Northants v Kent, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Kleinveldt and Stone earn lead as bat holds sway

May 17, 2016: A third draw in three matches at Wantage Road became the most likely outcome after the third day between Northamptonshire and Kent.

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Bristol, 3rd day

Hogan's four keeps Glamorgan in contention

May 17, 2016: Michael Hogan claimed four wickets to give Glamorgan a victory opportunity on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Gloucestershire in Bristol

Essex v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Bopara's career best haul jolts Derbyshire

May 17, 2016: Derbyshire dug in obdurately in the final session at Chelmsford to hold up Essex's charge for a third Specsavers County Championship win of the season

Durham v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

McCarthy and Borthwick lead Durham's charge

May 17, 2016: As if in playful reproof to those who thought the second half of this game might limp into high-scoring tedium, Tuesday's cricket galloped along like a Grand National winner crossing the Melling Road and brought riches beyond our imagining

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

Worcestershire attack heaps pressure on Sussex

May 16, 2016: Worcestershire turned up the heat on Sussex as the seamers took control on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship clash at New Road

Northants v Kent, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Wantage Road, 2nd day

Libby and Wakely set up Northants reply

May 16, 2016: Alex Wakely and Jake Libby provided a solid reply for Northamptonshire on the second day at Wantage Road with a stand of 156 for the second wicket.

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Bristol, 2nd day

Wagg's injury dents Glamorgan's ambitions

May 16, 2016: David Lloyd fell one short of a century as Glamorgan built a first innings lead of 68 over Gloucestershire on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship match in Bristol

Essex v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Browne and Lawrence underline Essex's batting talent

May 16, 2016: Derbyshire face two tricky days at the crease if they are to prevent Essex extending their lead at the top of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two

Notts v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Lumb ends century drought to keep Notts in touch

May 16, 2016: The embrace he shared with batting partner Samit Patel after lofting a ball from Jeetan Patel over the infield for his 19th boundary told something of the relief being felt at that moment by Nottinghamshire's Michael Lumb

Durham v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Hameed building his own Great Wall

May 16, 2016: Haseed Hameed, the 19-year-old batsman, guided Lancashire's reply to Durham's 411 on the second day at Chester-le-Street

Surrey v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 2nd day

Roy's slow walk off sums up Surrey's lament

May 16, 2016: Jason Roy battled against his natural instincts but his dismissal summed up Middlesex's domination in the London derby

Somerset v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Taunton, 2nd day

Lyth begins strongly in Yorkshire's long quest for parity

May 16, 2016: To suggest that Adam Lyth and Alex Lees were facing a minor crisis when they opened Yorkshire's innings on a placid Taunton pitch would be a slight exaggeration but it was a telling session nonetheless

Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Kolkata

RCB top order proves too hot for KKR

May 16, 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore's top order made short work of the 184 target as fifties from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, after Chris Gayle's 31-ball 49, gave them a nine-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Kalabagan Cricket Academy upset Abahani Limited after Mahmudul ton

May 16, 2016: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches played on May 16, 2016

Leicestershire v Sri Lankans, Grace Road, Tour match, 3rd day

Injured Prasad ruled out of first Test

May 15, 2016: With the first Test less than a week away, Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford was satisfied with what he saw on the final day of his side's last warm-up match

Worcs v Sussex, Specsavers Championship, Div Two, New Road, 1st day

Red-hot D'Oliveira narrowly misses another century

May 15, 2016: Brett D'Oliveira continued his remarkable transformation from spin bowler to opening batsman when narrowly missing a third consecutive century in the County Championship

Northants v Kent, Specsavers Championship, Div Two, Wantage Road, 1st day

Denly ton sets up Kent on Panesar's return

May 15, 2016: Joe Denly made his first century of the season but four wickets after tea left the opening day between Northamptonshire and Kent quite even

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship, Div Two, Bristol, 1st day

Glamorgan steady after Hankins shines

May 15, 2016: Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph led the way in the final session on day one of the County Championship game against Gloucestershire in Bristol

Essex v Derbs, Specsavers Championship, Div Two, Chelmsford, 1st day

Browne provides ballast as Essex make hay

May 15, 2016: Nick Browne rediscovered the form that brought him five centuries last season as he anchored Essex's innings at Chelmsford

Surrey v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship, Div One, Kia Oval, 1st day

Curran leads Surrey fightback as Gubbins falls short again

May 15, 2016: Surrey captured seven prime wickets in the space of 65 overs on a blameless surface at the Kia Oval to fight back against Middlesex