Overseas players who make themselves unavailable for an IPL season after being bought at an auction without legitimate reasons, will henceforth be penalised with two-year bans. That aside, overseas players' auction price tags will be the "lower of the highest retention price" - of INR 18 crore (US$ 2.1 million approx.) - or "the highest auction price at the mega…

Leicestershire 264 for 8 (Budinger 87, Trevaskis 57) vs DerbyshireAfter two days lost to the weather, Leicestershire finished on 264 for eight after their season-ending Vitality County Championship with East Midlands neighbours Derbyshire at last saw some action.With Derbyshire's 17th Championship wooden spoon confirmed by Glamorgan's victory over Gloucestershire, this match has little at stake beyond local pride, although Leicestershire…

Kent 96 for 3 (Finch 34, Ackermann 1-1) trail Durham 360 (Lees 144, Bedingham 66, Parkins 6-109)A sparkling century from Alex Lees gave Durham the upper hand in their Vitality County Championship clash with Kent despite a six-wicket haul from Matt Parkinson.Play was abandoned without a ball bowled on days one and two after heavy downpours at the Seat Unique…

Sussex 112 for 2 (Haines 53*) trail Middlesex 271 (Robson 113) by 159 runsSam Robson's superb 113 off 103 balls spearheaded Middlesex's sprint to 271 all out from just 44.3 overs at Hove, with Sussex replying on a more sedate 112 for two in a Vitality County Championship match that lost its first seven sessions to bad weather.Tom Haines' secure…