Round 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' 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. [1] (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. [2]  (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. [3]  (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. [4]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11515/html/scorecard.stm)