Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, 2nd day

Kirby shows his worth for Somerset

May 5, 2011: Steve Kirby helped give Somerset a useful lead against Worcestershire with 4 for 64

Kent v Worcestershire, Clydesdale Bank 40, Canterbury

Kervezee and Solanki overcome Kent

May 1, 2011: Alexei Kervezee and Vikram Solanki both hit excellent half-centuries as Worcestershire beat Kent by six wickets in an entertaining Clydesdale Bank 40 game at Canterbury

ICC World Cup 2011

'I've wanted to play for England since the beginning'

Feb 21, 2011: Alexei Kervezee is one of the potential stars of the Netherlands' World Cup campaign. He spoke to George Dobell ahead of their tournament opener against England

The good, the bad, the ugly

Sep 19, 2010: In his final column of the 2010 season, George Dobell looks back over six months of action and hands out his awards

Lancashire v Worcestershire, Clydesdale Bank 40, Liverpool

Kervezee ton in vain as Lancashire win

Sep 4, 2010: A maiden half-century for Luke Procter carried Lancashire Lightning to an entertaining four-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Worcestershire Royals at Liverpool

Northamptonshire v Worcestershire, Northampton, 4th day

Rain forces a draw at Northampton

Aug 28, 2010: Two wickets from Northamptonshire captain Andrew Hall were not enough to secure victory against Worcestershire as yet more rain spoiled the final day of their County Championship encounter at Wantage Road

Worcestershire v Surrey, New Road, 3rd day

Kervezee and Shakib leave Surrey reeling

Aug 18, 2010: When Alexei Kervezee first appeared on the scene as a fresh-faced teenager, the coach, Ian Pont, remarked that there were 'shades of Graeme Hick' about him. The comments were roundly dismissed as absurd. How could anyone compare an untried teenager to Hic

Glamorgan v Worcestershire, Colwyn Bay, 2nd day

In-form Mitchell leads Worcestershire fightback

Aug 10, 2010: Daryl Mitchell struck his third consecutive century to lead a Worcestershire fightback on the second day of their County Championship match against Glamorgan at Colwyn Bay

Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Derby, 4th day

Kervezee ton denies Derbyshire

Jul 24, 2010: Alexei Kervezee defied Derbyshire's bowlers for the second time this season when his career-best 155 helped Worcestershire to safety at Derby

World Cricket League Division 1, 2nd day

Kervezee sets up rout of Kenya

Jul 3, 2010: A round-up of the second day's action of the World Cricket League Division One in Netherlands

Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, New Road, 2nd day

Kirby gets no luck as Kervezee impresses

May 30, 2010: Moeen Ali has put Worcestershire the verge of a first-innings lead against Gloucestershire, but on another day Steve Kirby would have taken a bag of wickets for the visitors

Worcs v Derbys, County Championship, Worcester, 2nd day

Kervezee carries Derbyshire into ascendancy

May 18, 2010: Alexei Kervezee laid on a family celebration with a maiden first-class century as Worcestershire systematically put Derbyshire on the rack in the County Championship at New Road

Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Leicester, 3rd day

Kervezee puts Worcestershire in command

May 6, 2010: Alexei Kervezee fell one short of a maiden first-class century but still helped put Worcestershire in a commanding position against Leicestershire on day three of the County Championship clash at Grace Road

Surrey v Worcestershire, Whitgift School, 3rd day

Draw looms after Worcestershire fight hard

Apr 23, 2010: Half-centuries from Alexei Kervezee, Ben Smith and Ben Scott helped Worcestershire trim Surrey's first-innings lead to 28

Kenya v Netherlands, Intercontinental Cup, Nairobi, 4th day

Kenya complete impressive chase

Feb 23, 2010: Kenya sealed a remarkable five-wicket win on the final day at the Nairobi Gymkhana, chasing down 320 in 62 overs.

Kenya v Netherlands, Intercontinental Cup, Nairobi, 3rd day

Netherlands openers undermine Kenya fightback

Feb 22, 2010: Kenya's lower order fought back admirably after an early-morning collapse, but Netherlands worked their way back through Ryan ted Doeschate's bowling and the assured batting of their openers to finish day three 130 ahead

Netherlands cricket

Netherlands gets contracts boost

Jan 30, 2010: The Netherlands board has given a boost to the country's players by handing out central contracts for the first time

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 3rd day

Hampshire victory eases relegation fears

Sep 11, 2009: After failing to win any of their last seven Championship matches, Hampshire secured the victory they needed to lift them away from the relegation positions at New Road

County news

Kervezee extends Worcestershire term

Aug 27, 2009: Alexei Kervezee, the Netherlands batsman, has signed a two-year contract extension with Worcestershire and will stay with the county until the end of the 2012 season

Durham v Worcestershire, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Plunkett bowls Durham within sight of victory

Jul 2, 2009: More good bowling by Durham and a lack of confidence by the Worcestershire batsmen turned this match in favour of the county champions on the third day