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  • New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
    A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

    16/04/2013 (33 days old) | Read more
  • Stokes looking to the future again
    By Tim Wellock
    After beginning the season with a century, Durham’s Ben Stokes confirmed that he is as determined as ever to play for England.

    06/04/2013 (43 days old) | Read more
  • Derbys delight as Hughes signs
    By Andy Wilson
    The last piece of Derbyshire’s plan to build for the long-term around the young talent at the County Ground has been put into place.

    29/03/2013 (51 days old) | Read more
  • Coup for Lancs as Prince returns as Kolpak
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Ashwell Prince has re-signed for Lancashire as a Kolpak player. The 35-year-old lost his central contract with Cricket South Africa earlier this month

    28/03/2013 (52 days old) | Read more
  • Monty Panesar: scene stealer
    By Mark Baldwin
    The final day of the Auckland Test had it all: gripping action as Matt Prior, Ian Bell and Stuart Broad fought for England’s survival against the

    27/03/2013 (53 days old) | Read more
  • Foster targets one-day improvement
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex captain James Foster is looking for his side to make their mark in one-day cricket this year. 

    27/03/2013 (53 days old) | Read more
  • Finn pips Prior to England MVP award
    Matt Prior'’s match-saving 110 not out may have captured the headlines in Auckland, but it was England team-mate Steven Finn who proved to be

    27/03/2013 (53 days old) | Read more
  • Durham issue salary cap warning
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham will be surprised if they are still the only county in breach of the ECB’s salary cap come the end of the 2013 season.

    26/03/2013 (54 days old) | Read more
  • Match drawn - New Zealand v England
    Monty survives with 2* from 5 balls, including a wonderful early dive to get a single off Williamson and give Prior the strike. Panesar also hits 3rd ball of Boult's last over through mid off for 1to allow the heroic Prior (110*) to block the last 3. Epic

    26/03/2013 (54 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    304-9!! Broad's vigil ends with an edged forward defensive at Williamson to Taylor at first slip (6 from 77 balls, 137 mins) and Jimmy Anderson does the same two ball later. 19 balls left - enter Monty Panesar!! Prior 102 not out. Monty almost edges first ball

    26/03/2013 (54 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    And now just five overs to go on an extraordinary day.... England are 300-7, Prior has 102 (his 7th Test hundred) but has just almost been caught at mid wicket pulling Southee, and Broad has a 74-ball 2 not out. He was off mark with edged 2 from 62nd ball

    26/03/2013 (54 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    12 overs left....Eng 279-7. Prior 87 and Broad a remarkable 57-ball 0 not out. His 50 - balls that is - brought a round of applause from England's supporters. Decent crowd in now, and atmosphere electric. Only Test cricket can do this...

    26/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    21 overs to go....Eng 264-7. Prior 74 and Broad still on 0 but defending stubbornly. Broad was given lbw to his 23rd ball, a vicious near-yorker from Boult, but successfully asked for review while on his knees, knowing he had inside-edged. Compelling, thrilling

    26/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    Drama, on the cusp of tea, as Bell edges Wagner to Southee at 3rd slip and is out for 75 (271 balls, 353 mins). Prior, 45 not out in Eng's 237-7, survived an lbw on review on 16 and, on 20, saw the bails stay on when ball lobbed into his stumps from his shoulder

    26/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    159-6: Bairstow, not surprisingly out of form having had just two previous first-class inns since last August, edges Southee to Taylor at first slip and is gone for 6. Prior now joins Bell, and these two are England's last hope

    26/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    Root out, to the first ball with the second new ball, a brilliant inswinger from Trent Boult to pin him lbw for 29. He had added a defiant 60 with Bell but the ten remaining minutes before lunch sees both Bell and Bairstow dropped off Boult. Eng 158-5

    25/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    One hour gone, and Ian Bell and Joe Root still there with England 127-4. Bell has 23 and Root 22

    25/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    Nightwatchman Finn, aka The Watford Wall, crumbles in the day's final over - superbly held by Southee at silly point off Williamson for 0. Bell 8 not out from 89 balls but England in the mire at 90-4 at stumps, 390 behind, with a day still to play

    25/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    BIG wicket for New Zealand, with less than five overs of the day remaining, as Cook is drawn into a drive at Kane Williamson's occasional off spin and edges to Brownlie at second slip. Cook made 43, England are 90-3 and nightwatchman Finn joins Bell

    25/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Trott goes, for 37, edging a loose drive at a wide one from Neil Wagner, bowling from around the wicket. Poor stroke, and England are 60-2. Cook, 21 not out, is joined by Bell.

    25/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    Eng 45-1 at tea, with Cook 19 - dropped low down by keeper Watling off Southee on 1 - and Trott 21

    25/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    NZ strike in second over, Tim Southee swinging one away to have Nick Compton ct behind for 2. Eng 2-1, needing 481 from 143 overs after NZ declaration at 241-6. Fulton 110 (5x6, 14x4) and McCullum 67 not out (3x6, 6x4). Fair to say NZ big favourites!

    25/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    Carnage at Eden Park as, after Monty Panesar removed Brownlie for 28, Fulton and Brendon McCullum ran amok in the second hour. At lunch they had added 94 in 81 balls and NZ, on 176-4, were 415 runs ahead. Fulton, with 4x6, is 91* and McCullum (2x6, 4x4) 44*

    24/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    Almost an hour of day four gone and England have already decided to go on to the defensive. NZ are 79-3 - leading by 318 now - having added a further 44 in the day's first 11 overs. Fulton 41*, Brownlie 25*

    24/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • 50 years of one-day cricket
    By Andrew Hignell
    With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

    24/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    NZ steady matters through Peter Fulton and Dean Brownlie to reach 35-3 by stumps. Seven of the last eight overs of the day were maidens. Fulton 14, Brownlie 13, and the NZ lead is 274.

    24/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    And now NZ are 8-3 with Ross Taylor lbw to Broad for 3. That's seven wickets for 12 runs and it's terrific, crazy Test cricket. NZ lead by 247 but England still just about alive in the game with two days still to go after this one has finally finished

    24/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    We've now had six wickets for just nine runs here at Eden Park! Root was bowled having a heave for 45 to leave Eng 204 all out. NZ did not enforce follow on but are now 5-2 after Broad gets Rutherford for 0 and Anderson bowls Williamson off under edge

    24/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    And now Jimmy Anderson goes third ball for 4 (and that a edged boundary) to a catch at the wicket off Boult, who now has a Test-best 6-68. Boult's previous best for NZ was 4-42 and England, at 204-9, are still 239 runs in arrears

    24/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Stuart Broad, after hitting Boult for 2446 from successive balls, then speared the next tamely to cover. Terrible shot, but gone for 16 and, two overs later and without addition to the total, Finn edges Boult to first slip. 200-8, Root still there on 45

    24/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    The fall of Prior for 73, ct at cover just before tea - and in the over before the second new ball was taken - took the shine off his gallant 101-run stand in 42 overs with Root, who remains 37 not out. England, at 176 for six, are still 267 runs adrift

    24/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    England limp to lunch on 92-5, a deficit still of 351, with Root digging in on 15 and Prior on 11. Prior, though, on 10, would have been run out had a throw from subsitute fielder Doug Bracewell hit the stumps after Root called him for a single to cover

    23/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    England in disarray at 72-5. Again on review, after originally being given not out by umpire Rod Tucker, Bairstow has to go for 3, lbw to Neil Wagner's bustling left-arm seam. Matt Prior, for some reason still batting at No 7, joins Root

    23/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Ian Bell lbw for 17, to another off-cutter from Southee, and England are in real trouble at 65-4. NZ know they have a great chance, and it is a tough ask for the two young Yorkies, Root and Bairstow, to rally England from this position

    23/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Bad start to day three for England, with Nick Compton adding just a single to his overnight score before being removed lbw for 13, on review, by a Tim Southee nip-backer. Joe Root now joins Ian Bell with England 61-3 and in a spot of bother

    23/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    England struggle to 50-2 from 25 overs in reply to NZ's 443 by the close. Cook strangled down the legside for 4, off Boult, but the left-arm paceman then trapped Trott lbw for 27 with an excellent inswinger. Trott reviewed, to no avail. Compton 12*, Bell 6*

    23/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Finn takes four wickets after tea to finish with 6-125, equalling his Test-best figures. Southee is ct behind for 44, Martin taken at 2nd slip for 10, BJ Watling ct down the legside by Prior, on review, and Boult ct at point, carving, next ball. NZ 443 all out

    23/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    NZ 414-6 after five sessions' batting. England have allowed just 164 runs from 56 overs so far on day two, and taken five wickets, although Tim Southee did provide some acceleration with successive sixes off Broad and several other boundaries in 35*

    23/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Two more wickets for hard-working England since lunch. Jonathan Trott has Brendon McCullum well caught by Prior standing up for 38, and then Dean Brownlie cuts Anderson to Nick Compton at point on 36 to give Jimmy his 297th Test wicket. NZ 373-6

    23/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    NZ 312-4 with England by lunch also sending back Ross Taylor, who chipped a return catch to Panesar on 19, and Fulton, whose 460-minute 136 was ended by a brilliant diving left-handed catch by Matt Prior from a leg glance at Steven Finn.

    22/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Early wicket for England on day two, with Jimmy Anderson gaining reward for a controlled spell by having Kane Williamson caught at the wicket for 91 with one that shaped away just enough to catch the edge of a defensive bat. NZ 260-2, Fulton still on 124

    22/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • Lancs shocked as Sussex retain T20 title
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have been shocked in the desert. The Red Rose county suffered a Twenty20 defeat to a Fly Emirates XI as part of the four-team competition also involving Sussex and the MCC in Dubai today.

    22/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • The Cricketer announces National Village Cup sponsors
    The Cricketer is delighted to unveil its first official sponsors for the 2013 National Village Cup season.

    22/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    Tough day for England ends with NZ sitting pretty on 250-1 - after being put in, don't forget. Peter Fulton is on 124*, a maiden Test ton, and Kane Williamson 83*. Their stand is so far 171 and England barely threatened since lunch - even with second new ball

    22/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    Another session of toil for England, with NZ's second wicket partnership of Fulton and Williamson batting throughout the afternoon to reach tea at 173-1. Fulton, on 95, is on the cusp of a maiden Test ton and Williamson has 39

    22/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    NZ 79-1 at lunch, with Hamish Rutherford edging a cut at Steven Finn to Cook to first slip in the penultimate over of the morning session. Rutherford made 37 and had just driven Monty Panesar for two sixes in an over. Peter Fulton 41*

    21/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - New Zealand v England
    NZ: Fulton, Rutherford, Williamson, Taylor, Brownlie, McCullum, Watling, Southee, Martin, Watling, Boult; England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Bell, Root, Bairstow, Prior, Broad, Finn, Anderson, Panesar

    21/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • England won the toss - New Zealand v England
    Alastair Cook has won the toss at Eden Park, and England will bowl first. NZ unchanged from 2nd Test - England bring in Bairstow for injured Pietersen

    21/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • Jordan impresses for Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Chris Jordan made an immediate impact on his Sussex debut with three wickets as his side eased to an eight-wicket win in the opening Emirates Airline T20 clash against Lancashire in Dubai today.

    21/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • Durston fires 73-ball century
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Wes Durston scored a stunning 73-ball century for Derbyshire against Nottinghamshire in their two-day friendly match at North Stars CC.

    21/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • Nosworthy tribute to Somerset predecessor
    By Richard Latham
    Dave Nosworthy has begun his job as Somerset’s director of cricket by paying glowing tribute to his predecessor Brian Rose.

    20/03/2013 (60 days old) | Read more
  • Hove gets big screen treatment
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex are to replace their existing main scoreboard at Hove with an LED screen after securing a five-year sponsorship deal with LED Sport Europe.

    20/03/2013 (60 days old) | Read more
  • Mullaney ton against weakened Derbyshire
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Steven Mullaney’s 101 from 104 balls helped Nottinghamshire to a total of 386 against Derbyshire on the first day of their pre-season friendly at North Stars CC in Barbados.

    20/03/2013 (60 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset consult Flower over keeper dilemma
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset insist a decision has not yet been made over whether Craig Kieswetter or Jos Buttler will keep wicket this season.

    20/03/2013 (60 days old) | Read more
  • Graves elected to ECB post
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire’s Colin Graves has been elected in as the ECB’s new deputy chairman. 

    19/03/2013 (61 days old) | Read more
  • Kabir suffers injury setback
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Kabir Ali’s injury curse has struck again. The former England fast bowler, now with Lancashire, will miss the start of a county season for the second year running after suffering a right knee injury at the recent Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20.

    19/03/2013 (61 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan batsmen find form
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan’s batsmen got some useful practice in the county’s pre-season tour of South Africa.

    19/03/2013 (61 days old) | Read more
  • Youngsters get chance for champions
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Academy wicketkeeper Pete McKay is the surprise inclusion in Warwickshire’s 13-man squad for the Champion County match against the MCC in Abu Dhabi from March 24-27.

    19/03/2013 (61 days old) | Read more
  • Saxelby fitness boost
    By Richard Latham
    Ian Saxelby is confident of being fully fit for the start of the season after some niggling shoulder problems this winter.

    18/03/2013 (62 days old) | Read more
  • Notts triumph in Barbados T20
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire won the fourth edition of the Barbados T20 Cup by defeating Derbyshire by seven wickets in the final at Kensington Oval.

    18/03/2013 (62 days old) | Read more
  • Match abandoned as a draw - New Zealand v England
    Rain on the final day eventually led to a call-off at 2pm local time. The series remains at 0-0, with the decider at Auckland starting on Frday March 22

    18/03/2013 (63 days old) | Read more
  • Revenge for Yorkshire in Barbados
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Yorkshire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire were the three winners as the fourth Barbados T20 Cup competition got underway at the 3Ws Oval in Bridgetown.

    17/03/2013 (63 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    After a long afternoon's inactivity, due to rain, there were five more overs bowled late on before more rain arrived with NZ moving on to 162-2 - still 49 runs behind. Bad weather is forecast too for the final day

    17/03/2013 (63 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    Still no play since lunch - and the covers are still on, though it has not rained hard and there is still a little bit of remaining hope of a resumption

    17/03/2013 (64 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Light rain in the air at the Basin Reserve, but play away on time and, in the fifth over, Jimmy Anderson - who is rumoured to have a stiff back as well as a sore heel, and did not bowl in warm-ups -has Peter Fulton edging to Cook at first slip on 45. NZ 81-2

    16/03/2013 (64 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    NZ do well to finish the day on 77-1, a deficit still of 134, but in with a fighting chance of avoiding defeat due mainly to a dodgy weather forecast for Monday's scheduled last day and perhaps even late in the day tomorrow. Fulton 41*, Williamson 16*

    16/03/2013 (64 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    Well into last hour here, and England only have the wicket of Hamish Rutherford, brilliantly caught by a diving Ian Bell at backward short leg off Panesar for 15, to show for another 20 overs of toil. NZ 64-1

    16/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    NZ to follow on 211 runs behind at 254 all out, as Stuart Broad blows away the Kiwi tail with a three-wicket burst with the second new ball to finish with 6-51. Superb performance by Broad, and by England generally in the field.

    16/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    A two-wicket burst by Steven Finn, after a brilliant but unlucky spell from Anderson, pegged NZ to 197-7 and raised England hopes of enforcing the follow-on. Finn had McCullum caught at second slip for 69 before Southee mis-hooked to long leg on 3

    16/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    Fine resistance now from Brendon McCullum, with six fours and a magnificent pull-hooked six off Broad in an unbeaten 52, and more dogged stuff from BJ Watling, on 19 not out, as NZ reach lunch on 169-5. Another 97 needed to avoid the follow-on, though.

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Brilliant early double-strike by England leaves NZ in deep trouble at 89-5 less than half-an-hour into day three. Broad's superb reflex return catch gets rid of the stubborn Williamson, for 42, and then Anderson has Dean Brownlie lbw for 18 in the next over

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • Shakor fitness boost
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire expect their highly-rated England Under-19 all-rounder Shiv Thakor to be fit to resume training when their players report for their pre-season preparations at Grace Road on Monday.

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • Everton star goes back to his roots
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Everton captain Phil Neville is planning a career in league cricket when he retires from football. 

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • Kent ditch Canterbury hotel plans
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent have ditched plans to build a four star hotel on ground near to the lime tree side of their headquarters in Canterbury with a view to building more homes on the boundary’s edge.

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • Ambrose finds form in Barbados
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Warwickshire’s Tim Ambrose charitably retired with an undefeated 96 as the defending county champions made 273-6 at a scorching hot Windward CC.

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    NZ 66-3 from 33 tight and largely threatening overs from England's bowlers. Kane Williamson has done well to reach stumps on 32 not out, and Dean Brownlie has 8. England lead by 399

    15/03/2013 (65 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Stuart Broad 2 wkts in 2 balls, bowling Ross Taylor with a beauty that hit off stump after having Hamish Rutherford ct at 1st slip by Cook swishing at a short one. Peter Fulton earlier fell for a tortured 1 to another catch by Cook off Anderson. NZ 48-3

    15/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    Prior's brilliant 99-ball 82, with two straight sixes off Wagner and 10 fours, takes England to 485 all out - the innings ending on the stroke of tea when Panesar was ct at slip for a third-ball 0 after Prior was held at point reverse-sweeping Williamson

    15/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Both Pietersen, for 73, and Broad, for an unconvincing 6, have gone since lunch but Prior is continuing to attack on 33 and Steven Finn - aka the 'Watford Wall' after his nightwatchman heroics in Dunedin - is now with him. Eng 385-7

    15/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    England 353-5, with Joe Root a third wicket to fall before lunch. On 10, he tried to square drive Martin and edged one that turned significantly out of the footmarks to the keeper Watling. Matt Prior, though, has started well and Pietersen is 68 not out

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    The drinks break claims another wicket as, in the second over after the refreshments, Bell goes down the wicket to slow left-armer Martin and skies to deep mid off. Gone for 11, and shades of Ahmedabad. England now 302-4

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    A bad day to day two for England, with Jonathan Trott caught at the wicket from the first ball he faced, from Trent Boult, swishing at one angled across him. Trott, of course, made 121 and Eng are 267-3 with ian Bell joining Kevin Pietersen at the crease

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Hughes stakes his claim
    By Andy Wilson
    Chesney Hughes, largely a peripheral figure in Derbyshire’s promotion campaign, staked his first claim for a regular place in the new season with a sparkling century in the opening game of their pre-season tour to Barbados.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex give chance to Miller
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex are giving a trial to former Lancashire and Warwickshire seamer Andrew Miller on their pre-season tour to Dubai.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Hughes starts with a hundred
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Chesney Hughes wasted little time in registering his first Derbyshire century of 2013 when he stroked an elegant 109 on the first day of the two-day county friendly against Northants at North Stars CC.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Riverside development plans boost
    By Tim Wellock
    Cash-strapped Durham are set to secure £5.6m in loans to help them progress their long-delayed ground development plans.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    England finish a dominant day on 267-2, with Trott unbeaten on 121 and Kevin Pietersen battling hard for some form on 18 not out. Trott utterly in control.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Finally, a wicket for NZ. Compton, having reached a second successive Test hundred (224 balls, 15x4), edges Martin to slip. Eng 236-2, and Compton added 210 with Trott, whose own hundred took 174 balls, with 13x4.

    14/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    England sitting pretty on 162-1, with Compton on 73 and Trott looking totally serene on 68 not out. A good toss for Cook to lose

    14/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    England 75-1 at the interval, with Compton 34 and Trott on 23. After the loss of Cook the NZ bowlers have huffed and puffed to no avail and England's second wicket pair have been largely untroubled while adding 49 so far

    13/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Cook, aka 'Bradman', goes to a very unDon-like shot - a checked forward prod at Neil Wagner which chips the ball gently to Peter Fulton at mid on. Cook made 17, England are 26-1

    13/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - New Zealand v England
    NZ: Fulton, Rutherford, Williamson, Taylor, Brownlie, McCullum, Watling, Martin, Southee, Wagner, Boult; England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Root, Prior, Broad, Finn, Anderson, Panesar

    13/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand won the toss - New Zealand v England
    Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand captain, wins his second toss of the series and again chooses to bowl first. Can England bat better than they did first time around in the opening Test in Dunedin? Both teams are unchanged

    13/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • Christian's a T20 Gladiator
    By Richard Latham
    Gloucestershire have signed Dan Christian to play in the Friends Life t20 competition this summer.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks ask for council loan repayment freeze
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have asked Birmingham City Council to freeze loan repayments on the £32 million Edgbaston pavilion to ease their financial burden over the next two years.

    13/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • NFL stars help Yorkshire preparations
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Part of Yorkshire’s pre-season preparations will involve a spot of American football after the club revealed that some of the Minnesota Vikings NFL squad will be coming to Headingley later this month.

    13/03/2013 (67 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex blow as Wernars quits
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex all-rounder Kirk Wernars will not play for the county this season and is returning to South Africa.

    12/03/2013 (68 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks start tour with a win
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Warwickshire began their tour of Barbados with an eight-wicket victory over a young Barbados XI in a 40-overs match at Windward CC.

    11/03/2013 (69 days old) | Read more
  • Notts head to Barbados
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire depart for Barbados on Wednesday for some intensive  preparation ahead of the new season.

    11/03/2013 (69 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire head out for T20 defence

    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Yorkshire fly to Barbados this week looking to retain the T20 Cup they won a year ago.



    10/03/2013 (70 days old) | Read more
  • Match drawn - New Zealand v England
    England finished on a comfortable 421-6, with Bell on 26 and Prior 23 - a lead of 128. Finn finally fell for 56, from 286 minutes and 203 balls of heroic resistance, and Joe Root was run out for 0 by Southee's direct hit

    10/03/2013 (71 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    England have made the game safe by reaching 382-4, a lead of 89, with just one session to go. Finn, the heroic nightwatchman, scored just 14 runs between lunch and tea to reach 56 not out. Pietersen was ct behind for 12, but Ian Bell is 10*

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  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Trott falls for 52, c&b by Wagner from one which popped, but Finn also has fifty (from 142 balls) and is still there with Kevin Pietersen, who avoided a king pair by turning Wagner for two through mid wicket. England 358-3, with Finn 52*

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  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    England 329-2, a lead of 36, with the stubborn Finn still there on 42 and Jonathan Trott settling in securely on 37 not out

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  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Compton's seven-hour vigil ends, trapped lbw by an inswinger from Neil Wagner as he played slightly around his front pad to a ball pitching on leg stump and which would have hit middle and leg. England now 265-2

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  • New Zealand v England
    First hour of final day almost done, and England are 256-1. Slow but sure progress from Compton (112 not out) and nightwatchman Steven Finn (12 not out) so far. The draw looks in the bag for England

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  • Allenby tour withdrawal a precaution
    By Richard Thomas
    All rounder Jim Allenby has been ruled out of Glamorgan’s 10-day pre-season tour to South Africa because of  illness. 

    09/03/2013 (71 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    England 234-1, just 59 behind. Cook fell for 116, ct behind against the second new ball, after reaching his 24th Test ton. Compton remained 102*, his maiden Test hundred. Their stand of 231 is an England 1st wkt record v NZ

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  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    Cook (64*) and Compton (60*) take England safely to 139-0 at tea, Battling through 54 overs, they have given England hope of forcing a draw. Compton has passed his previous Test best of 57. NZ still lead by 154, however

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  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    Cook and Compton see England through to lunch at 58 for no wicket from 22 overs. Both openers have 25, although Compton survived a reviewed claim for a legside catch at the wicket off Tim Southee when he had made 16. NZ are still 235 runs ahead

    08/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    NZ declared first innings on 460-9, after scoring 58 more runs in 8.4 overs in the first 45 minutes of day four. McCullum goes to 59-ball 74, with three sixes this morning - one pulled off Broad and the other two in three balls off Anderson. NZ lead is 293

    08/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Northants start facilities revamp
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have started work on major improvements at their Wantage Road headquarters using the £1 million windfall that the England and Wales Cricket Board has made available to each of the 18 first-class counties.

    08/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Stone rewarded with contract extension
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of England Under-19 seamer Olly Stone on a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Wantage Road until the end of the 2015 season. 

    08/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Statsman: Me and Dad
    By Andrew Hignell
    I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s. 

    08/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    Play called off for the day, with 32 overs unbowled. NZ 402-7 and lead by 235.

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  • New Zealand v England
    Still no play in Dunedin after players went off for bad light and drizzle 20 minutes after tea with NZ on 402-7. McCullum is on 44, and Bruce martin has 17

    08/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - New Zealand v England
    NZ 385-7 with Tim Southee bowled by Broad for a violent 21-ball 25 which included two sixes off him. Brendon McCullum is 35 not out and looking capable of extending the Kiwi lead well beyond the current 218

    08/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Two more wickets in quick succession for England, with Anderson bowling Brownlie for 27 via an inside edge and BJ Watling shouldering arms to his first ball and being bowled by a Stuart Broad off-cutter. NZ, at 326-6, lead by 159

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  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    NZ 310-4, with Ross Taylor caught at second slip prodding at Anderson on 31. A third wicket for Jimmy, who gives Taylor a send-off with a long roar of triumph. He is still grumpy at seeing Dean Brownlie dropped by Root at third slip on 2.

    08/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Rutherford's superb debut innings is finally over, caught at mid-wicket from Jimmy Anderson's first ball with the second new ball, which seemed to 'stop' on him a little. Rutherford's 171 came from 217 balls, in 341 minutes, with 23 fours and 3 sixes. NZ 267-3.

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  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    Kane Williamson, cutting, was bowled by Monty Panesar's skidder for 24, but Rutherford drove the left-arm spinner for two sixes in three balls - the first bringing up his 150 - and was on a magnificent 167* at lunch. NZ, at 255-2, are already 88 runs ahead

    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Success at last for England in the 9th over of day 3 at Dunedin, Jimmy Anderson having Peter Fulton ct behind by Matt Prior from an under-edge in his fifth over. Fulton made a stolid but invaluable 55. Hamish Rutherford has reached a debut ton. NZ 167-1

    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Foakes relishes Lions' exposure
    By Paul Hiscock
    Although England Lions lost all six of their seven one-day matches on the recent trip to Australia, including a 4-0 whitewash by the


    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • England's woes give Australia a lift
    England’s capitulation on the opening day of their Test series in New Zealand has provided Australia’s beleaguered cricket fans with something to cheer at last

    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries

    By Richard Gibson
    The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.



    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire encounter familiar foes
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Hampshire will renew rivalry with some familiar faces when they embark on their pre-season tour of Barbados this week.

    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Hastings joins Sussex's T20 campaign
    By Bruce Talbot
    Australian all-rounder John Hastings is joining Sussex for this summer's T20 campaign.

    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Aussie Burns joins Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have signed Australia A batsman Joe Burns to deputise for Ramnaresh Sarwan for most of the new season.

    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - New Zealand v England
    NZ 131-0, with Rutherford on 77 and Fulton on 46. A real horror day for England, summed up when Pietersen dropped Rutherford at gully on 64.

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  • New Zealand v England
    With tea taken after the close of England's first innings, NZ have 41 overs to bat in the final session and are now 80 for 0 (Fulton 29, Rutherford 48) with more than 17 overs still to go

    07/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    England 167 all out - Anderson slices an attempted big hit at Martin and slices to short third man for 23. Monty Panesar left high and dry on 1 not out

    07/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    The best stand of the England innings so far, 47 between Finn and Jimmy Anderson, ends with Finn pulling to deep mid wicket for a Test-best 20. England 166-9 with Anderson on 23

    07/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    The joke is wearing thin now from an English perspective as another wicket, that of Broad, falls to a careless or misjudged stroke - this time a pull to deep square leg off another Martin long hop. Broad made 10, and England are 119-8

    07/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    And now it's 109 for 7. Trott, on 45, top edges an attempted sweep at Martin and loops up a simple catch to Boult at short fine leg. Steven Finn now joins Stuart Broad with England in deep trouble

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  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    England 108 for 6 as Prior, who had included two imperious extra cover driven fours off Boult and three other fours in a promising 23, speared a long hop from Bruce Martin, the debutant left-arm spinner, to point.

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  • LUNCH - New Zealand v England
    England 81-5, with Trott on 40 and Prior 1. New Zealand's morning, and it was a good toss for them to win yesterday - before the first day washout - with the ball doing just enough off the seam and in the air. Bell and Cook's, however, were soft dismissals

    06/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    Still 20 minutes to go before lunch and England are 71-5, with Joe Root caught at third slip for 4 from a rising ball from Trent Boult, one of two NZ left-arm quicks. Trott still there on 31, and now joined by Matt Prior

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  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    A stand of 46 between Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell is ended by Wagner in the 25th over when Bell drove the left-arm paceman to cover where Hamish Rutherford held on at the second attempt as he fell to his left. Bell made 24, England 64-4

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  • WICKET - New Zealand v England
    England 18-3 after 50 minutes' play. Nick Compton fell for a sad 4-ball duck, playing into his stumps against Tim Southee, and Neil Wagner struck twice in his first over, the 11th, to have Alastair Cook ct at cover and Kevin Pietersen lbw for 0 next ball

    06/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • It's the Yorkshire Vikings
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire have unveiled their new limited overs name as the Vikings. 

    06/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • Kent capture Haggett
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent have boosted their first-team resources with the capture of 22-year-old all-rounder Calum Haggett from Somerset.

    06/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • Metters' injury worse than feared
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire slow left-armer Chris Metters is facing another lengthy absence having suffered a recurrence of the shoulder injury that forced him to miss all of last season.

    06/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    No play today in the first Test

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  • New Zealand v England
    Still raining in Dunedin, and a decision on whether any play is possible today - which just be extremely doubtful - will be made at tea, which is half-an-hour away

    06/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand v England
    Still no play at Dunedin, after bad light was followed by heavy rain. Forecast is for it to clear up later, but as yet no prospect of a start to the First Test.

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - New Zealand v England
    NZ: Fulton, Rutherford, Williamson, Taylor, Brownlie, McCullum, Watling, Southee, Wagner, B Martin, Boult; England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Root, Prior, Broad, Anderson, Finn, Panesar

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • New Zealand won the toss - New Zealand v England
    Graeme Swann out of Test with elbow injury. Monty Panesar plays instead. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum wins toss and opts to bowl first

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Moores lands elite coaching role
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire coach Peter Moores has been appointed on to UK Sport’s newly launched Elite Coaching Programme. 

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Hannon-Dalby relishing Bears' challenge
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Oliver Hannon-Dalby departed for Warwickshire’s pre-season tour to Barbados today relishing the challenge of trying to force his way into the county champions’ side.

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Second spinner incentives run into opposition
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
    Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire confident over financial position
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire have announced a post-tax deficit of £118,000 in their financial results for 2012. It is an improvement just shy of £350,000 from the previous year.

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Foxes start warm-up at Fenner's
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire will play three pre-season friendlies as preparation for the new season which starts with an LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl on April 10.

    04/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Adams extends Kent contract
    By Mark Pennell
    Former West Indies Test batsman Jimmy Adams has signed a new two-year contract extension that will keep him as head coach at Kent until at least the end of the 2014 season.

    04/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Oram joins Worcestershire for T20
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire have signed New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram as their second overseas player for this season’s Friends Life T20 campaign.

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Northants set for Barbados challenge
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Northamptonshire have announced their squad for the forthcoming pre-season tour of Barbados.

    04/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Graves poised to take ECB role
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire’s executive chairman Colin Graves is set to replace Dennis Amiss as the ECB’s deputy chairman having won the ballot of the chairmen of the first-class counties and the MCC by ten votes to seven.

    04/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Northants sign Azharullah to boost attack
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have strengthened their seam bowling department with the signing of the experienced Mohammad Azharullah.

    04/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Bears start preparations for title defence
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Warwickshire’s defence of the LV County Championship title begins this week with the start of their intensive pre-season preparations.

    03/03/2013 (77 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire finally get their man
    By Paul Hiscock
    If at first you don’t succeed.....

    03/03/2013 (77 days old) | Read more
  • Worcs switch friendlies to Kidderminster
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire will play their two home pre-season friendlies against Gloucestershire at Kidderminster’s Chester Road ground 

    02/03/2013 (78 days old) | Read more
  • Result - NZ XI beat England by 3 wickets
    BJ Watling's 89 not out, and fine support from Corey Anderson (44), Jimmy Neesham (20) and Neil Wagner (29*), earned the NZ XI a famous win - with eight balls to spare. It is England's first defeat in a first-class tour match since February 2006, in India

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  • TEA - NZ XI v England
    NZ XI 167-5 - so both sides halfway to their victory targets. England look most likely to win in the final session after taking three wickets in the afternoon - Latham ct behind sweeping Swann, Broom lbw Broad and Brownlie ct 2nd slip off Woakes

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  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    And, in the next over, his eighth in a long new ball spell, Broad spreadeagled the stumps of new batsman Carl Cachopa, who failed to score. NZ XI 57-2, and Broad has 1-23

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    A breakthrough for England. Replacing Onions (4-0-29-0), Chris Woakes has struck in his third over to have Rutherford caught at gully for 33 by Nick Compton, carving at a full length ball. NZ XI are now 56-1 after 14 overs

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  • NZ XI v England
    England declared their 2nd inns overnight, leaving NZ XI to score 334 to win from 90 overs. And, after nine overs, they are 43-0 with Hamish Rutherford square cutting Stuart Broad over point for six to reach 22 not out

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Wheater move to Hampshire confirmed
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire have confirmed their signing of wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Wheater from Essex.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Ireland gets contract offer at Leics
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have offered a contract to former Zimbabwe one-day international seamer Anthony Ireland.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • New Road role is honour for Elliott
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former Worcestershire wicketkeeper and chairman John Elliott has been elected as the county’s new president.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Nosworthy's Taunton arrival imminent
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset have confirmed that their new director of cricket Dave Nosworthy will be at Taunton to begin work by the middle of the month.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Strong Derbyshire squad for Caribbean trip
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Derbyshire will take all of their available first team squad to the pre-season training camp in Barbados this month.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks set Brown tough tasks
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire’s new director of cricket Dougie Brown has been set the task of finishing in the top four of the LV= County Championship for each of the next four years

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Nannes joins Glamorgan for T20
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan have recruited Australian Dirk Nannes as their second oversea player for the Friends Life T20 campaign.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire sign Coleman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have signed Scotland batsman Freddie Coleman on a summer contract.

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help 

    01/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - NZ XI v England
    After Prior's excellent 68, a stand of 60 between Ian Bell (38), batting at No 8, and Graeme Swann, who ended the day unbeaten n 41 from 43 balls. boosted England to 256-9 - an overall lead of 333 going into the final day

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  • TEA - NZ XI v England
    England 115-4 thanks mainly to Matt Prior, who is 50* from 54 balls. Compton gloved a hook in the first over after lunch, Cook was run out for 24, Pietersen out to a legside catch by keeper Watling and Trott ct behind, driving, for 20 in a slide to 63-4

    01/03/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - NZ XI v England
    England 15-0 in second innings, after NZ XI declared on 349-7 soon after Anderson fell for a 63-ball 67 (13x4, 1x6), spearing a grateful Onions to mid on. Onions' six overs cost 56 this morning - 1-131 from 22 overs in all. Watling (66*) put on 105 with Anderson

    28/02/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • NZ XI v England
    The second new ball is being thrashed to all parts by Corey Anderson and BJ Watling, with 63 runs taken from 8.5 overs so far bowled with it by Broad, Woakes and Onions, who has just conceded 22 runs in an over and has figures of 19-1-100-0. NZ XI now 305-6

    28/02/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • Leics hope Sarwan will start season
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are hopeful that their new captain Ramnaresh Sarwan will be able to start the forthcoming season with them.

    28/02/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - NZ XI v England
    NZ XI close on 224-6 after Trott and Swann take the wickets of Brownlie (63) and Neesham in the last two overs. Earlier Woakes bowled Rutherford for a fine 90, off an inside edge

    28/02/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - NZ XI v England
    Hamish Rutherford, due to make his Test debut in Dunedin next week, is leading further NZ XI resistance with 77 not out at tea. Dean Brownlie also going well on 30 and the Kiwis are 151-3 in their first innings in reply to England's 426.

    28/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    A direct hit on the turn from gully by Kevin Pietersen runs out Neil Broom for 14. NZ XI 94-3. Rutherford, who called the run, is 53 not out. Earlier Swann struck with the first ball after lunch to have Latham lbw for 16 and Cachopa edged Broad to 2nd slip

    28/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire news
    Hampshire are crediting their limited-overs cup double for a 20% increase in membership sales, with 3,000 sold so far - 500 more than this time last year. 

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - NZ XI v England
    NZ XI reply impressively with 56-0 by lunch on day two. Tom Latham and Hamish Rutherford, possible Test openers of the near future, have batted well against the new ball bursts of Broad and Onions

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • NZ XI v England
    England all out for 426, with Bell last man out - skying to deep mid off - for 158. He faced 233 balls, hitting 23 fours. Graeme Swann also contributed a breezy 17-ball 27. NZ XI have 50 minutes' batting before lunch

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    England, batting on into day two of their four-day Test series warm-up match at Queenstown, have lost Stuart Broad - caught at second slip off Gillespie for 14 - while moving to 384-8 in the opening half-hour. Ian Bell remains 146 not out.

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • It's Emirates Old Trafford thanks to sponsorship deal
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire’s redeveloped home will be known as Emirates Old Trafford for the next 10 years as part of what is believed to be county cricket’s biggest ever sponsorship deal.

    28/02/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • Mixed financial results for Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    A one-off legal settlement of £133,000 helped Sussex declare an operating surplus of £227,775 for 2012.

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset News
    Steve Kirby took 7-24 from 8.4 overs as MCC bowled out a South XI for 113 on course for a seven-wicket victory in the third match of their tour to Argentina. It was the tourists' second win in three games with the other washed out.

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - NZ XI v England
    Root, bowled for 49, and Prior, with a powerful 43-ball 41, joined Bell in boosting England's first innings towards comparative riches. Bell, who also lost Woakes for 16 to the second new ball, was 127* at stumps, having guided England to 357-7.

    27/02/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - NZ XI v England
    Ian Bell (42*) and Joe Root (40*), both batting with growing fluency, have added 71 by tea. England, on 195-4, have survived an awkward session and can look to push on after tea in still glorious weather

    27/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    Cook, dropped in the slips on 56, is out for 60 - thin-edging a backfoot slash at the left-arm pace of Neil Wagner to the keeper. England 124-4

    27/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - NZ XI v England
    England 98-3, with Cook 50 not out (69 balls, 10x4) and Ian Bell on 8

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    81-3, and Pietersen is gone for 14, brilliantly caught above his head by Hamish Rutherford at first slip slashing hard at Neesham, who now has 3-30 from seven overs. England 81-3, with Cook still there on 40

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    Aiming an expansive extra cover drive, Jonathan Trott edges behind for just 1 - with Neesham again the bowler - and England are 65-2

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - NZ XI v England
    Nick Compton caught behind for 21, off Otago all-rounder James Neesham, to one that popped a bit at him. Until then, England had made serene progress. Cook on 22, England 45-1

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • NZ XI won the toss - NZ XI v England
    England have been asked to bat first in the four-day game against a New Zealand XI. Nick Compton will open with captain Alastair Cook, and both Chris Woakes and Graham Onions have a chance to make an impression with the ball

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - NZ XI v England
    England opt to rest both Anderson and Finn for Test series warm-up v NZ XI in Queenstown. Team: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Root, Prior, Woakes, Broad, Swann, Onions

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • Colly injury hampers Durham plans
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham's preparations for the new season are being hampered by lack of funds and an injury to skipper Paul Collingwood

    26/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • County rookies to receive career guidance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption 

    25/02/2013 (83 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset return to Bath
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset will be returning to Bath this season, with a YB40 match against Yorkshire being held at the Recreation Ground on Thursday August 15.

    22/02/2013 (86 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex want to spread the word
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex are consulting their members about how they should spend the £1m Business Improvement Loan they are to apply to the ECB for.

    22/02/2013 (86 days old) | Read more
  • PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

    21/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • Cook's pledge to help troubled Stokes
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham's long-serving coach, Geoff Cook, accepts he might have to act as a father figure to Ben Stokes following the 21-year-old all-rounder’s dismissal from the England Lions tour of Australia.

    21/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • Ponting relishing Surrey stint
    By Mark Pennell
    Surrey have reacted to the news that they will lose their skipper and South Africa batsman Graeme Smith on Champions Trophy duty in June by signing Australia legend Ricky Ponting as his high-profile locum.

    21/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • Maddy looks for edge over rivals
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire batsman Darren Maddy is aiming to get a head’s start on his rivals 

    21/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • Rose to review Welsh cricket
    By Richard Thomas
    Former England Test batsman Brian Rose has been commissioned to head an independent review into cricket in Wales.

    20/02/2013 (88 days old) | Read more
  • Lions' pair disciplined and sent home
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent pace bowler Matt Coles and Durham all-rounder have been sent home from the England Lions tour of Australia following disciplinary hearings for unprofessional conduct.

    20/02/2013 (88 days old) | Read more
  • Maddy heads to Argentina
    By Paul Bolton. County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire batsman Darren Maddy will begin his outdoor preparations for the new English season by playing for the MCC on their tour of Argentina 

    20/02/2013 (88 days old) | Read more
  • Tributes pour in as McGrath retires
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire and former England batting all-rounder Anthony McGrath has been forced to retire

    19/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
  • Rankin fitness setback
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire expect former Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin to be fit close to the start of the new season

    19/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
  • Copeland joins Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of Australia seamer Trent Copeland as their overseas player

    19/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

    18/02/2013 (90 days old) | Read more
  • Carter heads to UAE with Scots
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former Warwickshire all-rounder Neil Carter is in line to make his debut for Scotland 

    18/02/2013 (90 days old) | Read more
  • Memorial game planned for Curran
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former players from Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire will be donning their whites again in July in a memorial match for former Zimbabwe all-rounder Kevin Curran, who played for both counties.

    18/02/2013 (90 days old) | Read more
  • Root gets incremental contract
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Joe Root has been awarded an incremental contract by the ECB.

    17/02/2013 (91 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire declare small surplus
    By Andy Wilson
    For the sixth time in the last seven years, Derbyshire have been able to announce a small surplus

    16/02/2013 (92 days old) | Read more
  • Compton: I need to improve in NZ
    By Richard Latham
    Nick Compton has been back at Taunton this week reflecting on his England performances in India and looking forward to the

    15/02/2013 (93 days old) | Read more
  • Notts clear Patel for South Africa T20
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Samit Patel has signed up to play for Chevrolet Warriors in South Africa’s forthcoming domestic Twenty20 tournament.

    14/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • Bresnan targets speedy comeback
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire are hopeful that England’s Tim Bresnan will be in their side to face Sussex at Headingley during

    14/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • Worcs switch pre-season venue
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire have switched the start of their outdoor pre-season training to Kidderminster where they will have


    14/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • Hannon-Dalby up for new challenge
    By Paul Bolton
    Oliver Hannon-Dalby is excited by the "new challenge" facing him at Edgbaston after county champions Warwickshire confirmed

    14/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • Samaraweera signs for Worcestershire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire have signed veteran Sri Lanka batsman Tilan Samaraweera as their overseas player for the whole of the forthcoming season.

    14/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket's unbreakable record
    By Andrew Hignell
    It’s a record that can never be broken, and only one bowler has ever come close to equalling it.

    14/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • Hannon-Dalby set to join Warwickshire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County champions Warwickshire are set to sign seamer Oliver Hannon-Dalby from Yorkshire.

    13/02/2013 (95 days old) | Read more
  • Brian Langford dies, aged 77
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset are mourning the loss of their former captain Brian Langford, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 77.

    13/02/2013 (95 days old) | Read more
  • White to make Northants return
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have re-signed Australia batsman Cameron White as one of their overseas players for this year’s Friends Life t20 campaign.

    13/02/2013 (95 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks receive floodlights boost
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire will be able to switch on the floodlights at Edgbaston during County Championship matches this year after securing permission from

    12/02/2013 (96 days old) | Read more
  • Old Trafford to feel benefit of ECB's £1m
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire will use the £1million loan handed out by the ECB to install a second replay screen and electronic scoreboard next to The Point at

    12/02/2013 (96 days old) | Read more
  • Edgbaston facelift reaches next stage
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have started preparing for the demolition of twelve houses on the Pershore Road side of Edgbaston ahead of the next stage of the

    11/02/2013 (97 days old) | Read more
  • Klinger up for the challenge at Glos
    By Richard Latham
    Michael Klinger has been talking for the first time about the challenges of leading Gloucestershire’s young team into the 2013 cricket season.

    11/02/2013 (97 days old) | Read more
  • Apartments plan for Grace Road
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have unveiled plans to build 15 apartments at Grace Road in a scheme which they hope will bring in an extra £80,000

    08/02/2013 (100 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire report £2.1 million loss
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have confirmed that they made a whopping retained loss of £2.1 million last year - which was down to a combination of

    07/02/2013 (101 days old) | Read more
  • Bresnan to have elbow operation in USA
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire’s Tim Bresnan is due to have a second operation on his problematic right elbow in America later this month.

    06/02/2013 (102 days old) | Read more
  • Derbys plan £2.5m ground redevelopment
    By Andy Wilson
    Derbyshire have set out plans for a £2.5m redevelopment of the County Ground and are to ask their members to approve changes to

    06/02/2013 (102 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire work around 'bizarre' BCCI ban
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire are determined not to be hindered by the BCCI’s blanket ban on counties travelling to India for pre-season training camps, and are

    06/02/2013 (102 days old) | Read more
  • Mott: My future on the line in 2013
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan head of elite performance Matthew Mott understands 2013 is going to be a critical year if he wants to extend his stay at the county

    05/02/2013 (103 days old) | Read more
  • Essex receive a Bopara boost
    By Paul Hiscock
    Ravi Bopara's disappointment at not attracting interest at the Indian Premier League auction for the second successive year is, however, a

    05/02/2013 (103 days old) | Read more
  • Northants sign up to police partnership
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have joined forces with Northamptonshire Police to help raise awareness of and reduce violence.


    05/02/2013 (103 days old) | Read more
  • PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

    04/02/2013 (104 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
    By Richard Gibson
    The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

    04/02/2013 (104 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire delight at membership surge
    By Andy Wilson
    Promotion has sparked a surge of support in Derbyshire, with membership numbers already more than 20 per cent up on the total

    02/02/2013 (106 days old) | Read more
  • Northants switch focus to Copeland
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have turned their attention back to Australia seamer Trent Copeland as candidate to be their overseas player for the first month of

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire announce loss of £250,000
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire lurched back into the red last year with a whopping loss of £254,085, their second biggest annual deficit.

    02/02/2013 (106 days old) | Read more
  • Wiggins and Sky team boost Prior
    By Bruce Talbot
    England wicketkeeper Matt Prior is taking tips from Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins as he prepares for a busy 12 months for

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • Hannon-Dalby on trial at Warwickshire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire are giving a trial to Yorkshire seam bowler Oliver Hannon-Dalby.

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • Australia job for Di Venuto
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Former Durham, Derbyshire and Sussex opener Michael Di Venuto has been appointed as Australia’s new batting coach, and will begin

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • New boss Brown sets out his agenda
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The man at the top may have changed since Warwickshire won the County Championship last September but Dougie Brown, the

    31/01/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Turner: Leicestershire's 'Graveney legacy'
    By Chris Goddard
    Legendary England batsman Tom Graveney achieved many feats during an illustrious career but he probably never knew

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks confirm Brown appointment
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have confirmed the appointment of Dougie Brown as their new director of cricket.

    31/01/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Topley ready for Lions challenge
    By Paul Hiscock
    Reece Topley, Essex's fast-emerging young pace bowler, is heading to Australia for the third time in the past twelve months and

    31/01/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • Graves and Hilliard want No 2 role
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Two county chairmen are in a fight to succeed Dennis Amiss as deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

    31/01/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Brown set to get Warwickshire job
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County champions Warwickshire are set to confirm former Scotland and England one-day international all-rounder Dougie Brown as their new director of cricket.

    30/01/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • South Africa fix Dutch date
    By Paul Bolton
    South Africa will play a one-day international against Holland in Amstelveen in May 31 in their build-up to the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales.

    30/01/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • Northants launch primary schools tour
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire players have started a three-month tour of primary schools around the county where they are promoting the importance of

    30/01/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire players plan India trip
    By Andy Wilson
    Derbyshire will send seven members of their first team squad to India next week as part of their preparations for the new season.

    29/01/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Notts confirm return of David Hussey
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire have secured the services of David Hussey for at least a part of the second half of the English domestic season.

    30/01/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • Starring role for Stevens in BPL
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent's Darren Stevens has hit the ground running in his second season in the Bangladesh Premier League.

    29/01/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Grace Road cakes make a difference
    By Paul Bolton
    The outfield at Leicestershire’s Grace Road headquarters is being improved with the proceeds from the sale of homemade cakes last summer.

    29/01/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Schoolboy prodigy Barnard joins Worcs
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire have signed England Under-19 starlet Ed Barnard on a two-year summer contract.

    29/01/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Kleinveldt given Northants deadline
    by Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have set South Africa seamer Rory Kleinveldt a deadline of this Friday (February 1) to sign a

    28/01/2013 (111 days old) | Read more
  • Harker accepts new Durham role
    By Graham Hardcastle
    David Harker, who was due to step down as Durham’s chief executive in May, has been handed a key post in the ongoing redevelopment of

    27/01/2013 (112 days old) | Read more
  • Rankings rise consolation for England
    England have drawn level with India at the top of the ICC's ODI rankings after winning the final international at Dharamsala by seven wickets.

    27/01/2013 (112 days old) | Read more
  • Injured Thakor out of England U19 tour
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire all-rounder Shiv Thakor has been ruled out of the remainder of the England Under-19 tour of South Africa after he broke a finger in

    26/01/2013 (113 days old) | Read more
  • Giles successor to be named within week
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire are expected to announce their new director of cricket by the end of next week.

    25/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Hotel deal turns Worcs loss into profit
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire avoided a hefty loss last year thanks to the land lease they have done with hotel chain Premier Inn. The deal brought in a profit of £350,000 which

    25/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Leics wait on sports hall application
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire should know by the end of March whether their plans to build a new community sports hall at Grace Road, which would also

    25/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Gibson in three-way fight for Warwicks job
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Ottis Gibson remains in the running to succeed Ashley Giles as Warwickshire’s director of cricket despite reports from the Caribbean that

    24/01/2013 (115 days old) | Read more
  • Richardson to stand down in September
    By Richard Latham
    Gloucestershire chief executive Tom Richardson will be leaving the club at the beginning of September after 12 years in the job.

    25/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Clarke's call-up provides real spur
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    For Rikki Clarke, a trip to Australia with the England Lions seems more than adequate compensation for having to miss a few Tottenham

    24/01/2013 (115 days old) | Read more
  • White leaves Leics to join Lancs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    All-rounder Wayne White has joined Lancashire after Leicestershire agreed to release him from his contract at Grace Road.

    25/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • England name Test squad for New Zealand
    Tim Bresnan has been left out of England's 15-man Test squad for the New Zealand tour while his elbow is assessed by specialists. Eoin Morgan and Samit Patel also miss out.

    24/01/2013 (115 days old) | Read more
  • Wardlaw prepares for Scotland bow
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire’s fringe fast bowler Iain Wardlaw, who worked in the accounts department of a graphic design company as recently as the early stages

    24/01/2013 (115 days old) | Read more
  • Quiney to join Essex in 2013
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex have successfully negotiated terms to bring 30-year-old Victoria batsman Rob Quiney to this country for his first taste of county cricket.

    23/01/2013 (116 days old) | Read more
  • Second-best England lose series
    England were forced to accept India's dominance in the 50-over game today, losing the fourth one-day international in Mohali by five wickets to go down 3-1

    23/01/2013 (116 days old) | Read more
  • Richardson called up again by MCC
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson will provide a link between the final day of last season and the first day of the new one when he plays for the MCC against

    23/01/2013 (116 days old) | Read more
  • Injured Rankin out of Lions tour
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire pace bowler Boyd Rankin has been forced to withdraw from the forthcoming England Lions tour to Australia because of a foot injury.

    22/01/2013 (117 days old) | Read more
  • Northants step up concert venue plans
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire are seeking to increase their non-cricketing revenue by turning Wantage Road into a regular outdoor concert venue.

    21/01/2013 (118 days old) | Read more
  • Overseas trips a winter boost for Kirby
    By Richard Latham
    Three Somerset players are looking forward to a break from the English winter with appetising trips abroad next month.

    21/01/2013 (118 days old) | Read more
  • Book aids PCA awareness programme
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

    21/01/2013 (118 days old) | Read more
  • Voges delight at Australia recall
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Adam Voges, who will play for Middlesex in this summer’s Friends Life t20 tournament, has earned an international recall for Australia.

    21/01/2013 (118 days old) | Read more
  • Essex have high hopes of their ECG
    By Paul Hiscock
    Cricket grounds like the SCG and MCG in Australia enjoy world-famous status, but Essex hope that the decision to rebrand the title of their

    20/01/2013 (119 days old) | Read more
  • Runs and records warm statisticians
    By Andrew Hignell
    Temperatures may have plummeted in the UK but there has been plenty to warm the hearts of cricket statisticians in this country and occupy

    20/01/2013 (119 days old) | Read more
  • Big test for Giles after second thrashing
    Ashley Giles is facing an early test of his leadership credentials after England's new one-day international coach saw his players tumble to a second

    19/01/2013 (120 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire to follow Essex to Spain
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have followed Essex’s lead by announcing an imminent trip to Spain as they step up their preparations for the new county season.

    18/01/2013 (121 days old) | Read more
  • Second interview for Warwicks job shortlist
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire are to conduct a second round of interviews next week to decide who will replace Ashley Giles as their director of cricket.

    18/01/2013 (121 days old) | Read more
  • Troughton leads Stratford club appeal
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire captain Jim Troughton is leading an appeal fund for his hometown club Stratford, whose picturesque Swans Nest Lane ground

    18/01/2013 (121 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan seek retro gear inspiration
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan are to turn back the clock and wear similar blue and yellow team colours in one-day cricket to when the county lifted the Axa Equity

    17/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • New Hampshire academy attracts Australia
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire and Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed for six of Australia’s most talented young cricketers to attend the newly-formed Ageas Bowl

    17/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • Worcs want seven-week Hughes stint
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire hope that Australia batsman Phil Hughes will be able to play for them in the opening weeks of next season even if his increasing

    17/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • Silver lining for Durham in Blackwell exit
    By Tim Wellock
    Being obliged to accept that Ian Blackwell’s career is almost certainly over may have a silver lining for Durham.

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • Sarwan recall rings alarm bells at Leics
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Ramnaresh Sarwan’s recall by the West Indies after an 18-month absence has caused potential problems for Leicestershire.

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
    By Richard Gibson
    Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex cautious about Taylor talk
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex insist it is too early to say whether England’s Sarah Taylor will play for their Second XI this season.

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Yoga helping to tune up Warwicks
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County champions Warwickshire have got their bowlers doing yoga in an attempt to improve their flexibility as they prepare to defend their title.

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • NZ conditioning trip for Norwell
    By Richard Latham
    Liam Norwell has joined Gloucestershire team-mates Ed Young, James Fuller and Ian Cockbain in plying his trade abroad this winter.

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Kleinveldt agrees terms with Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have agreed terms with South Africa seamer Rory Kleinveldt for a short-term contract to be their overseas player at the

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • India bully England to level at 1-1
    England suffered a sobering experience in Kochi, comprehensively beaten by 127 runs by India as a determined MS Dhoni and his team gave

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Young quick Barber on U19 World Cup trail
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire starlet Tom Barber is looking forward to this month’s England Under-19 tour to South Africa.

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • County champions enlist Patel expertise
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire have enlisted the help of specialist coach Cookie Patel to help improve their fielding as they prepare to defend their

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Cost controls deliver Northants profit
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire made a profit of almost £23,000 last year despite the tough economic climate and the wettest summer in a century.

    14/01/2013 (125 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan relish big Rugby day
    By Andrew Hignell
    Glamorgan, who celebrate their 125th anniversary as a county cricket club in 2013, are looking forward to a special day in July when the 'birthday' actually falls.

    12/01/2013 (127 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire hope for concerts windfall
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire are hoping for a windfall of up to £500,000 per year from hosting music concerts at Headingley during the next two years. The

    11/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
  • Tredwell stars in fine England win
    One of the most significant one-day international victories in England's recent history, a thrilling nine-run win in Rajkot, put Alastair Cook's team 1-0 up

    11/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
  • Grant reveals price of Derbys ambition
    By Andy Wilson
    Derbyshire chairman Chris Grant has admitted the club has taken a “calculated risk” with its financial security in its ambition to become

    11/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
  • Small to leave Warwickshire committee
    By Paul Bolton
    Former England fast bowler Gladstone Small has decided to step down from Warwickshire’s general committee and will not be seeking

    11/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
  • Spain link to aid Essex fielding camp plan
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex have identified fielding as a key area of their game that needs improving if they are to become a competitive unit in all forms of cricket

    10/01/2013 (129 days old) | Read more
  • Guptill lined up for Derbys t20 return
    By Andy Wilson
    Derbyshire are looking to bring Martin Guptill back to the County Ground next season as their second overseas recruit for the Friends Life t20.

    10/01/2013 (129 days old) | Read more
  • Petersen to extend Somerset stint
    By Richard Latham
    Alviro Petersen will be extending the time he spends with Somerset in the coming season to include the Friends Life t20 competition.

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Northants offer free junior memberships
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire aim to grow their future fanbase by offering free junior memberships to under-16s this year.

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Dashing Hales hits ground running
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Alex Hales completed a hectic 24 hours by starring with a man of the match performance on his Big Bash debut. The Nottinghamshire

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Metson leaves cash-strapped Glamorgan
    By Richard Thomas
    Cash-strapped Glamorgan have parted company with Colin Metson, the county’s former wicketkeeper and managing director of cricket.

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Ambitious Derbyshire sign Chanderpaul
    By Andy Wilson
    Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the world number two Test batsman, has signed for LV County Championship Division One newcomers Derbyshire. He has

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Parsons in frame for Warwickshire job
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    David Parsons, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s performance director, has emerged as a possible candidate to replace Ashley Giles as

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Hales called up to Big Bash action
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    England’s Alex Hales has been signed up by the Melbourne Renegades for the closing days of the Big Bash League.

    08/01/2013 (131 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire plan 150th anniversary landmark
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire, founded on January 8, 1863, are raising their bat for 150 today - and captain Andrew Gale has reiterated his desire to mark the club’s 150th

    08/01/2013 (131 days old) | Read more
  • Hussey wanted for Northants return
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have made an approach to bring former Australia batsman Mike Hussey back to Wantage Road as an overseas player for this

    07/01/2013 (132 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
    By Richard Gibson
    Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

    07/01/2013 (132 days old) | Read more
  • Northants close in on Kleinveldt signing
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire are in talks with South Africa seamer Rory Kleinveldt about a short-term contract to be their overseas player at the start of next season

    04/01/2013 (135 days old) | Read more
  • Worcs wait to assess latest flood damage
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire are waiting for the floodwaters to subside before discovering how much damage the latest New Road flood has caused.

    03/01/2013 (136 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks attempt to move on from Saker incident
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire are to give UK-based candidates the first chance to impress their interview panel as they seek a replacement for Ashley Giles as

    03/01/2013 (136 days old) | Read more
  • Velani to combine U19 tour with studies
    By Paul Hiscock
    Kishen Velani, one of the most exciting young talents at Essex, is eagerly looking forward to a trip to South Africa having been selected just

    03/01/2013 (136 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire deny Saker job offer
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have denied reports that they offered England bowling coach David Saker the job as their new director of cricket.

    02/01/2013 (137 days old) | Read more
  • Bopara's challenge as Essex start post-East era
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex begin the new year seeking a chief executive following the expected departure of David East who has taken up a similar role with

    02/01/2013 (137 days old) | Read more
  • Christopher Martin-Jenkins dies aged 67
    Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the former editor of The Cricketer and legendary commentator on BBC's Test Match Special, has died of cancer aged 67. 

    01/01/2013 (138 days old) | Read more
  • Greig "a giant of a man", says Amiss
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Dennis Amiss has paid an affectionate tribute to his close friend and former England captain Tony Greig who has died suddenly aged 66.

    30/12/2012 (140 days old) | Read more
  • Denness honour caps "thrilling year"
    By Mark Pennell
    A special year for former Kent and England captain Mike Denness has been sealed by his appointment as an OBE in the New Year Honours list for

    30/12/2012 (140 days old) | Read more
  • Croft "privileged" to receive MBE
    By Richard Thomas
    Former England and Glamorgan all rounder Robert Croft said it was a “privilege” to receive an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list. Both Croft and

    29/12/2012 (141 days old) | Read more
  • Tony Greig dies aged 66
    The former England captain Tony Greig has died at the age of 66 after a battle with lung cancer. Greig, who played in 58 Tests between 1972 and 1977, scored 3599 runs at 40.43 with eight hundreds, and picked up 141 wickets at 32.20, including 13 at Port-of-Spain in 1974.

    29/12/2012 (141 days old) | Read more
  • Bopara plotting way back to England duty
    By Paul Hiscock
    The services of Ravi Bopara are up for grabs, but before Essex supporters get alarmed it should be explained that the all-rounder is not intending to leave

    27/12/2012 (143 days old) | Read more
  • Cowan an astute signing, says Read
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire captain Chris Read has expressed his delight at the latest addition to the Trent Bridge ranks.

    24/12/2012 (146 days old) | Read more
  • Morgan confirms England's health and depth
    Eoin Morgan set the seal on a triumphant end to the year for England's cricketers when he drove the last ball of the second and final Twenty20 international against

    22/12/2012 (148 days old) | Read more
  • PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

    22/12/2012 (148 days old) | Read more
  • Cumbes retires with proud half-century
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Jim Cumbes yesterday retired from his role as Lancashire’s chief executive, thus ending a 50-year career in professional sport, spanning both cricket and football.

    22/12/2012 (148 days old) | Read more
  • Cobb wins place in BPL's English XI
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire’s one-day and Twenty20 captain Josh Cobb will play in the second Bangladesh Premier League which begins on January 18.

    21/12/2012 (149 days old) | Read more
  • Ajmal signs up for Hampshire in 2013
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire have signed Pakistan off spinner Saeed Ajmal for the latter part of next season.

    21/12/2012 (149 days old) | Read more
  • Newell stands by Notts' IPL policy
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell has confirmed that Alex Hales, Samit Patel and Michael Lumb will all begin the season with the county despite

    21/12/2012 (149 days old) | Read more
  • Surprise call-up for paceman Liddle
    By Bruce Talbot
    Chris Liddle is to join Sussex team-mate Luke Wright in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.

    21/12/2012 (149 days old) | Read more
  • Wessels signed up by BPL franchise
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire’s Riki Wessels will play in the Bangladesh Premier League after being signed by the Khulna Royal Bengals franchise in

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Nosworthy succeeds Rose at Somerset
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset have appointed Dave Nosworthy to succeed Brian Rose as their new director of cricket.

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Notts complete signing of Cowan
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire have completed the signing of Australian opening batsman Ed Cowan for the first half of the 2013 season.

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Brooks: Why I had to sign for Yorkshire
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Jack Brooks, the 28-year-old England Lions fast bowler, believes he has taken on one of the biggest challenges in county cricket by opting to sign a

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Ramprakash returns to Middlesex
    By Mark Pennell
    Former Surrey and England batsman Mark Ramprakash has returned to his roots at Lord’s to become batting coach at Middlesex

    19/12/2012 (151 days old) | Read more
  • Aussie keeper Johnson signs for Worcs
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire have signed former Australia Under-19 wicketkeeper Michael Johnson.

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Toumazi is new Sussex chief executive
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex are today unveiling Zac Toumazi as their new chief executive.

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Benefit boost in 2013 for tireless Masters
    By Paul Hiscock
    David Masters has been given an extra reason to celebrate the forthcoming festive season. The tireless Essex seamer has

    19/12/2012 (151 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire choose Klinger as new captain
    By Richard Latham
    Michael Klinger has agreed terms to be Gloucestershire's captain and overseas player for next season season.

    19/12/2012 (151 days old) | Read more
  • Saker joins scrap for Warwickshire job
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England bowling coach David Saker has emerged as a leading candidate to succeed Ashley Giles as director of cricket at county champions Warwickshire.

    19/12/2012 (151 days old) | Read more
  • Thakor to lead U19s to South Africa
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire batting prodigy Shiv Thakor will captain England Under-19s on their tour of South Africa next month.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Abdur Rehman to return to Somerset
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset have announced that Abdur Rehman will be returning to play for them next season.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • New major sponsor for Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have unveiled Global Payments as their new major sponsor on a two-year deal.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • International coaching still appeals, says Moores
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire coach Peter Moores has signed a one-year extension to his contract at Old Trafford, but has admitted he

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Young Scottish pair given county boost
    By Paul Bolton
    Two promising young Scottish cricketers who are linked to Midlands counties have been offered development retainer contracts.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Notts pair aim for BPL selection
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire duo Riki Wessels and Andy Carter have made themselves available for auction for the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League.

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Holland confirm 2013 home CB40 venues
    By Paul Bolton
    Holland have confirmed the venues for their six home matches in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Wagg signs new deal for Glamorgan
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan all-rounder Graham Wagg has signed a contract extension keeping him at the Welsh county until the end of the 2015 season.

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Series clinched 2-1 with Trott and Bell hundreds
    Alastair Cook's England were today celebrating a first series victory in India for almost 28 years as both Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell completed fine hundreds in a

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Match drawn - India v England
    There it is... Gambhir bowls a dolly drop to Root, who blocks, and the match is drawn to confirm England as 2-1 series winners. Great achievement, after losing first Test in Ahmedabad. Great start to Alastair Cook's era as Test captain. Eng ended 352-4, Bell 116*

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Bell, having batted for six hours and ten minutes, tucks his 293rd ball for three to deep backward square leg, off Ashwin, and completes a deserved 17th Test hundred. England now 336-4 and the end of the game is imminent

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  • TEA - India v England
    England 310-4 - a lead of 314 - with Bell 87 and Joe Root on 7 after slog-sweeping Ashwin for six. Probably only 50 minutes' play left after tea before England can start celebrating their 2-1 series triumph

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Trott finally falls, 16 minutes from tea, for a superb 310-ball 143 as he clipped a ball from Ashwin straight to Kohli at leg slip. Bell remains 86 not out, after lofting Jadeja straight for six and four. England 302-4

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  • India v England
    Trott and Bell still going strong at the mid-point in the afternoon session. Leg spinner Chawla has made one or two turn past the edge, but otherwise no alarms for the excellent Warwickshire pair. Trott 127, Bell 74 and England 274-3. Draw assured

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    England sure of series victory at lunch on 240-3 - a lead of 244. Trott, on 106, and Bell, who has 61, added 79 in 31 overs in the morning session, taking their fourth wicket stand to 146 and snuffing out any lingering Indian hopes of a last day miracle

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Jonathan Trott's 100 arrives soon after Bell's 50, and both players reached their landmarks with fluent on-driven fours. Bell had faced 130 balls while Trott's eighth Test century came from 232 balls, with 14 fours, over more than four and a half hours. 233-3

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  • India v England
    The first hour has been safely negotiated by Trott and Bell, who have brought up both England's 200 and their own 100 partnership. Both playing positively too, with some quality strokes on this desperately slow surface. England 206-3, Trott 87, Bell 46

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  • India v England
    India took the second new ball as soon as it was due after one over on day five, but Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell initially dealt fluently with it. Drives either side of mid on took Trott to 75 while Bell eased Sharma through extra cover. England 177-3

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  • Trott leads way in batting out time
    England, on 161 for 3 in their second innings in Nagpur, probably need to bat for just one more session to ensure the draw in the fourth and final Test that

    16/12/2012 (154 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    Trott, on 66 not out from 153 balls, sees out the day with Bell also playing well for his unbeaten 24 from 67 balls. On 161-3, England are 165 runs ahead with one day of the match remaining. A draw, and a 2-1 series win, is within touching distance

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  • India v England
    Into the final hour of the day, and both Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell are settling English nerves with a stand approaching the fifty mark. One half-century that has been reached is Trott's own 50, from 106 balls and perhaps the game's most fluent innings

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Kevin Pietersen had just leg-glanced Ravindra Jadeja's left-arm spin for four, to go to 6, when he opted to play no stroke at the next ball and saw it drift in with the arm to clip his off stump. Appalling judgement from KP. England now 94-3

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  • WICKET AND TEA - India v England
    On the stroke of tea Compton, playing defensively at Ojha, is given out lbw by umpire Rod Tucker despite TV replays showing an inside edge. Compton made 34 from 135 balls and England are 85 ahead on 81-2

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Another poor decision by umpire Dharmasena as Cook, on 13, is adjudged caught at the wicket by keeper Dhoni as he pushes forward to off spinner Ravi Ashwin. England's captain departs shaking his head. England 48-1, midway through the afternoon session

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  • India v England
    Cook, continuing to concentrate almost exclusively on defence, has taken 74 balls to reach 5 and, with Compton on 19, England are 31-0 - a lead of 35. Cook and Compton doing exactly what they need to do in England's cause

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    England get through to lunch at 17-0, from 13 overs. Alastair Cook has faced 46 balls for his 1 not out - which is certainly one way of telling his team what he expects from them in terms of determined resistance! Nick Compton has 14

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  • India v England
    India declare at 326-9, after an hour's play which brought 29 runs and the wicket of Ojha. Ashwin remained 29 not out. India, however, know they will be able to make up time, in effect, with mainly their spinners in operation. England now need to bat well

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  • WICKET - India v England
    After 47 minutes, and 20 runs with Ashwin and Ojha eventually deciding to take whatever run is on offer, Monty Panesar takes his first wicket of the innings - in his 51st over - when Ojha, on 3 from 32 balls, inside edges on to his stumps. 317-9

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  • India v England
    Strange start to day four with India, who need to force the pace, turning down runs against England's spread field. Time is just as important as runs at the moment for India, so they need to get on with it - or declare. Seven runs in 25 minutes - India 304-8

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  • Dhoni run out tips Test back towards England
    Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni did their best to turn the fourth and final Test in Nagpur on its head on day three, but England's dramatic fightback in the

    15/12/2012 (155 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket and Close Of Play - India v England
    Piyush Chawla, plunging forward, is bowled off stump for 1 by a beauty from Swann and - suddenly - India finish the day on 297-8, still 33 runs behind, instead of contemplating a first innings lead. Anderson (4-68) and Swann (3-76) superb

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  • WICKET - India v England
    High drama in the day's penultimate over as Dhoni, on 99, tries to reach his hundred with a single off Anderson to Alastair Cook at mid off but is just beaten by Cook's direct hit on the bowlers' stumps. Dhoni faced 246 balls - India are 295-7

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Anderson, from around the wicket to the left-handed Jadeja, swings one into his pads to have the debutant lbw for 12, leaving India on 288-6. Dhoni is 98 not out

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  • WICKET - India v England
    At last! The mid-session drinks break strikes again as, in the first over after the restart following a pause in the action nearing an unacceptable 10 minutes, Kohli is lbw for 103 pushing forward to one from Swann from around the wicket that turned. 269-5

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Hundred for Virat Kohli, with a slashed cover four off a short ball from Swann, and it has been a highly disciplined and very impressive innings. He faced 289 balls, and India - on 265-4 - are just 65 runs behind. Dhoni, meanwhile, has reached 90

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  • India v England
    Kohli and Dhoni still going, and both have moved into the 80s. India, on 242-4, are still 88 runs adrift but clearly believe they can achieve enough of a first innings advantage to put England under serious pressure when they bat again. Intriguing

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  • TEA - India v England
    Dhoni and Kohli both had scares just before tea, Dhoni almost giving Bresnan a caught and bowled on 72 and Kohli, on 71, all but being bowled by one that turned from Panesar to shave off stump. At tea, however, the pair had added 156 with India 227-4

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  • India v England
    The second new ball has resulted so far only in India's scoring rate moving from very slow to sluggish, although Dhoni has just celebrated the raising of the 200 by swinging Swann for six in an over that cost 11. India now 208-4

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  • India v England
    England take the second new ball, almost half an hour after lunch, with India on 163-4, and Dhoni flails Anderson's first delivery with it through the covers for four. Later in the over Anderson twice beats Dhoni but India's captain has 45 and Kohli has 52

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    Just 59 runs from 32 overs in the morning session, but India will be very happy that Kohli and Dhoni have taken their fifth wicket partnership to 75 in two hours of watchful accumulation. At lunch India are 146-4, still 184 runs behind England

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  • India v England
    113-4 and both Dhoni and Kohli settling in well, Kohli with an extra cover driven boundary off Tim Bresnan and Dhoni with an offside force for four off Graeme Swann. England's spinners now in tandem, and it's been an attritional first hour

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  • India v England
    Careful start to day three by India, with MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli scoring just nine runs from the first seven overs bowled by Jimmy Anderson and Monty Panesar. 96-4

    15/12/2012 (156 days old) | Read more
  • Contract extensions for Hampshire quartet
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams is one of four homegrown players to have signed contract extensions.

    15/12/2012 (155 days old) | Read more
  • Durham's Harker to leave office in May
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham’s chief executive, David Harker, is to step down after 22 years with the club he joined as financial controller in 1991.

    14/12/2012 (156 days old) | Read more
  • Anderson burst puts England in command
    Jimmy Anderson was England's brilliant spearhead in Nagpur as Alastair Cook's team took control of the fourth Test against India on an absorbing second day.

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  • Close Of Play - India v England
    India 87-4, with Anderson leading England's players from the field with the outstanding figures of 9-2-24-3. Kohli has 11 and MS Dhoni 8

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  • Sarwan appointed Leics four-day captain
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have appointed former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan as their new four-day captain following the decision of Matthew Hoggard to

    14/12/2012 (156 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    More superb bowling by Anderson. Reverse swing is too much for Gambhir, on 37, who drives at one curving away from him and edges to keeper Prior. India 71-4

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Anderson gets the big wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, bowling him with an off cutter that keeps low. Tendulkar made only 2 and Anderson has now dismissed the Little Master more times (9) then any other bowler in Tests. India 64-3

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Pujara brilliantly caught right-handed an inch from the turf by Ian Bell at short leg off one from Swann that turned. TV replays showed the batsman did not hit it, and the ball came off his elbow, but England will not care. Pujara made 26, India 59-2

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  • India v England
    Gambhir edges Bresnan streakily for four as he and Pujara post their fifty partnership. India have recovered well from the early blow of Sehwag's dismissal. 56-1

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  • TEA - India v England
    India 32-1 in 12 overs' batting before tea. Gautam Gambhir has 17 and Cheteshwar Pujara is on 15. All four England frontline bowlers have already had exploratory spells

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Brilliant start by Anderson who bowls Virender Sehwag for a second ball duck in the opening over of India's reply. Sehwag played inside an inswinger that seemed just to straighten up a touch off the pitch to hit middle stump. 1-1

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  • WICKET - India v England
    330 all out, from 145.5 overs, with Jimmy Anderson well held at short leg off he face of the bat. He made 4, Chawla finishes with 4-69 and poor old Monty is left stranded on 1 not out.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Swann, having completed a fine 87-ball 50, survives a close lbw shout when beaten by Chawla's googly, hits the next ball straight for six and then is lbw for 56 to the next, attempting an ugly reverse sweep. Monty in, with England 325-9

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Root out! The Yorkshire youngster's splendid, determined and skilful debut innings ends on 73 when he tries to whip his 229th ball to mid-wicket and spoons a return catch to legspinner Piyush Chawla. He is furious with himself. 302-8

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  • India v England
    The Root-Swann partnership is taking England closer and closer to the 300 mark - and, while Root continues to nudge and nurdle, Swann has just slog-swept Jadeja for the first six of the match. 295-7, Swann 34, Root 68

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    England 277-7, with Root still there on 65 from 200 balls and Graeme Swann chipping in with 19 not out which included a couple of lofted legside fours off Jadeja. A good morning's work for England

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Sharma replaces Ashwin and strikes with his second ball back to dismiss Tim Bresnan for a duck - the ball angling in to beat the batsman's forward defensive and pin him lbw. 242-7

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  • WICKET - India v England
    242-6 as Prior, pushing forward at Ashwin, is bowled for 57 (from 142 balls) by one that, from around the wicket, goes on with the arm to hit his off stump. Stand with Root raised 103 vital runs

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  • Landmark - India v England
    An over from Ashwin brings the hundred partnership, with a Prior cover drive for three, and Joe Root's fifty in his maiden Test innings when he swept a low full toss for a single. It took the 21-year-old 154 balls - great effort

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Prior, batting in a cap, reaches his 24th Test fifty with a boundary crisply cut off Pragyan Ojha. Root, who has now also called for a cap to replace his helmet, is on 47 and the pair have now added 94. England 233-5

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  • India v England
    The first 20 minutes of day two in Nagpur brought six singles as Joe Root and Matt Prior continued to build their sixth wicket stand carefully. India opened up with Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma on the dry, lifeless surface

    14/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • Plunkett aims to prove himself at Yorkshire
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Liam Plunkett still has hopes of pulling on an England shirt again - but knows he has a lot of hard work to do in a Yorkshire shirt beforehand.

    13/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen alone gets better of Nagpur pitch
    Kevin Pietersen's 188-ball 73 was not enough to prevent England enduring a difficult first day in Nagpur as they try to protect their 2-1 lead in the

    13/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    England 199-5 from 97 overs after an attritional day, but Root and Prior - with 31 and 34 not out respectively - have done their team proud with an unbroken stand of 60. The big question still to be answered: what is a good score on this turgid pitch?

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  • India v England
    England 166-5 after 82 overs and it is painfully slow going, what with the pressure of the match situation and the lifelessness of the pitch. Root 23, Matt Prior 14. But England must simply bat time, as this surface is unlikely to improve

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  • WICKET - India v England
    After batting so well, and largely restraining himself, Pietersen gifts his wicket to Jadeja, dancing down he pitch and chipping a low catch to Ojha a short mid wicket. KP made 73 from 188 balls and England are wobbling precariously at 139-5

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  • TEA - India v England
    Root starts confidently with extra cover drives for 3 and 4 off Chawla and Ojha. At tea he is on 10, from just 11 balls faced, but it is a determined Pietersen who has been England's main man so far with 68 not out. 133-4

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  • WICKET - India v England
    The slowness of the surface undoes Ian Bell who, after struggling 28 balls for 1, lifts a push-drive at Chawla straight to short extra cover. Joe Root, the 21-year-old debutant, is in at 119-4

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Trott, on 44, pays for a lapse in concentration as he allows a looping non-spinner from slow left-armer to hit his off stump as he plays no stroke. England now 102-3, and need Ian Bell to dig in alongside Pietersen

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Pietersen 50, off 108 balls, and KP and Trott, who is on 40, are moving closer to their century partnership. Post-lunch spell from Sharma is over, so spin now from both ends. Responsible batting from the two South Arican-born Englishmen. 97-2

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    Sharma recalled for short second spell before lunch - India must regret already picking just one seamer, with ball reversing and keeping low. England 61-2 at lunch, with both Trott and Pietersen on 28

    13/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    Just over half and hour to go before lunch. Trott 22, Pietersen 10 but it's slow going against spin and defensive fields at 37-2

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Jonathan Trott possibly lucky to survive lbw shout by Sharma on 7, but the paceman is then fortunate himself to win an lbw appeal against Cook in his next over. Poor decision by umpire Dharmasena but Cook out for 1 - England 16-2

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Ishant Sharma, India's only frontline seamer, makes the breakthrough with the new ball by having Nick Compton caught behind for 3 in the fifth over, fencing at a short ball. England 3-1

    13/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - India v England
    England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Root, Prior, Bresnan, Swann, Anderson, Panesar
    India: Gambhir, Sehwag, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Jadeja, Dhoni, Ashwin, Chawla, Sharma, Ojha
    India bring in legspinner Piyush Chawla and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja

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  • England won the toss - India v England
    Alastair Cook won his first toss as England's Test captain, and opts to bat first in the fourth Test at Nagpur. England, 2-1 up, need to avoid defeat to take the series. Tim Bresnan in for unfit Steven Finn, Joe Root given Test debut in place of Samit Patel.

    13/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
  • Rhodes monitors Hughes situation
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Phil Hughes’s recall for Australia’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart this week has left Worcestershire’s plans to re-sign the left-hander up in the air.

    12/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
  • New Kent president Bevan 'lost for words'
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent fans can look forward to watching their cricket with a smile next summer following the news that comedian and raconteur Bob ‘The Cat’ Bevan is to

    12/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
  • Moles confirms application for Warwicks job
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former Warwickshire favourite Andy Moles has applied to become the county’s next director of cricket.

    12/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
  • Cessford puts RAF on hold to join Worcs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire newcomer Graeme Cessford’s persistence has paid off with the award of his first county contract at the age of 29.

    11/12/2012 (159 days old) | Read more
  • Hughes turns down Durham approach
    By Tim Wellock
    Australian opening batsman Phil Hughes has turned down an approach from Durham for the second time in four years.

    10/12/2012 (160 days old) | Read more
  • Jones aiming for Glamorgan four-day role
    By Richard Thomas
    Former England Ashes hero Simon Jones says he is ready to play more four-day cricket for Glamorgan next season.

    10/12/2012 (160 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset target title on back of hefty profits
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset have announced a profit of £409,000 for the last financial year, despite one of the wettest summers on record.

    10/12/2012 (160 days old) | Read more
  • Calthorpe and Whitaker eclipse Cook
    By Andrew Hignell
    Alastair Cook’s bizarre run out in the Kolkata Test against India was the first time in 312 innings in first-class cricket that the opening

    08/12/2012 (162 days old) | Read more
  • Kolkata win puts England 2-1 ahead
    There might have been a little wobble as they began to chase just 41 for victory but England were soon celebrating the impressive seven-wicket win against India in Kolkata which puts them 2-1 up in

    09/12/2012 (161 days old) | Read more
  • Result - India v England
    Ian Bell turns Ojha for a single to go to a lovely little 28 not out from 28 balls and England reach 41-3 to win by seven wickets and go 2-1 up in the four-match series. Indian newspapers calling for mass clear out of 'old guard'

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  • India v England
    Nearly there, as Ian Bell and Nick Compton steady the England ship. Couple of boundaries from Bell, and Compton batting sensibly as ever. 29-3

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  • WICKET - India v England
    This is getting ridiculous. Pietersen, defensively forward, edges to Dhoni and goes for a duck to leave England a VERY nervous 8-3. Still 33 needed to win

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  • WICKET - India v England
    England 7-2, and it's a nervy time! Jonathan Trott, after two positive sweeps at Ashwin, is lbw to Ojha propping forward for 3. Please finish it quickly, KP!

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Almost unbelievably, given what has gone before in this series, Alastair Cook is out for just a single as he charges down the pitch in the first over of England's second innings, swings wildly at Ashwin and is easily stumped by Dhoni. England 4-1

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  • WICKET - India v England
    India 247 all out, as Jimmy Anderson clips the top of Pragyan Ojha's off stump to bowl him for 3 with his fourth ball of the morning. Ravi Ashwin finishes 91 not out after hitting two fours in the opening over from Steven Finn. England need 41 to win

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  • Ashwin holds up England victory charge
    England are on the verge of a victory in Kolkata that would put them 2-1 up in the series, with only a brave 83 not out from Ravi Ashwin taking the third Test into a final

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  • Close Of Play - India v England
    More excellent resistance from the gutsy Ashwin and last man Ojha deny England victory inside four days. At stumps India are 239-9 - a lead of 32 - with Ashwin on 83 not out and Ojha on 3. Great effort by England though - as Ashwin's runs illustrate

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  • WICKET - India v England
    India still trail by 10 runs at 197-9 after Monty Panesar bowls Ishant Sharma for 10 to end the fast bowler's stubborn 53-ball resistance

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  • WICKET - India v England
    And another one... Finn strikes again, beating Zaheer Khan with a full-pitched inswinger that pins him lbw for 0. India 159-8 and sinking fast

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Virat Kohli goes for 20, caught by Prior nibbling at a ball from Finn which looked as if it reverse-swung away from the right-hander just enough. India 155-7

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  • TEA - India v England
    India 145-6 as Kohli (19) and Ashwin (8) show some defiance. But the remarkable 30-over afternoon session brought six Indian wickets and just 59 runs. Can England wrap it up after tea? India still trail by 62

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  • WICKET - India v England
    MS Dhoni out for a duck as India's embarrassing slide continues apace. They are now 122-6 as Dhoni, defending on the back foot, edges Anderson to Cook at first slip

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  • WICKET - India v England
    India 122-5. Everything now going England's way as Yuvraj Singh, back on his stumps, is bowled by one from Anderson - who had just switched to around the wicket to the left-hander - that keeps horribly low. Yuvraj, gone for 11, had no chance

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Tendulkar out! The Little Master, on 5, edges an arm ball from Swann to a jubilant Trott at slip. India are suddenly 107-4 and the first 45 minutes after lunch has been beyond even England's wildest dreams

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Controversy about whether Gambhir was caught or not by Trott at slip off Swann is forgotten as Finn has the Indian opener caught behind by Prior for 40, chasing a full-pitched ball outside off stump from around the wicket. India 103-3 and in deep trouble

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Brilliant from Ian Bell at mid wicket, with his direct hit running out Cheteshwar Pujara for 8 after Gambhir called for a single off Finn. India 98-2, and still trail by 109 runs. Tendulkar in to a tremendous ovation from the Eden Gardens crowd

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  • WICKET - India v England
    What a difference lunch makes! Swann, with a perfect off break, bowls Sehwag through the gate for 49 with the first ball of the afternoon session. India 86-1

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    Sehwag and Gambhir on the attack before lunch, with Sehwag hitting Swann for two fours and Gambhir down the pitch to hit Panesar for six and four in the last two overs of a poor morning session for England. India 86-0, Sehwag 49, Gambhir 33

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  • Batsman Smith plans for a racing future
    By Robin Hutchison
    Wretched weather last summer provided many county cricketers with the chance to build both their biceps and Twitter followers in equal measure. But for 

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  • India v England
    India 21-0 after starting their second innings 207 runs in arrears. Great chance of a breakthrough at 13 but Sehwag's edge off a disgusted Anderson flies for four between Cook and Swann at first and second slip. Panesar on for eighth over

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  • WICKET - India v England
    James Anderson, after driving Zaheer to extra cover for four and then whipping him for three to mid wicket, edges another ball that turns - this time from Ashwin - to slip on 9. Next ball Monty Panesar is given out lbw despite an inside edge. 523 all out

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Poor start to day four by England as, after a single first ball from Matt Prior, slow left-armer Pragyan Ojha turns the next ball to have Graeme Swann caught at slip, driving. And, in the second over, Prior goes for 41 edging a cut at Zaheer to Dhoni. 510-8

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  • Notts plan another Barbados pre-season camp
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire’s preparations for the new domestic season will again include some warm-weather cricket in the Caribbean.

    07/12/2012 (163 days old) | Read more
  • England eye victory in Kolkata
    England have put themselves into position to win the third Test in Kolkata after batting throughout day three to reach 509 for 6 - a lead of 193 runs.

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  • Close Of Play - India v England
    Prior, with a fine 40 not out from 46 balls, featuring one superb pulled six off Sharma, has been joined by Swann (21*) in a seventh wicket stand so far worth 56. England, on 509-6 at stumps, lead by 193

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Patel, after batting well for 33 from 47 balls, had just hit Ojha for two offside fours when he toe-ended a cut at one which spun and Sehwag, at slip, caught it after first knocking the ball up with his right hand. 453-6

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Pietersen had just swept Ashwin for his ninth four, to reach 54, when the off spinner pushed his next ball through a bit quicker and flatter and KP, aiming to sweep again, is out lbw. England 420-5, a lead of 104

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Ian Bell, driving at Ishant Sharma, is caught behind off an inside edge for 5. England 395-4, but Pietersen still there on 41 after cutting and driving the first three balls after tea, from Ojha, for fours. Dismissive stuff from KP, now joined by Samit Patel

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  • TEA - India v England
    381-3, a lead of 65. Pietersen, after a quiet reconnaissance, warms up just before tea by driving Ojha high and straight for six and then slog-sweeping him for four. Looks determined to follow up the Cook Show with one of his own. KP 29, Bell 3 at tea.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Cook is dismissed for 190 in the most bizarre manner. Pietersen whipped a ball from Zaheer to square leg, Virat Kohli fielded it and threw at the non-striker's stumps. Cook, in avoiding the ball, failed to ground his bat and the direct hit ran him out. 359-3

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  • WICKET - India v England
    338-2 - Trott goes for 87 to a catch at the wicket by Dhoni, pushing forward at one from Ojha that turned. He and Cook added 173 for England's second wicket. KP in

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  • India v England
    A reverse sweep for four by Trott off Ashwin takes England ahead. 317-1, a lead of one run. Trott 81, Cook 173

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    Cook survives a good spell from Ashwin to reach lunch on 167* and, with Trott on 66, England are just 20 runs behind India at 296-1. Cook has been on the field for more than 90 per cent of the series so far - so he deserves his lunch!

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  • India v England
    Cook dropped on 156, with Ishant Sharma putting down the simplest of caught and bowled chances at waist height. If India's mood was not already dark, it is now. What an error. England 273-1

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  • India v England
    First hour successfully negotiated by Cook and Trott. Fifty runs scored. 266-1, with Cook reaching his seventh 150+ score in Tests, from 275 balls, and Trott going to his 13th Test fifty, from 132 balls. Stand now worth 101.

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  • India v England
    Just five runs from the first eight overs of day three as Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott concentrate on settling in again. Spinners Ashwin and Ojha very accurate, but second new ball due. England 221-1, Cook 137, Trott 23

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  • Robinson's England aim for new signing Jordan
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex coach Mark Robinson believes the county can tap into Chris Jordan's potential and turn the all-rounder into an England player.

    06/12/2012 (164 days old) | Read more
  • Record-breaking Cook puts England in charge
    Alastair Cook scored an England record 23rd Test hundred and also became the youngest man to reach 7,000 Test runs as he led his side into a position of dominance against

    06/12/2012 (164 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    Brilliant by Cook. He is 136 not out at stumps and, with Trott on 21, England are just 100 runs behind India at 216-1

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  • India v England
    Cook, now 133, goes on and on. Trott has settled in on 18 and England are 210-1

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  • WICKET - India v England
    India break England's first wicket partnership at last, with Compton given out lbw sweeping at Ojha. Compton made 57, England are 165-1, and Jonathan Trott joins Cook

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  • Landmark - India v England
    And a record-breaking 23rd Test hundred for Alastair Cook, putting him ahead of Hammond, Cowdrey, Boycott and Pietersen. He has now made hundreds in each of his first five Tests as captain, another record. England 156-0

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  • Landmark - India v England
    A maiden Test fifty for Compton, from 123 balls, as England's openers march on. Cook, meanwhile, has reached the 90s... and in the process has become the youngest in Test history at 27yrs 347days to score 7000 runs - beating Tendulkar's record. England 146-0

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  • TEA - India v England
    A perfect afternoon's session for England, with Cook and Compton adding 99 in 31 overs. At tea, England are 121-0, with Cook on 80 and Compton 41. Just 195 runs behind now

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  • India v England
    England 77-0, with Cook having completed an 87-ball fifty and Compton suddenly dancing down the pitch to drive Pragyan Ojha for six in his more studious 24 not out

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  • India v England
    Big moment in the match? Cook, on 17, is dropped by Pujara at first slip off Zaheer. England 27-0

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    Alastair Cook and Nick Compton successfully see England through to lunch on 22-0. Cook 17, Compton 5 and a calm start by England's openers to an innings which might decide the outcome of the match

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Good pace by Steven Finn, who has Dhoni fending off a sharp short ball to Swann running around from slip, ends India's first innings on 316. Dhoni had just clubbed Finn through extra for four to reach 52, after earlier driving Panesar for two sixes

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Another Monty strike! Ishant Sharma misses his third ball, a flighted delivery frm Panesar, and is bowled for 0. India 296-9

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Zaheer Khan, after being badly dropped by Graeme Swann at second slip off Jimmy Anderson, and then mowing him for 4 in a feisty few minutes, is lbw to Monty Panesar for 6. India 292-8, with MS Dhoni starting well with an off-driven 4 against Anderson

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  • New Warwicks contract for Evans
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire batsman Laurie Evans has committed himself to the county champions until the end of the 2014 season by signing a two-year contract extension.

    05/12/2012 (165 days old) | Read more
  • Katich reveals motives for Lancs move
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Simon Katich has revealed that the prospect of returning to Lancashire in 2013 persuaded him to put on hold a change of sports.

    05/12/2012 (165 days old) | Read more
  • Tendulkar battles, but England on top
    Sachin Tendulkar scored a gritty 76, as he battled hard to prolong his magnificent international career into a 25th year, but it was England who had the better of an intriguing opening

    05/12/2012 (165 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    India 273-7, Dhoni 22* and Zaheer Khan 0*. Excellent day for England, with Anderson (3-68) and Panesar (2-74 from 35 overs) the pick of the bowlers

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Cook opts to take the second new ball with four overs of the day remaining, and what a good decision. Anderson, with a perfectly-pitched off-cutter, bowls Ravi Ashwin for 21 and India are 268-7

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  • WICKET - India v England
    HUGE for England - Tendulkar out! Pushing forward to the first ball after the mid-session drinks break, from Jimmy Anderson, Tendulkar edges to Prior and is gone for 76 off 155 balls. India 230-6, and it's advantage England

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Yuvraj gone for 32, lifting a back foot force at Swann to Alastair Cook at short extra cover. Soft dismissal, but England won't care. India 215-5, with MS Dhoni joining Tendulkar, who is on 67

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  • India v England
    200 up for India as Tendulkar, with his 66th Test 50 (to go with his 51 Test hundreds) and Yuvraj counter-attack in the first half hour after tea. Yuvraj hit Panesar straight for six and boundaries also coming for Sachin. 204-4

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  • TEA - India v England
    India 172-4, after another fiercely-contested session. Tendulkar is on 46, and starting to look a little more confident, and Yuvraj - who should have been given out lbw to an Anderson in-slanter on 1 - has reached 14

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Brilliant bowling by England, and this time it is Anderson who is rewarded. Soon after seeing Tendulkar, on 19, edge low past Swann at second slip, Anderson has Virat Kohli caught by Swann for 6. India now 136-4, and England on top

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Panesar again, as Gambhir tries to cut and edges straight to Trott at slip. He made 60 and India are 117-3. Fascinating stuff, with Tendulkar battling to survive against Finn at the other end

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    India 90-2. Gambhir 50, Tendulkar 1. Honours even after the first session - England will be pleased with that, especially after losing the toss

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Panesar rewarded for fine, probing spell as he bowls Cheteshwar Pujara for 16 off a thin inside edge as the batsman misjudges the length. India 88-2 and an under-pressure Sachin Tendulkar is in to face Monty

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  • India v England
    Hard work for England on such a slow surface. Panesar, on since the eighth over, has bowled excellently for almost an hour while Anderson and Finn have operated from the other end. India 74-1

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Just when England were starting to wonder where a wicket was coming from on this slow pitch... Sehwag, sent back looking for an easy three, is run out for 23 by Finn's throw to Prior after a fine stop on the deep mid wicket rope by Samit Patel. 47-1

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  • India v England
    Tidy opening over from Jimmy Anderson, on a very easy-paced pitch, before Gautam Gambhir flicks and guides the first two balls from Steven Finn for fours to fine leg and third man. Virender Sehwag off mark with square four in Finn's next over. India 18-0

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  • Team News - India v England
    India: Gambhir, Sehwag, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Ashwin, Zaheer K, Ishant Sharma, Ojha
    England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Patel, Prior, Swann, Finn, Anderson, Panesar
    Sharma in for Harbhajan, Bell and Finn replace Bairstow and Broad

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  • India won the toss - India v England
    India captain MS Dhoni won the toss, for the third time in the series, and chose to bat

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  • Giles successor to be decided in January
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County champions Warwickshire hope to appoint their new director of cricket and successor to Ashley Giles by the end of next month.

    04/12/2012 (166 days old) | Read more
  • D'Oliveira statue planned for New Road
    By Paul Bollton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire have commissioned a statue of the late Basil D’Oliveira which will be the centrepiece of the new ground development at New Road.

    03/12/2012 (167 days old) | Read more
  • Nash pledges his future to Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Vice-captain Chris Nash will probably see out his career with Sussex after agreeing a new two-year contract extension.

    02/12/2012 (168 days old) | Read more
  • Blackwell future at Durham in doubt
    By Tim Wellock
    The future of Durham’s Ian Blackwell remains uncertain after he spent the end of last season on loan with Warwickshire.

    30/11/2012 (170 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks decide to advertise top job vacancy
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have decided to advertise the coaching vacancy created by the departure of their director of cricket Ashley Giles to become England’s

    30/11/2012 (170 days old) | Read more
  • Shah gears up for more T20 globetrotting
    By Paul Hiscock
    After a few weeks' rest, Owais Shah is working hard in the Chelmsford indoor nets. Together with a number of his county colleagues, the 34-year-old batsman has

    30/11/2012 (170 days old) | Read more
  • A first as county cricket goes to Rugby
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will be taking cricket to an outground for the first time in eight years next summer when they stage an inaugural match in Rugby.

    30/11/2012 (170 days old) | Read more
  • Warwicks favourites in frame to follow Giles
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire will probably not need to look much further than their 1994 treble-winning squad for a replacement for outgoing director of cricket Ashley Giles.

    29/11/2012 (171 days old) | Read more
  • Giles plays down talk of succeeding Flower
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Outgoing Warwickshire director of cricket Ashley Giles has played down the chances of him becoming England’s next overall head coach and talked up

    28/11/2012 (172 days old) | Read more
  • Colvin helps spell out World Aids Day message
    By Luke Sellers
    Across a dusty field in Kenya a wall of sound rose up through the mid-morning heat as an army of schoolchildren marched from one coaching

    30/11/2012 (170 days old) | Read more
  • Mistakes have made us stronger: Moxon
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon is confident that Yorkshire’s players have learned from their mistakes in 2011 as they begin preparations for another campaign in the

    28/11/2012 (172 days old) | Read more
  • Andy Flower steps down as ODI and T20 head coach
    Ashley Giles has been appointed head coach of England's ODI and T20 teams after Andy Flower stepped down.

    28/11/2012 (172 days old) | Read more
  • Champions Warwicks to enjoy home start
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire will begin their defence of the LV= County Championship against last season’s Division Two champions Derbyshire at Edgbaston on April 10.

    26/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • Madsen: Tough start to suit Derbyshire
    By Andy Wilson
    A tough start to life in Division One of the LV County Championship could suit Derbyshire down to the ground, says their captain Wayne Madsen.

    27/11/2012 (173 days old) | Read more
  • Twenty20 to make Cheltenham festival debut
    By Richard Latham
    Gloucestershire are to introduce Friends Life t20 cricket to their annual Cheltenham Cricket Festival for the first time next summer.

    26/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • Notts to play Dutch in Cornwall
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    In an eye-catching initiative, Nottinghamshire’s away Clydesdale Bank 40 fixture against the Netherlands next summer will be played at Truro Cricket Club in Cornwall.

    26/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • Croft makes case for England t20 call-up
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire’s batting all-rounder Steven Croft has been backed to break into England’s limited-overs set-up after starting his spell as a Twenty20 overseas

    26/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • England wrap up 10-wicket Mumbai win
    England took just 85 minutes on the fourth morning to wrap up a thumping 10-wicket victory in the second Test in Mumbai, levelling the series 1-1 with

    26/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • Result - India v England
    England win by 10 wickets, as Cook and especially Compton waste no time in knocking off the 57 runs required to square the series 1-1 with two games to go. Compton finishes 30 not out. Great effort by England

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  • India v England
    Two boundaries in the opening over, from Ravi Ashwin, settle English nerves. The first ball brings four byes, and then Alastair Cook thick edges a cut past slip. Then Nick Compton jumps down the pitch and drives Ojha for four through mid off. 12-0

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  • WICKET - India v England
    India 142 all out. Gambhir is adjudged lbw to Swann for 65, even though the opener got a thin inside edge as he prodded forward. Tony Hill's error, however, merely made up for Dar's. England need 57 to win, and level the series at 1-1

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  • India v England
    Umpire Aleem Dar fails to give Pragyan Ojha out when he gloves a catch to Swann at backward short leg. England incredulous but, of course, no DRS. 136-9

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Panesar bags his sixth wicket as Zaheer Khan has a huge mow across the line and skies a straightforward catch to Matt Prior. Zaheer made 1, and India 131-9 - a lead of only 45

    26/11/2012 (175 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    Graeme Swann has Harbhajan Singh caught by Jonathan Trott at slip, edging a cut at one which turned and bounced back into him, as England struck early on day four after Harbhajan and Gautam Gambhir took 10 from Monty Panesar's opening over. 128-8

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  • KP genius puts England in control
    Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook made England Test history on a spell-binding day which ended with Monty Panesar taking 5 for 61 to leave India facing defeat at 117 for 7 in Mumbai on

    25/11/2012 (175 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    Thrilling, edge-of-the-seat day of Test cricket ends with India 117-7, a lead of just 31, with a resilient and skilful Gautam Gambhir still there on 53. Harbhajan has made a single. Panesar 5-61

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Five wickets for Panesar! India now 110-7 as Ravi Ashwin, having hit Swann straight for six, tries another big hit but skies to Samit Patel who takes a fine catch moving back from extra cover. Lead is 24

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  • WICKET - India v England
    India 92-6, and a huge wicket for England just before the close of this unforgettable third day. MS Dhoni, pushing out at Panesar, becomes the left-arm spinner's fourth victim of the innings, caught by a jubilant Jonathan Trott at slip for 6

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Exhilarating day just gets better and better for England. Panesar has three second innings scalps as Yuvraj, pushing forward on 8, gloves a catch to Bairstow at short leg. 78-5 - eight runs behind

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  • WICKET - India v England
    65-4. Kohli has gifted England his wicket, mis-hitting a Swann full toss straight to substitute fielder Joe Root at mid off. Virat can hardly drag himself off the field. He made just 7 and England now have a great chance here

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  • WICKET - India v England
    And Monty gets Tendulkar again! 52-3, with Sachin - possibly in his last Test innings in Mumbai? - lbw to Panesar for 8 as he plays back and is comprehensively beaten by the arm ball. India still trail by 34

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  • WICKET - India v England
    37-2 - and it's Cheteshwar Pujara who has gone for 6! Swann, ripping the ball off the dry pitch, has him well caught off bat and pad at short leg by Bairstow, diving to his left, as he pushes forward

    25/11/2012 (175 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    Panesar, given the new ball with Anderson, has Virender Sehwag caught by Swann at second slip for 9, from one that turned, to leave India 30-1. Monty took a little while to settle, but that was a good delivery and the ball is spinning sharply

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  • WICKET AND TEA - India v England
    After slog-sweeping his first ball for four, Monty Panesar tries to repeat the trick from Ashwin's next ball and skies it to Zaheer, the fielder moved to deep mid-wicket for just that shot! Swann left stranded and England all out for 413 - a lead of 86

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  • WICKET - India v England
    408-9. James Anderson somewhat harshly adjudged lbw to Harbhajan for 2 when the ball might at best have clipped the top of off stump. Can England somehow get their lead up to 100

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  • WICKET - India v England
    And now Broad is out, athletically caught by a diving Pujara at silly point off the face of the bat as one from Harbhajan popped off the pitch. Broad made 6, England 406-8

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Foolishly, Matt Prior is run out for 21 after being sent back by Stuart Broad when looking for a leg bye, after seemingly first being called for the run. Good work by Dhoni, who sprinted from behind the stumps to retrieve the ball. 406-7

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Left arm spin gets Pietersen in the end - on 186. Trying to slash his 233rd ball through the offside, KP gets an edge and Dhoni takes a smart edge behind the stumps. A quite brilliant innings, and England 55 runs ahead on 382-6

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Useful 26 from Patel ended by fine ball from Ojha that gripped and turned from an increasingly dusty surface. Virat Kohli took the catch at second slip and England are 357-5. KP still there on 169, but England really need him to keep going

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  • Landmark - India v England
    England level with India at 327-4 as Pietersen goes to his 150 in regal fashion with a 4 and 6 off successive balls by Ojha. The four square cut and the six dismissively slog-swept high over deep mid-wicket

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  • India v England
    Much lunchtime discussion about Bairstow's dismissal, which might have been overruled by the umpires as the ball hit the grille of catcher Gambhir's helmet. But Samit Patel is now in, and off mark with top-edged pull for 6 off Zaheer. England past 300

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  • WICKET AND LUNCH - India v England
    Poor shot brings Jonny Bairstow's demise for 9 on the stroke of lunch, caught by Gambhir at silly point off a leading edge as he played crookedly forward at Ojha. England 298-4 - just 29 runs behind - with Pietersen still there on 138 from 178 balls

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Cook out for 122. Had just driven Ashwin gloriously through extra for four when the off spinner got a quicker, flatter ball to turn and defeat Cook's forward defensive. Keeper Dhoni took the catch. He and KP added 206, and England are 274-3

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  • India v England
    At mid-morning drinks England are 256-2, after KP off drives Ashwin for six with effortless ease. That's 78 runs in the first hour. Cook is on 114, Pietersen 113

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  • Landmark - India v England
    And there's Pietersen's 22nd Test ton too, followed by the most understated but clearly proud celebration of a major landmark in his own great career. Typically, KP reaches it with cheeky reverse sweep for 4 off Harbhajan. He and Cook embrace warmly. 237-2

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Alastair Cook's 22nd Test hundred - matching the England record set by Wally Hammond, Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Boycott - arrives with a sweet extra cover drive for four off Harbhajan. It is Cook's fourth hundred in four Tests as captain. England 223-2

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  • India v England
    Sixteen runs came from the first five overs as England made a promising start to the second Test's third day in Mumbai, Alastair Cook going on to 92 and Kevin Pietersen to 73 against spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravi Ashwin. England 194-2

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  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
    By Richard Gibson
    England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

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  • Cook and Pietersen boost England
    Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen batted England dramatically back into the second Test with a century stand of great character and skill in Mumbai.

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  • Hasan maintains underdog traditions
    By Andrew Hignell
    A century scored by a tailender always grabs the interest of cricket followers. Everyone loves an underdog. For some of those players normally stationed at numbers 10 or 11 in the

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  • Close Of Play - India v England
    England 178-2, and Cook (87* from 209 balls) has so far added 110 with Pietersen (62* from 85 balls). KP has settled into a method which is clear testament to the work he has put in since Ahmedabad, and Cook has just carried on from the first Test. Intriguing

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  • Landmark - India v England
    100 partnership between Cook and Pietersen, who are on 85 and 60 not out respectively. Skilful and positive batting from both, although Cook looked fortunate not to be given lbw on the sweep against Harbhajan just now. England 174-2

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  • India v England
    Tense stuff in Mumbai as Cook, 55 not out but beaten twice by Ashwin in three balls, and Pietersen, typically positive in reaching 32 from 33 balls, take England to 116-2

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  • TEA - India v England
    England 77-2, with captain Cook still there on 43 and Kevin Pietersen, off the mark with a first ball extra cover driven four off Harbhajan, on 5

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Jonathan Trott's poor run of form in Tests continues, trapped on the crease playing back to a ball from Ojha which straightens and pins him palpably lbw for 0. England now 68-2, with just over five minutes to tea

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Nick Compton falls for 29, nicking to Sehwag at slip a ball from Ojha which gripped and spun from the dry surface. He resisted for 90 balls. England 66-1

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  • India v England
    Cook, with a six and two lofted boundaries against Ojha in his 29 not out, and Compton, with one lofted four against the same bowler in his unbeaten 20, have negotiated the afternoon session's first hour. England 49-0

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    England 7-0 after four overs' batting and no alarms, with spinners Ashwin and Ojha taking the new ball. Cook 4, Compton 3

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Zaheer Khan, having slogged Panesar for 4 and 6, is given out caught at short leg off Swann for 11 by umpire Aleem Dar. He was nowhere near the ball. India 327 all out, Panesar 5-129, Swann 4-70

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Pujara out! After facing 350 balls, Pujara is out for 135 - stumped by Prior advancing to a ball tossed up outside off stump by Swann which drifted on with the arm. India 316-9, and Pujara's series average is 382

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Graeme Swann claims his 200th Test wicket as Harbhajan Singh, who was missed at slip off Panesar on 1 but later swung him for six, is adjuged lbw for 21 moving well across his stumps to try to play to leg. India 315-8

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Pujara has now batted for more than 1,000 minutes in the series without being dismissed. He's on 134

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Monty! In his fifth over of the morning, Panesar completes his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests by having Ashwin lbw for 68 aiming a cut at a well-disguised arm ball. Fine effort by Ashwin, and India are 280-7

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  • India v England
    Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravi Ashwin took their seventh wicket stand beyond 100 during a quiet start to the Mumbai Test's second day. England opened up with Monty Panesar and James Anderson and the first six overs brought six singles. India 272-6

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  • Close Of Play - India v England
    India's day at 266-6. Pujara 114, Ashwin 60 and their stand, so far worth 97, may have taken this game away from England already

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  • Classy Pujara blunts Panesar
    The remarkable Cheteshwar Pujara withstood Monty Panesar's superb comeback performance to give India the honours after the second Test's fascinating, action-packed opening day in Mumbai.

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Wonderful hundred by Cheteshwar Pujara, following his 206* and 41* at Ahmedabad, has led the india fightback. Pujara pulled Anderson's second ball with the second new ball for his ninth four to go to his 248-ball, 320-minute landmark. 230-6

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  • India v England
    Frustrating period for England - Ashwin would probably have been lbw to Panesar if DRS was an option, and Pujara, on 94, almost caught off Cook's boot at short leg off Swann - but replays showed the ball had just hit the ground too. India 212-6

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  • The Cricketer and Lord's in partnership
    In 2013 The Cricketer will produce its Good Gear Guide in partnership with MCC, promoting the Home of Cricket's all-new Lord's Cricket Store.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Crucial breakthrough by England, and Panesar provides it from the eighth ball after tea. Getting another one to bounce, Monty hits Dhoni's gloves and the Indian captain is gone for 29 as Swann in the gully just gets his fingertips under the ball. 169-6

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  • TEA - India v England
    India 167-5, with Pujara 77 and Dhoni 27. They have added 48 in 20 overs and batted excellently. Pujara, however, survived a difficult chance to Anderson at second slip off Panesar on 60 and, on 70, bat-padded Swann over short leg's head

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  • WICKET - India v England
    And another one. Off spinner Swann, brought back by Cook to bowl at the left-handed Yuvraj, bowls him for a second ball duck. 119-5. Very interesting

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Panesar again! Kohli, on 19 from 55 balls, loses patience and flashes a low catch to extra cover where Nick Compton takes a good low catch. India 118-4, and Monty now has three. Interesting

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  • India v England
    Pujara, now on 53, and Kohli, with an equally careful 18, have taken India to 114-3 against the England spinners Panesar and Swann. James Anderson now returns for a burst

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  • Bopara looking to the future again
    By Paul Hiscock
    While England battle it out against India in the second Test at Mumbai, one batsman who had been expected to face the challenge of batting on the sub-continent is

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    India 87-3, with Pujara 38 and Virat Kohli on 6. England's morning? Certainly Monty's - the recalled Panesar has 2-29 from 11 overs of high-class left-arm spin. Pujara, though, looks as assured as he did at Ahmedabad

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  • WICKET - India v England
    And Panesar bowls Tendulkar! Magnificent ball, pitching middle and hitting the top of off stump - unplayable, even for the Little Master on his home ground. India 60-3, and Sachin made only 8. Monty - where was he at Ahmedabad? - has 2-24

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Monty strikes, clean bowling Sehwag for 30 with a full-pitched ball that beat the Indian opener in the air as it curved into his pads and straightened. 52-2, and Sachin Tendulkar joins Pujara

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  • PCA grants reach £1 million mark
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

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  • India v England
    Surprisingly, Anderson is withdrawn after only three overs, and replaced by Panesar whose first ball, a full toss, is swung wide of mid on by Virender Sehwag, celebrating his 100th Test, for four. Pujara also extra cover drives Monty for four. India 27-1

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Gautam Gambhir, having clipped the first ball of the match to the mid wicket boundary, is lbw to the second - a superb inswinger from James Anderson. India 4-1, and a dramatic start to the Mumbai Test

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  • Team News - India v England
    India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Ravi Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha. England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bairstow, Patel, Prior, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Panesar

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  • India won the toss - India v England
    India bat first in the second Test in Mumbai after winning the toss. For England, Monty Panesar and Jonny Bairstow come in for Tim Bresnan and Ian Bell. Harbhajan Singh, a third frontline spinner, replaces the injured fast bowler Umesh Yadav for India

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  • Aussie Bailey signs for Hampshire
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire have signed Australia's Twenty20 captain George Bailey as their overseas player for next season.

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  • Shahzad not short of motivation at Notts
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    One of the current motivating factors for Ajmal Shahzad, following his move to Nottinghamshire this winter, is the knowledge that that good performances for

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  • Rushworth extends Durham contract
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham seamer Chris Rushworth, last season’s surprise package, has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014 season.

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  • Trescothick to see out career at Somerset
    By Richard Latham
    Marcus Trescothick has pledged the remainder of his career to Somerset by signing a new three-year contract.

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  • Woakes ready to make a splash in NZ
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes is relishing the opportunity to take on additional responsibilities as an overseas player during a two-month stint with Wellington in

    21/11/2012 (179 days old) | Read more
  • Bracewell bullish about 'new-look' Gloucestershire
    By Richard Latham
    John Bracewell is predicting a rosy future for Gloucestershire now that the club's ambitious ground development scheme is underway.

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  • North appointed as Glamorgan one-day captain
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan have named Marcus North as their captain for both one-day competitions next season.

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  • Mahmood 'lost his way' at Lancashire: Grayson
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex head coach Paul Grayson believes Sajid Mahmood "lost his way" at Lancashire in recent seasons and is delighted to have beaten off several other counties for

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  • Bell misses birth of his first child
    By Paul Bolton
    Ian Bell has become a father for the first time but the England batsman was unable to get back home in time to attend the birth.

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  • Key happy to be back in the ranks
    By Mark Pennell
    Former England batsman Rob Key has pledged his support to his Kent captaincy successor James Tredwell following his decision to stand down after

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  • England aims take Mustard to Auckland
    By Tim Wellock
    Former Durham skipper Phil Mustard has not given up hope of playing for England again and, to help fuel that ambition, is to return to the

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  • Kent job an ambition realised for Tredwell
    By Mark Pennell
    James Tredwell has now enjoyed his first day in his “dream job” after being named as Kent’s captain for 2013 in succession to Rob Key, who stood down after

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  • Abu Dhabi date for champions Warwicks
    By Paul Bolton
    County champions Warwickshire will take on the MCC in Abu Dhabi in the curtain-raiser to the new season between March 24 and 27.

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  • Tredwell must be his own man of Kent
    By Mark Pennell
    It was befitting of a club justifiably proud of its traditions that Kent, once again, promoted from within to name James Tredwell as their captain for next season and

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  • India take 1-0 series lead
    The dream did not take long to die for England on the final day of the opening Test in Ahmedabad. Bowled out for 406, after resuming their second innings on 340 for 5, England then saw India

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  • Result - India v England
    India win by nine wickets, with Pujara finishing on 41 not out from just 51 balls as he and Virat Kohli quickly finish the job. Can England fight back in the second Test at Mumbai? We'll soon find out - it starts on Friday.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Fine catch by Kevin Pietersen on the long on boundary earns Swann the wicket of Virender Sehwag but India at 59-1 are on closing in fast on their victory target

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  • India v England
    The end is nigh. India already 39-0 with Sehwag and Pujara, who have just hit Samit Patel for six and four respectively, rattling along

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  • WICKET AND LUNCH - India v England
    And that's it - England's spirited second innings is over on 406 as Bresnan, driving Zaheer, is caught low at cover for 20. Lunch will be taken and, afterwards, India will need just 77 to go 1-0 up in this four-match series

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Graeme Swann, after hitting Ojha for six over mid-wicket and a couple of productive reverse sweeps, tried the reverse sweep once too often and was bowled by Ravi Ashwin for 17. Bresnan is on 20 but England lead by only 76 at 406-9

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  • Key steps down from Kent captaincy
    By Mark Baldwin
    Rob Key has stood down as Kent captain, after seven years in the job, and has been succeeded by James Tredwell.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    It gets worse for England. Stuart Broad, on the back foot against Umesh Yadav bowling from around the wicket, has also chipped a return catch. He made just 3 and England are now 378-8 - the lead 48

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Could be all over for England. On 176, Cook makes a fatal first mistake by going back instead of forward to a looping delivery from Ojha that turns and keeps very low to bowl him. 365-7 and Cook faced 374 balls

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Matt Prior cannot believe what he has done. On 91, and after batting so brillianty, he has chipped a return catch to Ojha off the back foot to a seemingly innocuous ball that seemed to get 'stuck' in the pitch. 356-6

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  • India v England
    There was an early square cover driven boundary for Matt Prior, off Zaheer Khan, as he and Alastair Cook continued their heroic sixth wicket stand on day five in Ahmedabad. After six overs, bowled by Zaheer and Pragyan Ojha, England were 348-5

    19/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
  • Cook and Prior heroics stun India
    Alastair Cook has produced one of the greatest innings by an England captain – especially one in his first Test as an official captain – as he and Matt Prior led a remarkable fightback in Ahmedabad.

    18/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    The heroic Cook is 168 not out at stumps, from 341 balls faced and eight and a half hours at the crease, with the faithful Prior still with him on 84. At 340-5, England lead by 10 runs. What now for tomorrow's final day?

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  • India v England
    Magnificent extra cover driven four by Prior puts England level with India at 330-5. Then Prior cuts the same bowler, Ojha, for another boundary three balls later to go to 81*. Cook 165* and the stand now 135. Fine batting, and the Indians look weary

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  • India v England
    Now just 30 runs behind at 300-5, after Prior pulls a tired-looking long hop from Ojha for four to go to 54. Cook is on 157

    18/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - India v England
    England 264-5. Cook 138, Prior 40. Deficit now 66. Good partnership has given England renewed hope

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  • India v England
    England's deficit now below 100 as Cook (126*) and Matt Prior (21*) settle the innings down again. 233-5.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    And, next ball, Samit Patel is also adjudged lbw by umpire Tony Hill to a full reverse-swinging delivery from Yadav. Replays showed that Patel had got an inside edge on it - the second umpire's shocker he's had in this match. No DRS, of course...

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Bell gone for 22, from 59 balls, undone by reverse swing and lbw to the pacy Umesh Yadav. England now 199-4

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    182-3 - still 148 runs behind. Cook 109, Bell 11, and it has been India's morning despite Cook's continued resilience

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Cook 100, his 21st in Tests - just one behind England record held by Hammond, Cowdrey and Boycott. And he's still only 27. And he's now the only man to score centuries in each of his first three Tests as captain (after 2 v Bangladesh in 2010)

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Pietersen's woes against left-arm spin continue. Aiming a sweep at Ojha, from far across his stumps, KP is bowled behind his legs - the ball hitting the OFF stump - for just 2. England 160-3 and Ian Bell, on a king pair, is off mark with cover four second ball

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  • Close Of Play - India v England
    Great effort by Alastair Cook (74*) and Nick Compton (34*) to bat through the day's remaining 38 overs to take England to 111-0 at the close of day three. Still trail by 219, however.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    156-2. Jonathan Trott, beaten by Pragyan Ojha's turn after the left arm spinner switched ends, edges a forward prod to MS Dhoni behind the stumps. Trott made 17 and Kevin Pietersen is in to join Cook, who has reached 96 in his usual calm manner

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Nick Compton, who should have been stumped off Ravi Ashwin in the previous over, is lbw to Zaheer Khan's inswing for 37 after almost another half-hour of resistance on the fourth morning. He and Alastair Cook added 123 after England resumed on 111-0

    18/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex confirm ICC anti-corruption probe
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex have confirmed that their Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Kent at Hove last year has been investigated by the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit after

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  • India v England
    Yadav and Ojha take the new ball as Dhoni again rings the changes with his bowling options and keeps England guessing. 2-0 afer 4 overs. Cook so far secure against Yadav, but Nick Compton understandably nervy against Ojha

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  • TEA - India v England
    Tea now being taken with England preparing to follow on 330 runs behind. A truly desperate batting performance, and England's trial by spin will soon continue in their second innings. Can India even wrap this up today? Join the debate @testmatchsofa

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Zaheer got his reward for a long spell with the wicket of Broad, lbw for a 23-ball 25. Swann now in at No 11 to join Prior, who has just been clean bowled for 48 having a waft at Ojha, who has finished with 5-45. England 191 all out - and will follow on

    17/11/2012 (183 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    More resistance from England. 179-8. Prior has reached 48 and Stuart Broad, who swung his first ball over wide mid wicket for four - off Ojha - has gone quickly to 22

    17/11/2012 (183 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    Ah, there you are! Pragyan Ojha is brought back and strikes almost immediately. A lovely, tossed-up slow left-armer bounced more than Bresnan expected and the Yorkshireman gloved it to second slip. Simple catch for Kohli, more great bowling by Ojha. 144-8

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  • India v England
    Almost an hour's play since lunch and, amazing to report, no further England wickets. Perhaps the fact that both seamers, Yadav and Zaheer, have had spells at one end since the interval has helped. England 144-7, Prior 35, Bresnan 19

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  • India v England
    Tim Bresnan dropped at slip by Sehwag on 6, edging Ashwin's doosra, the so-called carrom ball. Over ends, though, with a four through the covers by Bresnan and England are 126-7. Prior 26.

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    An eventful morning session ends with England 110-7. Prior, after a flurry of boundaries, has 20 and Bresnan, all but lbw to a Yadav yorker, is yet to score. India's bowling has been superb, especially spinners Ojha and Ashwin, but England's batting woeful

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  • WICKET - India v England
    97-7, and a shocking decision by umpire Aleem Dar to give Patel out lbw for 10. Ball from Umesh Yadav, the fast bowler finally given a bowl by his captain Dhoni, was missing leg stump by some distance but, of course, no DRS in this series

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  • India v England
    Matt Prior dropped on 3 hitting a high full toss from Ashwin to Zaheer Khan on the deep mid wicket boundary. The fast bowler drops it going to his right, and ball goes for four. England 95-6. Samit Patel batting well, but escaped lbw shout on 4 v Ashwin

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Cook played well for his 41 but now the captain's gone as well. Ashwin, briefly withdrawn to give Zaheer Khan a quick burst, has returned to have Cook caught at slip driving at a lovely, looping off break from around the wicket. England 80-6. Oh dear...

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  • India v England
    Batsmen had crossed so Alastair Cook faced the hat-trick ball and all but tickled a low catch to backward short leg. Cook, now on 34, did well to survive an lbw appeal from Ojha to the final ball of a double wicket maiden. Samit Patel in, England tottering

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Pragyan Ojha on a hat-trick! Pietersen bowled by one that turned big, and Ian Bell skies horribly to mid off trying - unbelievably - to hit the left-arm spinner over the top from the first ball he faced. England 69-5. In truth, KP did well to get to 17

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  • India v England
    Kevin Pietersen was all but bowled by the first ball of the third day, from left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, and might also have been run out, lbw and stumped during his first half-dozen balls in a frenetic resumption at Ahmedabad. After five overs, Eng 57-3

    17/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • Shaky England fail early test of spin
    A dispiriting collapse to 41 for 3 in the final hour means England will have to match the crease-occupation skills and determination of India’s Cheteshwar Pujara if they are to avoid defeat in

    16/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    England's latest trial by spin is only just beginning...England close on 41-3, a mere 480 runs behind, with Cook on 22 and Pietersen on 6. Ashwin 2-21, Ojha 1-3. A stiff-looking Yuvraj, given one over at KP, began with a horrid long hop that was savaged for 4

    16/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    30-3. The nightmare continues for England as the pressure of two specialist spinners (yes TWO specialist spinners) turns the screw. Jonathan Trott the latest to go, caught at short leg for 0 off bat and pad prodding defensively at Ashwin

    16/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    And another one! Predictably, Anderson's technique is not up to it against top-class spin. If it must have been a nightwatchman, what about Bresnan? Anderson caught off bat and pad, pushing forward to Ojha. England 29-2.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    It had to happen. England fail to reach stumps unscathed, Nick Compton bowled by Ashwin for 9 - drawn forward by a beautifully flighted delivery from the off spinner which turned sharply between bat and pad. 26-1, nightwatchman Anderson in, 4 overs left

    16/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    Eight overs gone and England 21-0. Cook 15 and Compton, composed so far on his Test debut, on 6. Left-arm spinner Ojha now into attack in place of Ashwin. Ten overs left today.

    16/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    Declaration by India at 521-8 - Pujara 206 not out. It leaves England with a very awkward 18 overs to face at the end of the second day. They have fielded for 160.

    16/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - India v England
    India 519-8. Zaheer Khan flashes a catch to Trott at point, who takes a good diving catch to his right. Anderson is the successful bowler - and it is England's first wicket by a quicker bowler in the innings. Pujara 204 not out.

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  • WICKET - India v England
    KP is coming to England's rescue. Pietersen's occasional off spin has removed Ashwin, caught behind by Prior for 23, cutting at a ball from around the wicket which went on across the batsman. India 510-7

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Cheteshwar Pujara goes to 200, his maiden Test double-hundred, with a typically neat and precise guide to third man off Anderson. He's faced 374 balls and it has been an impressive effort. India 507-6.

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  • TEA - India v England
    India 502-6, Pujara 196, Ashwin 21. Captain Cook badly misses Ashwin at short extra in last over before tea, a push-drive at Patel going through his upstretched hands. Oh dear. Will England be asked to bat before second day is done?

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  • India v England
    Broad's latest over has cost 9, and he's not looking happy. India now 481-6 with Pujara still chugging along on 182. Ravi Ashwin has moved to 15 and Swann has his half-century up - in number of overs that is

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Pujara had just reached a Test-best 160 when Dhoni, having played himself in carefully, swept at Swann and was bowled behind his legs off a glove. Dhoni made just 5 and India are 444-6. Deserved five-wicket haul for Swann

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Unbelievable. Yuvraj, on 74, has slapped a thigh-high full toss from Samit Patel high to Graeme Swann at a wide deep mid wicket. India 413-5, and MS Dhoni strides to the crease. Pujara grinding on and into the 130s.

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  • LUNCH - India v England
    India 410-4, with Yuvraj swinging Swann high for four in the last over before lunch. Pujara 133, Yuvraj 72, and 87 scored in 31 overs in the session. It's not getting any better for England.

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  • Landmark - India v England
    100 stand between Pujara and Yuvraj. Anderson tidy but unthreatening and Patel's left arm spin just ordinary. But Swann cannot bowl all day and England have now been forced to throw the ball again to Tim Bresnan (10-0-56-0 yesterday) with India 383-4

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  • India v England
    Ten overs bowled on second day and India are 360-4. Ominous for England, though Swann had big appeal for lbw turned down when Pujara, on 113, padded away a ball which turned almost a foot from outside off stump

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  • Landmark - India v England
    Hundred for Cheteshwar Pujara, who resumed on 98 and got there with two legside singles off Stuart Broad either side of playing out a maiden from Graeme Swann, who also opened up with a testing maiden to Yuvraj Singh as India resumed on 323-4

    16/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • Gillespie: A dream is coming true at Yorks
    By Graham Hardcastle
    First team coach Jason Gillespie celebrates a year in charge at Yorkshire today. The former Australian international fast bowler joined the

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • Swann fights lone battle against India
    Graeme Swann single-handedly kept England in contention on the opening day of the first Test by removing four prime India wickets to prevent them from running riot in Ahmedabad.

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - India v England
    India will be very happy at 323-4 with Pujara, who cover drove for four the final ball of the day, bowled by Anderson with a four-overs old second new ball, still there on 98. Yuvraj, on Test comeback, is 24. Swann, with 32-5-85-4, saved England from real trouble

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Swann now has 4-78 in his 28th over, and his latest victim is Virat Kohli, beaten and bowled by one that spun back sharply and raised a puff of dust. Great bowling, but Swann is a lone hand out there and 350 might be enough to set India up. Now 283-4

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  • India v England
    Kohli, having taken 30 balls to get off the mark with a straight four off Broad, dropped badly by Trott at slip cutting at the probing Swann. That would have been 259-4. Trott for some reason did not immediately know he had grassed ball. India now 270-3

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • England criticised for sidelining Panesar
    England's refusal to pick both their specialist spinners for the opening Test against India in Ahmedabad has already drawn criticism from leading pundits from both countries.

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  • WICKET AND TEA - India v England
    Remarkably ill-judged shot by Tendulkar, losing his shape as he tries to hit Swann wide of mid wicket and succeeds only in skying to Patel coming off the deep mid wicket ropes. Sachin made just 13, and one over later and its tea with India 250-3. Pujara 68

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Swann bowls Sehwag through a horrid slog-sweep. 224-2 and that's a much-needed bonus for England. Sehwag made 117 from 117 balls, and cheers for Sachin Tendulkar as he joins the quietly impressive Pujara who has made his second Test fifty from 67 balls

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    Pujara square cuts Broad for four to go smoothly to 42 and with more than half an hour to go until tea India are 208-1. Runs still coming far too easily from an England perspective. Sehwag seems to be taking a bit of a breather on 113 not out

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  • Landmark - India v England
    23rd Test hundred for Sehwag, and his first for two years. A brilliant, almost nonchalant innings - and he reached his ton with a lofted four to wide mid wicket off Swann. It took him just 90 balls, with 15x4 and 1x6, and India have moved on to 171-1

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  • WICKET - India v England
    Dramatic start to afternoon session. Matt Prior gets glove to legside chance from Sehwag on 80 off Anderson, then misses stumping chance as Swann turns one past Gambhir. But, two balls later, Gambhir is beaten trying to cut and bowled by Swann for 45. 134-1

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - India v England
    Dispiriting first session of the series for England and new captain Alastair Cook. India 120-0 from 28 overs, with Sehwag on 79 from a mere 66 balls. Gambhir on a more sedate 37. Only Swann has been anything other than fodder for Sehwag on lifeless pitch

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  • India v England
    Easy as you like as Sehwag runs Bresnan down to third man for four and then drives a full ball to the cover boundary. India 77-0 from 17 overs. Bresnan ineffective. Where is Panesar?

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    India 57-0 from just 12 overs. Sehwag beaten once by Tim Bresnan, who has replaced Anderson, but he is starting to throw his hands at the ball with confidence. A very good toss for Dhoni to win

    15/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • India v England
    Only seven overs gone, but already looking ominous for England. Sehwag has just eased Anderson for three offside fours in an over. Pitch looks flat, no pace or bounce for Anderson or Broad. India 31-0

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  • India v England
    First boundary is lucky for India, with Gambhir inside edging the last bsll of Anderson's second over just past his stumps for four to fine leg. And Stuart Broad beats an airy drive by Sehwag, with one that angles in, from first ball of next over. 11-0

    15/11/2012 (186 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - India v England
    India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Yadav, Ojha. England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Patel, Prior, Broad, Bresnan, Swann, Anderson

    15/11/2012 (186 days old) | Read more
  • India won the toss - India v England
    MS Dhoni wins what is expected to be an important toss, and India will bat first. Pitch looks very dry.

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  • Hampshire offer Riazuddin one-year extension
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire all-rounder Hamza Riazuddin has signed a new one-year deal with the club.

    14/11/2012 (186 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire return for Katich
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have re-signed Australian batsman Simon Katich as their overseas player as they bid to bounce back to the top tier of the LV= County

    14/11/2012 (186 days old) | Read more
  • Runs plentiful in Indian domestic game
    By Andrew Hignell
    The week before the start of England’s four-Test series with India has seen some remarkable batting performances in the domestic first-class competition there.

    13/11/2012 (187 days old) | Read more
  • Sydney beckons for paceman Gurney
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    The opportunity to grab a little bit of winter sunshine has always held a strong appeal and Nottinghamshire’s Harry Gurney is shortly due to join

    13/11/2012 (187 days old) | Read more
  • New three-year Warwicks deal for Ambrose
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former England wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose has signed a three-year contract extension with county champions Warwickshire.

    12/11/2012 (188 days old) | Read more
  • RAF permit paceman Cessford to join Worcs
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire have signed fast bowler Graeme Cessford, a serving corporal in the RAF.

    12/11/2012 (188 days old) | Read more
  • Petersen signs for Somerset
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset have signed South African Test batsman Alviro Petersen as their overseas player for the first part of the 2013 season.

    10/11/2012 (190 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
    By Richard Gibson
    Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

    09/11/2012 (191 days old) | Read more
  • Northants plan Barbados pre-season trip
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire will prepare for next season with a 12-day trip to Barbados.

    09/11/2012 (191 days old) | Read more
  • West Indies to make Glamorgan date
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan are set to face Twenty20 world champions West Indies in a warm-up game in Cardiff ahead of next summer’s ICC Champions Trophy.

    07/11/2012 (193 days old) | Read more
  • Northeast plans winter work in Queensland
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent opening batsman Sam Northeast is spending four months in the hard finishing school that is Australian Grade cricket this winter in a bid to

    07/11/2012 (193 days old) | Read more
  • Peters and Wakely promoted to replace Hall
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have appointed opening batsman Stephen Peters as their club captain following the resignation of all-rounder Andrew Hall.

    07/11/2012 (193 days old) | Read more
  • Trescothick aims to play on past 40
    By Richard Latham
    Marcus Trescothick has revealed an ambition to extend his playing career beyond his 40th birthday.

    07/11/2012 (193 days old) | Read more
  • 2012: the worst year for batting?
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

    06/11/2012 (194 days old) | Read more
  • Edgbaston's India-Pakistan clash a sell-out
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The first allocation of tickets to see two of cricket’s biggest rivals – India and Pakistan – clash at Edgbaston in next summer’s ICC Champions Trophy sold out in just three hours

    05/11/2012 (195 days old) | Read more
  • Ten Doeschate voices Dutch concern
    By Paul Hiscock
    One consequence of the revamping of the domestic fixture list from 2014 will be the omission of Netherlands, Scotland and the Unicorns from the Clydesdale Bank 40.

    06/11/2012 (194 days old) | Read more
  • Wernars extends his Sussex contract
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex's South African born all-rounder Kirk Wernars has signed a one-year extension to his contract which ties him to the county until 2014.

    05/11/2012 (195 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire mourn former president
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire are mourning their former seamer George Chesterton, who was president of the county from 1990 to 1993.

    05/11/2012 (195 days old) | Read more
  • Kabir Ali joins Lancs on two-year deal
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have made Kabir Ali their first signing of the winter. The former England fast bowler moves to Old Trafford from

    02/11/2012 (198 days old) | Read more
  • Northants to proceed with new net area
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have been given planning permission to turn the old bowling green at Wantage Road into an outdoor net area.

    02/11/2012 (198 days old) | Read more
  • Proteas captain to lead Surrey
    South Africa's Test captain Graeme Smith has signed a three-year deal to join Surrey from 2013, writes Mark Pennell. With a little matter of 102 Test caps behind him, 31-year-old Smith has also agreed to suceed Rory Hamilton-Brown, who has since joined Sussex, and the club's locum skipper Gareth Batty, as Surrey's full-time skipper. Smith, who aims to balance his new role with continuing to play for his country, said: "When you consider the ambition shown it was an easy decision for myself and my family."     

    01/11/2012 (199 days old) | Read more
  • Proteas captain to lead Surrey
    South Africa's Test captain Graeme Smith has signed a three-year deal to join Surrey from 2013, writes Mark Pennell. With a little matter of 102 Test caps behind him, 31-year-old Smith has also agreed to suceed Rory Hamilton-Brown, who has since joined Sussex, and the club's locum skipper Gareth Batty, as Surrey's full-time skipper. Smith, who aims to balance his new role with continuing to play for his country, said: "When you consider the ambition shown it was an easy decision for myself and my family."     

    01/11/2012 (199 days old) | Read more
  • Brown deal seals his Sussex future
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex wicketkeeper Ben Brown has signed a new contract which will keep him at Hove until the end of the 2014 season.

    31/10/2012 (200 days old) | Read more
  • Extended contracts for Warwickshire pair
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire have signed up all-rounder Steffan Piolet and seam bowler Tom Milnes on extended contracts.

    31/10/2012 (200 days old) | Read more
  • Bransgrove steps down from dual role
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove has stepped aside as chief executive of the county after combining both roles for 12 years.

    30/10/2012 (201 days old) | Read more
  • Morgan commits to Middlesex
    By Mark Pennell
    England batsman Eoin Morgan has committed his long-term future in the domestic game to Middlesex having penned a new 

    29/10/2012 (202 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
    By Andrew Hignell
    The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

    29/10/2012 (202 days old) | Read more
  • Benefit in 2013 for batsman Peters
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have awarded opening batsman Stephen Peters a benefit next year.

    26/10/2012 (205 days old) | Read more
  • Barnes leaves Gloucs for Surrey
    By Richard Latham
    Bowling coach Stuart Barnes is leaving Gloucestershire to take up a coaching appointment with Surrey.

    26/10/2012 (205 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex sign up for more Beer
    By Bruce Talbot
    Leg-spinner Will Beer has signed a new two-year contract with Sussex that ties him to the county until 2014.

    25/10/2012 (206 days old) | Read more
  • O'Brien confirms move to Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have signed Ireland international wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire on a three-year contract.

    25/10/2012 (206 days old) | Read more
  • Notts get tough on Ashes ticket touts
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire chief executive Lisa Pursehouse has vowed to cancel any identifiable Ashes tickets found for sale online at more than face value.

    23/10/2012 (208 days old) | Read more
  • Yorks to push on from CLt20 trip: Gillespie
    By Graham Hardcastle, in South Africa
    First-team coach Jason Gillespie wants Yorkshire's Champions League t20 experience to drive his players on to domestic success in the coming years.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire return for Sexstone
    By Richsrd Latham
    Colin Sexstone has rejoined Gloucestershire as a co-opted member of the club’s Executive Board.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • All-rounder Adkin released by Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex have released all-rounder Will Adkin after three seasons on their professional staff.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Notts award Swann a 2013 benefit
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    England spinner Graeme Swann has been granted a benefit year by Nottinghamshire in 2013.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    CSK win by four wickets with an over to spare. Badrinath's 47 was a key component of the chase, as was some poor fielding by Yorkshire. Twice they gifted four overthrows. Yorkshire head home after losing three of their four Group B matches, but class just reaching the group stages as success.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    The game is slipping away from Yorkshire now. Badrinath is 46 and Dhoni 14, the pair having added 34 for the fourth wicket. Chennai are 108-3 after 15. 33 to win off 30 balls.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    Suresh Raina and Subramaniam Badrinath have dampened Yorkshire's hopes with a stand of 48 for the third wicket. Hang on, I speak too soon. I have a habit of updating as a wicket falls. Raina gone to Hannon-Dalby for 31, caught at deep cover. 74-3 in the 12th.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    Yorkshire have made an encouraging start to their defence of 141 by picking up the wickets of Faf du Plessis and Murali Vijay. CSK are 29-2 after five.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    Yorkshire end with 140-6. Ballance and Miller (28) shared 78 for the fourth wicket inside 10 overs, with the former hitting 58 off 38, including five sixes. Both fell in the latter stages to just halt the momentum. Shouldn't be enough.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    That partnership I was talking about Miller and Ballance needing has come. They have added 52 to take the score to 95-3 after 15. MS Dhoni has just bowled the 15th over with his dibbly dobbly medium pacers.

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  • Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    Yorkshire have had a habit of losing wickets in clusters during this competition, and today has been no different. They are now 51-3 after 10 overs having been been 35-0 after five. Gale, Adam Lyth and Joe Root have all fallen. Morkel has two wickets. David Miller and Gary Ballance need a partnership.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    Yorkshire have made a fine start thanks in the main to captain Andrew Gale, who has so far struggled in South Africa. He has hit Australian pace duo Doug Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus for sixes over mid-wicket and backward point. 35-0 after five. Hang on, make that 35-1 after 5.1 as Gale holes out to mid-off as Albie Morkel strikes. Gone for 23.

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    YORKS: Gale, Lyth, Root, Miller, Ballance, Rashid, Hodgson, Rafiq, Wardlaw, Hannon-Dalby, Patterson. CSK: Du Plessis, Vijay, Raina, Dhoni, Badrinath, A Morkel, Jadeja, Ashwin, Saha, Bollinger, Hilfenhaus. 

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Chennai won the toss - Yorkshire v Chennai Super Kings
    Stand-in captain Suresh Raina has elected to bowl first in Durban for this Group B dead rubber. To read a full match blog, please go to our County section

    22/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    The Lions win by five wickets with five balls to spare. They qualify for semi-finals and knock Yorkshire out with one game left to play. A late 27 from Jean Symes proved key. Yorkshire battled extremely hard.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    This is an interesting game now. Lions are 92-4 early in 16th. 40 off 29 balls needed.

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  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Azeem Rafiq, having returned to field after a finger injury, has just trapped Nail McKenzie lbw to leave the Lions at 69-3 after 10. Still an uphill battle to defend 132, but the White Rose are battling.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Couple of wickets in first six overs, with Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Steve Patterson striking. But Lions are 44-2 and well on way. Yorkshire's injury woes show no signs of easing. Jason Gillespie was forced into brief sub-fielding stint recently. Rafiq off.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Yorkshire finish with a below par 131-7, and are up against it when you think there's no Sidebottom or Ashraf due to injury. Tanvir and Phangiso both took two wickets and Jaques top-scored with 31.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex appointments clear signs of progress
    By Mark Baldwin
    Middlesex's confirmation that Chris Rogers will captain them in County Championship cricket next season, with former club captain Neil Dexter now to

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Yorkshire are within striking distance of 150 here. They are 97-3 after 15 with Adam Lyth and Gary Ballance together. Lyth just hit Dirk Nannes for consecutive boundaries. Ballance falls to Aaron Phangiso as I type. 100-4 in 16th.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    The players are on their way back out after that brief rain delay. No overs lost. Yorkshire 61-2 after 10.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Yorkshire have moved score to 61-2 after 10 overs having lost Gale and Root. Raining now, Players off.

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  • Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Yorkshire doing ok, nothing more and nothing less. Two fours in fifth over for Phil Jaques helped things along. Gale struggling for rhythm again. 32-0 after five.

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Lyth, Ballance, Rashid, Rafiq, Hodgson, Wardlaw, Patterson, Hannon-Dalby. LIONS: Petersen, Bodi, de Kock, McKenzie, Symes, Tsolekile, Pretorious, Morris, Tanvir, Nannes, Phangiso. 

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Highveld won the toss - Yorkshire v Highveld Lions
    Alviro Petersen has won the toss and elected to bowl first. No surprise seeing as both their wins have come chasing. Please go to County section to read full match blog

    20/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Hilliard gives Essex approval to structure changes
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex have welcomed the ECB’s announcement concerning the structure of the domestic competitions from 2014 that

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • Schoolboy Duckett's three-year deal
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of England Under-19  wicketkeeper Ben Duckett on a three-year contract.

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire tribute to Hugh Cherry
    By Paul Bolton
    You won’t find Hugh Cherry in Wisden or back issues of the Cricketers’ Who’s Who. You probably won’t find too many references to him on a Google search but

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • Chapple to stay on as Lancashire captain
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Glen Chapple has been reappointed as Lancashire captain ahead of the 2013 season.

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • Suppiah granted a Somerset benefit
    By Richard Latham
    Arul Suppiah has been granted a benefit year by Somerset in 2013. The 29-year-old batsman and

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • ECB propose rethink on county schedule
    The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    Match abandoned. Yorkshire need to win their last two matches to have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Full match blog details in our County section

    18/10/2012 (213 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    Rain at Newlands means Mumbai's innings has been brought to a close, according to our reliable source in the press box. They are 156-6 after 17.5 overs. Yorkshire's innings has to start by 8.40pm local to get five overs in.

    18/10/2012 (213 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    Yorkshire battling hard and taking regular wickets. Only trouble is what's happening in between. Pollard looking dangerous on 22. 137-6 in 17th.

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  • Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    An eventful few overs has seen Yorkshire lose Moin Ashraf to a hamstring injury and Ryan Sidebottom to cramp, although the latter is back on. But Mumbai are 92-4. Rafiq has recently bowled Sharma and Adil Rashid had Dinesh Khartik caught at cover by Rafiq with his first ball. 93-4 in the 13th.

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  • Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    Prized wicket of Sachin has fallen, but run out. Yorkshire have come back pretty well from conceding 14 off first over. Dwayne Smith and Rohit Sharma in at the moment. 34-1 after five.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Lyth, Ballance, Rashid, Rafiq, Hodgson, Sidebottom, Patterson, Ashraf. MUMBAI: Smith, Tendulkar, Sharma, Khartik (w), Pollard, Rayadu, Johnson, Harbhajan (c), Kulkarni, Malinga, Ohja.

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  • Yorkshire won the toss - Yorkshire v Mumbai Indians
    Andrew Gale wins the toss and elects to bowl. No surprise really given they only posted 96-9 the other day against Sydney, who have just beaten Highveld here at Newlands to qualify for semi-finals.



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  • Kevin Pietersen recalled by England
    England have added Kevin Pietersen to the Test squad for the tour of India. 

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  • Somerset News
    Arul Suppiah has been awarded a benefit by Somerset in 2013. The 29-year-old has scored more than 5,000 first class runs since making his debut for the club in 2002.

    18/10/2012 (213 days old) | Read more
  • Joyce to lead Sussex in 2013
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex have confirmed that Ed Joyce is to remain as captain for the 2013 campaign.

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  • Goodwin joins Glamorgan
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan have attempted to improve their run-making inefficiencies in recent years by signing veteran Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin, initially on

    18/10/2012 (213 days old) | Read more
  • Carter still thinking about Lord's
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    It is more than four weeks since the Clydesdale Bank 40 final but Neil Carter, the former Warwickshire all-rounder, admits that he is still

    17/10/2012 (214 days old) | Read more
  • Madsen commits rest of career to Derbys
    By Andy Wilson
    Having made a champagne start to his career as a captain, Wayne Madsen says he wants to see out the rest of

    17/10/2012 (214 days old) | Read more
  • Adams hails Shahzad signing
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Nottinghamshire spearhead Andre Adams has hailed the county's recent signing of England hopeful Ajmal Shahzad on a three-year contract.

    16/10/2012 (215 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire ponder Grace Road initiative
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire are considering a multi-purpose community sports arena at the Bennett End of Grace Road.

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  • Result - Sydney Sixers beat Yorkshire by eight wickets
    Well, that was a thumping win for the Sixers, who were brilliant. Difficult to say Yorkshire were particularly bad. They just got blown away by a far superior side. Former Tyke Lumb top-scored with 43 off 24 balls. Haddin finished 41 off 21.

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  • Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    Sydney have flown out of the blocks. They may have lost Shane Watson to Ryan Sidebottom with the seventh ball of the innings, but Brad Haddin and Michael Lumb have taken the score to 66-1 in the sixth over. Start the Braai.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    I think there's more chance of my abseiling down Table Mountain than there is of Yorkshire winning this. They have posted just 96-9 from their 20 overs. Starc finished with 3-21 from four, Hazlewood 1-9 from four and Cummins 2-13 from four. Brilliant bowling from the Sixers.

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  • Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    Hazlewood finishes with 1-9 from four overs as Yorkshire reach 76-3 after 15 overs. The Sixers bowling has been superb, and I just can't see a way back for Yorkshire here. At least Gary Ballance is still at the crease.


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  • Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    As the Aussies like to say, Yorkshire are really under the pump. After takin 19 runs off the first two overs, only 24 came off the next eight as they reached 43-2 after 10. Gale and Jaques fell to Josh Hazlewood and Starc respectively, and it needs something special to get the White Rose up to even 130 from here, and that shouldn't be enough.

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  • Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    Solid start for Yorkshire, who are 29-0 after five overs. Phil Jaques has started superbly with 19, but Andrew Gale is struggling for rhythm. White Rose followers will be interested to note that Mitchell Starc's only over so far cost him 13.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Lyth, Ballance, Rashid, Hodgson, Rafiq, Sidebottom, Patterson, Ashraf. SIXERS: Lumb, Watson, Thornely, Haddin (c/w), Smith, Henriques, Rohrer, O'Keefe, Cummins, Hazelwood, Starc.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Lyth, Ballance, Rashid, Hodgson, Rafiq, Sidebottom, Patterson, Ashraf. SIXERS: Lumb, Watson, Thornely, Haddin (c/w), Smith, Henriques, Rohrer, O'Keefe, Cummins, Hazelwood, Starc.

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  • Yorkshire won the toss - Yorkshire v Sydney Sixers
    Andrew Gale has won the toss and has elected to have a bat first. Full match blog available in our County section...

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  • Two-year Durham deal for Jennings
    By Tim Wellock
    Former South Africa Under 19s captain Keaton Jennings has signed a two-year contract with Durham.

    15/10/2012 (216 days old) | Read more
  • Styris signs to return to Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex have signed Scott Styris for their 2013 Twenty20 campaign.The 37-year-old New

    15/10/2012 (216 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire "excited" about meeting Starc
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire are "excited" about the prospect of meeting a familiar face when they open their Champions League t20 Group B campaign against Sydney Sixers at

    15/10/2012 (216 days old) | Read more
  • Tony Pawson dies aged 91
    By Mark Pennell
    Tony Pawson - Olympian, Kent batsman, fly fishing world champion, Charlton Athletic footballer and the county’s oldest first-class cricketer - has died at the age of 91.

    12/10/2012 (219 days old) | Read more
  • Maxwell's regrets at Hampshire exit
    By Graham Hardcastle, in South Africa
    Australian overseas all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted his share of the blame for Hampshire's early exit from the Champions League t20 campaign

    12/10/2012 (219 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
    By Richard Gibson
    One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

    12/10/2012 (219 days old) | Read more
  • Keedy leaves Lancashire to join Surrey
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire's veteran left-arm spinner Gary Keedy has moved south to sign a two-year contract with Surrey, the county who

    12/10/2012 (219 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Sialkot have won this dead rubber by six wickets with five balls to spare. Haris Sohail top-scored with 63 as Hampshire crash out with two defeats from two. They fly home tomorrow. Sialkot are also out. Full match blog available in County section

    11/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Sialkot have their noses in front. 36 off 26 should be gotten with seven wickets in hand. 

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  • Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Set up for a cracking finish here. Stallions 62-3 after 10. 82 needed. Haris Sohail on 30 and Shoaib on six. Tidy from Hampshire so far. Afridi has three left.

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  • Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    David Griffiths has just bowled Shakeel Ansar to leave the Stallions at 26-2 after five. Liam Dawson also struck in his first over.

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  • Interval - Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Hampshire post 143-8 from their 20 overs. Maxwell top-scored with 42, the only man to pass 20. Umaid Asif took two wickets. The loss of Maxwell and Afridi in a short space of time as the innings was reaching a climax hamstrung Hampshire.

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  • Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Glenn Maxwell, in particular, and Shahid Afridi have got Hampshire into an excellent position. Maxwell has hit a couple of huge sixes to take his score to 38 and his side's to 112-4 after 15. Sialkot haven't helped themselves in the field.

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  • Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    With Sean Ervine run out to follow Vince, Hampshire's innings is creeping along. Mind you, conditions are in favour of the bowlers. 135 could be defendable. 59-3 after 10.

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  • Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    I was just about to type something along lines of 'decent start for Hampshire', but they have lost Michael Carberry caught at backward square-leg off Shoaib. That followed James Vince running himself out. 38-2 after five.

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    HANTS: Carberry, Vince, Adams (c), Ervine, Maxwell, Afridi, Dawson, Wood, Bates, Balcombe, Griffiths. SIALKOT: Nazir, Ansar (w), Sohail, Yousuf, Shoaib (c), Khan, Rana, Bhatti, Hasan, Ahmed, Asif.

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  • Sialkot won the toss - Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Shoaib Malik has elected to bowl in overcast conditions. Monster storm in Johannesburg this afternoon meant T&T v UVA match was abandoned. For team news, and full match blog, go to County section

    11/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire target CLt20 big guns
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire believe success in the Champions League t20 competition proper would be to gain the scalp of one of the big boys.

    11/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
  • Godleman looks for fulfillment at Derbyshire
    By Andy Wilson
    Billy Godleman believes that Derbyshire is the right environment to help him fulfil his potential as a future England batsman.

    11/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
  • Atkinson in frame to understudy Ambrose
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire are to give trials to Hong Kong wicketkeeper Jamie Atkinson as a possible new understudy to Tim Ambrose.

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  • Result - Yorkshire beat T&T by six wickets
    Yorkshire have won and qualify for a place in Group B of the CLt20. Gary Ballance was the star with a brilliant 64. 103 stand with Rashid for fourth wicket. Their first match is against Mitchell Starc, their t20 overseas player in 2012, and Sydney Sixers in Cape Town on Tuesday. T&T, finalists in 2009, are out. See County section for full match blog

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v T&T
    Hold onto your hats, this is gripping stuff. Yorkshire need 47 off 30 balls with Ballance and Rashid together. They have put on 51.

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  • Yorkshire v T&T
    Yorkshire are up against it having lost Lyth and Joe Root since the last post. Adil Rashid, however, has started his innings nicely. They are 73-4 after 11 with Gary Ballance there too. 76 off 54 balls to win. T&T favourites.

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  • Yorkshire v T&T
    Yorkshire have made a shaky start with the loss of openers Andrew Gale and Phil Jaques. They are 40-2 in the seventh over. Adam Lyth has just been dropped by Rayad Emrit.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v T&T
    T&T do very well to get to 148-9 after being 8-3, but Ryan Sidebottom was brilliant with 3-13 from four. Ramdin top-scored with 59 off 40 balls. Game on.

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  • Yorkshire v T&T
    The Trinidadians are the ones with their tails up now. Bravo and Ramdin have played superbly to get their side to 100-3 after 15 overs.

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  • Yorkshire v T&T
    T&T recovering here thanks to Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin, who have taken the score from 8-3 to 59-3 in the 11th.

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  • Yorkshire v T&T
    Great start for Yorkshire, who struck in each of the first three overs to reduce the Caribbean champions to 8-3. They have moved on to 20-3 in the sixth over. Joe Root, Ryan Sidebottom and Steve Patterson have all struck.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v T&T
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Lyth, Ballance, Rashid, Hodgson, Rafiq, Sidebottom, Patterson, Ashraf. T&T: Perkins, Simmons, Barath, Darren Bravo, Ramdin (c/w), Mohammed, Cooper, Ottley, Emrit, Rampaul, Badree.

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  • T&T won the toss - Yorkshire v T&T
    Trinidad skipper Denesh Ramdin has won the toss and elected to have a bat. Go to the Yorkshire page in our County section for team news and full match blog

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  • Result - Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    Auckland win by eight wickets with 33 balls to spare. Azhar scoops the man-of-the-match award with 5-24 and 55 not out off 31 balls with 5x4s and 4x6s. Ouch! Hampshire's match against Sialkot from Pakistan tomorrow is now a dead rubber as Auckland have won both of their matches to qualify for the main event. For full match blog, go to Hampshire page in County section

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  • Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    Crikey, Azhar Mahmood's having a good day. He's onto 30 in double quick time. Afridi just got rid of Guptill for 38, but the game's surely gone. Auckland are 91-2 in the 12th with only 31 needed.

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  • Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    I think Hampshire are on a flight home this weekend unfortunately. After five overs, Auckland are 43-0 with Lou Vincent and Martin Guptill going great guns on 19 and 22 respectively. 79 off 15 overs needed.

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  • O'Brien set to sign three-year Leics deal
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are set to sign Ireland international wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire on a three-year contract.

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • Redfern signature latest part of Derbys plan
    By Andy Wilson
    The Derbyshire campaign to keep their Division Two title-winning team together for years to come is almost complete.

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  • Interval - Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    Hampshire have crept up to 121-8, and it needed 12 off the last over to do it. Carberry top-scored with 65 off 65 balls, but Azhar finished with exceptional figures of 5-24 from four. It's an uphill task from here.

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  • Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    It would seem that Carberry is Hampshire's only hope of posting 130 here, which would give them a shout. Both Ervine and Glenn Maxwell were caught at long-on off Ronnie Hira in the last few overs. Carberry is 39 not out. 84-5 in the 16th.

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  • Quicker pitches the aim of Cardiff work
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan will be hoping the days of Cardiff having the reputation for ‘slow and low’ pitches is soon at and end as the Swalec Stadium square continues to

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    The rebuilding is underway, but there's a heck of a long way to go. Hampshire are 51-3 after 11 overs with Carberry 28 not out and Sean Ervine unbeaten on nine. Seems to be a bit in the track.


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  • Brooks exit stuns Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex chief executive Dave Brooks has stunned the club by announcing that he will be leaving at the end of the year.

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  • Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    Hampshire haven't made the best of starts, and they have been undone by Azhar Mahmood. The former Kent all-rounder has taken three wickets in 10 balls, including Shahid Afridi, and the Royals are 29-3 after six. Michael Carberry is 16 not out.

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    HANTS: Vince, Carberry, Adams, Afridi, Ervine, Maxwell, Dawson, Mascarenhas, Wood, Kabir, Bates. AUCKLAND: Guptill, Vincent, Azhar, Kitchen, Hopkins (c/w), Munro, de Grandhomme, Hira, Mills, Adams, Bates. Two Michael Bates on show today, both with initials MD - one's a keeper, the other a fast bowler. "Two Michael Bates, there's only two Michael Bates" I hear you cry!

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  • Auckland won the toss - Hampshire v Auckland Aces
    Gareth Hopkins has decided to have a bowl at Centurion in a match that Hampshire have to win to stay alive in the CLt20 unless it is rained off. For team news and a full match blog, please go to Hampshire page in our County section...

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  • David Miller update
    Yorkshire's South African batsman David Miller has suffered a minor fracture to his nose after being hit by an Umar Gul bouncer earlier today in his county's CLt20 win over UVA Next at the Wanderers. Miller has had to postpone a flight out of Johannesburg to Durban tonight as a result, but has tweeted that "all's good". He retired hurt, but returned to the crease to help secure the 18 runs needed off the last 10 balls. He was always going to be unavailable for tomorrow's clash with Trinidad and Tobago at Centurion.



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  • Result - Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Yorkshire win by five wickets with three balls to spare. Miller the hero with 39 no and Rashid man of the match with 36 no.For full match blog, go to Yorkshire page in our County section

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Hodgson bowled Munaweera, Miller back and hits first ball for four. 14 off 9 needed. 137-5.

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  • Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Key moment in this match as Miller has to retire hurt after top-edging a bouncer from Umar Gul into his face. 94-4 in the 14th. Onus rests with Rashid and debutant keeper Dan Hodgson.

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  • Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Just when you think you've cracked this Twenty20 lark, it comes and bites you on the backside. Part-time spinner and opening batsman Dilshan Munaweera got rid of Phil Jaques and Gary Ballance with successive balls recently. Yorkshire now rebuilding at 85-4 in the 11th. Miller and Rashid are in.

    09/10/2012 (222 days old) | Read more
  • Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Yorkshire have just lost Joe Root to a kamikaze shot. After hitting Chintaka Jayampathi for six, he fell to a skied catch trying to repeat the dose. Still a fine start from Yorkshire, who are 51-2 in the sixth.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v UVA Next
    UVA finish with 150-7 from their 20. Thilina Kandamby top-scores with 29. Two wickets each for Patterson and Ashraf. Dead even game for me.

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  • Yorkshire v UVA Next
    A couple of wickets recently for the White Rose. Rafiq and Patterson got rid of McDonald and Chanderpaul. 107-4 after 15 overs.

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  • Spriegel off to Tanzania with MCC
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire’s new recruit Matthew Spriegel will be off to Africa tomorrow for a 12-day tour of Tanzania with the MCC.

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v UVA Next
    UVA have moved on to 73-2 after 10 overs, the wickets coming from Moin Ashraf - fine diving catch from David Miller at cover - and Adil Rashid. Andrew McDonald and Shivnarine Chanderpaul are the not out batsmen. McDonald begins second 10 overs with a six over long-on off Azeem Rafiq.

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  • Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Yorkshire have struggled with their line, particularly Ryan Sidebottom. After five overs, UVA are 41-0. Dilshan Munaweera is 22 not out. Plenty of pace and bounce.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v UVA Next
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Miller, Ballance, Rashid, Hodgson, Rafiq, Sidebottom, Patterson, Ashraf. UVA: Chanderpaul, Munaweera, Kandamby, McDonald, Oram, Jayasinghe, Senanayke, Bhanuka, Jayampathi, Gul, Sameera.

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  • Yorkshire won the toss - Yorkshire v UVA Next
    Andrew Gale has elected to bowl. For team news, and full match blog, please go to Yorkshire page in our County section...

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  • Notts to beat Lancs to Shahzad signing
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire are set to miss out to Nottinghamshire on the signing of Ajmal Shahzad.

    09/10/2012 (222 days old) | Read more
  • Mullaney signs as Notts wait on Hussey
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Steven Mullaney has signed an extension to his Nottinghamshire contract which will keep him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2015 season.

    08/10/2012 (223 days old) | Read more
  • Adams relishing Auckland reunion
    By Graham Hardcastle
    The thought of Hampshire's opening Champions League t20 match against Auckland on Wednesday has evoked memories of arguably the most enjoyable winter of Jimmy Adams's career when

    08/10/2012 (223 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v UVA Next
    There will be no practice Super Over Eliminator at the Wanderers.

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  • Result - Hampshire v UVA Next
    UVA Next win by six wickets with 43 balls to spare as skipper Thilana Kandamby finishes 34 not out. The last seven and a bit overs will be played out just for practice. We may then have a Super Over Eliminator in a while.

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  • Hampshire v UVA Next
    Yorkshire beware. UVA are coasting to victory, and McDonald has had a big hand. He cracked a blistering 70. The Sri Lankans are now 120-3 after 11 overs. With players such as Umar Gul and Shivnarine Chanderpaul to come back before their opening qualifier against Yorkshire on Tuesday, they will fancy their chances of qualifying. And I fancy their chances too.

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  • Hampshire v UVA Next
    Hampshire's impressive start with the ball, including a wicket in the first over for Liam Dawson, has been punctured by three sixes and two fours in the fifth over for Andrew McDonald off Wood. That's 24 off the over. 55-2 after five.

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  • Interval - Hampshire v UVA Next
    Hampshire finish on 135-8. Chris Wood hit a six off the last ball of the innings to finish on 21 not out, excellent little knock. Ervine top-scored with 37. Dilhara Fernando and Jacob (3-13) finished with three wickets apiece from their four overs. Again, I think Hampshire are short. But I said that about Yorkshire too when they posted 146-7 and won by 23.

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  • Hampshire v UVA Next
    The Royals are 91-4 after 13 overs with Ervine on 26 and Liam Dawson on nine. Maxwell is the clubhouse leader in terms of top-scorers with 32. Hampshire seem to have struggled with a bit of extra pace and bounce on offer. Oram, for example, was hitting the keeper's gloves very hard above his head stood close to the edge of 30-yard circle.

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  • Hampshire v UVA Next
    Not sure who won the toss, but Hampshire are batting - and not very well at the moment. They are 30-3 after five overs. Jacob Oram has two of them, including Michael Carberry and James Vince. Glenn Maxwell and Sean Ervine are at the crease.

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  • Team News - Hampshire v UVA Next
    HAMPSHIRE (Playing 12): Carberry, Vince, Adams, Ervine, Maxwell, Bates, Dawson, Griffiths, Ali, Riazuddin, Shafayat, Wood. UVA: Zoysa, Fernando, Jayampathi, Jayasinghe, Kandamby, McDonald, Oram, Seekkuge, Rajapakse, Senanayke, Ashan.

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  • Result - Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Lack of wifi means a delayed result, apologies. Yorkshire have won their warm-up match in convincing fashion by 23 runs. Sialkot finished on 123-6. They also won a practice Super Over chasing nine runs having restricted the Stallions to 8-2.

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  • Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Yorkshire, and Adil Rashid in particular, have turned the screw. Rashid took two wickets in two balls in his final over as the Stallions slipped to 82-5 in the 14th over. And here was me saying I thought Yorkshire were 20 short. What do I know? Rashid finishes with 3-20 from four.

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  • Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    The Pakistanis are ticking along nicely here despite the loss of Shakeel Ansar to a fine diving catch by Adam Lyth at backward point off Moin Ashraf. The Stallions are 62-1 in the 10th over. Faisal Naveed is 28 not out. Hang on a second, he's gone now. Trapped lbw by Adil Rashid. 64-2. .

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Yorkshire finish with 146-7 from their 20 overs. Gale finished with 62 off 56 balls, Lyth 28 off 13 and Rashid 22 off 16. Nobody else made it past 14. Three wickets fell in Bilawal Bhatti's last over of the innings. Think Yorkshire are 20 short.

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  • Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Yorkshire are 112-4 in the early stages of the 16th over. Gale 50 off 44 balls. Adil Rashid in with him.

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  • Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    Yorkshire reach 75-3 after 10 overs. Gale is still there on 29 having seen Adam Lyth depart from an entertaining 28 off 13 balls. With Gary Ballance in as the last specialist batsman, the White Rose can't afford to lose another wicket quickly.

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  • Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    A respectable start by Yorkshire, who have reached 35-2 after five overs. Phil Jaques was caught behind off Umaid Asif and Joe Root caught at cover off a top edge as he attempted to heave Sarfraz Ahmed over mid-wicket. Gale 21 not out.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions
    YORKSHIRE: Gale, Jaques, Root, Lyth, Ballance, Rashid, Hodgson, Rafiq, Sidebottom, Patterson, Ashraf. SIALKOT (Playing 12): Ansar (w), Sohail, Ayub, Abbas, Yousuf, Naveed, Malik (c), Ahmed, Khan, Bhatti, Rana, Asif. Couple of familiar names in the Sialkot side - Shoiab Malik and Rana Naved.

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  • Yorkshire won the toss - Yorkshire v Sialkot Stallions (CLt20 warm-up)
    Andrew Gale has won the toss and has elected to bat first.

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  • White glad to see both Afridi and Maxwell
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Overseas duo Shahid Afridi and Glenn Maxwell are due to link up with the Hampshire squad in Johannesburg today ahead of their Champions League

    06/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
  • Gale bullish about Yorkshire's CLt20 chances
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Andrew Gale is confident that his young Yorkshire team can stand up to the challenge of facing some of world cricket's star names during their forthcoming Champions League t20 campaign in

    06/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
  • Scotland tour chance delights Coughtrie
    By Richard Latham
    Richard Coughtrie is looking forward to a dream winter after being selected by Scotland for a month-long tour of South Africa starting this weekend.

    06/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
  • Crook makes return to Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have re-signed all-rounder Steven Crook who has been released by Middlesex from the final year of his contract so that he could rejoin his

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire News
    Richard Coughtrie leaves tomorrow for a tour of South Africa with Scotland. The 24-year-old wicketkeeper has a Scottish father and recently learned he could  play for the Scots following a change in the regulations governing qualification.

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • David East to leave Essex for Abu Dhabi
    By Paul Hiscock
    David East will be severing a 30-year association with Essex at the end of the year when he takes up an appointment as chief executive of Abu Dhabi Cricket Club and

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • Croft's winter plans inspired by Wright
    By Graham Hardcastle
    All-rounder Steven Croft is taking inspiration from Luke Wright's path into the England team having signed up to play Twenty20 cricket in New Zealand this

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • £3 million loss for Rose Bowl company
    By Bruce Talbot
    Rose Bowl plc, the company that owns Hampshire Cricket, lost more than £3m in the last financial year.

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • New deals for the Essex eight
    By Paul Hiscock
    Eight Essex players, including four emerging young prospects, have committed themselves to the county for the foreseeable future by signing extended contracts.

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • Middlebrook signs two-year Northants extension
    By Paul Bolton
    Veteran off-spinner James Middlebrook has committed himself to Northamptonshire until the end of the 2014 season by signing a two-year contract extension.

    04/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • Amjad has knee op
    Sussex have confirmed that Amjad Khan has had a successful knee operation after he missed the last few weeks of the season. His rehab will take place over the winter and coach Mark Robinson is confident he will be fit for the start of the 2013 summer

    04/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset support Rehman's ECB drug ban
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset have backed the England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to suspend Abdur Rehman for 12 weeks for taking a recreational drug.

    04/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset News
    Somerset have backed an ECB decision to ban Abdur Rehman for 12 weeks after he was found to have taken cannabis during his spell with the county. "Chief executive Guy Lavender said: "We fully support the action taken".

    04/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • Woakes lines up two-month NZ stint
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes is to spend two months playing as Wellington’s overseas player in New Zealand’s domestic competitions.

    04/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • Kevin Pietersen apologises
    Kevin Pietersen has apologised publicly for the recent controversies and has signed a four-month contract with the ECB. 

    03/10/2012 (228 days old) | Read more
  • New three-year contract for Durston
    By Andy Wilson
    Wes Durston, the only 30-plus cricketer in a youthful Derbyshire squad, is set to bring his experience to the County Ground dressing room for the next three years after

    03/10/2012 (228 days old) | Read more
  • MCC opt for more time on 'Finn no-balls'
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The MCC has decided to take more time to consider whether to introduce a law change that would mean a no-ball being called each time

    03/10/2012 (228 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Wright latest to pledge future to Glamorgan
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan have confirmed batsman Ben Wright has extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2013 season.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Durham happy to see Plunkett go
    By Tim Wellock
    Yorkshire are taking an even bigger gamble in handing Liam Plunkett a three-year contract than they did in taking Steve Harmison on a month’s loan.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Choudry to stay at Worcestershire
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire slow left-armer Shaaiq Choudry has confirmed that he will be staying at New Road.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Murphy, De Lange extend Northants contracts
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of wicketkeeper David Murphy and slow left-armer Con de Lange on extended contracts.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Plunkett aims to relaunch England career at Yorks
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Liam Plunkett is aiming to rekindle his England career after signing a three-year contract with Yorkshire. The 27-year-old joins

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs
    It's all over. England made 150 for 9, not bad, but not good enough. West Indies, who earlier beat New Zealand on a Super Over, join Sri Lanka in the semi-finals

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • New Derbyshire deal for Clare
    By Andy Wilson
    All-rounder Jon Clare has become the third member of Derbyshire’s LV= County Championship Division Two-winning side in a week to sign an extended new deal

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • England - Sri Lanka v England
    Samit Patel's ballsy innings is ended on 67 as Malinga plucks out his off stump. He's claimed a remarkable 5 for 31 in four overs

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • 100 for 7 - Sri Lanka v England
    It's Samit or bust for England, but he's running out of partners. Up comes the hundred with a perfect slog over cow corner for six

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKETS - Sri Lanka v England
    Three in the over for Lasith Malinga, and England are floundering on 18 for 3. Wright and Bairstow holed out, Hales was hit on the pads by a yorker...

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • 168 for 6 - Sri Lanka v England
    Sri Lanka finish with a decent total, though not as high as we thought it might be two overs ago. Good comeback from Dernbach at the end there. SL favourites with their spinners bowling in home conditions, but England have given themselves a chance.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sri Lanka v England
    Relief for England as Broad bowls Thirimanne with a cutter. The damage, though, has already been done.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sri Lanka v England
    Mathews follows to the next ball. Broad bent his back and the batsman top-edged a pull onto his stumps. Once again SL find themselves with two batsmen at the crease who have not faced a ball.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sri Lanka v England
    Mendis fails to get hold of one from Broad and mistimes the ball into the hands of Bopara at midwicket. Crucial breakthrough - just after Mendis and Mathews had brought up the 50 partnership. 126-4 in the 16th over.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sri Lanka v England
    And Sangakkara goes to Swann's very next ball, getting a thin edge and caught by a jubilant Bairstow behind the stumps. Things have changed - thanks to Swann. SL are 82-3 with two new batsmen at the crease.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sri Lanka v England
    Morgan dives forward at and Jayawardene is caught for a classy 42. England have bowled quite well but they desperately need wickets to stem the inievitable late onslaught. So that was key. Angelo Mathews comes to the crease with SL 74-2 in the 11th over.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sri Lanka v England
    The merciless Finn has the dangerous Dilshan lbw for 16. Trying to tonk a fullish ball that hit his back leg and right in front. Sri Lanka 41-1 after 5 overs. Sangakkara joins Jayawardene.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • 18 for 0 - Sri Lanka v England
    We're in the third over and Finn and Dernbach have started well for England. Both getting bounce and neither offering much to hit to Jayawardene and Dilshan - although Jayawardene has just pulled Finn for four.

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • Toss - Sri Lanka v England
    England have won the toss and will bowl. Big changes for England: Kieswetter, Briggs and Bresnan all out and Dernbach, Patel and, perhaps surprisingly, Bopara are in. Looks like Luke Wright will open. 

    01/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
  • Briggs opts out of Champions League
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire have replaced Danny Briggs with David Balcombe in their Champions League Twenty20 squad.

    30/09/2012 (231 days old) | Read more
  • England beat New Zealand by six wickets
    Easy in the end for England, seven balls to spare. Luke wright the hero with 76 from 43. New Zealand are down and nearly out

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - England v New Zealand
    Morgan falls to a wonderful sprawling catch from Bracewell at long-on. England need 22 from 22...

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • 95 for 2 - England v New Zealand
    Six overs to go, and England ave wickets in and, Mrgan at the crease ad only oe over of Vettori to negotiate. Plenty can still go wrong though...

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • 60 for 2 - England v New Zealand
    It's getting a touch dicey for England as New Zealand keep the squeeze on. But Morgan's still in situ and so long as he's there England will believe

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - England v New Zealand
    Another one bites the dust. Alex Hales is bowled by Nathan McCullum and at 38 for 2, Eoin Morgan enters the fray

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - England v New Zealand
    Another pretty horrible innings from Kieswetter comes to an end. Very tentative to start, grim and loose to finish. He's gone for a mow against Vettori and been bowled for 4 from 14 balls

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • 148 for 6 - England v New Zealand
    An impressive recovery from New Zealand as they leave England needing 149 at Pallekele to stay alive in the tournament. Steven Finn bowled brilliantly for 3 for 16 in four overs, but James Franklin led a spirited fight back with 50 from 33 balls

    29/09/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • Trescothick has second ankle operation
    By Richard Latham
    Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick is recovering from another operation on his problem ankle.

    28/09/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Hamilton-Brown back to the future at Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Rory Hamilton-Brown believes he will emerge from the 'awful tragedy' of losing his best friend by realising his potential in a second spell with Sussex.

    28/09/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire complete Jack Brooks signing
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire have completed the signing of England Lions fast bowler Jack Brooks on a three-year deal.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • New contracts for Gloucestershire pair
    By Richard Latham
    Gloucestershire have awarded new contracts to promising youngsters Craig Miles and Matt Taylor.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire snap up Robbie Williams
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have signed seamer Robbie Williams, who was released by Middlesex earlier this month, on a one-year contract.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex release Naveed Arif
    By Bruce Talbot
    Sussex have released Naveed Arif Gondal. The 30-year-old Pakistan-born bowling all-rounder made an

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Result - England v West Indies
    West Indies win by 16 runs, England finishing on 164-4. Morgan hit a wonderful 71 from 36 balls, but it was a fantastic fielding effort from West Indies. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    Hales stumped on the fourth ball and it's game over. 18 needed from 2 balls. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 157-3 - England v West Indies
    England need 23 from the final over. Morgan and Hales have put on 100, but it looks like they've left it a little late. Morgan, with 65 from 32, will be on strike. Marlon Samuels to bowl the final over. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 141-3 - England v West Indies
    England need 39 from the last 2 overs and it seems to be game over, despite Morgan's best efforts. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 110-3 - England v West Indies
    Eoin Morgan is leading a late assault for England, with 28 from 18 balls. 15 overs gone and England need 70 from 30 balls. Hales 59 from 43. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    This is poor from England. Bairstow falls to a great running catch from Pollard at mid-off and England have made just 55 from the first 10 overs. 55-3 and Morgan is in. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 42-2 - England v West Indies
    Bairstow and Hales staging a recovery for England, but 42 from 7 overs is slow progress. However, once you've settled on this pitch it seems the runs do flow more easily .

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wickets - England v West Indies
    Possibly not the start England wanted. Craig Kieswetter top-edges a pull of Ravi Rampaul to point second ball and then next ball Luke Wright fends a shortish ball slip. 0-2. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 179-5 - England v West Indies
    Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle have led West Indies to a very good total against an uninspired England attack. This will be a hell of a chase for an inexperienced batting line-up.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    Stuart Broad, who has been excellent, bowls Sammy with a slower ball and it's 158-5 after 18.3.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    Johnson Charles finally goes for 84 off 56 balls, and we shall remember his name for the right reasons. It was a tired shot, hitting a low full toss from Dernbach to Bairstow at mid-on. 154-4 after 17. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    England clawing their way back into this. Pollard falls for just 1, caught by Luke Wright on the cover boundary off Steven Finn. Johnson Charles hits two successive 4s to take WI to 136-3 after 15.3.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    Marlon Samuels cuts straight to Morgan at point and England have their second wicket at 188-2. Charles is still there with 52 from 39 balls, and Pollard has just sauntered to the crease. Six overs to go.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v West Indies
    The big breakthrough. Chris Gayle is caught in the deep by Finn, the ball after Finn had dropped a sitter off Charles. Swann is the bowler and Gayle is gone for a destructive 58 and it's 103-1 off 11. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 95-0 - England v West Indies
    Not looking good for England after 10 overs. Chris Gayle has 51 from 30 and even Johnson Charles has got stuck in, hitting Swann for 4,6,6. They made 40 off the first 5 overs, 55 off the next 5. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • 40-0 - England v West Indies
    Chris Gayle has thrashed 23 from 13 but at the other end Johnson Charles is slowing things down, with 14 from 17 after five overs. Finn's pace is good, but a few more overs of Gayle and England will be chasing plenty. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Toss - England v West Indies
    West Indies have won the toss and will bat first. The match will start at 3.40. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • England v West Indies
    We're running a bit late due to the sensational finish between SL and NZ, but England's team news is that Samit Patel replaces Tim Bresnan. West Indies have picked legspinner Samuel Badree, clearly hoping that England's struggles with spin continue. 

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • New county quartet included by Scotland
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Matt Machan, Rob Taylor, Richard Coughtrie and David Murphy are the four newly-eligible county players who have been included in Scotland’s squad for

    26/09/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire line up O'Brien signing
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are interested in signing Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire.

    26/09/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • Johnson leaves Warwickshire for Derbyshire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Wicketkeeper Richard Johnson has left County Champions Warwickshire and joined Derbyshire on a three-year contract.

    26/09/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • Engineer pays tribute to Harry Pilling
    By Graham Hardcastle
    The late Harry Pilling has been described as Lancashire’s ‘Mr Reliable’ by former team-mate Farokh Engineer.

    25/09/2012 (236 days old) | Read more
  • Two young keepers sign for Glos
    By Richard Latham
    Gloucestershire have taken steps to replace wicketkeeper Jonathan Batty, who announced his retirement at the end of the season.

    25/09/2012 (236 days old) | Read more
  • McGibbon dies after lengthy illness
    Lewis McGibbon, who played for Northamptonshire and later served as the county’s treasurer and vice-chairman, has died a month short of his 81st birthday after a

    25/09/2012 (236 days old) | Read more
  • Miller only partly available for Champions League
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire have revealed David Miller’s availability for their forthcoming Champions League t20 campaign in South Africa.

    24/09/2012 (237 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire now favourites to sign Brooks
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Yorkshire have emerged as the new favourites to sign England Lions seamer Jack Brooks, who is a free agent having exercised a

    24/09/2012 (237 days old) | Read more
  • Result - England v India
    India win by 90 runs. After Steven Finn and Jade Dernbach have a little fun at the crease with a couple of boundaries, England complete the collapse with a run out. 80 all out - England's lowest ever T20 total

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    Stuart Broad is the 9th wicket to fall. With relief from spin as Ashok Dinda comes into the attack, he tries to counter-attack but hits it to the safe hands of Gambhir. 60-9

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    Wickets no 7 & 8 fall in the same Harbhajan over. Buttler and Swann both out bowled. It's a double wicket maiden and England are 60-8

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • England v India
    Sunday Times says this morning that England "are shaping as serious contenders at the World Twenty20". Really?? Pathetic batting against spin today against India suggests they have done well to reach the Super Eights. Let alone KP, where is Ian Bell?

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • England - England v India
    The 6th wicket goes down for 54. Bresnan tries the big shot as the flurry of wickets has meant the run-rate has rocketed. But he hits its straight to Gambhir and England are 54-6 at the halfway stage

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    England are capitulating to spin. Where have we heard that before? Kieswetter departs edging Chawla to slip. 51-5 after 9 overs.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    Another ugly shot brings another wicket. Bairstow this time with a heave across the line that ends with him being bowled by Chawla. England falling apart, 42-4 after 7 overs.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    England lose another one as Eoin Morgan departs for just 2, bowled by Harbhajan Singh. It's been a really frenetic start to their innings. They need to settle down and build a partnership. 39-3 in the 6th over.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    Irfan Pathan strikes again. This time its Luke Wright who goes. England's man of the match against Afghanistan can only manage the one 6 tonight as he falls LBW to Pathan. England 18-2 after three overs

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    England lose a wicket in their first over again. This time its Alex Hales though who aims for a big swish over the leg-side but misses and the ball clatters into his stumps. England 2-1 after one over

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • 170-4 - England v India
    India score 170-4 from their 20 overs. Both sides will have mixed feelings about that score. India might feel 10 shy of a good total and England will feel they gave India too many from the last four overs in partiucular

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    Gambhir departs after getting a slight nick behind to Kieswetter off Finn. Might be a blessing in disguise though as in comes Dhoni for India with four overs left. 119-3

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • 106-2 - England v India
    The hundred comes up for India in the 14th over. England have pegged them back in the last few overs thanks mostly to Graeme Swann who finishes with 1-17 from his four overs. But India have Raina, Yuvraj and Dhoni all still to come

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    England take their 2nd wicket in the 11th over and its an important one. Virat Kohli departs after trying to hit Graeme Swann over the top but its caught by Johnny Bairstow.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • 52-1 - England v India
    End of the 6th over and the powerplay overs. At this stage India are on top. Virat Kohli has looked every inch the man in form since joining Gautam Gambhir at the crease. England need to break this partnership.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - England v India
    Steven Finn takes the first Indian wicket. Irfan Pathan is clean bowled with the score on 24 in the 3rd over. India have been scoring freely though, with England serving up too much short stuff early on.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - England v India
    England win the toss and will bowl first against India. They make one change, Tim Bresnan coming in for Samit Patel. India makes three changes themselves - Sehwag, Ashwin and Zaheer make way. Both sides look to have one eye on the Super Eights.

    23/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • Davies a popular winner of Kent award
    By Mark Baldwin
    Mark Davies, the 31-year-old seamer who admitted he was "in a bad place" before leaving Durham earlier this year after ten seasons with his native club, has won Kent's Player of

    22/09/2012 (239 days old) | Read more
  • Hamilton-Brown confirms Surrey departure
    By Mark Baldwin
    The formal departure of Rory Hamilton-Brown from Surrey, announced earlier today, confirms the end to the saddest story of the 2012 cricket season.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Durham formalise growing China link
    By Tim Wellock
    China and Chester-le-Street might not sound like obvious bedfellows, but Durham have entered into a partnership with the Shanghai Cricket Association.

    22/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Afghanistan v England
    England have won by 116 runs and are through to the Super Eights, making their game against India on Sunday meaningless - if still mouthwatering. Wright's 99* was 19 more than Afghanistan managed in their innings.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • 50-8 - Afghanistan v England
    Naib has hit 22 from 20 balls - including 16 from a Swann over - to delay England's victory.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Wicket - Afghanistan v England
    Swann strikes in his first over, Shenwari reverse-sweeping Swann to Finn at deep backward point. 25-6. Oh and now it's 26-7, Nabi bowled by Patel.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Two quick wickets. Karim Sadiq goes for five, run out after some brilliant fielding by Buttler. Then an amazing catch by Bairstow, swooping and diving forward at fine-leg, gets rid of Stanikzai. Afghanistan are 22-5 in the 6th over.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Lovely caught and bowled by Broad gets rid of the Afghan captain, Nawroz Mangal. Afghanistan are 14-3 in the 4th over.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Another one loops up, this time to the sub fielder (Bopara) at cover and this time off the bowling of Dernbach. That's a golden duck for Shafiqullah. Top edged a pull shot. Afghanistan are 2-2 after 9 balls.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Mohammad Shahzad skies one to give Broad a catch and Finn a wicket in his first over. Afghanistan are 2-1 after one over.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • 196 for 5 - Afghanistan v England
    Rather cruelly, Luke Wright finishes on 99 not out after failing to strike the last ball of the innings cleanly. But what an innings. 55 balls, six of which cleared the boundary. Surely no way Afghanistan can chase this sort of score.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Bairstow is caught at long-on to leave Luke Wright to face the last ball of the innings needing three for his hundred. 194-5.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Afghanistan have spared themselves a mauling at the end of the innings after the seamer Dawlatzai gets Buttler lbw with a full one on leg stump. Actually, Bairstow is next in so a mauling could still be on. 159-4 in the 19th over.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Morgan miscues for a simple catch but the damage has been done by England (by Luke Wright to be precise). And here comes Jos Buttler. 141-3 with three overs to go.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • 109 for 2 - Afghanistan v England
    So with five overs left England look like they'll be making a very competitive score. Luke Wright has 58 off 41 balls while Eoin Morgan has made a more pedestrian 13. A total of 160 and above should take this beyond Afghanistan's reach.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • FIFTY - Afghanistan v England
    Wright goes to his half-century off 34 balls. It's been a superb innings of straight-hitting, both along the ground and back over the bowler's head. England 99-2 after 13 overs. Good going.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Vital wicket for Afghanistan, and what misfortune for Hales. Run out at the non-striker's end after Sadiq got a touch onto another Luke Wright straight drive which hit the stumps. But England in much safer waters now at 71-2 in the 10th over.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Afghanistan v England
    Kieswetter plays on to the last ball of the first over to the left-armer Shapoor Zadran - a wicket-maiden! 0 for 1.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Afghanistan v England
    The anthems are done and the cricket can start. Here we go then, with Kieswetter and Hales opening the innings for England.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Afghanistan v England
    Afghanistan have won the toss at Colombo and have chosen to bowl first. The England team: Kieswetter, Hales, Wright, Morgan, Bairstow, Buttler, Patel, Broad, Swann, Finn, Dernbach. So no place for Bopara, Lumb or Briggs. Play gets underway at 3pm.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Academy quartet win Lancashire contracts
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have handed a quartet of Academy players their first professional contracts.

    21/09/2012 (240 days old) | Read more
  • Another award for emerging Wright
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Chris Wright’s outstanding season with Warwickshire has gained further recognition with the seamer being voted the county’s Players’ Player of the Year.

    20/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
  • Lancs choose Gidney as Cumbes successor
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have appointed Daniel Gidney as their new chief executive to replace the retiring Jim Cumbes from the end of the year.

    20/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
  • Paceman Miller leaves Warwickshire
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire have released seamer Andy Miller after seven years on the staff at Edgbaston.

    20/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
  • Kent squad signs up for 2013
    By Mark Baldwin
    Kent have today taken the unprecedented step of announcing that the club's entire core squad of 20 players remain in place for the 2013 season - including

    20/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 groups for 2013 announced
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Northants decide on future without Vaas
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have confirmed that they will not be re-engaging former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas as their overseas player

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Saj Mahmood released by Lancashire
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire have released Sajid Mahmood after eleven years with the county.

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Players sky-dive for Leicestershire's benefit
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire players Josh Cobb, Greg Smith. Michael Thornely and James Sykes have thrown themselves out of a plane, not in disappointment at a season of

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Madsen is Derbyshire's player of the year
    By Andy Wilson
    The leader of Derbyshire’s title-winning return to Division One of the LV County Championship, Wayne Madsen, has been named the club’s player of the year.

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Anniversary year fuels Yorks title ambition
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire are targeting the LV= County Championship title in 2013, the county’s 150th anniversary.

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Double recognition for fast-emerging Wright
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Chris Wright’s breakthrough season for Warwickshire has received double recognition with his inclusion in the England Performance Programme squad and his

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan grant Wallace a 2013 benefit
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan have confirmed captain Mark Wallace has been awarded a benefit year in 2013.

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen left out of England squad
    England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up. 

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • PCA launch initiative to combat depression
    By Robin Hutchison
    While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

    17/09/2012 (244 days old) | Read more
  • Thakor signs two-year Leicestershire deal
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have secured the services of teenage batting talent Shiv Thakor on a new two-year contract.

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Trego rewarded for best season of career
    By Robin Hutchison
    Somerset's Peter Trego has completed a remarkable career transformation by winning the FTI Most Valuable Player award for the 2012 season.

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • County groundsmen win national award
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

    17/09/2012 (244 days old) | Read more
  • Gidman quits Gloucestershire captaincy
    By Richard Latham
    Alex Gidman is stepping down as Gloucestershire captain after four years at the helm.

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
    By Richard Gibson
    Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

    16/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire now aim for Champions League glory
    By Mark Baldwin
    Jimmy Adams, Hampshire's Clydesdale Bank 40 winning captain, is already looking forward to going for further one-day glory in next month's Champions League

    16/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
  • Grant busy with Derbyshire's top flight plans
    By Andy Wilson
    Derbyshire are in Division One of the LV= County Championship and the work has already started to try to keep them there.

    16/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
  • Carter philosophical about his Donald moment
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Neil Carter was at least able to sympathise with Allan Donald after Warwickshire suffered last ball in agony in the Clydesdale Bank 40 final against Hampshire at Lord’s.

    16/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Hampshire beat Warwickshire on losing fewer wickets. Scores level, Warwicks 244-7. Blackwell bowled by the third ball of the over. Neil Carter, 37, in his last game for Warwicks, extra cover drove his second ball for four but failed to make contact with the final ball

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    The last two balls of Chris Wood's final over, the 39th, are hit for four by Woakes - to fine leg and square third man - and Warwicks are 238-6, needing seven from the final over. Kabir Ali to bowl it

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Ian Bell goes, for an 81-ball 81, well held by a running Michael Carberry at deep square leg off the final ball of the 37th over off David Griffiths. Warwicks now 218-6, needing 27 off three overs. Ian Blackwell joins Woakes

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Four overs left, and Warwicks need 39 at 206-5. Clarke was bowled by Wood for 24, the left-arm seamer's third wicket in an impressive performance, but Bell then hit two fours off Kabir and Chris Woakes added a third boundary from the final ball of the 36th

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Warwicks scored only 24 in their 4-over batting powerplay, compared to Hants' 41, but Bell and Clarke are still there on 61 and 22 respectively as the Bears reach 191-4 after 34 overs

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Warwicks 162-4 after 30 overs, with Bell 48 and Rikki Clarke 10. Hampshire bowling and fielding tenaciously, though, so a tough ask here for the Bears

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Jim Troughton, on 5, is brilliantly caught by a diving Adams at short extra cover from a full-blooded drive at Ervine. Warwicks 144-4, midway through the 28th over

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Ambrose gone, caught behind cutting at Chris Wood for 26 - a smart catch by Bates, standing up. That leaves Warwicks 137-3 but Bell, who swung Katich for six two overs earlier, is still there on 38

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Good over by Liam Dawson, conceding only a single, to complete his eight-over stint of 1-39, but Warwicks still on course at 124-2 after 24 overs, with Bell 29 and Ambrose 22

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    It's the half-way stage of Warwickshire's reply and they are 101-2 after 20 overs, ten fewer than hampshire were at the same point

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 100 up in the 20th over. Ian Bell 21, Tim Ambrose 6.

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Darren Maddy played himself in carefully but then gave it away by shovelling Liam Dawson to Chris Wood on the midwicket boundary. Maddy went for 35 made from 44 balls and Warwickshire are 89 for two in the 18th over

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Ian Bell off the mark with a leg side four off Sean Ervine followed by another over mid on when he went down the pitch to to the same bowler

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Chris Wood has broken the opening stand. Chopra drove the left-arm seamer to extra cover where Jimmy Adams held the catch. Chopra made 26 and Warwickshire are 53-1 in the 11th over

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 50 up from 60 balls with a Sean Ervine no ball.

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 41-0 at the end of eight overs and the first Power Play

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Warwickshire
    Steady start by Warwickshire. 26-0 after five overs, exactly the same as Hampshire were

    15/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
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