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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Darren Stevens hit a sumptuous unbeaten 205 to edge Kent over the line for a two-wicket Championship win and condemn champions Lancashire to their first defeat of the campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan rounded off the County Championship season with a convincing eight-wicket win over Gloucestershire on the final day of their Division Two encounter at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162000/162017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince became the first Lancashire batsman in 16 seasons to score a century in each innings of a match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167833.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was probably to be expected that Northamptonshire would suffer something of a hangover - literal or metaphorical - on the third day of this game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167829.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Coles finished with match figures of 10 for 154 as Hampshire crushed Essex by an innings and 31 runs soon after lunch on the third day at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Division Two champions Lancashire look set to finish the County Championship season unbeaten after strengthening their grip on their final match against Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167889.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674417 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Honours were left even at stumps on day two of Glamorgan's Championship Division Two clash with Gloucestershire at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120800/120809.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's funny season produced one final baffling episode as they meekly surrendered their chance of promotion at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's failure to secure the bonus points they required to stand any chance of overhauling them means that Northants are assured of promotion to Division One of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167827.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince hit an unbeaten 134 on a day of missed chances and milestones in Canterbury as Lancashire reached a respectable 269 for 8 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145862.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674109 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 Northants collected maximum batting points as their penultimate game of the season drifted to a draw - but events elsewhere made their day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164100/164161.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's hopes of winning promotion virtually came to an end when they could only draw their Championship Division Two match with Glamorgan at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire will have to wait for the coup de grace of their season after a tame draw at Bristol but the champagne moment arrived in a literal sense as they lifted the Division Two title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167500/167519.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire crashed to a 180-run defeat against Hampshire at Grace Road as the curtain came down on their miserable Championship Division Two campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167500/167523.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Refreshingly, no one at the County Ground made a secret of their interest in the game unfolding at Chelmsford between third-placed Essex and Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148941.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The champagne, or perhaps the sponsors' beer, is on ice at Bristol for Lancashire who are on the cusp of the Division Two title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162461.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only two hours of play were possible on the third day at Chelmsford but that proved to be enough time for Essex opener Jaik Mickleburgh to score his second Championship Division Two century of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162300/162377.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Refreshingly, no one at the County Ground made a secret of their interest in the game unfolding at Chelmsford between third-placed Essex and Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145776.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir and Jaik Mickleburgh got Essex off to a strong start in reply to Glamorgan's 322 on the second day at Chelmsford, a match they need to win to maintain their promotion challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160849.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Liam Dawson and James Vince both hit unbeaten centuries as Hampshire took a stranglehold on their game against Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167445.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672791.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672791.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672791 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "Shot Procy," came the cry from beyond the boundary. A phrase once so common in Gloucestershire but not heard since 1981 was revived on the second day at Bristol https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166000/166037.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex were frustrated by the weather and Glamorgan's third-wicket pair as they went in search of a victory at Chelmsford to keep alive their hopes of winning promotion. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162000/162017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Klinger, the Australian batsman, has turned down an offer to play for Gloucestershire as a domestic-qualified player https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 17.1 overs were possible as Northamptonshire began their penultimate match of an impressive season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165200/165215.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Cox responded to a vote of confidence with a career-best performance for Worcestershire in the draw with Hampshire at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160700/160733.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671681 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT In the end, the two hours that Mother Nature afforded Essex were not enough for them to secure the victory they deserved https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire may not have achieved promotion in the style they would have liked, but the hour-long wait to confirm their success completes a remarkable turnaround of fortunes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167200/167275.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are still only two possible victors in this match - Essex and the rain - but Sam Northeast, the great hope for the future in Canterbury, has given his side some hope of scraping a draw they barely deserve https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158900/158970.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671409 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Manchester's infamous rain may have delayed Lancashire's promotion celebrations but Simon Katich departs for a brighter climate this weekend content he has fully contributed to their successful return to Division One. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160600/160611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671399 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Hampshire made the most of the 90 minutes of play possible on the third day of their rain-interrupted Division Two meeting with Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156491.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Loan signing Matt Coles showcased his talent with both bat and ball as Hampshire put pressure on Worcestershire at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156800/156859.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sidelined for six matches during a key phase in Lancashire's promotion push, Paul Horton been prolific since his comeback and may now have played the innings that all but secures their return to Division One. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167103.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's trio of seam bowlers dove-tailed brilliantly to hound Kent out for 107 in their first innings and give them a chance to beat the weather that is forecast to shorten this match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120277.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670857 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Vince's third LV= County Championship century of the season saw Hampshire put themselves in a promising position on a rain-shortened first day New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156454.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670583.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670583.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670583 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is not often that the first day of a four-day game begins and ends under floodlights. But Owais Shah didn't seem to mind as he landed some telling blows for Essex on day where the September sun was second best. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670577.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670577 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire may have undergone a makeover of their Championship line-up but coach Peter Moores is confident their decision to blood more players will make them more competitive in Division One next summer. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166989.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB, had it decided to stick rigidly to the Laws of the game, could have ordered the umpires to bring this match to a close and to re-start this contest on the same pitch after one of the scorers was taken ill https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166400/166461.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-669093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jimmy Adams, 71 not out overnight, finished with the second double-century of this match as Hampshire batted their way past Northants first-innings score https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157894.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Northeast and Brendan Nash helped guide Kent to only their second County Championship win of the season with a seven-wicket victory over Glamorgan at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158900/158970.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Gidman became just the fifth Gloucestershire player to take 10 wickets and score a century in the same match as he almost single-handedly rolled Leicestershire over by an innings and 138 runs inside three days at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex wrapped up a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Worcestershire inside three days to keep their promotion hopes alive with 11 wickets in the match for 19-year-old Reece Topley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166619.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian seamer Michael Hogan recorded 6 for 65 as Glamorgan claimed a useful 220-run lead on day three against Kent at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135300/135374.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It seems not a day goes by that a former Essex academy product leaves the confines of Chelmsford to yield performances above and beyond anything they produced before https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166500/166543.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Gidman again proved himself a thorn in Leicestershire sides as Gloucestershire moved into a dominant position on the second day at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131300/131316.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire's 1973 Championship winning side admired the current crop of county cricketers as Rob Keogh made a double-century and Jimmy Adams reminded the locals of another famous left-hander that once played for the county https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157894.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For Northamptonshire, and more specifically Rob Keogh, this was quite a day. Invited to bat by Hampshire, they collapsed to 32 for 4 before Keogh, their 21-year-old middle order batsman, eked out a maiden century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166400/166461.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Will Gidman returned career-best bowling figures as Gloucestershire assumed the upper hand on the opening day against Leicestershire at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157885.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan batsman Ben Wright was the only man to reach a landmark as 15 wickets fell on the first day against Kent at the Swalec Stadium. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164900/164977.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex find themselves in a commanding position at Chelmsford, having bowled Worcestershire out for 102, their lowest score of the season, thanks to a career-best 6 for 29 from Reece Topley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166400/166457.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Roderick gave another demonstration of his batting talent with a second first-class century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156700/156711.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire kept their slim hopes of promotion alive with a nine-wicket victory against bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire in their Championship clash at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157300/157335.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificently enterprising 191-run eighth wicket partnership between Adam Wheater and Matt Coles kept Lancashire waiting until mid-afternoon for victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156470.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ned Eckersley inspired Leicestershire's fightback against Worcestershire in the Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156500/156539.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir struck his first century for Essex to help his side to a position of complete dominance against Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165389.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire closed in on victory after declaring their second innings 495 runs ahead and then removing seven Hampshire batsmen before the close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147200/147288.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667205.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667205.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667205 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Azharullah and Trent Copeland each took three wickets as Northamptonshire roared to victory over Glamorgan by an innings and 25 runs inside three days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157657.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667191.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/667191.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667191 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alan Richardson's hat-trick and Thilan Samaraweera's 99 gave Worcestershire the edge against Leicestershire at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157200/157263.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666837 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 The in-form David Willey produced another breathtaking innings on the second day of promotion-chasing Northamptonshire's match against Glamorgan. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165100/165193.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A week after his horrific Test debut against Australia, Simon Kerrigan began his fightback with Lancashire by starring with bat and ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165500/165537.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666793 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 Ned Eckersley hit his third Championship century of the season as Leicestershire recovered from a shaky start to reach 270 for 7 at stumps on the first day against Worcestershire at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156500/156539.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Luke Procter's fifth half-century in as many first-class matches gave Lancashire the edge on a first day of many tales at Southport https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166000/166037.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northants will have had better days than this. They were not at their best with the ball. The fact that they are still in a strong position speaks volumes of their season to date https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156419.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Coles, the England Lions allrounder, has joined Hampshire on loan until the end of the season from Kent, where he has refused to sign a new contract. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144471.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire moved closer to locking down the County Championship Division Two title by wrapping up a nine-wicket victory over Worcestershire at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160000/160097.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/665297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/665297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-665297 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Lancashire look poised to take another step towards promotion from the Division Two, despite the best efforts of Worcestershire batsman Moeen Ali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156413.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/665075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/665075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-665075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spinners Dean Cosker and Andrew Salter shared seven wickets as Glamorgan sealed their second Division Two victory of the season, beating Leicestershire by an innings and 37 runs at Swansea https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144800/144864.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664985 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A dogged career-best 152 not out by Gloucestershire's rookie wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick thwarted Kent's hopes of securing a three-day win in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158400/158424.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A half-century from Ned Eckersley and afternoon rain held up Glamorgan's pursuit of victory on the third day at Swansea. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156500/156539.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A dazzling century by Simon Katich helped power promotion-chasing Lancashire to the brink of a first-innings lead against Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145715.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As with all festival cricket all over the country, the future of cricket at Castle Park is not guaranteed, so the loss of the third day's play in Colchester was a cruel blow in such a dry summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158682.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Division Two promotion hopefuls Lancashire were frustrated by a fine century from Worcestershire's Moeen Ali at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165100/165111.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664441 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Murray Goodwin registered his fourth century of the season as Glamorgan scored 409 runs on day two match against Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162000/162017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Stevens recorded his fourth Championship century of the season as Kent piled on the runs against Division Two rivals Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 13 wickets fell on the opening day at Swansea, five of them to Australian Australian seamer Michael Hogan, who took 5 for 43 as Glamorgan dismissed Leicestershire cheaply before falling into their own difficulties https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156426.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664051 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Monty Panesar will not readily forget his debut for Essex. He was required to do so much bowling that he seemed to be on at both ends at once as Northamptonshire racked up 531 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165383.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664047 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Ben Harmison scored his second hundred of the season against Gloucestershire and Darren Stevens hit an unbeaten 98 as Kent recovered from a poor start to dominate the opening day of their Championship Divistion Two clash at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165385.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/663797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/663797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-663797 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan will be relieved after tying allrounder Jim Allenby to a long-term deal. He was considering his future having been out of contract at the end of the season but will now stay in Cardiff until 2017. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120800/120809.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/662569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/662569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-662569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex have signed India batsman Gautam Gambhir for the remainder of the season as they look to bring success to a turbulent campaign. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139000/139059.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/662549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/662549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-662549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Dent struck an unbeaten century as Gloucestershire's County Championship match against fellow promotion-chasers Northamptonshire at Wantage Road drifted to a tame draw. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162487.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-659343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Wood's first half-century of the season ensured Hampshire escaped with a draw and left Glamorgan still looking for their second win in the County Championship this term. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158900/158942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-659339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire's Tom Fell cruelly missed out on a maiden first-class century as the rain-wrecked Division Two fixture with Kent squelched to a draw at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659265.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659265.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-659265 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire completed the formalities on an innings-and-52-run victory over bottom side Leicestershire during the first 70 minutes of day four https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160000/160053.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/659229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-659229 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Sales' magnificent double-century helped Northamptonshire to a massive total on a rain-affected third day their Championship match against Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164100/164161.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658979.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658979.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658979 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Glover led some late Glamorgan batting aggression to put his side in a dominant position at the end of the third day of their Championship match with Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157601.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire could still get out of this match with a draw, something that seemed inconceivable at approximately 12.45pm on Sunday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136520.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire teenager Tom Fell again blunted Kent's hopes of continuing their recent improvement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161100/161145.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire's bowlers strengthened their grip on this contest during a day of injudicious batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147976.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Moeen Ali became the third player to reach 1,000 first-class runs for the season as Worcestershire struggled to get on terms with Kent at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156413.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Coetzer and David Sales both struck centuries as Northamptonshire's batsmen dominated the second day against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120400/120437.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658583.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658583.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658583 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Murray Goodwin showed he has lost none of his appetite for runs in his 41st year but the veteran was upstaged by Chris Cooke, 13 years his junior, as Glamorgan responded cautiously to Hampshire's first-innings total of 349 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159200/159211.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658581.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658581.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658581 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian pace bowler Michael Hogan took two late wickets to enable Glamorgan to finish on equal terms with Hampshire at the end of the first day at the Ageas Bowl. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161700/161795.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-657941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Luis Reece led his side's commanding first-day performance with a polished 85, his best score in the Championship in only his fifth appearance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160000/160097.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-657919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Marshall struck his fourth century of the season on an even first day at Northamptonshire. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158400/158422.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-657913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Harmison and Darren Stevens starred with the bat as Kent dodged another crisis in their luckless County Championship season against Worcestershire at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161700/161795.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-657905 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