Cricket News

Scott Styris started his tenure as Leicestershire's limited-overs captain by playing a leading role in his side's 34-run Royal London Cup victory over Essex

Anthony Ireland hit the first half-century of his career as Leicestershire finished on a very competitive 333 for 9 against Kent.

An inspired spell of pace bowling by Anthony Ireland left Derbyshire's quarter-final hopes hanging by a thread

Joe Burns hit a career best 81 and Anthony Ireland claimed four wickets as Leicestershire snatched a dramatic 11-run victory against Durham in the Friends Life t20 at Grace Road

Leicestershire are set to announce the signing of a new overseas player next week to cover Ramnaresh Sarwan and have brought in fast bowler Anthony Ireland

Pakistan pace bowler Wahab Riaz held his nerve in the final over of the night as Kent beat Middlesex by nine runs in an edgy affair in Canterbury

Anthony Ireland's move from Gloucestershire to Middlesex has been confirmed with the pace bowler signing a two-year contract at Lord's

Kevin Pietersen's hopes of boosting his confidence with a big score for Surrey at Bristol were shattered in the first over of the third day's play

Anthony Ireland claimed five wickets as promotion-chasing Gloucestershire bowled out Middlesex for 236 on the opening day of the County Championship Division Two match in Bristol

Gloucestershire's seam bowlers held their nerve to beat Northamptonshire in a thrilling finale at Bristol and keep alive their prospects of reaching the semi-finals of the Clydesdale Bank 40

Ben Wright recorded a career-best 172 and James Allenby scored his first century for Glamorgan as the Welsh county put themselves in a strong position

Middlesex suffered their first defeat of the Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign after an error-strewn run chase against Group B rivals Gloucestershire under the floodlights at Lord's saw them go down with 51 balls to spare

Gloucestershire needed just half an hour of the final day to wrap up a nine-wicket victory over Leicestershire at Bristol

Gemaal Hussain confirmed his position as the leading wicket-taker in County Championship cricket this season by taking his tally to 29

A round-up from the fourth and final day in the third round County Championship matches

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

A summary of the action on the last day of the latest round in the County Championship

Five players have received penalty points or reprimands under the ECB's discipline code for recent on field events

Anthony Ireland, the former Zimbabwe quick bowler who is now at Gloucestershire, has been handed three penalty points under the ECB's discipline code

The round-up from the fourth and final day of the latest County Championship matches