Intercontinental Cup: Ireland one wicket from victory over UAE
Ireland are just one wicket away from clinching a convincing win against the UAE after the third day of their ICC Intercontinental Cup match at Malahide. The hosts claimed an extra half an hour in an...
View ArticleEssex welcome Cook return (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) England Test captain Alastair Cook will make a welcomed return to Essex when they host Derbyshire in an LV= County Championship match starting on Sunday....
View ArticleJacques Rudolph praises Glamorgan bowlers for 'best effort' of season
Glamorgan's bowlers turned in their "best effort" of the season according to captain Jacques Rudolph. The Welsh county's bowlers fought back from a double-century opening stand by Surrey to claim six...
View ArticleLeicestershire take control against Surrey (ECB - England and Wales Cricket...
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) A burst of five wickets for 17 runs shortly after lunch ensured Leicestershire bossed the first day's play of their LV= County Championship match against...
View ArticleDebutant Carter ties Somerset in knots (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) Teenage off-spinner Matt Carter claimed seven wickets on his LV= County Championship debut to bowl Nottinghamshire into a winning position against...
View ArticleAmla stars for Derbyshire
Amla hit 51 off 36 balls in Derby and put on 93 for the first wicket alongside Tillakaratne Dilshan, but a string of wickets meant Derbyshire were only able to secure victory with 14 balls to spare....
View ArticleSurrey missing Roy and Pietersen's power (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) Surrey must make do without big-hitting batsmen Jason Roy and Kevin Pietersen for their LV= County Championship Division Two trip to resurgent...
View ArticleLuke Fletcher: Mick Newell says Notts seamer not fit enough
Nottinghamshire seam bowler Luke Fletcher must lose weight and improve his fielding if he wants to play international cricket, says county coach and England selector Mick Newell. Fletcher, 26, has...
View ArticleWin lifts Durham to summit
Durham moved back to the top of the LV= County Championship Division One table after recording their fifth win from seven games thanks to a 120-run victory with a day to spare against Somerset at...
View ArticleCounty Championship: Wickets tumble at Trent Bridge on day two
The bowlers dominated the second day between Nottinghamshire and Sussex at Trent Bridge as 14 wickets fell to leave the game intriguingly poised. Notts seamer Jake Ball claimed 6-49, his maiden...
View ArticleCounty Championship: James Faulkner holds up Surrey charge
James Faulkner hit a debut century as Lancashire saved the follow-on against Surrey on day three at The Oval. The visitors slumped to 9-2 and then 108-6 in reply to the home side's 448. But a maiden...
View ArticleCounty cricket, June 14: As it happened (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) Review of today's county action with Alastair Cook continuing his good form as Essex enjoyed a near-perfect day at home to Derbyshire while James...
View ArticleJames Anderson: England bowler takes 400th Test wicket
James Anderson became the first England bowler to reach 400 Test wickets on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley. The seamer, who passed Sir Ian Botham as England's...
View ArticleCounty Championship: Taylor and Lumb put Notts on top
Brendan Taylor's third Championship century of the season helped Nottinghamshire take control on the first day against Somerset at Taunton. The Zimbabwean hit a powerful 152 and shared 157 with Michael...
View ArticleMorgan back for Middlesex (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) Eoin Morgan is back in four-day contention as Middlesex look to go top of Division One by beating Warwickshire at Lord's. Middlesex have won three and...
View ArticleCounty Championship: Surrey ease to win at Leicestershire
Tom Curran's five-wicket haul helped Surrey to a 178-run win over Leicestershire at Grace Road. Resuming on 217-6, Steven Davies (47 not out) saw Surrey to 284 all out, setting the hosts a target of...
View ArticleButch's LV=CC view (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) As part of the coverage for this year's LV= County Championship, Mark Butcher will give his views on the week's fixtures exclusively to ecb.co.uk. Here...
View ArticleSomerset in with a shout
Somerset are in with a chance of pulling off a massive run chase in their LV= County Championship Division One clash with Nottinghamshire at Taunton. Having been set 401 to win, Somerset, who are...
View ArticleLV=CC, June 9: As it happened (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) Recap the LV= County Championship as Durham return to the top of Division One, Yorkshire end Middlesex's unbeaten start, Hampshire claim their first win...
View ArticleSussex sign Somerset bowler Dockrell
Sussex sign Ireland spinner George Dockrell on a month-long loan from fellow Division One side Somerset....
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