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Simon Harmer took staggering figures of 9-95 as Specsavers County Championship leaders Essex stunned 2016 winners Middlesex to secure an innings victory on the final day of the day-night game at Chelmsford.

As he gazes across Bramall Lane from his seat in the South Stand, Joe Root makes reference to the solitary Test match played at this old ground some 115 years ago.

Teenage Afghanistan-born spinner Hamidullah Qadri starred with 5-60 as Derbyshire beat Glamorgan by 39 runs to claim their first Specsavers County Championship win since July 2015.

India Women made it two wins from two games as Smriti Mandhana struck an unbeaten 106 to condemn West Indies to a seven-wicket defeat at Taunton.

Who will be in new England captain Joe Root's first Text XI?

Chamari Atapattu struck the third-highest score in Women's ODI cricket to underpin Sri Lanka's 257-9 against Australia in the World Cup clash at Bristol.

Sri Lanka's Chamari Atapattu struck the third-highest score in Women's ODI cricket only to end up on the losing side, as Meg Lanning's 152 not out steered Australia to a record-breaking eight-wicket victory in the World ...

Star names, aggressive batting, huge totals. All the signs suggest Saturday's Royal London One-Day Cup final will be spectacular, says Matt Floyd...

Follow live updates as England Lions face the tourists on day one of the three-day game at New Road.

Jake Ball will miss England's first Test against South Africa after it was confirmed the Nottinghamshire fast bowler has a knee strain.