Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2018, Dubai

Bopara, Afridi consign Lahore to third consecutive defeat

Feb 26, 2018: Karachi Kings continued their dominance in the PSL by coming back from behind several times during the game to complete a 27-run victory

Rangpur Riders v Khulna Titans, BPL 2017-18, Chittagong

Khulna hold nerve in tight game to move top of the table

Nov 24, 2017: Junaid Khan's economic last spell helped Khulna Titans defend 158 in the face of a 100-run partnership between Ravi Bopara and Nahidul Islam

Rajshahi Kings v Rangpur Riders, BPL 2017, Sylhet, November 4, 2017

Malinga, Bopara fire Rangpur to first win

Nov 4, 2017: Rangpur Riders cruise home on the back of Bopara's unbeaten 23-ball 39 after Malinga's body blows restrict Rajshahi Kings on a dewy evening in Sylhet

Essex v Hampshire, NatWest Blast, South Group, Chelmsford

Bopara's four wickets take Essex off bottom

Jul 21, 2017: Dan Lawrence's NatWest T20 Blast best of 47 helped Essex thrash top-of-the-table Hampshire with six overs to spare

Essex v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, Day 2

Foster's emotional ton adds to Essex feelgood factor

Jun 19, 2017: Give or take the little matter of a last over defeat in the Royal London Cup semi-final, these are good times for Essex

Essex v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, Day 1

Browne's perspiration brings hard-earned reward

Jun 19, 2017: On the same pitch where 743 runs were scored in one of the greatest run-fests in domestic cricket history, three days later Essex staunchly committed themselves to a day of unremitting toil on a soporific summer's day

England news

Cook's one-day form earns North-South spot

May 18, 2017: Alastair Cook's impressive form in the Royal London Cup has earned him an automatic spot in next year's North v South one-day series

Essex v Gloucestershire, Royal London Cup, South Group, Chelmsford

Cook ton sends Essex three from three

May 4, 2017: Alastair Cook served up his tenth career List A century to guide Essex to their third win in three Royal London Cup matches this season

'It gets a bit annoying - quarter-finals, semi-finals, out'

Apr 11, 2017: Ravi Bopara talks about Essex's prospects of winning limited-overs silverware this year, and his aspirations of playing for England again

The electric leggie

Mar 29, 2017: As a fielder, Shadab Khan is a live wire; as a bowler, he has a googly to make you sit up straight

Pakistan Super League 2017

Karachi Kings pin hopes on Sangakkara, Gayle

Feb 8, 2017: Karachi Kings have the big names but question marks about their form remain. Have they done enough to avert the disaster of last season?

County news

Bopara hands captaincy back to ten Doeschate

Nov 12, 2016: Ravi Bopara has stepped down as Essex's limited-overs captain after one season in the role

Essex v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Westley's best leaves Worcestershire no place to hide

Sep 1, 2016: Tom Westley finished the day unbeaten on 238, his highest first-class score, to put Essex in total command at Chelmsford

Essex v Kent, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Lawrence sparkles as Essex build huge lead

Jul 4, 2016: Essex's batsmen piled on the agony by batting all day to establish a 273-run lead over promotion rivals Kent.

Essex v Kent, NatWest T20 Blast, South Group, Chelmsford

Bopara turns up the heat on Kent again

Jul 1, 2016: Ravi Bopara underlined his liking for the Kent attack when he hammered six sixes in an unbeaten 81 to lead Essex to their third successive NatWest T20 Blast victory.

Essex v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship, Div Two, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Porter survives the yips as Masters advises: 'Just chill'

Jun 21, 2016: England bowling prospect Jamie Porter survived a serious bout of the yips to help Essex keep Leicestershire firmly in check at Chelmsford.

Essex v Kent, Royal London Cup, South Group, Chelmsford

Bopara finds form to answer Coles' fightback

Jun 15, 2016: Ravi Bopara scrambled some white-ball form as Essex defied Matt Coles' fightback for Kent by chasing down 286 with five balls to spare

Glamorgan v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Cardiff, 2nd day

Westley, Bopara help Essex eke out lead

May 23, 2016: Scores of 80 from Tom Westley and Ravi Bopara allowed Essex to gain a useful first innings lead on the second day of the County Championship match against Glamorgan

Essex v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Bopara's career best haul jolts Derbyshire

May 17, 2016: Derbyshire dug in obdurately in the final session at Chelmsford to hold up Essex's charge for a third Specsavers County Championship win of the season

County previews

Bopara captaincy will make Essex believers

Mar 30, 2016: Ravi Bopara's England career might be over and that could benefit Essex as they seek to turn a powerful reputation in limited-overs cricket into trophies