Kleinveldt adds to Northants woes
Northamptonshire have been dealt a further blow with the news overseas seamer Rory Kleinveldt has been withdrawn from his contract by Cricket South Africa due to a knee injury.Kleinveldt was due to...
View ArticleDavies eyeing England recall
By Dave ClarkSteven Davies believes 2014 can be the year he reignites his international career.The Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman played 13 limited-overs games for England between 2009 and 2011, and...
View ArticleLet's go one better - Brooks
Yorkshire can use the disappointment of last season as extra motivation to claim their first LV= County Championship title for 13 years, according to Jack Brooks.The White Rose went close to emulating...
View ArticleCook in strong Essex line-up
Essex have the likes of Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara and new signing Monty Panesar available for the match against Derbyshire.With the summer’s first Test a few weeks away, there is plenty to play for...
View ArticleBrunnschweiler ready for U17s tour
Coach Iain Brunnschweiler is relishing the prospect of leading England Development Programme (EDP) Under-17s on their tour of Sri Lanka.Having welcomed their sub-continental counterparts to these...
View ArticleInjury-plagued Northants ready for new season
Northamptonshire go into their first game since promotion to Division One of the LV= County Championship with a host of well-publicised injury problems.As if the challenge of taking on champions Durham...
View ArticleRed Rose new boy ready for action
Jos Buttler cannot wait to get behind the stumps for Lancashire as the big-hitting England batsman strives to further his development this summer.The 23-year-old made the most eye-catching move of the...
View ArticleLV=CC, April 13: As it happened
Review the day's LV= County Championship action as Warwickshire and Essex were dismissed for double-figure scores and Derbyshire's Tim Groenewald took a hat-trick. By Glen Robertson and Rob...
View ArticleEngland Physical Disability Coach steps down
ECB today announced Chris Ellison is to stand down from the role of England Physical Disability Head Coach after nearly four years in the post.Ellison was appointed as the inaugural Head Coach of the...
View ArticleVintage Vince prospers in Bristol
James Vince hit a sparkling 144 as Hampshire piled on the runs on day two of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Bristol.A disappointing morning for the home...
View ArticleNew Road contest in the balance
Half-centuries from Daniel Bell-Drummond and Ben Harmison helped Kent establish a narrow first-innings lead over Worcestershire before the hosts fought back on day two at New Road.Bell-Drummond made 61...
View ArticleRashid shines at Taunton
Adil Rashid reached the eighth hundred of his first-class career and third in as many games against Somerset as Yorkshire finished in a healthy position on day two at Taunton.Resuming on an unbeaten 84...
View ArticlePeters and Coetzer lead Northants response
Half-centuries from Stephen Peters and Kyle Coetzer ensured newly-promoted Northamptonshire's LV= County Championship Division One clash with champions Durham was competitively poised after two days at...
View ArticleRobson impresses with Lord's ton
Sam Robson hit a majestic, unbeaten 144 as Middlesex took control of their LV= County Championship Division One match against Nottinghamshire.Australia-born Robson racked up 19 fours in his 278-ball...
View ArticleBrilliant Bell leads Bears fightback
Stand-in Warwickshire captain Ian Bell led from the front with a century to underpin the home fightback on day two of the LV= County Championship Division One match against Sussex at Edgbaston.Bell...
View ArticleCook class leaves Essex on top
England Test captain Alastair Cook celebrated his new arrival with an unbeaten 139 as Essex took control of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at a sun-baked...
View ArticleLV=CC, April 14: As it happened
Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Sam Robson, James Vince and Adil Rashid all hit centuries on a prosperous day for batsmen in the LV= County Championship. By Rob Barnett and Glen Robertson Live Scores /...
View ArticleTaunton retain Women & Girls Indoor Finals trophy
Taunton Griffins’ experience helped them retain the Women & Girls Indoor Finals trophy with an emphatic win over Ashford after a full day of competition at Malvern College Sports Complex.Playing...
View ArticleCox boosts Worcestershire victory bid
Ben Cox struck a fierce 89 to propel Worcestershire into a strong position against Kent on day three of their LV= County Championship Division Two match at New Road.The 22-year-old wicketkeeper hit 14...
View ArticleMarshall frustrates Hampshire
Hamish Marshall held up Hampshire's victory bid on day three of the LV= County Championship Division Two clash at Bristol by spearheading a battling Gloucestershire recovery.Marshall ended the day...
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