
Nottinghamshire begin championship defence
Title-holders Notts will start the 2026 County Championship with an away game against Somerset, while One-Day Cup winners Worcestershire face Derbyshire in their opening match.
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Title-holders Notts will start the 2026 County Championship with an away game against Somerset, while One-Day Cup winners Worcestershire face Derbyshire in their opening match.

Ireland bounce back from two heavy Test defeats to win the first Twenty20 International with Bangladesh by 39 runs in Dhaka.

A deal is signed to launch a lucrative women's T20 cricket league in Saudi Arabia featuring the world's top players, including those from England, Australia and India.

England add training sessions to their schedule in Brisbane following their hammering by Australia in the first Ashes Test.

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma returns to UP Warriorz for 3.2 Indian crore (approx £272,000), just short of the record 3.4 Indian crore Royal Challengers Bengaluru paid for India opener Smirti Mandha

Derbyshire wicketkeeper-batter Aneurin Donald signs a two-year contract extension to remain with the county until 2028.

Gloucestershire sign former England batter Dawid Malan for the 2026 and 2027 T20 Blast campaigns.

Scotland survive a final-over thriller to beat Papua New Guinea by six wickets and maintain their 100% record at the Women's Emerging Nations Trophy in Bangkok.

South Africa hand India their heaviest defeat by runs to complete a compelling 2-0 series sweep in Guwahati on Wednesday.

After Australia and England played out the first two-day Ashes Test in 104 years, chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt looks at the reasons why and asks if the rest of the series could be played on
Why Jersey all-rounder Grace Wetherall is hoping a spell in Australia can help her and the island side.

Scotland ease to a seven-wicket victory over Namibia, reaching the 75-run target in only 8.4 overs, in their latest game at the Women's Emerging Nations Trophy in Bangkok.