Ralph Dellor

NUL action comes to the boil this Sunday

There are only five matches on Sunday in the penultimate round of Norwich Union League matches, but there is something significant at stake in all of them to make sure they will be played with the intensity of cup-ties

12-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Somerset Sabres cut down Leicestershire Foxes in NUL

Somerset Sabres might already be relegated from Division One of the Norwich Union League, but they are not going down without making their presence felt

11-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Hampshire relegated after draw with Sussex

In the one outstanding Division One match in the Frizzell County Championship, Hampshire hung on for a draw against Sussex but it was a result that consigned them to relegation

08-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Surrey are confirmed as county champions

They did not score a run or take a wicket today, but Surrey are the new Frizzell County Championship winners

07-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Rikki Clarke gets England call among ICC replacements

Durham all-rounder Paul Collingwood is the latest casualty to withdraw from England's one-day squad to go to the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in Sri Lanka later this month

06-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Essex win the top Division Two Championship match

In the 25 overs available because of the weather in Manchester, second placed Warwickshire were able to more or less say goodbye to their championship challenge

06-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Lamb seeks early conclusion to Fletcher contract negotiations

Chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Tim Lamb, has spoken in a radio interview about the timescale for contract negotiations with England coach Duncan Fletcher

05-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Warwickshire struggle in pursuit of Surrey

With leaders Surrey not in action in this round of matches there was a chance for Warwickshire to close up on the champions-elect

05-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Catch the action before the lights dim

With the Norwich Union season drawing towards its close, and still a number of issues to be decided, there's an intensity about all the matches taking place at present

05-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Durham Dynamos continue to charge

A late run of form in the Norwich Union League might have come too late to save them from relegation, but Durham Dynamos have recorded their second win this week, beating Nottinghamshire Outlaws by seven wickets at Trent Bridge

04-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Glamorgan Dragons top the NUL once again

Glamorgan Dragons have gone back to the top of Norwich Union League Division One by beating Yorkshire Phoenix at Headingley by nine wickets, while there was no respite in a disappointing few days for Somerset Sabres, as they were beaten by fellow

02-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Worcestershire Royals go back to the top of the NUL

Worcestershire Royals are back on top of Division One of the Norwich Union League for at least 24 hours after they shot down the Kent Spitfires' hopes of retaining their title in flames, winning by three wickets in the last over of a tense match

01-Sep-2002•Ralph Dellor

Nearing the climax of the Norwich Union League

For teams at the top, or bottom, of the table this is the time of year when every fixture takes on the intensity of a cup-tie

30-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

Hundred for Ratra as Indians enjoy conditions in Derby

Ajay Ratra demonstrated that he is fighting to get his Test place back with an innings of 101 not out for the Indians in their tour match at Derby

29-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

Surrey have the champagne on ice

Even if they cannot open it just yet, Surrey can put the celebratory championship champagne on ice after reaching 544 against Warwickshire and so take a first innings lead of 199.

29-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

Surrey take firmer grip on Championship title

Division One leaders and champions-elect Surrey had to work hard to separate the last Warwickshire pair of Mohammad Sheikh and Mel Betts

28-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

Essex Eagles land the points against Gloucestershire Gladiators

Essex Eagles enhanced their promotion prospects with an emphatic victory by five wickets in a low-scoring match against Gloucestershire Gladiators under the Castle Park lights in Colchester

27-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

India complete victory by an innings and 46 runs

It took 13 balls on the final morning of this Test for Nasser Hussain to reach his twelfth Test century, his fifth as England captain and his fourth against India as he led England's resistance at Headingley

26-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

Hussain and Stewart carry the fight into fifth day

At the outset of the fourth day, England were harbouring hopes of a resolute last wicket partnership between Alec Stewart and Matthew Hoggard to reduce the massive deficit and to use up some valuable time

25-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

England collapse leaves India poised for victory

Any feeling of anti-climax as Sachin Tendulkar failed to reach a double century was quickly dispelled in a flurry of runs and wickets as India moved towards a declaration, and then what has become an uncharacteristic England collapse in the face of

24-Aug-2002•Ralph Dellor

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