Half-hour only at Worcester
Essex lost opener Jaik Mickleburgh in the 30 minutes possible on the second day of their Division Two promotion clash with Worcestershire in the LV= County Championship at New Road.After a complete...
View ArticleKent prosper on truncated day
Kent landed the opening blows in their LV= County Championship Division Two basement battle by reducing fellow strugglers Leicestershire to 74 for four on a rain-ruined opening day at Tunbridge...
View ArticleKatich enjoys successful return
Simon Katich's fourth fifty in seven LV= County Championship innings gave Lancashire the advantage at the end of a rain-shortened first day of their Division Two match against Gloucestershire at...
View ArticleYorkshire ride on Lyth hundred
Adam Lyth scored his first century of the season as in-form Yorkshire moved into a strong position against Somerset in the LV= County Championship match at Taunton.Lyth shared in respective...
View ArticleBravo: Windies must ignore weather
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has warned his side their dislike of the British climate will be no excuse should they have a poor ICC Champions Trophy campaign.The Windies won the 50-over tournament...
View ArticleAshes are not a distraction - Clarke
Michael Clarke insists Australia are fully focused on the ICC Champions Trophy despite another eagerly-awaited Ashes series being just over a month away.Skipper Clarke and his team are in Cardiff ahead...
View ArticleBlack Caps on the up - McCullum
Brendon McCullum believes New Zealand are on an upward curve as a Test nation, yet is aware they have to "earn the right" to play the game's premier form more frequently.The Black Caps' place in the...
View ArticleLIVE: County Cricket
8:23pm - Roy is fortunate not to pick out deep midwicket with a wild heave at Durston, who is then lofted over mid-on by Davies twice in succession. After Roy survives a stumping appeal off Peter...
View ArticleFlower revels in dominant victory
Team director Andy Flower was happy to reflect on the array of positive performances that helped England to a 247-run victory over New Zealand at Headingley and completed a 2-0 Investec Test series...
View ArticleBoult blow for New Zealand
New Zealand seamer Trent Boult will miss the NatWest Series against England and subsequent Champions Trophy due to a torn side muscle.Boult suffered the injury during the Headingley Investec Test last...
View ArticleChapple reaches notable landmarks at Aigburth
Captain Glen Chapple took his 900th first-class wicket and moved beyond 8,000 runs to keep Lancashire on top in their LV= County Championship game against Gloucestershire.Chapple's innings of 14...
View ArticleCopeland impresses once more
Trent Copeland again shone with the ball as he took four wickets on the second day of Northamptonshire's LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at Wantage Road.After losing the toss and being...
View ArticleChanderpaul century powers Derbyshire
Shivnarine Chanderpaul took the spotlight from Ricky Ponting on the Australian's LV= County Championship debut for Surrey with his first century for Derbyshire on the opening day at Derby.Ponting...
View ArticleRashid tons up again
Adil Rashid hit his third century in six LV= County Championship Division One innings as Yorkshire looked to make up for lost time on the third day of their clash with Somerset at Taunton.Rashid took...
View ArticleBears off the mark
Sussex Sharks’ hopes of a third successive appearance in the knockout stages of the Yorkshire Bank 40 suffered a blow when they lost to previously winless Warwickshire Bears by eight runs.Chasing a...
View ArticleDernbach called in as cover
Jade Dernbach has been added to England’s NatWest Series squad to face New Zealand as cover for Tim Bresnan, whose wife is due to give birth during the series.Bresnan, who boasts 69 ODI caps, may be...
View ArticleHughes happiest in first-class
Derbyshire batsman Chesney Hughes is certain his game is more suited to first-class cricket than the shorter forms - and can point to statistical evidence to back up his assertion.A powerful...
View ArticleLV=CC & YB40: As it happened, May 30
10:55pm - Boyd Rankin holds his nerve in a final over that yields two wickets and Warwickshire win a thriller by eight runs. It's been quite a night following another day mixing action with...
View ArticleButtler relishing Black Caps challenge
Jos Buttler is keen for England to continue building momentum in one-day cricket when they take on New Zealand in the NatWest Series.The opportunity to record victory over Brendon McCullum’s men...
View ArticleKent build on Stevens' five
A five-wicket haul by one-time Leicestershire favourite Darren Stevens coupled with an unbroken second-wicket stand of 144 between Rob Key and Brendan Nash maintained Kent's grip on the rain-ruined LV=...
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