See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season

The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. A resurgent The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. It is administrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Cricket developed as a sport in England, so unsurprisingly England is both a founding Test cricket and one-day international nation. England played in the first Test... English cricket team has won 4 series in a row, going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year. Although England has The Bangladeshi cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. It is administrated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka), becoming the... Bangladesh to play first, all eyes are on the The Australian cricket team is today regarded as the dominant team in world cricket. They have an outstanding recent Test record and in the one day form of the game were World Champions in 1987, 1999 and 2003. They are also the current ICC Test Champions and are regarded by... Australian cricket team, and whether England can retake The Ashes is a regular international cricket contest between England and Australia, played every two years, so named after the trophy, which is a small wooden urn, said to contain the burnt bails from an 1882 game between the countries at The Oval. The custom arose when, after this game... the Ashes. Australia will still start as favourites, but England, for the first time in years, are expected to put up a real challenge to Aussie supremacy.

The first week

The cricket season started early, on April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining. April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 8 April, with MCC playing the Champion County, or at least it would have done if the rain hadn't delayed the start till the next day. The other games played were all between the first-class counties and university sides. The first matches showed a bumper crop of centuries, with little joy for bowlers.

Away from the cricket field, on April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining. April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 8 April the ECB announced that triangular A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. This a fairly recent development, considering that Test cricket has been played since the 19th century. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia... one-day international tournaments would no longer be played in England. On April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). There are 264 days remaining. April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 11 April Kevin Pietersen, England's South African-born all-rounder was reported to have a foot injury that could see him miss the start of the season, and Chris Scholfield began his case for unfair dismissal against Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester External links Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website (http://www.lccc.co.uk/) English first-class cricket clubs Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Middlesex Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey... Lancashire.

MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April 2005)

MCC beat Warwickshire by 7 wickets

Heath Streak is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He used to be the spearhead of the bowling attack in both forms of the game and is also very useful with the bat. Categories: Cricket stubs | 1974 births | Zimbabwean cricketers | Zimbabwean bowlers | Matabeleland cricketers | Hampshire cricketers | Warwickshire cricketers | Zimbabwean ODI cricketers | Zimbabwean test... Heath Streak of Warwickshire about to bowl to Cook on April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April Tenth is also a song by the band Garbage. It was released on the B-side of the Shut Your Mouth single from the beautifulgarbage album. The... 10 April.

Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). The team was extremely successful in the 1990s, with their allowed foreign player either being Brian Lara or Allan Donald. Lara set the world record for a first-class cricket... Warwickshire were the Champion County in -1... 2004, and therefore they kicked off the 2005 season with the traditional match against the The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the original governing body of international cricket. Though its international functions have been passed on to the International Cricket Council, and its English governance to the England and Wales Cricket Board, the MCC still is the framer and copyright holder of the Laws of... Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's on April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining. April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 8 April. The MCC side was effectively an "England A" team, with the match being the closest thing to a Test trial this season. It rained on and off throughout the first day. Just before 5pm, the captains tossed. Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup. He was appointed captain of Warwickshire for... Nick Knight of Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. However, more rain came down and at around 5pm play was abandoned - the first day of the 2005 cricket season would see no play.

The second day saw 87 overs of play before bad light ended the day's play. Warwickshire put on 347 for 5 declared. Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup. He was appointed captain of Warwickshire for... Nick Knight's 115 was the first century of the season. Wagh contributed 66 and Trott 75. The third day started with a confident and chanceless first wicket partnership of 109 between Alastair Cook and Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 - September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat. Prior was the son of a Nonconformist joiner at Wimborne Minster, East Dorset. His father moved to London, and sent him to Westminster School, under Dr Busby. On his fathers death, he left school, and... Matthew Prior. Then Cook, who grafted out his innings with careful footwork and plenty of off-side shots, and Owais Shah, who got off to a difficult start, put on 166 runs for the second wicket, when Cook fell for 120. The MCC declared soon after at 275 for 2, 70 runs behind. Warwickshire started their second innings confidently, and were 70 for 3 at close on the third day.

On the fourth and last day, Warwickshire powered on. Declaring at 225 for 4, with Tony Frost top scoring with 91. This set the MCC a target of 296 to win. On a wicket that held up well, Cook added 97 to his first innings century. By the time he was third out at 235, Andrew Andy Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe. He made his international debut in a Sri Lanka at New Plymouth, New Zealand in the 1992 cricket World Cup. He was Zimbabwes wicket-keeper for over 10 years and arguably... Andy Flower was well set. He scored an undefeated 110 as the hosts won by 7 wickets with eight overs to spare. The MCC remain undefeated in the traditional game against the previous season's traditional county since the fixture was re-established in 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. Years: 1967 1968 1969 - 1970 - 1971 1972 1973 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1970 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1970. The match leaves Prior and Cook in contention for possible future England call-ups.[1] (http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/OTHER/frames/MCC_WARWICKS_08-11APR2005.html)

MCC Universities matches

Cambridge UCCE v Essex (9-11 April 2005)

Essex beat Cambridge UCCE by 4 wickets

Essex' and Cambridge UCCE's season started at Fenner's Ground in This article is about Cambridge, England; see also other places called Cambridge. City of Cambridge Shown within Cambridgeshire Geography Status: City (1951) Region: East of England Admin. County: Cambridgeshire Area: - Total Ranked 316th 40.70 km² Admin. HQ: Cambridge ONS code: 12UB Coordinates 52°12 N 0°7 E Demographics... Cambridge. For the first time the Cambridge UCCE team is dominated by players from The Anglia Polytechnic University is a university in the United Kingdom, with campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford. It has its origins in a Cambridge Art School opened in 1858 by John Ruskin (the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology from 1960), and a further education college opened in Chelmsford in... Anglia Polytechnic University rather than University of Cambridge Motto Hinc lucem et pocula sacra From here [the university] [we receive] light and sacred draughts [knowledge]. Established 1209 Chancellor HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Vice-Chancellor Professor Alison Richard Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Students 16,000 total (4,700 graduate) Member of Russell Group, Coimbra Group... Cambridge University. The first day was a successful one for Cambridge UCCE, who completed an innings of 321. This was quite a recovery from 7 down for 139, when Friedlander (81), who has represented Boland is a District Municipality in Western Cape Province in South Africa The Boland District Municipality covers the Witzenberg, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Breede Valley, and Breede River / Winelands Local Municipalities. Categories: Stub ... Boland in The Republic of South Africa (listen) is a republic at the southern tip of the African continent. It is bordered to the north by Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe and to the north-east by Mozambique and Swaziland. Lesotho is contained entirely inside the borders of South Africa. South Africa is... South Africa, and Wright (76) got together. James Middlebrook took 5 for 54 for Essex County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Essex. On the second day, Essex put together 307 for 4 declared, although no player scored more than Ravinder Bopara's 69. Cambridge UCCE scored 64 for 3 by close of play. On the third and final day, Cambridge UCCE piled on more runs, finally declaring on 255 for 4, the highlight of which was 129 not out from Adnan Akram.

This left Essex 270 to win. They lost wickets in doing so, with Palladino taking 4 wickets, and the students gamely going for a win. However, an all-round performance by Essex finally saw them home with 4 wickets left. [2] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/CAMB-UCCE_ESSEX_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html)

Glamorgan v Cardiff UCCE (9-11 April)

Match drawn

On the first day of this match at Sophia Gardens, This article is about the Welsh capital. For the place in United States, see Cardiff, California. City of Cardiff Geography Area: - Total - % Water Ranked 19th 140 km² ? % Admin HQ: Cardiff ISO 3166-2: GB-CRF ONS code: 00PT Geographical coordinates: 51°29N 3°11W Demographics Population: - Total (April 29, 2001... Cardiff, Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Glamorgan ran riot, notching up 516 for 7, with David Hemp (120), Matthew Maynard (105) and Ian Thomas (133) centuries. They continued on the second day, until Cardiff UCCE finally dismissed them for 603. The match didn't improve for Cardiff UCCE, as they made only 152 in reply. However, Glamorgan chose not to enforce the follow-on and elected for more batting practice. By close of play they were 134 for no loss. On the third and final day, Mark Wallace and Jonathan Hughes both completed their centuries, making 117 and 109 (retired hurt) respectively. Glamorgan finally declared on 381 for 3, leaving Cardiff UCCE an impossible 833 to win. At 57 for 2, an early capitulation looked likely. However, Lloyd and Butler got together and proved difficult to dismiss. By the time Lloyd was out for 102, Butler was on 104, Cardiff UCCE 257 for 3, and the game ended there. [3] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/GLAM_CARDIFF-UCCE_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html)

Oxford UCCE v Gloucestershire (9-11 April 2005)

Match drawn

Oxford Universities Cricketing Centre of Excellence and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Gloucestershire started their 2005 first-class season at the Parks in Oxford on April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). There are 266 days remaining. April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 9 April. Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to bat. However, they did not do well, scoring 305 for 9 declared off 89.2 overs, Weston's 103 making him the first Gloucestershire centurion of the season. The declaration left 9 overs for Oxford to bat through until the end of the first day. They were 21 for 2 at the close.

On the second day, Oxford UCCE collapsed to 116 all out. Gloucestershire chose batting practice rather than to enforce the follow-on. At close they were 262 for 1, with Craig Spearman undefeated on 170. In the final over, which was the first one Stephen Moreton had bowled in first-class cricket, Spearman scored 6,6,6,6,4 and 6, with Spearman being dropped twice. The innings continued on the third and last day, and Gloucestershire closed on 490 for 4 declared from 101 overs. Spearman had made 216 before he retired out. There were few overs in the day left, but victory for Gloucestershire looked on the cards when they reduced Oxford UCCE to 24 for 6. Then a rearguard undefeated 64 from Knappett and 22 from Woods rescued some pride for Oxford UCCE and saw them through for the draw. But this was certainly a game for Oxford UCCE to forget. [4]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/OX-UCCE_GLOUCS_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html)

Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-11 April 2005)

Northamptonshire beat Bradford/Leeds UCCE by an innings and 62 runs

The first day of this game at This article is about Northampton, England. For other places, see Northampton (disambiguation) Borough of Northampton Shown within Northamptonshire Twin towns: Marburg, Germany Poitiers, France Geography Status: Borough Region: East Midlands Admin. County: Northamptonshire Area: - Total Ranked 262nd 80.76 km² Admin. HQ: Northampton ONS code: 34UF Demographics Population: - Total (2002... Northampton saw Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. The club has produced several famous players qualified for England including Allan Lamb, Frank Tyson, Colin Milburn, Rob Bailey, Wayne Larkins & David Capel. Also several notable overseas players such as Curtly... Northamptonshire progress to 373 for 7 declared off only 69 overs. Kevin Innes top-scored with 80 off only 59 balls. The declaration left time for 23 more overs on the first day, in which Bradford/Leeds UCCE slumped to 60 for 5. The second day, Bradford/Leeds UCCE fared equally badly, being dismissed for 137. Northamptonshire chose to enforce the follow-on rather than opt for batting practice, and saw off Bradford/Leeds UCCE for 174 to win by an innings and 62 runs in two days. [5]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/NORTHANTS_BRAD-LEEDS-UCCE_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html)

Somerset v Durham UCCE (9-11 April)

Match drawn

At The following places are named Taunton: Taunton, Somerset in England Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton, Minnesota Taunton, New York Also: Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. The Taunton River, historically also called the Taunton Great River, is a river in southern Massachusetts in the United... Taunton, the first day of the season for these two teams made up Somerset's first innings. In 105 overs Somerset County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Somerset made a mammoth 580 for 5 declared. Ian Blackwell contributed 191, John Francis 123 and Matthew Wood is an American filmmaker who is currently the Supervising Sound Editor (2003) employed at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. Wood worked on the first two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy as supervising sound editor and also did an uncredited acting portion in The Phantom Menace... Matthew Wood 95 as Durham UCCE struggled. Francis and Wood's partnership is a new record fifth-wicket partnership for Somerset, beating the 235 put on by CCC "Box" Case and Jack White in Years: 1924 1925 1926 - 1927 - 1928 1929 1930 Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1927 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1927. Somerset declared on their overnight total. However, on a good pitch, Durham UCCE fared well, making a mammoth 304 for the first wicket, and were 327 for 1 at close on the second day. Will Smith scored 156 and Alistair Maiden 211 not out before Durham UCCE were able to declare on 433 for 4, 147 behind. Also, this was against a first-class attack including Andrew Richard Caddick (born 21 November 1968) is an England cricketer. Caddick was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and had played for New Zealand in the Youth World Cup of 1987/88. He toured England the following summer, and decided to settle in the country. Caddick made his county cricket... Andrew Caddick and Nixon McLean. Somerset chose to bat out the rest of the day for a draw, finishing on 211 for 2 declared, with John Francis scoring 112. [6]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/SOMERSET_DURHAM-UCCE_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html)

Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005)

Match drawn

The first day of this match, which was played at This article is about the English town of Hove. For other uses see Hove (disambiguation). Hove Administration Borough: Brighton & Hove Region: South East England Nation: England Other Ceremonial County: East Sussex Traditional County: Sussex Postal County: East Sussex George Street on a busy day Hove is a next-door... Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. Sussex then reached 15 for no loss at close. Sussex batted through the second day, moving to 367 for 3 at close, after both Ian Ward and Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1738-December 31, 1775) was an Irish-American soldier. He was born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, the son of Thomas Montgomery (a member of Parliament) and Mary Franklin Montgomery. He was an officer in the British Army in the Seven Years War. His service was... Richard Montgomery both got centuries. Sussex were finally dismissed for 490 on the third and last day. This didn't leave them enough time to dismiss Loughborough UCCE a second time, and they were 103 for 5 at close. [7]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/SUSSEX_L-BOROUGH-UCCE_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html)

The Championship starts

Wednesday April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the The Gregorian calendar is the calendar currently used in the Western world. A modification of the Julian calendar, it was first proposed by the Neapolitan doctor Aloysius Lilius, and was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, for whom it was... 13 April saw the start of the County Championship season.

Frizzell County Championship - Division One

Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April)

Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs

Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. There were 1,200 at the For other uses of Rose Bowl, see Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl is a cricket ground in Southampton, England, which is mainly used as the home ground for the Hampshire team in county cricket. It has not yet received full Test status from the International Cricket Council, but is a... Rose Bowl to watch Simon Katich (born August 21, 1975) is an Australian cricketer. He was born in Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia. Categories: Stub | Australian batsmen ... Simon Katich flawless 72 not out, as he was the only one able to cope with the conditions as Hampshire were all out for 197 before tea. Katich's innings was one of defence coupled with the odd drive, hook and pull. Hampshire's meagre total suggests they miss Kevin Pietersen, who performed so well for The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. It is administrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Cricket developed as a sport in England, so unsurprisingly England is both a founding Test cricket and one-day international nation. England played in the first Test... England in the one-dayers against The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by the Zimbabwe Cricket (formerly known as Zimbabwe Cricket Union). Zimbabwe is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first Test match in 1992 (against... Zimbabwe and The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. It is administrated by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first Test match in... South Africa over the winter. Pietersen said of his foot injury, "If I got a ball on my foot or I slipped I could be out for six to eight weeks. It's a bit tender and it's just a case of biding my time," he said. However, they did have to face good, fast-medium-pace bowling from Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire fared well in reply, and Shane Warne Australia (AUS) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Leg break googly (LBG)   Tests ODIs Matches 120 193 Runs scored 2465 1016 Batting average 16.21 13.02 100s/50s 0/9 0/1 Top score 99 55 Overs bowled 5608.1 1766.4 Wickets 566... Shane Warne was brought into the attack after only 18 overs. He took Craig Spearman's wicket when Spearman tried to sweep him, but Gloucestershire were sitting pretty at close on 118 for 2, 79 behind with 8 first innings wickets remaining.

On the second day, Hampshire's bowlers, led by Warne, battled hard to get them back into the game. Except for Jonathan Lewis, who scored 40 off 61 balls batting at number ten, no-one after the first three Gloucester batsmen scored more than ten. Their first innings ended for 221, just 24 ahead. Hampshire also struggled, and scored only 94 for their first 6 wickets. Warne and Sean Ervine survived the last six overs to push the score to 111 for 6 at close.

The third day saw yet another change in fortunes, which just about left Hampshire on top. The bowlers dominated the first two days, but the start of the third day was dominated by Hampshire's bowlers batting. Warne increased his score to 62, Trimblett got 64 and Logan 28 through aggressive batting as Hampshire closed their second innings on 275. This left Gloucestershire a challenging target of 252. Spearman and Weston then put on 129 for the first wicket, only for five wickets to fall in quick succession before bad light stopped play, with the visitors on 149 for 5, needing 103 for victory.

It took only 18.4 overs on the fourth day for the match to be settled. With Taylor finishing on 6 for 45 as Gloucester were all out for 203. After the game Hampshire's captain, Shane Warne, said, ""We believe we can win from any position and it's so important to win your first few games. It was a tremendous team effort and everyone pulled their weight. This is the type of game you never forget. We found ourselves behind the eight ball at the start of every day but I always felt we were in with a chance if we could remove their openers." [8]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/HANTS_GLOUCS_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)

Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April)

Surrey (12 pts) drew with Sussex (9 pts)

Sussex won the toss at For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. It has also been known as Kennington Oval, Fosters Oval and AMP Oval and is currently known as the Brit Oval. It is the home ground for Surrey. The nearest tube station is also called Oval... the Oval and elected to bat. Mark Ramprakash captained Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. SCCC has had two golden ages, in 1887 to 1895 and again in the 1950s. SCCC won the county cricket championship title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first... Surrey as Mark Butcher England (Eng) Batting style Left-handed batsman (LHB) Bowling type Right arm medium pace (RM)   Tests ODIs Matches 71 0 Runs scored 4288 - Batting average 34.58 - 100s/50s 8/23 -/- Top score 173* - Overs bowled 150.1 - Wickets 15 - Bowling average 36.06 - 5 wickets in... Mark Butcher has still not recovered from the injury that saw him miss England's winter tour. Only 49 overs could be bowled on the first day, as rain delayed the start till after lunch, and bad light brought an early conclusion. Cloud cover helped the bowlers, but Sussex, thanks to Yardy's 44 not out, finished the day on 171 for 4. The second day saw 61 overs. Yardy, again under cloud-covered skies, progressed to 111, which will have gone a long way to helping him cement a regular first team place. Rikki Clarke, who took 4 for 91, appears a yard quicker than last season, and to have improved after his poor season last year. Sussex finished on 370, and Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. SCCC has had two golden ages, in 1887 to 1895 and again in the 1950s. SCCC won the county cricket championship title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first... Surrey on 6 for 1.

Only 13.3 overs were possible on a rain-affected third day, as Surrey moved to 33 for 1, with a draw a virtual certainty. The day was enlivened by the sight of a fox on top of one of the famous gasholders. It presumably went onto the top when the gasholder was low, and was trapped as the level rose. On the fourth day, Surrey's stand-in captain Mark Ramprakash made an impressive 152, as Surrey elected to bat on to 402 for 5 declared, to claim maximum batting points. The game ended there as a draw. [9]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/SURREY_SUSSEX_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)

Warwickshire v Glamorgan (13-16 April)

Warwickshire (22 pts) beat Glamorgan (1 pt) by an innings and 43 runs

Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Glamorgan won the toss at a cold Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. Edgbaston was historically a town in its own right, until it became administratively part of Birmingham in the late 19th century. Edgbaston has a reputation of... Edgbaston and chose to bat. The pitch hade been roughed up to encourage turn for the benefit of Ashley Giles England (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Left-arm orthodox spin (SLA)   Tests ODIs Matches 45 47 Runs scored 1123 255 Batting average 20.79 15.93 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 52 39 Overs bowled 1713 346 Wickets 127 45... Ashley Giles. The England selectors will have been pleased that he made the most of it, taking 6 for 44, the third-best figures of his career. First, however, Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. Representing Victoria in the domestic competition, he has a reputation as a strong opener. Elliotts Australian representative career began in 1996/1997, when he replaced the out of form Michael Slater as then-captain Mark Taylors opening partner against the West Indies... Matthew Elliott, Glamorgan's Australian batsman scored 84 to take his team to a comfortable looking 157 for 3. However, Glamorgan then lost their final 7 wickets for just 41 runs. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). The team was extremely successful in the 1990s, with their allowed foreign player either being Brian Lara or Allan Donald. Lara set the world record for a first-class cricket... Warwickshire's catching was excellent, as they restricted their opposition to 198 off 63.3 overs, 2 short of their first bonus point. Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup. He was appointed captain of Warwickshire for... Nick Knight and Mark Wagh then saw Warwickshire through to 68 for no loss, before bad light stopped play.

After losing Knight and Wagh with only 4 added to the overnight score, the Champion County showed their class. After the start of the day, the pitch calmed down, and England hopeful, Ian Bell, who scored 96, and There have been several well-known people named Michael Powell, including: Michael Latham Powell, a British film director Michael K. Powell, current chair of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell, owner of a well-known bookstore Michael Powell, a professional lacrosse player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Michael Powell put on 153 for the fourth wicket. Dougie Brown then helped himself to a half-century being unbeaten on 85 at close, with Powell on 144 not out and Warwickshire on 415 for 4, 217 ahead. Alex Wharf and Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, England cricketer. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to... Simon Jones bowled enthusiastically, but without much to show for it.

The bat dominated on a cold third day, with runs coming at around 5 an over, though this was aided by there being short boundaries. This allowed 362 runs to be scored, even though almost all the third session was lost to bad light. In the morning, Warwickshire's runs flowed freely. Although Powell only add 2, Brown moved on to 122, and Heath Streak is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He used to be the spearhead of the bowling attack in both forms of the game and is also very useful with the bat. Categories: Cricket stubs | 1974 births | Zimbabwean cricketers | Zimbabwean bowlers | Matabeleland cricketers | Hampshire cricketers | Warwickshire cricketers | Zimbabwean ODI cricketers | Zimbabwean test... Heath Streak had time to score 41 not out before Warwickshire declared on 564 for 8, 366 ahead. Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. Representing Victoria in the domestic competition, he has a reputation as a strong opener. Elliotts Australian representative career began in 1996/1997, when he replaced the out of form Michael Slater as then-captain Mark Taylors opening partner against the West Indies... Matthew Elliott and David Hemp put on 162 for the second wicket. However, Matthew Maynard went for a duck, leaving Glamorgan on 213 for 4 at close.

On the fourth day, Robert Croft is an English cricketer. Categories: Stub | English bowlers ... Robert Croft and Darren Thomas held Warwickshire briefly at bay with a partnership of 75, but this wasn't enough as Glamorgan succumbed for 323. Warwickshire captain, Nick Knight, said, "Once they were bowled out for 198 on that pitch they were always going to struggle. They then put down three catches, which proved to be decisive. We had a bit of luck so we are not going to start going around saying that we are going to win the Championship just because we have won one match." John Derrick, Glamorgan's coach, said, "Although we batted much better second time around, we made it difficult for ourselves by not scoring enough first innings runs. Warwickshire showed what playing pressure cricket is all about. They bowled with a lot of discipline. They piled up a big score to make sure that we didn't get back into the game." [10]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/WARWICKS_GLAM_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)

Frizzell County Championship - Division Two

Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April)

Worcestershire (21 pts) beat Derbyshire (3 pts) by 10 wickets

At This article is about the city of Derby in England. For other meanings, see Derby (disambiguation) City of Derby Geography Status: Unitary, City (1977) Region: East Midlands Ceremonial County: Derbyshire Area: - Total Ranked 271st 78.03 km² Admin. HQ: Derby ONS code: 00FK Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density Ranked... Derby, Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. The club was formed on 11 March 1865, and attained first-class status in 1899. Between the wars, Fred Root was among the countys finest players, and one of the first exponents of leg... Worcestershire won the toss an chose to bat. Stephen Moore was run out early for 19. He held his pose, showing off his defensive shot during an appeal for In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batsman can get be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out lbw under a complex series of circumstances that primarily include the ball hitting the batsmans body when it would otherwise... leg before wicket, as Moss came in on the blind side and threw the ball at the stumps. The other opener, Stephen Peters, stayed around though, and made 55. Once Moore was out, Moss was joined by Hick, who was given lives on 8 and 57, and made 80 off 119 balls before finally being lbw for 80 off one that kept low. Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is an English cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman. Solanki was born in Udaipur, India, but moved to Britain with his family at the age of eight. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in 1995, but had to wait until 1999... Vikram Solanki then went for a duck, but Worcestershire were never in trouble, finishing on 305 for 6 at close.

Worcestershire kept batting on the second day, before declaring after winning their fourth bonus point on 350 for 9. Derbyshire's batting was woeful, with no-one scoring more than 30 as their first innings ended on 135 all out, 215 behind. Mason (2), Sheriyar (3) and Wigley (3) were all in the wickets for Worcester. The follow-on was enforced, and Derbyshire were 10 for 0 when stumps were drawn.

Only 74 overs were bowled on the third day, with rain ending play at tea. Michael Di Venuto put up the Derbyshire resistance, scoring 111 in an innings that included 12 fours and 1 six before finally being stumped off Gareth Batty. Stubbings played the anchor role, and had made only 33 when the first wicket fell for 150. Batty bowled unchanged for a 32 over spell as Sheriyar and Wigley tried, and failed, to get di Venuto. Once he was gone, there was a flurry of wickets to 175 for 4. At close Derbyshire were within sight of a draw, being 11 runs behind with six wickets remaining.

Gareth Batty increased his second innings tally to 5 for 87 to dismiss Derbyshire early on the fourth day. Stubbings' innings ended with just 10 added to the previous day's score. By the time they were all out for 285, Derbyshire had set a target of just 71 in 68 overs. It took them only 14 as Peters and Moore won the match for them by 10 wickets. It was an easy victory for Worcestershire in the end, helped by Derbyshire dropping 6 catches along the way. Worcester coach Tom Moody is a former Australian cricketer. Categories: Stub | Australian batsmen | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... Tom Moody said, "We haven't got our overseas players here but this was a good example of the depth of our squad. To have a successful season, you need players who can come in and stand up and be counted and they've done that. The game proved that catches win matches with Derbyshire dropping six while Worcestershire hardly missed an opportunity. We were let off the hook a bit in the first innings with some dropped chances but our catching was exceptional, particularly with the conditions being so cold. I think the cold weather was the hardest thing for Gareth because it's difficult for a spinner to get his hands warm and grip the ball." [11]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC2/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/DERBY_WORCS_CC2_13-16APR2005.html)

Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April)

Essex (12 pts) drew with Yorkshire (5.5 pts)

At Arms of Chelmsford Borough Council This article is about the town of Chelmsford in Essex. See also Chelmsford (disambiguation). Chelmsford is a town in the county of Essex, in the United Kingdom. It lies 30 miles (48km) northeast of London, approximately halfway between there and Colchester. It is almost exactly... Chelmsford, Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was founded on January 8, 1863 in the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield. From 1891 the club moved to Headingley. It has produced many prominent figures in English cricket, including Geoffrey Boycott, Fred... Yorkshire won the toss and put Essex County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Essex in to bat. Essex never looked by, as Will Jefferson, Essex' 6'10'' opener but on 149 before being out leg before just before close. Essex captain, Ronnie Irani, said, "People think his height is a weakness, they try and over-test it — they try and pitch it up too much or bowl short too much." Jefferson could have been run out for 0 after a mix-up with Cook, and was dropped on 6. Alastair Cook, hero for the MCC at Download high resolution version (1280x960, 418 KB)Photo of the Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground, I took the photo and release it to the public domain. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for... Download... Lord's fell early for 11. However, Jefferson was given admirable support by Zimbabwean Grant Flower is a Zimbabwean cricketer. Categories: Stub | Zimbabwean batsmen ... Grant Flower, who was 55 not out at close, with Essex on 224 fo 2, after 26 overs were lost to rain. Yorkshire bowled seven bowlers.

Only 32 overs were possible on the second day, with play only starting at 4.31pm. Essex added 103 runs for the loss of 2 wickets to finish the day on 327 for 4. Rain pretty much did for the third day too. In 15 overs, Essex moved on to 394 for 4, with Andrew Andy Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe. He made his international debut in a Sri Lanka at New Plymouth, New Zealand in the 1992 cricket World Cup. He was Zimbabwes wicket-keeper for over 10 years and arguably... Andy Flower, Grant's brother, and Ronnie Irani being on unbeaten half-centuries at close, a draw a virtual certainty.

After adding only 7 in 11 balls on the fourth and final day, Essex declared on 401 for 4, batting on to score the extra bonus point before putting Yorkshire in. Yorkshire found it difficult on a pitch that must have been affected by the rain. Whilst Yorkshire's captain, Craig White, resisted with 59 not out, the team disintegrated to 205, 196 behind. Essex enforced the follow-on, but in yet another rain-affected day, Yorkshire held on. Jaques scored 67 not out from 88 balls out of his team's 105 for 2. Essex scored maximum bonus points, but were denied by the weather. Yorkshire escaped with the draw, but were fined 0.5 points for a slow over rate during Essex' innings. [12]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC2/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/ESSEX_YORKS_CC2_13-16APR2005.html)

Lancashire v Somerset (13-16 April)

Lancashire (10 pts) drew with Somerset (9 pts)

At Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. International Test matches have been played there since 1884. The cricket ground is near the Old Trafford football stadium, in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. See also List of Test cricket grounds Test... Old Trafford, Somerset County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Somerset won the toss and elected to field on a seaming pitch after a delayed start. Mal Loye was the only Lancastrian to score a half-century, as Somerset made the most of the conditions. Sutcliffe, Law and Chilton all worked themselves into the 30s, but failed to progress. Lancashire finished the first day on 235 for 7.

Second day honours went to Lancashire. First their not out batsmen, Dominic Cork and Sajid Mahmood, took the eighth wicket partnership to 94, and Lancashire finished on 323. Andrew Richard Caddick (born 21 November 1968) is an England cricketer. Caddick was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and had played for New Zealand in the Youth World Cup of 1987/88. He toured England the following summer, and decided to settle in the country. Caddick made his county cricket... Andrew Caddick took 4 for 78. James Anderson can refer to: James Anderson, administrative head of Norfolk Island James Anderson, a founder of the Scottish Enlightenment James T.M. Anderson, Premier of Saskatchewan from 1929 to 1934 James Anderson an actor James Anderson, a tennis player James Anderson, a cricket player James Anderson, a Harvard University... James Anderson and Dominic Cork then set about damaging Somerset's batting. Only Ian Blackwell, who was dropped by Stuart Law at slip when on 17, put up much resistance, with captain and England opener Marcus Trescothick England (Eng) Batting style Left-handed batsman (LHB) Bowling type Right-arm medium   Tests ODIs Matches 59 92 Runs scored 4430 3370 Batting average 43.00 38.29 100s/50s 10/24 8/19 Top score 219 137 Overs bowled 50 20.4 Wickets 1 4 Bowling... Marcus Trescothick making only 11. At one stage Somerset were 53 for 4, and they finished the day on 193 for 7, with Blackwell not out on 74.

Just as Somerset's tail pushed on at the end of their innings, so did Lancashire's. Blackwell made his second century in two innings, finally surrendering on 122. The second-highest scorer was Richard Johnson with 40. Blackwell explained, "I've changed a few things this year and started to bat on off stump. A lot of bowlers have been going across me because they know that I go at widish balls. The ball's now closer to me if it's slanted across and I'm backing my hand-eye co-ordination to avoid being lbw." The day itself was very cold, with Blackwell saying, "It was absolutely perishing out there. I think play should be abandoned if it gets that cold." After Somerset were dismissed for 272, six Somerset men came out to field sporting woollen hats. Bad light and rain meant the day ended at 2.07pm, with Lancashire on 33 for 1, 84 runs ahead. Whilst a Lancashire victory was not out of the question, the most likely result was the draw.

Lancashire batted on for another 49 overs, scoring 195 for 6 declared, and setting Somerset a target of 247 runs in 31 overs. Horton and Loye put on 94 for the first wicket. But all in all, taking 61 overs to score 195 was hardly declaration batting. Somerset did not go for the win (which would have meant scoring at well over 7 an over), and made 69 for 3 off 22.3 overs before play ended because of bad light. Lancashire's Mal Loye, who fell just short of his century on 92 in the second innings to go with his 53 in the first said, "To get a couple of 50s against a pretty good attack is a good start. It was a pretty difficult pitch to bat on during the first day but it got easier as the match wore on and I was disappointed to miss out. Getting a century is a psychological thing for a batsman. I don't set myself goals or anything like that, but it's always nice to get a hundred." [13]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC2/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/LANCS_SOMERSET_CC2_13-16APR2005.html)

Leicestershire v Durham (13-16 April)

Durham (22pts) beat Leicestershire (1pt) by an innings and 216 runs

The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. Granted first-class status in 1991, Durham is English crickets youngest first-class county. The County Ground at the... Durham won the toss against Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Leicestershire and elected to bat first at Grace Road, This article discusses Leicester in England. For other places of the name see Leicester (disambiguation). City of Leicester Geography Status: Unitary, City (1919) Region: East Midlands Ceremonial County: Leicestershire Area: - Total Ranked 276th 73.32 km² Admin. HQ: Leicester ONS code: 00FN Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density Ranked 21st... Leicester. The first day was dominated by Durham's Australian left-handed opener, Mike Hussey. Hussey may not be good enough to make the Australian Test squad, but he was good to make an undefeated 165 off 290 balls on a flat pitch on the first day. Former England Under-19 batsman Gordon Muchall helped Hussey add 166 for the third-wicket partnerhsip, before being run out for 82. Durham finished day one on 325 for 3.

On the second day, Hussey powered on, and was seventh man out for 253, an innings that included 3 sixes and 33 fours. Durham finally declared on a mammoth 523 for 8 declared off 161 overs. It didn't get much better for Leicestershire when they finally did get to bat on a pitch was much less placid than on the first day. Liam Plunkett soon took their first four wickets, and also had one dropped as Leicestershire struggled to 49 for 4. Leicestershire went on to finish their first innings on 123 all out. Plunkett finished on 5 for 43. Leicestershire were then forced to follow-on exactly 400 behind. They made 10 without loss by close. Steve Harmison England (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm fast (RF)   Tests ODIs Matches 28 23 Runs scored 287 33 Batting average 11.03 11.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 42 13* Overs bowled 1048.1 193.3 Wickets 111... Stephen Harmison, England's out of form fast bowler performed well. But he still could not take a wicket and was upstaged by Plunkett.

Durham needed 70.3 overs to finish off Leicestershire with a day to spare. The good news for England fans will be the return to form of Harmison, who took 4 for 30 as Leicestershire were dismissed for 184. At one stage, Harmison had taken three wickets in a 15 ball spell without conceding a run. Plunkett continued to unsettle the batsmen and finished on 3 for 55. Only one Leicestershire batsman, John Maunders, was able to score a 50.[14]  (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC2/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/LEICS_DURHAM_CC2_13-16APR2005.html)

MCC Universities matches

Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April)

Match drawn

Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. The club has had two periods of outstanding success: the first in the years before World War I, when in the space of eight seasons they were county champions four times; and the second in the... Kent had a tough rain-affected first day at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury is the name of various places in the world, including: the city of Canterbury in England which: is home to Canterbury Cathedral. gave its name to the music genre, the Canterbury Scene. the city of Canterbury in New South Wales, Australia the region of Canterbury in New Zealand. In... Canterbury. They struggled against the bowling of Dai Rushbrook, who took 3 for 25 in 8 overs, and Luke Sellers, who took 2 for 23 in 7. At one point they were reduced to 86 for 6, before recovering to 104 for 6 in the 30 overs the weather allowed them before close of play on the first day. The next two days of this three day match were then both abandoned because of rain. [15]  (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/MCC-UNIV/SCORECARDS/KENT_CARDIFF-UCCE_MCC-UNIV_13-15APR2005.html)

Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April)

Match drawn

At A view towards the new William Clarke stand during a Test match, August 2003 Trent Bridge is a Test cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. The site is located very close to the main bridge over the River... Trent Bridge Loughborough UCCE won the toss and elected to bat. This allowed Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team who are based in the city of Nottingham in England. They play at the Trent Bridge ground which is also a venue for Test cricket matches. English first-class cricket clubs Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire... Nottinghamshire's Greg Smith may refer to several notable individuals. Greg Smith, UK politician, Greg Smith, Canadian jazz musician for The Shuffle Demons. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might... Greg Smith to show off his left arm fast-medium bowling that Loughborough's inexperienced students could not cope with. Smith took 5 for 19 as Loughborough UCCE made only 164 before tea. After tea, Bicknell and Gallian scored at a steady 3 runs an over to leave Notts 67 without loss at close on the first day.

The Nottinghamshire innings continued and took up all the second day, and the batsmen got useful match practice before their Championship season starts. The highlight was Anurag Singh's 131 from 176 balls with 23 fours and a six. Three other batsmen made half-centuries, including Darren Bicknell, whose 91 took up five minutes short of five hours. The pick of the bowling came from Loughborough UCCE's left-arm spinner David Wainwright. Nottinghamshire were 467 for 8 at close on the second day.

Nottinghamshire continued their innings on the third and final day, allowing Graeme Swann to make his half-century, finishing with 63 off 59 balls. They were finally all out for 532 off 130 overs. Wainwright finished on 4 for 109. This did not leave enough time for Loughborough UCCE to be dismissed a second time. They only needed to survive 47 overs. That seemed in doubt when they tumbled to 38 for 3, before the ship was steadied, and they scored 185 for 4 to claim the draw. Wicket-keeper Paul Harrison scored 54. [16]  (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/MCC-UNIV/SCORECARDS/NOTTS_L-BOROUGH-UCCE_MCC-UNIV_13-15APR2005.html)

National Cricket League - Round One

National Cricket League - Division One

Hampshire v Essex (17 April)

Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 16 runs (D/L method)

At the For other uses of Rose Bowl, see Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl is a cricket ground in Southampton, England, which is mainly used as the home ground for the Hampshire team in county cricket. It has not yet received full Test status from the International Cricket Council, but is a... Rose Bowl, Hampshire batted first, scoring 175 for 9, as Tim Phillips took 3 for 31. It was a good day for spin, with Grant Flower is a Zimbabwean cricketer. Categories: Stub | Zimbabwean batsmen ... Grant Flower also taking 2 wickets. In reply, Essex County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Essex' Will Jefferson was 44 not out, and Essex 69 for 2 off 16 overs when rain put an end to play, leaving Essex the winners on the In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It was devised by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis and has been adopted... Duckworth-Lewis method. England's star one-day player of the winter, Kevin Pietersen, managed only 5 off 14 balls for Hampshire before being bowled. [17] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11516/html/scorecard.stm)

Lancashire v Glamorgan (17 April)

Match abandoned - Lancashire (2pts), Glamorgan (2pts)

Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, England cricketer. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to... Simon Jones took 3 for 19 as the defending champions took on Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester External links Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website (http://www.lccc.co.uk/) English first-class cricket clubs Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Middlesex Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey... Lancashire at Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. International Test matches have been played there since 1884. The cricket ground is near the Old Trafford football stadium, in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. See also List of Test cricket grounds Test... Old Trafford. Afterwards he said, "The older I've got the easier I've found bowling. My control has got better over the last couple of years and that showed today." Alex Wharf and Robert Croft is an English cricketer. Categories: Stub | English bowlers ... Robert Croft also both took 2 wickets as Lancashire moved to 160 for 8 off 41.2 overs, with Hogg top-scoring with 41 not out. Rain then brought proceedings to a close. [18]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11513/html/scorecard.stm)

Northamptonshire v Worcestershire (17 April)

'Worcestershire (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by 31 runs (D/L method)'

At This article is about Northampton, England. For other places, see Northampton (disambiguation) Borough of Northampton Shown within Northamptonshire Twin towns: Marburg, Germany Poitiers, France Geography Status: Borough Region: East Midlands Admin. County: Northamptonshire Area: - Total Ranked 262nd 80.76 km² Admin. HQ: Northampton ONS code: 34UF Demographics Population: - Total (2002... Northampton, Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. The club was formed on 11 March 1865, and attained first-class status in 1899. Between the wars, Fred Root was among the countys finest players, and one of the first exponents of leg... Worcestershire captain Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is an English cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman. Solanki was born in Udaipur, India, but moved to Britain with his family at the age of eight. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in 1995, but had to wait until 1999... Vikram Solanki led fromt he front, scoring 119 off 137 balls, including 13 fours and 1 six. Support from his colleagues took the visitors up to 211 fo 4 off their 45 overs. Worcestershire director of cricket Tom Moody said of Solanki: "I can't see why he won't be in the mix for England section this summer. It depends how the selectors shuffle the deck, but I would imagine he will be in their minds for consideration at the very least. We were very confident he was ready for the challenge of captaincy and he has had a great start."

When Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. The club has produced several famous players qualified for England including Allan Lamb, Frank Tyson, Colin Milburn, Rob Bailey, Wayne Larkins & David Capel. Also several notable overseas players such as Curtly... Northampstonshire batted, Australian Matt Mason took 3 for 20, to leave Northamptonshire on 137 for 7 off 32.5 overs when rain prevented further play. Worcestershire won easily on the In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It was devised by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis and has been adopted... Duckworth-Lewis method. [19]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11514/html/scorecard.stm)

Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April)

Middlesex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 35 runs (D/L method}

At A view towards the new William Clarke stand during a Test match, August 2003 Trent Bridge is a Test cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. The site is located very close to the main bridge over the River... Trent Bridge, Chad Keegan took career best figures of 6 for 33 as Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team who are based in the city of Nottingham in England. They play at the Trent Bridge ground which is also a venue for Test cricket matches. English first-class cricket clubs Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire... Nottinghamshure were bowled out for 173. By the time Keegan had finished they were 75 for 6, but the tail wagged. Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. Their home ground is Lords Cricket Ground in London. See also: Marylebone Cricket Club. External link Middlesex County Cricket Club (http://www.middlesexccc.co.uk/) English first-class cricket... Middlesex scored 91 for 0 off 21.3 overs, thanks to a half-century from Paul Weekes, when rain brought an end to the match. Middlesex were comfortable winners on the In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It was devised by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis and has been adopted... Duckworth-Lewis method. [20]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11515/html/scorecard.stm)

National Cricket League - Division Two

Derbyshire v Kent (17 April)

Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts)

Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the "Phantoms" lost the toss and were put in to bat at This article is about the city of Derby in England. For other meanings, see Derby (disambiguation) City of Derby Geography Status: Unitary, City (1977) Region: East Midlands Ceremonial County: Derbyshire Area: - Total Ranked 271st 78.03 km² Admin. HQ: Derby ONS code: 00FK Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density Ranked... Derby. Opener Jon Moss made free at the start of the innings with 79 off 81 balls before he was bowled by Ferley. His team-mates struggled, with only captain Luke Sutton, with 46, adding much to the score. Derbyshire scored 197 for 8 in their 45 overs. Only 5 overs of Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. The club has had two periods of outstanding success: the first in the years before World War I, when in the space of eight seasons they were county champions four times; and the second in the... Kent's innings were possible, in which time they made 9 for 0. Rain then meant the match was abandoned. [21] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11519/html/scorecard.stm)

Leicestershire v Durham (17 April)

Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 9 runs (D/L method)

Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Leicestershire won the toss at Grace Road, This article discusses Leicester in England. For other places of the name see Leicester (disambiguation). City of Leicester Geography Status: Unitary, City (1919) Region: East Midlands Ceremonial County: Leicestershire Area: - Total Ranked 276th 73.32 km² Admin. HQ: Leicester ONS code: 00FN Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density Ranked 21st... Leicester and elected to bat. Liam Plunkett continued his good form, dismissing Maunders and Habib early reducing the hosts to 4 for 2. Darren Maddy and Ackerman then put on 98 for the third wicket, which helped Leicestershire to 175 for 8 off their 45 overs. The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. Granted first-class status in 1991, Durham is English crickets youngest first-class county. The County Ground at the... Durham edged to 85 for 3 from 33 overs, when rain prevented further play, leaving Durham the winners on the In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It was devised by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis and has been adopted... Duckworth-Lewis method. [22]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11518/html/scorecard.stm)

Surrey v Yorkshire (17 April)

Jimmy Ormond comes in to bowl for Surrey.

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 43 runs

At For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. It has also been known as Kennington Oval, Fosters Oval and AMP Oval and is currently known as the Brit Oval. It is the home ground for Surrey. The nearest tube station is also called Oval... the Oval, Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was founded on January 8, 1863 in the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield. From 1891 the club moved to Headingley. It has produced many prominent figures in English cricket, including Geoffrey Boycott, Fred... Yorkshire won the toss and batted. Matt Wood anchored the innings with 111 off 127 balls, as Aussie Ian Harvey took 69 from 48, and Aussie Phil Jaques took 49 from 39. Yorkshire ended on 334 for 5, a record score for them in the Sunday League against Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. SCCC has had two golden ages, in 1887 to 1895 and again in the 1950s. SCCC won the county cricket championship title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first... Surrey. In reply Surrey tried to knock off their target in sixes, with 9 coming in their innings. Ali Brown scored 5 of them as he plundered 86 off 46. But wickets fell, and Surrey's tail this year is long. When Brown was out, Surrey were 261 for 6, and still leading on Duckworth-Lewis. However, with no recognised batsmen left it, only a Yorkshire victory was likely. When Mohammed Akram was stumped off a no ball, Surrey were 291 all out, 43 runs in arrears. The pick of the Yorkshire bowling was captain Craig White with 4 for 14 in 4 overs. [23] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11520/html/scorecard.stm)

Warwickshire v Somerset (17 April)

Match abandoned - Warwickshire (2pts), Somerset (2pts)

Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). The team was extremely successful in the 1990s, with their allowed foreign player either being Brian Lara or Allan Donald. Lara set the world record for a first-class cricket... Warwickshire won the toss at Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. Edgbaston was historically a town in its own right, until it became administratively part of Birmingham in the late 19th century. Edgbaston has a reputation of... Edgbaston and put Somerset County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Somerset in to bat. Mike Burns dominate proceedings with his 107 from 134 balls, supported by Keith Parsons' 51 and James Hildreth's 54, as Somerset scored 254 for 5 in their 45 overs. However, then bad weather put an end to the day's play before Warwickshire had a chance to bat.

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