County Championship Division One 2010 / News

Essex v Durham, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Walker ton leaves Essex in charge

Sep 9, 2010: Essex put themselves in a strong position to bid farewell to Division One on a winning note as they dominated the third day's play against Durham at Chelmsford

Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, 3rd day

Batting trio keep Hampshire on top

Sep 9, 2010: Hampshire vastly improved their chances of remaining in the top flight of the LV= County Championship by extending their lead over Kent to 294 with four wickets intact going into the final day of this clash against their fellow strugglers

Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 3rd day

Somerset put themselves in contention

Sep 9, 2010: Somerset moved back into contention for a first ever County Championship title with a nine-wicket victory over Lancashire at Taunton

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Yorkshire keep title race alive with five-wicket win

Sep 9, 2010: Yorkshire put themselves right back into the race for the County Championship title with a deserved five-wicket victory over leaders Nottinghamshire

Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, 2nd day

Hampshire take charge of basement battle

Sep 8, 2010: A late afternoon collapse that saw Kent lose three wickets for four runs in the space of five balls allowed Hampshire to wrest the initiative of this first division survival battle

Essex v Durham, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Wright and Palladino skittle Durham

Sep 8, 2010: Chris Wright and Tony Palladino produced their best figures of the season as relegation-haunted Essex carved out a first-innings lead of 91 against Durham at Chelmsford

Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 2nd day

Kieswetter helps Somerset to useful lead

Sep 8, 2010: Craig Kieswetter hit his highest County Championship score of the season as Somerset moved into a strong position against Lancashire at Taunton

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Nottinghamshire fight back in title tussle

Sep 7, 2010: Leaders Nottinghamshire produced a valiant fight back against Yorkshire but will still face an uphill task to avoid a defeat that will throw the County Championship Division One title race wide open

Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, 1st day

Bandara lifts Kent in relegation clash

Sep 7, 2010: Kent captain Rob Key praised the character of Sri Lankan Malinga Bandara after the under fire wrist-spinner bagged season's best figures of four for 42 to help skittle Hampshire for 204

Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 1st day

Title-chasing Somerset edge opening day

Sep 7, 2010: Charl Willoughby claimed 4 for 60 as Somerset bowled out Lancashire for 259 on the opening day of their County Championship clash at Taunton

Essex v Durham, Chelmsford, 1st day

Mickleburgh holds up Essex batting

Sep 7, 2010: Jaik Mickleburgh again showed his liking for the Durham attack with another polished effort that underpinned the Essex innings in the Country Championship clash at Chelmsford

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Nottinghamshire suffer nightmare day

Sep 7, 2010: Nottinghamshire's County Championship aspirations took a hammer blow after being bowled out by challengers Yorkshire in their first innings for 59 - their lowest total in 22 years

Lancashire v Hampshire, Liverpool, 4th day

Lancashire win thrilling clash

Sep 3, 2010: Jimmy Adams amassed a brilliant 194 off 507 balls but relegation-threatened Hampshire failed to prevent an County Championship defeat in a thriller against Lancashire at Liverpool

Durham v Nottinghamshire, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Nottinghamshire on top despite defeat

Sep 3, 2010: Leaders Nottinghamshire crashed to a 210-run defeat against Durham at Chester-le-Street but still hold a commanding lead with two games remaining in County Championship Division One

Lancashire v Hampshire, Liverpool, 3rd day

Adams ton holds Lancashire up

Sep 2, 2010: Hampshire, led by Jimmy Adams' second successive century, are making Lancashire fight hard to wrap up a County Championship victory at Liverpool

Durham v Nottinghamshire, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Patel keeps Nottinghamshire in the hunt

Sep 2, 2010: Champions-elect Nottinghamshire will face an intriguing final day at Chester-le-Street, where Durham lead by 308 with five wickets standing

Warwickshire v Kent, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Woakes, Carter lift Warwickshire out of danger

Sep 2, 2010: The roars that greeted the moment of victory spoke volumes: Warwickshire knew that had struck a telling blow in the battle to avoid relegation

Warwickshire v Kent, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Woakes stars on day of awful batting

Sep 1, 2010: Under clear blue skies and on a blameless pitch, Warwickshire and Kent somehow managed to lose 22 wickets in a day

Durham v Nottinghamshire, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Nottinghamshire forced to battle

Sep 1, 2010: Title-chasing Nottinghamshire were facing the prospect of conceding a first-innings deficit in their clash with reigning County Championship Division One winners Durham following a closely-fought second day

Lancashire v Hampshire, Liverpool, 2nd day

Hogg builds big advantage for Lancashire

Sep 1, 2010: Lancashire are on course for their fifth County Championship win of the season after taking charge against Hampshire at Liverpool on the second da