Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Bristol

New boy Ben Charlesworth stars with bat and ball

Sep 5, 2018: Ben Charlesworth, only 17, made a big impact for Glocestershire in his third first-class appearance

Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Derby

Tony Palladino inspires Derbyshire as 21 wickets fall in the day

Sep 5, 2018: An inspired spell of seam bowling from Tony Palladino put Derbyshire in a commanding position

Worcestershire v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Worcester

Worcestershire run into trouble as rejuvenated Kyle Abbott takes hat-trick

Sep 5, 2018: A hat-trick for the South African pace bowler Kyle Abbott as evening sunshine flooded across Worcester all but settled the battle of the bottom two

Somerset v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton

Keshav Maharaj takes seven as Lancashire secure thrilling tie against Somerset

Sep 5, 2018: Keshav Maharaj returned 7 for 37 as Lancashire claimed an unlikely tie from a drama-packed Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Trent Bridge

Gary Ballance ton a reminder Yorkshire's fate is in their own hands

Sep 5, 2018: Gary Ballance scored Yorkshire's first Championship hundred since June to ease hopes of passing the follow-on target at Trent Bridge

County news

Taunton pitch 'below average verging on poor' - Lancashire's Paul Allott

Sep 5, 2018: Lancashire have accused Somerset of producing a pitch that is "below average verging on poor" after 22 wickets fell on the first day of their Championship match at Taunton

Essex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Division One, Chelmsford

Rikki Clarke proves enduring value as Surrey close in on title

Sep 5, 2018: Surrey took another significant step on their way towards a first Championship title since 2002 as they bowled Essex out for 126 and enforced the follow-on at Chelmsford

Alastair Cook retires

'I became the best player I could have become' - Alastair Cook

Sep 5, 2018: Alastair Cook says that he will retire from international cricket knowing that he managed to dredge every ounce out of his ability

England v India, 5th Test, Kia Oval

Mick Jagger pledges charity donations for stand-out performances in Oval Test

Sep 5, 2018: Rolling Stones frontman to donate £20,000 to Chance to Shine each time a player from either side scores a century or claims a five-wicket haul

Sam Curran is the eighth wonder of the world

Sep 5, 2018: Statuesque stats from Southampton for y'all pleasure

India A v Australia A, 1st unofficial Test, Bengaluru, 4th day

Jon Holland six-for gives Australia A 98-run win

Sep 5, 2018: Mayank Agarwal played a near-perfect hand on a tough pitch, but much of the rest of the India-A line-up crumbled against the spinners

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Barbados Tridents, CPL 2018

Allen inflicts sixth straight loss for Tridents

Sep 5, 2018: Batsman rescues floundering and hits 17 off the final over as St Kitts & Nevis Patriots clinch last-over thriller

'I see it as a challenge to score abroad'

Sep 5, 2018: Mushfiqur Rahim on the perception that Bangladesh only do well at home, his captaincy tenure, and what lies next

India news

Former India seamer RP Singh retires

Sep 4, 2018: The left-arm quick played 82 matches across formats for India between 2005 and 2011

Pakistan news

Ehsan Mani sets sights on BCCI legal dispute, revamping domestic structure

Sep 4, 2018: The newly elected PCB chairman met Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and said he aimed to make the board "more transparent and accountable"

India in England 2018

India need to be less rigid about selecting Hardik Pandya

Sep 4, 2018: He has played in every Test on the tours of South Africa and England, but his performances so far suggest he's better utilised as a horse for helpful courses

Quaid-e-Azam trophy 2018-19

Quaid-e-Azam trophy first round - Misbah exposes filthy dressing room at LCCA ground

Sep 4, 2018: Habib Bank's 34-year old fast bowler Umar Gul faints in Islamabad's blistering heat and then recovers to help his side to victory

Warwickshire v Durham, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Edgbaston

Jonathan Trott holds firm in reminder of skills that will be missed

Sep 4, 2018: Durham's seamers plugged away effectively but the amount of spin bowled was a surprise

India A v Australia A, 1st unofficial Test, Bengaluru, 3rd day

Back home after Lord's disappointment, Kuldeep Yadav searches for red-ball rhythm

Sep 4, 2018: The wristspinner has barely played any first-class cricket since his Test debut, and he's looking to make up for it now, playing for India A

Sussex v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Hove

Mike's lively debut brings trouble for Sussex

Sep 4, 2018: Ben Mike showed up well on his Leicestershire debut before Sussex rallied late in the day