Cricket News

Rain and then bad light meant only 6.3 overs of play were possible on the second day of Leicestershire's match with Kent

Daniel Bell-Drummond came to the rescue with a century after Kent suffered their first 'handled the ball' dismissal since 1882

Essex's powerful batting line-up made Northants toil at Chelmsford as England captain Alastair Cook continued his productive start to the season

Will Bragg bathed in the warmth of a career-best 129 in bitterly cold conditions as Glamorgan took the first-day honours at Derby

Alastair Cook rose to meet his particular challenge of recent days by scoring a second Championship hundred in as many matches, this time wearing the new-style helmet that has unexpectedly become the source of some bother

Chesney Hughes hit an unbeaten 137 as Derbyshire comfortably batted out for a draw on the final day of their match with Gloucestershire in Bristol

Leicestershire launched their season in style with a convincing 10-wicket victory against Glamorgan which reflected their superiority over the four days

At one stage in this match, it looked as if Sussex were disappearing off into the distance over the South Downs. Building on a second significant score from opener Chris Nash, the lead at tea was 210 with seven wickets standing

Leicestershire are poised for victory on the final day against Glamorgan and, if this all-round performance is an indication of how much they have improved, they are unlikely to finish bottom this season

Nightwatchman Liam Norwell hit his maiden first-class century as Gloucesestershire claimed maximum batting points on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match against Derbyshire in Bristol.

Wayne Madsen scored his 19th first-class century for Derbyshire to put his side in a strong position against Gloucestershire on day two of the County Championship Division Two match at Bristol

Niall O'Brien fell seven runs short of a century as he helped Leicestershire recover from 99 for 3 to 297 for 6 by the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan

Alastair Cook's exploratory first outing in a new helmet ended after five balls but that was the worst of the impermanence from Essex

Clint McKay took six wickets for Leicestershire to keep them in the hunt against Glamorgan in Cardiff

There was emotion before play at Hove in a memorial for Matthew Hobden and Chris Nash followed that with a fitting innings

Chesney Hughes fell four short of a hundred as Derbyshire posted 242 for three against some accurate Gloucestershire bowling on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match in Bristol.

Essex opened their County Championship campaign with an easy 10-wicket victory over Division Two rivals Gloucestershire at Chelmsford

Worcestershire and Kent suffered a third consecutive blank day in their ill-fated Division Two fixture at New Road.

Even allowing for Essex's tendency to collapse on occasions like an Edinburgh PFI school that history should not prevent their passage to a comfortable victory against Gloucestershire on the final day at Chelmsford