Cricket News

Sussex batsmen Ed Joyce and Matt Machan scored hundreds as the Unicorns were brushed aside at Hove

Kane Williamson continued his impressive form with another century as Gloucestershire secured a crushing win over Leicestershire

Jonathan Trott made an unbeaten 41 in his last innings before returning to England duty as Warwickshire registered their second Clydesdale Bank 40 win

Worcestershire's ninth-wicket pair of Matt Pardoe and Richard Jones hung on to secure a draw as Surrey dominated after following on

Hundreds from Phil Jaques and Gary Ballance saw Yorkshire home by six wickets in the second-highest successful run chase in the club's history

Andrew Strauss spent some valuable time in the middle as Middlesex secured a comfortable draw against Notts

Wayne White and Matthew Hoggard saw out almost ten overs to secure a draw for Leicestershire with nine wickets down

Somerset were unable to dismiss Durham a second time in their two-day game but the hosts batting problems continued to dog them

Derbyshire are the longest-serving second division outfit and should 12 seasons out of the top tier turn into 13 once this campaign is over, they may look back at their draw against Hampshire and think: 'If only...'

Ravi Bopara batted at No. 8 with a runner in a bid to prove his England fitness as Essex and Kent failed to contrive a positive result

Sohail Tanvir, the Pakistan fast bowler, has joined Worcestershire for this season's Friends Life t20, taking the place of offspinner Saeed Ajmal

Kyle Coetzer's 120 led Northamptonshire to four batting points before Chaminda Vaas reduced Leicestershire to 38 for 2 in reply

If learning quickly is the secret to success, it should be no surprise that Kevin Pietersen has enjoyed such a fine career. Pietersen has not played on too many surfaces like this in recent years. This New Road pitch is slow, low and offering seam assista

Yorkshire forfeited their first innings - and any batting bonus points - to set up a final-day run chase against Gloucestershire

Mark Davies dismissed Alastair Cook for 1 after Darren Stevens and Geraint Jones had rescued Kent's first innings

Ollie Rayner's debut as a first-class cricketer brought with it membership of a fairly exclusive club when he made a century against the touring Sri Lankans at Hove in May 2006. Now he can proudly wear the metaphorical tie of another after completing his

Bilal Shafayat made 93 in his first appearance for Hampshire while Jimmy Adams' century helped lead the hosts to 352 for 8

The ECB disciplinary panel hearing into the case against Danish Kaneria, the former Pakistan spinner, Mervyn Westfield has been put back until the week beginning June 18

Kevin Pietersen, back from the glamour of IPL, managed a net in the rain, one over of off-spin and an excellent run out as Surrey's rain-hit Championship match at Worcester brought few thrills

Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 89 at the end of another shortened day after Gloucestershire were inserted by Yorkshire