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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The intensity of the cricket at the Castle Ground was in pleasing contrast to the serenity of the setting and both were appreciated by a large crowd https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277600/277666.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bell finished unbeaten on 145 as Warwickshire chased down 300 in a match featuring four individual centuries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262900/262942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith recorded his highest first-class score to help Hampshire to a hefty first innings for 548 for 6 declared against Lancashire at the Ageas Bow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214600/214611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1042875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stand-in Hampshire captain Will Smith sits on 99 overnight, one short of his first Specsavers County Championship century of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214600/214611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1042455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a round of barn-burning finishes, neither side at the Ageas Bowl wanted to be left out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/239700/239727.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1019109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1019109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1019109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With another English season approaching, George Dobell sat down with five stalwarts of the professional scene to chat about the latest changes in the county game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222800/222807.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/982645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/982645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-982645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire returned to winning ways in Group B of the Royal London Cup with a 23-run Duckworth-Lewis victory over Warwickshire in a rain-damaged contest at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213300/213325.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/906717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/906717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-906717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Chris Rushworth collected a magical six-wicket haul as Durham pushed their superiority on day three at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212500/212565.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/901491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/901491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-901491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire bowler Joe Leach celebrated his best match figures but Will Smith and Adam Wheater's fifties saved the game for Hampshire as the sides drew at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214100/214155.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/884027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/884027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-884027 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire are safely over the penultimate fence but dragged their hind legs through it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/193900/193993.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/782107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/782107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-782107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jimmy Adams and Will Smith played key roles as Hampshire clung on for a two-run win against Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161900/161977.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/754215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/754215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-754215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After their blip against Glamorgan last week Hampshire were back to their formidable best at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186000/186057.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-747269 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Will Smith is dead' is one of the great hoaxes of the Internet. He has been misreported to have died in surgery in the United States and in a fall in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183500/183553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/738395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/738395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-738395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith could take over the Hampshire captaincy after signing a two-year deal at the Ageas Bowl following his controversial release by county champions Durham. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166500/166553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An extraordinary onslaught by Will Smith propelled Durham to a 133-run victory in their final Yorkshire Bank 40 match and ended a miserable five days for Surrey at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161900/161983.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/665933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/665933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-665933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith snapped a lean run with the bat as he made a century to lead a strong Durham reply on day two at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157500/157529.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/633216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/633216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-633216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith became Durham's first County Championship centurion of the season as the visitors enjoyed a productive against Somerset at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/565884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/565884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The large gathering of former Sussex players at Hove on Friday would not have been impressed by the efforts of the current crop to stave off defeat by County Championship title hopefuls Durham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scott Borthwick's maiden five-wicket haul revived Durham 's County Championship title challenge at Hove and deepened Sussex 's relegation fears https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alfonso Thomas marked his first County Championship appearance of the season with 4 for 62 as Durham were forced to follow-on by Somerset at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting hasn't been much fun at Edgbaston this year but, after several weeks of famine, it was time for a feast https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire fought back strongly in the final 80 minutes against Durham at Chester-le-Street, helped by an injury to Michael Di Venuto https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's captain, Will Smith, has tendered his resignation in the wake of his team's innings-and-62-run defeat against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115900/115924.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/459655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/459655.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-459655 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injury-hit Durham claimed top spot in Group C with a convincing win over Leicestershire Foxes in their Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/458315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/458315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The traditional curtain-raiser to the English domestic season begins on Monday as county champions Durham play MCC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103400/103451.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/453796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/453796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-453796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith, the Durham captain, believes his side have the belief to complete a hat-trick of Championship titles this season and are on the brink of a golden generation for the club https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/DB/082000/014968.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/453060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/453060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-453060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Championship action with promotion and relegation to still be decided, but the weather has so far played the main role https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425280 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Durham will celebrate their back-to-back Championship titles with a trip to Dublin after the season finishes, but first they want to complete their dominant campaign with two more victories https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108100/108193.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425067.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Ward reports from the first day between Nottinghamshire and Durham at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106000/106040.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/414530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/414530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-414530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Barring unusual happenings on the final day, it will be seen that this match was ultimately won and lost in the first session on the third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101900/101964.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-401110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith has been named Durham's new captain, replacing Dale Benkenstein who stepped down after leading the county to their first County Championship title in 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/378216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/378216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Benkenstein has confirmed he is unlikely to continue as Durham captain after leading them to their first County Championship title https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jeremy James reports on the second day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371130.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371130.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371130 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/368145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/368145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368145 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up of the County Championship action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/363010.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/363010.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363010 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Despite a delay of fifteen days, Durham romped to an easy win in their postponed quarter-final, beating Glamorgan by 44 runs to book the last place in Saturday's Twenty20 Finals Day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 A round-up of the County Championship action on July 17, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361546.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361546.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361546 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Kent secured a place in their first Lord's final since 1997 when they knocked out defending Friends Provident champions Durham, by 83 runs, in the semi-final at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-359721 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the end, it was a comfortable victory for Nottinghamshire, beating Durham at home by 23 runs. Following a dashing fifty from Samit Patel, Durham were still in the match until their middle-order collapsed during a crucial spell of spin bowling from Robe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353098 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT A round-up of the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith's first limited overs century powered Durham to the top of the North Conference as they completed a 143-run demolition of Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/296614.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/296614.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-296614 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident matches where Surrey and Nottinghamshire are among the sides to beat the weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/296159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/296159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-296159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/257039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/257039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-257039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Inspired by passionate hometown support, Nottinghamshire crushed the international all-stars of Surrey to book their place in the Twenty20 final against Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/247886.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/247886.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247886 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the two matches played on Sunday in the Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/212519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/212519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-212519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT News from the final day of the UCCE warm-up matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT