The Cricketer sums up the action from across the County Championship on the first day of the current round of matches (and day two at Edgbaston)

04/05/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

SAM MORSHEAD AT HOVE: Since early July last year, the Seaxes have played 10 Championship matches. Not once during that time have they managed a first-innings total in excess of 300

04/05/2018 | Sam Morshead | Domestic | County Championship |

Here's a rundown of some of the stats to come out of this week's IPL matches...

04/05/2018 | The Cricketer | Rajasthan Royals | IPL |

HUW TURBERVILL: The Warwickshire batsman will bow out of the professional game in the summer, his record of nine centuries in 52 Tests ensuring his place in the pantheon of England's best

04/05/2018 | Huw Turbervill | England | Domestic |

HUW TURBERVILL AT CHELMSFORD: Yorkshire surprisingly chose to toss up, rather than automatically bowl. They won it and batted, and 18.4 overs later they were all out for 50

04/05/2018 | Huw Turbervill | Domestic | County Championship |

Barry O'Brien, who will relinquish his role with the Welsh county, is one of two cricket non-executive appointments, along with current Surrey treasurer Alan Dickinson

04/05/2018 | Sam Morshead | England | Domestic |

Sam Cook, who claimed the scalp of Root for a first-ball duck, ripped through the top order to return impressive figures of 5-28, while Peter Siddle, minus his beanie, wrapped up the innings with as astonishing burst of 4-7

04/05/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

William Porterfield will skipper the side against Pakistan at Malahide, while the likes of Ed Joyce, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson and Niall O'Brien are all included

04/05/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game |

The Professional Cricketers' Association has revealed that at least 12 county players have been receiving or offered contracts worth less than the national minimum wage over the course of the past year

04/05/2018 | Sam Morshead | Domestic | County Championship |

The Cricketer's county diary takes readers inside the lives of pros on the Championship circuit. This week, STEVEN CROFT tells how he's taken up beer-making... and gives manufacturers an idea for a new piece of cricketing kit

04/05/2018 | The Cricketer | Features | Domestic | County Championship |