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Surrey back on track despite Trego's blow

The same phrase reoccurs often in Chris Adams' conversation: "A year is a long time in cricket."

18-Apr-2013•George Dobell

Dernbach shines after Petersen ton

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

17-Apr-2013•George Dobell at The Oval

Godleman's grit holds up best friend Finn

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

17-Apr-2013•Alan Gardner at Lord's

Troughton helps Warwickshire edge day

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

17-Apr-2013•Alex Winter at Edgbaston

Openers provide Troughton solace

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

13-Apr-2013•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Rogers praise for 'England's' Robson

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

13-Apr-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Middlesex stroll to ten-wicket win

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

13-Apr-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Gillespie bemoans inadequate Yorkshire display

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

13-Apr-2013•Paul Edwards

Dexter strikes telling blows

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

12-Apr-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Chopra back in the old routine

Everywhere you look at Edgbaston, there seems to be a picture of Chris Wright and Keith Barker, grinning broadly, one hand each on the LV= Championship trophy, but Varun Chopra had an equal part to play.

12-Apr-2013•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Yorkshire batsmen learn hard lessons

Phil Jaques' half-century and a feisty eight-wicket partnership held up Sussex in their pursuit of victory but most of the Yorkshire top order failed

12-Apr-2013•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Kieswetter gives Somerset hope

Craig Kieswetter has had a fine match, taking everything that came his way behind the stumps and playing an instrumental role with the bat to put Somerset in a position from which they are well placed to win

12-Apr-2013•Les Smith at Chester-le-Street

Robson leads the way for cosmopolitan Middlesex

It is probably only natural that a club based in the middle of one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe will reflect the community it serves. But, even by the standards of London, this Middlesex side is a cosmopolitan bunch.

11-Apr-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Sussex dreamers cut a dash

At the end of the second day, Yorkshire were 233 runs in arrears with nine wickets standing and facing a battle to save the match

11-Apr-2013•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Rushworth stars as the ball rules

Durham stumbled to 92 for 8 - a lead of 210 - in their second innings after Chris Rushworth's best figures had helped blow Somerset away

11-Apr-2013•Les Smith at Chester-le-Street

Stokes' sober approach suits Durham

Ben Stokes' restrained 49 for Durham exhibited a willingness to buckle down after a winter in which he was sent home early from the England Lions tour for disciplinary reasons

10-Apr-2013•Les Smith at Chester-le-Street

Champions prey on 20 minutes of madness

Warwickshire, the defending champions, relied upon a "mad 20 minutes" to subdue newly-promoted Derbyshire on the opening day of the season

10-Apr-2013•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Roland-Jones makes his point in style

There are different ways to react to setbacks. Some players, like Adil Rashid, resort to bemoaning their lot in public. And some, like Toby Roland-Jones, let their performances do the talking

10-Apr-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Yorkshire optimism shattered early

Bowled out for 96 in 46.2 overs, Yorkshire then watched as Chris Nash stroked a pleasing 80 off 87 balls

10-Apr-2013•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Yorkshire forced to deny Rashid rift

Yorkshire have been forced to deny a rift with their legspinner Adil Rashid, with the start of the Championship season only a few hours away

09-Apr-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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