Warwickshire v Hampshire, County Championship, Division One, Edgbaston

Rilee Rossouw leads onslaught as Dom Sibley's centuries feat is left in the shade

May 16, 2019:

Somerset v Surrey, County Championship, Division One, Taunton

Lewis Gregory ton gives Somerset the upper hand against Surrey

May 16, 2019: Rory Burns holds Surrey together again, eyes on Will Jacks for final day

Kent v Yorkshire, County Championship, Division One, Canterbury

Gary Ballance dominates to put Yorkshire firmly in control against Kent

May 16, 2019: Ballance reaches 159 with Kent needing 350 on final day

England v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Trent Bridge

Mark Wood steps up to make World Cup case

May 16, 2019: Tough gig as fast bowler becomes next to press his claims for selection on batsman-friendly pitch

Essex v Notts, County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford

Sir Alastair Cook graces County stage in emphatic Essex win

May 16, 2019: Former England captain's unbeaten 40 sees side home after Simon Harmer's six-wicket haul

Bangladesh v West Indies, Tri-series Final, Malahide

Bangladesh potentially without Shakib for final

May 16, 2019: West Indies have lost to Bangladesh in both league games. Can they turn their fortunes in the grand finale?

England v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Trent Bridge

Another big run-fest on the cards as England face Pakistan at Trent Bridge

May 16, 2019: As England close in on 500-run innings, what better place to reach it than in Nottingham, scene of their world-record 481

World Cup 2019

Could never have dreamt of playing so many World Cups - Chris Gayle

May 16, 2019: Gayle, who is set to play in his fifth ODI World Cup, said the tournament would be another opportunity for West Indies to turn things around

England cricket

Elephants in the room abound as ECB seeks to vanquish its Hundred doubters

May 16, 2019: A gaffe-strewn soft-launch of the ECB's new competition begged yet more questions than answers from its advocates

Why aren't T20 teams scoring bigger more often?

May 16, 2019: If more sides approached T20 less like traditional cricket forms and embraced all-out hitting without worrying about wickets, they would end up consistently pushing the envelope

Profile

The Irishman who became captain of England

May 15, 2019: How an outsider helped England go from being an embarrassment in ODIs to the world's No. 1 side

Ireland v Bangladesh, 6th ODI, Dublin

Shakib Al Hasan retires hurt with suspected side strain

May 15, 2019: The incident occurred soon after he reached his 42nd ODI half-century during Bangladesh's chase of Ireland's 292

Zimbabwe news

Brendan Taylor's wife mugged outside their home in Harare

May 15, 2019: Taylor tweeted about the incident, saying her wife only lost her handbag but it could've been worse

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st women's T20I, Pretoria

Sana Mir and Nida Dar trample South Africa women

May 15, 2019: After the two bowlers shared five wickets between them to limit the hosts to 119 for 7, Dar starred with the bat as well to put her side 1-0 up

Warwickshire v Hampshire, County Championship, Division One, Edgbaston

Searing Kyle Abbott spell puts Hampshire firmly in control

May 15, 2019: Warwickshire look to Dom Sibley on 95 not out to avoid following on

Kent v Yorkshire, County Championship, Division One, Canterbury

Gary Ballance keeps Yorkshire afloat against Kent in reply to Ollie Robinson's ton

May 15, 2019: Ballance is 57 not out after rookie Robinson scores his second century of the season

Somerset v Surrey, County Championship, Division One, Taunton

James Hildreth's hits 90 as Somerset fight to keep pace with Surrey

May 15, 2019: Steve Davies shoulders home homes now with unbeaten half-century

Lancashire v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division Two, Old Trafford

Rob Jones, Luke Wood offer bright glimpses of future on opposing sides

May 15, 2019: Pair of 22-year-olds dominate second day at Old Trafford while Keaton Jennings falls just shy of a century

Essex v Notts, County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford

Simon Harmer finds four wickets for Essex to put Notts in losing seat

May 15, 2019: See-sawing contest tips in hosts' favour after Harmer's star turn

Glamorgan v Gloucestershire, County Championship, Division Two, Newport

Rapid Ryan Higgins century adds insult to injury for Glamorgan

May 15, 2019: Host skipper Chris Cooke ruled out for rest of match with ankle injury as Glamorgan limp towards follow-on