Cricket News

Steven Finn showed glimpses of form with four wickets but Middlesex will still reflect that an inability to build pressure meant that Nottinghamshire held thre advantage after the first day at Lord's

Northants turned in a respectable showing against champions Durham on their return to Division One despite having horrendous bad luck in the build-up to the season

Paul Grayson would have been engaging in a warm-down after running the London marathon around the time his Essex side were bowled out in their first Championship innings of the season

Adam Lyth is often overshadowed by Yorkshire's posse of young England batsmen but all that changes whenever he visits Taunton

Rory Kleinveldt has been withdrawn from his Northamptonshire contract by CSA, three days after he was unveiled by the county as their overseas signing for the season

Jonny Bairstow's chance of retaining his place as England's Test wicketkeeper have taken a major blow with a broken finger ruling him out for up to six weeks.

Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell lit up the final day at the Ageas Bowl with a superb century before his side settled for an expected draw with Hampshire.

Tom Smith not only top-scored with the bat to help his side avoid the follow-on, but also claimed a five-wicket haul to precipitate a remarkable collapse in Nottinghamshire second innings

Glamorgan's buzzword is about the need to be 'ruthless' and Grahan Wagg exemplified it with six wickets as Surrey collapsed to an eventual 10-wicket defeat

Chris Rogers, one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year, had a lot to reflect on after his Middlesex side lost to Sussex by an innings

Graeme Smith is settling into life as a former South African captain, leaving behind an international game that he says needs "leadership and direction"

Worcestershire have managed to secure the services of two New Zealand internationals to add some quality to their squad in a season where they are largely tipped to struggle.

If Lancashire do not summon a reinforcement for Ashwell Prince there are already signs at Trent Bridge that their batting could be exposed in Division One

Joe Root beat a rapid retreat from Yorkshire's season opening media event at Headingley for an x-ray on a broken thumb that for much of the past month has born a similarity to Yorkshire's startling new purple one-day kit

Mick Newell has admitted that it is a case of "now or never" if he is to become England coach.

Michael Carberry, who preceded the season by being critical of England for leaving him out of the limited-overs sides without adequate explanation, began with a six-ball duck

Eoin Morgan was bowled first ball as Middlesex blundered to 105 all out against Sussex at Hove and evergreen Jon Lewis had a Sussex debut to remember

Derbyshire and Leicestershire have agreed to postpone their opening Championship fixture of season

James Vince, the 23-year-old Hampshire batsman has been appointed the county's new T20 captain