Cricket News

A compelling denouement is in prospect at Edgbaston where Middlesex will resume on the final morning of their crucial Specsavers County Championship tussle with Warwickshire on 36 for 2, needing 234 to win

Late last season, Alec Stewart lauded the ability of Rory Burns saying he could play for England

Hampshire channeled the sadistic spirit of Surrey's Gareth Batty in racking up 648 for 7 declared before attempting to force victory with the ball

Craig Overton enlivened a drear Scarborough day by taking wickets and bleeding runs in a match that still could fall Somerset or Yorkshire's way

Stevie Eskinazi's career-best, unbeaten 178 was the mainstay for Middlesex as they ground to within striking distance of Warwickshire

James Vince, on his return to The Oval, provided a perfect distillation of why England picked him and why they then dropped him

Rainer Maria Rilke had an observation about the calming effect of the sea, but Somerset would have probably just said they were finally executing their skills. Whatever, it went remarkably well

Matthew Lamb's controlled half-century was a positive sign for Warwickshire as they wait impatiently for talented youngsters to feed into an ageing side

Tom Abell, Somerset's talented but beleaguered young captain, has been dropped for Somerset's Championship match against Yorkshire at Scarborough

Essex's coach, Chris Silverwood, says that Essex might not win the title, but they are out to make their presence felt

Ian Westwood, the Warwickshire opening batsman and former captain, has announced his retirement with immediate effect following a 15-year playing career

The final day of this game began with Hampshire's batsmen hoping that the weather might save them only to find the Mancunian climate contributing to their slow doom.

Simon Harmer claimed his career-best figures of 8 for 36, and 14 for 128 in the match. For Warwickshire, dismissed for 94, it added up to a whole lot of trouble

Dane Vilas made a career-best 224 before James Anderson ripped out three wickets on a steamy evening at Old Trafford to leave Lancashire in charge

Simon Harmer claimed a six-wicket haul as Essex made Warwickshire follow on at Chelmsford

On the day of the summer solstice, the reigning county champions have their first victory of summer. Yorkshire were not defeated so much as eviscerated

Very many other cricketers have possessed a similar cast of mind, of course, but few achieve their goal with quite the gleeful devil evinced by Alex Davies

Give or take the little matter of a last over defeat in the Royal London Cup semi-final, these are good times for Essex

Yorkshire have lost to Middlesex in remarkable contests on each of their last three visits to Lord's. This time, they might simply be thrashed.

George Bailey does not gain attention for Australa's Test side these days but he did little wrong on a delightful summer's day in Manchester