An accomplished century from Samit Patel rescued a draw for LV County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire and denied Surrey their first win of the season.

Durham held out for a draw against Somerset at Chester-le-Street after losing two early wickets when set a winning target of 285 in 52 overs.

Andrew Flintoff hit the winning runs as Lancashire breezed to their third LV County Championship win of the season at the Rose Bowl, defeating Hampshire by six wickets.

Kent wrapped up a maximum-points win over Yorkshire at Canterbury with more than half a day to spare but not before a few nerve-jangling moments in their 140-run winning total.

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Following the statement by the Cricket Disciplinary Appeals Panel, the ECB can confirm that the Twenty20 Cup quarter-final will be played between Durham and Glamorgan at the Riverside on a date to be confirmed.

Captain Michael Vaughan has attempted to temper the level of expectation surrounding Andrew Flintoff's return after he was named in an England Test squad for the first time in 18 months.

For the past few weeks the rich have got richer in the The Beechwood Motor Group Derbyshire Premier Cricket League as Ockbrook & Borrowash notched up win after win but last weekend, they were held to a winning draw by

Yorkshire produced a gutsy performance in the field against Kent but could not prevent a disappointing three-wicket defeat at Canterbury. Martin van Jaarsveld hit an important 41.

Members of the former Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers will recall that a Trust Fund existed for 'the assistance of persons who are or have been members of The Association and their spouses, widows, widowers, children and other dependents

Neil McKenzie's tour de force hundred and a second three-figure exercise in determination from Hashim Amla completed South Africa's escapology act in the first Test at Lord's today.

Andrew Flintoff has been included in the England squad for the second npower Test against South Africa at Headingley Carnegie.

Castleford clinched their fourth engage Super League win of the season with a hard-fought 18-10 victory over Hull KR at The Jungle. First-half efforts from Luke Dorn, Michael Shenton and Peter Lupton proved too much for the visitors, who could

St Helens showed the future is bright both on and off the field as a first-half masterclass saw the the engage Super League leaders register their 14th straight win at the expense of bottom club Castleford, who they crushed 68-12.

Sport England has recently published detailed information packs on 41 sports, which bring together data from the Active People Survey, the Taking Part Survey, and Sport England's market segmentation. Each pack includes information on the following: participation rates in each

The first of what is hoped to be a oncce a term operational bulletin for all matters relating to the new Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP). Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust are united in

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Wolverhampton's challenge for the Birmingham Midshires Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League suffered a setback that could prove crucial when their match at Kidderminster Victoria was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Pakistani all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and opener Joe Denly have both been awarded their county caps for Kent after fine starts to the season.