Specsavers County Championship Division One

Nottinghamshire put on brave face despite depleted roster

Apr 5, 2018: They have made the leap back up to Division One in the County Championship but the road to consolidating their place, let alone contesting the title, is not lacking in hurdles

PSL 2018

In the PSL, age is just a number

Mar 26, 2018: T20 icons, old warhorses and emerging superstars - all feature in ESPNcricinfo's team of the tournament

Rajshahi Kings v Chittagong Vikings, BPL 2017, Mirpur

Reece's 80* fleeces Rajshahi in Chittagong's final game

Dec 5, 2017: The win, however, could not help Chittagong on the points table, with the Vikings finishing the tournament last out of seven teams

New Zealand news

Wellington sign Samit Patel for Super Smash T20

Nov 23, 2017: The allrounder, who was in remarkable form for Nottinghamshire in the county season, will join the team after completing his stint in the BPL

England news

Patel and Sciver named players of the year

Oct 4, 2017: Jamie Porter also claimed two prizes after helping Essex to the County Championship title while James Anderson and Joe Root took the England awards

Who should England pick for the Ashes?

Sep 21, 2017: It is a task both easy and difficult. The unusual problem is that the difficult part is to do with key positions in the order

County cricket

'Hard work and a load of fun' - Moores on Nottinghamshire's success

Sep 3, 2017: Two years after his second exit as England coach, Peter Moores is once again flourishing in the domestic arena

Nottinghamshire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 Blast final, Edgbaston

Samit Patel continues hunt for England place

Sep 3, 2017: Admitting that he has been disappointed by the selectors overlooking him, the Nottinghamshire allrounder has announced his continuing desire to play international cricket again

Nottinghamshire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 Blast final, Edgbaston

Patel, Gurney lead Notts to maiden T20 title

Sep 2, 2017: Brendan Taylor and Samit Patel put on a Finals Day record 132-run stand that lifted Nottinghamshire away from trouble and towards a maiden T20 title

Nottinghamshire v Somerset, NatWest T20 Blast, Quarter-final, Trent Bridge

Notts overcame Hales controversy to return to Finals Day

Aug 24, 2017: The Trent Bridge quarter-final wasn't the runfest that may have been predicted as Notts' bowlers kept Somerset quiet then the middle order overcame a wobble

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Trent Bridge

Patel trumps Hain as Notts coast home

Aug 11, 2017: An unbeaten half century from Samit Patel helped Nottinghamshire strengthen their lead at the top of the North Group of the NatWest T20 Blast competition

Durham v Notts, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Chester-le-Street

Patel, Wessels star as Durham flop again

Jul 25, 2017: Durham are in danger of becoming the doormats of the north group in the NatWest T20 Blast after Nottinghamshire wiped the floor with them

MCC v Afghanistan, Lord's

Shapoor brightens Afghanistan's famous Lord's day

Jul 11, 2017: Shapoor Zadran gave the large contingent of Afghanistan fans plenty to cheer at Lord's during their historic first match at the ground before the weather closed in

Royal London Cup final

In-form Patel feels he has only just begun

Jun 29, 2017: Samit Patel's rich vein of form has left him wondering, at 32, if he is a better player than he ever imagined - not a bad mindset before a Lord's one-day final

Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Trent Bridge, Day 2

Patel and Pattinson put Leicestershire to the sword

Jun 20, 2017: Samit Patel produced his second double-century in consecutive matches before James Pattinson ripped through Leicestershire's batting with an explosive burst of genuinely fast bowling

Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Trent Bridge, Day 1

Patel's golden form exposes Leicestershire

Jun 19, 2017: Samit Patel continued to make the most of the richest vein of form of his career with another imperious innings on the first day against Leicestershire

Essex v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup semi-final, Chelmsford

One of the great games as Patel, Mullaney nail record chase

Jun 16, 2017: Essex were in the box seat after hundreds from Alastair Cook and Ryan ten Doeschate set Nottinghamshire 371 in the Royal London Cup semi-final, but hundreds in return from Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney won one of the great games with three balls left

Gloucestershire v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 3rd day

Patel's career-best swagger brightens drab encounter

Jun 10, 2017: Samit Patel has a career-best 257 to his name, moe runs than he has made all season, and a pleasure in an otherwise drab contest

Gloucestershire v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 2nd day

Pujara and Patel lay Nottinghamshire's foundations

Jun 10, 2017: After a tiring first day at Bristol, Nottinghamshire's bowlers had the pleasure of putting their feet up as their top order chipped away at a Gloucestershire total of 303 that required equal parts patience and graft.

Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Trent Brodge

Patel's ton pushes Nottinghamshire towards qualification

May 14, 2017: A century from Samit Patel helped propel Nottinghamshire into the knockout positions in the north group of the Royal London Cup