England v NZ, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 1st day

Yorkshire warn against north-south split

May 24, 2013: Yorkshire have a new man at the helm and he is quickly confronting the challenges of hosting international cricket, but knows the club also has to help itself

England v NZ, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley

Pietersen shadow lingers over England

May 23, 2013: Headingley still evokes memories of Kevin Pietersen's 2012 outburst but it now offers a further audition for his post-reintegration understudies

New Zealand in England 2013

Root to the rescue for Yorkshire's coffers

May 22, 2013: Joe Root is not just the most exciting young England batsman around, this week he is also a marketing executive's dream

New Zealand in England 2013

McCullum to keep gloves at Leeds

May 22, 2013: Brendon McCullum is not the sort to shirk a challenge so when BJ Watling was ruled out of the second Test at Headingley he wasted little time in deciding to take up the gloves

Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, 3rd day

Murtagh and Middlesex prove title credentials

May 17, 2013: The last time Somerset lost a Championship match at Taunton, the ground rang to raucous Lancastrian celebrations. This time it was deserted as Middlesex unexpectedly escaped the showers to pull off a three-day victory

Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, 2nd day

Murtagh leaves Somerset begrumpled

May 16, 2013:

England v New Zealand, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley

NZ to manage Vettori workload

May 15, 2013: New Zealand have accepted they must manage the later stages of Daniel Vettori's career with care after he was ruled out of the Headingley Test

Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, 1st day

Overton outdoes the old 'uns

May 15, 2013: Jamie Overton's four wickets against Middlesex brought hope to Somerset supporters that their talented yet unfulfilled side will be replenished

England news

Team man Prior celebrates own success

May 13, 2013: Matt Prior has increasingly been hailed as England's ultimate team man, but for once he is celebrating an individual achievement. Prior has been named as England's cricketer of the year

Yorkshire v Somerset, Headingley, 1st day

Rashid proves agreeable for Yorkshire

May 7, 2013: Adil Rashid made an unbeaten hundred and proclaimed he and Yorkshire were 'getting along nicely' after a difficult period

England Lions v New Zealanders, Tour match, Grace Road

Root begins captaincy examination

May 7, 2013: His young features bely a grown-up temperament and steely focus that prompted England to test Joe Root's leadership credentials

Essex v Hampshire, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Napier steers Essex to priceless win

May 1, 2013: Graham Napier played one of his best innings to guide Essex over the line against Hampshire and provide coach Paul Grayson with some much-needed respite

Essex v Hampshire, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Essex look to Cook for assistance

Apr 30, 2013: Graham Napier gave Essex a first-innings lead with a lower-order half-century to put his side on top at Chelmsford

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

Magnificent Root secures stunning victory

Apr 27, 2013: Joe Root produced arguably the most substantial innings of his fledgling career to banish the pessimism that had fallen prematurely upon Yorkshire's season

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

Stoneman makes Bairstow pay for drop

Apr 26, 2013: Jonny Bairstow dropped a catch that proved costly as Mark Stoneman scored a hundred to leave Yorkshire a tough final day

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

Onions makes Yorkshire wince

Apr 25, 2013: Graham Onions claimed a five-wicket haul on a shortened day to hand Durham a useful 60-run lead over Yorkshire

Durham v Yorkshire, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Yorkshire full of Bresnan beans

Apr 24, 2013: Tim Bresnan took 4 for 41 on his first outing since elbow surgery but Phil Mustard's breezy 70 prevented Yorkshire taking full control

Australia news

Australia ask Hick to teach batting patience

Apr 21, 2013: Graeme Hick, one of the greatest batting enigmas in England's history, has been called up to sort out the mindsets of young Australia batsmen increasingly wedded to Twenty20 cricket.

England's vexed problem with the IPL

Apr 19, 2013: Can't love it, can't quite ignore it, and the fact that it is pitted against county cricket only confuses matters further

England

Chance to Shine takes on school cheats

Apr 15, 2013: Cheating in sport is rife among schoolchildren in England and Wales, according to a survey carried out by the MCC and The Cricket Foundation.

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