Cricket News

Lewis Hill struck a maiden first-class hundred in just his second appearance as Leicestershire made 292 after choosing to bat first against Surrey on the opening day at the Kia Oval.

Chris Dent's second County Championship hundred of the season ensured Gloucestershire had just the better of day one against Lancashire at Old Trafford.

Kent opening batsman Daniel Bell-Drummond struck his second County Championship century in five days to give his winless, Division Two basement side, a solid start to their four-day clash with Glamorgan.

Sam Hain and Joe Leach shared the honours as Warwickshire and Worcestershire exchanged blows on an intriguing opening day of their LV= County Championship derby at Edgbaston

Glamorgan have added to their South African contingent by bringing in Wayne Parnell for the NatWest T20 Blast

Derbyshire have added to their collection of overseas players for 2015 by bringing in New Zealand opener Hamish Rutherford

Strong winds at Wantage Road may prove to be the abiding memory as Northamptonshire's Championship match with Lancashire drifted into stalemate

Despite thrills, spills and disagreements, and a century from Daniel Bell-Drummond, Kent's dramatic LV= County Championship match with Division 2 rivals Leicestershire ended in draw in wind-swept Canterbury

Scott Elstone made a maiden Championship hundred as Derbyshire batted out time against Glamorgan in Cardiff

Controversy reined at the Swalec Stadium despite only 4.5 overs being bowled on the third day of the Championship Division Two match between Glamorgan and Derbyshire

Lancashire retain an outside chance of a third successive victory at Wantage Road, after they took two Northamptonshire wickets before the close on the third day of their Championship match

Leicestershire's Clint McKay starred with bat and ball in blustery Canterbury, where 15 wickets fell in a day to leave the visitors with a real chance of ending a Championship winless run that dates back to September 2012

Liam Norwell returned career-best figures of 6 for 33 to help guide Gloucestershire to a nine-wicket victory over Essex, their first victory at Chelmsford since 1930.

Embarrassing though this was for Somerset, bowled out for just 90 and struggling to work out why they have lost all three of their matches so far, Worcestershire can only be encouraged.

A 12th first-class century in Lancashire colours from Ashwell Prince kept Northamptonshire at bay on the second day at Wantage Road

It's been an extraordinary eight months for Adam Voges but on perhaps the craziest day of action that he will have encountered in that time, it was his failure to knock on the visitors' dressing-room door that may yet come back to haunt him.

Liam Norwell made a telling impact in the second innings against Essex to leave Gloucestershire on top at Chelmsford.

Darren Stevens took five wickets and Joe Denly scored a painstaking half-century as Kent battled their way back into contention on the second day against Leicestershire.

Glamorgan's on-loan seamer Andy Carter took four more wickets to take his tally to 12 from three games as the hosts closed day two in a strong position against Derbyshire in Cardiff.