Frizzell County Championship Division One, 2004 news from Cricinfo.com

Jason Gallian awarded benefit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire announced that Jason Gallian has been awarded a benefit in 2005

Warwickshire player "fails drugs test"

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Warwickshire player is to appear before an ECB disciplinary panel on Monday (Sept 20) after reportedly failing a drugs test

A tale of the unexpected

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jenny Thompson presents a review of the 2004 county season

Yorkshire release Steve Kirby

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire have released Steve Kirby, the right-arm fast bowler, at his own request

Hooper and Loye secure a draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gary Keedy, Lancashire's left-arm spinner, picked up 7 for 132 on the final day at Old Trafford, but Gloucestershire, helped by a century from Chris Taylor, still made 289 to set Lancashire an improbable 290 to win

Lancashire's relegation finally confirmed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire's slim hopes of avoiding relegation final disappeared at a damp Old Trafford when an attempted hook from Andy Crook shortly after 4pm was held in the deep by Ian Fisher

Surrey move for Fleming

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is being widely reported that Surrey's bid to sign Stephen Fleming in 2005 are at an advanced stage

Lancashire stare into the abyss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire came within two wickets of defeating Worcestershire but the draw leaves them having to beat Gloucestershire in their final match - and they also need to get three more bonus points that their opponents

Knight: title caught us on the hop

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The only dampener on Warwickshire's delight at winning their first Championship since 1995 was the fact that the title was decided by events elsewhere rather than while they were on the field

Warwickshire secure the Championship after Sussex lose

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire have been crowned as the 2004 County Champions, after Sussex - the previous title-holders and the only team that could have caught them - slumped to defeat in a topsy-turvy encounter against Middlesex

Hegg feels the strain as Lancashire crumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As pre-season title favourites Lancashire slid closer to relegation with a 147-run defeat at home to Surrey, it was clear the strain was getting to Warren Hegg, their embattled captain

A good day for Scotsmen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Scotland ended their second season of National League cricket with an emphatic victory over Derbyshire at the Grange

Adams keen to continue at Sussex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

the enthusiasm of Chris Adams, in his eighth year as Sussex captain, remains undiminished, and he has ended speculation that he was about to stand down by telling the local newspaper that he is keen to continue - if he is wanted

Glamorgan on the verge of promotion after stunning win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the first division, a hundred from Ed Smith on the third day at Canterbury put Kent in an excellent position against Northants

Dominic Cork awarded Lancashire cap

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dominic Cork has been awarded his Lancashire county cap by the club's president, Sir Dennis Landau, in a brief ceremony on Wednesday morning at Old Trafford

Draws all round as the rain comes out on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Six matches, six draws: the weather certainly came out on top in the latest round of matches in the Frizzell County Championship

Martin Love signs for Northants

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Australian batsman, Martin Love, has signed a one-year contract to play for Northamptonshire in 2005

Smith and Harris stun Derbyshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Championship leaders Warwickshire's match at Bristol ended in a tame draw, with Mark Wagh and Jonathan Trott's half-centuries taking Warwickshire to 308 for 8 after Gloucestershire had amassed 592 for 8 declared thanks to Craig Spearman's 237

Smith resigns captaincy in mid-match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a move thought to be unprecedented in county cricket, Worcestershire's Ben Smith has resigned the county captaincy in the middle of a match

Price signs for Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ray Price, the Zimbabwean left-arm spinner, is the latest player to sign for an English county as a non-overseas player under the "Kolpack" ruling

Surrey thrive in the school atmosphere

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Is there a venue where you can get closer to your heroes than Whitgift School

Ramprakash teaches Lancashire a lesson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey took control on the second day at Whitgift School

Glamorgan secure draw despite Warne heroics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After Surrey and Sussex's wins yesterday, draws were the order of the day in Division One of the County Championship today, with Alex Loudon and Niall O'Brien guiding Kent to safety at Edgbaston as Kent were eventually bowled out for 420

Knight signs three-year extension

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nick Knight, currently in his 10th season with Warwickshire, has agreed to a three-year extension to his contract

Hollioake forced to quit Championship

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Hollioake, the former England allrounder, has been forced to stop playing four-day Championship cricket because of an ankle injury

Sussex spin to defeat against Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent eased to a comprehensive 236-run victory over Sussex on the fourth day at Canterbury, thanks to a penetrative spin assault from Min Patel and Alex Loudon

Surrey face relegation scrap

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Oval this season is not a happy place

Simon Jones snubbed by Glamorgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Simon Jones has been dealt a double snub by club and country

Northants notch up their first win of the season

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Hick and Andy Bichel led Worcestershire to a five-wicket victory against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham

Bevan set for Kent debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Bevan will become the latest in a long list of overseas players to play county cricket this season when he makes his Kent debut, against Middlesex at Southgate tomorrow

Mushtaq and Davis send Kent spinning

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the remaining two Championship matches, there was an early finish at Hove, where Sussex showed signs of last year's Championship winning form by polishing off Kent by an innings and 45 runs, while at Trent Bridge, Hampshire and Notts played out a

Middlesex scrape home despite Bichel's hundred

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Middlesex eased their Championship relegation worries with victory at New Road - but it was closer than they would have expected after reducing Worcester to 47 for 4 yesterday

Symonds ordered home by Australian board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Australian board has flexed its muscles again by ordering Andrew Symonds back from his stint with county side Kent to undergo treatment on an achilles injury

Middlesex to use McGrath sparingly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Middlesex have been told by the powers that be at Cricket Australia that Glenn McGrath must miss two Championship matches, including the current one at Worcester, and a one-day game

Spearman hints at England career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Craig Spearman, the former New Zealand batsman, may end up playing for England some time in the future

Northants look to Love and Rofe for cover

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Northants have signed two Australians for the remainder of the county season even though they won't be playing at the same time

Glamorgan extend their advantage

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a first-day washout, Usman Afzaal made up for lost time with an unbeaten 83, as Northampton reached the close on 257 for 5 against Lancashire in the first division of the Frizzell County Championship

Sussex slide to embarrassing defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Strange game, this cricket

Mushtaq keeps Sussex in the game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A contented crowd basked in a day's cricket at Arundel Castle that smacked distinctly of country-house knockabouts of the golden age

Knight faces lengthy lay-off after bad break

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nick Knight, the Warwickshire captain and former England batsman, faces at least a month out of action after breaking a bone in his right hand

Rain wreaks havoc

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The rain came back to wreak havoc on the final day of play in the latest round of the County Championship

Lewis mops up Sussex at a rainy Arundel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This was a grim day for Sussex

Knight shines on soggy final day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As if a featherbed of a pitch hadn't already killed off this match, the Warwickshire weather made doubly sure, as the heavens opened over Stratford-upon-Avon to curtail proceedings shortly after lunch

Loye century gives Lancashire a slender lead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A pre-lunch rain and hail storm meant that over three hours play were lost today as Lancashire continued their reply to Warwickshire's first-innings 499 at Stratford

Mongia makes an impressive county debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dinesh Mongia made a superb start to his short-term county stint with Lancashire, scoring an unbeaten 70 in a championship game against Warwickshire

Loye and Mongia lead the way for Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Stratford-upon-Avon ground today resembled a mix between a tempest and a midsummer day's dream as heavy rain forced the players off three times in between bright sunshine

Hayward ready to return for South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nantie Hayward, the South African fast bowler, has reconsidered his decision to quit international cricket, and has insisted he would like to play for South Africa again if selected

McGrath to fill in for Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Glenn McGrath, the Australian fast bowler, is to play for Middlesex for a month later this season

Wagh weighs in for Warwickshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century from Mark Wagh put Warwickshire in a dominant position on the first day against Lancashire at Stratford-upon-Avon

Notts wrap up victory despite Hassan's heroics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of the County Championship, rain had the final say in the majority of matches, although Derbyshire couldn't quite avoid an emphatic ten-wicket defeat at the hands of Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge

Streak keen to stay at Warwickshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwe Test player, is set to stay at Warwickshire for another two years

Lancashire sign Mongia on short-term deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire have snapped up Dinesh Mongia, the India batsman, on a short-term deal while Carl Hooper recovers from injury

Joyce replaces disappointing Shah

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Owais Shah has been replaced as Middlesex's vice-captain by Ed Joyce

Streak injury blow for Warwickshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Heath Streak, who took 13 wickets against Northamptonshire last week, will be out of action for three weeks with a pulled stomach muscle

Farrow and Harrity reprimanded by ECB

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jonathan Farrow and Mark Harrity, the two Worcestershire players, have been ticked off by the ECB after separate incidents during Worcestershire's second Xl game against Gloucestershire last week at Cheltenham

Spearman joins the elite

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

While his former New Zealand team-mates played for pride against England at Trent Bridge, Craig Spearman today broke the record for the highest first-class score by a Gloucestershire player

Streak's allround talent seals Warwicks win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of Championship matches, a record-breaking 341 from Craig Spearman set up a 10-wicket win for Gloucestershire over Middlesex, while 13 wickets from Heath Streak for Warwickshire helped his side beat Northants at Edgbaston

Middlesex go down fighting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Survival was the name of the game for Middlesex at Lord's today, but, despite a better effort from the middle order and tail second time round, their rearguard was in vain as Warwickshire kept their place on the top of Division One

Hutton gives Middlesex hope

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century from Ben Hutton, his first of the season, salvaged some respectability for Middlesex after two poor days, but the rest of the side will need to bat every bit as well as Hutton tomorrow if they are to salvage anything from this match

Hutton holds Middlesex together

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nick Knight: one of only five men to score 300 at Lord's © Getty Images

Knight joins an exclusive club

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

What a difference a change of innings and a few clouds can make

Easy pickings for Knight and Bell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire made the most of a placid pitch and some innocuous bowling to close the first day of their Championship match against Middlesex at Lord's on 348 for 1, with Nick Knight and Ian Bell both making hay - and hundreds - in the sunshine

Symonds swings Kent to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the final day of the latest round of Championship matches, there were wins for Kent, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, in Division One, while Yorkshire Glamorgan and Leicestershire also all recorded victories

Early end to Zaheer's county stint

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan's short county stint with Surrey has come to an early end

Bicknell takes 1000th first-class wicket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Martin Bicknell took his 1000th first-class wicket when he had Matthew Dennington caught behind by wicketkeeper Jonathan Batty on the final day of Surrey's Championship match against Kent at The Oval

Akram, Nash and Adnan disciplined by the ECB

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ECB has thrown the book at David Nash, the Middlesex wicketkeeper, Sussex's Mohammad Akram, and Hasan Adnan, the Derbyshire batsman, for undisciplined behaviour

Batty equals world record

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's captain Jon Batty equalled the world record of eight catches in a first-class innings in the County Championship match against Kent at The Oval

Adams completes his set of centuries

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Adams, the Sussex captain, joined an exclusive club today by scoring centuries against all 18 first-class counties

Ramprakash guides Surrey to their first win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the concluding day of the latest round of Championship matches, there were wins for Surrey, Notts and Glamorgan

Vandalism adds to Surrey's problems

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's season is in freefall on the field, and now they will have to review their security arrangements after vandals broke into The Oval on Thursday night and dug up a section of the outfield

Tempers fray away from the limelight

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

While the cricket world concentrated on the first Test at Lord's, a few miles to the south, one of domestic cricket's oldest rivalries was attracting an unforeseen outbreak of handbags at two paces

Injury hits Worcestershire's overseas stars

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Worcestershire could go into tomorrow's game against Warwickshire at Headingley without either of their overseas players

Zaheer joins Surrey as amateur

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan has joined Surrey as an unpaid amateur, and he made an instant impact as he blasted out two wickets in his first over

Sami skittles Northants to seal Kent win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent took over from Lancashire at the top of the County Championship, after Mohammad Sami produced another withering spell of hostile fast bowling to seal a 145-run victory over Northampton at Wantage Road

Key refuses to slide away into the shadows

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If at any time Rob Key felt drained or simply fed up of carting Northamptonshire's attack all over Wantage Road, the motivation to carry on was provided by the tannoy announcer

Sami sizzles as Kent take control

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In cricket-speak, Mohammad Sami's bowling is termed as

Symonds keeps Kent on the right path

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pair Andrew Symonds with a decent batting pitch at Northampton and the end result is fairly predictable

Sami skittles Northants as other matches end in stalemate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of County Championship matches, Kent beat Northants by 145 runs after Mohammad Sami ripped through the home team with 6 for 99

Hick and Smith punish Gloucestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the only tie of the latest round to start today, Graeme Hick and Ben Smith both scored centuries as Worcestershire piled up the runs against Gloucestershire

Hall hopeful of quick return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa's allrounder, Andrew Hall, is hoping to return to action for Worcestershire next week following a back spasm

Anderson and Keedy take Lancashire top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If there was doubt beforehand, there can be none now

Anderson and Hooper put Lancashire in command

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's amazing what a winter's rest can do for a jaded fast bowler

Players ready to revolt on overseas quotas

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A report in today's Times claims that the Professional Cricketers' Association is so angry with the decision to allow two overseas players per county in 2005 that its members are considering strike action

Loye lingers to give Lancashire hope

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the past decade or so, Lancashire have been one of the there-or-thereabouts teams of the County Championship

Breese's unbeaten ton takes Durham to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the final day of the latest round of Championship matches, there were wins for Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Durham, while Northants batted out a draw with Gloucestershire

Gough prepares for Essex debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Gough will make his debut for Essex, as the latest round of County Championship matches get underway

Counties reassert control in debate over the way ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ongoing battle over the way English domestic cricket should be run shifted back towards the counties and away from the England & Wales Cricket Board with the announcement that a county-dominated review group would look at the way ahead

Chilton and Law bat out the draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

'Thanks to the players for such a great contest,' said the PA as the teams retreated to the pavilion at 5.30pm

Lancashire opt for safety first

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire's batting today had spine, but their decision to go off for bad light did not

Strauss slices Middlesex on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Today was a pleasing performance for Middlesex, who triumphed with the bat on a day that began so gloomily that most of the MCC members had retreated into the long room, taking full advantage of their brand new see-through sightscreen

Derbyshire cling on despite Mascarenhas blitz

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There were draws across the board on the final day of the latest round of county matches, although some were more exciting than others

Keegan impresses on his big day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

You could see the damp in the pitch even from the removed heights of the NatWest gherkin

Jaques returns to county cricket with Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire have signed Phil Jaques, the Australian batsman, as a replacement for when Darren Lehmann is away on international duty

Kent push for third win in a row

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the latest round of County Championship matches, many counties should be strengthened by the return of their members of England's one-day squad, who fly home from the Caribbean tonight.

Leicestershire capitulate to Hampshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the final day of a rain-blighted round of County Championship matches, Hampshire pulled off an astonishing two-day innings victory over Leicestershire, thanks to a five-wicket haul for Dmitri Mascarenhas

Northamptonshire's financial scandal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Northamptonshire's honorary treasurer has resigned, and a former member of staff has been arrested and released on bail, after it was reported that a quarter-of-a-million pounds has gone missing from the county's reserves

Seamers take centre stage to sink Sussex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This mouth-watering game between last year's champions and this year's favourites ended in a booming win for the new pretenders

Graveney refuses to rule out Law's England prospects

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Graveney, England's chairman of selectors, has not ruled out the prospect of Stuart Law playing Test cricket for England

Seamers take centre stage to sink Sussex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This mouth-watering game between last year's champions and this year's favourites ended in a booming win for the new pretenders

Law rules, but Sussex stay in touch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Championship cricket at its best graced Hove today - and despite encountering Stuart Law in consummate and immoveable touch, Sussex are still in with a shout in this enthralling game