Lancashire v Essex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Rain suits Essex fine against determined Lancashire

Sep 7, 2017: Lancashire have been spirited against the Championship leaders but the weather looks set to frustrate their attempts to close the gap

Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Derby, 3rd day

Carey's promise brightens gloomy day

Sep 7, 2017: Three wickets for young pace bowler Lukas Carey gave Glamorgan some satisfaction as their encounter with Derbyshire headed for a rain-wrecked draw

England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

West Indies hit back after Stokes stars with six-for

Sep 7, 2017: The first-ever September Test at Lord's served up 14 wickets on the opening day, as West Indies fought back from an Edgbaston-style collapse

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 4th day

Lyon, Warner power series-saving Australia victory

Sep 7, 2017: Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell took charge of a small target in fading light, after Lyon had made the sprint finish possible by scooping his third six-wicket haul in succession

Tallawahs v Amazon Warriors, CPL 2017, Eliminator, Tarouba

Rashid hat-trick as defending champions Tallawahs knocked out

Sep 7, 2017: Luke Ronchi was destroyer-in-chief in the chase, smashing 70 off 33 to hasten Guyana Amazon Warriors' victory

WCL Division Five, South Africa

Sensational Patrick Matautaava blows Germany away

Sep 6, 2017: Slams 139 off 76 balls as Vanuatu run down 228 target in 28.2 overs to get into semis of World Cricket League Division Five on net run rate

Sri Lanka v India, only T20I, Colombo

Kohli, Pandey lead the way as India complete 9-0 sweep

Sep 6, 2017: Virat Kohli followed up successive hundreds in the last two ODIs with another display of ruthless efficiency in a chase, and ensured India left Sri Lanka no crumbs of comfort at the end of a long and chastening month-and-a-half of one-sided contests

Warwickshire v Somerset, Specsavers Championship Division One, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Barker fight highlights Warwickshire's plight

Sep 6, 2017: Keith Barker's half-century mitigated some of the damage but Warwickshire were again left facing an uphill battle to avoid defeat

Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Wessels counters as Notts suffer post-Blast wobble

Sep 6, 2017: Riki Wessels' 60 prevented Worcestershire from taking a decisive grip on their top-of-the-table encounter but Nottinghamshire still have work to do to avoid defeat

Northants v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Northampton, 2nd day

Well-rounded Kleinveldt puts the wobblers under Sussex's promotion push

Sep 6, 2017: Rory Kleinveldt claimed 5 for 50 as Sussex were forced to follow on by Northants at Wantage Road

Yorkshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Headingley, 2nd day

Unsung Yorkshire duo brush up reputations

Sep 6, 2017: Jack Leaning and Andrew Hodd have made limited impact in Andrew Gale's first season as coach but they stirred themselves as Yorkshire cast uncomfortable glances towards the foot of the table

Hampshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Patel rides his luck to make Surrey impression

Sep 6, 2017: Surrey's England U-19 batsman stood firm to leave his side well on top at the Ageas Bowl

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Grace Road, 2nd day

Leicestershire find no release after de Bruyn exit

Sep 6, 2017: Skipper Mark Cosgrove did his utmost to rally winless Leicestershire after the departure of their coach but by the close of the second day a season of struggle remained unrelenting

Lancashire v Essex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Old Trafford, 2nd day

Hameed's timely loitering stalls Essex charge and alerts selectors

Sep 6, 2017: Haseeb Hameed's dogged 85 not out could prove to be one of the most important innings of his career

Durham v Kent, Specsavers Championship, Division Two, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Wood revives Durham, Northeast bolsters Kent

Sep 6, 2017: Kent skipper Sam Northeast scored more than half his side's runs before he was last out for 110 in the Specsavers County Championship match against Durham

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 3rd day

Warner's hundred gives Australia healthy lead

Sep 6, 2017: Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman took three wickets each, but Australia stretched their lead to 72 at stumps on day three

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL, 1st Qualifier

Patriots march into final after stellar bowling show

Sep 6, 2017: Chris Gayle's laboured fifty turned out to be invaluable on a tricky surface, helping the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots make their first ever CPL final

Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Ballistic Barnard issues threat to Nottinghamshire's supreme lead

Sep 5, 2017: Ed Barnard starred with four wickets on an excitable but brief day of action at Trent Bridge

Northants v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Northampton, 1st day

Duckett 193 banishes the blues, along with Sussex attack

Sep 5, 2017: After a difficult period, 193 for Ben Duckett shows that one of English cricket's most dynamic talents looks back to his best.

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Grace Road, 1st day

Norwell makes in-roads before Cosgrove resists

Sep 5, 2017: Gloucestershire's seamers made early inroads after the visitors chose to bowl first in bowler-friendly conditions on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire