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A torrential downpour and huge thunderstorm put paid to any hopes of play on the second day of Hampshire's match with Oxford University Centre of Cricket Excellence at The Parks

With the weather once again preventing any play until mid--afternoon a draw looks the most likely outcome unless either Notts or Durham can force the initiative on the third day

More rain in the Worcester area has seen the second day of the Second Division CricInfo Championship match between Worcestershire and Sussex called off without a ball being bowled

The Middlesex bowlers spoiled Dominic Cork's comeback as Derbyshire struggled on a slow Derby pitch

Impressive batting contributions from in-form pair Adrian Dale and Mike Powell put Glamorgan in a satisfactory position on the second day of their CricInfo Championship match against Somerset

At the end of a day when 42 overs were lost to rain, Northamptonshire finished the day trailing Essex by 87 runs with six first innings wickets standing in this compelling encounter between two of last season's promoted teams

Ashes Series: Summary of Results

After heavy overnight rain had prevented any play until 3.30pm, Durham, having elected to bat first, had reached 148-5 by the close on the first day

England's selectors received an early-season scare when England's centrally contracted paceman Matthew Hoggard limped out of Yorkshire's CricInfo Championship clash with Kent after sending down just 12.1 overs on the lush St Lawrence outfield

Although Essex were well served by a vigilant 61 from Darren Robinson, it was the visitors that enjoyed the better of the opening day's play

What a week

Nasser Hussain is to play his first competitive game since returning home from England's triumphant Test series victory in Sri Lanka

Moin Khan, the Pakistan captain in last winter's Test series against England, has been left out of the list of 20 probable members of the squad to travel to England for a two-match Test series next month

Piran Holloway and Richard Johnson rescued a modicum of pride for Somerset before they succumbed to an innings defeat by Lancashire at Taunton

Surrey's hopes of a winning start to the defence of their CricInfo Championship title have been dashed by the weather

Heavy overnight rain delayed the start of play at the Riverside, Chester-le-Street in Durham's Division Two game against Gloucestershire in the CricInfo Championship

Durham narrowly avoided becoming the first county to suffer a points deduction for a slow over rate before their match against Gloucestershire at Chester-le-Street was abandoned

Robin Smith came out on top by leading Hampshire to a draw in a deeply entrenched struggle for different milestones at Edgbaston

Heavy overnight rain prevented any cricket on the final day of the Division One contest between Northamptonshire and Glamorgan at Wantage Road

Heavy overnight rain prevented any play on the final day of the CricInfo Championship Second Division match between Middlesex and Worcestershire at Lord's