Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (day one) Gloucestershire 229: Bracey 86; Milnes 4-55 Kent 71-1: Compton 33* Kent (3 pts) trail Gloucestershire (0 pts) by 158 runs Match scorecard Kent were 71-1 at stumps after day one of their County Championship game with Gloucestershire at Canterbury, trailing by 158. The promotion-hopefuls
Nottinghamshire’s first requirement, after the toss favoured Yorkshire, was to come through the morning with as little damage as possible on what looked like a pitch that would favour the seamers. An hour and 40 minutes in, after no little playing and missing and a couple of edges that had fallen short of the slips,
Leicestershire’s strange decision to bat first suited Warwickshire’s plan perfectly and their rampant attack – who had bowled out the opposition for less than 200 seven times out of nine – maintained that streak. They took two wickets in the first two overs as Sheridon Gumbs played inside Bamber’s fourth ball which hit off-stump and
With the final round of the 2026 County Championship season almost upon us, it is time to pick your best XI from this summer. You must select two openers, three middle-order batters, one wicketkeeper, two all-rounders, two pace bowlers and a spinner. Who makes the cut from the players listed below? Have we missed anyone
Available for over a year Mark Chapman is joined by cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt, former England captain Sir Alastair Cook and former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior. We hear from England’s new Test head coach Stephen Fleming for the first time. The former New Zealand captain was appointed on the 30th July but only arrived in
