England v New Zealand, 1st Investec Test, Lord's

England out to restore order

May 15, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the first Investec Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's

Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol, 4th day

Injury-hit Gloucestershire show their spirit

May 11, 2013: Gloucestershire are not in Championship action next week. They need a week off too after ending this match with four substitute fielders and their coach, John Bracewell, out of the country

Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol, 3rd day

Klinger continues to pay out for Gloucs

May 10, 2013: Michael Klinger's unbeaten century gave Gloucestershire the option of trying to press for the win as they took a slim lead against Hampshire

Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol, 2nd day

Adams and Briggs clear Hants heads

May 9, 2013: Jimmy Adams and Danny Briggs added 128 for the ninth wicket to help dig Hampshire out of a hole against Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol, 1st day

Miles proves his worth

May 8, 2013: Gloucestershire's makeshift attack, led by 18-year-old Craig Miles, took control before a Hampshire fightback

Surrey v Sussex, The Oval, 4th day

Honourable draw helps Hamilton-Brown heal

Apr 27, 2013: A match of three comeback appearances with potential for an emotive tale was sterilised by a docile pitch that produced a tame draw as Surrey batted out the final day with ease

Surrey v Sussex, The Oval, 3rd day

Wells double compounds Surrey struggle

Apr 26, 2013: Sussex haven't won at The Oval since 1994 but have a chance to break that run after building up a good lead and asking Surrey to bat out the final day for a draw

Surrey v Sussex, The Oval, 2nd day

Wells draws up another ton against Surrey

Apr 25, 2013: Luke Wells likes batting against Surrey and he played another stern innings to lead a solid Sussex response

Surrey v Sussex, The Oval, 1st day

Wilson outshines the stars with ton

Apr 24, 2013: Gary Wilson gave Ricky Ponting some act to follow with a century that propped up Surrey's batting on the first day against Sussex

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, 4th day

Wright's best gets Warwickshire moving

Apr 20, 2013: It has taken Chris Wright a while to find his feet in professional cricket. But he's clicked at Edgbaston. He took his best figures for the county as they steamrollered Durham on the final day

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Smiling Ambrose dashes Durham chances

Apr 19, 2013: Tim Ambrose said he was "enjoying cricket and enjoying life" after making a first century since opening up about his battle with depression

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Collingwood and Borthwick lead Durham to the light

Apr 18, 2013: Durham have made a habit of finding their way out of holes, perhaps it's a mining thing.

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, 1st day

Troughton helps Warwickshire edge day

Apr 17, 2013: Jim Troughton is a player whom those loosely following the county game might need reminding of. A mention of his name might provoke a double raised eyebrow

Essex v Gloucestershire, Chelmsford, 4th day

Klinger pleased with young Gloucestershire

Apr 13, 2013: Both Essex and Gloucestershire will hope that their share of the Australian invasion of county cricket has a profound effect on their seasons

Essex v Gloucestershire, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Westley shows talent remains at Essex

Apr 12, 2013: A recurring theme has developed at Essex with several young, talented players only flourishing after they've moved on from Chelmsford

Essex v Gloucestershire, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Gloucs glass Fuller after late strikes

Apr 11, 2013: Gloucestershire put themselves on the path to redemption after two wickets late on the second day gave them control at Chelmsford after they had declared their first innings on 409

Essex v Gloucestershire, Chelmsford, 1st day

Mahmood left out but Essex bowlers still toil

Apr 10, 2013: Saj Mahmood was left of Essex's first match of the season but Gloucestershire's unbroken, fourth-wicket partnership of 229 carried the day

County news

Now or never again for Rogers

Apr 8, 2013: Chris Rogers remains hopeful of a recall to the Australian Test side but realises county success may be a more realistic aim for 2013

New Zealand v England, 3rd ODI, Auckland

Finn leads England to series win

Feb 23, 2013: Steven Finn took three wickets as England comfortably won the deciding ODI to claim the series against New Zealand 2-1

England news

Rankin hopes to reach Test heights

Feb 21, 2013: Being big and bad has helped many bowlers to a successful Test career and Boyd Rankin hopes his main selling points can help him become the next

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