Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick hit the 30th century of his first-class career to leave Somerset scenting their first win since returning to the top flight of the LV County Championship in a fascinating game against Kent.
Warwickshire shrugged off triple injury trouble to seize control on the third day of their LV County Championship Division Two match against Middlesex at Edgbaston.
Essex were faced with having to score the highest fourth innings total in their history to beat Leicestershire in Division Two of the LV County Championship at Chelmsford.
Yorkshire's Andrew Gale completed a career-best 150 and his second century of the season to ensure his side enter the final day with a possible chance of victory against Surrey at the Brit Oval.
Fiery paceman Andre Nel returns to the squad as South Africa announced a battery of fast bowlers for their tour of England on Friday. The 30-year-old, who has played 34 tests, is the only addition to the squad that toured
A counter-attacking 67 not out by Ross Taylor helped New Zealand to 202 for four when bad light ended play after just 54 overs on the first day of the second Test against England at Old Trafford on Friday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting opened the Test series against West Indies with an innings of 158 at Sabina Park on Thursday and declared himself delighted to be back in the long version of the game. Ponting scored a century in
West Indies debutant spinner Amit Jaggernauth says he expects the Sabina Park wicket for the first Test against Australia to offer "huge" turn in the latter stages. Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who struck a superb 158, agreed that there could
At the end of the season there's a bit of book-keeping to be done. Each week the denizens of The Craic vote on the Man of the Match for that week's game. The winners are recorded in the Fixtures/Results list
I've gone out on a limb and created my own poll to keep the site stories ticking over for the next couple of weeks, so here is my view of the categories used in previous years, with last year's poll
ALL-ROUNDER Ian Kirkhope smoothed Penicuik's passage into the second round of the Murgitroyd Masterton KO cricket trophy against Murrayfield DAFS at Kirkhill last night.
ONE of Scotland's top cricket prospects returns to the Carlton line-up for the first time this season at home to Ferguslie tomorrow as the Lloyds TSB Premiership leaders b
Christine and Gloria very kindly provide a summary of their trip to Brum and the Day 2 proceedings. We learn about their diggings, we get some gossip from the press and we learn about another inauspicious day for Middlesex. We
Michael Vaughan has called on England's young attack to crank up their pace as they attempt to unsettle New Zealand on Old Trafford's fast and bouncy pitch.
Monty Panesar was into the England attack as soon as the tenth over as New Zealand's openers progressed not without risk to 36 for no wicket on the first day of the npower Test at Old Trafford.
Lancashire cricketer Alexandra Hartley has won Ribble Valley Borough Council's rising star award. The youngster beat off stiff competition to scoop the prize at a ceremony recently.
Derbyshire boosted their chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident Trophy after outplaying Lancashire to win by 100 runs at Derby.
