County Championship Division One, 2008 news from Cricinfo.com

Benkenstein ready to move aside

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

Durham title coach's 'proudest' moment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Helping Durham clinch their maiden County Championship title is the "proudest achievement" of his career, says Geoff Cook, the head coach

Nottinghamshire sent crashing to painful defeat

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Nottinghamshire's Championship hopes were finally extinguished at 3.57 when Charlie Shreck struck a catch to backward point and Hampshire completed a massive 203-run victory

Goodwin and Rashid bask in the sun

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Martin Williamson reports on the final day of the Championship clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Thorp secures Durham's maiden title

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Durham marched towards their first County Championship title with a thumping innings-and-71-run victory against Kent at Canterbury

Read found pitch 'depressing'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read bemoaned Nottinghamshire's home conditions after the 203-run defeat against Hampshire finally ended their Championship hopes

Adams refuses to be drawn on his future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Adams refused to comment on speculation that he was set to retire, saying he 'hoped to remain at the club in some capacity' next season

Harmison basks in Durham's glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not even a cracked wrist, courtesy of a Geraint Jones cut shot, could deny Steve Harmison his moment of glory with Durham

Lancashire ease to eight-wicket win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire cantered to an eight-wicket victory at Taunton with Mark Chilton falling three short of his second century of the season

Sussex follow on despite Nash hundred

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew Miller reports on the third day of the Championship relegation clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Thorp boosts Durham's title hopes

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jeremy James reports on the third day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury

Nottinghamshire's grip slowly loosens

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the third day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Key fined for 'Muppet' outburst

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Robert Key has been fined £1250 and reprimanded by the ECB following comments he made about the board's pitch inspectors during Kent's Championship match with Durham

Keedy ends Somerset's chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the third day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Wainwright century leaves Sussex in the mire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew Miller reports on the second day of the Championship relegation clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Di Venuto and Smith help rekindle Durham's dream

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jeremy James reports on the second day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury

Somerset struggle to make title claim

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the second day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Tahir leaves Notts' hopes in the balance

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the second day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Harmison puts the skids under Kent

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

We report on the first day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury

Sami leaves Yorkshire under a cloud

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew Miller reports on the first day of the Championship relegation clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Trego keeps Somerset fighting

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the first day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Pattinson and Shreck double-act strikes again

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the first day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Nottinghamshire hold edge in title race

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Four teams can still claim the Championship going into the final round, and another four are battling to avoid the drop. That's not bad for a nine-team division

Gough bows out of first-class cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Gough's first-class career is officially over after he was left out of Yorkshire's squad for their must-win encounter against Sussex at Hove on Thursday

Gough ready to call it a day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Gough, the former England fast bowler, has cast doubt over his availability for Yorkshire's final match of the county season

Salisbury earns Warwickshire promotion

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the final day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

Battling teams fail to force result

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the fourth day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Middlesex wrap up eight-wicket win

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the third day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

McGrath and Rudolph thwart Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the third day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Chapple completes stunning Lancashire victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire supporters were dancing on the outfield at Aigburth after their team completed a stunning turnaround, sealing a 70-run victory against Kent to give them a serious chance of avoiding relegation

Notts reach the summit after Surrey rout

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey were all set to finish a disastrous season on a fittingly flat note, but for Nottinghamshire a glorious finale could yet arrive against Hampshire at Trent Bridge next week

Alan Butcher pays for Surrey's failure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher is, as expected, believed to have paid the price for Surrey's dismal season and been removed as the county's coach

Six-gun Nannes routs Worcestershire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the second day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

Blackwell century powers Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the second day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Law fights but Lancashire face defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stuart Law's 79 kept Lancashire just about alive against Kent, but they only lead by 131 with three wickets remaining at Aigburth

Wagh and Patel feast on doomed Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's relegation was finally made official during a morning where The Oval looked more like the set of Casualty than a cricket field

Essex keep promotion hopes alive

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

Jones fires after Lancashire slump

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After taking advantage of a damp pitch Kent are already ahead at Aigburth after dispatching Lancashire for 107 before Geraint Jones almost matched it on his own

Somerset make most of truncated day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the first day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Butcher admits to Surrey's failings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Butcher has said that Surrey's relegation, which is almost certain to be confirmed at The Oval in the next day or so, is not something that will be mourned by many outside the club

Dexter rejects three-year deal with Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Neil Dexter has turned down the offer of a new three-year with Kent,

Hampshire lose Tahir for final match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire will be without Imran Tahir, the legspinner, for their crucial final Championship match against Nottinghamshire starting on September 24

Rain hits promotion hopes

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action as rain hits division two

Alan Butcher faces uncertain future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey lunged further towards relegation with their innings-and-122-run defeat against Hampshire at The Oval leaving Alan Butcher, the coach, looking increasingly vulnerable

Langer shines but weather wins

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports on the fourth day's play between Somerset and Durham at Taunton

Hampshire top after crushing win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For a few days at least Hampshire are top of the Championship after a crushing innings-and-122-run victory against almost-relegated Surrey at The Oval

Bopara shows form for Essex

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Tahir and Tomlinson wreck Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey are in danger of the rare achievement of finishing a Championship match with no points after they collapsed in the face of Hampshire's sizeable total

Chanderpaul and Di Venuto turn the screw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports on the third day's play between Somerset and Durham at Taunton

Northamptonshire speed to 300

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Surrey left looking broken and beaten

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even if there are any Surrey supporters clinging to the hope of top division cricket next year, the players appear to have resigned themselves to the inevitable after Nic Pothas' second century of the season, and Dimitri Mascarenhas' 99, lifted Hampshire

Harmison puts Durham on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first playing day of this crucial match between numbers two and three in the Division One table - neither of whom have won the championship before - went rather in favour of the visitors

Shoaib strikes on Surrey debut

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

After clocking up plenty of air miles between the UK and Asia, Shoaib Akhtar struck on his Surrey debut during a truncated opening day against Hampshire at The Oval

Shoaib named in Surrey squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has been included in Surrey's squad for their Championship match against Hampshire at The Oval after getting all his visa paperwork in order

Key and Denly dash in vain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent moved up to third in the Championship table after taking seven points from a rain-ruined draw against Surrey at Canterbury

An utterly damp squib

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches where rain wiped out play across most of the country

Shoaib to join Surrey on Sunday

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has sorted out his visa formalities and is expected to join county side Surrey on Sunday

Butcher still hopeful Shoaib will play

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey are still hopeful that Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, will be able to play their final two Championship matches of the season

Trego's aggression boosts Somerset

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Somerset fought back well on the second day against Nottinghamshire, with their lower order batting well to boost the total very usefully, and then seizing two of the home side's wickets before the close

Pattinson cuts through Somerset

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Nottinghamshire's opening bowlers enjoyed what little cricket was available on the first day against Somerset at Trent Bridge, cutting deep into the visitors' lineup. Darren Pattinson, though rather expensive, was the bowler of the day with three wickets

Visa scuppers Shoaib's Surrey plans

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has had to put his plans to join Surrey on hold after arriving in the UK without the proper visa. He has been forced to head back to Pakistan, but is still hopefully of joining the county once the paperwork is completed

Sussex swoop for Sami's services

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hot on the heels of Mushtaq Ahmed's retirement from county cricket, Sussex have swooped to sign another Pakistani, Mohammad Sami

Surrey keen on signing Shoaib

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey have expressed interest in signing Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, in their bid to avoid relegation

Nottinghamshire draw but go top of Division One

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Ervine hands Hampshire shock win over Durham

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Foster and Wright rout Leicestershire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Kaneria ruled out for six weeks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, will be out of action for six weeks after undergoing a finger surgery

Smith saves Durham as wickets tumble

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Mushtaq Ahmed quits county cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, has announced his retirement from county cricket due to persistent knee trouble

Tredwell and van Jaarsveld seal Kent win

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Denly and Joseph pile misery on Lancashire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Carberry and Lumb ensure draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset and Hampshire's rain-affected match ended in a draw

Joseph demolishes Lancashire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Kent take control against Lancashire and Essex suffer an injury blow to Danish Kaneria

Blackwell puts Somerset ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a full day's play - finally - Somerset enjoyed a good six hours and effectively shut Hampshire out of the match, going into the final day. Ian Blackwell hit a responsible rather than devastating century

Ramprakash altercation overshadows ton

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as the weather finally allows a decent amount of action

Lumb gives Hampshire cause for hope

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A fine fighting century by Michael Lumb boosted what would have been a rather poor Hampshire total on another rain-spoiled day at the Rose Bowl

Rainy day blues for Hampshire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

John Ward reports on the first day of the rain-affected match between Hampshire and Somerset in Southampton where Hampshire ended 113 for 4

Langeveldt and Hinds ruin Middlesex

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Derbyshire secure an impressive win against Middlesex and Mark Ramprakash scores a double century

Yorkshire end strongest in draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire finished the Roses match well on top, with Lancashire having to fight hard to avoid defeat, but it is inevitable that they will have a couple of regrets and 'what if' questions.

Kaneria spins out Warwickshire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Danish Kaneria takes six wickets and Marcus Trescothick hits another century

Gale and McGrath grind down Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A 215-run partnership, almost the equal of the entire Lancashire innings, kept Yorkshire in with a chance of winning the rain-affected Roses match at Old Trafford

Rogers holds firm for Derbyshire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches with very few matches escaping the damp weather

Croft holds up Yorkshire's progress

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Can a Roses match be won in two and a half days? Yorkshire will be hoping so, after a successful 64 overs in which they look eight wickets, before Steven Croft held them at bay with a fighting unbeaten fifty

Trescothick and Langer flay Surrey

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Terry quits as Hampshire manager

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Paul Terry, the Hampshire manager, has announced he will be leaving his role at the end of the season

Rain wipes out county programme

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as rain means only one match gets any play and confirms a host of draws

Tahir and Tomlinson crush Yorkshire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Durham and Hampshire collect important wins and the other counties are left looking at the weather forecast

Chapple gives Lancashire fight chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At 114 for 6, just four runs ahead and four second-innings wickets left Lancashire looked dead and buried soon after lunch on the third day of their match against Sussex

Durham sense victory after 23 wickets fall

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as 23 wickets tumble at Chester-le-Street, Adil Rashid bags a career-best haul and Simon Jones is again in the wickets

Nash gives Sussex crucial advantage

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Nash's maiden first-class century could not have come at a better time for Sussex.

Lancashire labour to Rayner and Lewry

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up from the first day of the latest Championship matches

Ramprakash joins the 100 club

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

With a forcing cut off David Wainwright for four, Mark Ramprakash finally became the 25th man in history to score 100 first-class hundreds when he notched three figures for Surrey against Yorkshire

Worcestershire go top in thumping win

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action

Five-star Croft spins Glamorgan to crushing win

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action

Solanki and Moore share record stand

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action

Broad answers England omission

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action

Ealham sends Nottinghamshire top

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action as Nottinghamshire go top of Division and Ravi Bopara leads Essex to victory

Lancashire and Hampshire set for tense final day

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action on July 24, 2008

Nottinghamshire scent victory

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Victory is in sight for Nottinghamshire who, having set Yorkshire an unlikely victory target of 403 after a dour batting effort of their own, reduced them to 107 for 4 by the close of the third day

Brown and Benham thwart Lancashire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action on July 23, 2008