Kent v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Canterbury, 3rd day

Essex slump after Kent secure second

Sep 22, 2016: Essex will require three runs with only one wicket in hand to avoid the follow on after reaching stumps on day three in Canterbury on 289 for 9

Leics v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Grace Road, 3rd day

Shreck inspires Leics as Glamorgan collapse

Sep 22, 2016: Glamorgan lost their last six wickets for just ten runs as Leicestershire pulled off an incredible victory in their Division Two Specsavers County Championship match at Grace Road

India v New Zealand, 1st Test, Kanpur, 1st day

Santner, Boult give NZ hard-earned edge

Sep 22, 2016: A century stand between M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara gave India the ideal start to their 500th Test, before New Zealand's five-pronged attack struck back to reduce them to 291 for 9 by stumps

Kent v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Canterbury, 2nd day

Old dog Stevens bares his teeth on new contract

Sep 21, 2016: Kent beneficiary Darren Stevens hit an unbeaten century in what could transpire to be his final game for the county as the hosts posted 389 for 7 on the second day

Gloucestershire v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 2nd day

Wells and Nash drive Sussex into ascendancy

Sep 21, 2016: Chris Nash and Luke Wells batted Sussex into a position of strength on the second day of their Specsavers' County Championship game against Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Leics v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Grace Road, 2nd day

Glam set 181 after van der Gugten's nine

Sep 21, 2016: Glamorgan's seamers picked up Leicestershire's last eight second-innings wickets for just 85 runs to put the visitors in a strong position to go on and win their Division Two Specsavers County Championship match

Worcestershire v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 2nd day

Clarke's best gives Worcestershire the whip hand

Sep 21, 2016: Joe Clarke achieved his career-best score and Joe Leach a first century for three years as Worcestershire's batsmen dominated a rain-truncated second day

Warwickshire v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Subsidence threatens Giles' rebuilding job

Sep 21, 2016: Warwickshire's lead of 67 on first innings should give them a better than even chance of winning, which they must do if they are to be sure of avoiding relegation for the first time since 2007. For Lancashire the news is not so good

Hampshire v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div One, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Stokes relishes spin challenge to hold up Hampshire

Sep 21, 2016: Ben Stokes, Graham Clark and Michael Richardson all made half-centuries to frustrate Hampshire

Somerset v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div One, Taunton, 2nd day

Bess bosses Notts as Somerset dare to dream

Sep 21, 2016: Dom Bess, Somerset's 19-year-old offspinner, took another five-wicket haul to bundle out Nottinghamshire and edge his side closer to a first-ever Championship title

Middlesex v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Lord's, 2nd day

Bresnan, Hodd keep Yorkshire challenge alive

Sep 21, 2016: Tim Bresnan made an unbeaten 72 to keep Yorkshire's Championship hopes alive, as Nick Compton's dropped catch cost Middlesex

Warwickshire v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Edgbaston, 1st day

Relegation threat looms larger over Warwickshire

Sep 20, 2016: Lancashire's bowlers piled the pressure on Warwickshire on the opening day of their County Championship relegation battle at Edgbaston

Middlesex v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Lord's, 1st day

Gubbins shows the gumption to anchor Middlesex's challenge

Sep 20, 2016: A brilliant century from Nick Gubbins anchored Middlesex on an attritional first day of their County Championship decider at Lord's

Somerset v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div One, Taunton, 1st day

Courageous Hildreth braves pain before Somerset shoot themselves in the foot

Sep 20, 2016: James Hildreth produced a courageous century alonsgide his fellow centurion Chris Rogers until a wholesale Somerset collapse frittered away a massive advantage against Nottinghamshire at Taunton

Hampshire v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div One, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Hampshire turn to sandy pitch for Great Escape 2

Sep 20, 2016: Hampshire's attempts to pull off Great Escape 2 started well as they moved towards a formidable first-innings score on a sandy pitch at the Ageas Bowl

Worcestershrie v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 1st day

Clarke ton keeps Derbyshire at arm's length

Sep 20, 2016: Joe Clarke gave another example of his blossoming potential with a sixth first-class hundred of the season for Worcestershire on day one

Leicestershire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Grace Road, 1st day

Carlson provides lesson as bowlers prosper

Sep 20, 2016:

Glouc v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 1st day

Dent repels Magoffin's latest masterclass

Sep 20, 2016: Chris Dent and David Payne saved Gloucestershire's blushes on the first day of their final County Championship game of the season against Sussex

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd Women's ODI, Dambulla

Beams bowls Australia Women to 78-run win

Sep 20, 2016: Riding on Kristen Beams' four-wicket haul and half-centuries from Nicole Bolton and Alex Blackwell, Australia Women thrashed Sri Lanka Women by 78 runs in Dambulla

Mumbai v New Zealanders, warm-up match, Delhi, 3rd day

Ronchi ton gives New Zealand selection dilemma

Sep 18, 2016: Luke Ronchi and Martin Guptill combined to give the New Zealand team management a selection headache sooner than they would have anticipated