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Finger scare for Ballance as Yorkshire frustrated

With bigger tests to come, against Middlesex at Lord's and Durham at Chester-le-Street, as the season gathers momentum, Yorkshire will not want an opportunity such as this to slip through their fingers

22-Apr-2014•Jon Culley at Headingley

Horton and Reece pass age-old test

The challenge for the Lancashire openers Paul Horton and Luis Reece on a rain-affected day was to survive the remaining 22 overs

22-Apr-2014•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Onions makes his well rehearsed case

Graham Onions provided another reminded of his skills to help Durham take charge against Somerset, but will the watching selector, James Whitaker, take any notice?

21-Apr-2014•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

Rampant Brooks fears for old county

As Jack Brooks agreed, having run rampant against his former colleagues, Northamptonshire will have to learn their lessons quickly if they are not to go the way of Derbyshire last year with immediate relegation

21-Apr-2014•Jon Culley at Headingley

Bell stars after Chapple's landmark

Glen Chapple reached 900 first-class wickets for Lancashire but it was the craft of Ian Bell that stood out at Old Trafford

21-Apr-2014•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Ballance restates England credentials

Peter Moores may not personally have seen the best of Gary Ballance but it is fair to assume he will not be going on that evidence alone

20-Apr-2014•Jon Culley at Headingley

Jennings' patience trumps Overton's pace

While the pace of Jamie Overton caught the eye, it was the patience and denial of Keaton Jennings that gave Durham the advantage over Somerset.

20-Apr-2014•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

Lancashire struggle in Moores' farewell

Much of the attention was on Peter Moores at Old Trafford, in his final match before rejoining England, but his county were left on the back foot by some impressive Warwickshire seam bowling

20-Apr-2014•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Northants' last pair hold out

Rob Newton summoned the chief resistance as Northamptonshire began life back in Division One with a heartwarming draw with the last pair at the crease against the defending champions, Durham

16-Apr-2014•Alex Winter at Wantage Road

Robson closes in on England debut

Chris Rogers and Sam Robson engineered Middlesex's victory against Notts - and Rogers reckons Robson is ready for an England debut

16-Apr-2014•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Sussex show values to cherish

There is something refreshing about Sussex. They play cricket with charm and, as Warwickshire can testify, their position as early Championship leaders suggests they play it rather well

16-Apr-2014•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Joyce puts Sussex on the brink

15-Apr-2014•George Dobell

Myburgh stiffens Somerset resistance

Johann Myburgh does not represent Somerset's future but his innings against Yorkshire made good use of the present

15-Apr-2014•Ivo Tennant

Collingwood faces tricky decision

Paul Collingwood may have to risk an adventurous declaration on the final day to try to fashion a Durham victory and newly-promoted Northants might be the sort of team to persuade him to gamble

15-Apr-2014•Alex Winter at Wantage Road

Robson presses England claims

Sam Robson's hundred for Middlesex after a brilliant winter with England Lions moved him inexorably closer to a Test debut against Sri Lanka

14-Apr-2014•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Rashid for England? A little Bird says so

It is five years since Adil Rashid played for England and life has not always gone easily since, but no lesser luminary than Dickie Bird, Yorkshire's president, is predicting his international days may come again

14-Apr-2014•Ivo Tennant

Bell stages grand recovery

Ian Bell proved his talents remain unimpaired after the Ashes but Jonathan Trott's start for Warwickshire has yet to convince the sceptics

14-Apr-2014•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Northants make positive start

In Northamptonshire's first innings back in Division One, against one of the best attacks in the country and replying to an intimidating Durham total, they presented themselves well

14-Apr-2014•Alex Winter at Wantage Road

Jordan's excellence sets up Joyce

The national selector, James Whitaker, might have ventured to Edgbaston to see the batting of Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell, but it was Ed Joyce who stood out amid the wreckage of a day on which 20 wickets fell

13-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Unlucky Northants stage plucky return

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

13-Apr-2014•Alex Winter at Wantage Road

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