• Ben Coad helps bowl Yorkshire to victory• Durham suffer third successive defeatThe weather at Taunton spoilt the golden-ticket game between the champions, Surrey, and top-of-the- table Somerset. In a stuttering day Surrey lost three wickets, includin…
Cricket news and updates from around the county groundsCook guides Essex past big-spending Notts Email Tanya, tweet @tjaldred or join the discussion BTL 11.32am BST Oh no! They’re off at Taunton too. The rain must be travelling from the Midlands downwa…
Updates from around the county groundsECB back on defensive over Hundred photo gaffeYou can post BTL, email Tanya or tweet her here 11.50am BST What does Simon Harmer eat for breakfast? Grannottinghamola. Nash gone for 32, Harmer 5-46, Notts 124/7. And…
The Spin: county outgrounds get their chance to shineEngland chase down huge Pakistan total to win third ODIAnd you can post BTL, mail Tanya or tweet her @tjaldred 11.31am BST In a white van battle, Van der Gugten snaffles a second at Newport – Van Buu…
Newport on the Isle of Wight will host first-class cricket for the first time while Lancashire are set to play at ‘home’ in SedberghGlamorgan took the field against Gloucestershire on Tuesday morning on a well-tended ground in the suburbs of Newport wi…
Live updates from day one of round three in the ChampionshipPut the smartphone down Aggers. This spat really isn’t cricketFeel free to email Tanya or tweet @TJAldred your thoughts 11.28am BST And another one down, this time at Chelmsford – Ben Duckett …
Nottinghamshire will face either Worcestershire or Somerset, and Hampshire will play either Middlesex or LancashireBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogNottinghamshire needed 23 runs off 12 balls with just two wickets in hand if they were to top th…
Jack Leach was superb for Somerset as they beat Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge to maintain their 100% recordBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogJack Leach gets all those wickets because he plays at “Ciderabad” doesn’t he? And it’s April, so why p…
Live updates from all the matches around the countryRoundup: Leach spins Somerset to win at Trent BridgeFeel free to email Tanya or tweet @tjaldred 11.37am BST A crumb for those pining for Jonathan Trott – he’s going to Kent as a temporary coach. Jonat…
• Notts lose last eight wickets for 60 in second innings• Essex hold off Surrey pacemen, Dan Lawrence falls short of 100England spinner Jack Leach’s six for 36 inspired Somerset to their second successive victory of the season. Leach, playing in his fi…
County Championship updates from around the groundsRoundup: Hameed makes overdue century for LancsEmail Tanya here. Tweet @tjaldred 11.23am BST Just been checking up on Dan Lawrence – youngest cricketer to make a Championship century, here at The Oval …
Updates from around the groundsRoundup: Surrey batsmen find formTalking points: the winner takes it allEmail Tanya, tweet or comment below 11.23am BST A little green lung in the middle of the city. Patel, by the way, has 80.Surrey’s living wall – home …
• Ryan Patel, Ben Foakes and Will Jacks all pass 50 against Essex• Gary Ballance and Joe Root in the runs again for YorkshireSurrey’s title defence got under way with a flourish at The Oval as a succession of their young batsmen gamboled in the spring …
Updates from around the grounds as play beginsTalking points: the winner takes it all this seasonTen commandments club cricketers must followEmail Tanya, tweet or comment below the line 10.15am BST Good Morning from a sunny south London. An americano a…
Only one team will be relegated this season, so captains should throw caution aside and try to build a title chaseBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogThere is always a bit more than the points at stake when Yorkshire visit Trent Bridge but, at the…
• Pair share partnership of 253 to frustrate Nottinghamshire• Somerset pull off unlikely 74-run victory against KentUnbeaten centuries from Joe Root and Gary Ballance helped Yorkshire secure a draw at Trent Bridge.Nottinghamshire had declared overnight…
The latest updates and news from day four of the opening roundCounty Championship roundup: Yorkshire struggle at NottsAny thoughts? You can email Tanya | tweet @tjaldred 12.02pm BST Root pulls on a new helmet and the old firm resume. Root and Ballance…
• Joe Root leaves field with hand injury but expected to bat• Notts’ Joe Clarke closing in on second century of the matchAn injury scare for Joe Root could not overshadow Yorkshire’s predicament as another super innings from Joe Clarke helped Nottingha…
Updates from around the county groundsYou can email Tanya here or tweet her hereDay two: Kent take control against Somerset 11.27am BST And by the way, Gal says Gill Sans Serif, and Tim agrees with some sort of Gill (“like John Lewis”). 11.25am BST Hav…
County Champioship news from day two of the opening roundThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Tanya, post BTL or tweet her @tjaldred 10.14am BST I love this blossom. Cherry? Anyway – just wondering, do any sport…
