London: David Byas announced on Wednesday his second retirement from first-class cricket after just one season as a Lancashire player.
London: England captain Nasser Hussain's unbeaten century was the cornerstone of Essex's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final victory over Yorkshire on Wednesday.
London: Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood took all five wickets to fall so far in the Lancashire second innings as Surrey gave its title rivals something to think about on the second day of the current round of English County Championship matches on Thursday.
London: Australia batsman and Yorkshire captain Darren Lehmann had no excuses after the defending county champion was thrashed inside three days by First Division title favourites Surrey at Headingley on Friday.
London: Australia's Andrew Symonds made 89 for Kent as it piled up 577 for seven declared on the second day of its English First Division County Championship match at Canterbury.
London: In one of the most surprising moves in English county cricket this close season, former Yorkshire captain David Byas announced on Thursday he was crossing the border to join arch rivals Lancashire for the 2002 campaign.
London: Somerset guaranteed themselves runners-up spot in Division One its highest placing ever on Friday in its match against Northamptonshire after moving from 224 for two overnight to 650 all out.
London: Australian all-rounder Daniel Marsh inspired Leicestershire to a six-run victory over County Championship Division One title contenders Lancashire at Grace Road on Friday.
London?-hit England captain Michael Vaughan is making "gradual progress" in his recovery from the knee problem that forced him home from the India tour, Yorkshire director of cricket David Byas reported.
