Bresnan earns Yorkshire benefit
Yorkshire have granted England seamer Tim Bresnan a benefit year.The Pontefract-born seamer first represented his home county in 2001, becoming the youngest player in 20 years to debut for the White...
View ArticleECB confirms full itinerary for Sri Lanka tour
ECB today announced the full itinerary including tour matches for Sri Lanka's tour of England next summer.Ahead of next season's One-Day Series and NatWest T20 International, Essex and Kent will both...
View ArticleWimbledon aiming to make history
Champions Wimbledon are hoping to become the first club to retain the National Club Twenty20 title when the competition concludes on Friday with Finals Day at the Kia Oval.The Surrey Championship...
View ArticleEpisode 117
Reaction from the rain-hit NatWest Series as Australia go one-nil up with a comprehensive win over England at Old Trafford. Captains Eoin Morgan and Michael Clarke reflect on the match, plus England...
View ArticleHoggard reflects with fondness
Matthew Hoggard will look back on a fine career when he brings it to an end next week.The former England seamer, who took 248 wickets in 67 Tests, has announced he will retire at the end of the...
View ArticleJones to be Twenty20 specialist
Glamorgan seamer Simon Jones has announced his retirement from first-class and List A cricket, just a day after his fellow 2005 Ashes winner Matthew Hoggard announced he will be hanging up his...
View ArticleLIVE: LV= County Championship, Sep 12
Live updates on the latest round of LV= County Championship fixtures as battles hot up at the top and bottom of Division One while Lancashire target promotion.We overtake Surrey's first innings total!...
View ArticleAll-round Coles burning bright
Loan signing Matt Coles showcased his talent with both bat and ball as Hampshire put pressure on Worcestershire in the LV= County Championship Division Two meeting at New Road.The 23-year-old...
View ArticleMasters rips through Kent
Chatham-born David Masters returned to his roots to rout Kent for 107 with a season's-best haul of 6-41 that enabled Essex to enforce the follow-on during an action-packed second day in Canterbury.The...
View ArticleHorton ton puts Red Rose on top
Paul Horton scored his second successive hundred as Lancashire moved closer to LV= County Championship promotion with a strong day-two performance against Leicestershire at Emirates Old Trafford.The...
View ArticleRogers responds to Notts fireworks
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers hit a fluent 67 not out to lead a Middlesex fightback to 96 for no wicket after Nottinghamshire declared at 430 for seven in their LV= County Championship...
View ArticleCompton shines as Somerset edge ahead
Nick Compton's exemplary technique shone through as Somerset gained a first-innings lead of 65 over Surrey on the second day of the LV= County Championship relegation battle at Taunton.Compton hit 66...
View ArticleLate breakthroughs peg back Tykes
Three wickets in the final session checked Yorkshire's progress as they tried to close the gap on leaders Durham at the top of LV= County Championship Division One.Sussex seamer James Anyon struck...
View ArticleDurham take it to the maximum
England paceman Graham Onions and Chris Rushworth shared nine wickets to give title-chasing Durham maximum bowling points before Tony Palladino struck twice to leave the LV= County Championship match...
View ArticleLV= CC, September 12: As it happened
The battle for titles, promotion and relegation continued on an enthralling second day of LV= County Championship action this week.5:36pm - Here are the scores at stumps:Division OneLeaders Durham are...
View ArticleLV=CC, September 14: As it happened
LV= County Championship Division One leaders Durham stormed to a sensational victory over Derbyshire, while Lancashire's promotion back to the top-flight was confirmed.6:20pm - Buoyed by his side's...
View ArticleHorton pride at Lancs promotion
By Dominic FarrellOpener Paul Horton is delighted Lancashire have set the record straight on last season’s failures after securing promotion back to Division One of the LV= County Championship at the...
View ArticleEngland v Australia, 4th NatWest Series ODI
Live images from the SWALEC Stadium, where England levelled the NatWest one-day international series against Australia.
View ArticleButtler has the self-belief
By Rob Barnett at the SWALEC StadiumJos Buttler turned 23 just last Sunday but recognises he has the experience to judge a run-chase when the pressure is on.Buttler’s 48-ball 65 not out saw England...
View ArticleButtler delivers as England square series
By Rob Barnett at the SWALEC StadiumJos Buttler completed England’s brilliant response to Clint McKay’s sensational hat-trick to square the NatWest Series with a stunning three-wicket win at the SWALEC...
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