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The Latest Breaking News from Leicestershire

Kent beat holders Gloucestershire in Blast thriller as Somerset see off Surrey

Liam Dawson warmed up for England duty with a four-wicket haul.

The Independent UK

Sussex ease to win as leaders Nottinghamshire dominate Yorkshire

There were also County Championship wins for Somerset, Leicestershire and Glamorgan.

The Independent UK

Sussex thrash Hampshire, Somerset beat Durham, and more: county cricket day three – as it happened

Josh Hull hurtled back to catch Tom Hartley off his own bowling and Leicestershire romped to their fifth victory of the season against Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

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County cricket: Ahmed and Hill turn on the style for Leicestershire

Gloucestershire struggled at Northants as Parkinson becomes unfortunate Derbyshire history-maker

The Guardian - UK

Matthew Waite claims six as Worcestershire beat Essex for first win of season

Hampshire and Somerset were also victorious on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Somerset beat Sussex, Leicestershire flying high in Division Two: county cricket – as it happened

Somerset beat high-flying Sussex by five wickets while Leicestershire aided their Division Two promotion bid

The Guardian - UK

County cricket day two: Anderson strikes after 18 balls on Lancashire return

Rolling report: Jimmy Anderson, 309 days since his last Test, 318 days since he did a turn for Lancashire, was back in action at Old Trafford on Saturday

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Jewell's sparkle fades as Derbyshire draw in Wales

Peter Handscomb's Leicestershire lead England's second tier by 21 points after Caleb Jewell, Cameron Bancroft, Cam Green and Marcus Harris's counties all drew.

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County cricket day four: Somerset beat Essex, Middlesex edge Kent and more – as it happened

James Rew was the hero as Somerset roared back to beat Essex by three wickets at Taunton

The Guardian - UK

County cricket day three: Warwickshire beat star-studded Yorkshire

The Bears and Leicestershire secured victories inside three days on another busy weekend of action

The Guardian - UK

Hats off to the county cap, the players’ headwear with a mystical symbolism

Bowlers for bowlers? Not quite, but county cricket’s capping traditions are rich, varied – and wonderfully idiosyncratic

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Derbyshire v Middlesex drawn and five things we have learned – as it happened

Tanya Aldred reflects on the first month of the County Championship after Middlesex secure a draw against Derbyshire

The Guardian - UK

Handscomb pips Bancroft in Aussie captains' county duel

Peter Handscomb has won the battle of the Aussie county captains while Fergus O'Neill has been saluted for his winning farewell with Nottinghamshire.

AAP

Ben Duckett helps Division One leaders Nottinghamshire to victory over Sussex

Duckett, slotting in at three, made 59 not out from just 31 balls as he clubbed four sixes and six fours in day three at Trent Bridge.

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The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey punish Somerset slump as Nottinghamshire win again

Surrey and Nottinghamshire wrapped up victories with a day of play to spare as wickets tumbled around the grounds

The Independent UK

Ben Raine and Codi Yusuf impress as Durham down Worcestershire inside two days

The visitors won by six wickets at New Road.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Durham beat Worcestershire inside two days – as it happened

Durham earned a six-wicket win on a verdant outfield which favoured the bowlers and hampered their hosts

The Guardian - UK

England’s Josh Hull fired up by Lions beasting and ‘gold dust’ of Anderson

Leicestershire left-armer reflects on ‘surreal’ Test debut last year, fitness work and Jimmy Anderson’s advice in the nets

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Crawley denies Green debut county victory with Glos

Cam Green's English county debut for Gloucestershire has ended in a tense draw, the Australian denied by Ashes foe Zak Crawley who steered Kent to survival.

The Independent UK

Tortured Zak Crawley’s prolonged poor form leaves England with a decision to make

The Kent opener’s lean start to the summer is poorly timed with a looming logjam in England’s top order

The Guardian - UK

County cricket day four: Essex survive Ethan Brookes onslaught to grab first win

There was a dramatic finish at Chelmsford where Worcestershire lost by 28 runs while Middlesex thrashed Glamorgan at Lord’s

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Pope and Lawrence hit centuries for Surrey against Sussex – as it happened

Attacking hundreds from Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence helped Surrey to 390 for three on the third day against Sussex, who made 435 in their first innings

The Independent UK

Durham duo Alex Lees and Emilio Gay pile on the runs against Yorkshire

Lees ended day two on 148 and Gay scored a maiden first-class century for Durham.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Warwickshire win nail-biter, Sussex end top-tier drought – as it happened

Warwickshire edged Durham by a wicket while Sussex dismissed Somerset for a first Division One win since 2015

The Independent UK

Essex beat Warwickshire inside two days at Edgbaston

Ryan Patel’s career-best 134 guided leaders Surrey to a 153-run first-innings lead against Durham.

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