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Derbyshire pull off Manchester rearguard to complicate Lancashire's winless malaise

NICK HOWSON AT OLD TRAFFORD: Both sides will head into the final match of the first red-ball block unsatisfied after four tense days

Is the Manchester drought about to end?

NICK HOWSON AT OLD TRAFFORD: Lancashire and Derbyshire have both spurned routes to victory this week. Heading into day four, it is anyone's guess what might unfold

Chrome wheeled, fuel injected: James Anderson plays the hits on return to action

NICK HOWSON AT OLD TRAFFORD: After an arduous wait, England's greatest bowler burst back into action with a five-over spell which will have left those spectators who turned out skipping into the Manchester night with a story to tell

Lauren Filer to ramp up recovery from knee injury

The England seamer has been named in the ECB Development XI to face West Indies at Canterbury on Sunday (May 18), more than three months on from her last appearance

Derbyshire's big tease keeps everyone waiting

NICK HOWSON AT OLD TRAFFORD: Spectators arrived for day one, anticipating one thing. But they must return on Saturday to get a sight of Lancashire's big ticket item

Jamie Porter: If you think I'm a cheat, that's fine - but my family doesn't need to be involved

NICK HOWSON - INTERVIEW: The Essex seamer is fired up for the trip to New Road after the dramatic finale in the first meeting with Worcestershire sparked a torrent of social media abuse directed towards him and his family

Yorkshire set to shake up bowling attack for Surrey trip

Anthony McGrath is set to shuffle his pack after falling a wicket short of beating Essex at Chelmsford

Simon Harmer: "Shortsighted" to question Essex's start

NICK HOWSON - INTERVIEW: The South African off-spinner says there is no need to panic despite winning just one of the opening five County Championship matches

Adam Lyth realistic as the race to 1,000 runs heats up

NICK HOWSON: The Yorkshire opener is the leading run-scorer in County Championship Division One following his 39th first-class century in the draw at Essex and has two rounds to reach four figures for the season before the end of May

Essex and Yorkshire embrace a draw which feels like anything but

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: This four-day County Championship match, which went down to the final ball, sees both sides head into the last two rounds of the first block with 11 extra points each, but vastly contrasting emotions

Unwanted throwback beckons for Essex as Yorkshire creep towards the inevitable

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: Adam Lyth registered his best first-class score for nine years to leave the visitors on the brink of a first Championship on this ground since 2018

The joke is on Essex as the self-deprecating George Hill runs amok

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: The Yorkshire allrounder has a clearer role in this team, and his second-best first-class figures have set the visitors up for a handsome victory

As the stars stay away the kids come out to cheer and play

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: What looked set to be an all-star four-day match now contains a diluted cast, for various reasons. And yet, there was no shortage of spectators drinking in the action

New host announced for remainder of the Pakistan Super League

Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan mean the final four group matches and the playoffs will be moved from Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore

A passionate defender of county cricket, Sean Jarvis' departure from Leicestershire reflects a sport at a crossroads

NICK HOWSON: Leicestershire's chief executive will stand down in the autumn after more than five years at the helm as a club prepares for a new era

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