Cricket News

Alex Hales blasted his third century of the season to help Nottinghamshire win their opening match in the Royal London One-Day Cup by 29 runs against Sussex at Horsham.

Somerset James Hildreth hit a breathtaking 146 not out and Lewis Gregory an unbeaten 105 as Somerset began their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory over Durham

Yorkshire survived a superb 129 from Lancashire's Karl Brown to start their Royal London One-Day Cup Group A campaign with an entertaining 47-run win

Derbyshire bounced back from their miserable Twenty20 campaign by thrashing Hampshire by 136 runs in the opening Group A game of the Royal London Cup

Openers Jim Allenby and Jacques Rudolph scored half-centuries to help Glamorgan to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Middlesex in their Royal London Cup opener

On a hot Friday evening suitable for a Meatloaf lyric or a William Faulkner novel the hopes of fervid home supporters at Headingley were dashed when Yorkshire lost to Nottinghamshire by six wickets

It was all going so well for Somerset: a full-house crowd, lapping up the early evening sunshine and thoroughly enjoying the entertainment. And then the neighbours went and spoilt it.

Luke Wright produced an incredible innings as he smashed an unbeaten 153 from 66 balls to lead Sussex to a seven-wicket triumph over a shell-shocked Essex side at Chelmsford.

Kent overwhelmed Surrey for the second time inside 48 hours with a comfortable 21-run victory from their final NatWest T20 Blast fixture of the campaign at Canterbury.

Warwickshire sneaked into the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with the easiest of victories over Leicestershire - and a helping hand from 120 miles to the north.

Ross Whiteley hammered an unbeaten 84 against his former county to help Worcestershire secure a NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final place by beating Derbyshire by 28 runs at New Road.

The experienced pair of Murray Goodwin and Jacques Rudolph guided Glamorgan to their first NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final in six years with a comprehensive eight-wicket win against Gloucestershire at Cardiff.

Lancashire sealed top spot in the NatWest T20 Blast North Division with a routine victory by 27 runs over out of contention Durham at Old Trafford.

When the ECB's top table formulated their plans for the recast T20 Blast, it was doubtlessly evenings such as this that headed their blueprint as a record crowd filled Lord's on a balmy night.

After a five-year hiatus, 50-over cricket returns to the English county programme under the guise of the Royal London One-Day Cup this weekend amid no little scepticism and many questions

For only the second time since the war, Sussex have completed the double over Warwickshire.

After a faltering start to the campaign, Notts have since measured their charge to perfection. Their unbeaten run in the NatWest Blast now stretches back to early June and the Trent Bridge members can look forward to a fifth straight quarter-final.

Jonathan Trott made his first hundred since his Ashes departure with a stress-related illness as he despatched a good Sussex attack at Hove

A record Gloucestershire last-wicket stand between Craig Miles and Liam Norwell delayed Worcestershire's win and brought much delight at the Cheltenham Festival