County Championships

Middlesex and Northants end with scores level in thrilling draw

14 July 2023 0 comments

Middlesex’s first century of the season courtesy of Sam Robson was not quite enough to secure victory after their LV= […]

Young hits century on Nottinghamshire debut to frustrate leaders Surrey

11 July 2023 0 comments

Will Young marked his Nottinghamshire debut with an unbeaten century to anchor the visitors’ response on day two of their […]

Surrey stumble opens door to chasing pack

2 July 2023 0 comments

Midweek round-up… Reports from the ECB Reporters Network Division One Lancashire’s Tom Bailey and Will Williams shared nine second-innings wickets […]

Handscomb holds firm to take Foxes to second

2 July 2023 0 comments

Midweek round-up… Reports from the ECB Reporters Network Division Two A MAGNIFICENT unbeaten century by Peter Handscomb led a successful […]

Record chase sees Surrey stay on top

18 June 2023 0 comments

Division One leaders Surrey rewrote history with almost casual ease in the County Championship on Wednesday, chasing down a target […]

Dan dares to reject Essex offer to join Surrey

18 June 2023 0 comments

By Taha Hashim Dan Lawrence will leave Essex at the end of the season to join Surrey on a three-year […]

Bell sounding loud and clear for the Red Rose

11 June 2023 0 comments

By Dominic Booth If you’ve had a scan down any of the star-studded teams Lancashire have fielded in this season, […]

Burns: We’d love to go back-to-back

11 June 2023 0 comments

As the County Championship started up again on Sunday, captain Rory Burns expressed just what the competition means to Surrey […]

Dhaka to Canterbury

11 June 2023 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi For someone who had come within a whisker of registering a five-wicket haul on their first-class debut […]

Bears are back in the hunt, says Rushworth

28 May 2023 0 comments

By Matt Wright A decade on from winning the County Championship with Durham, Chris Rushworth believes Warwickshire are in a […]

Touch of class

28 May 2023 0 comments

Division One round-up Surrey have a 25-point lead at the top of Division One as the County Championship takes a […]

Sitting pretty

28 May 2023 0 comments

Division Two round-up Durham made it four wins in five matches after sweeping aside Gloucestershire last week at Bristol with […]

Notts up to fourth after draw against Essex

22 May 2023 0 comments

Nottinghamshire moved into fourth in the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One table after drawing against Essex. Having been 144 […]

Holders lay down Lawes back on top

21 May 2023 0 comments

By Mark Baldwin Tom Lawes dismissed both Zak Crawley and Sam Billings in dramatic fashion early on day three, finishing […]

Cook rolls back the years to lift Essex

21 May 2023 0 comments

By Jon Culley Having scored only one first-class fifty in 14 previous visits to Trent Bridge, former England captain Sir […]

Steve Smith finds form with Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad among the wickets

19 May 2023 0 comments

Steve Smith enjoyed a timely return to form on his third and final appearance for Sussex with 68 not out […]

Overton hits back at Lancs over tactical criticism

14 May 2023 0 comments

England bowler Craig Overton took umbrage at apparent criticism from Lancashire over Somerset’s non-declaration tactics as the sides’ LV= Insurance […]

Great Dane steers Notts

14 May 2023 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Dane Paterson claimed five wickets against Northamptonshire to propel Nottinghamshire to a victory by an innings and […]

Dashing Durham setting the pace

14 May 2023 0 comments

By Benji Moorehead With 11 of the first 16 games in Division Two finishing in a sodden stalemate, coupled with […]

Abbas is spearheading Hampshire challenge

14 May 2023 0 comments

By Rich Edwards Mohammad Abbas is confident that Hampshire can overcome their batting frailties and continue to mount a strong […]

It’s wide open

14 May 2023 0 comments

Hardly have we taken off our winter jackets and the County Championship is nearly a third done, writes Benji Moorehead. […]

Jamie has Surrey on the cusp of more glory

14 May 2023 0 comments

By Bruce Talbot Surrey will fancy their chances of claiming their third win of the season in the County Championship […]

Rushworth comes to fore again for Bears

14 May 2023 0 comments

By Brian Halford Warwickshire underlined their County Championship title-chasing credentials by completing a four-wicket win over fellow challengers Essex inside […]