Women's Super League

Hartley sees off Thunder, prepares for Lightning

Aug 9, 2016: Surrey Stars now have a winner-takes-all match against Loughborough Lightning with a place at Finals Day at stake after seeing off Lancashire Thunder with ease in Guildford

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Lucia, 1st day

Ashwin, Saha rescue India on testing day

Aug 9, 2016: On a day when India made questionable selections, one of the management's moves in this series, the promotion of R Ashwin to No. 6, rescued them from 126 for 5

Australia A v South Africa A, 2nd unofficial Test, Townsville

Handscomb, Swepson power Australia A to 10-wicket win

Aug 9, 2016: Australia A captain Peter Handscomb scored 137 in a thumping 10-wicket win over South Africa A as his side swept the unofficial Test series 2-0

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, 4th day

Late strikes keep New Zealand on course for victory

Aug 9, 2016: New Zealand have 90 overs to take seven wickets after they set Zimbabwe a target of 387 runs in the Bulawayo Test

Southern Vipers v Yorkshire Diamonds, Women's Super League, Ageas Bowl

Smith four-for sends Vipers to Finals Day

Aug 8, 2016: Linsey Smith recorded the Kia Super League's best bowling figures so far as Southern Vipers beat Yorkshire Diamonds by 54 runs to qualify for Finals Day

Nottinghamshire v Essex, NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final, Trent Bridge

Patel torpedos Essex as Notts avoid another stumble

Aug 8, 2016: Samit Patel claimed 4 for 20 as Nottinghamshire threw off their mental shackles to beat Essex and qualify for their first Finals Day since 2010

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, 3rd day

Ervine ton stalls dominant New Zealand

Aug 8, 2016: Craig Ervine's maiden Test ton and 148-run sixth-wicket stand with debutant Peter Moor took Zimbabwe to within 77 runs of avoiding the follow-on

Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors, 2016 CPL, Final, St Kitts

Tallawahs rout Warriors to claim second CPL title

Aug 8, 2016: Jamaica Tallawahs rampaged past Guyana Amazon Warriors by nine wickets to claim their second CPL title on Sunday night at Warner Park

Ireland v South Africa, 2nd women's ODI

Du Preez century dismantles Ireland Women

Aug 7, 2016: Mignon du Preez struck her second ODI century and gave South Africa Women an unassailable 2-0 lead over Ireland Women in the four-match ODI series in Dublin

Surrey Stars v Western Storm, Women's Super League, Bristol

Taylor roars back in style after vital drop

Aug 7, 2016: Stafanie Taylor's unbeaten 74 guided Western Storm to an unlikely but thrilling five wicket victory over Surrey Stars in the Kia Women's Super League at the Brightside Ground

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's, 4th day

Bailey's first Lord's hundred protects Middlesex lead

Aug 7, 2016: George Bailey's first century at Lord's protected Middlesex's lead at the top of Division One and staved off a strong Surrey challenge in the London derby

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Grace Road, 4th day

Eckersley makes twin centuries in draw

Aug 7, 2016: The pitch, easy-paced throughout, had the final word as this Division Two match ended in a draw, though not before Ned Eckersley completed his second hundred of the match

Hampshire v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Haseeb salvages Lancashire vital draw points

Aug 7, 2016: Hampshire's Liam Dawson bagged three evening wickets but could not stop Lancashire, led by a fifty from Haseeb Hameed, from batting out for a draw at the Ageas Bowl

Essex v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Colchester, 4th day

Napier leaves Colchester a big-hitting farewell

Aug 7, 2016: Graham Napier's big-hitting exploits have been a feature of a long county career and he have his home Colchester crowd a treat with a big-hitting farewell hundred

England v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 5th day

England find reverse to fast-forward to victory

Aug 7, 2016: An afternoon of outstanding reverse-swing bowling conjured England a memorable come-from-behind 141-run victory at Edgbaston

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, 2nd day

New Zealand pile up 582 to take charge

Aug 7, 2016: Another day of Test cricket in Bulawayo belonged to New Zealand as they piled on the runs on Zimbabwe with three batsmen scoring centuries and two notching half-centuries in their first-innings total of 582 for 4

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Grace Road, 3rd day

Leicestershire slump to open door for Derbyshire

Aug 6, 2016: Derbyshire put themselves in a position to secure their first championship win of the season after turning the tables on Leicestershire on the third day

Essex v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Colchester, 3rd day

Jordan maiden century takes contest by the scruff

Aug 6, 2016: Chris Jordan scored a maiden first-class century to steer Sussex from choppy waters (a collapse of 6 for 49) to a handsome lead of 90

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's, 3rd day

Sam Curran highlights his all-round talent

Aug 6, 2016: As the evening shadows lengthened at Lord's, so ended a riveting day's cricket. It had contained eleven wickets, and dramatic collapses from both sides, yet was ultimately defined by a partnership that occupied almost half the day

Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Headingley, 3rd day

Old guard reunites as Yorkshire step up their title charge

Aug 6, 2016: Yorkshire will sense that a third consecutive County Championship title is well within their compass after climbing to third place with a victory that drew on tried and trusted ingredients