Worcestershire v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 4th day

Taylor lights way as Sussex hold off Worcs

May 18, 2016: Sussex spread their resources in a disciplined retreat to hold on for a draw with Worcestershire at New Road

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Bristol, 4th day

Taylor and van Buuren spin Gloucestershire to improbable victory

May 18, 2016: Graeme van Buuren turned the game as Gloucestershire claimed an unlikely 125-run victory over Glamorgan on a bizarre final day of the Specsavers County Championship match

Essex v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Chelmsford, 4th day

Rutherford and rain deny Essex

May 18, 2016: Hamish Rutherford batted himself back into form with 68 as Derbyshire ground out a draw on a severely rain-affected day at Chelmsford

Somerset v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Taunton, 4th day

Yorkshire cling on to preserve unbeaten run

May 18, 2016: Somerset failed in their concerted bid to beat Yorkshire on the final day of their Specsavers' County Championship game at the County Ground, Taunton

Durham v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Durham rookies deliver on Collingwood's declaration of intent

May 18, 2016: To clinch their third win in four Division One matches this season, Lancashire would need to score 325 runs in 96 overs or fewer, an asking rate of only 3.385 runs per over. They failed.

Rising Pune Supergiants v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2016, Visakhapatnam

Supergiants bowlers dent Daredevils' playoff push

May 17, 2016: Three-wicket hauls from fast bowler Ashok Dinda and legspinner Adam Zampa crafted Rising Pune Supergiants' 19-run win via D/L method and hurt Delhi Daredevils' chances of making the playoffs

Worcestershire v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 3rd day

Joyce, Wells and forecast give Sussex hope

May 17, 2016: Worcestershire's push for a first victory of the season was held up by Ed Joyce after Sussex were forced to follow on 213 runs behind

Surrey v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 3rd day

Surrey's resistance is a sober lesson for young souls

May 17, 2016: Surrey's dour resistance gave thousands of schoolchildren at Kia Oval a tough lesson in life that nothing comes easily - entertainment included perhaps

Somerset v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Taunton, 3rd day

Groenewald crows as Yorkshire's collapse signals a change in the wind

May 17, 2016: A dramatic Yorkshire collapse gave Somerset hope of pushing for victory on the final day if the weather stays clear

Notts v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Fletcher's comeback tale dented by late wickets

May 17, 2016: Luke Fletcher was determined that no one would steal his storyline a second time as Nottinghamshire pushed for a second win of the season

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