Cricket News

Mark Wallace became Glamorgan's first century-maker of the first-class season as the Welsh county beat Kent by an innings and eight runs with a day to spare

Four wickets for Ajmal Shahzad put Yorkshire on top in their battle for supremacy against Hampshire

Warwickshire face the prospect of winning at Edgbaston but ending the game with fewer points than they started as concerns over the quality of their pitch grow

Ravi Bopara sent another strong message to the England selectors with a superb century that put Essex back in the hunt against Derbyshire

Two late wickets revived Somerset's hopes of a third successive County Championship win

James Middlebrook hit 109 - his highest score for Northamptonshire - as the visitors established an iron grip against Gloucestershire

Sussex thrashed champions Nottinghamshire by nine wickets in three days at Hove to secure their second win of the season in Division One of the County Championship

Middlesex strolled to a seven-wicket win over Middlesex with fully 17 overs to spare in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A clash with Netherlands at Deventer.

John Morris has been sacked as Derbyshire's head of cricket midway through their current Championship match against Essex

A century of rare class from Mohammad Yousuf earned Warwickshire the initiative on the first day of their Championship match against Worcestershire at Edgbaston

A first win at Hove in 28 years seemed a distant prospect for Nottinghamshire as they were forced to follow against Sussex

Nick Compton finished on 254 not out as Somerset continued their rapid improvement as they dominated Durham in their County Championship match at Chester-le-Street

Derbyshire's lower order defied the Essex attack to give their side the edge on day two of their County Championship match at Derby

England bowler Tim Bresnan and in-form batsman Jonny Bairstow helped Yorkshire claw their way out of deep trouble on the first day against Hampshire

Ben Wright led an impressive middle order batting display as Glamorgan put themselves in a healthy position at the end of the second day

Niall O'Brien's 10th first-class century dug Northamptonshire out of a hole on the opening day of the County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Bristol

Kevin Pietersen is unlikely to spend much time in the Surrey dressing room but faces the prospect of some serious ribbing after falling to a team-mate

Craig Kieswetter and Chris Woakes have been ruled out of contention for the England Lions match against Sri Lanka at Derby next week

Centuries by Marcus Trescothick and Nick Compton made Durham's returning skipper Phil Mustard pay for putting Somerset in to bat in their County Championship clash at Chester-le-Street

Essex's England batsmen Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara both had poor days as Derbyshire paceman Tony Palladino wrecked his former county's batting