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

Cook's third hundred continues prolific start

May 2, 2016: Alastair Cook continued a prolific start to the county season by hitting his third Championship century in his last appearance for Essex ahead of the first Test

Hampshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Malan battles back on rain-hit day

May 2, 2016: Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan staged a batting comeback after the visiting county lost early wickets

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

Spinners strike to give Surrey the upper hand

May 2, 2016: The capture of two wickets in as many overs by Surrey's spinners, Gareth Batty and Zafar Ansari, dented an otherwise sturdy reply from Durham

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Lees digs in to help Yorkshire weather Ball burst

May 2, 2016: Alex Lees scored an unbeaten 91 for the defending champions as Yorkshire reached stumps on 170 for 4 in their first innings, still 91 runs adrift of the home side

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

Livingstone basks in maiden hundred

May 2, 2016: Liam Livingstone arrived at the crease at the end of the first over of the day and spent much of the rest of it - either side of a three-and-a-half hour delay for rain - compiling an unbeaten 108 from 152 balls

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

Yusuf, Russell power Knight Riders to scorching win

May 2, 2016: A partnership of 96 in 44 balls between Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell helped Kolkata Knight Riders defy a steep asking rate and beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Anamul ton powers Gazi Group to big win

May 2, 2016: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches on May 2, 2016

Worcestershire v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 1st day

Westley's golden run keeps Essex in trim

May 1, 2016: Alastair Cook and Tom Westley continued their prolific form as Division Two leaders Essex enjoyed more success on a rain-disrupted day at New Road

Sussex v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Hove, 1st day

Sussex stunned by resurgent Leicestershire

May 1, 2016: Leicestershire enjoyed a dream first day against Sussex in their County Championship Division Two game at Hove, dismissing their hosts for 163 before making a confident reply

Surrey v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 1st day

Surrey in a hurry as Harinath anchors free-flowing innings

May 1, 2016: Spring finally sprung for the punters in South London, as a crowd of some 2000 watched Surrey make hay at the Kia Oval

Rising Pune Supergiants v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Pune

Bowlers, Rohit fire Mumbai Indians to fifth win

May 1, 2016: Mumbai Indians brought the curtains down on Maharashtra Day with an eight-wicket win over Rising Pune Supergiants at the MCA Stadium

Somerset v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Taunton, 1st day

Petersen adds to Lancashire's west-country contentment

May 1, 2016: Lancashire supporters have fond memories of Taunton, having clinched their first outright title in 77 years here in 2011, and after two relegations in the interim they had another good day on their return to the west country

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Brooks leads Yorkshire revival as Taylor returns to Trent Bridge

May 1, 2016: James Taylor came to watch his former team-mates in action on the first day of Nottinghamshire's Specsavers County Championship match against Yorkshire

Northants v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Northampton, 1st day

Thakor steadies Derbyshire after Kleinveldt burst

May 1, 2016: Shiv Thakor and Tony Palladino shared a century stand for the eighth wicket as Derbyshire recovered from 161 for 7 to post 275 for 8 on the first day at Northamptonshire

Kent v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Canterbury, 1st day

Bell-Drummond puts squeeze on Glamorgan

May 1, 2016: Daniel Bell-Drummond and Tom Latham underlined their international quality in Canterbury where Kent bossed the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship Division 2 clash with Glamorgan

Hampshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Voges concussed in freak fielding mishap

May 1, 2016: Adam Voges is out of Middlesex's match at the Ageas Ball with concussion after suffering a freak injury involving wicketkeeper John Simpson

Gujarat Lions v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, Rajkot

Axar hat-trick helps Kings XI topple Lions

May 1, 2016: Axar Patel took four wickets in five balls, including the first hat-trick of the season, to pave the way for Kings XI Punjab's -run win against table-toppers Gujarat Lions in Rajkot

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Hyderabad

David Warner's dominant 92 leads RCB rout

Apr 30, 2016: Another swift fifty from David Warner, this time a 50-ball 92, led Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 15-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and put them in the top half of the points table

Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Delhi

Nair, Billings fifties lead Daredevils to big win

Apr 30, 2016: Half-centuries from Karun Nair and Sam Billings rescued Delhi Daredevils from a poor start and laid the platform for a 27-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Prime Doleshwar cruise to top with huge win

Apr 30, 2016: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League 2016 matches played on April 30, 2016