Lewis Hatchett had an extraordinary career © Getty Images Former Sussex seamer Lewis Hatchett is forging a new career as a motivational speaker, inspiring others with the remarkable story of how he overcame a disability to become a professional cricketer. Hatchett was born with Poland Syndrome, a rare condition which appears in only one in 100,000 births and which affects one side of the body in different ways. In Hatchett’s…

File photo – Mohammad Shahid took another three-wicket haul as Dhaka beat Chittagong by 19 runs © BCB Dhaka Dynamites won their third match in a row and stayed on top of the table as they beat Chittagong Vikings by 19 runs in the first match of the Chittagong leg of the Bangladesh Premier League. Dhaka were put in by Tamim Iqbal, and had Mehedi Maruf to thank for a…

Leo Harrison returns to Tilbury after coaching in Argentina © Getty Images Leo Harrison, one of only two county cricketers to have made his first-class debut before the outbreak of the Second World War has died in his home county of Dorset. He was 94. Harrison, born in the fishing village of Mudeford in Dorset, made his county debut for Hampshire in 1939 as Europe prepared for war. He made…

Quinton de Kock, who played with the pink-ball during a warm-up match before the Test series, said the ball was no different from any other coloured ball © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Linda Zondi, CSA’s convener of selectors, has suggested that South Africa should consider introducing pink-ball cricket at first-class level. This, he said, would help prepare players for the inevitable move towards more day-night Test cricket. “From a selection point…

Queensland 5 for 338 (Renshaw 108, Khawaja 106, Zampa 3-92) v South AustraliaScorecard At 20, Matt Renshaw already has three first-class hundreds © Getty Images Usman Khawaja scored a century to secure his Test place and young opener Matt Renshaw also impressed with a hundred, but incumbent Test opener Joe Burns failed on the first day of Queensland’s Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at the Gabba. Burns was one…

Faf du Plessis was previously fined in 2013 for ball-tampering in a Test against Pakistan © Getty Images David Richardson, the ICC CEO, has until Sunday to decide whether a charge will be laid against South Africa’s stand-in captain Faf du Plessis, who was shown on camera shining the ball with saliva with what appears to be a sweet in his mouth at the same time, during the second Test…

Faf du Plessis was previously fined in 2013 for ball-tampering in a Test against Pakistan © Getty Images David Richardson, the ICC CEO, has until Sunday to decide whether a charge will be laid against South Africa’s stand-in captain Faf du Plessis, who was shown on camera shining the ball with saliva with what appears to be a sweet in his mouth at the same time, during the second Test…

Victoria 2 for 292 (Dean 134*, Handscomb 110*) v New South WalesScorecard Peter Handscomb scored his ninth first-class hundred © Getty Images Peter Handscomb looms as a possible inclusion in Australia’s squad for the third Test in Adelaide after scoring a timely century for Victoria on the first day of their Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the SCG. Handscomb finished the day unbeaten on 110, while opener…

File photo – Martin Guptill slammed 151 days after being axed from the Test squad © Getty Images Openers Dean Brownlie and Martin Guptill both scored centuries in the drawn game between Northern Districts and Auckland at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Brownlie, who was to feature for New Zealand A in the cancelled tour game against Pakistan, was involved in two significant partnerships on the first day –…