
Albert Shines as Surrey Lose Title
Surrey miss out on a fourth consecutive County Championship title but fight their way back into the game at Hampshire.
1998 articles

Surrey miss out on a fourth consecutive County Championship title but fight their way back into the game at Hampshire.

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt scores 122 as England beat India by 152 runs in the first of their two warm-up matches before their World Cup opener next week.
Pakistan set up an Asia Cup final showdown with India after successfully defending 136 to beat Bangladesh by 11 runs.

Nottinghamshire win the County Championship title, denying Surrey a fourth straight crown.

Gloucestershire white-ball captain Jack Taylor extends his contract with the club until the end of the 2028 season.

Worcestershire would not have been defined by the One-Day Cup final result, whichever way it would have turned out, says head coach Alan Richardson.

Tom Bailey's 5-51 allows Lancashire to bowl Glamorgan out for 265 in Cardiff, with the visitors reaching 55-0 in reply.

Luis Reece and Wayne Madsen score centuries and share a stand of 231 as Derbyshire reach 389-2 on day one against Kent in the Championship.

Middlesex skipper Leus du Plooy's 24th first-class hundred gives the hosts the upper hand on the first day against Gloucestershire.

Stevie Eskinazi hits an unbeaten 150 as Division Two champions Leicestershire pile up 392-7 on day one against Northamptonshire.

England Test captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum make new players feel "on top of the world", says all-rounder Will Jacks after receiving a surprise recall for the Ashes.

Somerset's batters enjoy a profitable first day in their County Championship game at Essex, closing on 339-6.