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Defending champions Durham found themselves following on 286 behind and needing a backs-to-the-wall effort to avoid starting their campaign with defeat against Essex at the Riverside

Durham battle hard following on

Middlesex found some batting backbone after a woeful start to the season to ensure Glamorgan were made to work hard in their search of a first victory at Lord's since 1954

Malan and Strauss make Glamorgan work

17-Apr-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Nottinghamshire complete crushing win

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

Luke Evans and Jack Brooks took three wickets apiece as Northamptonshire bowled out Gloucestershire for 249 to complete a 94-run victory in their County Championship Division Two match at Bristol

Evans shines as Northants triumph

West Indies fast bowler Tino Best has been signed by Yorkshire for the County Championship until the end of May

Yorkshire sign up Tino Best

17-Apr-2010•Cricinfo staff

Young Buck leaves Derbyshire struggling

Nathan Buck underlined his promise with the best figures of his fledgling career to give Leicestershire the upper hand at Derby

Sussex's batsmen capitalised on the excellent job done by their seam attack to take control after two days of their County Championship second division match against Surrey at Hove

Goodwin shines as Sussex build lead

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

Nottinghamshire pacemen demolish Kent

16-Apr-2010•Jon Culley at Trent Bridge

Gloucestershire escape penalty but face defeat

Jack Brooks hit a timely first half-century in County Championship cricket to put Northamptonshire in a strong position on the second day at Bristol

Andrew Strauss managed a more useful hit-out than his double failure last week, but couldn't advance past 44 in another dismal Middlesex batting display as they slumped to 160 all out against Glamorgan at Lord's

Middlesex batting woes continue

16-Apr-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Lancashire edge ahead in tight battle

Andrew Gale made his first century as Yorkshire captain to transform his side's fortunes on the second day of the County Championship encounter with Somerset at Headingley

Andrew Gale hundred puts Yorkshire ahead

Liam Plunkett inspired a Durham fightback at the Riverside - but by stumps on the second day a safe draw was surely still the limit of the dual champions' realistic ambitions against Essex

Jaik Mickleburgh and James Foster post record stand

Surrey have confirmed they are in talks with Brian Lara in a bid to lure him out of retirement to play Twenty20 for them this season

Lara lined up for Surrey comeback

16-Apr-2010•Cricinfo staff

Mark Wallace leads Glamorgan fightback

Glamorgan's batsmen rode their luck to hit three half-centuries and share the opening-day honours in their County Championship clash with Middlesex at Lord's

Leicestershire shaded the first day at Derbyshire despite a batting collapse that saw the visitors lose their last nine wickets for 166 runs

Early wickets lift Leicestershire after collapse

Pitch inspector Jack Birkenshaw will return to Bristol on Friday after 23 wickets fell on the opening day of the County Championship clash between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire

Inspection looms after 23 wickets tumble

Allrounder Robin Martin-Jenkins continued his encouraging start to the season with four wickets as Sussex shaded an absorbing first day of their County Championship Division Two tussle with Surrey at Hove

Arun Harinath grinds for struggling Surrey

Warwickshire bounced back well from defeat to Yorkshire in the opening round of the season to dominate the opening day of their County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford

Prince fights after Woakes rattles Lancashire