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(c)Cricinfo en-gb An unbeaten 41 from captain James Foster helped Essex bat out the final day of their Championship Division Two tie with Leicestershire and secure a draw at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/742761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/742761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-742761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire were the whipping boys too often last season, cast adrift at the foot of Division Two, to contemplate a more daring declaration on the final day against Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154100/154116.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/739127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/739127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-739127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Carberry's selection for the Ashes tour was greeted with a few suspicions but as the last of the summer wine was opened at the Ageas Bowl he again demonstrated why he is a solid selection https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167200/167285.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith finished with a career-best 177 as Essex clinched maximum batting points for the first time this season and took a firm grip at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith's first County Championship century for Essex guided the visitors into a strong position on the opening day against Gloucestershire at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166000/166035.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666449.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666449.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666449 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Klinger scored a fluent 92 as Gloucestershire got a monkey off their back with a six-wicket win over Worcestershire at Cheltenham. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/653483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/653483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-653483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex needed just 80 minutes to wrap up a ten-wicket win and condemn Sussex to their first defeat of the season in the County Championship. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120400/120438.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/653477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/653477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-653477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting hit a masterly 65, his highest score in the Friends Life t20, but it was not enough to prevent Essex from ending Surrey's run of four successive victories with an eight-wicket triumph https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162000/162035.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/651687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/651687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-651687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Grayson, the Essex coach, has admitted the 2011 season fell well below the club's expectations https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131300/131305.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/533171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/533171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-533171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Finn made light of the 120-mile drive from Nottingham and his late inclusion for Middlesex by taking a wicket with his third ball of the game as County Championship rivals Derbyshire were dismissed for 252 on the opening day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Martin Guptill's first century for Derbyshire set up a 31-run victory over Kent in the Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith hit a brilliant 130 as Derbyshire battled valiantly to stay in the game on the third day at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/510430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/510430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-510430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the Logan Cup, Zimbabwe's domestic first-class competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120400/120438.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/logan-10/content/story/492702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/logan-10/content/story/492702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fourth round of games from the MetBank Pro40 Championship in Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zdod-10/content/story/485055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zdod-10/content/story/485055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-485055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers, the Australia opening batsman, has stepped down as Derbyshire captain and handed the leadership to Greg Smith for the remainder of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119100/119168.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/472876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/472876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire allrounder Greg Smith took a career-best five-wicket haul as Northamptonshire were shot out for 201 on an opening day at Chesterfield dominated by the ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120400/120438.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471791.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471791.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471791 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire's County Championship clash against Derbyshire is evenly poised after the bottom-of-the-table visitors staged a spirited fightback on the third day at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/471121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith made his highest score for nearly two months to give Derbyshire a chance of a first Championship victory since late April at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/468621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/468621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite facing a second-string Leicestershire Pakistan failed to impress at Grace Road with their bowlers going through the motions in the end, not a good omen ahead of the Test series against Australia starting next week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112100/112135.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/466561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/466561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England batsman Ian Bell steered the Warwickshire Bears to a tense three wicket victory over the Derbyshire Falcons in a low scoring Friends Provident t20 game at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Harrison and Jack Brooks batted out the final 79 balls to help Northamptonshire hold on for an unlikely draw against Derbyshire in their County Championship clash at the County Ground https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith followed a career-best batting performance with four wickets as Glamorgan folded feebly to put Derbyshire in sight of victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan's satisfaction at removing Derbyshire batting star Chris Rogers cheaply melted in the spring sunshine as Greg Smith marked his 100th first-class innings with a century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102100/102162.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Buck underlined his promise with the best figures of his fledgling career to give Leicestershire the upper hand at Derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116243.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite all the changes at The Oval over the winter there was one very familiar sight on the second day against Derbyshire - Mark Ramprakash making effortless runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/455514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/455514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-455514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the eighth round of games from the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/449146.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/449146.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449146 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 A round-up from the Championship as the latest matches come to a close with Derbyshire notching victory against Surrey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401492.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401492.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-401492 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Nottinghamshire take strides towards victory and Essex wrap up a two-and-a-half day win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102671.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-401115 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up of the opening matches of the county season from Division Two of the Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102400/102459.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Danish Kaneria takes six wickets and Marcus Trescothick hits another century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365017 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/364023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/364023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364023 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Greg Smith, the Derbyshire allrounder, has signed a new two-year contract with the club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/361541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent attacking innings of 72 not out by Anthony McGrath was instrumental in leading Yorkshire to an 11-run victory against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354893.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354893.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354893 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the second day of Twenty20 Cup matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354570 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/256948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT