Cricket News

Maurice Chambers again played a starring role as Essex handed out a 143-run defeat to title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford to claim only their second championship victory of the summer

Northamptonshire captain Andrew Hall took a hat-trick as his side claimed an emphatic 10-wicket win over County Championship Division Two leaders Glamorgan with a day to spare at Wantage Road

A year on from a harrowing Ashes series Ravi Bopara is still searching for his route back into the England line-up

Warwickshire have made an approach to Middlesex about the possibility of signing England batsman Eoin Morgan

Zimbabwe international Elton Chigumbura took four wickets on his County Championship debut as Northamptonshire continued to dominate against Division Two leaders Glamorgan at Wantage Road

Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie scored centuries as Hampshire built an impressive first innings lead over Kent at the Rose Bowl

Maurice Chambers returned career-best figures to inspire a fine fightback by Essex against County Championship title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford

Four wickets for Adil Rashid, bowling with a self-assurance that can only encourage both Yorkshire and England, helped the Championship leaders reach a position from which they might take a clear lead at the top of the First Division

Falling crowds at Twenty20 matches will be high on the agenda when county chairmen meet at Edgbaston on Tuesday

Tom Smith blasted an unbeaten 92 and claimed three wickets as Lancashire Lightning moved up to third in the Friends Provident t20 North Group with a convincing 46-run win over Worcestershire Royals at Old Trafford

Northamptonshire's David Sales blasted his first century of the season as the hosts took control on the first day of their County Championship clash against Glamorgan at Wantage Road

Former England allrounder Dominic Cork proved the years have not hindered his quality with a five-wicket haul for Hampshire against Kent at the Rose Bowl

Warwickshire's bowlers put in a solid shift in sweat and drive but could not do enough to undermine Yorkshire's resolve, even on a pitch that never allowed a batsman to feel entirely comfortable

Warwickshire's bowlers put in a solid shift in sweat and drive but could not do enough to undermine Yorkshire's resolve, even on a pitch that never allowed a batsman to feel entirely comfortable

Kent took an early lead in the battle to avoid the Friends Provident t20 wooden spoon by securing a 12-run win over fellow South Group strugglers Gloucestershire at Canterbury

Tom Maynard hit a magnificent 78 not out from just 43 balls against Surrey at the Brit Oval to keep Glamorgan's hopes of a Friends Provident t20 quarter-final alive

Marcus Trescothick blasted 83 off 38 balls to lead Somerset to a 79-run Friends Provident t20 win over Middlesex at Taunton

Essex's hopes of securing a quarter-final place in the Friends Provident t20 competition received a boost when they earned a thrilling three-wicket victory over rivals Hampshire at Chelmsford

Chasing 156 for victory, Yorkshire never looked like getting there once opener Adam Lyth had gone and they limped to a final total of 121 for 9

Nottinghamshire tightened their grip at the top of the Friends Provident t20 North Group with their ninth win in 12 games, beating Leicestershire by seven wickets in a high-scoring match at Grace Road