Hampshire v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Petersen, Hameed lead strong reply on featherbed

Aug 6, 2016: Lancashire batsman Alviro Petersen missed out on his 42nd first-class century by two runs, but frustrated Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl along with his batting partners

Glamorgan v Northants, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Swansea, 4th day

Sanderson's seven shakes up Glamorgan

Aug 6, 2016: A career-best performance by Ben Sanderson, who took 7 for 22 from 13 overs on a pitch of variable bounce, enabled Northants to win their first championship game of the season

Kent v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Canterbury, 4th day

Kent victory dents Worcestershire promotion hopes

Aug 6, 2016: Kent dented Worcestershire's promotion tilt by mopping up the visitors last four wickets in barely an hour and knocking off the 12 runs required to clinch a 10-wicket win

England v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

Bairstow and Moeen build 311-run lead

Aug 6, 2016: England surged into a dominant position through a stand of 132 in 27 overs between Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali

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

17 minutes, five wickets, Somerset win

Aug 6, 2016: Somerset closed off a remarkable victory on the third morning of their Specsavers' County Championship game with Durham at Taunton

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, 1st day

Latham ton caps NZ's day of dominance

Aug 6, 2016: Tom Latham scored a second successive century in this series as New Zealand built the foundations of an imposing first-innings total against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2016, Qualifier 2

Russell ton takes Tallawahs surging into CPL final

Aug 6, 2016: Andre Russell struck a 42-ball century, his first in T20 cricket, to lift Jamaica Tallawahs to 195 and set up a convincing win over Trinbago Knight Riders in Qualifier 2

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd Test, Galle, 3rd day

Perera bowls Sri Lanka to series triumph

Aug 6, 2016: Sri Lanka wrapped up a series win over Australia on the third day in Galle, where they completed a 229-run win in the second Test

Lancashire Thunder v Southern Vipers, Women's Super League, Blackpool

McGlashan star as Vipers overcome Thunder

Aug 5, 2016: The Southern Vipers made it two wins out of two in the Kia Super League as they came away from sunny Blackpool with an 11-run victory over a below par Lancashire Thunder

Loughborough Lightning v Western Storm, Women's Super League, Loughborough

Knight's effort comes up short in tight contest

Aug 5, 2016: England wicketkeeper Amy Jones and Australian star Ellyse Perry shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 83 as home side Loughborough Lightning beat Western Storm by five runs

Ireland v South Africa, 1st Women's ODI, Dublin

Luus' all-round brilliance underpins thumping SA win

Aug 5, 2016: Twenty-year old Suné Luus became only the second player to make a half-century and take a five-for in a women's ODI as South Africa Women crushed Ireland Women by 89 runs in the first ODI in Dublin

England U-19s v Sri Lanka U-19s, 2nd Youth Test, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Kumara fires England to rare home defeat

Aug 5, 2016: England Under-19s suffered their first home defeat for six years in a four-day match as an outstanding bowling performance by Lahiru Kumara fired Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory in Northampton

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Grace Road, 1st day

Madsen battles to keep Derbyshire afloat

Aug 5, 2016: Many county bowling attacks have suffered at the hands of Wayne Madsen over the years, but none more so than Leicestershire's since the likeable South African made his first appearance in the County Championship back in 2009

Essex v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Colchester, 2nd day

Archer and Jordan revive Sussex's calypso spirit

Aug 5, 2016: Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer added 118 for the seventh wicket to revive the mood of Sussex's captain, Luke Wright

Kent v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Canterbury, 3rd day

Gidman and Tredwell take Kent towards victory

Aug 5, 2016: Kent are in pole position to secure their third Specsavers Championship win of the season at Canterbury having whittled out six Worcestershire wickets on day three of this hard-fought Division Two encounter

Glamorgan v Northants, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Swansea, 3rd day

Selman carries bat but Northants dominate

Aug 5, 2016: Nick Selman, the Glamorgan opener, carried his bat for a maiden Championship century, as Glamorgan battled to stay in contention against Northamptonshire at Swansea

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

Spin and seam make for remarkable day

Aug 5, 2016: Durham need a further 46 runs to not only defeat Somerset but to improve their chances of winning the Specsavers' County Championship after another day of extraordinary action

Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Headingley, 2nd day

Sidebottom's return gives Yorkshire a whiff of the chase

Aug 5, 2016: Yorkshire may learn between now and the end of the season how much they have missed Ryan Sidebottom during the seven matches he has been forced to miss because of an ankle injury

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

Smith double-hundred drives massive Hampshire total

Aug 5, 2016: Will Smith recorded his highest first-class score to help Hampshire to a hefty first innings for 548 for 6 declared against Lancashire at the Ageas Bow

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's, 2nd day

Gubbins shines as Compton searches for fulfilment

Aug 5, 2016: Nick Gubbins made 82 but Nick Compton fell for 11 on his return to first-class cricket as Surrey retained the advantage at Lord's