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Aldred shatters Somerset batting

Paul Aldred shattered Somerset's batting with three wickets in an over after wicketkeeper Luke Sutton had suffered a facial injury in the first hour at the County Ground

13-Sep-2000•Simon Aitkin

Lancashire escaped a points penalty at Old Trafford today

Lancashire escaped a points penalty at Old Trafford today when the pitch inspectors, Mike Denness, AC Smith and Tom Flintoff decided not to take any action on the track used for the championship clash with Somerset

10-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Lancashire complete a 20 points win over Somerset

Lancashire completed a 20 points win over Somerset today which should clinch them runners-up place in the championship for the third year on the trot

10-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Hegg and Lloyd provide some consolation for Lancashire

Warren Hegg and Graham Lloyd hit glorious centuries to put Lancashire on the track of a 20 points championship win over Somerset at Old Trafford today

09-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Lloyd's century puts Lancashire in control over Somerset

Graham Lloyd hammered his first century of the season today as Lancashire grabbed control of the championship match at Old Trafford

09-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Hegg and Lloyd attempt to keep title race alive

Warren Hegg and Graham Lloyd hammered centuries at Old Trafford today as Lancashire tried desperately to keep the title race alive

09-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Smethurst takes 50th first class wicket this season as Somerset struggle

Young Lancashire paceman Mike Smethurst completed a half century of first class wickets this season as Somerset slipped into trouble on the first morning at Old Trafford

08-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Chapple and Smethurst's efforts could go to waste as Lancashire face possibly penalty

Lancashire kept their slim Championship hopes alive by skittling Somerset for 132 at Old Trafford - although the presence of Mike Denness as a pitch liaison officer raised fears of an eight-point fine

08-Sep-2000•Andy Wilson

13 wickets fall at Old Trafford as Lancashire fear pitch penalty

Mike Denness, one of the England Cricket Board's Pitch Liaison Officers, watched 13 wickets go down on the opening day of Lancashire's penultimate championship match against Somerset at Old Trafford

08-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Ganguly's century gives Lancashire formidable score

Saurav Ganguly hammered a superb century to lead Lancashire Lightning to a big total in tonight's floodlit match at Old Trafford - and raise Gloucester Gladiators' hopes of a unique treble in one-day cricket this season

06-Sep-2000•Colin Evans

Lancashire hand National League title to Gloucestershire

Lancashire handed the National League title they have won for the last two years to Gloucestershire by beating Somerset in a thrilling day-night match at Old Trafford

06-Sep-2000•Andy Wilson

Wells' season best score cannot prevent draw against Somerset

A season's best 98 from Vince Wells, Leicestershire captain could not prevent a draw against Somerset in the County Championship Division One match at Taunton

04-Sep-2000•Staff and agencies

Draw makes Somerset almost certain of first division cricket next year

Somerset's final home game of the season drifted to an inevitable draw, as both they and Leicestershire counted the cost of 140 overs lost on the first two days

04-Sep-2000•Phil Tottle

Somerset secure First Division status as Blackwell scores century

Somerset obtained the fifth batting point - their maximum for the first time this season - and secured their First Division status at the end of the third day of their County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire at Taunton

03-Sep-2000•Staff and agencies

Milestones for Blackwell and Maddy as Somerset banish any fears of relegation

Ian Blackwell and Darren Maddy cashed in on another batsman-friendly Taunton pitch to achieve personal milestones on the third day of a rain-ruined County Championship match

03-Sep-2000•Richard Latham

Cox and Turner frustrate Leicestershire

Jamie Cox and Rob Turner frustrated Leicestershire's hopes of closing the gap on County Championship leaders Surrey with a century partnership at Taunton

02-Sep-2000•Richard Latham

Cox leads by example

Somerset captain Jamie Cox led by example by scoring a half century (58) as they reached 273 for 6 in 68 overs on the second day of the rain affected County Championship Division One match against Leicestershire at Taunton

02-Sep-2000•Staff and agencies

DeFreitas gets wicket with third and last ball at Taunton

Phillip DeFreitas needed just three deliveries to strike the first blow for Leicestershire at the start of their County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton

01-Sep-2000•Richard Latham

Somerset title hopes dashed by Leicestershire

Somerset's hopes of winning the National League championship were dealt a severe blow when relegation-threatened Leicestershire defeated them by 62 runs in a day-night encounter at Taunton

31-Aug-2000•Mark Easterbrook

Somerset troubles West Indies

West Indies struggled its way to 238 for 7 in reply to Somerset's 488 at the end of day two at Taunton

24-Aug-2000•Staff and agencies

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