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Australian Greg Blewett and Paul Johnson destroyed Yorkshire with a stand of 150 for the fourth wicket at Headingley to take Nottinghamshire to their second consecutive Benson & Hedges Cup win

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As in all competitions in this early season, the rain has had its say in the first round of the Benson & Hedges matches

Marcus Trecothick continued his impressive early-season form with his second hundred against Glamorgan in the space of five days

A stunning opening spell by Neil Killeen secured a famous Benson & Hedges Cup victory for Durham against mighty Lancashire at Liverpool

Gloucestershire successfully began their defence of the Benson & Hedges Cup with a last-ball boundary from Chris Taylor snatching victory in a match where the scores finished level

Even in the often-convoluted context of Pakistan cricket, the call to drop Wasim Akram - arguably the greatest left-arm bowler of all time - from the tour of England was as ill-conceived as the thought that the Pakistan team would be complete without

Hampshire keep their options open and take 13 players to Canterbury for their opening Benson & Hedges Cup clash with Kent on Tuesday

Darren Gough took time out of his busy schedule to launch NatWest's Cricket Club Ticket Competition at Lord's today which offers young fans around the country the opportunity to win one of 2,000 tickets to the NatWest Series this summer

Darren Lehmann hit a rousing century to see Yorkshire to a five wicket victory over Derbyshire in the Benson and Hedges Cup at Headingley yesterday

Andy Bichel made a big impact on his debut in the Benson & Hedges Cup as Worcestershire cruised to a 96-run win against Northamptonshire in their opening group fixture at Kidderminster

Nottinghamshire picked up their first victory of the season with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Leicestershire in their first B & H group match

Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram says he doesn't intend to retire in the near future, and is fired up to play in England

Leicestershire Foxes snatched a dramatic victory from the jaws of defeat in a thrilling Norwich Union league match against Gloucestershire Gladiators at Grace Road

Luke Ronchi, who has spent the past two summers playing for Bashley (Rydal) in the Southern Electric Premier League, has won a coveted place in Australia's Cricket Academy

The Hampshire-based Southern Electric ECB Premier League is poised to launch its 128-page fully illustrated handbook for the coming season

Steve Rhodes became the stage-manager in a supercharged finish to Worcestershire's first win in the Norwich Union League since they headed the First Division table last June

Dominic Cork gave another indication that he will be ready for the start of this summer's Test campaign with a match-winning innings at Derby

Eighteen Southern Electric Premier League cricketers are set to be involved in next Tuesday's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy first round ties ..

Three declarations came to nothing when Worcesteshire were unable to match a steep asking rate of 296 in 49 overs to beat Sussex