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By ECB Reporters Network May 8-11, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Lancashire 201 (Jennings 67, Roland-Jones 3-45, Morgan 3-41, Higgins 3-48) & 45-3 (Jennings 18, Balderson 15, Higgins 3-15) Middlesex 169 (du Plooy 67, Higgins 32, Anderson 4-67, Balders...
10.05.2026
By Richard Latham May 8-11, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Gloucestershire 325 (B Charlesworth 85, Bracey 57, Taylor 6-52, Evison 2-62) Kent 308-8 (Muyeye 90, Benjamin 74*, Williams 4-40, B Charlesworth 2-43) Toss: Kent won the toss and decided to field Off...
10.05.2026
By Nigel Gardner May 8-11, The Central Co-op County Ground, Derby Derbyshire 604-7 dec (Guest 141, Andersson 106, Conway 3-102) Northamptonshire 98-4 (Harrison 42*, Sales 33*, Aitchison 2-31, Haydon 2-29) Toss: Derbyshire won the toss and decided to bat O...
10.05.2026
By Brian Halford May 8-11, Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire 147 (Hain 57, Bamber 28, White 4-49, Hill 2-27) & 267-3 (Yates 81, Mousley 70, White 1-14, van Beek 1-61, Revis 1-40) Yorkshire 152 (Wharton 40, Brook 40, Hannon-Dalby 4-38, Thompson 3-14) Toss...
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By Paul Weaver May 8-11, County Ground, Hove Leicestershire 328 (Holland 63, B Green 50, Carson 4-40, Robinson 3-85) Sussex 386-8 (Hughes 136, Simpson 89*, Helm 3-73, B Green 2-57) Toss: Sussex won the toss and decided to field Officials: Michael Gough, S...
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By Jon Culley May 8-11, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire 415 (Clarke 129, Haynes 82, Worrall 6-73, Abbott 3-84) Surrey 211-4 (Sibley 77, Lawrence 52*, Tongue 2-38, Stone 1-40) Toss: Surrey won the toss and decided to field Officials: Ian Blackwell...
10.05.2026
By Blake Bint May 8-11, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Somerset 354 (Abell 86, Thomas 71, Norton 3-75, ul Hassan 2-61) & 32-6 (Thomas 15, Abell 15*, Norton 4-22, Hadley 2-3) Glamorgan 229 (Kellaway 59, Cooke 39, Pretorius 3-50, Ball 2-39, Overton 2-42) Toss: Gla...
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By Martin Smith May 8-11, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford Hampshire 235 (Lehmann 89, Brown 73, Cook 3-56, Mulder 3-46) & 58-2 (Gubbins 35*, Lehmann 14*, Cook 2-16) Essex 273 (Harmer 80*, Mulder 54, Fuller 5-43, Abbott 2-45, Currie 2-37) Toss: Es...
10.05.2026
The standings from Division Two after the first four rounds.
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10.05.2026
County Champions Nottinghamshire went eight points clear atop the Division One table after a 10-wicket win over last season’s Division Two champions Leicestershire.
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10.05.2026
It doesn’t take long for cricketers to be brought down to earth.
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10.05.2026
Lancashire have partially reversed their controversial plans to place their county livestream behind a paywall for non-members following significant criticism from supporters and members.
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10.05.2026
The remarkable education project that is bringing cricket to refugees.
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10.05.2026
ENGLAND WOMEN have had bad news before their one-day series against New Zealand, which starts today at Chester-le-Street. Quick bowler Mahika Gaur fractured her foot in training while Alice Capsey was affected by illness. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt’s torn c...
10.05.2026
Former Australian Test batter and now Durham’s director of cricket Marcus North will be announced as England men’s national selector ahead of the New Zealand Test series according to multiple reports after final interviews took place last week.
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10.05.2026
Glamorgan’s Kiran Carlson has been named the Rothesay County Championship Player of the Round after his maiden first-class double-ton helped Glamorgan to victory over Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl, a first Division One win in 21 years for the Welsh county...
10.05.2026
ENGLAND’S red-ball captain Ben Stokes made a rare outing for his county, Durham, opening the bowling and taking the first wicket of a rain-curtailed day at Worcester. We're Stoked: Durham's Ben Stokes centre, celebrates the wicket of Worcestershire's Dani...
10.05.2026
There are no easy answers when it comes to England’s spin conundrum as they consider their options for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand.
The post Mark Butcher: Searching for an Ashley Giles! Who is England’s spinner? appeared first on The...
10.05.2026
James Anderson has said the County Championship injury regulations, being trialled this season and allowing replacements for injury, illness and significant life events, are “nonsensical”.
The post Lancashire’s James Anderson weighs in on injury substitut...
10.05.2026
Stand-in skipper Charlie Dean and debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman saw England’s women over the line as they chased down 210 in the first one-day international at Durham.
The post Charlie Dean and Tilly Corteen-Coleman see England over line against New Zeal...
11.05.2026
A full slate of the County Championship, featuring two of England's big guns, produced eight positive results out of nine and plenty of storylines to unpack as both divisions continue to take shape with just one round remaining before the Vitality Blast c...
12.05.2026
Hampshire and England fast bowler Sonny Baker has signed a two-year contract extension, which sees him remain at Utilita Bowl until at least the end of the 2028 season.
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13.05.2026
Hampshire and England all-rounder Liam Dawson has retired from first-class cricket with immediate effect.
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13.05.2026
England have injected fresh blood into their Test squad in the aftermath of their Ashes drubbing, calling up uncapped trio Emilio Gay, James Rew and Sonny Baker as well has handing recalls to Ollie Robinson and Rehan Ahmed.
The post Ollie Robinson and Son...
13.05.2026
Former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor will take on a groundbreaking role with the men’s national side after being appointed as fielding coach for next month’s Test series against New Zealand.
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14.05.2026
South African all-rounder Delano Potgieter will join Hampshire for their next three Rothesay County Championship matches and the Vitality Blast.
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14.05.2026
All-rounder Jordan Thompson moved to Warwickshire over the winter, after spending eight years as a professional at Yorkshire following his time in the academy there.
The post Warwickshire all-rounder Jordan Thompson turns the tables on Yorkshire appeared...
17.05.2026
SUNDAY MAY 17 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE Essex v Leicestershire (Chelmsford, Day 3 of 4, 11am) Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (Southampton, Day 3 of 4, 11am) Warwickshire v Glamorgan (Edgbaston, Day 3 of 4, 11am) Yorkshire v Surrey (Headingley, Day 3 o...
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17.05.2026
A round-up of the cricketing news from across the globe BANGLADESH BEAT PAKISTAN Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in a home Test match for the first time ever and made it three consecutive Test wins against their subcontinental rivals after a 104-run victory...
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17.05.2026
HOT ON THE HEELS of the record-breaking exploits seen across the schools’ competitions last week came news of what could prove to be a world-record performance in a friendly T20 fixture in South Wales on Friday evening. Christ College Brecon and Llandover...
17.05.2026
JOSHUA WOOD picked up his maiden senior wicket for Castleford and then followed it up with two more in as many balls as he bagged a hat-trick in his side’s win over Knaresborough. Taking the new ball, the 18-year-old took 3-8 in his three-over burst as Kn...
17.05.2026
Forza JJ: JJ Smuts put Chingford to the sword PICTURE: Alamy SOUTH AFRICAN-turned-Italian international JJ Smuts had what is best described as a ‘day out’ in Division One of the Essex League, launching 278 not out from 145 balls as Upminster piled on 465-...
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17.05.2026
SMETHWICK ARE ON TOP in Birmingham after making it three wins from three last weekend. They beat Himley by nine wickets, easily chasing down a target of 156 inside 15 overs. Indian all-rounder Deepak Khatri (5-40) and Warwickshire leg-spinner Tazeem Ali (...
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17.05.2026
Ton up: George Ealham was one of 23 centurions in this round of fixturese PICTURE: Alamy THE FIRST ROUND of the ECB National Club Championship got underway with 23 batters hitting tons in regional group matches up and down the country. In Group 1, Barnard...
17.05.2026
Having signed off his 22-year career with a landmark summer, the veteran Leicestershire seamer talks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his meandering journey through the county game, the shock of his drugs ban and the rejection which proved to be a blessing.
The...
17.05.2026
Essex 227 all out (Dowse 69, Miller 74*, Gregory 3-51) lost to Surrey 229-7 by 3 wickets Priyanaz Chatterji led Surrey to an unlikely win in a nervous run chase against Essex at the Kia Oval. The hosts looked out of it when, despite 49 from Alice Monaghan...
17.05.2026
Late impetus: Mia Rogers partnered with Bess Heath to get Durham to a winning total PICTURE: Thomas Ridley Hampshire 209 (Adams 89, Phillips 4-31) lost to the Blaze 211-7(Beaumont 57, Tyson 3-52) by 3 wickets On Friday, the Blaze stretched their lead to n...
17.05.2026
DAY ONE BEN AITCHISON’S first five-fer of the summer put Derbyshire in command before Middlesex’s own seamers hit back on day one at Lord’s. By Jon Batham COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO 21 May 15-18, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Middlesex 177 (...
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By ECB Reporters May 15-18, Trafalgar Road, Southport Worcestershire 270 (Waite 77, Lategan 53, Bailey 2-45, Hartley 2-15) Lancashire 28-0 (Balderson 17*, Jennings 10*) Toss: Lancashire won the toss and decided to field Officials: Jack Shantry, Chris Watt...
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By Fred Atkins May 15-18, The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Kent 523 (Dawkins 180, Northeast 141, Potts 6-92, Raine 3-87) Durham 173-5 (Bedingham 72*, Lees 31, Milnes 2-41, E Singh 2-32) Toss: Kent won the toss and decided to bat Officials: Mark N...
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By Andrew Stockhausen May 15-18, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Gloucestershire 154 (Price 50*, M Taylor 25, Sanderson 5-47, Procter 2-24) & 21-3 (Miles 11, Bancroft 6*, Conway 2-11, Sanderson 1-10) Northamptonshire 127 (Procter 38, Sales 19*, M Taylor 5-36...
17.05.2026
Richard Clarke says we need to look beyond the on-field action Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler It has become a bit of a thing. OK, it is tantamount to organising a you-know-what in a brewery and even the founders admit it is a shameful rip-off of Non-Leag...
17.05.2026
It’s a long way from Stoke to Sialkot but Rory Haydon, Derbyshire’s latest new ball prospect, has found a kindred spirit in his teammate Mohammed Abbas.
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17.05.2026
By Graham Hardcastle Yorkshire 486 (Lyth 141, Bairstow 120, Fisher 4-92, Clark 3-94) Surrey 17-0 Toss: Surrey won the toss and decided to field Officials: Michael Gough, James Middlebrook, Mike Smith Lythy played how he’s played all his career. He’s hard...
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By Brian Halford May 15-18, Edgbaston, Birmingham Glamorgan 360 (Kellaway 139, Carlson 85, Hannon-Dalby 5-53, Bamber 3-72) Warwickshire 123-6 (Davies 30, Mousley 30, van der Gugten 2-21, ul Hassan 2-41) Toss: Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field...
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