Cricket News

Somerset wrested back the initiative in dramatic style at the close of a rain-affected first day against Sussex

Dawid Malan and James Harris put on an unbroken 147-run stand for the eighth wicket to lift Middlesex from trouble to a position of strength

When Peter Moores, the former England coach, walks into the Trent Bridge dressing room for the first time he will discover a more upbeat county than he might have imagined

At Trent Bridge, where the white stands shone white hot, and the sky was parched blue, Nottinghamshire batted all day in defiance of the relegation gremlins that now cling around their season

Laurie Evans made a double-hundred as more batting records were broken and a tame draw ensued between Warwickshire and Sussex

There was something very ominous and deeply appropriate about the manner in which Yorkshire completed their innings victory over Durham

James Harris was in the wickets again for Middlesex to keep up their title challenge and take his haul of first-class scalps to 53

Worcestershire took a first-innings lead of 43 but it looked like being a much greater advantage before Alex Gidman retired hurt

Warwickshire still need 85 runs to deny Sussex the opportunity to invite them to follow on but Laurie Evans' unbeaten hundred boosted their chances of gaining a draw

Mark Stoneman's unbeaten hundred gave Durham hope of an escape after they were made to follow on by Yorkshire

Ollie Rayner picked up three wickets to go with a half-century as Middlesex closed in on victory at Lord's

Sussex, increasingly seen as relegation candidates after a surfeit of bowling injuries, responded by piling up four hundreds and making 600-lus against title fancies Warwickshire

On an afternoon which many Yorkshiremen will remember for as long as they can remember anything at all, Jonny Bairstow and Tim Bresnan put on an unbroken 366 for the seventh wicket

Nick Compton was dropped midway through the last Ashes series in England. His chances of an Ashes recall are remote no matter how much he tries to prove otherwise

Not everybody believes that a side with such abundance of batting talent as Nottinghamshire are actually in a relegation scrap

Jonny Bairstow is not yet a great batsman but he is capable of playing brilliant innings. He has the rare gift of being able to transform a cricket match

Sussex finished third last season and began this year as title contenders in the judgment of some, yet now find in the group of four likely to yield the two sides who will ultimately be relegated

Toby Roland-Jones and James Harris took four wickets apiece as Middlesex dismissed Hampshire for 176 on the opening day at Lord's

South Africa opening batsman Dean Elgar scored 98 on his home debut for Surrey as Gloucestershire made them work hard to reach 279 for 5 on the first day of their LV=County Championship match at the Kia Oval

Yorkshire's innings victory was as satisfying a result for them as it was a source of dismay for Nottinghamshire, who began the season with expectations of challenging Yorkshire's grip on the title but instead are bottom of the table