Jamie Hall

Sophia Dunkley's magnificent 119 powered England to 291 before their bowlers skittled Ireland for 177, wrapping up a convincing 3-0 series sweep at Worcester.

Alice Capsey announced herself as England's new wicketkeeper in spectacular fashion, taking a breathtaking one-handed catch to remove Alice Tector on the first ball of what promises to be an exciting ODI series against Ireland.

Rebecca Stokell's half-century against England in Leicester came with a twist — or rather, several of them. The Ireland batter had to reach fifty twice in the same innings after a sequence of officiating chaos.

Issy Wong suffered one of cricket's cruellest moments in the first ODI against Ireland, beating the bat and hitting the stumps only for the bails to stubbornly remain in place.

Josh Blake's resolute 43 not out and Matt Fisher's outstanding all-round display steered Surrey to a nail-biting one-wicket victory over Yorkshire, a result that has significant Division One relegation implications for both sides.

Somerset claimed a commanding innings-and-64-run victory over Glamorgan inside three days at Taunton, moving to the top of the County Championship Division One table and reigniting hopes of a first ever title.

With Hollies Stand tickets for next summer's Ashes Test at Edgbaston rising to £165, fans are asking whether ordinary cricket supporters are being pushed out of the game entirely.

Sai Kishore's magnificent five-wicket haul helped Gloucestershire bowl Derbyshire out for just 105, completing a remarkable 213-run victory in Division Two of the County Championship.

Kent claimed a hard-fought 84-run victory over Worcestershire at Canterbury, moving 15 points clear in the Division Two promotion race with just three matches left to play.

Durham lead Northants by 188 runs with just three wickets remaining after a gripping third day at Wantage Road — and a tense finale is firmly on the cards.

South Africa edged out Namibia by 11 runs at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground to secure their spot in the T20 tri-series final, where Zimbabwe await.

Middlesex wrapped up a commanding 160-run victory over Lancashire inside three days at Merchant Taylors' School, with Tom Helm starring twice and the Red Rose slipping to a fourth defeat in five games.