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Bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire gained the upper hand on the opening day of their County Championship Division Two battle against Essex at Southend

Nottinghamshire are favourites to take the points after leaving Lancashire to score 258 to win

Scott Borthwick, the legspinning allrounder who was recently called-up by the England Lions, enjoyed an excellent day with bat and ball to leave Durham firmly on top of their four-day match against Sri Lanka A at Chester-le-Street

Will Gidman and Yasir Arafat played starring roles for their respective teams
on a fiercely-contested opening day of the County Championship match between
Gloucestershire and Surrey at Cheltenham

Offspinner James Middlebrook recorded his best figures for Northamptonshire as
they dominated the first day of their County Championship match against
Glamorgan at Swansea

Offspinner James Middlebrook recorded his best figures for Northamptonshire as
they dominated the first day of their County Championship match against
Glamorgan at Swansea

Marcus Trescothick became the first batsman to reach 1,500 runs this summer as
Somerset responded to Worcestershire’s highest County Championship total of
the season on day two at New Road

A round-up of the action from the first day of the Emerging Players Tournament

A round-up of the fifth day of matches at the Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20

A round-up of the action from the second day of the Emerging Players Tournament