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A round-up from the first day in the latest County Championship matches

Essex's Ravi Bopara has turned down a lucrative offer to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in a bid to regain and cement a place in the England team

New Zealand were given a boost ahead of their match against England Lions this Thursday with a 92-run win over Essex at Chelmsford. Set 293 to win, Essex faltered to 200 all out, with Alastair Cook top-scoring with 57, while Iain O'Brien and Michael Mason

New Zealand's middle-order struggled against Essex on the third day at Chelmsford, though an unbeaten 53 from Kyle Mills lifted the tourists' to 195 to set the home side a challenging 293 with a day to spare

For the second day running at Chelmsford an injury in the final session overshadowed some interesting action as Daniel Vettori was taken to hospital after a blow to the index finger on his left hand

All England's fitness bulletins in recent weeks have concerned Andrew Flintoff, but Alastair Cook sent alarm bells ringing when he sprinted from the field at Chelmsford after picking up a hand injury against the New Zealanders

James Marshall showed there might be more to this New Zealand team than the leading lights as they finished at 348 for 9 against Essex

Tim Phillips, the Essex left-arm spinner, will be out of action until June after undergoing knee surgery. He picked up the injury during a second team match against Surrey last week

Ravi Bopara has cited his drop from the England side in Sri Lanka as the catalyst which has led to his remarkable early-season form

The potential of an English Premier League to counter the dominance of its Indian counterpart may be gathering momentum, but already there is a split among the county chief executives

Joe Hussain, the father of former England captain Nasser Hussain, died in his sleep on April 26, aged 68

Andre Nel has received six penalty points under the ECB's code of conduct for two offences during Essex's Championship match against Derbyshire

A round-up from the latest round of Friends Provident matches

A round-up from the final day of the latest County Championship matches

Essex have expressed relief at the ECB's decision to allow Alastair Cook, the England opener, to be available in the Friends Provident Trophy before the New Zealand series starts

A round-up from the third day of the latest County Championship matches

18 percent of first-class cricketers in England would risk incurring a year-long county ban by the ECB to play in the next Indian Cricket League (ICL), and 35 percent would consider retiring from international cricket prematurely, according to a survey co

A round-up from the opening matches in the Friends Provident Trophy. Durham, the defending champions, start against Yorkshire

A round-up from the fourth, final and drizzly day of the opening round of County Championship matches