County Championship round-up: Surrey still top, Warwickshire claim first win
Surrey, needing 237 to win, completed their second victory from the first three games with Patel joined by Ben Foakes in a decisive fourth-wicket partnership of 66.
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Kent Cricket's Jordan Cox thrilled to get first century of the season under his belt against Essex as he looks ahead to County Championship match against Lancashire
Jordan Cox was delighted to get his first century of the season quickly under his belt.
Kent’s Jordan Cox and Ben Compton both score centuries during draw with Essex
Kent duo Jordan Cox and Ben Compton both scored 129 as their LV= County Championship clash against Essex ended in a draw at Chelmsford.
Kent's Cox and Compton hit centuries in draw with Essex
Kent duo Jordan Cox and Ben Compton both scored 129 as their LV= County
Australian bowler Jackson Bird takes two wickets as Kent fight back after Sir Alastair Cook and Nick Browne score hundreds for Essex
Kent took four wickets with the second new ball as they launched a late comeback on the opening day of the new county cricket season on Thursday.
County Championship round-up: Cook and Browne ruffle Kent bowlers
If the County Championship season started with its traditional squelch, a surprising number of batters were able to see off April’s demons.
The Hundred: Full squads revealed as West Indies and Australia stars sign up
West Indies hero Kieron Pollard and Australia captain Meg Lanning are among the international stars who will play in The Hundred this summer after being signed at the draft.
West Indies 1-0 England: player ratings for Joe Root’s defeated tourists
Joe Root: 289 runs, average 48; one wicket, average 69; four catches By the hideous denouement, Root’s trademark busyness with the bat required an almost visible force of will; the words he delivered in interviews said one thing, but his eyes said another. The captain may have been dealt a weak hand by English cricket’s mismanagement, but he both bears some responsibility for those decisions (especially selection) and can be accused (again) of failing to get the most from the resources available to him. It was harder to discern the tactics of England’s most experienced captain than those of the West Indies’ much less experienced skipper. There is plenty of mitigation, but there is plenty of underachievement too. This was also Root’s report card for the Ashes defeat; so much for the reset. Grade C-