Match From The Day
A look at classic county matches
ESPNcricinfo staff
03-May-2020
In Match From The Day, Paul Edwards looks back at classic county matches.
Jul 23
Huddles and hustle: How Leicestershire won the 1996 County Championship
Unfancied Leicestershire clinched one of the closest title races there has ever been
Huddles and hustle: How Leicestershire won the 1996 County Championship
Unfancied Leicestershire clinched one of the closest title races there has ever been
July 16
Shepherd, Majid and Glamorgan leave Gloucestershire second-best again
Glamorgan went unbeaten through the 1969 Championship as they steadily chased down their rivals
Shepherd, Majid and Glamorgan leave Gloucestershire second-best again
Glamorgan went unbeaten through the 1969 Championship as they steadily chased down their rivals
July 9
'Rice and Hadlee' and the rest - when Notts ended their Championship drought
It had been 50 years since their previous title, but Clive Rice had hit on a formula for success
'Rice and Hadlee' and the rest - when Notts ended their Championship drought
It had been 50 years since their previous title, but Clive Rice had hit on a formula for success
July 2
All eyes on Taunton: When Hobbs 'got it at last'
A one-line telegram to wife Ada told the story all of Fleet Street had come to write
All eyes on Taunton: When Hobbs 'got it at last'
A one-line telegram to wife Ada told the story all of Fleet Street had come to write
June 25
Bertie Buse's benefit match: "It's one of those rough days, gentlemen"
30 wickets fell in a day to deprive Buse of his takings
Bertie Buse's benefit match: "It's one of those rough days, gentlemen"
30 wickets fell in a day to deprive Buse of his takings
June 18
Warwickshire kept their title strictly professional
Acknowledgement without revelry seems to be what Dollery's class of '51 preferred
Warwickshire kept their title strictly professional
Acknowledgement without revelry seems to be what Dollery's class of '51 preferred
June 11
Gillette Cup took Sussex captain's fancy
Sussex won their first ever trophy because the new competition appealed to Ted Dexter's raffish unorthodoxy
Gillette Cup took Sussex captain's fancy
Sussex won their first ever trophy because the new competition appealed to Ted Dexter's raffish unorthodoxy
June 4
Surridge's Surrey claim the hat-trick during dominant 1950s
Surrey's insatiable drive to win was never more apparent than in the wet summer of 1954
Surridge's Surrey claim the hat-trick during dominant 1950s
Surrey's insatiable drive to win was never more apparent than in the wet summer of 1954
May 28
Tom Graveney's abundant autumn inspires back-to-back Worcestershire titles
With Basil D'Oliveira also to the fore, the 1965 season came down to a grand finale
Tom Graveney's abundant autumn inspires back-to-back Worcestershire titles
With Basil D'Oliveira also to the fore, the 1965 season came down to a grand finale
May 21
Lever, McEwan and the rise of the Essex boys
Under Keith Fletcher's canny captaincy, Essex defied their reputation as a small club
Lever, McEwan and the rise of the Essex boys
Under Keith Fletcher's canny captaincy, Essex defied their reputation as a small club
May 14
Shackleton, the straight man; Ingleby-Mackenzie, the gambler
Hampshire's first title was built on the efforts of two contrasting characters
Shackleton, the straight man; Ingleby-Mackenzie, the gambler
Hampshire's first title was built on the efforts of two contrasting characters
May 7
A day for hymns and arias... Remembering Glamorgan's 1948 Championship
With the completion of an innings victory over Hampshire at Bournemouth, Glamorgan took the pennant to Wales
A day for hymns and arias... Remembering Glamorgan's 1948 Championship
With the completion of an innings victory over Hampshire at Bournemouth, Glamorgan took the pennant to Wales
April 30
The greatest Championship finish of all? When Lord's leapt and Taunton wept
The conclusion of the 2016 County Championship will be forever etched in the memories of those who followed it
The greatest Championship finish of all? When Lord's leapt and Taunton wept
The conclusion of the 2016 County Championship will be forever etched in the memories of those who followed it
April 23
Hutton, Compton and the resumption of county cricket in 1946
We look back to the summer of 1946 and the return of the County Championship after a seven-year absence
Hutton, Compton and the resumption of county cricket in 1946
We look back to the summer of 1946 and the return of the County Championship after a seven-year absence
April 18
When Laxman led the charge of the Lancs Brigade
We go back to Lancashire's 2007 title chase at The Oval
When Laxman led the charge of the Lancs Brigade
We go back to Lancashire's 2007 title chase at The Oval