Cricket News

After their poor batting performance of the morning Surrey's nerves were set jangling further by a good opening stand between Stubbings and Sutton - who was standing in for Lacey

Mike Smethurst and Peter Martin hit back for Lancashire after Kent's Martin Saggers had plunged them into trouble as bowlers dominated the first day at Old Trafford

Somerset and Durham were frustrated by the rain as only one session of play was possible on the second day of the County Championship first division match at Taunton

A rampant England team shattered the West Indian top-order batting in a superb performance in the field on the first morning of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley

Australian Jeff Cook scored his second century for Northamptonshire as they took the initiative against Sussex on the second day at Eastbourne

Darren Cousins and Paul Taylor bowled second division leaders Northamptonshire to the brink of a fourth successive Championship win after a dismal batting collapse by Sussex at Eastbourne

Justin Langer became the fourth Australian to reach 1,000 first-class runs this season while completing his fourth Championship century of the summer

Lancashire squandered a strong position to let Kent back into their First Division match at Old Trafford today

Martin Saggers claimed four wickets to put Kent on top of their Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford today

After the rain beat the teams at Old Trafford, this enthralling series between England and West Indies remains wide open at one victory to each side and two matches to play

Justin Langer became a thorn in Warwickshire's side for the second day running at Edgbaston

Mark Alleyne, the Gloucestershire skipper must be ruing his decision not to enforce the follow on as they finished the day at 11 for 2 when bad light curtailed play with 10 overs to go

A rampant England team shattered the West Indian batting in a superb performance in the field on the first day of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley

Even though the wicket at Grace Road is very placid, the Leicestershire attack, notably Jimmy Ormond, are putting everything into their bowling

With 18 overs lost during the day, Leicestershire just remain with the upper hand in this fixture

Sussex have escaped punishment over the condition of the Saffrons pitch even though 19 wickets fell on the first day of the Championship match against Northamptonshire yesterday

Alan Richardson enabled Warwickshire to retrieve two bonus points after another drubbing by Middlesex captain Justin Langer at Edgbaston

For over twelve years now Curtly Ambrose has been putting the fear of God up batsmen all over the world

Leicestershire resuming their innings on 286-8 looked in a positive mood and moved the score on at a much quicker rate than at any time during the first day

A stand of 164 for the fourth wicket between Durham's Gary Pratt and Ian Bell of Warwickshire enabled England to establish a healthy first innings lead over Sri Lanka on the second day of the first NatWest Under 19 Test Match at Trent Bridge