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Gale blows, Hampshire down?

Gale blows, Hampshire down?

It was Yorkshire who faced criticism if their decision to collude with Hampshire and engineer a run-chase ended up having a decisive effect on the relegation battle. It was Gale who absolved all, his third hundred of the season setting up a five-wicket vi

17-Sep-2015•Alan Gardner at the Ageas Bowl

Taylor makes most of lives to mark call-up with ton

Taylor makes most of lives to mark call-up with ton

A man doesn't like to find himself saying "size isn't everything" too often, but in James Taylor's case, it seems almost unavoidable.

16-Sep-2015•George Dobell at Edgbaston

D'Oliveira's legspin gives Worcestershire a glimmer of hope

D'Oliveira's legspin gives Worcestershire a glimmer of hope

Brett D'Oliveira took a career-best five wickets with his leg spin - at Chester-le-Street of all places - to give Worcestershire a glimmer of hope as they try to save their First Division future

16-Sep-2015•PA/ECB

Sam Curran, Sangakkara bring title in sight

Sam Curran, Sangakkara bring title in sight

Surrey remained in total control of their LV= Division Two match at Old Trafford and by the close of third day had set Lancashire 492 to win and thereby achieve the most unlikely of victories

16-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

Ansari's joyful day turns sour

Ansari's joyful day turns sour

Life was going swimmingly for Zafar Ansari. He had been selected for England's tour of the UAE and could dream of a possible Test debut against Pakistan. Then he dropped a catch at cover, summoned the physio and the day turned sour

15-Sep-2015•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Bransgrove dreams of a Championship as pavilion named in his honour

Bransgrove dreams of a Championship as pavilion named in his honour

Rod Bransgrove had the Ageas Bowl pavilion named in his honour. He has higher ambitions, though, for the relegation-threatened county: he wants a Championship title

15-Sep-2015•Alan Gardner at Ageas Bowl

Yardy finishes in style with vital farewell century

Yardy finishes in style with vital farewell century

Michael Yardy's final white-ball over conceded 34. His farewell in Championship cricket brought a century that promises to save Sussex from relegation. Hove rose to one of their most stalwart sons

15-Sep-2015•Will Macpherson at Hove

Craftsman Ansari delivers timely nudge

Craftsman Ansari delivers timely nudge

14-Sep-2015•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Sussex's odd couple keep their heads above water

Sussex's odd couple keep their heads above water

Sussex and Somerset both know a win will secure their First Division future and Sussex's odd couple, Mike Yardy and Azhar Zaidi, combined to give them the edge at Hove

14-Sep-2015•Will Macpherson at Hove

No frills as Hampshire dig for survival

No frills as Hampshire dig for survival

Hampshire's desperation to avoid relegation led to an honest-to-goodness hard-working day of solid Championship battling, unfashionable down to its bootstraps

14-Sep-2015•Alan Gardner at Ageas Bowl

Fell falls as Worcestershire take the slow road

Fell falls as Worcestershire take the slow road

Tom Fell was cruelly run out for 83 as Worcestershire took the attritional approach in reaching 223 for 4 from 83 overs on the first day of their LV= County Championship match against Durham

14-Sep-2015•PA/ECB

Bittersweet for Yorkshire as Middlesex end run

Bittersweet for Yorkshire as Middlesex end run

Yorkshire's Championship celebration were bittersweet as Middlesex, the coun ty that last beat them, ended their 26-match unbeaten run with a comprehensive victory at Lord's

12-Sep-2015•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Relegation stalemate suits Somerset the better

Relegation stalemate suits Somerset the better

As Somerset and Hampshire fought out a relegation stalemate, which will leave Somerset the happier, sustenance was to be found behind the stands in Priory Barn

12-Sep-2015•Paul Edwards at Taunton

Roland-Jones' freewheeling maiden ton is just champion

Roland-Jones' freewheeling maiden ton is just champion

Toby Roland-Jones observed Yorkshire's deserved status as newly-crowned county champions and treated it with unexpected disdain as he summoned a freewheeling maiden first-class century from no 10

11-Sep-2015•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Milestone for Read as Notts shock Durham

Milestone for Read as Notts shock Durham

Chris Read became the first wicketkeeper since Jack Russell in 1997 to reach the landmark of 1,000 first class dismissals as Notts turned ther tables on Durham with a sterling victory

11-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

Adams summons Hampshire's warrior spirit

Adams summons Hampshire's warrior spirit

Jimmy Adams put a poor season behind him with a fighting unbeaten century which gave Hampshire a good chance of saving the game on a placid Taunton pitch

11-Sep-2015•Paul Edwards at Taunton

Middlesex rally after Middlebrook strikes

Middlesex rally after Middlebrook strikes

James Middlebrook took two wickets in an over but an unbeaten 86 from Nick Compton ensured Middlesex would not be beaten inside two days

10-Sep-2015•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Richardson stranded just short of hundred

Richardson stranded just short of hundred

Michael Richardson narrowly missed out on his first LV= County Championship century of the season as Durham enjoyed the better of the exchanges on the second day of their match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge

10-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

Abell has his day as Somerset make hay

Abell has his day as Somerset make hay

Tom Abell was three months old when Marcus Trescothick notched his own first hundred against Surrey at Bath in 1994. The pair eventually put on 272 against Hampshire, one short of the first-wicket record for matches between the counties

10-Sep-2015•Paul Edwards at Taunton

Collapse exposes Notts as title pretenders

Nottinghamshire were not really Championship challengers. Everybody knew that. As the county who still had an arithmetical chance of the title, their role in the grand scheme of things was to allow everyone to pretend for a day or two more

09-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

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