The latest County Championship action, including a five-wicket haul for England captain Ben Stokes in Durham's match against Lancashire.
The latest County Championship action, including England captain Ben Stokes' return for Durham against Lancashire.
Joe Root scored his second Vitality County Championship century in as many innings with a sublime 156 for Yorkshire against Glamorgan at Headingley.
Somerset beat Essex in a two-day wicket-fest at Taunton to claim their first win of the season after four straight draws.
Twenty wickets fell on day one of the Vitality County Championship match at Taunton with Essex rolling Somerset for 128 after they had been bundled out for 156.
Champions Surrey needed only 30.2 overs to wrap up victory by an innings and 11 runs against Hampshire in their Vitality County Championship clash at the Kia Oval.
Ben Duckett scored an unbeaten 197 to hold Nottinghamshire's batting together on day one against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Surrey secured their first win season after beating Kent by an innings and 37 runs at Canterbury, as rain denied Nottinghamshire a possible 400-run stand at Somerset.
Essex claimed their second win of the County Championship season with an innings and 124-run win over Lancashire.
Joe Root, Harry Brook and Zak Crawley were all out cheaply as the County Championship returned for round three with the Dukes ball instead of the Kookaburra.
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Derbyshire have signed former England all-rounder Samit Patel on a contract which runs until the end of the 2025 season.
Essex's lingering hopes of winning the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One title were dealt a huge blow by Ben Sanderson's bowling for Northamptonshire.
Tom Lawes took five wickets as Surrey claimed three of the five points they need to be crowned county champions on the opening day against Hampshire.
Sue Redfern feels she has helped "send an important message" after becoming the first female to umpire a match in the LV= Insurance County Championship.