Rankin breathes life into Guildford run-fest
Boyd Rankin renewed Warwickshire's hopes of beating Surrey with three wickets in an over on the third evening of the LV= County Championship match at Guildford.Rankin, who only joined the game today...
View ArticleJoyce and Wright halt Middlesex charge
Ed Joyce and Luke Wright led a Sussex fightback as the current LV= County Championship leaders battled to avoid defeat against third-placed Middlesex.Forced to follow on by the side who will replace...
View ArticleCopeland signs off with victory
Australian seamer Trent Copeland signed off in style as Northamptonshire enhanced their position at the top of the LV= County Championship Division Two standings with a 10-wicket defeat of...
View ArticleLV=CC, Jun 7: As it happened
With all seven games now done for the day, here is a summary of how things stand.We will be back tomorrow as five matches come to an end.Division OneSussex are 228 for four having followed on at Lord’s...
View ArticleWindies hold out for dramatic win
West Indies edged a low-scoring Champions Trophy thriller by two wickets against Pakistan at The Oval.Pakistan captain Misbah ul-Haq batted magnificently only to be left high and dry, four runs short...
View ArticleClarke to miss England clash
Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Champions Trophy group match against England at Edgbaston with a lower back injury, Cricket Australia has confirmed.Clarke, pictured,...
View ArticleCook: Warm-ups count for nothing
England have less pressing reason perhaps than Australia to deny the importance of their Champions Trophy 'warm-ups' - but Alastair Cook was nonetheless at pains to do so today.England's first Group A...
View ArticleParry: No room for error
Stephen Parry concedes he and his Lancashire Lightning team-mates face a must-win assignment when they take on Surrey at Guildford in the Yorkshire Bank 40 tomorrow.Left-arm spinner Parry, pictured,...
View ArticleDraw looming at Taunton
The LV= County Championship match between Somerset and Durham at Taunton looked to be heading for a draw after the hosts ended day three 28 runs behind with all second-innings wickets...
View ArticleSeventh heaven for Hogan
Glamorgan pace bowler Michael Hogan had a career-best return of 7-92 to celebrate on an otherwise tedious final day as the Division Two game against Gloucestershire ended in a predictable draw at...
View ArticleKent hold firm on intriguing final day
Kent's ninth-wicket pair of Calum Haggett and Adam Riley held out for 22 overs to ensure an honourable draw with Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.Set 342 to break a six-match winless sequence, the visitors...
View ArticleGale goes big in Scarborough draw
Andrew Gale continued his epic innings at Scarborough as he and his Yorkshire side set a fresh batch of records on the final day of the LV= County Championship Division One match with Nottinghamshire,...
View ArticleSurrey hold out for draw
LV= County Champions Warwickshire were frustrated in their attempts to force victory over Surrey on the final day of the Division One match at Guildford.Surrey's first-innings collapse continued when...
View ArticleWright hits new heights to deny Middlesex
Luke Wright hit a magnificent career-best 187 as Sussex pulled off a great escape at Lord's to earn an unlikely draw against Middlesex in the top-of-the-table LV= County Championship Division One...
View ArticleLV=CC, Jun 8: As it happened
6:14pm - In the end, all five of the fixtures concluding today were drawn, while another stalemate looks highly likely at Taunton.We will be back tomorrow with updates on that game and a quartet of...
View ArticleBell mindful of Anderson milestone
Although Ian Bell was named man of the match on his home ground, he paid tribute to a “massive” day for James Anderson who became England’s leading one-day international wicket-taker.Bell’s 91 was his...
View ArticleEngland ease to victory over Australia
England opened their Champions Trophy campaign with a comprehensive victory over Australia, who were beaten by 48 runs at a packed Edgbaston.Ian Bell’s 91, his highest one-day international score at...
View ArticleGoodwin puts Glamorgan in charge
Forty year-old Murray Goodwin, the elder statesman of county cricket, notched the 69th first-class century of his career and a second for his new county as Glamorgan took a grip of their LV= County...
View ArticleKatich leaves Chelmsford clash poised
A magnificent unbeaten century by Simon Katich took Lancashire to within seven runs of Essex on first innings as the visitors ended day two of their LV= County Championship Division Two match on 266...
View ArticleMarshall puts Hants to the sword
Hamish Marshall's innings of 114 enabled Gloucestershire to recover from a shaky start and finish on top at the Ageas Bowl, where Hampshire failed to make the best of helpful bowling...
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