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Former England batsman Anthony McGrath scored a century for Yorkshire as bottom-placed Hampshire endured another miserable day in the field at the Rose Bowl

Yorkshire pile up huge total

A superb unbeaten 133 by Nottinghamshire skipper Chris Read was finally upstaged by a six-wicket haul for Graham Onions

Read and Onions share honours

A devastating spell from Kent's left-arm seamer Adam Ball left their County Championship Division Two game against fellow strugglers Leicestershire finely poised at Grace Road

Ball keeps match in the balance

As the senior England side did against India, the Lions fought back when a match appeared to be drifting away from them against Sri Lanka A at Scarborough

Silva sparkles before quicks strike back

Mark Ramprakash has expressed disappointment at the one-match suspension he has been handed by Surrey following his reaction to being given out obstructing the field

Ramprakash angry at Surrey ban

A group of England's talented young players have been given a chance to impress the selectors after a development squad was named to face Sri Lanka A

Young talent given chance to impress

The England & Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that it will be staging two extra Twenty20 fixtures against West Indies at The Oval in September

ECB confirm two extra Twenty20s

England's coach, Andy Flower, believes his team was right to ask India to rethink their controversial run-out of Ian Bell at Trent Bridge

Flower denies double standards over run-out reprieve

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Taylor hits 76 to keep selectors on notice

England Lions were bowled out for 299 on the first day of four against Sri Lanka A at Scarborough

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Woakes helps put Warwickshire ahead

Honours even after bowler's day at Grace Road

Leicestershire snapped up three late wickets to hit back against Kent on the opening day of the County Championship Division Two match at Grace Road

A century from skipper Alviro Petersen helped Glamorgan dominate the first day of their County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Cardiff

Petersen century makes Foster pay

Alfonso Thomas claimed 6 for 60 - his best figures in English first-class cricket - as Sussex were bowled out for 245 by Somerset on the opening day of the County Championship match at Taunton

Alfonso six-for puts Somerset on top

Michael Di Venuto's 132 held Durham together as the County Championship leaders reached 272 for 7 on the first day against Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street

Di Venuto ton rescues Durham

Jacques Rudolph came within a run of celebrating his return to the Yorkshire ranks with a century as bottom-placed Hampshire endured another difficult day at the Rose Bowl

Rudolph's happy return leaves Yorkshire in charge