, Mlaba tie down hosts on gusty day in Dublin as Goodall and Bosch breeze past target

Jamieson: 'We're not going to panic after just one game'

On Joe Root's threat, the fast bowler says New Zealand have "had some conversations about how we want to attack him"

Leicestershire fall short of competitive total as Lancashire exert dominance

Croft paces chase after bowlers share wickets in one-sided contest at Grace Road

James Bracey holds firm to steer Gloucestershire to victory

Glamorgan unable to capitalise on dominant opening stand between Lloyd and Northeast

Josh Cobb makes light work of Derbyshire after Tom Taylor's triple-strike

Comfortable five-wicket win as Northamptonshire take control at Wantage Road

Ben McDermott doles out punishment in Hampshire's Radlett romp

Australian import hits 83 off 30 as Middlesex wake up to their false dawn

Sean Abbott out of Sri Lanka tour with fractured finger

Peter Handcomb also leaving Australia A squad to be with his pregnant partner; Test quick Scott Boland and Queensland keeper Jimmy Pierson called into the A squad

Adil Rashid confirms he has 'not closed the door' on Test cricket

Brendon McCullum has been in contact with legspinner whose last red-ball game was in 2019

Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs on Hundred wildcard longlist

South Africa and Mumbai Indians batters up for selection in Thursday's mini-draft

UAE T20 league announces early-2023 window, set for clash of dates with BBL, BPL and CSA league

Player availability likely to be an issue, with the tournament now scheduled to take place from January 6 to February 12 next year

Near full-strength Australia brace for trial by spin as Sri Lanka search for formula

Visitors will hope Finch and Smith can find some much-needed T20I runs prior to the home title defence

Australia prepare to 'reset' for T20 challenges after coaching changes

The squad has come together this week for the first time since their ODI World Cup win

Sri Lankan club game produces lowest-scoring tied game of cricket ever

Galle CC and Kalutara TC both finish on a remarkable score of 30 for 9 in Sri Lanka's Major Clubs T20 tournament

Marnus Labuschagne looks to Joe Root's methods for Sri Lanka success

He has his sights on another pre-Ashes spell with Glamorgan if the schedule allows him

Ben Sawyer charged with New Zealand's rebuilding process as new head coach

After the fallout from the new contract list the focus now shifts to preparing for the Commonwealth Games

Hazlewood comfortable in new avatar as full-time T20I bowler, part-time Test quick

Asian conditions have seen Hazlewood not feature in all Tests, even though his subcontinental T20 stocks keep rising

Mitchell Marsh's belief soars after career-shaping 12 months

The allrounder's fortunes have been transformed since he moved to No. 3 in Australia's T20I team

Stuart Broad has 'good feeling' about victory as England promise positive final push

England quick proud of role in fightback, and primed for possible role with the bat

Hampshire finally get on the board as Tim Seifert's 55-ball 100 goes in vain

Record opening stand between James Vince and Ben McDermott sets platform for victory

Mayers, Brooks centuries set up 3-0 whitewash for West Indies

Vikramjit, O'Dowd half-centuries in vain as Netherlands fall short

Central Sparks through to Finals Day despite defeat to Western Storm

Georgia Hennessy seals chase after Amy Jones continues prolific campaign

Kent lose fifth game in a row as all-round Surrey stay unbeaten

Sam Curran top-scores before Reece Topley leads way with the ball

Jimmy Neesham's four-for in vain as Tim David sets up thriller for Lancashire

Tense two-wicket victory sealed in anticlimactic fashion at Old Trafford

Alex Hales' 91 fires Nottinghamshire to thumping win over Derbyshire

Opener hits 12 fours and five sixes to leave home side's total looking underpowered

Adam Lyth, David Willey tee off as Yorkshire pull off record chase

Durham downed despite totalling 207 for 8 in Headingley run-fest

Gaby Lewis leads from the front as Ireland secure upset win over South Africa

Weighty opening stand between Lewis and Paul paves way for rare Irish success

Brett D'Oliveira, Jack Haynes help Worcestershire take down Bears in high-scorer

Moeen Ali oversees 15-run win as Dwayne Bravo makes winning debut for Rapids

'Still felt like we were in the game' - Kyle Jamieson on New Zealand fightback

Seamer helps provide spark as late flurry of wickets keeps New Zealand in contention

Sam Curran smashes Hampshire with stellar allround display

Half-century and five-for for allrounder as Surrey extend unbeaten run

Michael Hogan, Michael Neser put the squeeze on Essex in six-wicket win

Sam Northeast puts seal on 114-run chase with well-paced 44

'We're going to throw our punches,' says Matthew Potts after action-packed England debut

Seamer revels in the moment after "rollercoaster" first day in Test cricket

Scott Steel shows his mettle as Leicestershire end Bears' perfect start

Ben Mike continues fine all-round form to earn Leicestershire second win

King unbeaten 91 and Hosein's four-for seal series for West Indies

Visitors overcome top-order wobble to beat Netherlands 2-0 in three-match series

Josh Philippe sets the tone before Obed McCoy, Tymal Mills complete Sussex romp

Rilee Rossouw blitz in vain as Somerset fold cheaply in run-chase

Ben Raine, Andrew Tye complete the job as Durham down Worcestershire

Michael Jones sets tone for hosts in comfortable 48-run victory at Riverside

David Payne four-for sets up Gloucestershire's home-spun victory

Glenn Phillips seals win as Kent succumb to Howell and Smith's wiles too

Charlie Dean provides the bite as Vipers book Finals Day slot

Georgia Elwiss seals six-wicket win after dominant display from bowlers

India to tour WI and USA for white-ball series in July-August

New Zealand and Bangladesh also scheduled to visit West Indies in packed summer calendar

Liam Livingstone interrupts construction in Derbyshire destruction

England allrounder targets building site in his 75 as Lancashire maintain unbeaten start to Blast

Wayne Madsen steers Derbyshire past Yorkshire in rain-reduced thrash

Dawid Malan scores 22-ball fifty but Yorkshire lose for second game in a row

Michael Pepper 75* seasons straightforward Essex win over Hampshire

Visitors struggle after being inserted before unbroken century stand helps seal chase

Dominic Drakes to join Yorkshire for four-game T20 Blast stint

West Indies allrounder will fill in for Shadab Khan, who is on international duty with Pakistan

Shai Hope's unbeaten century sets up West Indies win

Brooks, King hit impressive fifties in win; debutant Nidamanuru impresses for Netherlands

Former West Indies allrounder David Holford dies aged 82

He was also a notable administrator and the selector who identified Shivnarine Chanderpaul

2024 T20 World Cup qualifying pathway to begin in Europe in June

There will be eight qualifying spots up for grabs, with West Indies and USA qualifying automatically