Cricket News

One-day bests from Robert Croft (92) and Andrew Davies (5-39) were the backbone of Glamorgan's 178--run Norwich Union League Division Two victory over bottom-placed Essex at Sophia Gardens

Warwickshire tightened their hold on third place in the First Division of the Norwich Union League by taking swift and emphatic revenge for their C & G Trophy semi-final defeat at Taunton

Durham recovered from the shock of losing three quick wickets to Hampshire seamer Alex Morris to end a truncated third day on 87 for four, 98 ahead, at Chester-le-Street

It is touch and go whether Michael Vaughan will be available for the Fifth Test against Australia at The Oval next week

Middlesex batsman Owais Shah, who made his debut for England this summer in the NatWest series, has beaten seven rivals to win the prestigious Cricket Writers' Young Player of the Year award

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is offering new members the opportunity to sign up for the 2002 season at 2001 rates and to watch the four remaining matches of the 2001 season at Bristol FREE

Leicestershire put up some spirited resistance against Yorkshire at Grace Road before losing to the CricInfo Championship Division One leaders by 168 runs

Lancashire ground out a dull draw at Old Trafford to leave Northants in even deeper relegation trouble

Rain coupled with Martin Bicknell's maiden first-class century saved Surrey from the ignominy of a three-day Championship defeat at the hands of Kent in Canterbury today

England's fighting spirit was frayed by another class performance from the Australians, spearheaded by Glenn McGrath who captured his 350th Test wicket

England's hopes of squaring the Under-19 Test series against the West Indies foundered on a resilient fourth-wicket partnership and the inclement weather at Trent Bridge

Sussex took another big step towards promotion when they brushed aside the bottom club in the Championship to wrap up their eighth victory

Durham's 20-year-old left-arm spinner Graeme Bridge bowled unchanged for 35.1 overs to take six for 84 and leave the match against Hampshire at Chester-le-Street finely balanced after two days

Roll the tape

Worcestershire's 21-year-old paceman Chris Liptrot was in the process of re-shaping a run-swamped game when rain cruelly wiped out the final session

Gloucestershire had to suffer an anxious wait before they secured an innings and 120-run victory over Nottinghamshire in the CricInfo Championship Division Two match at Bristol

Alec Stewart fears that his performance on the third day of the Fourth Ashes Test may have cemented his place down the order

Danny Law's maiden Championship century dragged Durham out of the mire against Hampshire at Chester-le-Street today

Leaders Yorkshire were denied victory in three days by a battling unbroken eighth-wicket partnership of 113 between Leicestershire captain Vince Wells and all-rounder Phil DeFreitas in their CricInfo Championship clash at Grace Road

Jimmy Maher plundered a career-best 217 as Glamorgan put themselves in a strong position going into the last day of their CricInfo Championship Division One Clash with Essex at Sophia Gardens