National League Division One, 2004 news from Cricinfo.com

Smith hundred can't keep Kent up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Northamptonshire clung on to their top-division status with a last-gasp win at Canterbury which sentenced Kent - and the four-day county champions Warwickshire - to second-division cricket in next year's totesport League

Hampshire stay up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire ended their totesport League season in style at the Rose Bowl, overhauling Gloucestershire's competitive total of 230 for 6 with three balls to spare

Champions Surrey are relegated

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On another day of rain interruptions and run-rate calculations, Surrey - the defending National League champions - lost out to Northants, a defeat that condemned them to relegation

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

Glamorgan claim third one-day title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Robert Croft, whose 106 set up the victory over Lancashire on Sunday that sealed the National League title for Glamorgan, has expressed his delight at winning the title with three games to spare, giving Glamorgan time to focus on the County

Scotland fall short in thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In today's round of National League matches, Graham Napier picked up four quick wickets to send Kent crashing to a 35-run defeat to Essex at Colchester

Croft powers Glamorgan to the title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In today's round of National League matches, Glamorgan clinched the title for the second time in three years after Robert Croft's 106 set up a five-wicket win over Lancashire in front of a capacity crowd at the Rhos on Sea ground

Grant Flower to join his brother at Essex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Grant Flower, the former Zimbabwean batsman, has agreed to join Essex from next season

Collingwood takes Durham to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the three National League matches played, there were convincing wins for Gloucestershire, Durham and Sussex

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

Mike Hussey hurries Gloucestershire to easy win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In today's round of National League matches, an unbeaten 107 from Mike Hussey helped Gloucestershire to a six-wicket win against Kent in the only Division One clash of the day

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

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

Hampshire win after Mascarenhas heroics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Warne and Shaun Udal combined to send Kent spinning to defeat against Hampshire in their National League game at Canterbury last night

Hollioake guides Surrey to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of National League matches, Surrey managed a close - and crucial - win against Kent by four wickets with Adam Hollioake guiding them to victory with an unbeaten 41

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

Essex sign Adams as second overseas player

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex have signed Andre Adams, the New Zealand allrounder, as their second overseas player for the remainder of the season

White and Roberts topple Glamorgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of National League matches, Glamorgan stayed top of the table despite going down by 17 runs against Northamptonshire

Spearman helps Gloucestershire to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rain affected several games in the latest round of National League games, with the matches between Kent and Essex, Scotland and Sussex, and Durham and Leicestershire all called off with no result

Essex held to dramatic tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex and Gloucestershire fought out a thrilling tie in their National League day-night clash at Chelmsford on Monday

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

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

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

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

Knight secures Warwickshire win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of National League games, a lightning-fast 92 from Nick Knight meant that Lancashire were chasing 310 at Edgbaston

Scotland give Derbyshire a scare

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Derbyshire ran into trouble against Scotland in the National League, making only 182 in their innings at Derby

Hall helps Worcestershire to easy win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Hall picked up four cheap wickets as Worcestershire ran through Leicestershire to win by 124 runs at Oakham School Ground

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

Wharf hat-trick keeps Glamorgan on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A hat-trick from Alex Wharf cemented Glamorgan's position at the top of the first division table with a 13-run win over Warwickshire

Kasprowicz back from Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Kasprowicz, the Australian fast bowler, will be back on board for Glamorgan in their National League match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston tomorrow

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

Leicestershire inch past Sussex in thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brad Hodge unbeaten 154 outgunned Ian Ward's 136 in the outstanding match of the latest round of National League matches, as Leicestershire held out for a one-run victory over Sussex at Horsham.

Lancashire and Glamorgan set the pace

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire and Glamorgan maintained their 100 per cent records with straightforward wins over Hampshire and Essex, but Surrey are still waiting for their first win in any competition after going down to Gloucestershire, despite a fighting 73 from

Michael Dighton to step in for Clarke

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Dighton, the Australian first-class batsman, will join Hampshire as a temporary replacement for Michael Clarke

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

Surrey's crisis deepens ever further

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's miserable start to the season is rapidly taking on crisis proportions, and not even the return of their Test stars could save them from humiliation at the hands of Warwickshire

Elliott takes Glamorgan clear at the top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Glamorgan took advantage of Hampshire's inactivity to go top of Division One after their third win in three outings, while in Division Two Leicestershire also lead the way with a 100% record after three matches

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

Elliott takes Glamorgan clear at the top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warne and MacGill make winning moves

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of totesport League matches, Shane Warne was in winning form with the ball for Hampshire, while Stuart MacGill wrapped up Nottinghamshire's rout of Yorkshire

Warne leads Hawks to opening day victory at Edgbaston

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire Hawks' first match back in Division One of the totesport League resulted in an impressive 26-run victory over the Warwickshire Bears at a humid but cloudy Edgbaston on Sunday afternoon.

Sami takes six as Kent inch to one-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the opening round of totesport League matches, Mohammad Sami took 6 for 20 as Kent stcck past Gloucestershire by one run, while the defending champions, Surrey, were routed by Glamorgan at The Oval

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

Hawks take 14 for totesport League clash at Edgbaston

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire Hawks take 14 players to Edgbaston for Sunday's opening totesport League Division One clash with the Warwickshire Bears

County chiefs back change in structure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The majority of county chiefs are in favour of making changes to the current promotion and relegation system, according to a poll in the latest edition of The Wisden Cricketer magazine