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Lancashire, having won their first two championship matches by an innings, put themselves in a strong position to force another overwhelming victory at Hove, as they scored 590 before reducing Sussex to 97 for 4 at the close

Lancashire surge after Cross hundred

Half-centuries from Wayne Madsen and Daniel Redfern gave Derbyshire the edge at the end of a tough first day against Leicestershire

Wily Henderson keeps scoring down

Neil Dexter and John Simpson shared a 254-stand to hoist Middlesex from up from 88 for 4 to close the day 368 for 5

Dexter and Simpson put Middlesex on top

27-Apr-2011•Sahil Dutta at Lord's

Bopara finds form but Essex struggle

Ravi Bopara scored his first half-century of the summer as Essex were made to battle for runs on the second day of their Championship match against Glamorgan at Chelmsford

Barney Gibson became the youngest person to play first-class cricket in England when he made his Yorkshire debut aged 15 years and 27 days

Fifteen-year-old sets English record

27-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pardoe fights as Nottinghamshire let chances slip

26-Apr-2011•Jon Culley at Trent Bridge

Harris stars to boost Glamorgan

James Harris emerged as Glamorgan's star on the opening day of their County Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford

Mahmood sparks Kent turnaround

Warwickshire made a fine start to their County Championship clash with Durham, only for the hosts to hit back with three late wickets at the Riverside

Brathwaite keeps Durham in contest

Karl Brown continued his liking for the Sussex attack by top scoring with 88 as Lancashire took control on the first day of the County Championship encounter at Hove

Sussex hit back after Brown continues form

Tom Maynard, the Surrey batsman, was given the silent treatment on his return to Cardiff last week

Glamorgan's silence golden for Maynard

26-Apr-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Anderson ready to fight for one-day place

James Anderson is willing to fight for his England one-day place after being dropped during the World Cup campaign

26-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yardy close to first-class return

Michael Yardy, the Sussex and England allrounder, is on course to resume his first-class career after a battle with depression.

26-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Taylor helps Leicestershire to easy win

James Taylor and Josh Cobb both hit half-centuries as Leicestershire Foxes picked up their first points in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition with a comfortable 32-run victory against Scottish Saltires at Grace Road

25-Apr-2011

Netherlands surge to second win

Netherlands claimed a second county victim in successive days as Derbyshire were beaten by 13 runs in Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A at Derby

25-Apr-2011

Netherlands hold nerve to clinch thriller

Yorkshire opened their CB40 League programme with a shock two-run defeat against the Netherlands at Headingley

A brilliant all-round performance by Preston Mommsen was not enough to earn Scotland victory in their Clydesdale Bank 40 opener at Chester-le-Street

Mommsen heroics in vain

Champions Warwickshire suffered defeat at the start of their Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign, narrowly beaten by three runs by Hampshire at the Rose Bowl

Hampshire prevail in thriller at The Rose Bowl

Somerset wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter stated his case for an England one-day international recall with an accomplished hundred as the Cidermen defeated Notts Outlaws by 47 runs

Kieswetter and Buttler power Somerset win