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Centuries from captain Murray Goodwin and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan helped put Sussex on course for a fourth successive victory in Division Two of the County Championship

Eighth-wicket stand puts Sussex in command

Lancashire's hopes of winning their opening three Championship games for the first time in 15 years remain very much intact despite the efforts of Darren Stevens whose unbeaten century frustrated Glen Chapple's bowlers on the second day of their Champions

Stevens helps scrapping Kent avoid follow-on

Derbyshire pair Chris Rogers and Wayne Madsen notched a new club record opening partnership against Northamptonshire as the visitors took complete control on day two at Wantage Road

Record stand puts Derbyshire on top

A combined team effort set up victory with three balls to spare as South Africa brushed past Sri Lanka in their first warm-up match

South Africa squeeze past Sri Lanka

28-Apr-2010•Cricinfo staff

Glamorgan bowlers condemn Worcester to defeat

Pacemen James Harris and Jim Allenby picked up nine wickets between them to help power Glamorgan to a nine-wicket win over Worcestershire in the County Championship match at New Road

Teenager Deandra Dottin reprised her heroics with the bat from the first match and added a telling contribution with the ball to steer West Indies women to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan

All-round Dottin stars in six-wicket win

28-Apr-2010•Cricinfo staff

Ryder confirms fitness after injury

Jesse Ryder confirmed his recovery from the groin injury that forced his withdrawal from the IPL, as he cracked a rapid 64 from 30 balls, including five fours and five sixes, to lift New Zealand to a matchwinning 187 for 5 in their opening Twenty20 warm-u

Imrul Kayes provided the anchor and Mohammad Ashraful the impetus, as Bangladesh warmed up for their opening World Twenty20 encounter with the champions Pakistan by easing to a comfortable 36-run victory over Barbados at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown

Bangladesh ease to victory over Barbados

Zimbabwe delivered Australia a wake-up call after taking two wickets in the final over to seal a one-run win in their warm-up in St Lucia

Zimbabwe shock Australia with warm-up win

Neil Carter's four wickets kept Hampshire in check on the first day at Edgbaston

Carter keeps Hampshire in check

27-Apr-2010•George Dobrell at Edgbaston

Yorkshire punish lacklustre Durham

Yorkshire amassed 304 for 2 on the first day of their match against Durham

27-Apr-2010•Jon Culley at Headingley

Goodwin stabilises Sussex

An unbeaten half century from Murray Goodwin gave Division Two leaders Sussex a measure of control after a fluctuating first day at Hove.

Middlesex paceman Iain O'Brien held sway on the first day at Lord's with his best County Championship figures as Gloucestershire were dismissed for 268

O'Brien shines for Middlesex

27-Apr-2010•Martin Williamson at Lord's

Harrison seven flattens Worcester

Glamorgan paceman David Harrison put the skids under Worcestershire by taking a career-best 7 for 45 in the County Championship Division Two match at New Road

Lancashire held the slightest of advantages after the first day of the County Championship Division One match at Old Trafford

Prince and Croft carry Lancashire

Former England Under-19 international Mark Footitt delivered a reminder of his talents by claiming four wickets to help Derbyshire dismiss Northamptonshire for 220 on the first day at Wantage Road

Mark Footitt helps put Derbyshire on top

A low-scoring encounter see-sawed for close to 95 overs but it was Baluchistan Bears who prevailed by four runs against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Panthers at the National Stadium

Rameez, Rizwan overcome spirited Panthers

James Hildreth overcame a freak injury in the warm-up to hit a fluent 73 as Somerset ran up 328 for 7 on the opening day against Essex at Taunton

Somerset edge a fluctuating day

Pakistan breezed to a 68-run win over Windward Islands in the first of their warm-up games at Gros Islet.

Pakistan ease to 68-run win