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Martin Bicknell admitted that he was amazed to be recalled to the England squad ten years after the last of his two Tests

Worcestershire237 and 257 beat Glamorgan 156 and 324 by 14 runs at New Road Scorecard Worcestershire came out on top in a thrilling finish at New Road where they beat Glamorgan by 14 runs and consolidated their position at the top of the table

Kent 189 and 284 beat Essex 183 and 235 by 55 runs at Canterbury Scorecard Muttiah Muralitharan showed his worth as an overseas player with a match-winning 6 for 61 for Kent as Andy Flower bravely fought out what in the end was a lost cause for

The England & Wales Cricket Board has resisted the temptation to cook its golden goose, and has announced that the Twenty20 Cup will remain largely unchanged for next season's competition

Sussex 429 v Surrey 212 for 6 at Hove Scorecard Sussex tightened their control over Surrey in this intriguing tussle of the top two

Final standings: Sussex (86.5 points), Notts (86), Kent (68.5), Yorkshire(58.5), Surrey (54.5), Berkshire (32)

Sussex 362 for 4 v Surrey at Hove Scorecard Sussex justified their position of second in the table with a commanding display against leaders Surrey

England's first-class umpires will be allowed to continue until they are 70 if the British government accepts European Union legislation which will make it illegal to forcibly retire any employee before that age

Essex 351 and 111 for 1 drew with Leicestershire 600 for 7 dec at Southend Scorecard Leicestershire still harboured hopes of victory despite the loss of most of yesterday's play, but James Middlebrook's gutsy 82 delayed them in the morning, and

Alec Stewart has shed more light on his decision to retire from Test cricket at the end of the summer, explaining that the prospect of another tough winter tour was the main reason

Essex 271 for 6 v Leicestershire 600 for 7 dec at Southend Scorecard Only 16 overs at Southend, but it was enough for Leicestershire to tighten their grip on the game

Essex v Leicestershire 471 for 5 at Southend Scorecard It's not often a side racks up over 400 in a day, but bottom-placed Leicestershire took advantage of an inexperienced Essex attack and a flat pitch to race to a whopping 471 for 5 - the most

Alec Stewart: "It's not something I have taken lightly" Alec Stewart has announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of this summer's five-Test series against South Africa

In the wake of Surrey's emphatic Twenty20 Cup triumph at Trent Bridge, Adam Hollioake, the captain, has set his sights on a domestic treble of trophies

Sussex 416 and 166 for 5 beat Leicestershire 320 and 258 by five wickets Scorecard Tony Cottey followed his 147 in Sussex's first innings with a steady 58 in a five-wicket win against Leicestershire at Grace Road

On Saturday a new generation of cricket fans will assemble en masse at Trent Bridge, the venue for the first-ever Twenty20 Cup final

In the end it wasn't the thrilling finale that the competition deserved, but it nevertheless produced worthy champions as Surrey became the first ever Twenty20 Cup winners at Trent Bridge

Lancashire 347 for 7 v Kent 602 for 6 dec

Lancashire 130 for 2 trail Kent 602 for 6 by 472 runs Scorecard Carl Hooper was Lancashire's only source of hope as his former county Kent took absolute control on the second day at Blackpool

Surrey fielded as many as five debutants against India A at The Oval, and the tourists duly took advantage of the depleted side by knocking the batting over quickly, before racing to 235 for 2 by stumps on the first day