Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, New Road, 1st day

Worcestershire stumble after Miles four

Aug 15, 2014: Promotion favourites Worcestershire endured one of their worst days of the summer in the Championship when dismissed for 194 by Gloucestershire on a seaming surface at New Road

Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, 1st day

Ervine, Wood revive Hampshire

Aug 15, 2014: Sean Ervine made the best of a placid Canterbury pitch to ease Hampshire into the driving seat on the opening day of their Championship Division Two clash with Kent

Leicestershire v Surrey, Grace Road, 1st day

Davies responds to Foakes signing

Aug 15, 2014: Steven Davies scored his second Championship century of the season and Vikram Solanki hit 93 as promotion-seeking Surrey took control of their Division Two game against bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

India collapse, Dhoni bats

Aug 15, 2014: MS Dhoni may not be a member of the gentleman's batting club but that doesn't mean he can't be effective

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

No panic over India catching - Penney

Aug 15, 2014: Trevor Penney admitted India were still working on getting their slip cordon right after a series beset by poor catching

England v India, only women's Test, Wormsley, 3rd day

Raj key in India's test of nerve

Aug 15, 2014: India Women need 62 runs with six wickets in hand to beat England Women in their one-off Test at Wormsley

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

Woakes, Jordan show calibre

Aug 15, 2014: The performances of Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan in dismantling India suggested they could translate their county form to international level

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

Cook on right side of Sliding Doors

Aug 15, 2014: England appear to be cruising towards a 3-1 series victory - but things could have been very different were it not for three coin tosses and a dropped catch

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

India hit by their perfect storm

Aug 15, 2014: A five Test series has brought challenges this India side have not faced before and, after the high of Lord's, it has found out many of them, whether technically, physically or mentally

Northants v Nottinghamshire, Wantage Road, 1st day

Rossington, Willey shake Nottinghamshire

Aug 15, 2014: Adam Rossington and David Willey helped Northamptonshire celebrate one of their better days of a troubled Division One season as they seized the initiative against title-chasing Nottinghamshire

Yorkshire v Sussex, North Marine Road, 1st day

Joyce leaves Yorkshire in a fight

Aug 15, 2014: Yorkshire clawed back some ground with the second new ball, but after Ed Joyce's century provided the bedrock in a total with which Sussex should be more than content after being asked to bat first

Glamorgan v Essex, Swansea, 1st day

Allenby five reins in Essex

Aug 15, 2014: Jim Allenby produced figures of 5 for 56 as Glamorgan had the better of the opening day of their County Championship Division Two clash with Essex at Swansea

Somerset v Warwickshire, Taunton, 1st day

Westwood makes Somerset pay

Aug 15, 2014: Ian Westwood's hundred held Warwickshire together in Taunton in a match both they and Somerset must surely win to retain Championship ambitions

England U-19s v South Africa U-19s, 1st Youth ODI, Edgbaston

Rhodes, Hameed star in narrow win

Aug 15, 2014: England took a 1-0 lead in their Youth ODI series against South Africa with a narrow two-wicket win at Edgbaston

Lancashire v Durham, Old Trafford, 1st day

MacLeod and Hastings turn the tables

Aug 15, 2014: Unless Lancashire win a couple more games their chances of avoiding relegation are approximately zippo deluxe

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

Dhoni's highs, India's lows

Aug 15, 2014: On a day when England dominated India on the field, Dhoni dominates the stats pages

Scotland v New Zealand A, Tour match, Ayr

Scotland crushed by Elliott, Watling tons

Aug 15, 2014: Hundreds from Grant Elliott and BJ Watling powered New Zealand A to a comprehensive victory in Ayr, as Scotland, without a number of their top-order batsmen, succumbed in the first of three matches

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 2nd day

Sarfraz Ahmed to the rescue

Aug 15, 2014: Sarfraz Ahmed again scored crucial runs after Pakistan's middle order wobbled

USACA T20 National Championship

South West, New York seal big wins

Aug 15, 2014: Round-up of the USACA T20 National Championship matches played on August 15, 2014

England news

Prior looks ahead as surgery date set

Aug 15, 2014: Matt Prior will have surgery early next month to try and overcome the Achilles problem which forced him to take a break from the game and admitted he has "a long road back."