County Championships
County Championship R7 Team of the Week – Haseeb Hameed doubles up, three players with career-best efforts
It may only feel like the beginning of the cricket season still, with England about to embark on their Test summer, though the Rothesay County Championship...
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County Championships
/ 4 days agoCounty Championship Champions Surrey complete comprehensive win over Yorkshire
Surrey completed a commanding Rothesay County Championship victory by an innings and 28 runs after dismissing Yorkshire for 229 at the...
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County Championships
/ 5 days agoMatthew Waite claims six wickets as Worcestershire beat Essex for first win of season
Matthew Waite starred with the ball as Worcestershire claimed their first win of the Rothesay County Championship season by beating Essex...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoBig Ben Sanderson delivers with bat and ball for Northamptonshire
As the leader of Northamptonshire’s attack, Ben Sanderson has forged a reputation as one of the most consistent wicket-takers on the...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoZen Malik’s journey from South Asia to a County Championship centurion
Zen Malik might only be two games into his first-class career, but after several years of being a trialist for 12...
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Ben Gardner
/ 6 days agoBen Gardner: Winless Lancashire hit rock-bottom
Ben Gardner on the Red Rose’s recent red-ball struggles How did it come to this? Two seasons ago, Lancashire were comfortably...
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Annie Chave
/ 6 days agoLoving the League: Annie Chave on the brilliance, and importance, of the County Championship
I’m currently reading Scott Oliver’s excellent book, Sticky Dogs and Stardust – When the Legends Played in the Leagues. Scott writes...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoDurham dig deep to defy Hameed’s double
By Thomas Ridley May 16-19, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Nottinghamshire 407 (Hameed 206*, Slater 52, Yusuf 4-99, Carse 3-64) Durham 320-4...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoSussex seamers make the Cidermen suffer
By Richard Latham May 16-19, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Somerset 338 (Vaughan 80, Lammonby 60, McAndrew 4-71, Robinson 3-70)...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoSolid Surrey build big lead in the sunshine
By Bruce Talbot May 16-19, The Kia Oval, Kennington Yorkshire 255 (Bairstow 89, Lyth 55, Lawes 3-77, Clark 3-31) Surrey 384-7...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoTimeless Abbott has Hants hoping for victory
By Brian Halford May 16-19, Edgbaston, Birmingham Hampshire 300 (Fuller 52*, Stoneman 48, Barnard 4-56, Hannon-Dalby 3-47) & 159-6 (Middleton 76,...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoPears punish Eagles despite late fightback
By Sam Rhymes May 16-19, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Worcestershire 358 (Waite 73, Jones 54, Snater 4-78, Thain 2-71, Critchley...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoGlamorgan go big to grind Steelbacks down
By Blake Bint May 16-19, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Northamptonshire 185 (Procter 61, Broad 24, Fernando 3-28, Gorvin 3-36) & 49-3 (Procter...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoGreen tons up to keep Gloucestershire in game
By Andrew Stockhausen May 16-19, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Kent 424 (Stewart 182, Benjamin 93, Singh Dale 7-110, Shaw 1-67, Akhter...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoJimmy’s return gives Red Rose day to relish
By ECB Reporters May 16-19, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Lancashire 458 (Wells 141, Balderson 73, Aitchison 3-87, Morley 2-83, Andersson 2-34)...
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County Championships
/ 6 days agoHandscomb torments former club to give Foxes the edge
By Ben Kosky and Jon Batham May 16-19, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Middlesex 232 (Davies 49, Higgins 44, Holland...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoJames Anderson set to make return for Lancashire against Derbyshire
James Anderson will make his comeback for ailing Lancashire on Friday, nearly a year on from his emotional England farewell at...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty Championship talking points: Surrey foiled, Lancashire draw little comfort
The 2025 Rothesay County Championship is in full swing, with just two more rounds to go until the Vitality Blast takes...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty Championship R6 Team of the Week: Ben Foakes sends England a reminder
Another week of the Rothesay County Championship has come and gone, with both divisions now beginning to take shape with all...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoEssex tailenders frustrate Yorkshire to salvage County Championship draw at Chelmsford
Essex completed a remarkable rearguard action to salvage a draw in their Rothesay County Championship match with Yorkshire, closing with an...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoEngland opener Ben Duckett signs contract extension with Nottinghamshire
Top-order batter Ben Duckett has committed his future to Nottinghamshire by signing a new contract, extending his association with the club...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoLiam Patterson-White and Jack Haynes impress as Nottinghamshire thrash Hampshire
Liam Patterson-White and Jack Haynes both hit centuries as Rothesay County Championship Division One leaders Nottinghamshire cruised to a 366-run win...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoThe Rise of Rew: James Rew set to take international cricket by storm
James Rew has replaced the luckless Jordan Cox in the England squad to take on Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on May...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoMark Butcher: James Rew fits the bill for higher honours
Following another injury to the desperately unlucky Jordan Cox, Somerset’s James Rew is the latest batting talent to be plucked by...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoJeremy Blackmore: Domestic cricket – where next?
Jeremy Blackmore speaks to a range of county CEOs to canvass opinion on where the domestic game is currently and where...