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Andy Flower has agreed a new two-year deal with Essex

Lancashire 450 for 6 dec v Sussex 251 and 21 for 2 at Old Trafford Scorecard Sussex will have to endure a nervy final day at Old Trafford, after they were forced to follow-on by a tigerish Lancashire side whose hopes of snatching the title at

Lancashire 368 for 5 v Sussex at Old Trafford Scorecard The champagne in the Sussex dressing-room will have to wait for at least one more day as Lancashire and the rain further prolonged their wait for that elusive maiden Championship title

Essex 177 for 6 beat Yorkshire 174 by four wickets at Chelmsford Scorecard For Darren Gough this was a day he would rather forget

Eight players have been awarded central contracts by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in a deal which could net each of them as much as £400,000 over the next year

England's selectors today named the tour parties for the first part of this winter's tour

If the timing of Lord MacLaurin's remarks regarding the future of English cricket last week was designed to kick-start a debate on the subject, then it has done exactly as intended

If the timing of Lord MacLaurin's remarks regarding the future of English cricket last week was designed to kick-start a debate on the subject, then it has done exactly as intended

Cambridge blues: Derek Pringle's conflict of interests in 1982 is unlikely to happen again © Getty Images In 1982 Derek Pringle was selected to play his second Test match for England

Gloucestershire 232 for 7 beat Essex 227 by five runs at Bristol Scorecard With the game in their sights, Essex suffered a dramatic collapse of eight wickets for 40 runs to blow it against Gloucestershire

Kent 535 v Surrey 125 and 169 for 7 at Canterbury (Day 2) Scorecard Surrey's title hopes took a massive dive as they spiralled to almost-certain defeat against Kent

Lord MacLaurin, the chairman of the England & Wales Cricket Board until earlier this year, has warned that cricket in England risks becoming "a former sport of the summer ..

Essex 335 v Nottinghamshire 284 and 71 for 2 at Chelmsford (Day 2) Scorecard Andy Clarke and Jon Dakin added 63 for the tenth wicket to give Essex a vital first-innings lead in their relegation dogfight against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford

Essex 77 for 2 v Nottinghamshire 284 at Chelmsford Scorecard Chris Cairns thrashed a rapid 70 from 73 balls, then took a wicket in his first over, as Nottinghamshire and Essex jostled for position on the first day at Chelmsford

Essex County Cricket Club has confirmed it will not be renewing the contracts of five players for 2004

Essex v Worcestershire at Colchester Scorecard Essex scrambled to a thrilling two-wicket victory over the C&G finalists Worcestershire at Colchester, in a match that had been decimated by bad weather

Carl Hooper held up Surrey's quest to go back on top of the Championship with a majestic hundred, as Lancashire sneaked into a four-run first innings lead

Nasser Hussain is doubtful for the final Test at The Oval after breaking his toe while batting against South Africa at Headingley on Saturday

Michael Vaughan has slammed England's domestic structure for consistently failing to produce players "mentally tough enough" for international cricket

Leicestershire 166 and 636 for 4 drew with Surrey 501 and 117 for 2 at Grace Road Scorecard John Sadler scored his maiden first-class century as Leicestershire put a dent in Surrey's bid for the Championship