Cricket News

Miguel Cummins, the West Indies fast bowler, has signed as Worcestershire's overseas player for the final three rounds of the Championship

Sussex will hope for a final-day run chase in Cardiff as they desperately try to keep their Division Two promotion hopes alive

Ian Westwood had the right to imagine that all eyes at Chester-le-Street were upon him. They weren't but perhaps in a perfect world they would have been. After all, he had answered Warwickshire's call in times of need

At 40 years of age, Darren Stevens secured his first hundred of a demanding season which could well be his last for Kent

Gary Ballance will be hailed by Scarborough guest houses after failing to enforce the follow-on at Scarborough. What's more, he made runs as a consequence

If it is in adversity that a player can most accurately be judged, Essex have unearthed another gem in Dan Lawrence

Sussex's promotion ambitions were dented by a three-wicket burst by Graham Wagg and a subsequent collapse which limited their first-innings lead in Cardiff

Steven Davies is unlikely to be at Surrey much longer where his desire to regain the wicketkeeping gloves is blocked by the emergence of Ben Foakes, but he can still cast happiness upon The Oval for now

Northamptonshire tailender Chad Barrett completed a maiden century to mark his Specsavers County Championship debut on a record-breaking day against Worcestershire at New Road

Tom Abell gave a reminder of his immense promise as Somerset responded positively to Hampshire's first innings score of 338 on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Taunton

As another season enters its closing weeks it needs to be asked how much progress Leicestershire have made

Stuart Meaker can be a thrilling sight. His run-up oozes effort and intent, a bowler hurling everything of himself at his opponent

Andy Hodd finished four runs adrift of his first Yorkshire century to dull the excitement for bottom club Nottinghamshsire after they had reduced Yorkshire to 51 for 6

There is the faintest risk of relegation in the air for Durham and Warwickshire, with the whiff about to become stronger for whichever county finishes on the wrong end of the result here

Hardus Viljoen has struggled for credibility in international cricket but he made an immediate impact in his debut for Kent in Bristol

Four wickets for Jofra Archer continued an impressive start to his first-class career at Sussex and helped to justify Luke Wright's decision to bowl first in Cardiff

A century from Sean Ervine, well supported by Ryan McLaren who made 61, enabled Hampshire to reach 281 for 6 on the opening day against Somerset

Rob Keogh's first century of the season in the Specsavers County Championship, backed up in a partnership of 159 with Steven Crook, put Northamptonshire in control on the first day against Worcestershire at New Road

Middlesex will be without their County Championship captain Adam Voges for the remainder of the season after he picked up a hamstring injury during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka