Durham let victory chance slip
Derbyshire 361 for 5 dec and 204 for 7 drew with Durham 501 for 8 and 110 for 2 dec at Derby Scorecard Derbyshire avoided an eighth consecutive County Championship defeat, but only thanks to a spate of...
View ArticleSussex tighten their grip over Surrey
Sussex 429 v Surrey 212 for 6 at Hove Scorecard Sussex tightened their control over Surrey in this intriguing tussle of the top two
View ArticleYardy makes a case for permanent place
On a cold and stuttering day at The Oval, a young Sussex batsman laid down his claim for a regular spot in first-class cricket
View ArticlePakistan duo blow away hapless Middlesex
Sussex bowled out Middlesex twice in a day to move to the top of the County Championship
View ArticleMushtaq powers Sussex to victory
A round-up from the thirdday of the latest round of County Championship matches as Sussex and Somerset register impressive wins
View ArticleNaved-ul-Hasan returns to haunt Middlesex
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan rescued Sussex from a spot of bother on the first day of their Championship match at Horsham
View ArticleSussex fight out tense draw
A day of several twists and turns saw the match going down to the wire and 17 wickets falling but the Indians would have been sorely disappointed at not being able to pick up that one last wicket to...
View ArticleMartin-Jenkins awarded benefit
The Sussex allrounder Robin Martin-Jenkins has been awarded a benefit year in 2008
View ArticleLancashire rip through Warwickshire
A round-up from the latest County Championship matches
View ArticleSurrey dent Lancashire's title hopes
A round-up from the second day of the final round of matches in the County Championship's Division One
View ArticleWright's century builds huge lead
Luke Wright hit an unbeaten 155, his highest first-class score, on a rain-hit third day at Lord's as Sussex extended their lead to 440 over MCC
View ArticleLumb grafts as Hampshire close in
Hampshire's batsmen grafted their way to within touching distance of Sussex's 332 to close on 304 for 6 on the second day at The Rose Bowl. It may not have wowed the spectators as much as Shane Bond's...
View ArticleKent left reeling after Prior ton
Sussex hadn't quite hit their stride in the early stages of their title defence, but that changed on the second day at Hove as they made full use of the play available on another rain-shortened day to...
View ArticlePrior shines but not bright enough
The third, soporific day at Hove inched the match inexorably closer to a batsman's draw, with Sussex's last five batsman adding 157 in 45 overs, only occasionally breaking into a trot
View ArticleSussex fight back as battle is rejoined
Sussex bounced back from Sajid Mahmood's 5 for 76 at Hove and reduced Lancashire to 67 for 4
View ArticleNash gives Sussex crucial advantage
Chris Nash's maiden first-class century could not have come at a better time for Sussex.
View ArticleDenly and Joseph pile misery on Lancashire
A round-up from the latest Championship matches
View ArticleGoodwin and Rashid bask in the sun
Martin Williamson reports on the final day of the Championship clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove
View ArticleAdams refuses to be drawn on his future
Chris Adams refused to comment on speculation that he was set to retire, saying he 'hoped to remain at the club in some capacity' next season
View ArticleChapple rescues Lancashire
Durham rolled Hampshire over for 105 and then looked to take a good lead by finishing with on 84 for 2
View ArticleMartin-Jenkins cuts down Lancashire
Another rain-interrupted day ended with Sussex perhaps the happier of the two sides, but probably not betting on eventual victory
View ArticleHarris impresses as Glamorgan edge honours
Teenage seamer James Harris claimed four Sussex wickets as Glamorgan shaded the opening day of their Division Two clash at a sunny Swalec Stadium
View ArticlePanesar helps put Sussex in control
Robin Martin-Jenkins and Monty Panesar took three wickets each as Sussex manoeuvred themselves into a commanding position on the second day against Glamorgan
View ArticleMartin-Jenkins puts Sussex in command
Allrounder Robin Martin-Jenkins continued to play a major role as Sussex headed confidently towards a first win of the season against Glamorgan at the Swalec Stadium
View ArticleSpinners seal Sussex win
Part-time offspinner Chris Nash claimed career-best figures to help Sussex secure an opening County Championship win over Glamorgan by 201 runs on the final day in Cardiff
View ArticleArun Harinath grinds for struggling Surrey
Allrounder Robin Martin-Jenkins continued his encouraging start to the season with four wickets as Sussex shaded an absorbing first day of their County Championship Division Two tussle with Surrey at Hove
View ArticleLuke Wright puts Sussex on the verge of victory
Luke Wright underlined his potential as a future England all-rounder with three key wickets as Sussex closed in on victory over Surrey in their Division Two clash at Hove
View ArticleSussex race to victory
Sussex needed just 33 minutes to wrap up a 10-wicket victory over Surrey on the final day of their Division Two match at Hove
View ArticleHonours even as wickets tumble at Bristol
ECB pitch inspector Jack Birkenshaw was again an interested spectator at Bristol as 20 wickets fell on another action-packed opening day of the County Championship Division Two match
View ArticleSussex control after Martin-Jenkins hundred
Robin Martin-Jenkins' first Championship century since 2003 put Sussex in a strong position on the second day of the Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Bristol
View ArticleSussex make it three wins in three
Sussex made it three Championship wins in succession by completing a 207-run victory over Gloucestershire inside three days at Bristol
View ArticleGoodwin stabilises Sussex
An unbeaten half century from Murray Goodwin gave Division Two leaders Sussex a measure of control after a fluctuating first day at Hove.
View ArticleMalan leads Middlesex to win
Middlesex enjoyed their first win of the County Championship Division Two campaign as an unbeaten century from Dawid Malan secured a three-wicket triumph over Sussex at Hove
View ArticleRobin Martin-Jenkins quits first-class cricket
Robin Martin-Jenkins, the Sussex allrounder, has announced that he will retire from first-class cricket this summer
View ArticleMartin-Jenkins fights to keep Sussex afloat
Worcestershire's hopes of forcing victory over Sussex were frustrated by a combination of rain and an unbeaten half-century from Robin Martin-Jenkins at Hove
View ArticleRain forces a draw in Martin-Jenkins' last game
Sussex and Worcestershire remain Glamorgan's closest challengers at the top of Division Two of the County Championship after their match at Hove fizzled out to a draw
View ArticleGoodwin, Martin-Jenkins rescue Sussex
Murray Goodwin made Derbyshire pay a high price for dropping him as he and Robin Martin-Jenkins scored centuries to rescue Sussex at Derby
View ArticleRain ends Derbyshire hopes
The prospect of an intriguing finish between Derbyshire and Sussex at Derby was washed out by heavy rain which prevented any play on the final day
View ArticleMartin-Jenkins shines before retirement
An unbeaten 73 in his last County Championship game from allrounder Robin Martin-Jenkins put Sussex in a decent position halfway through their Division Two game with Gloucestershire at Arundel
View ArticleMonty's five-for sets up Sussex win
Monty Panesar took his first five-wicket haul since September 2008 as Sussex beat Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Arundel
View ArticleRobin Martin-Jenkins bows out with a victory
Ed Joyce made his first hundred in one-day league cricket as Sussex Sharks improved their chances of defending their Clydesdale Bank 40 title with a crushing 159-run win over Worcestershire Royals at Hove
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