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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Glen Chapple, a limping Lancashire captain, sees a bright future for the county after they ended a 77-year wait for the County Championship title https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Centuries from Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie secured a draw for Hampshire at the Rose Bowl - and denied Warwickshire a first County Championship crown since 2004 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137140.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On another dramatic final day of a County Championship season Lancashire secured their first outright title since 1934 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137148.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532506.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham completed their eighth win of the season by beating Worcestershire by 151 runs 15 minutes after lunch at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137126.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532481.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532481.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532481 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex needed little more than an hour to wrap up victory in the County Championship over Nottinghamshire by an innings and five runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532468.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Nottinghamshire collapse left the hosts staring at defeat as Sussex took firm control of their County Championship meeting at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leaders Warwickshire closed in on their first County Championship title since 2004 on a day when an unbeaten century from Liam Dawson was not enough to prevent Hampshire being relegated https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137088.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The last time Lancashire won the County Championship outright, Adolf Hitler had just organised the Night of the Long Knives, Roosevelt had just launched the 'New Deal' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137095.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opener Karl Turner posted his maiden County Championship half-century as Nottinghamshire made a steady start in reply to Sussex's imposing first innings total at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532300.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A innings of 124 by Vikram Solanki helped guide Worcestershire to within a whisker of County Championship Division One safety before they collapsed from 255 for 3 to 288 all out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137057.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If anyone believed the Championship race was over after the first day of the final round of matches, their views must surely have been dispelled by day two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137056.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532298.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532298.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532298 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire and Warwickshire's relegation and promotion hopes still remain in the balance after an arduous second day's play in their County Championship Division One clash at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134900/134915.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamstring injuries are not known to be fatal to the individual that suffers them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137029.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532167.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532167.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532167 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex veteran Murray Goodwin hit his fourth County Championship hundred of the summer as the visitors reached 312 for 6 on day one against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Varun Chopra and Shivnarine Chanderpaul shared a third-wicket stand of 188 as Warwickshire assumed control of the County Championship Division One title race https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132061.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While Durham's County Championship title hopes drifted away on the remnants of Hurricane Katia, Worcestershire made virtually certain of Division One safety on the first day at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Edgbaston, Old Trafford or Chester-le-Street. Where will the Championship pennant be flying next season? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136882.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-532071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores, the Lancashire coach, believes left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan is already an international-class bowler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132600/132698.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex ensured their survival in Division One of next year's County Championship with a resounding 251-run win over Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's final day of the season was also their most successful as a glittering career-best performance from Ryan Sidebottom paved the way for an emphatic six-wicket victory over Somerset at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531907.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531907.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531907 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magical nine-wicket haul from Simon Kerrigan, the 22-year-old left-arm spinner, inspired Lancashire to a vital 222-run victory against Hampshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire moved to the top of the County Championship and into pole position to win the competition for the first time since 2004 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Yorkshire hovering on the brink of relegation, Ryan Sidebottom remained determined that his side would go down fighting on the third day of their County Championship clash with Somerset at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531807.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire will end the season peering over their shoulder with the nervousness of Dr Crippen's paperboy as they struggle to retain their Division One status https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Title-contenders Warwickshire remain on course for a ninth County Championship win of the season after defending champions Nottinghamshire collapsed at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's time to get the calculators out. The permutations throughout the penultimate round of Championship matches have been many and varied but now some numbers really need to be crunched https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134200/134252.1.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531798.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan Sidebottom produced a four-wicket burst before Yorkshire were frustrated by Somerset's 10th-wicket pair on day two of the rain-hit County Championship match at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire may well go on to avoid relegation this season, but goodness me, they are making life hard for themselves https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite the dank, damp September that has arrived spin could secure Lancashire a vital victory in the Championship race https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121400/121449.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531684.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531684.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531684 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jim Troughton ended his two-year century drought and Rikki Clarke flayed a toiling Nottinghamshire attack as Warwickshire dominated the second day of their County Championship match at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136882.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brutal batting from Jos Buttler wrenched the initiative away from Yorkshire on the rain-hit first day of their County Championship match against Somerset at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Perhaps it was nerves, perhaps it was weariness or perhaps it simply explained why both sides are embroiled in the relegation tussle, but the first day of this match was characterised by a succession of errors https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire were indebted to a gritty unbeaten 144 from their former captain Ian Westwood for sustaining their County Championship title challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136833.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire staged an excellent fight back to reach 337 for 7 against Hampshire with half-centuries for Glen Chapple and Tom Smith https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116300/116309.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's County Championship title ambitions have been kept alive by a 208-run victory against Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset's Championship title hopes are hanging by a thread after an innings and 61-run defeat to Hampshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire look all but doomed to relegation after bad light ultimately put paid to their slim hopes of forcing the win against Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116400/116453.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531072 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 Sean Ervine fell two short of a century as Hampshire cemented a winning position against Somerset on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Relegation-threatened Yorkshire stubbornly refused to buckle under pressure from County Championship title contenders Warwickshire at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alan Richardson bagged a six-wicket haul as Worcestershire boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation and dented Lancashire's title bid with a crushing 10-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136574.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another century by Shivnarine Chanderapaul further undermined Yorkshire's hold on Division One status and edged Warwickshire closer to the County Championship crown at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530768.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530768 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 Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry set a new Hampshire record with a second-wicket stand of 373 on the second day of the Championship match with Somerset at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham batsman Mark Stoneman enjoyed another red-letter day against Sussex to give his side a measure of control on the first day of the County Championship Division One match at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530556 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT Marcus Trescothick, the Somerset captain, is hopeful his season is not over after an injury to his right ankle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136430.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530586 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire will have to find another measure of the will to win that has served them so well in their quest for the Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136519.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stand-in captain Joe Sayers did his best to make up for the absence of Jacques Rudolph but familiar batting frailties left Yorkshire struggling on 254 for 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Murali Kartik hit his highest score for title-chasing Somerset after their depleted batting line-up had folded tamely but it was bottom side Hampshire in control following the opening day of the County Championship Division One clash at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516771.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516771.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516771 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire's Chris Wood smashed a quickfire half-century to help his side avoid any lingering risk of defeat against Worcestershire in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529979.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529979.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529979 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spin bowler Imran Tahir took five wickets but the battle between the bottom two sides in Division One moved firmly in Worcestershire's direction at the end of the third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An epic 193 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul, five wickets for Chris Wright and a superb all-round performance from Keith Barker sent Yorkshire crashing to defeat by an innings and 58 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire's experienced pace bowler Alan Richardson continued his domination of the Hampshire batting at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's attempt to regain the County Championship that they won in 2008 and 2009 may not be over but it has grown significantly more difficult after Nottinghamshire, sent them home with a third defeat in four matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136300/136358.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There had been some grumbling from club stalwarts when Warwickshire signed Shiv Chanderpaul, but today he justified the investment with a masterful century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Yorkshire go on to suffer relegation this year, they may well come to rue the opening day of this match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529277 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham, their title challenge under pressure after Lancashire knocked them off top spot last week, face a difficult task if they are to emerge from this match with a win after 2010 champions Nottinghamshire let it be known that while the Championship may https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136300/136343.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Title-chasing Durham kept Nottinghamshire under pressure on the first day at Trent Bridge despite a century from Alex Hales, but the loss of three top-order wickets dented their advantage https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529100 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire fell just short of an audacious attempt to secure victory over Sussex after being set 344 off a possible 54 overs in their County Championship match at Scarborough https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT However diligent their preparation and practice, Somerset cannot exert any control over rainfall that they feel afflicts the west country more than anywhere other than Old Trafford. A third severely interrupted day ensured that there was no time for their https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was with characteristic understatement that Ashley Giles summed up his Warwickshire side's performance with the phrase: "a bad day at the office". In truth, this may well prove to be the defining moment of his side's season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528822 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tom Smith took four wickets for just seven runs as Lancashire's bowlers took just 55 minutes to wrap up their vital 98-run victory over Worcestershire in their County Championship match at Blackpool https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528798.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire stepped off the pedal after working their way into a promising position on the third day of their County Championship match against Sussex at Scarborough, and a draw now looks like the most probable result https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andre Adams, swinging the ball into the bat at a deceptively gentle pace that could best be described as the slower side of medium, and seemingly occasionally reversing it to boot, enabled Nottinghamshire to bowl out Somerset for 177 in this rain-affected https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136162.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528722.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528722.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528722 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They may have gone into the season as one of the bookies favourites to suffer relegation but, going into the final four weeks of the season, Warwickshire are emerging as genuine title contenders https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three wickets for Gary Keedy in the final session of the day has left Lancashire the strong favourites to complete a vital victory over Worcestershire in their County Championship match at Blackpool https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Root scored a classic maiden first-class century to put Yorkshire back in the match on the second day of their County Championship clash against Sussex at Scarborough https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136144.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Root scored a classic maiden first-class century to put Yorkshire back in the match on the second day of their County Championship clash against Sussex at Scarborough https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528274.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528274.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528274 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset are at a serious disadvantage by comparison to the category A grounds in England on account of not having been given a grant by the ECB for a new drainage system at Taunton, according to their director of cricket, Brian Rose https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbroken 90-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Karl Brown and Steven Croft blunted Worcestershire's fightback and left Lancashire with a substantial advantage at the end of a sternly-contested second day of the County Championship match at https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528272 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent opening spell by Ryan Sidebottom got relegation-threatened Yorkshire off to a great start against Sussex before the visitors hit back on day one of their Championship match at Scarborough https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft's second successive century and some devastating new-ball bowling helped Lancashire seize control of their Championship match against Worcestershire at Blackpool https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All Somerset needed, at a time when Durham were not playing, was more rain. That, though, was exactly what they got at the County Ground, where play was restricted to just eight overs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire have been dealt a blow after their captain, Andrew Gale, was ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken wrist https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132700/132761.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Saeed Ajmal took 6 for 124 to bowl Worcestershire to their third County Championship victory of the season at Horsham, despite a brilliant 122 by Murray Goodwin for home side Sussex https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two bowlers who have been injured for most of the last two seasons helped Hampshire to their first Championship win of the season and inflicted a serious blow to Durham's title hopes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire gave themselves a chance of claiming their third Championship win of the season after they set Sussex 337 to win at Horsham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham skipper Phil Mustard will consider trying to do a deal with Hampshire's acting captain, Jimmy Adams, on the final day of the rain-ruined County Championship match at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527219.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527219.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527219 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second day of the County Championship match between leaders Durham and bottom club Hampshire at Chester-le-Street was washed out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A half-century from South African-born all-rounder Kirk Wernars failed to prevent Sussex from conceding a first innings lead of 25 on the second day of their County Championship Division One match against Worcestershire at Horsham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire squandered a decent position on the first day of their County Championship match at Sussex despite a debut half-century from teenager Aneesh Kapil https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The weather continues to disrupt Durham's bid for a third County Championship title in four years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nine months after due to a blood clot in his lung stalled his career Michael Carberry has posted 300 not out, a career-best, sharing a mammoth 523-run stand with Neil McK https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115000/115078.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526138.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526138.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526138 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie wrote themselves into the record books with a partnership of 523 as Hampshire's clash with fellow relegation candidates Yorkshire at the Rose Bowl ended in a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116600/116606.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham were unable to tempt Nottinghamshire into chasing a target of 272 in 58 overs and had to settle for a draw in their bid to succeed their visitors as County champions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Carberry put behind him nine months of illness trauma to score his first century of the season as Hampshire and Yorkshire ambled towards a high-scoring draw at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alfonso Thomas completed match figures of 10 for 88 as Somerset moved into the thick of the County Championship Division One title race with a nine-wicket victory over Sussex at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525946.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525946.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525946 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham were frustrated by the weather on day three at Chester-le-Street, where only 12.2 overs were bowled in the Championship leaders' Division One match against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire's match against Warwickshire at Liverpool ended in a draw, but only after a late flurry of wickets just failed to secure a dramatic victory for the home side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135655.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a day with two outstanding figures, one of them, unusually, a fielder. Steven Croft's first century for three years - only the second of the all-rounder's career in first-class cricket - had the most influence on the match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jos Buttler struck a superb 109-ball century to rescue Somerset on the second day of their County Championship match against Sussex at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England batsman Anthony McGrath scored a century for Yorkshire as bottom-placed Hampshire endured another miserable day in the field at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135614.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525870.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525870.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525870 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A superb unbeaten 133 by Nottinghamshire skipper Chris Read was finally upstaged by a six-wicket haul for Graham Onions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135618.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alfonso Thomas claimed 6 for 60 - his best figures in English first-class cricket - as Sussex were bowled out for 245 by Somerset on the opening day of the County Championship match at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Rudolph came within a run of celebrating his return to the Yorkshire ranks with a century as bottom-placed Hampshire endured another difficult day at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135500/135590.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525724.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525724.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525724 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Di Venuto's 132 held Durham together as the County Championship leaders reached 272 for 7 on the first day against Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135500/135591.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Maybe it is Warwickshire, not Lancashire, who are the team most likely to foil Durham's bid to reclaim the County Championship title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135500/135568.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/525620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/525620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset stepped up their challenge for the Division One title in the County Championship with victory by an innings and eight runs after polishing off Worcestershire for 95 at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT