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Somerset spun out by Dawson, Crane

Spinners Liam Dawson and Mason Crane bowled Hampshire to a 90-run victory over Somerset

28-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Bess' seven gives Somerset shot at a chase

Teenager Dom Bess claimed a career-best 7 for 117 as Hampshire set Somerset 259 to win on the second day of the action-packed Specsavers County Championship match at Taunton

27-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Lawrence rallies Essex after Sangakkara 200

Sometimes, the feeling in county cricket is that the moments to savour come from the same old faces. That's not necessarily a complaint when Kumar Sangakkara is the face

27-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Chelmsford

Sam Curran feeds off masterful Sangakkara

In the opening 50-minutes, Surrey were 31 for 5. The rest of the day? 303 for 2. What happened, you ask? Kumar Sangakkara. Again

26-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Chelmsford

Leach serves reminder of his skills as Hampshire succumb to spin

Jack Leach delivered a strong reminder of his undoubted talent as 12 wickets fell to spin on the first day of the Specsavers' County Championship game between Somerset and Hampshire

26-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Surrey hold on as Sangakkara prepares to sign off

Kumar Sangakkara announced that this would be his final season in the County Championship after Surrey had secured a draw at Lord's

22-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Trescothick's Somerset milestone wards off Warks

Marcus Trescothick passed Harold Gimblett's record with his 50th first-class century for Somerset as he helped ensure a draw against Warwickshire

22-May-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Handscomb leaves his mark on Roses draw

Lancashire's tail wagged to good effect to deny Yorkshire the chance of enforcing the follow on before Peter Handscomb crashed a destructive hundred in the evening

22-May-2017•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Trott gives Warwickshire hope

A Jonathan Trott century has earned Warwickshire an outside chance of victory in the bottom of the table battle at Taunton

21-May-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Crafty Chanderpaul settles in after Brooks' joy

In the unlikely event that Pablo Picasso had been asked to paint a portrait of a batsman, the resulting canvas might have borne some resemblance to the stance of Shivnarine Chanderpaul

21-May-2017•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Ice cool Sangakkara keeps heat off Surrey

Kumar Sangakkara's sense of occasion was evident once more in this London derby as he scored his second century of the match, while also passing 20,000 career first-class runs

21-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Essex go top as Porter spearheads innings win

Jamie Porter led the Essex attack in bowling out Hampshire twice inside three sessions for a three-day win to move to the top of the Specsavers County Championship first division, at least for 24 hours

21-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Malan paints his own picture as Middlesex battle back

Kumar Sangakkara treated Lord's to a fine century on the first day of the London derby but it is no exaggeration to say that Dawid Malan, Middlesex's own classy left-hander, achieved the same standards in reply

20-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Tailender Brooks sleeps six short of maiden ton

After a long break for rain, an unbroken stand of 165 between the Jacks - Leaning and Brooks - put Yorkshire in a position where they shouldn't lose the Roses match

20-May-2017•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Hampshire subside in 17 balls of mayhem

Jamie Porter and Matt Quinn shared five Hampshire wickets in 17 balls of carnage in overcast evening conditions on the second day of Essex's Specsavers County Championship match at Chelmsford

20-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Anderson turns local rivalry into national concern

James Anderson was enjoying a productive Roses new-ball spell against Yorkshire - and then local rivalries gave way to England concerns as he limped off injured

19-May-2017•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Sangakkara celebrates the great unveiling

They unveiled a portrait of Kumar Sankakkara at Lord's and he responded by scoring a hundred for Surrey in the London derby - and did so with barely a hair out of place

19-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Cook, Westley ensure day of toil for Hampshire

Alastair Cook and Tom Westley both posted centuries for Essex as Hampshire endured a day of toil at Chelmsford

19-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Jamie Overton shows the skills that excited Bayliss

If you were to judge by the statistics, Jamie Overton shouldn't enter into the thoughts of the England selectors

19-May-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Crane's Hampshire omission disappoints England selector

Mason Crane, the 20-year-old legspinner, broke into the New South Wales team earlier this year but has missed out in Hampshire's opening three Championship matches

25-Apr-2017•George Dobell

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