Cricket News

Essex won their third consecutive victory in the National League as they beat Derbyshire by just six runs in a close conclusion at Chelmsford

Essex eke out six-run win over Derbyshire

Leicestershire's convincing victory by seven wickets at Grace Road has given Lancashire a very clear prospect of relegation from the First Division of the National League just a year after they had won the title

Leics outplay Lancashire

Somerset's close two-wicket win over Yorkshire at Scarborough took them closer to Worcestershire at the top of the First Division of the National League

Somerset beat Yorkshire in close encounter

No one could accuse Ashley Giles of not trying his utmost to eke a result out of a disappointing final day at Cheltenham

Giles' marathon spell in vain at Cheltenham

22-Jul-2000•Richard Latham

Glamorgan play soundly to beat Northants

Glamorgan beat Northamptonshire by 5 wickets in Cardiff on the strength of Matthew Elliott's third championship hundred of the season and an undefeated 68 runs stand between Keith Newell and Adrian Shaw

Rahul Dravid steered Kent safely home by six wickets in their championship win over Hampshire at Portsmouth (the last championship match to be played on the ground)

Kent beat Hampshire easily enough in the end

Lancashire's victory by six wickets over Durham at Manchester has taken them to within 13 points of frontrunners Surrey with a game in hand in Division One of the championship

Lancashire in hot pursuit of Surrey

Nottinghamshire drew their high-scoring Division Two county championship match against Sussex at Hove on the strength of fine centuries by Jason Gallian and John Morris

Honours even at Hove

Alec Stewart - Man of the Match Man of the Series Man of the Summer

Stewart dominates Zimbabwe bowling

22-Jul-2000•Andy Jalil

Zimbabwe resistance flowers at Lord's

After 15 overs of the NatWest Series final at Lord's the match appeared to be decided

Lord's, lunchtime: Zimbabwe 169 for seven; England to bat

Zimbabwe struggle to set England a challenging target

For the first time since 1998 in Sharjah, England have won a one-day tournament

England - handsome victory

22-Jul-2000•Ralph Dellor

First hour likely to be crucial in NatWest Series Final

The unexpectedly cloudy weather at the start of the Lord's Test made it a good toss to win and, in line with the tendency of history to favour the big battalions, Nasser Hussain won it for England

After 30 over of their innings, England appeared to be cruising to victory over Zimbabwe in the NatWest Series final

Stewart presses towards century as England cruise towards target