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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Sussex retained their Pro40 title despite a heavy defeat to Worcestershire thanks to Durham's narrow victory against Somerset https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108800/108802.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire took second place, and a handsome prize, after victory over Sussex on the final day of the Championship season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426749 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT It may have been a miserable season, but Worcestershire at least restored a little pride after earning a draw against the champions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire's victory over Warwickshire yesterday meant that neither side had any prize-money to play for https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire completed a crushing win over Leicestershire to move into second place in Division Two, but now have to wait for the result at Derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108669.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426595 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A double-century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul ensured Durham will end the season as the only unbeaten side in the English first-class season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426597.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426597.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426597 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bad light, which wiped out the final 24 overs of the third day's play, almost certainly ended the already slight hopes of a definite result in this match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So far as Sussex were concerned, only pride was at stake. For Nottinghamshire, there was the not inconsiderable matter of £225,000 to be won as runners-up to Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108668.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Action from the final round of Championship matches where Northamptonshire continue to dominate Leicestershire and Division One survival is assured for Lancashire and Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108634.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426450 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT This time last year the New Road square was under several feet of foul flood water. Locals might have been forgiven for concluding there was more filth on it during the second day of this game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426449.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426449.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426449 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire have earned the right, almost at the last minute, to remain in the first division of the championship in 2010, and that was their main objective of this match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite the best efforts of their leading run-scorer, Chris Nash, Sussex found themselves consigned to relegation at about five to five on day two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108633.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When asked about the secret of Durham's success recently, the county's head coach, Geoff Cook, remarked upon the side's enjoyment of socialising together https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426281 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT All the action from the first day of the last round of Championship action as Northamptonshire boost their promotion hopes and Lancashire ease some relegation concerns https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426197 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT Sussex have good memories of this ground and against a Nottinghamshire side looking pretty ragged as the season closes it would not be a surprise were they to emerge with a win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the first session rather controversially lost to bad light, neither side could claim to have finished with a real advantage https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426195.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426195.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426195 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Hoggard took a hat-trick, scored vital runs and claimed a run out as Yorkshire earned a remarkable victory against Sussex, which means they are almost safe while Sussex lurching towards relegation https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425622 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT The sun shone for much of the day at Taunton, but it did not shine for Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All the latest Championship action as Essex secure a vital win with one ball to spare but Derbyshire are denied by Middlesex https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425547 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT The batting paradise at Taunton is not immune to insanity, and more than a whiff of it seemed to affect the Somerset batsmen on the third day against Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of all the Championship as points become ever more vital in the promotion and relegation race https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425443.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425443.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425443 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Worcestershire enjoyed another fairly good day at the County Ground in Taunton, with a monumental innings of 298 by Daryl Mitchell top of the list of individual performances https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425444 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kabir Ali is going nowhere without Worcestershire being paid £60,000 compensation insist the county's chief executive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/63800/63839.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/425399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/425399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425399 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 Against the bottom team in their division, Somerset bowled and fielded erratically and had to watch Darren Mitchell bat throughout the day for his maiden double-century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alan Richardson, the 34-year-old fast bowler, has signed up with Worcestershire for a two-year contract https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89400/89472.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425269 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/425199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kabir Ali has agreed a three-year deal with Hampshire, subject to negotiating his full release from Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/63900/63956.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/425176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/425176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 A round-up of the latest Championship action as Durham confirm their second title in style with an innings-and-52-run victory over Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108100/108172.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424732 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Durham set the seal on their retention of the County Championship with an overwhelming victory by an innings and 52 runs over their nearest challengers, Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108100/108193.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Championship action as Sussex continue to struggle, but Kent have no such problems in Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108000/108094.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424586 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT After failing to win any of their last seven Championship matches, Hampshire secured the victory they needed to lift them away from the relegation positions at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424584.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424584.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424584 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 2.15 p.m., Ali Brown pushed outside the off stump and edged a straight-forward catch to the wicketkeeper Phil Mustard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108000/108092.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship action as Warwickshire heap further pressure on Sussex and Kent give Middlesex a day to forget https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424408 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT It was, perhaps, fitting that Worcestershire's relegation should be clinched by another woeful batting performance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424406.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424406.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424406 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only an impossible amount of freakish cricket could possibly keep Durham from retaining the County Championship this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108000/108043.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424404.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424404.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424404 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship action as Kent move closer to promotion but Sussex make an uncertain start as they aim to avoid relegation https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424257 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT Events off the pitch continue to overshadow those on them at New Road. It has now emerged that Kabir Ali could yet remain a Worcestershire player after the club demanded a significant transfer fee for his services https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424331.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424331.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For Durham, it was a day where they moved inextricably towards the retaining the main prize. Their opening batsmen, led by Michael Di Venuto's outstanding double century, added 314 and put the Nottinghamshire bowlers to the sword https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108000/108005.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the sun beating down upon New Road, it is easy to believe that all is well with the world. Yet it was two teams haunted by the spectre of relegation that meet at Worcester https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham will retain the County Championship title - and collect £500,000 - if they gain 11 points from their match against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107006.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kabir Ali has been granted permission to talk to other counties between now and September 30, as Worcestershire's poor season on the field continues to be reflected off it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102300/102347.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship... https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423720 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship... https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423634 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT The predictable draw materialised before four o'clock on the final day, with the match almost as evenly balanced as was possible https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire, hit by floods, a small catchment area, recession and a changing world, are facing the greatest challenge in their history. Their future is uncertain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship... https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423511 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Not only did the side slip to the brink of an innings defeat against Warwickshire, but Worcestershire have also been hit by the shattering news that Kabir Ali has asked for permission to talk to other counties https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The situation at Old Trafford on the third day of this match was rendered almost farcical at times owing to the constantly changing and often very wet weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship as Durham are frustrated by the rain and Nottinghamshire make a good start against Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423380 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Another rain-interrupted day ended with Sussex perhaps the happier of the two sides, but probably not betting on eventual victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423378.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423378.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423378 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire always hoped that a fast bowler named Jones would lead their attack this season, but most supporters thought it would be former England seamer, Simon. Yet it was Richard Jones who produced a career-best performance in Warwickshire's first i https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107790.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the first day's play between Durham and Somerset at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107735.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423076 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/423023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/423023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day after England's Twenty20 match against Australia was abandoned due to poor run-ups at Old Trafford, Lancashire and Sussex rolled up their sleeves and got on with it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423007 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not only did Worcestershire break the golden rule of never inserting at Edgbaston, but they then produced a bowling performance so full of juicy half-volleys and succulent long-hops that Warwickshire were able to gorge themselves with gratitude https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107755.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423004 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the first day's play between Durham and Somerset at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422753.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422753.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422753 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422651.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422651 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT If a reluctant result was to be squeezed out of the final day on a flat pitch at Scarborough, somebody had to do something spectacular before lunch. But Yorkshire managed to drop three catches, and thus put an end to another fantasy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422541 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT The result may have frustrated both sides, but those fortunate enough to be at New Road for the final day of this Championship match enjoyed a thrilling game of cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89900/89951.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Wainwright and Gerard Brophy provided the latest occasion of Yorkshire's lower order bailing them out of a huge hole https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422542 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422400 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT It must have been with mixed feelings that Worcestershire supporters watched Steve Davies compile a polished half-century at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422435.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422435.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422435 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire limped to 100 for 7 as Sreesanth grabbed four wickets after Tim Ambrose hit an important century for Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107571.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422240 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT It was a frustrating day for Yorkshire as the 123rd Scarborough Festival opened under gloomy grey skies. They made all the running in just under an hour and a half, which was all the play permitted by the weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Rhodes declared himself "very much encouraged" as Worcestershire continued to have the best of their championship game against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was something fitting about the presence of scaffolding at the Diglis End of Worcestershire's New Road ground. Although it was only assembled to accommodate Sky's television cameras, its resemblance to a gallows seemed more in keeping with the mood https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/421221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/421221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421221 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420952 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Only 18.4 overs were possible on the third day of a match in which 906 runs have now been scored for the loss of just five wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite a fighting century by James Troughton, Durham predictably romped to victory in their home match against Warwickshire, with eight wickets to spare in the end https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420955.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420955.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420955 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420556 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT So many achievements were notched up that the talk was not so much of records broken but what to do about a Taunton square on which run-scoring has become even easier than in past seasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twice this season Chris Nash has achieved career-best scores - and twice he has done so against Somerset https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420449.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420449.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420449 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Benkenstein shone with both bat and ball, while the seamer Callum Thorp and batsmen Michael Di Venuto and Ian Blackwell also played major parts in Durham's success https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420372.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420372.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420372 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/420365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Chilton and Faf du Plessis guided Lancashire to a draw on the final day against Durham at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's demeanour throughout his second innings here had been that of a man determined not to waste an opportunity and if he was hoping to make the right impression on England's selectors he could not have chosen a better moment https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107058.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham spent the third day of this match batting themselves solidly, even stolidly, into a strong position, but some rather puzzling defensive tactics in the final session may prevent them from forcing victory on the final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107020.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419390 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just as several batsmen around the county circuit will have started to wonder whether a door into the England dressing room was beginning to open for them to be ushered through, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell - two leading contenders for the fifth Ashes Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107054.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not a good day for Ashley Giles in either of his jobs, as both Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott failed for Warwickshire on the second day against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Blackwell picked up 6 for 85 but Lancashire fought hard on the second day against Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107020.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship as Matt Mason takes seven for Worcestershire and Chris Rogers puts Derbyshire in command https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419200.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419200.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419200 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up form latest action in the County Championship as Rob Key hits 90 to further his England claims and Luke Wright bags another five-wicket haul https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419053 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT A comparatively rare "result" pitch and some fine spin bowling by Gary Keedy, who took six Durham wickets for 85 runs, forced Durham to struggle on their opening day at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Read may be yesterday's man in the eyes of the England selectors but he continues to offer proof that as a wicketkeeping all-rounder in the Championship he has no peers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106900/106999.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell, Alastair Cook, Graeme Swann and Graham Onions will play in the County Championship ahead of the Oval Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106900/106920.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/418803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/418803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418684.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418684.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418684 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the County Championship matches as Glamorgan and Gloucestershire secured impressive wins https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106882.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418473 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT There was something both magnificent and poignant about the sight of Marcus Trescothick butchering the bowling at Edgbaston on the final day of the Championship match against Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106857.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418341 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT He may have been surplus to demand in Leeds, but Jonathan Trott's worth to Warwickshire remains immense https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106700/106774.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the County Championship matches as Nottinghamshire close in on Sussex and Middlesex set up a victory chance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106700/106795.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418204.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418204.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418204 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Marcus Trescothick hit another century as Somerset made Warwickshire regret their decision to bowl first at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106805.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT