Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Wessels' double leaves Sussex reeling

Apr 21, 2017: Riki Wessels made an unbeaten 202 to lift Nottinghamshire clear of trouble before three late wickets had Sussex reeling on the first day at Trent Bridge

Worcestershire v Northants, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Grace Road, 1st day

Leach roars back after Carter's tip-top debut

Apr 21, 2017: New skipper Joe Leach inspired a Worcestershire fightback as 16 tumbled on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match with in-form Northamptonshire at New Road

Kent v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Canterbury, 1st day

Davis sparks Derbyshire fightback

Apr 21, 2017: Derbyshire's seamers recovered from a patchy opening hour to offer the Kent batsmen a stern examination on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship clash at an overcast Canterbury

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh players want payment parity with other countries

Apr 21, 2017: Bangladesh's top cricketers get even lower salary than their counterparts in Zimbabwe and Ireland even though the BCB earns more from ICC revenues and its own deals with broadcasters

West Indies v Pakistan, 1st Test, Kingston, 1st day

Chase and Dowrich keep West Indies afloat after Amir strikes

Apr 21, 2017: West Indies' middle and lower order came to their rescue in a big way as they recovered from a precarious 71 for 5 to end the opening day at 244 for 7

Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2017, Mumbai

Daredevils eye turnaround against rampaging Mumbai

Apr 21, 2017: Back-to-back defeats have stalled Daredevils after a good start, but to put that behind, they need to find a way past a Mumbai side that is reveling in its best-ever IPL start

Gloucestershire v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 1st day

Collingwood takes the strain to keep Durham in touch

Apr 21, 2017: Paul Collingwood led from the front as Durham restricted Gloucestershire to 266 for 7 before bad light ended play 19 overs early in Bristol

Middlesex v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div One, Lord's, 1st day

Robson battles for an England retrial

Apr 21, 2017: The turnout was more modest than that which saw Middlesex take the title at Lord's last September but their look of champions remained ingrained as Sam Robson and Nick Gubbins took control

Lancashire v Somerset, Specsavers Championship Div One, Old Trafford, 1st day

Livingstone smoulders amid Lancashire rubble

Apr 21, 2017: Eighteen wickets fell on the first day at Old Trafford but it was contrasting half-centuries from Liam Livingston and Dean Elgar that will live in the memory

Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2017, Kolkata

Raina assault too hot for Knight Riders

Apr 21, 2017: Suresh Raina's 46-ball 84 helped Gujarat Lions ace a potentially tough chase of 188 with 10 balls to spare

Rising Pune Supergiant v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2017, Pune

In-form Sunrisers eye first away win

Apr 21, 2017: Rising Pune will be encouraged by the performance of their local players in the win over RCB. Now, with an eye up the table, they will need MS Dhoni to step up

Pakistan news

A farewell gift to Afridi... from India

Apr 21, 2017: A surprise from Virat Kohli and Co for the former Pakistan captain

Dhaka Premier League 2017

Al-Amin five-for flattens Mohammedan Sporting Club

Apr 21, 2017: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches held on April 21, 2017

South Africa news

De Villiers, Amla among marquee local signings for CSA T20

Apr 21, 2017: Each marquee South Africa player will represent a new franchise based in the city he's been associated with or "a city which he can build a strong association"

Pakistan news

Shahzaib appears before PCB tribunal

Apr 21, 2017: Shahzaib Hasan has appeared before the PCB's three-man tribunal for the first time since being charged for alleged corruption

India news

Arothe replaces Rau as India women coach

Apr 21, 2017: Tushar Arothe has replaced Purnima Rau as head coach of the India women team

Sabina Park's 50th Test

My Sabina days

Apr 21, 2017: One of West Indies' all-time great fast bowlers remembers the ground in his boyhood and Test cricket days

Australia news

Khawaja frustrated by selection chain reaction

Apr 21, 2017: Usman Khawaja has spoken of the frustration of being rested from the ODI series in New Zealand in order to prepare for a Test series in India that he eventually played no part in

India news

KL Rahul set to miss Champions Trophy

Apr 21, 2017: India opener KL Rahul, who is sitting out the IPL with a shoulder injury, has revealed he is unlikely to regain full fitness in time for the Champions Trophy

Buttler, Rana dominate Punjab in comprehensive win

Apr 21, 2017: Nitish Rana recorded his fourth fifty at number 3 and is now the highest scorer in the competition thus far