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Lancashire upset Somerset to hand Surrey the title

22 September 2024 0 comments

SURREY’S THIRD successive County Championship title was confirmed when Lancashire took just 32 minutes and 7.1 overs on the fourth […]

Porter on form as Essex see off Warwickshire in five sessions

22 September 2024 0 comments

ESSEX COMPLETED a crushing inningsand-40-runs Championship win over Warwickshire inside five sessions at Edgbaston. Warwickshire’s top-order was blown away by […]

Kent relegated as Notts keep survival hopes alive

22 September 2024 0 comments

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE THRASHED Kent by 10 wickets at Canterbury, condemning the hosts to relegation and boosting their own survival hopes into […]

Dawson, Gubbins, Abbott lift Hampshire into second place

22 September 2024 0 comments

Performer: Liam Dawson continues to be one of the country’s top players PICTURES: Alamy KYLE ABBOTT put Hampshire in pole […]

Sussex promoted to Division One after innings victory

22 September 2024 0 comments

Jubliant Sussex needed less than a session of the third day to wrap up an innings victory over Gloucestershire at […]

Yorkshire continue promotion charge with Glamorgan win

22 September 2024 0 comments

YORKSHIRE BOWLED Glamorgan out for 209 to win by 186 runs and put themselves on the verge of a return […]

Stoneman announces departure with ton in big Middlesex win

22 September 2024 0 comments

MIDDLESEX WRAPPED up their fifth win of the Division Two season to keep their promotion challenge mathematically still alive after […]

Northants in form with back-toback wins

22 September 2024 0 comments

SCOTT CURRIE’S valiant maiden first-class century proved in vain despite helping to stage a remarkable Leicestershire fightback as Northamptonshire completed […]

Ben Gardner: Sussex’s solid season points to a bright future

22 September 2024 0 comments

For Sussex, at the start of this year, simply not ending the season in crisis would have marked a form of progress.

Richard Clarke: Luke Fletcher, Joe Leach a dying breed

22 September 2024 0 comments

There was a time when Luke Fletcher’s preparation for a cricket match consisted of two paracetamols plus a double sausage and egg McMuffin.

County Championship standings and statistics: September 23

22 September 2024 0 comments

Current County Championship standings and statistics ahead of the week’s Division One and Division Two fixtures.

Vaughan and Leach spin Somerset into title contention

15 September 2024 0 comments

September 9-12, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Somerset 317 (Banton 132, Abell 49, Al Hasan 4-97, Worrall 3-41) & […]

Essex brush off deduction to crush Notts

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, Chelmsford Essex v Nottinghamshire Toss: Nottinghamshire, who elected to field Officials: Peter Hartley, Rob White, Dean […]

Leaning ton keeps Kent survival hopes alive

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, Canterbury Kent v Hampshire Toss: Kent, who elected to field Officials: Paul Pollard, Ian Blackwell, Peter […]

Warwickshire safe as Rhodes, rain deny Worcs

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, New Road, Worcester Worcestershire v Warwickshire Toss: Warwickshire, who elected to field Officials: Ben Debenham, James […]

Potts bags nine as Durham rout Lancs

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, Chester-le-Street Durham v Lancashire Toss: Durham, who elected to field Officials: Michael Gough, Graham Lloyd, Steve […]

Yorkshire into promotion spots after Hill six-for

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, County Ground, Leicester Leicestershire v Yorkshire Toss: Yorkshire, who elected to field Officials: Jack Shantry, Chris […]

Chahal’s best sees Northants to three-day win

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, Northampton Northamptonshire v Derbyshire Toss: Northamptonshire, who elected to bat Officials: Rob Bailey, James Tredwell, James […]

Gloucestershire survive late scare to win at Lord’s

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, Lord’s Cricket Ground Middlesex v Gloucestershire Toss: Gloucestershire, who elected to field Officials: Paul Baldwin, Ant […]

Sussex closing in on promotion after big win

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, County Ground, Hove Sussex v Glamorgan Toss: Sussex, who elected to field Officials: Nigel Llong, Sue […]

County Championship standings and statistics: September 16

15 September 2024 0 comments

Current County Championship standings and statistics ahead of the week’s Division One and Division Two fixtures.

Regulator sanctions Essex and Feroze Khushi for oversized bat

15 September 2024 0 comments

Essex and Feroze Khushi have been charged by the Cricket Regulator with breaching Regulations 3.2 & 3.3 of the Professional Code of Conduct.

Shakib Al Hasan in to shore up Surrey

8 September 2024 0 comments

The Cricket Paper understands that Surrey have finalised the signing of veteran Bangladesh all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan.

Worcestershire dig in to give Essex tricky chase

1 September 2024 0 comments

FIFTIES BY Jake Libby, Brett D’Oliveira and Adam Hose ensured Worcestershire would make Essex bat again in their rollercoaster match at Chelmsford.

Liam Dawson’s all-round star turn helps Hampshire see off Lancashire

1 September 2024 0 comments

HAMPSHIRE ENJOYED a Saturday to remember at Old Trafford when they defeated Lancashire by an innings and 37 runs with a day to spare.

County Championships

Lancashire upset Somerset to hand Surrey the title

Porter on form as Essex see off Warwickshire in five sessions

Kent relegated as Notts keep survival hopes alive

Dawson, Gubbins, Abbott lift Hampshire into second place

Sussex promoted to Division One after innings victory

Yorkshire continue promotion charge with Glamorgan win

Stoneman announces departure with ton in big Middlesex win

Northants in form with back-toback wins

Ben Gardner: Sussex’s solid season points to a bright future

Richard Clarke: Luke Fletcher, Joe Leach a dying breed

County Championship standings and statistics: September 23

Vaughan and Leach spin Somerset into title contention

Essex brush off deduction to crush Notts

Leaning ton keeps Kent survival hopes alive

Warwickshire safe as Rhodes, rain deny Worcs

Potts bags nine as Durham rout Lancs

Yorkshire into promotion spots after Hill six-for

Chahal’s best sees Northants to three-day win

Gloucestershire survive late scare to win at Lord’s

Sussex closing in on promotion after big win

County Championship standings and statistics: September 16

Regulator sanctions Essex and Feroze Khushi for oversized bat

Shakib Al Hasan in to shore up Surrey

Worcestershire dig in to give Essex tricky chase

Liam Dawson’s all-round star turn helps Hampshire see off Lancashire

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