Dream start: Richard Johnson celebrates his first wicket with his third ball ..

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston Scorecard Kevin Pietersen and Chris Cairns carried on where they left off yesterday, with more brutal batting as they launched a huge first-innings score of 646 for Nottinghamshire

When Michael Vaughan was appointed the England one-day international captain, the glamour and excitement of leading his country out against Australia at Sydney or South Africa at Cape Town must have been at the forefront of his mind

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston Scorecard Kenya's World Cup hero, Collins Obuya, scored an unbeaten 55 on his Championship debut, and Dougie Brown added a stubborn 40 late in the day to give Warwickshire the honours after

After the extraordinary events of yesterday, Aftab Habib restored some sort of normality to proceedings at Trent Bridge with a dashing 152 to put Essex firmly on top

The Australian juggernaut rumbled on with a convincing 67-run victory over West Indies in the first of ther weekend's double-header in Trinidad

Lord's, July 25, 2002

Scorecard Martin Bicknell scored a career-best in the first innings and it was Jonathan Batty's turn to do the same in the second, as he led Surrey's charge to go clear at the top of the table with an impressive 168 not out against Essex at

Essex v Surrey Scorecard For the second day running, Martin Bicknell was Surrey's hero as they asserted their control over Essex at Chelmsford

After the euphoria of their epic and record-breaking victory in the fourth Test against Australia in Antigua, West Indies must now show some more of the same energy and enterprise in the one-day international series, starting in Jamaica on Saturday,

Frizzell County Championship Division One Kent 472 drew with Middlesex 221 and 249 for 4 Scorecard Andy Strauss (93) and Seven Koenig (96) both fell just short of their hundreds, but, with the help of the rain, they ensured the game headed

Kent v Middlesex, Canterbury Scorecard Kent's first win of the season was on the cards after their day of domination over Middlesex at Canterbury

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Middlesex maintained their unbeaten record this season on another rainy day at Lord's

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Andy Strauss (50 not out) and Sven Koenig (35 not out) led the Middlesex fightback after being forced to follow on against Lancashire at Lord's

Yet another big partnership between Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden put Australia in the driving seat at the end of an absorbing and ill-tempered second day of the fourth Test in Antigua

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Andrew Flintoff smashed a run-a-ball 111 in Lancashire's imposing total of 565 for 7 declared against Middlesex at Lord's

Pop music, waiters in fancy dress, two England players flaunting their new coloured uniforms for the cameras, and all for the launch of a new 20-over tournament - it's just not cricket

Kent v Leicestershire, Canterbury Scorecard Things went from bad to much better for Kent after Geraint Jones led the fightback with an accomplished 104

Kent v Leicestershire, Canterbury Scorecard Paul Nixon rescued Leicestershire from a first-innings collapse with a dogged 113 not out

The day will be remembered for another wonderful Test century from Brian Lara, but it wasn't enough to prevent Australia retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy, with their 13th win in 16 Test matches