Red Rose take charge
Lancashire's batsmen seized control of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire to take a lead of 327 runs into the final day at Aigburth.Gareth Cross and Ashwell Prince...
View ArticlePatel responds to outstanding Jordan
Nottinghamshire batsman Samit Patel made his first LV= County Championship hundred of the season to frustrate Division One leaders Sussex at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground.The visitors were...
View ArticleDerbyshire on top despite Tremlett
England fast bowler Chris Tremlett took his 400th first-class wicket but Derbyshire continued to dominate on the second day of the LV County Championship match against Surrey at Derby.Wayne Madsen, who...
View ArticleMitchell leads by example
Skipper Daryl Mitchell completed the 10th LV= County Championship century of his career as Worcestershire nudged ahead of Essex in the Division Two table by enjoying the best of a rain-hit draw with...
View ArticleHildreth holds firm to snuff out Yorkshire
James Hildreth's first LV= County Championship century of the season ensured Somerset claimed a draw from their rain-affected fixture with Yorkshire at Taunton.Unbeaten on 76 in a total of 232 for six...
View ArticleLV=CC, May 31: As it happened
7:28pm - Five LV= County Championship games continue tomorrow - and we also have a Yorkshire Bank 40 derby between Worcestershire and Warwickshire to look forward to. Join us then.7:22pm - With play...
View ArticleRankin added to England ODI squad
England selectors have added Warwickshire pace bowler Boyd Rankin to the ODI squad for the remaining two matches in the NatWest Series against New Zealand.Rankin will join the squad ahead of the second...
View ArticleCook frustrated by batting effort
Alastair Cook conceded England’s collective batting failure was the catalyst for their five-wicket defeat against New Zealand.Eight home batsmen reached double figures, yet Jonathan Trott top-scored...
View ArticleGuptill punishes England at Lord's
England were left to rue a disappointing batting performance after Martin Guptill helped New Zealand canter to a five-wicket victory in the first of three NatWest Series one-day internationals.The...
View ArticleStevens steals show in Tunbridge Wells draw
Kent were held to a draw by fellow LV= County Championship Division Two strugglers Leicestershire despite final-day hundreds for Rob Key and Brendan Nash as well as a stunning 58-ball 97 by Darren...
View ArticleHall maintains fine form
Andrew Hall struck a century for the second successive LV= County Championship game as Division Two leaders Northamptonshire's clash with Hampshire predictably petered out into a draw.Hall, who also...
View ArticleAll to play for on south coast
The LV= County Championship match between Sussex and Nottinghamshire remained intriguingly poised following another even day at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground.Nottinghamshire were dismissed...
View ArticlePonting makes perfect start
Ricky Ponting marked his first-class Surrey debut with a century as the runs continued to flow on day three at Derby.The former Australia captain, now retired from international cricket, contributed...
View ArticleGloucestershire grateful for courageous Young
Ed Young defied a wrist injury to help Gloucestershire secure a tense draw against Lancashire in their LV= County Championship Division Two game at Aigburth.Young and ninth-wicket partner Graeme...
View ArticleMitchell key to derby victory
Worcestershire Royals kept their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign alive as Daryl Mitchell signed off a golden two days in a nine-run win against Warwickshire Bears at New Road.The Royals captain followed up...
View ArticleWarm-up wins for India and Australia
Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik contributed eye-catching centuries as India defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in a high-scoring Champions Trophy warm-up fixture at Edgbaston.Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side...
View ArticleCounty Cricket, June 1: As it happened
7:07pm - That wraps up another day of county action. All three games in Division Two of the championship were drawn. Here's a reminder of how things stand in the two top-flight games that continue...
View ArticleHonours even after Gurney hat-trick
Harry Gurney took a hat-trick to give Nottinghamshire the early impetus against Sussex on day three of their LV= County Championship Division One clash at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground.Ed...
View ArticleSomerset battle past Glamorgan
Somerset bounced back to winning ways in Yorkshire Bank 40 Group C as they beat Glamorgan by three wickets with 10 balls to spare at Taunton.Responding to Glamorgan's 245 for nine, which included an...
View ArticleWakely hundred underpins Northants win
A superb maiden one-day century by Northants Steelbacks captain Alex Wakely spearheaded a 29-run win against Kent Spitfires at Tunbridge Wells in Group A of the Yorkshire Bank 40.There was also a fine...
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