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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Offspinner took 51 wickets in title-winning 2016 season but fell down Middlesex pecking order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/301900/301986.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1219843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1219843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1219843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood's final bow did not end in the victory Durham looked capable of producing, but his effect on the county will not be easily forgotten https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280700/280720.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1160865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner was loaned out by Middlesex after a poor season, but two wickets suggested he might yet lighten Hampshire's spin crisis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159000/159041.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner has a chance to discover some form after losing his Middlesex place to Ravi Patel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/259500/259507.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the day of the summer solstice, the reigning county champions have their first victory of summer. Yorkshire were not defeated so much as eviscerated https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252400/252475.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1105037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1105037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1105037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex were frustrated by a combination of bad light and lower-order resistance as Essex clung on for a draw in the Specsavers County Championship at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222000/222017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1094429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1094429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1094429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Lions face a long battle for survival on the final day in Dambulla as Sri Lanka A seek a victory that would tie the series, but all Ollie Rayner wanted was a long night's sleep https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/259500/259507.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1084506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1084506.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1084506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite being the leading English-qualified spinner in the 2016 season there was no place for Jack Leach in England's touring squad but there remains a chance that could change https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/249400/249487.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1064160.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1064160.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1064160 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Westwood's controversial run-out changed the course of the day, perhaps the match and may yet be seen as a critical moment in the destiny of this season's Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251400/251493.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1053083.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1053083.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1053083 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Graham Onions chipped Ollie Rayner to midwicket, Middlesex were able to toast their first Championship victory at Lord's this season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246100/246185.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1046445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Franklin and Ollie Rayner made for an unlikely pair of destroyers. But together they turned the game, as Durham's 74 for 0 became 74 for 4 in 17 crushing deliveries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212500/212511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1045689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1045689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1045689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex produced an excellent all-round performance to beat Kent by 87 runs at Radlett and pick up their first victory in this year's Royal London Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/192600/192637.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/905363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/905363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-905363 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner picked up three wickets to go with a half-century as Middlesex closed in on victory at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212500/212511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/892707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/892707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-892707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner, the Middlesex spinner, has been officially added to the England Lions touring party, with Simon Kerrigan unable to travel to Sri Lanka due to a back injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166653.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/711879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/711879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-711879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex's offspinning allrounder Ollie Rayner has been put on standby for the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka after concerns emerged about Simon Kerrigan's fitness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166649.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/710035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/710035.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-710035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The similarities between Ollie Rayner and Jim Laker are not, at first glance, obvious but on the ground that England's greatest offspinner called home for many years, Rayner produced a more than passable impression. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166649.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668889.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668889.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668889 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It may have come too late to revive Middlesex's title prospects, but Ollie Rayner's career-best haul could well have hammered a nail in the coffin of Surrey's Division One survival hopes. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159000/159041.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After bloodying the noses of Sussex two weeks ago, Derbyshire have the chance to ruin the hopes of another Championship challenger as they enter the final day of their clash with Middlesex needing eight wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159000/159041.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/664495.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/664495.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664495 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT After a difficult time at Sussex, Ollie Rayner claimed a maiden five-wicket haul for his new county, Middlesex, to put them on course for victory at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159000/159041.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/639647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/639647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-639647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex's unbeaten start to the County Championship looks to be coming to an end in rather bitter fashion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157300/157342.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/639357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/639357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-639357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner's debut as a first-class cricketer brought with it membership of a fairly exclusive club when he made a century against the touring Sri Lankans at Hove in May 2006. Now he can proudly wear the metaphorical tie of another after completing his https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145527.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564487.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564487.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564487 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamie Dalrymple's return to Middlesex has proved short-lived as he and the county have chosen to part ways https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/76600/76697.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/536021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/536021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex clinched the Second Division title with a five-wicket win over rock-bottom Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137135.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dawid Malan struck a brilliant century as Middlesex took control on the third day of their top-of-the-table clash against Northamptonshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner's carefully measured half-century gave Sussex a small but important first-innings advantage over Hampshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134900/134969.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex Sharks offspinner Ollie Rayner took 5 for 18, the third best Twenty20 bowling figures in the county's history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519079.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519079.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519079 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Cockbain made a career-best 72 as Gloucestershire kept themselves in with a chance of stopping Division Two leaders Middlesex registering a fourth successive win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-514108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex continued their impressive start to the season when half-centuries from Gareth Berg and Ollie Rayner carried them to a thrilling three-wicket victory at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sussex offspinner Ollie Rayner has joined Middlesex on loan for the start of the 2011 domestic season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/499448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/499448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's hopes of putting County Championship Division Two leaders Sussex under pressure were frustrated by the weather at Guildford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Tremlett picked up figures of 4 for 32 but County Championship debutant Will Adkin dug Sussex out of a hole with a gutsy 45 on a disappointing first day for the Second Division leaders against Surrey at Guildford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120400/120427.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471794.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471794.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471794 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alex Wakely's half-century helped Northamptonshire to a thrilling three-wicket victory over Championship leaders Sussex on day three at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex extended their unbeaten record to three matches after skittling Surrey inside 16 overs for a paltry 67 to win the first county head-to-head in Dubai by 34 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/452772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/452772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-452772 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Golden-armed spells by winter recruit James Anyon and offspinner Ollie Rayner helped Sussex maintain their 100 percent record with a 53-run victory over the Emerging Cape Cobras https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/452634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/452634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-452634 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner, the Sussex offspinner, has joined the Zimbabwe domestic side Mid West Rhinos for their Twenty20 competition https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/447421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/447421.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phillip Hughes and Ricky Ponting made amends for modest first-innings returns with polished half-centuries, but Australia's optimism was somewhat tempered by a shaky middle-order display against Sussex's slow bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105200/105263.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/410628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/410628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Rayner, the Sussex offspinner, has signed a new two-year contract with the club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/373921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/373921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-373921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the first day of the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/363846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/363846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363846 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT A round-up of the County Championship action on July 19, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361736.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361736.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361736 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up of the County Championship action on July 18, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361609 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Sussex are probably fed up of watching Stuart Law bat on their home patch. His masterful 156, which pushed Lancashire to a valuable lead of 129 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/358774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/358774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-358774 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Offspinner Ollie Rayner took 5 for 68, his first five-wicket haul, to give Sussex hope of enforcing a win over Sri Lanka A, but the tourists eked out 191 for 8 as the match ended in a draw https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/303084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/303084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-303084 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT James Kirtley's four wickets and three more from Ollie Rayner helped Sussex bowl out Sri Lanka A for 225 on the first day at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/302761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/302761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-302761 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Lasith Malinga took five wickets to stake his claim for a place in the second Test at Edgbaston, but the Sri Lankans were held up by a century on first-class debut from Oliver Rayner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT