Alice Capsey announced herself as England's new wicketkeeper in spectacular fashion, taking a breathtaking one-handed catch to remove Alice Tector on the first ball of what promises to be an exciting ODI series against Ireland.

Rebecca Stokell's half-century against England in Leicester came with a twist — or rather, several of them. The Ireland batter had to reach fifty twice in the same innings after a sequence of officiating chaos.

Issy Wong suffered one of cricket's cruellest moments in the first ODI against Ireland, beating the bat and hitting the stumps only for the bails to stubbornly remain in place.

With Hollies Stand tickets for next summer's Ashes Test at Edgbaston rising to £165, fans are asking whether ordinary cricket supporters are being pushed out of the game entirely.

Kent claimed a hard-fought 84-run victory over Worcestershire at Canterbury, moving 15 points clear in the Division Two promotion race with just three matches left to play.

Durham lead Northants by 188 runs with just three wickets remaining after a gripping third day at Wantage Road — and a tense finale is firmly on the cards.

South Africa edged out Namibia by 11 runs at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground to secure their spot in the T20 tri-series final, where Zimbabwe await.

Smriti Mandhana has etched her name into cricket history, overtaking Mithali Raj to become the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket during a dominant India display at the Women's T20 Asia Cup.

New Zealand's Mike Hesson has stepped in as interim Pakistan head coach for the Edgbaston Test after sweeping squad changes left the tourists reeling. He says the players are handling the turbulence better than he is.