Cricket News

Jim Allenby scored an unbeaten half century to put Glamorgan in a handy position at the end of the second day of their match against Worcestershire in Cardiff

Leicestershire launched a spirited fightback in their County Championship clash with Kent on another boundary-laden day at Grace Road

They may have come to see a South African opening batsman make his debut, but there would have been little pleasure for Surrey supporters in the identity of the eventual century scorer

A day dominated by the two youngest men to represent Middlesex in first-class cricket ended with Derbyshire in the sort of parlous position that many would have predicted after they had lost the toss and were inserted

Leicestershire's decision to bowl first backfired as Kent racked up 406 on the first day at Grace Road with half-centuries from Brendan Nash, Geraint Jones and Matt Coles.

Northamptonshire weren't touted as promotion contenders but few counties have started 2013 better. Rain denied them victory at Glamorgan last week and here the vaunted Essex batting line-up were dismissed for 183.

Jim Troughton is a player whom those loosely following the county game might need reminding of. A mention of his name might provoke a double raised eyebrow

Pace bowler Mike Reed registered his maiden County Championship five-wicket haul as Glamorgan had much the better of the first day

Alexei Kervezee has announced his retirement from international cricket for Netherlands in order to focus on his career with Worcestershire

Lancashire have announced a fourth consecutive year of heavy losses, £1.5 million for 2012

Tim Bresnan will play his first match for nearly three months when he makes his comeback for Yorkshire in a three-day friendly against Lancashire at Headingley on Tuesday.

Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's Test and ODI captain, has revealed he refused a a lucrative two-year deal to play for Worcestershire, due to it clashing with his national team commitments

Simon Katich and Ashwell Prince put on a 181-run stand that could be the sign of thing to come for Lancashire's opponents in Division Two

Varun Chopra and Ian Westwood provided the platform for Warwickshire to pick up a batting bonus in an otherwise frustrating draw

Both Essex and Gloucestershire will hope that their share of the Australian invasion of county cricket has a profound effect on their seasons

Chris Rogers, the Middlesex captain, welcomed his team's ten-wicket win over Nottinghamshire as the "perfect start" to their Championship campaign

Sam Robson and Chris Rogers rushed Middlesex to victory on the final day, the pair taking just 25 overs to overhaul their target of 108

Yorkshire's return to Division One was a rude awakening. Andrew Gale's side went down to their first four-day defeat in 19 matches

Not many people included Neil Dexter in their list of daunting seamers. Yet Dexter, a gentle medium-pacer who had never taken more than three wickets in a first-class innings before today, produced a remarkable spell of five wickets for 13 runs in 21 ball

James Middlebrook struck 70 as Northamptonshire moved themselves into a winning position on the third day of their Division Two match against Glamorgan