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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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 May 18-21, The Kia Oval, London Surrey 362 (Abbott 78, Sibley 60, Bhuiyan 4-65) & 58-0 (Burns […]

Cook rolls back the years to lift Essex

21 May 2023 0 comments

By Jon Culley May 18-21, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire 442 (Montgomery 177, Slater 57, Clarke 57) (Critchley 3-33, S Cook […]

Northants crash again

21 May 2023 0 comments

By Alex Smith May 18-21, County Ground, Northampton Hampshire 367 (Vince 95, Dawson 63, White 4-80) Northamptonshire 56 (Zaib 29, […]

Overton leads the Cidermen

21 May 2023 0 comments

By Ben Kosky May 18-21, Lords, London Middlesex 175 (Simpson 59*, Henry 5-45) & 216 (Stoneman 60, C Overton 5-46) […]

Water way for Pears ace Hose to win it!

21 May 2023 0 comments

BY John Curtis May 18-21, New Road, Worcester Worcestershire 83 (Pollock 30, Wright 5-32) & 274-7 (Hose 84, Roderick 59, […]

Magic Potts makes more Test claims

21 May 2023 0 comments

ECB Network May 18-21, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Gloucestershire 292 (Charlesworth 71, Patel 5-113)&D 181-6 (Harris 71, Bracey 50, Potts […]

Labushagne wins battle with Smith

21 May 2023 0 comments

BY ECB Reporter’s Network May 18-21, 1st Central County Ground, Hove Sussex 481 (Coles 138, Smith 89, Hudson-Prentice 73) (Carlson […]

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 […]

Mitchell ton keeps Red Rose in the mix

14 May 2023 0 comments

BY Jamie Bowman A century on his Lancashire debut by New Zealander Darryl Mitchell dragged Lancashire back into contention on […]

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 […]

County Championships

Handscomb holds firm to take Foxes to second

Record chase sees Surrey stay on top

Dan dares to reject Essex offer to join Surrey

Burns: We’d love to go back-to-back

Dhaka to Canterbury

Bell sounding loud and clear for the Red Rose

Bears are back in the hunt, says Rushworth

Touch of class

Sitting pretty

Notts up to fourth after draw against Essex

Holders lay down Lawes back on top

Cook rolls back the years to lift Essex

Northants crash again

Overton leads the Cidermen

Water way for Pears ace Hose to win it!

Magic Potts makes more Test claims

Labushagne wins battle with Smith

Holders lay down Lawes back on top

Cook rolls back the years to lift Essex

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

Overton hits back at Lancs over tactical criticism

Mitchell ton keeps Red Rose in the mix

Great Dane steers Notts

Dashing Durham setting the pace

Abbas is spearheading Hampshire challenge

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