Joy was unconfined for Worcestershire as they outplayed Lancashire and promised a first win of a troubled First Division campaign

Danny Lamb stood in for Lancashire at Worcester as county cricket's concussion regulations came into use for the first time

Lancashire suffered a dramatic late collapse after appearing set to finish the opening day on top

The last time Ian Bell struck two hundreds in a match his England career was about to begin. This time he recognises his international career lies in the past

Ian Bell completed a memorable return to form with Jonathan Trott again in support as one of county cricket's best-known double acts proved too much for Glamorgan

A century on debut for the Australian meant Warwickshire have a stiff chase on the final day if they are to continue their winning run

Ian Bell has his first Championship for two years and Edgbaston seemed a happier place as he suggested that terminal decline had not yet set in

Worcestershire remain rooted to the bottom of Division One after failing to chase 215 as Peter Siddle and Simon Harmer shared all ten wickets

Joe Clarke's latest century will have alerted the new England selector Ed Smith, but would a call-up be too much, too soon?

Luke Fletcher is ready to start taking wickets for Notts again and put memories of his horrific head injury behind him

James Vince displayed his stubborn side as Hampshire staved off relegation by batting through the last day at Edgbaston

James Vince admits he has had an indifferent season but he is happy to concur with the selectors' view that he can succeed in Australian conditions

Ian Bell has had a dispiriting season which led him to resign the Warwickshire captaincy and privately wonder about his future but his return to form might lead to Hampshire's relegation

Twenty wickets fell in a day to show how impressive Dom Sibley's unbeaten 92 was with Hampshire left with a tough task to stay in Division One unless Middlesex help them out

Leicestershire continued to hold the upper hand at New Road but Brett D'Oliveira's hundred ensured Worcestershire were not completely derailed in their pursuit of promotion

The summer is looking up for Somerset's young captain Tom Abell as his side hint at a September revival

A century for Marcus Trescothick has probably sounded the death knell for Warwickshire's membership of Division One of the County Championship

Keith Barker's half-century mitigated some of the damage but Warwickshire were again left facing an uphill battle to avoid defeat

Somerset ground out a slight advantage in a tension-ridden battle of the bottom two at Edgbaston where defeat will as good as signal relegation

Amid the talk of who should make up England's batting line-up for the Ashes, there has been a growing mood behind Alex Hales after his shift down the order