Cricket News

Yorkshire looked anything but the championship Division One contenders they are as Durham bowled them out for 129 and forced them to follow on at Leeds

Durham force Yorkshire to follow on

Will Kendall and Robin Smith restored some pride to Hampshire's batting by leading a spirited fightback in the final session at Taunton

Kendall and Smith restore Hampshire's pride

08-Jul-2000•Richard Latham

Glamorgan in strong position

Steve James (62) pointed the way as Glamorgan strengthened their position against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Ashley Giles' all-round excellence could not have come at a better for jogging the England selectors' minds

Giles spins out Sussex

Middlesex seemed to be secure in their rain-abbreviated championship match against Worcestershire at Southgate

Middlesex on top

Dominic Cork dominated this weekend as he had last - this time with the ball as he bowled out Lancashire for 172 with 6-41 in Derbyshire's championship match at Derby

Cork provides fireworks for Ganguly's birthday

Zimbabwe's resilience showed through the Kennington gloom as they fought back from a position of almost despair to beat England by five wickets in the NatWest Series limited-overs match at The Oval to move comfortably to the top of the triangular

Zimbabwe maintain winning momentum

The left-handed debutant Trescothick played a most impressive innings of 79 as England ran to 150 for three at a scoring rate of almost five an over against Zimbabwe in their NatWest Series match against Zimbabwe at The Oval

Debutant Trescothick gives England cracking start

A combination of the second break for rain and the rejuvenated leg-spin of Paul Strang turned the England innings on its head when the team had built such a fine foundation to their innings

Strang brings Zimbabwe back into game

Alistair Brown hammered a magnificent 211 n.o

Brown blasts Leicestershire

After losing three wickets, one of them controversially, for 35 runs in pursuit of England's total of 207, Zimbabwe appeared to be as good as buried

Zimbabwe resistance flowers in poor light

NatWest Series, The Oval: England (207 all out off 50 overs) lost to Zimbabwe (210 for five off 48.2 overs) by five wickets

Zimbabwe's clear-cut victory

On an overcast morning, England won the toss in the second match of the triangular NatWest Series and decided to bat

High scores in prospect

Durham flattered to deceive in their championship match against First Division front-runners Yorkshire at Leeds

Durham disappoint

Alex Wharf (101 n.o.), 25 years-old, made his first championship hundred as Glamorgan fought back from a disappointing start against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Wharf succeeds while wickets fall

Graham Rose and Steffan Jones of Somerset humbled Hampshire's batting in their championship match at Taunton

Somerset sweep past Hampshire

Mark Ramprakash (99 n.o.) returned to run-scoring for Middlesex in their Division Two championship match against Worcestershire at Southgate

Ramprakash back to best