Cricket News

Michael Bates gave a wicketkeeping masterclass to revive memories of the great keeping skills of yesteryear as Hampshire took control against Glamorgan

Neil Dexter returned a career-best six-wicket haul but Lancashire fought hard under leaden London skies

Derbyshire wicketkeeper Tom Poynton, who last month was seriously injured in a car crash that claimed the life of his father Keith, has no prospect of playing again this season because of the extent of his injuries

A month into the new season, Yorkshire and Durham, the two best sides in the County Championship last season, have won one match between them, and that against the side currently in last place

Glamorgan batsman Will Bragg produced a sterling effort to thwart Worcestershire's attempts to force a victory that would extend their lead at the top of Division Two.

Gary Yates insisted that rain wrecked the chance of an absorbing Lancashire run chase and, as sceptical as some supporters seemed to be, nobody could prove him wrong

An unbeaten 41 from captain James Foster helped Essex bat out the final day of their Championship Division Two tie with Leicestershire and secure a draw at Chelmsford

Samit Patel claims not to have any thoughts of an England recall but after a stalemate at Taunton his Notts coach, and now England selector, Mick Newell, said it was too early to write him off

Kent celebrated with a BBQ after defeating Surrey as coach Jimmy Adams spoke of Division One ambitions and offspinner Adam Riley attracted more kind words

Kyle Coezter has been appointed captain to lead Northamptonshire's defence of their T20 title in the absence of Alex Wakely.

Essex battled back on day three with an impressive unbeaten partnership from Jaik Mickleburgh and Greg Smith to take a big slice out of Leicestershire's first-innings lead of 152

Warwickshire's went to the top of the Division One table after their second win in succession over a Middlesex side whose brittle batting continues to cost them.

Kumar Sangakkara's debut for Durham in his brief stay ahead of the Sri Lanka series was a second-ball duck but Yorkshire ran aground against hundreds from Mark Stoneman and Michael Richardson

Captain Daryl Mitchell scored his second century of the match as Worcestershire continued to stamp their authority on proceedings at Cardiff

Adam Riley enjoyed another excellent day with four wickets as Kent ground Surrey down and closed the third day within sight of victory at Canterbury

Lancashire failed to reach 200 for the third time in four innings before Sussex gave them a lesson at Old Trafford about how to construct an innings

Exactly 40 years after the death of Adge Cutler, Somerset is still permeating the national consciousness - thanks to its cricketers

Jonny Bairstow's return to batting form in Yorkshire's mammoth score against Durham was timely with his wicketkeeping rival Matt Prior still trying to shake off an achilles complaint

Rob Key passed 18,000 runs in first-class cricket with a magnificent century as his 197-run partnership with Brendan Nash put Kent firmly in control against Surrey at Canterbury.

Gareth Andrew's career-best five-wicket haul put Worcestershire in control on day two in Cardiff as they fired out Glamorgan for just 155.