Cross leaves Derbyshire
Wicketkeeper Gareth Cross has played his last game for Derbyshire after being told his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season.Teenage gloveman Harvey Hosein, an academy product who is...
View ArticleYorkshire end 13-year wait for title
By Callum DentMan of the match Ryan Sidebottom again rolled back the years as Yorkshire hammered Nottinghamshire by an innings and 152 runs to clinch their first LV= County Championship title since...
View ArticleLancashire on the brink after loss
Highlights from day fourLancashire are facing relegation from LV= County Championship Division One for the second time in three years after they lost by seven wickets to Sussex at the...
View ArticleRare Lord's success keeps Durham up
Highlights from day fourPaceman Chris Rushworth led the way with 3-74 as Durham completed an impressive 141-run victory against Middlesex at Lord's to make sure of their place in Division One of the...
View ArticleWarwickshire move second
Highlights from day fourWarwickshire moved into second place in the LV= County Championship table and into pole position to secure runners-up spot with a crushing innings and 16-run victory over...
View ArticleShantry seals dramatic promotion
Highlights from day fourWorcestershire secured their fifth promotion in 12 seasons on the back of a stunning all-round performance by Jack Shantry in the LV= County Championship at New Road.Shantry,...
View ArticleECB statement on Andrew Gale
After an incident at the recent LV= County Championship match between Lancashire and Yorkshire, the England and Wales Cricket Board made a formal complaint to the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC)...
View ArticleMore silverware on the agenda for Root
Joe Root speaks after Yorkshire's title triumphBy Callum DentEngland international Joe Root hopes winning the LV= County Championship will be the beginning of a successful period for Yorkshire.The...
View ArticleLV=CC, September 12: As it happened
A review of the day Yorkshire claimed their first LV= County Championship first division title since 2001 while Worcestershire produced a dramatic comeback to seal promotion.By Matt Somerford &...
View ArticleTeam spirit key for Shantry
Jack Shantry dodges fruit while talking to ecb.co.ukBy Callum DentJack Shantry believes Worcestershire’s team spirit will be key to their chances of staying in LV= County Championship Division One next...
View ArticleBairstow revels in title triumph
Jonny Bairstow describes the feeling of winning the LV= County ChampionshipBy Callum Dent Winning the LV= County Championship was a “special, special moment” for Yorkshireman Jonny Bairstow. The club...
View ArticleWheater finds progress on south coast
By Matt SomerfordHampshire wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Wheater believes promotion would further vindicate his decision to swap Essex for the south coast last year.Wheater has had few regrets since he...
View ArticleBrathwaite and Johnson prosper in St Lucia
Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Leon Johnson compiled half-centuries as West Indies made a steady start on the first day of their 500th Test.Brathwaite, who struck a double-hundred in last week’s...
View ArticleRhodes dedicates promotion to D'Oliveira
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve RhodesBy Matt SomerfordWorcestershire’s promotion to the LV= County Championship top-flight has been dedicated to the club’s late academy director Damian...
View ArticleBrooks takes the path less likely
Yorkshire seamers Jack Brooks and Liam Plunkett revel in victoryBy Matt SomerfordJack Brooks senses that he might be on an unlikely pathway from Oxfordshire village idiot to Yorkshire dynasty maker.The...
View ArticleDouble delight for Town
Dan Wheeldon produced a captain’s innings to lead Sandiacre Town to the Royal London Club Championship National title in a thrilling final at Bristol.The all-rounder hit a boundary with just three...
View ArticleLyth and Brooks on the rise
Adam Lyth and Jack Brooks have made giant strides in the LV= County Championship FTI MVP rankings after helping the White Rose win their first title since 2001 this week.Opening batsman Lyth, the top...
View ArticleTahir lifts promotion-chasing Hampshire
Hampshire’s hopes of securing promotion to LV= County Championship Division One this week have been boosted with the inclusion of influential leg-spinner Imran Tahir in their squad for the game against...
View ArticleMiddlesex missing Finn
Paceman Steven Finn will be absent when Middlesex aim to secure their LV= County Championship Division One status with victory over Somerset at Taunton.Finn was given permission by England’s management...
View ArticleWakely to succeed Peters at Northants
Alex Wakely is to replace Stephen Peters as captain of relegated Northamptonshire next season.The 25-year-old Wakely, who led Northants Steelbacks to a surprise success in last summer's Twenty20...
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