There was only one match in the LV= County Championship today, with Somerset kicking off their match against Durham at Taunton at midday following an overnight party to welcome the Olympic torch.
There were wins for the Unicorns, Lancashire, Middlesex, Sussex, Surrey, Yorkshire and Hampshire in today's Clydesdale Bank 40 action.
All six of today's matches ended in draws as the improving fortunes of the nation's batsmen, coupled with the usual English 'summer' weather, meant that the bowlers enjoyed little luck on the final day of matches in the seventh round of the LV= County Championship.
Derbyshire ensured that they will end the seventh round of matches in the LV= County Championship at the top of Division Two following a third day trouncing of bottom-placed Glamorgan at the County Ground. Elsewhere, there were notable performances from Stuart Meaker, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Anthony McGrath.
The batsmen again enjoyed the best of the running on the second day of matches in round seven of the LV= County Championship. There were centuries for Michael Bates, Martin Guptill, Wayne Madsen, Steven Davies and Rikki Clarke, while the bowlers were led by David Masters who ended with six wickets at Grace Road.
The sun shone and the runs flowed as the seventh round of matches in the LV= County Championship got underway today. There were centuries for Varun Chopra, James Hildreth, Arul Suppiah, David Sales, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Simon Katich on the opening day as Glamorgan were the only side to lose all ten wickets during the day.
Counties prepare for life without their England players as round seven of the LV= County Championship gets underway tomorrow. We preview all seven of the matches.
Joe Denly, Paul Stirling and Chris Rogers helped Middlesex to a comfortable eight-wicket win at Voorburg.
There were wins for Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Durham, Sussex and Warwickshire in today's Clydesdale Bank 40 action.
On a day of contrived finishes, bore draws and calculated bonus point accumulation, there was a win for Yorkshire and tense happenings at New Road, Chester-le-Street and Grace Road as the sixth round of matches in the LV= County Championship reached an, at times, enthralling conclusion today.
Players made up for time lost due to the recent rain and put in some excellent performances on the third day of matches in the sixth round of the LV= County Championship today. Ollie Rayner, Kyle Coetzer, Tom Westley and Darren Stevens were just some of the people to impress.
Rain again played havoc with what should have been the second day of matches in the sixth round of the LV= County Championship. Hampshire, Derbyshire, Sussex and Lancashire are still yet to get their matches underway, while there was no play on day two at Durham, where the hosts are taking on Somerset, or at Grace Road, where Northamptonshire are taking on Leicestershire.
Only up at Chester-le-Street was anything like a full day's play possible as the opening day of matches in the sixth round of the LV= County Championship attempted to get underway amidst the rain today. Those in the far south and west were worst affected, with Hampshire's match against Derbyshire; Lancashire's at Sussex; and Gloucestershire's against Yorkshire all abandoned with no play possible.
We preview all eight matches ahead of the sixth round of the LV= County Championship.
The Clydesdale Bank 40 was hit severely by the weather today with all six of the matches affected to some degree. As usual, the rain proved to be a great leveller with Scotland and the Netherlands both recording upsets against their county opponents.
There were wins for Middlesex, Surrey, Netherlands, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Kent on another day of county cricket action.
There were wins for Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire in the LV= County Championship today, while Middlesex's match against Worcestershire appears to be heading for a draw.
The rain allowed for some exciting action in the LV= County Championship as Warwickshire recorded a win over Durham to go top of Division One, while Kane Williamson and Andrew Hall put in notable performances in the second division.
The weather again intervened on the second day of matches in round five of the LV= County Championship, meaning that no play was possible in the matches involving Glamorgan and Essex; Northamptonshire and Hampshire; and Oxford MCCU and Kent, while the opening day of Middlesex's match against Worcestershire was also abandoned.
The rain finally relented to allow for more or less a full day's cricket as the fifth round of the LV= County Championship got underway. There were notable for performances from Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen, Yorkshire wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow, and South Africa and Essex batsman Alviro Petersen, among others on the opening day.
We look ahead to the fifth round of matches in the LV= County Championship which get underway tomorrow, as well as rounding up the rest of the news from the county circuit.
The weather turned out to be worse than anticipated today meaning that the no play was possible on the third day of the matches involving Surrey and Durham; Essex and Northamptonshire; and Gloucestershire and Glamorgan. Derbyshire's match against Cardiff MCCU also saw no play and the decision was taken to abandon that match ahead of the final day.
A combination of sodden outfields and yet more rain made play impossible in three of the nine county matches scheduled for today. The second day of Gloucestershire's match against Glamorgan as well as Surrey's against Durham were both abandoned without a ball able to be bowled, while the first day of Derbyshire’s match against Cardiff MCCU suffered a similar fate.
Rain affected the opening day of most of the matches in the fourth round of the LV= County Championship to some extent, with those in the south of the country particularly badly affected. Indeed no play was possible at The Oval, where Surrey were taking on Durham, or in the Division Two clashes between Gloucestershire and Glamorgan and Essex and Northamptonshire.
We preview the fourth round of matches in the LV= County Championship which begin tomorrow, and round up all of the recent happenings on the county circuit in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Rain was the ultimate victor as most matches in the third round of the LV= County Championship ended in a draw. However, there was time for Warwickshire to hold their nerve to wrap up victory over Lancashire and for Hampshire to win a thriller at Cardiff.
The batsmen made the most of the slightly improved weather to record seven centuries on the third day of matches in the LV= County Championship third round.
The weather delayed things rather less than was originally feared, meaning that significant play was possible in all eight of today's games in the LV= County Championship.
As expected, rain wreaked havoc with today's county fixtures. From the little play that was possible between the showers, it was the bowlers who once again held the upper hand over their batting colleagues.
We preview the third round of matches in the LV= County Championship which begin tomorrow, and round-up the rest of the county news in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Warwickshire opener Varun Chopra is appealing to Birmingham businesses to help him raise £25,000 to fund a new research nurse for Cure Leukaemia.
The talented 24-year-old - who last season became the first player in Warwickshire’s history to score back-to-back double centuries - has teamed up with Birmingham-based charity Cure Leukaemia to help raise funds for much-needed specialist nurses across the Midlands.
Leicestershire seamer Nathan Buck has agreed a one-year extension to his existing contract, meaning that he will stay with the club until at least the end of the 2013 season.
There were several close finishes in the latest round of LV= County Championship matches, with Middlesex, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire all triumphing in their respective matches.
It was a day for batting collapses in the LV= County Championship as Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Durham, Middlesex and Glamorgan all lost a flurry of wickets at one point or other during the day's play with most of the batsmen struggling to adapt to the overcast conditions.
The bowlers continued to hold the edge over the batsmen on the second day of matches in round two of the LV= County Championship, although Michael Yardy, Michael Lumb, Michael Powell and Chris Dent did all reach three figures to restore some pride for the batsmen.
Wickets tumbled on the opening day of matches in round two of the LV= County Championship as the overcast conditions and myriad of stoppages due to persistent showers made life a misery for batsmen.
We preview the second round of LV= County Championship matches which get underway tomorrow.
England fast bowler and Twenty20 International captain Stuart Broad has suffered a further injury setback and is set to be ruled out of all cricket for an additional three weeks.
The gloomy prognosis means a potential Indian Premier League debut for the Kings XI Punjab has again been delayed.
There were wins for Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Derbyshire and Surrey on the final day of matches in the opening round of the LV= County Championship. Meanwhile, up at Chester-le-Street, Durham MCCU collected a record of the unwanted variety against their county cousins.
We round up all of the action from the third day of the opening round of LV= County Championship matches, where there were wins for Leicestershire over Glamorgan and Essex over Gloucestershire.
There were notable performances from Vernon Philander, Mat Coles and Tymal Mills on the second day of action in the LV= County Championship, while at Grace Road the number of batsman dismissed in two days reached 31 – a turn of events which will surely interest the ECB's ever-vigilant pitch inspectors.
We round up all the action from the first day of LV= County Championship action in 2012, where there were excellent performances from Amjad Khan, Rob Key and Billy Godleman among others.
We preview all of the matches in the first round of the LV= County Championship and round up the day's county news in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Cricket World looks ahead to the County Championship which begins tomorrow and predicts how each county will fare in 2012.
Cricket World looks ahead to the County Championship which begins tomorrow and predicts how each county will fare in 2012.
Lancashire-based brewer Thwaites has produced a unique message of support as the county champions prepare to defend their crown.
On the eve of the 2012 LV= County Championship season before their opening fixture against Sussex, Thwaites, proud sponsor of Lancashire County Cricket Club, spelt out a unique 'Good Luck' message with its award winning Wainwright golden ale beer.
We round up the news from the county scene and report on the final day of the remaining MCC University match in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed that Peter Wright has been re-elected unopposed to the ECB Board.
The Nottinghamshire chairman will serve for a further three-year term having been nominated by Yorkshire and seconded by both Middlesex and Warwickshire.
Leeds/Bradford MCCU almost pulled off a remarkable victory in their maiden first-class match at The Oval, while Middlesex, Essex and Somerset drew their matches against the universities. Meanwhile, Glamorgan wrapped up a comfortable win at The Parks as the first batch of 2012's county matches drew to a close.
Australian seamers Mitchell Johnson and Steve Magoffin have agreed terms to be overseas players at Durham and Sussex respectively.
The counties continued to dominate the university sides on the second day of matches in the English county season as David Masters took the season's first five-wicket haul and James Hildreth hit 2012's first double century.
Seven centuries were scored on the opening day of the county season in England, with Graham Napier's unbeaten 100 from only 48 balls the highlight.
Tomorrow sees the first of the season's first-class fixtures take place as the counties begin their traditional round of warm-up matches against the six MCC University centres of excellence. For the first time, all six have been granted first-class status.
Axed Australian Twenty20 International captain Cameron White has signed a county contract with Northamptonshire, which will see him represent them as their second overseas player in the Friends Life t20. Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas has already signed to fill the other overseas slot.
Lancashire completed a remarkable fightback on the third and what turned out to be final day against MCC in Abu Dhabi. In spite of conceding a first innings lead of 67, the reigning county champions eased to a six-wicket victory after bowling MCC out for just 84 in their second innings.
Lancashire's bowlers hauled their team back into the match on the second day in Abu Dhabi as they reduced MCC to 81 for eight in their second innings after they themselves had been bowled out for 199 earlier in the day.
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