Cricket News

Northamptonshire have been warned about the pitch they prepared for the National League match against Gloucestershire at Northampton on August 8

After Surrey and Sussex's wins yesterday, draws were the order of the day in Division One of the County Championship today, with Alex Loudon and Niall O'Brien guiding Kent to safety at Edgbaston as Kent were eventually bowled out for 420

In the three National League matches played, there were convincing wins for Gloucestershire, Durham and Sussex

Middlesex eased their Championship relegation worries with victory at New Road - but it was closer than they would have expected after reducing Worcester to 47 for 4 yesterday

In the latest round of National League matches, Surrey managed a close - and crucial - win against Kent by four wickets with Adam Hollioake guiding them to victory with an unbeaten 41

All but Sussex, Durham and Northants were still in the hunt for a spot in the quarter finals before today's games, the last in the group stage

Northants have signed two Australians for the remainder of the county season even though they won't be playing at the same time

The group stages of the Twenty20 Cup have flown by, and while the weather hasn't been as accommodating as last year, the crowds have still flocked to the jacuzzis, jazz-bands and general jamborees - and the matches have been just as entertaining

In the latest round of the Twenty20 Cup, there were wins for Middlesex and Northamptonshire in the only two games played this evening

In the latest round of National League matches, Glamorgan stayed top of the table despite going down by 17 runs against Northamptonshire

In the latest round of Twenty20 Cup matches, there were wins for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Lancashire, while Gloucestershire triumphed over Northants in a game reduced to just 5-overs-a-side by rain

Following their elimination from the NatWest Series, England's players are set for their first taste of Twenty20 cricket

Last season, there was just one century in the entire Twenty20 competition, as made by Gloucestershire's Ian Harvey

Adam Hollioake continued his good form in the Twenty20 Cup by helping Surrey to their second win as many days, against Hampshire

It's back

After a first-day washout, Usman Afzaal made up for lost time with an unbeaten 83, as Northampton reached the close on 257 for 5 against Lancashire in the first division of the Frizzell County Championship

The rain came back to wreak havoc on the final day of play in the latest round of the County Championship

Yorkshire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire joined Worcestershire in the semi-finals of the C&G Trophy

In the latest round of National League games, a lightning-fast 92 from Nick Knight meant that Lancashire were chasing 310 at Edgbaston

In the latest round of Championship matches, a record-breaking 341 from Craig Spearman set up a 10-wicket win for Gloucestershire over Middlesex, while 13 wickets from Heath Streak for Warwickshire helped his side beat Northants at Edgbaston