County Championship Division Two, 2006 news from Cricinfo.com

Clearing the decks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo's guide to the end-of-season county clearouts ... who won't be returning next summer

Durham complete a great escape

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the last day of the final round of County Championship matches

Durham on verge of great escape

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the third day of the final round of County Championship matches

Lehmann triple ton increases Durham woe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the second day of the final round of County Championship matches

Lehmann makes Durham suffer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the first day of the final round of County Championship matches

Championship race enters final stretch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Championship season enters its final round on Wednesday with Sussex and Lancashire chasing the main prize.

Cork special boosts Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Late wobble hurts Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Weather frustrates Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Lancashire frustrated by plodding Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Caddick disrupts Northants' flow

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Essex stay on promotion track

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT

Essex wrapped up an impressive victory over Derbyshire to keep them in the hunt for promotion

Pettini leads Essex charge

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

Essex continued to make all the running in their Championship clash against Derbyshire

Warne spins Hampshire home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Middlesex struggle despite Smith

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Mushtaq edges nervy Sussex home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Mushtaq takes Sussex ever closer to the title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Leicestershire rout Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leicestershire completed a clinical victory against Somerset, knocking them over for 148 to win convincingly by 190 runs

Pothas and Ervine deny Sussex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Rain hampers Sussex's title bid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Surrey clinch promotion at The Oval

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT

Surrey have bounced right back into Division One after riding roughshod over Glamorgan to complete a thumping 218-run victory inside three days and with it secure their return to the top flight after just one season

Goodwin blasts century for Sussex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Zaheer hopeful of returning to Worcester

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan, the Indian left-arm seamer, has said that he would like to continue his association with Worcestershire after enjoying a successful stint with the county side this season

Rain frustrates Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Sutcliffe ton leads Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Championship race hots up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This week signals the start to the run in of the County Championship. In the first division Sussex and Lancashire are tied at the top on 189 points

Broad's fab four can't prevent draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leicestershire made firmly sure of the draw at Northampton, declaring their second innings on 175 for 6, the third declaration of the match, to leave Northants an unassailable target of 338

Durham and Notts race home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Ealham fifty puts Kent on back foot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Lancashire level at top of table

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Warwickshire edge a thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Sussex storm to the top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Sussex power towards vital win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Lehmann saves Yorkshire with another hundred

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A superb 172 from Darren Lehmann took Yorkshire to the heights of 302 on the opening day of their encounter against Kent at Headingley

Wagh weighs in after Tremlett's six-wicket burst

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Waters restricts Somerset after Lett hits fifty on debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Warne's gamble nearly pays off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

White holds Somerset's hopes with unbeaten 197

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Surrey course to crushing victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Rogers on fire with triple-century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Sutton and Loye strike centuries

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Derbyshire make approach for Hick

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Derbyshire have made an approach for Graeme Hick

Lehmann strikes Roses ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Surrey win after eight from Kumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of of the latest action from the County Championship

Fleming guides Nottinghamshire home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of of the latest action from the County Championship

Law keeps Lancashire in touch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of Thursday's matches in the Championship

Shafayat leads Northants fight

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bilal Shafayat led a Northamptonshire fightback on the first day at The Oval with 91 after they had fallen to 183 for 6.

Sussex fight back against Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest matches in the Championship

Capel to replace Wessels at Northamptonshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Northamptonshire have announced that David Capel will replace Kepler Wessels as the club's coach for the remainder of the season

Hick offered new one-year deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Hick has been offered a new one-year contract by Worcestershire

County journeymen reap the rewards

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve James, the former Glamorgan and England opener, has revealed that the average salary for a county player is around £40,000

Mushtaq's five puts Sussex in control

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Yorkshire show little resistance to Hampshire's fire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Wessels and Northants part company

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kepler Wessels, Northamptonshire's director of cricket, has left the county by mutual consent

Middlesex routed by Onions

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Hussey run spree suits Notts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Mascarenhas runs through Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Mason's eight destroy Gloucestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Sussex thwarted by the weather

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Debutant Rashid spins Yorkshire fine victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Gale blows hot for Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Langer rewrites the record books

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Justin Langer's marathon innings for Somerset against Surrey at Guildford finally ended when he lofted Ian Salisbury to Neil Saker in front of the press tent at long-on

County attendances continue to slip

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A report in Sports Marketing Bulletin claims that while the ECB might be quick to herald the large crowds attending Twenty20 matches, that competition masks the underlying decline of people attending other forms of county cricket

Langer turns up the heat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An elegant double hundred from Justin Langer, backed by solid seventies by two 22-year-olds - Neil Edwards and Arul Suppiah - helped Somerset cruise to 442 for 2 on the first day of their match against Surrey at Guildford

Walker makes Flintoff sweat for wickets

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Hussey century defies Hampshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A magnificent, unbeaten 150 from David Hussey guided Nottinghamshire to an impressive draw against Hampshire

Gillespie moves into top gear for Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jason Gillespie finally showed his true colours with the ball as Yorkshire completed a 145-run win against Durham

Essex pull off unlikely win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest round of County Championship matches

Goodwin flays Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest round of County Championship matches

Joyce hundred powers Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the first day of the latest round of County Championship matches as it returns following the Twenty20

Yardy holds Sussex together

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the first day of the latest round of County Championship matches as it returns following the Twenty20

Sussex go top for a night

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from this week's County Championship matches

Thorp crushes Hampshire in style

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from this week's County Championship matches

Hick crosses off another landmark

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Hick scored the seven runs he needed to complete his 130th first-class hundred, moving ahead of Sir Len Hutton in the list of all-time century makers

Jaques double ton gives Worcestershire upperhand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from this week's County Championship matches

Marshall sustains thumb injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hamish Marshall, Gloucestershire's overseas player, will be out of action for three to four weeks due to a thumb injury

Birt blasts third century for Derbyshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from day one of this week's County Championship matches

Hampshire take control against Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from day one of this week's County Championship matches

Ganguly targets World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly has insisted that the Indian selectors will "have to" consider him for the 2007 World Cup

Kirby barred after beamer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Kirby, the Gloucestershire pace bowler, is in hot water with officials again after being ordered out the attack towards the end of the Championship match against Gloucestershire at Bristol

Nicholson and Panesar rout Glamorgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Brown and Clarke star in Surrey show

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Shreck and Zaheer cause havoc

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Jaques double sets up Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Phil Jaques cracked a blistering career-best 244 as Worcestershire hammered the Essex attack to all parts of Chelmsford in the County Championship

Kemp and Jaques flay bowlers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round up from the latest round of Championship matches

Daggett destroys Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from the County Championship

Salisbury wraps up Surrey's win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Salisbury took two wickets on the final day as Surrey wrapped up a convincing win against Leicestershire at The Oval

Hampshire and Middlesex power home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from the County Championship

Surrey on the brink

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey stand on the brink of their fourth Championship victory for the season after dominating Leicestershire for a third day at the Oval

Brown butchers Leicestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ally Brown rediscovered his touch for Surrey, as both he and Mark Butcher hit centuries to keep Surrey firmly in the driving seat against Leicestershire

Hampshire run rings around Notts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from the County Championship

Cosgrove slams Derbyshire with double-century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Cosgrove pounded the Derbyshire attack with a stunning unbeaten 233 at the County Ground to give Glamorgan firm control

Vaughan continues comeback with 99

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest county Championship matches as Lancashire storm to victory against Sussex and Michael Vaughan continues his return with 99

Clarke stitches up Leicestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rikki Clarke had the Midas touch today and he will be sorely hoping his performance will mean a golden ticket into England's one-day squad tomorrow

Mushtaq strikes back for Sussex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Gloucestershire make sure of the draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Phil Weston and Chris Taylor both struck half-centuries to make sure Gloucestershire drew a match which Worcestershire had dominated

Five-star Ali boosts Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kabir Ali took five wickets to give Worcestershire the upperhand against Gloucestershire at Bristol

Mushtaq mauls Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Vaughan and McGrath star for Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Sussex take charge despite defiant Shah

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches