Notts v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Patel makes light work of Wagner's efforts

Jul 4, 2016: Just when it seemed summer had finally broken out, a blanket of cloud settled over Trent Bridge to enliven the day with a touch of spectator disgruntlement

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

Lawrence sparkles as Essex build huge lead

Jul 4, 2016: Essex's batsmen piled on the agony by batting all day to establish a 273-run lead over promotion rivals Kent.

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

Stoneman and Borthwick endure a bleak day

Jul 4, 2016: Failures for England aspirants Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick was the bleakest aspect of a bleak day at Chester-le-Street

Sussex v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Hove, 3rd day

Brown, Wells set up Sussex for final-day push

Jul 4, 2016: Luke Wells and Ben Brown both made big hundreds as Sussex piled on the runs against Glamorgan on the third day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Hove

Surrey v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Guildford, 3rd day

Cunning Patel spins Surrey to ten-wicket defeat

Jul 4, 2016: Offspinner Jeetan Patel sparked a Surrey collapsed and ended with a ten-wicket match haul as Warwickshire raced to victory

Yorkshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div One, Scarborough, 2nd day

'Seen enough': the verdict on a season that demands a large G&T

Jul 4, 2016: Gary Ballance took his century to 132 on a largely uneventful day at Scarborough

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2016, Basseterre

Fiery Lewis takes Patriots to first win

Jul 4, 2016: A stampeding Powerplay by Evin Lewis and Lendl Simmons set up an insurmountable total from St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, who defeated St Lucia Zouks by 58 runs on Sunday afternoon at Warner Park

Worc v Leic, Specsavers Championship Div Two, New Road, 1st day

Dexter keeps delivering for Leicestershire

Jul 3, 2016: Neil Dexter continued to stake his claim to be one of the signings of the season as Leicestershire reached 299 for 7 against Worcestershire

Surrey v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Guildford, 2nd day

Trott's hundred brings reminder of life beyond England

Jul 3, 2016: Jonathan Trott's well-received hundred at Guildford was a heartening reminder that there is a life worth living once an England career ends

Yorkshire v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Scarborough, 1st day

Ballance feels Scarborough's restorative powers with timely hundred

Jul 3, 2016: Scarborough's restorative properties have long been proclaimed by many who love nothing better than to holiday in this grand old seaside town

Somerset v Pakistanis, Taunton, 1st day

Younis and Shafiq ensure calmness in the air

Jul 3, 2016: There may be more impressive individual performances and more action-packed days in the next two or three months but, in the context of this Pakistan tour, this was an almost perfect start.

Sussex v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Hove, 2nd day

Prolific Joyce repels injury-hit Glamorgan

Jul 3, 2016: Division Two's leading run scorer Ed Joyce scored his third hundred of the season to help put Sussex in a good position against Glamorgan at Hove.

Nottinghamshire v Lancasire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Notts look for inspiration again - and Tahir might provide it

Jul 3, 2016: For the second season in a row, Nottinghamshire are at the uncomfortable end of the Division One table, looking like a team in need of inspiration. Last season, Peter Moores awakened ambition. This time Imran Tahir might make the difference

Essex v Kent, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Chelmsford, 1st day

Rabada challenges Cook but Essex on top

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Durham v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Hampshire opening stand revives batting spirit

Jul 3, 2016: Hampshire took advantage when their desire to bat first was granted by Durham's acting captain, Mark Stoneman, in pleasant conditions at Chester-le-Street.

England v Pakistan, 1st Women's T20I, Bristol

Beaumont, Winfield whirlwinds flatten Pakistan Women

Jul 3, 2016: Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield produced another dazzling opening partnership of 147 - England Women's highest stand in T20s - to set up a 68-run victory in the first T20 at Bristol

Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors, CPL 2016, Port of Spain

Lynn blitz leads Amazon Warriors to second win

Jul 3, 2016: Chris Lynn bludgeoned eight sixes and a four in a 43-ball display of power-hitting as he plundered 77 to lead Guyana Amazon Warriors to their second successive win of the season, against Trinbago Knight Riders

Sussex v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship, Div Two, Hove

Rudolph anchors Glamorgan on attritional day

Jul 2, 2016: Jacques Rudolph held Glamorgan's batting together with an unbeaten half-century on an attritional first day in their Specsavers County Championship match against Sussex

Surrey v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship, Div One, Guildford

Finch sparkles on debut to power Surrey innings

Jul 2, 2016: Aaron Finch marked his Surrey debut by hitting his first ball for six and going on to complete a brilliant 90-ball hundred

England v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Cardiff

Root and Buttler lay groundwork for 3-0 series win

Jul 2, 2016: Joe Root produced a seamless 93 from 106 balls and Jos Buttler made 70 from 45 balls as England wrapped up victory by 122 runs for a 3-0 series win