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Kent’s Division One status was dangling by a thread after a dismal second day against Hampshire in the County Championship at Canterbury. The hosts slumped to 64 for five for in reply to Hampshire’s first innings total of 403, Kyle Abbott claiming three wickets for 23 runs for the visitors. …

David Bedingham made his third Championship century of the season against Lancashire and also passed 1,000 first-class runs for this campaign to help Durham take control of their match at Chester-le-Street. Having restricted Lancashire to 228 all out in their first innings, the home side were 367-4 at the close, …

Ollie Price and the weather combined to frustrate promotion-chasing Middlesex on the second day of their County Championship Division Two match at Lord’s. Right-hander Price made a gutsy 56 not out, his fifth first-class score of 50 or more this season, as the visitors battled to 154-5, 223 behind, in …

Ryan Patel led a solid Surrey batting effort to defy nearest challengers Somerset on the second day of the top-of-the-table County Championship First Division clash at Taunton. The 26-year-old all-rounder was unbeaten on 61 in a first innings total of 169-3 when rain ended play for the day at 15:00 …

Essex’s Cox, an aggressive 23-year-old right-handed batter, was part of England’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka which concluded on Monday but did not play. He was also the top scorer for men’s champions Oval Invincibles in this year’s Hundred, scoring 214 runs in seven matches with a …

Lancashire have signed West Indies pace bowler Anderson Phillip as an overseas player for the final three matches of the County Championship season. Phillip, 28, will go straight into the squad to face Durham at Chester-le-Street, starting on Monday. The Trinidadian, who has been playing for Florida-based side Miami Lions, …

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Tom Banton hit his third first-class century as Somerset posted 317 all out on the opening day of the County Championship Division One match against leaders Surrey at Taunton. The battle of the top two began with the hosts winning the toss and electing to bat first on a pitch …

Skipper Jonny Tattersall’s fine, unbeaten 90 enabled promotion-chasing Yorkshire to close on 263-8 for a lead of 165, after 18 wickets fell on day one of their County Championship match against Leicestershire. It came after Leicestershire’s decision to prepare a pitch as green as the outfield had threatened to backfire …

After being put in by Warwickshire, three wickets went down in little more than an hour as Hannon-Dalby had Jake Libby caught behind, Barnard removed Kashif Ali the same way and Gareth Roderick was trapped leg before by Michael Rae. And a fourth wicket then went down just before lunch …

Raine had Luke Wells caught behind by Ollie Robinson off the first ball of the game and then produced a magnificent delivery which nipped away and bowled captain Jennings for nine in the ninth over. Bohannon tucked into three wayward overs from Holder before losing his third-wicket partner, Venkatesh Iyer, …

India batter Prithvi Shaw was first to go when he edged the second delivery of the day from Chappell to third slip. Home skipper Luke Procter (12) and Gus Miller (six) were then dismissed lbw, by Reece and Andersson respectively. Rob Keogh’s (five) stay was equally brief, with James Sales …

Tom Westley and Paul Walter rescued Essex with a 142-run fifth-wicket stand in their County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford. Westley’s unbeaten 108 from 214 balls, his highest score of the season so far, held together an Essex innings that was in danger of collapse at 86-4 when the …

Kent reduced Hampshire to 213-7 at stumps on the first day of their County Championship Division One match at Canterbury. Matt Parkinson took 3-31 and George Garrett 3-60 as the hosts exploited the conditions at the Spitfire Ground. James Vince hit 88 for the visitors, but their next highest scorer …

Jack Davies posted his best first-class score of 91 as Middlesex built a strong platform after being put in by Gloucestershire in their County Championship clash at Lord’s. The Middlesex left-hander missed out on the chance of a maiden hundred after sharing a sixth-wicket partnership of 120 with Josh de …

England’s performance led to an accusation of complacency from former captain Sir Alastair Cook, while another ex-skipper, Michael Vaughan, warned them not to “take the mickey out of Test cricket”. But Ollie Pope, who deputised for the injured Ben Stokes as England captain for the Sri Lanka series, rejected suggestions …

BBC Sport’s Michael Vaughan says Joe Root’s failure to register a big score in England’s third Test defeat by Sri Lanka exposed how much the side depends on him. WATCH MORE: ‘They’ve hammered them!’ Sri Lanka thrash England in final Test Available to UK users only. Source link

England captain Ollie Pope reflects on his side’s Test summer after they won five of their six matches but admits he is “disappointed ” with their eight-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka at The Oval. READ MORE: Centurion Nissanka condemns England to dismal defeat Available to UK users only. Source link

England’s Shoaib Bashir takes a “stunning” catch to dismiss Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis early on day four of the third Test at The Oval. Source link

Derbyshire have signed Middlesex all-rounder Martin Andersson and Lancashire spin bowler Jack Morley on loan for the remainder of the season. Morley, 23, has had his second spell with Derbyshire extended after he was recalled from his first stint in May. He has so far taken eight wickets in three …