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

Surrey v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 2nd day

Roy's slow walk off sums up Surrey's lament

May 16, 2016: Jason Roy battled against his natural instincts but his dismissal summed up Middlesex's domination in the London derby

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

Lyth begins strongly in Yorkshire's long quest for parity

May 16, 2016: To suggest that Adam Lyth and Alex Lees were facing a minor crisis when they opened Yorkshire's innings on a placid Taunton pitch would be a slight exaggeration but it was a telling session nonetheless

Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Kolkata

RCB top order proves too hot for KKR

May 16, 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore's top order made short work of the 184 target as fifties from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, after Chris Gayle's 31-ball 49, gave them a nine-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders

Pakistan news

PCB mulls Sri Lanka as venue for West Indies series

May 16, 2016: The PCB has sought a financial estimate from Sri Lanka Cricket in relation to Sri Lanka hosting Pakistan's home series against West Indies in October this year

West Indies news

Test hopefuls in WICB camp ahead of India series

May 16, 2016: A group of 14 players began training last weekend under West Indies' head coach Phil Simmons, at the High Performance Centre at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados

Sri Lanka news

ICC denies SLC asked for reimbursement for Kusal Perera case expenses

May 16, 2016: The ICC has denied that Sri Lanka Cricket had asked that the costs involved in the Kusal Perera doping case be reimbursed, and it said it had not agreed to compensate the board

IPL 2016

IPL scenarios: Mumbai Indians need home teams to lose big

May 16, 2016: A win for Kolkata Knight Riders will mean they finish in the top four, leaving the final league match to decide the fourth team in the playoffs

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Kalabagan Cricket Academy upset Abahani Limited after Mahmudul ton

May 16, 2016: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches played on May 16, 2016

England news

Sarah Taylor 'taking a break from cricket'

May 16, 2016: Sarah Taylor is taking an indefinite break from cricket and may miss the summer series against Pakistan that gets underway on June 20

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Manoj Tiwary signed by Abahani Limited to play Dhaka Premier League

May 16, 2016: Manoj Tiwary became Abahani Limited's third Indian recruit in the Dhaka Premier League in 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2016, Visakhapatnam

Vulnerable Daredevils meet would-be party-poopers

May 16, 2016: In a tight scramble for playoff berths, Delhi Daredevils now face a Rising Pune Supergiants team with nothing to lose

India news

Former India cricketer Deepak Shodhan dies aged 87

May 16, 2016: Deepak Shodhan, who was the first Indian to make a Test century in his debut innings, has died aged 87. He had been India's oldest Test cricketer.

Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, Visakhapatnam

Guptill, the anchor man

May 16, 2016: While it might be a belated discovery, with only one game to go, Mumbai Indians have found an assured opener who can take the load off Rohit Sharma

47th match, Visakhapatnam

Krunal Pandya tears Delhi apart with strong all-round show

May 16, 2016: Krunal Pandya turned Mumbai's fortunes with an impressive all-round display - that included a 37-ball 86 and two wickets with the ball - to help his side thrash Delhi by a massive 80-run margin in the Indian Twenty20 competition in Visakhapatnam on Sunday

England news

Five of Root's best

May 16, 2016: England's Player of the Year was stellar in all formats in 2015-16

'Afghanistan needs to organise international cricket at home'

May 16, 2016: Inzamam-ul-Haq talks about his short and successful stint as the team's coach, and what they need to do to match the best sides in the world

Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?

May 16, 2016: The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again