Cricket News

Yorkshire's bowlers dismissed Durham for 156, having been bowled out for 162 earlier in the day, as wickets tumbled in Scarborough

Warwickshire enjoyed the best of the opening day in the Ageas Bowl sunshine as they reduced to Hampshire to 255 for 8 at the close of play.

At Lord's, 11 wickets fell in the day, as a sizeable crowd showed up to witness the first Championship match at the ground since Hampshire arrived at the end of June

Alex Gidman re-launched his fledgling Worcestershire career at New Road with a battling 71 in two-and-half hours against Nottinghamshire in his first LV= County Championship innings for nearly six weeks

Academy duo Lewis McManus and Mason Crane saved Hampshire from a sixth defeat of the season and handed Durham their first draw

Jonny Bairstow celebrated his Ashes call-up with a dashing innings that helped propel Yorkshire to a seven-wicket victory over Worcestershire

Ross Whiteley destroyed Yorkshire in the NatWest Blast at Headingley and he was their bugbear once again as he held up their attempts to force a three-day win in Scarborough

Harry Gurney finished with eight wickets in the match as Nottinghamshire inflicted an innings defeat on Sussex that has deepened their fears of relegation

Fast bowler Chris Rushworth collected a magical six-wicket haul as Durham pushed their superiority on day three at the Ageas Bowl

Warwickshire made heavy weather of a small run chase against Somerset but back-to-back wins have made them serious contenders for a top-two finish in Division One of the LV= Championship

Steve Patterson again proved himself to be a reliable component of Yorkshire's attack as Worcestershire struggled to avoid the follow-on at Scarborough

Sam Hain and Tom Abell gave further evidence of their rich promise as Warwickshire built a winning position against Somerset

James Taylor compiled his highest first-class score of 291 to reaffirm his England credentials and give Nottinghamshire control at Horsham

Gordon Muchall completed a match-changing century before Hampshire stuttered in their response on the second day at the Ageas Bowl.

Jackson Bird stunted a Durham afternoon comeback with two wickets in two balls as Hampshire edged the first day of their LV= County Championship Division One clash at the Ageas Bowl

Jonathan Trott and Sam Hain (aka Trott minor) put Warwickshire into a strong position until Somerset struck back with the second new ball

In roughly the time it took for Australia to dismiss England a second time, Jonny Bairstow struck a hundred against Worcestershire as Yorkshire racked up 353 for 5

A big hundred from James Taylor was a perfect return to form for Notts as they seek to dampen relegation fears, but it is unlikely to quicken England's interest after a lean season

Warwickshire spinner Jeetan Patel secured his first five-wicket haul of the season as Somerset made uneven progress after choosing to bat in the LV= County Championship match at Edgbaston

Durham had lost only two home matches in three years before Yorkshire won at the Riverside last month. Now they have lost two in a row and Yorkshire are the clear beneficiaries, the gap between themselves and Durham still a yawning 25 points