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Handscomb pips Bancroft in Aussie captains' county duel

Peter Handscomb has won the battle of the Aussie county captains while Fergus O'Neill has been saluted for his winning farewell with Nottinghamshire.

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Ben Duckett helps Division One leaders Nottinghamshire to victory over Sussex

Duckett, slotting in at three, made 59 not out from just 31 balls as he clubbed four sixes and six fours in day three at Trent Bridge.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Surrey punish Somerset slump as Nottinghamshire win again

Surrey and Nottinghamshire wrapped up victories with a day of play to spare as wickets tumbled around the grounds

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Ben Raine and Codi Yusuf impress as Durham down Worcestershire inside two days

The visitors won by six wickets at New Road.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Durham beat Worcestershire inside two days – as it happened

Durham earned a six-wicket win on a verdant outfield which favoured the bowlers and hampered their hosts

The Guardian - UK

England’s Josh Hull fired up by Lions beasting and ‘gold dust’ of Anderson

Leicestershire left-armer reflects on ‘surreal’ Test debut last year, fitness work and Jimmy Anderson’s advice in the nets

The Guardian - UK

Crawley denies Green debut county victory with Glos

Cam Green's English county debut for Gloucestershire has ended in a tense draw, the Australian denied by Ashes foe Zak Crawley who steered Kent to survival.

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Tortured Zak Crawley’s prolonged poor form leaves England with a decision to make

The Kent opener’s lean start to the summer is poorly timed with a looming logjam in England’s top order

The Independent UK

County cricket day four: Essex survive Ethan Brookes onslaught to grab first win

There was a dramatic finish at Chelmsford where Worcestershire lost by 28 runs while Middlesex thrashed Glamorgan at Lord’s

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Pope and Lawrence hit centuries for Surrey against Sussex – as it happened

Attacking hundreds from Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence helped Surrey to 390 for three on the third day against Sussex, who made 435 in their first innings

The Guardian - UK

Durham duo Alex Lees and Emilio Gay pile on the runs against Yorkshire

Lees ended day two on 148 and Gay scored a maiden first-class century for Durham.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Warwickshire win nail-biter, Sussex end top-tier drought – as it happened

Warwickshire edged Durham by a wicket while Sussex dismissed Somerset for a first Division One win since 2015

The Guardian - UK

Essex beat Warwickshire inside two days at Edgbaston

Ryan Patel’s career-best 134 guided leaders Surrey to a 153-run first-innings lead against Durham.

The Independent UK

Jack Leach has Durham in a spin and improves Somerset’s title chances

Teenage prospect Farhan Ahmed claimed a record-breaking 10-wicket match haul for Nottinghamshire against Surrey.

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Skipper Rory Burns leads from the front as Surrey maintain title push

Burns followed his double-hundred against Lancashire with 161 as Surrey ended day one against Nottinghamshire on 339 for five at Trent Bridge.

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Rain affects title-chasing Essex with only 34 overs bowled against Hampshire

Rain caused havoc across the country on Saturday.

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Durham defy odds to reach Blast quarter-finals as Alex Lees leads from the front

Durham will travel to Surrey in the Vitality Blast quarter-finals after a dramatic final night of group action.

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Surrey set to join Birmingham in securing home Vitality Blast quarter-final

Fifties from Moeen Ali, Dan Mousley and Sam Hain helped the Bears, top of the North Group, see off Derbyshire by 44 runs.

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The Independent UK

James Anderson takes seven wickets for Lancashire ahead of England Test farewell

Ryan Patel’s brilliant 107 built on Jamie Smith’s 70 as leaders Surrey set Essex a formidable 361 to win their top-of-the-table clash.

The Independent UK

England new boy Jamie Smith makes hundred for Surrey on testing day for batters

The 23-year-old was the only wicketkeeper named in England’s 14-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies a week on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Ajinkya Rahane joins Leicestershire, to play County Championship and One Day Cup

NEW DELHI: Former India skipper Ajinkya Rahane has signed with English county side Leicestershire for the second half of the ongoing season.

The Independent UK

Louis Kimber smashes Ollie Robinson for 43 runs in one over to rip up Championship record books

Kimber hit 21 sixes and reached his double century from 100 balls

The Independent UK

Louis Kimber hits Ollie Robinson for 43 in an over but Leicestershire fall short

Kimber was in fine form as he hit 41 boundaries – 21 of them sixes – in his 243 from 118 balls before being last man out.

The Times of India

43 runs in an over! England bowler creates 'unwanted' record in County Championship's 134-year old history

NEW DELHI: Ollie Robinson, the England bowler, had no idea he would make history when he came on to bowl against Louis Kimber, Leicestershire's number eight batter, on Wednesday. Robinson conceded an astonishing 43 runs in a single over, setting a new record.

The Independent UK

Ollie Pope hits 99 but Surrey suffer first Vitality Blast defeat to Sussex

The Surrey captain cracked 10 fours and three sixes from 59 deliveries, but lacked support as the hosts fell 36 short of their 214-run target.

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