Cricket News

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

Smith 100 The handful of Hampshire fans who witnessed the last day of the county's opening CricInfo Championship match at Edgbaston would have been amongst the lucky few to watch their favourites bat throughout the last day to hold out for a

Ricky Anderson bowled Essex to a magnificent victory over Leicestershire with a day-and-a-half to spare in the opening CricInfo Championship game of the season at Grace Road

Umpires Graham Burgess and David Shepherd had planned a 1.15pm inspection following an early lunch, but the weather was not about to relent

Following the pattern of high scoring on this fine batting strip throughout the first three days of the match, Surrey posted 473 before being dismissed in the last over of the day, having taken a first innings lead of 17

Northamptonshire's sixth-wicket pair, Russell Warren and Tony Penberthy, retrieved a desperate-looking position against Glamorgan at Wantage Road before the weather intervened

Rain held up Warwickshire's charge for a three-day victory

An attritional day of cricket at Lord's on the third day of the rain affected CricInfo Championship match took Middlesex, with five wickets standing, into a one run lead over Worcestershire

Durham's Paul Collingwood made 59 not out to leave his side 276 in front with four wickets standing going into the final day of their match against Gloucestershire at Chester-le-Street

Mark Ramprakash was quick to make his mark for his new county, hitting an unbeaten half-century from sixty balls

Hampshire's insipid display at Edgbaston only worsened when they plunged towards the follow-on in making 150 for 8 in reply to Warwickshire's formidable total of 455

James Brinkley seized his second chance of a first-class career by bringing a Gloucestershire charge to an abrupt halt at Chester-le-Street today

Despite the dreadful early spring weather, the CricInfo Championship has started well for the batsmen

Thanks to David Leatherdale, who fell seven short of what would have been a well-deserved century, Worcestershire recovered strongly enough from their afternoon's collapse to declare at 301 for eight, having got their third batting point

Adrian Dale cracked the first double-century of the CricInfo Championship season as Glamorgan turned the screw against their fellow first division newcomers Northamptonshire

Neil Fairbrother punished Somerset for a dreadful fielding display as Lancashire closed in on victory in the CricInfo Championship first division match at Taunton

Promoted Essex bowled themselves within sight of an innings victory in their opening CricInfo Championship game of the season against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Warwickshire dominated the day's play in the CricInfo Championship at Edgbaston where they reached 297-3 against Hampshire, Nick Knight remaining unbeaten on 140.

On a day curtailed by rain, Graeme Hick hit an unbeaten 37 as Worcestershire stood at 73 for one at the close against Middlesex at Lord's in the CricInfo Championship.

Paul McGregor continues his occasional series, giving a photographer's eye view of the county cricket scene