Cricket News

Leicestershire's convincing victory by seven wickets at Grace Road has given Lancashire a very clear prospect of relegation from the First Division of the National League just a year after they had won the title

Lancashire's victory by six wickets over Durham at Manchester has taken them to within 13 points of frontrunners Surrey with a game in hand in Division One of the championship

Lancashire's spin bowlers have given the county a good chance of victory against Durham at Manchester

John Crawley struck his second century in a week and Michael Gough took four wickets in innings for the first time in over a year in the Division One championship match between Lancashire and Durham at Manchester

Simon Katich (129) scored his third championship century of the summer to help Durham hold back Lancashire's spinners at Manchester

Mike Atherton and Sourav Ganguly produced a feast of high-quality strokeplay to become Lancashire record-breakers at Taunton

Mike Burns and Rob Turner piled on the agony for Lancashire's weary bowlers on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton

Jamie Cox and Peter Bowler put Somerset in command of the County Championship first division match at Taunton

Mike Atherton's first County Championship century for almost a year was a predictable blend of textbook defence and careful shot selection

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

Dominic Cork delivered Derbyshire from peril in their championship match against Lancashire at Derby

Mike Atherton (70) and Saurav Ganguly (97) laid the basis of Lancashire's victory by 68 runs over Essex in their NatWest Trophy fourth-round match by putting on 163 runs in 39 overs for the first wicket

Old Trafford was well blessed in the entertainment stakes yesterday

Gloucestershire have booked their place in a hat-trick of Lord's finals, as they beat Lancashire by 15 runs at Bristol on Monday