Surrey 400 for 5 (Solanki 162, Davies 103, Amla 77) v WarwickshireScorecard Days like these have been rare for Surrey this season, which goes a long way, of course, to explaining why they are on the brink of relegation. Vikram Solanki's second hundred for Surrey is the first in the Championship by any of the county's batsmen since Ricky Ponting's 169 against Nottinghamshire at The Oval in July....
Durham prove upstoppable
Durham 256 (Collingwood 88*, Mustard 77, Adams 4-69) and 7 for 0 need 62 more runs to beat Nottinghamshire 78 and 246 (Mullaney 72, Hussey 57, Onions 3-50, Stokes 3-55)Scorecard A potent bowling attack and a strong team spirit developed through shared goals and experiences has taken Durham to the brink of a third County Championship title. When the weather allows, Durham will resume on the third...
Yorkshire now eyeing second solace
Yorkshire 210 (Gale 66, Williamson 52) and 4 for 0 lead Middlesex 128 (Sidebottom 4-27) by 86 runsScorecard With the correct mindset, if the Championship is lost, Yorkshire and Middlesex are still engaged in a worthwhile, cut-and-thrust contest for second place. It is worth a few bob and Yorkshire, in particular, need every penny they can lay their hands on. Yorkshire are well placed to achieve...
Hadlee elected in NZC board of directors
Former Test cricketers Richard Hadlee, Martin Snedden and Geoff Allott have been elected in the New Zealand Cricket board of directors. The three were among eight new directors voted in by delegates representing all Major Associations and District Associations in a general meeting in Auckland. The other five members included in the new board of directors were Greg Barclay, Neil Craig, Liz Dawson,...
Sep
18
Rain pushes Surrey closer to drop
Surrey 59 for 2 v WarwickshireScorecard Surrey's chance of staying Division One may have been slim anyway but they could do without the abrupt arrival of autumn keeping them confined to the dressing room for all but the first hour and a quarter of the first day of their match against Warwickshire. Umpires Richard Kettleborough and David Millns gave proceedings e as long as possible to be considered...
Goodwin, Wright frustrate Essex
Glamorgan 103 for 2 (Goodwin 48*, Wright 44*) v EssexScorecard Essex were frustrated by the weather and Glamorgan's third-wicket pair as they went in search of a victory at Chelmsford to keep alive their hopes of winning promotion. After winning the toss, Essex got off to the best possible start by removing the openers inside three overs but Murray Goodwin and Ben Wright put together an unbroken...
Yorkshire's dream withering away
Yorkshire 109 for 3 (Gale 66) v MiddlesexScorecard There have been several moments in the last few weeks that appeared pivotal in the title race, but Yorkshire may reflect on another frustrating battle with the weather as the day their Championship dream died. As news filtered through of Durham's domination of Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire were restricted to only 42.1 overs against Middlesex, denying...
Durham blitz brings title a step closer
Durham 207 for 8 (Mustard 77, Collingwood 53*, Adams 4-49) lead Nottinghamshire 78 (Harrison 3-4, Rushworth 3-24, Onions 3-30) by 129 runsScorecard It was surely fitting that Paul Collingwood should steer Durham away from trouble in their crucial match against Nottinghamshire. When Collingwood was appointed captain of Durham's Championship side in July 2012, the team were bottom of Division One...
Sep
17
Faisalabad 'ready for the big stage'
With their visa trouble firmly behind them Faisalabad Wolves, only the second Pakistan team to participate in the Champions League, are upbeat about their chances in the tournament after two weeks of "thorough" preparation. "We have been practising since two weeks. For a week we prepared at the local ground in Faisalabad, before moving to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore where we spent another...
Bangladesh disappointed at Test ranking
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was disappointed to see his team slip to 10th in the Test rankings after Zimbabwe entered at No. 9, having played enough Tests to qualify to the table. Zimbabwe's victory against Pakistan also meant that they were lifted to 34 points, a significant lead over Bangladesh who have ten. From the time they reinstated themselves as a Test team, Zimbabwe have won three...
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