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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Ajmal Shahzad, the England pace bowler, has been reprimand and warned about his future conduct https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133100/133163.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533587.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-533587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus Trescothick was named PCA player of the year for the third time at the annual end of season awards in London on Thursday evening https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137400/137455.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533582.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-533582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Chilton, the former Lancashire captain, has announced his retirement from county cricket after a 14-year career spent entirely at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120000/120086.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533568.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-533568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fall-out after Yorkshire's disastrous season, in which they were relegated to the second division for only the second time since championship was split into two divisions 11 years ago, has begun https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135000/135056.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/yorkshire/content/story/533469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/yorkshire/content/story/533469.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-533469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Akhil Patel has been released by Nottinghamshire following confirmation that the left-handed opener will not be offered a new deal at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/533045.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/533045.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-533045 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus Trescothick has admitted he is lost for answers when it comes to Somerset's record of falling at the final hurdle after they came up short against Surrey at Lord's in the Clydesdale Bank 40 final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137200/137231.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532818.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532818 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rory Hamilton-Brown played a captain's innings as Surrey signed off a successful season with silverware at Lord's by claiming the Clydesdale Bank 40 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137200/137251.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532737.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Saturday the final piece of silverware will be contested as Somerset and Surrey go head-to-head for the Clydesdale Bank 40 trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137188.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532656.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glen Chapple, a limping Lancashire captain, sees a bright future for the county after they ended a 77-year wait for the County Championship title https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532650.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire have signed Simon Katich as their overseas player for next season but released Nic Pothas, https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130059.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532637.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532526.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Centuries from Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie secured a draw for Hampshire at the Rose Bowl - and denied Warwickshire a first County Championship crown since 2004 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137140.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532515.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex clinched the Second Division title with a five-wicket win over rock-bottom Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137135.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532514.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On another dramatic final day of a County Championship season Lancashire secured their first outright title since 1934 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137148.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532506.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham completed their eighth win of the season by beating Worcestershire by 151 runs 15 minutes after lunch at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137126.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532481.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532481.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532481 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex needed little more than an hour to wrap up victory in the County Championship over Nottinghamshire by an innings and five runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532468.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan will aim to finish the County Championship campaign on a high by securing only their second win on the road this season after reducing fellow Division Two strugglers Kent to 148 for 5 https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532400.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex were in sight of victory and promotion at the end of the third day of their County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532390.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532390 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Nottinghamshire collapse left the hosts staring at defeat as Sussex took firm control of their County Championship meeting at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532389.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire's escape from relegation was confirmed today at the same time as their hosts, Durham, were denied the County Championship title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137089.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532388.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leaders Warwickshire closed in on their first County Championship title since 2004 on a day when an unbeaten century from Liam Dawson was not enough to prevent Hampshire being relegated https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137088.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532387.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The last time Lancashire won the County Championship outright, Adolf Hitler had just organised the Night of the Long Knives, Roosevelt had just launched the 'New Deal' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137095.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532386.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Willey took a match haul of 10 wickets as Northamptonshire thrashed Gloucestershire by nine wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532369.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's too early to say for certain, but there's an undeniable feeling in the air at The Oval that Surrey are on the brink of an exciting future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137093.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532365.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Barely 100 hardy souls witnessed the closing overs of the second day of Kent's experimental championship clash against Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532308.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532308.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532308 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex took a massive step closer to promotion by claiming maximum batting bonus points against Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532306.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532306 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Willey took eight wickets as Northamptonshire kept their promotion hopes alive on an astonishing second day against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532302.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A stubborn, unbeaten four-hour innings of 76 from Derbyshire opener Paul Borrington held up Surrey's promotion ambitions https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532301.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opener Karl Turner posted his maiden County Championship half-century as Nottinghamshire made a steady start in reply to Sussex's imposing first innings total at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532300.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A innings of 124 by Vikram Solanki helped guide Worcestershire to within a whisker of County Championship Division One safety before they collapsed from 255 for 3 to 288 all out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137057.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532299.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If anyone believed the Championship race was over after the first day of the final round of matches, their views must surely have been dispelled by day two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137056.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532298.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532298.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532298 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire and Warwickshire's relegation and promotion hopes still remain in the balance after an arduous second day's play in their County Championship Division One clash at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134900/134915.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532297.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT History was made in Canterbury as floodlit championship cricket with a pink ball came to the St Lawrence ground for the first time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137031.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532170.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tom Maynard's third County Championship century of the season boosted Surrey's hopes of promotion from Division Two https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532169.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532169.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532169 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamstring injuries are not known to be fatal to the individual that suffers them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137029.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532167.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532167.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532167 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex veteran Murray Goodwin hit his fourth County Championship hundred of the summer as the visitors reached 312 for 6 on day one against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532165.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Gidman took five wickets on an enthralling first day of Gloucestershire's promotion clash with Northamptonshire in the Division Two of the County Championship at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532163.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith and Ned Eckersley both hit centuries as Leicestershire recovered from a nightmare start to put the brake on Middlesex's promotion charge https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532162.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Varun Chopra and Shivnarine Chanderpaul shared a third-wicket stand of 188 as Warwickshire assumed control of the County Championship Division One title race https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132061.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532161.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While Durham's County Championship title hopes drifted away on the remnants of Hurricane Katia, Worcestershire made virtually certain of Division One safety on the first day at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532159.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Edgbaston, Old Trafford or Chester-le-Street. Where will the Championship pennant be flying next season? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136882.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532071.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket will take another step towards a new era next week when Kent and Glamorgan stage their County Championship match under floodlights https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130600/130644.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532058.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-532058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores, the Lancashire coach, believes left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan is already an international-class bowler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132600/132698.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531964.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England allrounder and county veteran Dominic Cork will leave Hampshire at the end of the 2011 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118900/118994.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/531957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/531957.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire completed an emphatic 10-wicket win over rock-bottom Leicestershire to keep alive their hopes of promotion from Division Two of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531917.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers scored his fourth century of the season but promotion hopefuls Middlesex had to settle for a draw on the final day of their rain-affected Division Two match against Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531916.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire boosted their hopes of a top-four finish in Division Two with a 101-run win over Kent, despite another impressive innings from Joe Denly https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531915.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey gave their promotion hopes a large boost as they bowled Essex out for 239 to claim victory by 109 runs in their Division Two clash at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531912.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex ensured their survival in Division One of next year's County Championship with a resounding 251-run win over Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531910.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's final day of the season was also their most successful as a glittering career-best performance from Ryan Sidebottom paved the way for an emphatic six-wicket victory over Somerset at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531907.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531907.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531907 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magical nine-wicket haul from Simon Kerrigan, the 22-year-old left-arm spinner, inspired Lancashire to a vital 222-run victory against Hampshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531905.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire moved to the top of the County Championship and into pole position to win the competition for the first time since 2004 https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531904.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Yorkshire hovering on the brink of relegation, Ryan Sidebottom remained determined that his side would go down fighting on the third day of their County Championship clash with Somerset at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531807.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire will end the season peering over their shoulder with the nervousness of Dr Crippen's paperboy as they struggle to retain their Division One status https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531804.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Title-contenders Warwickshire remain on course for a ninth County Championship win of the season after defending champions Nottinghamshire collapsed at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531803.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Payne completed career-best first-class figures of 6 for 26 as Gloucestershire strengthened their grip on the County Championship match with Leicestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531802.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Berg claimed career-best figures of 6 for 58 as promotion hopefuls Middlesex tried to make up for lost time in their rain-affected County Champion ship clash against Glamorgan at Cardiff https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531801.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Promotion-chasing Surrey need five final-day wickets to claim a win over Essex to further boost their bid to return to the top flight of the County Championship. After leaving Essex a victory target of 349, Surrey reduced their opponents to 142 for 5 by t https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531800.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Denly missed out on a maiden double century by one run as Kent fought back against Derbyshire to set up an intriguing final day to the County Championship match at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531799.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's time to get the calculators out. The permutations throughout the penultimate round of Championship matches have been many and varied but now some numbers really need to be crunched https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134200/134252.1.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531798.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Wallace has been named Glamorgan captain for the 2012 season, taking over from Alvrio Petersen who will be replaced as overseas player by Marcus North https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531767.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan Sidebottom produced a four-wicket burst before Yorkshire were frustrated by Somerset's 10th-wicket pair on day two of the rain-hit County Championship match at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531687.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire may well go on to avoid relegation this season, but goodness me, they are making life hard for themselves https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531685.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite the dank, damp September that has arrived spin could secure Lancashire a vital victory in the Championship race https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121400/121449.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531684.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531684.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531684 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jim Troughton ended his two-year century drought and Rikki Clarke flayed a toiling Nottinghamshire attack as Warwickshire dominated the second day of their County Championship match at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136882.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531683.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another telling contribution from consistent all-rounder Will Gidman put Gloucestershire in control on the second day of the County Championship match with Leicestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531682.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After bowling out Essex for 253 to gain a first-innings lead of 62, Surrey finished on 104 four 4 in their second innings during an absorbing day's play in their County Championship match at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531675.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Denly took advantage of a dropped catch to score his second century of the season but Derbyshire are still in a commanding position after two days of the County Championship match against Kent at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531673.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wicketkeeper Ben Scott has signed a one-year deal with Worcestershrie following successful loan spells with the club over the last two seasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531580.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brutal batting from Jos Buttler wrenched the initiative away from Yorkshire on the rain-hit first day of their County Championship match against Somerset at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531519.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Perhaps it was nerves, perhaps it was weariness or perhaps it simply explained why both sides are embroiled in the relegation tussle, but the first day of this match was characterised by a succession of errors https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531517.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire were indebted to a gritty unbeaten 144 from their former captain Ian Westwood for sustaining their County Championship title challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136833.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531512.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire staged an excellent fight back to reach 337 for 7 against Hampshire with half-centuries for Glen Chapple and Tom Smith https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116300/116309.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531510.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Alex Gidman came to Gloucestershire's rescue on the opening day of the County Championship match with Leicestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531509.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531509.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531509 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex's pursuit of the County Championship Division Two title was put on hold as no play was possible on the opening day of their clash with Glamorgan at Cardiff https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531504.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531504.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531504 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A career-best 71 from Chris Jordan spearheaded a fighting recovery by Surrey as they totalled 315 all out on the opening day of their County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531503.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wes Durston enjoyed another memorable day in the best season of his career as home side Derbyshire dominated the opening day of the County Championship match against Kent https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531502.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire have agreed to release seamer Charlie Shreck from the final year of his contract to allow him to sign for Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119000/119028.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531405.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT County Championship cricket will be played using a pink ball under floodlights for the first time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115500/115557.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531393.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Adams, the Surrey cricket manager, hasn't been given any official indication over the availability of Kevin Pietersen but suggested that he'd struggle to get in the team anyway https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134900/134910.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531223.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The period in the late 70s and early 80s is generally referred to as the 'glory days' of Somerset cricket. But perhaps that theory will have to be reviewed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120600/120602.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531215.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey secured a place in their first Lord's final since 2001 as a power-packed batting line-up proved too much for Sussex in a rain-reduced CB40 semi-final at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136700/136725.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531213.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Payne made a career-best 62 as Gloucestershire secured a five-wicket victory over Glamorgan in their County Championship Division Two match at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531077.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's County Championship title ambitions have been kept alive by a 208-run victory against Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531075.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset's Championship title hopes are hanging by a thread after an innings and 61-run defeat to Hampshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531073.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire look all but doomed to relegation after bad light ultimately put paid to their slim hopes of forcing the win against Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116400/116453.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531072.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A brilliant spell from left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha helped Surrey wrap up a comprehensive 333-run victory on the final morning against Division Two promotion rivals Northamptonshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531067.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-531067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey remained on course to win their County Championship Division Two match at Northamptonshire going into the final day after centuries from Steven Davies and Zander de Bruyn at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530951.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jon Lewis and Will Gidman took seven wickets between them as Gloucestershire had the better of a remarkable third day in the County Championship Division Two match with Glamorgan at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530948.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The large gathering of former Sussex players at Hove on Friday would not have been impressed by the efforts of the current crop to stave off defeat by County Championship title hopefuls Durham https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530947.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sean Ervine fell two short of a century as Hampshire cemented a winning position against Somerset on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530945.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Relegation-threatened Yorkshire stubbornly refused to buckle under pressure from County Championship title contenders Warwickshire at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530944.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex strengthened their bid for promotion from Division Two in the County Championship by completing a ten-wicket victory over against Leicestershire 40 minutes before lunch on the final day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530941.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over Division Two rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing a below-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530936.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alan Richardson bagged a six-wicket haul as Worcestershire boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation and dented Lancashire's title bid with a crushing 10-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136574.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530789.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another century by Shivnarine Chanderapaul further undermined Yorkshire's hold on Division One status and edged Warwickshire closer to the County Championship crown at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530768.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530768 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scott Borthwick's maiden five-wicket haul revived Durham 's County Championship title challenge at Hove and deepened Sussex 's relegation fears https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530767.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry set a new Hampshire record with a second-wicket stand of 373 on the second day of the Championship match with Somerset at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530766.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Meaker took five wickets as Surrey seized the initiative on day two of the County Championship match against Division Two leaders Northamptonshire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530765.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over Division Two rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing a below-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530762.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-530762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT