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Cricket’s dark arts, plus letters on regattas, salt and dinner

Letters recall cricket’s “dark arts,” a 1963 regatta scandal, rock salt labelled 10m years old, and competing definitions of dinner.

2 min read

Silhouettes of cricket players against setting sun

Rockets hold off Sunrisers fightback to claim five-run win

Trent Rockets beat defending champions Sunrisers Leeds by five runs at Trent Bridge, with Sophia Dunkley scoring 56 and Annabel Sutherland finishing unbeaten on 59 in a late chase.

3 min read

Sophia Dunkley, wearing a yellow helmet and shirt, plays a shot with her bat over her left shoulder

Archer stars as Brave beat Spirit, while Root leads Fire win

Jofra Archer took 4-9 as Southern Brave beat London Spirit by five wickets at Lord's, while Joe Root guided Welsh Fire to victory over Birmingham Phoenix.

5 min read

A dynamic shot of a cricketer clapping during an outdoor match on a sunny day.

Perry leads Phoenix to first women's Hundred win over Fire

Ellyse Perry and Alice Capsey helped Birmingham Phoenix beat Welsh Fire by seven wickets at Edgbaston for their first women's Hundred win.

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Alice Capsey (left) and Ellyse Perry, both wearing black tops and orange helmets

Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 13

BBC Sport's latest Hundred Who Am I? quiz asks readers to identify the tournament's mystery cricketer in as few clues as possible.

1 min read

The Hundred trophy next to a yellow question mark overlay

Key backs Fleming to lead England’s Test reset

Rob Key says Stephen Fleming can help England’s Test team sustain success, while also improving coaching and leadership pathways after a turbulent eight months.

5 min read

Guest ton leads Derbyshire to 44-run win over Glamorgan

Brooke Guest’s unbeaten 108 and Caleb Jewell’s 84 powered Derbyshire to a 44-run One Day Cup win over Glamorgan, who were dismissed for 271.

4 min read

Right-handed Brooke Guest plays a shot through the covers in blue Derbyshire kit

Security plans set for Afghanistan series amid protest concerns

Cricket Ireland says security plans are in place for its men's ODI series against Afghanistan amid protest concerns and criticism over women's rights under Taliban rule.

4 min read

A Cricket Ireland flag fluttering in the wind

Middlesex charged with misconduct for third time in four years

Middlesex have been charged with misconduct for the third time in four years after the cricket regulator upheld a complaint linked to former chief executive Andrew Cornish.

3 min read

Key won’t rule out Stokes Test return as Fleming set for England role

Rob Key has not ruled out a return for Ben Stokes to England’s Test side, while Stephen Fleming is set to begin as Test coach in September and Joe Root has been backed as captain.

4 min read

Ben Stokes speaks with England’s director of men’s cricket Rob Key

Brave beat Phoenix to climb off bottom of table

Southern Brave beat Birmingham Phoenix by 12 runs at the Utilita Bowl to claim their first win of the season and move off the bottom of The Hundred men's table.

3 min read