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Marshall holds key for flagging Gloucestershire

Hamish Marshall holds the key to Gloucestershire's chances of avoiding defeat by Derbyshire on the final day at Cheltenham.

16-Jul-2014•Press Association

Bopara sees outgrounds as spin solution

Spin bowling in England might be perceived to be in decline but Ravi Bopara suggested that outgrounds could hold part of the answer as he countered the turn found by Danny Briggs and Liam Dawson

16-Jul-2014•Ivo Tennant at Castle Park

Ajmal signs off with three in victory

Division Two leaders Worcestershire gave Saeed Ajmal a winning send-off as they overpowered Leicestershire by 204 runs at New Road in a major step towards securing promotion.

16-Jul-2014•Press Association

Madsen, Slater lead strong Derbyshire reply

Skipper Wayne Madsen led from the front as Derbyshire hit back strongly on the second day against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham

15-Jul-2014•Press Association

Essex miss a crucial chance

An unproductive start to the season has left Essex playing catch-up with little margin for error and they missed a golden opportunity to put Hampshire under significant pressure at Colchester

15-Jul-2014•Ryan Bailey at Castle Park

Kohler-Cadmore 99 but no ice cream

Tom Kohler-Cadmore fell agonisingly short of his maiden Championship hundred as Worcestershire began to dominate bottom club Leicestershire

15-Jul-2014•Press Association

Tavaré begins festival with third ton

A century from Will Tavare and an unbeaten 88 from Will Gidman took Gloucestershire to 304 for 6 on the opening day of the 2014 Cheltenham festival.

14-Jul-2014•Press Association

Smith retraces steps to keep Leicester in touch

Greg Smith successfully re-traced past footsteps as Leicestershire continued to make life difficult for Worcestershire despite Saeed Ajmal's four wickets for the Division Two leaders at New Road.

14-Jul-2014•Press Association

Wheater happy on homecoming

14-Jul-2014•Ryan Bailey at Colchester

Buck keep league leaders in check

Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell became the second player to reach 1,000 runs in the current County Championship season before Leicestershire's bowlers pegged the Division Two leaders back to 317 for 9.

13-Jul-2014•Press Association

Topley facing another back injury

Reece Topley, the Essex left-arm pace bowler, faces another debilitating period on the sidelines after he suffered a recurrence of the lower back injury that beset his winter away with the England Performance Programme

13-Jul-2014•Ryan Bailey at Castle Park

Bracewell delighted despite time running out

It is to Gloucestershire's credit that they pushed Hampshire so close. On a fourth day which started with a team still batting in their first innings, their approach at least allowed for specks of excitement

10-Jul-2014•Vithushan Ehantharajah at the Ageas Bowl

Browne's historic double saves Essex

Nick Browne again halted Derbyshire's advance as his second unbeaten century of the game combined with a hundred from Ryan ten Doeschate helped Essex to a draw at Chesterfield

10-Jul-2014•Press Association

Northeast ton secures Kent chase

Sam Northeast hit his first century of the season as Kent cruised to a six-wicket win against Leicestershire at Grace Road

10-Jul-2014•Press Association

Unsung Gidman pitch perfect again

Will Gidman scored his first century of the season to press his case as one of the country's leading allrounders

09-Jul-2014•Vithushan Ehantharajah at the Ageas Bowl

Cobb century makes Kent pay

Josh Cobb struck his first Championship century for two years to make Kent pay for dropping him early in the day at Grace Road

09-Jul-2014•Press Association

Browne in record ton, Derbys hold edge

Nick Browne wrote his name in the Essex record books but Derbyshire hold the initiative after another absorbing day at Chesterfield.

09-Jul-2014•Press Association

Surrey steadily building promotion charge

For all the fuss made about Surrey's so-called stars it should not go unnoticed that coach Graham Ford is steadily developing a squad well capable of sustaining a challenge for promotion.

09-Jul-2014•Paul Edwards at Colwyn Bay

Browne digs in again for Essex

Nick Browne produced his second career-best innings in a week as he held Essex together against Derbyshire at Queen's Park

08-Jul-2014•Les Smith at Queen's Park

Batty Surrey's route to victory

Gareth Batty is far too professional a cricketer to let his mind wander from North Wales to Nottingham on Wednesday morning. Yet on the evidence of his accurate offspin bowling on the third evening of this game, he really would not be the daftest pick

08-Jul-2014•Paul Edwards at Colwyn Bay

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