Day: September 2, 2011

Alastair Cook, England’s ODI captain, has warned his team-mates that “no player is guaranteed a place in his side” as England prepare for the one-day series against India

Jon Lewis and Will Gidman took seven wickets between them as Gloucestershire
had the better of a remarkable third day in the County Championship Division
Two match with Glamorgan at Bristol

In cricket, a combination of opposites is usually the most pleasing one and the differences are often best expressed when they come up against each other

Sean Ervine fell two short of a century as Hampshire cemented a winning position against Somerset on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton

Tino Mawoyo was not outwardly excited about his unbeaten 163. It was this composure that helped him survive Saeed Ajmal’s doosras, which he could not read

Surrey remained on course to win their County Championship Division Two
match at Northamptonshire going into the final day after centuries from Steven
Davies and Zander de Bruyn
at Wantage Road

Middlesex strengthened their bid for promotion from Division Two in the County Championship by completing a ten-wicket victory over against Leicestershire 40 minutes before lunch on the final day at Lord’s

Tino Mawoyo became the third Zimbabwe batsman to carry his bat, to lead Zimbabwe to an impressive 412 on the second day, before Mohammad Hafeez helped Pakistan assert themselves in the final session

Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over Division
Two rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing a
below-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury

Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over Division
Two rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing a
below-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury