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Despite being held up by a highly impressive maiden century from 18-year-old Ben Stokes, Nottinghamshire clinched the victory that was always theirs for the taking, lifting them to the top of the Division One table, eight points ahead of Yorkshire from on

Steve Harmison returned to Championship cricket but went wicketless against Nottinghamshire on day two.

Two wickets from seamer Charlie Shreck secured an early foothold for Nottinghamshire on despite poor weather on day one of their County Championship Division One clash with Durham

Kent's Clydesdale Bank 40 game against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge was ruined by inclement weather

Jimmy Adams' tentative 60 edged Hampshire into a narrow 148-run lead at the Rose Bowl as they bid to avoid a sixth straight domestic defeat of the season

Jimmy Adams' tentative 60 edged Hampshire into a narrow 148-run lead at the Rose Bowl as they bid to avoid a sixth straight domestic defeat of the season

Nottinghamshire took advantage of Hampshire's lack of killer instinct to shrug off a dangerous situation and close in on their opponents' first innings total on the second day of the Championship Division One match at The Rose Bowl

Michael Carberry struck a second century of the season as Hampshire limped to 300 all out against Nottinghamshire on day one of their County Championship match

New signing Steven Mullaney took three quick wickets to rip the heart out of the Hampshire batting and set up a convincing 35-run win for Nottinghamshire in their Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at the Rose Bowl

A blistering innings of 141 by Jacques Du Toit and a sensational spell of bowling from seamer Wayne White helped Leicestershire to a 47-run victory over Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire completed their second victory in as many Division One matches after chasing down a target they would not have wished to be bigger here

England's Test-match counties are pressing for greater financial support from the England and Wales Cricket Board, and stronger guarantees of international fixtures

If Stuart Broad's first day here was a disappointment, the second certainly was not, even though the England all-rounder added to a string of low scores when he was dismissed for just one run in Nottinghamshire's 250 all out

After their three-day demolition of Kent last week, when their credentials as title candidates appeared to be an impressive endorsement of much pre-season punditry, Nottinghamshire's bright start to the season was checked a little by Somerset, who recover

Stuart Broad and James Anderson have been made available for the next round of County Championship matches ahead of England's departure for the World Twenty20

Seamer Andre Adams helped Nottinghamshire get their Championship challenge off to a perfect start as they completed a comprehensive victory over Kent with more than a day to spare

Unlike Essex, conquerors of the Durham attack at Chester-le-Street, Kent's introduction to Division One cricket has been painful

Hashim Amla clearly needed no time to acclimatise as he made his competitive Nottinghamshire debut

Ryan Sidebottom has said he has 'nothing to prove' as an international player but conceded that regular injuries have forced him down the England pecking order in recent times