Northants v Leicestershire, Northampton, 4th day

Duckett debut fifty shows promise

May 18, 2013: Ben Duckett, Northants' 18-year-old wicketkeeper, made a fifty on first-class debut as the Division Two leaders drew with Leicestershire

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Surrey risk unravelling again

May 18, 2013: Five matches, no wins, two defeats: Surrey's season already has the feel of an expensive failure, a tale of over-inflated expectations

Kent v Worcestershire, Canterbury, 2nd day

Richardson's best skittles Kent

May 18, 2013: Veteran Alan Richardson bagged seven for 22, his best figures for Worcestershire, as Kent were skittled for 63 and lost in two days

Derbyshire v Sussex, Derby, 4th day

No hold-ups for Sussex victory

May 18, 2013: Steve Magoffin took a four-wicket haul as Sussex completed their second victory of the season and condemned Derbyshire to a fourth consecutive defeat

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Southee leads late rally after Root sparkles

May 18, 2013: Just as England appeared to have wrestled control away through a stand of 123 between Joe Root and Jonathan Trott, New Zealand surged back late in the day by taking 4 for 12

England in West Indies 2013-14

England return to scene of abandonment

May 18, 2013: England will return to the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua for the first time since their Test against West Indies in 2009 was abandoned after 10 balls

Kent v Worcestershire, Canterbury, 1st day

Richardson gives Worcs edge at Kent

May 17, 2013: The bottom two sides in the County Championship crossed swords at cloudy Canterbury where 14 wickets fell during a poor opening day's cricket between Kent and Worcestershire

Glamorgan v Essex, Cardiff, 3rd day

Walters' near miss gives Glamorgan hope

May 17, 2013: Stewart Walters fell two runs short of securing Glamorgan's first century of the season but they built a useful second-innings lead on the third day of their Division Two clash with Essex at Cardiff

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

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Fletcher burst rocks Surrey

May 17, 2013: Luke Fletcher helped reduce Surrey to 29 for 3 in pursuit of 259 after the Nottinghamshire batsmen had failed to build a bigger advantage

Derbyshire v Sussex, Derby, 3rd day

Familiar tale for struggling Derbys

May 17, 2013: Derbyshire are facing a fourth consecutive defeat after they closed the third day against Sussex only 11 runs ahead with three second-innings wickets standing.

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Yorkshire breach fortress Edgbaston

May 17, 2013: It has taken only five matches into the Division One season for Yorkshire to confound expectations and turn into serious title challengers

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Taylor wrests initiative despite Anderson's 300th

May 17, 2013: Sustained pressure with the ball and a brave counter-attacking innings from Ross Taylor meant that New Zealand continued to hold a slight advantage

Derbyshire v Sussex, Derby, 2nd day

Yardy ton pushes Sussex ahead

May 16, 2013: Michael Yardy hit an unbeaten ton as Sussex ended day two at Derbyshire 105 runs ahead with two wickets in hand.

Glamorgan v Essex, Cardiff, 2nd day

Bopara ton punishes Glamorgan

May 16, 2013: Ravi Bopara struck his first century of the season to put Essex in a strong position on the second day of their Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Fletcher fills Adams void for Notts

May 16, 2013:

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Patience in Rashid pays off

May 16, 2013: There have been times over the past few years when Yorkshire must have been close to losing patience with Adil Rashid but five years after making his Championship debut, the extra responsibility he has accepted appears to have transformed his cricket.

Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, 2nd day

Murtagh leaves Somerset begrumpled

May 16, 2013:

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

New Zealand straitjacket England on slow day

May 16, 2013: Although the scoreboard only read four wickets, New Zealand could be highly satisfied with the opening day of the series at Lord's having restricted England to a run-rate of two-an-over.

England in Australia 2013-14

Australia announce dates for home ODIs and T20s

May 16, 2013: Hobart will not host a Test or ODI next summer for the first time in 25 years after Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for its pared-back limited-overs fixtures against England