Somerset and Middlesex notch Championship wins
Somerset rounded off a superb team display by defeating Warwickshire by an innings and 82 runs inside three days of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One game at Taunton.
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James Anderson celebrates England return with trio of wickets for Lancashire
James Anderson celebrated the news his England exile was set to end by taking a trio of wickets as Lancashire bowled Hampshire out for 246 on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One clash.
County cricket talking points: Surrey rumble on but Lancashire are looming
One way a captain can get ahead in a game and open up pathways to a victory is to win the toss, bat first and contribute a daddy hundred. With his team’s batting almost comically fragile this season (his own form no small part in that), Tom Abell batted more than 100 overs for his undefeated 150, looked at his four international bowlers – plus Jack Brooks, who is closing in on 500 first class wickets – and must have thought Somerset’s nightmare start to the season was finally to be arrested.
James Anderson off and running for the season as Lancashire dominate
James Anderson took his first wicket of the season and Josh Bohannon pressed his Test claims as Lancashire dominated their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One clash against Gloucestershire at Emirates Old Trafford.
The Hundred: All you need to know with 100 days to go
The 2022 edition of The Hundred is just 100 days away.
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Essex close on victory while Harry Brook puts Yorkshire on top
Essex were on the brink of victory in the LV= Insurance County Championship after six wickets from Shane Snater saw Somerset bowled out for 154.
England and Australia stars among players retained for The Hundred 2022
The Hundred men’s and women’s teams have announced the players they have retained for the 2022 competition.