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Chris Dent maintained his impressive early season form as Gloucestershire put promotion-fancied Worcestershire under pressure on the third day of the Division Two match in Bristol

Dent puts promotion-fancied Worcestershire under pressure

Former Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen fell short of a notable milestone as Glamorgan's bowlers hit back on the third day of the match at Derby

Derbyshire rally around Madsen's 97

An unbroken partnership of 159 scored at more than five runs an over between Leicestershire captain Mark Cosgrove and Neil Dexter was the highlight of another day made frustrating by the weather

Cosgrove keeps Leicestershire fire burning

Amid the sort of bitterly cold weather in which even Captain Oates wouldn't venture out, Yorkshire's lower order demonstrated the type of grit that can make the difference between winners and losers in a Championship season

Patterson displays the grit on which titles are laid

25-Apr-2016•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Stoneman ton puts Middlesex on ice

Durham opener Mark Stoneman was dropped on 19 and never gave the sniff of a chance again as he reached the close on 139 not out

25-Apr-2016•David Hopps at Chester-le-Street

Trescothick landmark buoys Somerset

In his 23rd season as a first-class cricketer, Marcus Trescothick became Somerset's second-highest run-scorer of all time

25-Apr-2016•Vithushan Ehantharajah at The Oval

Clarke shines in strong Worcs fightback

Joe Clarke confirmed his standing as one of the game's most exciting young players with a century on the second day of Worcestershire's County Championship game against Gloucestershire

There was time for Tony Palladino to pass another noteable milestone and Michael Hogan to strike two quick blows for Glamorgan before rain cut short the second day

Palladino five-for evens scales

Just nine overs were possible on the second day of Essex's County Championship Division Two clash with Northamptonshire at Chelmsford

Lawrence joins fifty club on wet day

Rain and then bad light meant only 6.3 overs of play were possible on the second day of Leicestershire's match with Kent

McKay strikes amid unrelenting gloom

Chris Jordan, the England fast bowler, has signed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL

Chris Jordan set for IPL stint

25-Apr-2016•George Dobell

Marshall, Noema-Barnett provide solid platform

Gary Ballance scored an unbeaten half-century as he and Jack Leaning helped revive Yorkshire on a day of interruptions at Edgbaston

Gritty Ballance provides Yorkshire foundation

24-Apr-2016•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Somerset toil in face of Sangakkara masterclass

Kumar Sangakkara produced a mesmeric sixth Championship hundred - his 56th in all first class cricket - to leave Somerset smarting having conceded 394 in a day's play

24-Apr-2016•Vithushan Ehantharajah at The Oval

Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball

Daniel Bell-Drummond came to the rescue with a century after Kent suffered their first 'handled the ball' dismissal since 1882

Ben Stokes was back in action and this time he had the final word as Middlesex reached 358 for 7 on the first day at Chester-le-Street

Bruised Stokes returns to the fray

24-Apr-2016•David Hopps at Chester-le-Street

Essex flex batting muscle

Essex's powerful batting line-up made Northants toil at Chelmsford as England captain Alastair Cook continued his productive start to the season

Will Bragg bathed in the warmth of a career-best 129 in bitterly cold conditions as Glamorgan took the first-day honours at Derby

Bragg ton warms up Glamorgan