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Second division leaders Northamptonshire were struggling on 55-5 at lunch after Sussex seamers James Kirtley and Jason Lewry exploited an Eastbourne pitch with a thicker covering of grass than usual on the first morning of this crucial Championship

Sussex face the possibility of censure or even a points deduction from the ECB after 19 wickets fell on the first day of their second division match against Northamptonshire at Eastbourne

Surrey's game against Derbyshire at the Oval starting today had all the makings of a grudge match

It was slow progress for Leicestershire on day one of the County Championship match against a below-strength Yorkshire side

Play at The Oval got off to a slow start, due in part to an early injury to Ian Salisbury in the field

Thirteen wickets fell in the first two sessions at Eastbourne as second division leaders Northamptonshire were bowled out for 110, their lowest score of the season, on the first day against Sussex

Nick Speak produced a captain's innings of concentration and careful shot selection to give Durham the first day honours at Taunton

Resuming the innings on 93-2 after the luncheon interval, Darren Maddy and Aftab Habib looked comfortably set to build on their 65 run partnership made in the morning session

With Leicestershire ending the day on 286 for 8, both sides can be fairly happy with their days work

Justin Langer and Ben Hutton put Middlesex back in the running for a National League Second Division promotion place with competition-best perfomances at Edgbaston

Justin Langer produced a captain's innings to hold Middlesex together in their National League Second Division promotion tussle at Edgbaston

It matters little to Gloucestershire supporters that their team were bottom of the County Championship last year and are running last in the County Championship against this year

Gloucestershire are looking forward to a fourth consecutive Lord's Final after yesterday's straightforward victory over Lancashire by 98 runs in their NatWest Trophy semi-final at Bristol

Hampshire almost pulled off an incredible win, in their delayed NUNCL Division Two match at Southampton on Monday

Northamptonshire Steelbacks kept themselves in touch with the National League Division One frontrunners as Matthew Hayden and David Sales guided them to an eight-wicket victory over Leicestershire Foxes in a rain-affected contest at Wantage Road

The Pakistan women's team put the memories of their unsuccessful tour of Ireland last week when they defeated an MCC women's XI by seven wickets at Charterhouse School, Surrey, on Tuesday August 8

Opener Trevor Ward led the way with a fluent 61 from 79 balls as Leicestershire Foxes posted a useful total in their National League Division One contest with Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Wantage Road

Nick Knight and Anurag Singh gleefully seized on the opportunity to make runs after Warwickshire were put into bat by Hampshire at Edgbaston in the first of the NatWest semi-finals this weekend

A record-breaking opening partnership between Nick Knight and Anurag Singh left the odds in favour of a Warwickshire victory in their NatWest Trophy semi-final against Hampshire today

Robin Smith reversed the fortunes of a disappointing season to raise Hampshire's hopes of securing a place in the final of the NatWest Trophy final at Edgbaston this afternoon