Essex

Fergus O'Neill took 5-39 as Nottinghamshire went top

Notts knock Essex off County Championship top spot

Somerset's Craig Overton (centre) is congratulated as he took 5-29 against Nottinghamshire to guide them to a big win at Trent Bridge

Overton puts Somerset in County Championship title race as Essex move top

England Lions' Emilio Gay. England have named the uncapped Sonny Baker, Emilio Gay and James Rew in their first Test squad of the summer, wi

England new boy Gay out for duck on difficult day for Durham

England's Ben Duckett (right) and Zak Crawley walk out to bat on day one of the fourth NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the MCG

Analysis

England top order battle rages on as Duckett and Gay pile on runs

Joe Root scored 96 in his first appearance of the summer for Yorkshire against Sussex at Headingley

Root falls four short of century in first knock of season for Yorkshire

Ben Duckett

Duckett makes first half-century of season for Nottinghamshire

Josh Tongue took 5-91 for Nottinghamshire on day one against Warwickshire at Edgbaston (pic: Simon Trafford)

Tongue takes five-for while Crawley's struggles continue for Kent

Features

England beat India to win ODI series in July 2026 (Getty Images)

Analysis

England on the rise in ODIs after spell in the doldrums

Ben Stokes, cricket

Analysis

Replace Stokes and fix culture: What's in next England Test coach's in-tray?

Andrew Flintoff (left), Justin Langer (centre) and Jonathan Trott are among the leading contenders to become England's next Test coach

Analysis

Who should replace McCullum as England Test head coach?

Latest News

Ben McKinney shared in a triple-century opening stand with Alex Lees for Durham against Gloucestershire

McKinney puts himself in England frame with double century for Durham

Tom Westley, Essex

Essex use first injury substitute in County Championship history

Haseeb Hameed captained Nottinghamshire to a first County Championship in 15 years last season

Analysis

Will Notts be County Championship top dogs again?

Peter Siddle playing in the Big Bash for Adelaide Strkers (Associated Press)

Update

County cricket ins and outs: Siddle withdraws from Notts Blast stint

Kate Cross helped lead Lancashire to victory in the Metro Bank One Day Cup this year

Metro Bank One Day Cup: Women's fixtures for 2026

Vitality Blast, Somerset

Vitality Blast: Full men's fixtures for 2026 as Somerset defend title

Surrey, 2025 Vitality Blast winners (Getty)

Vitality Blast: Every women's fixture in 2026 as Surrey chase another title

Nottinghamshire clinch County Championship title

Update

Nottinghamshire clinch first County Championship title in 15 years

A minute of applause is held in memory of Dickie Bird ahead of Yorkshire's match against Durham at Headingley

Notts on verge of County Championship title as cricket pays tribute to Bird

Josh Tongue, County Championship, Nottinghamshire (Getty Images)

Tongue stars as Notts beat Surrey to close on County Championship title

Surrey's Rory Burns during the Rothesay County Championship match against Nottinghamshire

Burns edges Surrey closer to crucial victory in title race

Lyndon James

James shines as Notts take upper hand against Surrey

Ben Slater, Nottinghamshire, County Championship (Getty Images)

Notts maintain County Championship title push with nerve-jangling win

Matt Milnes took 5-31 for Yorkshire as they completed an innings-victory over Sussex

Yorkshire boost Division One survival hopes by thrashing Sussex

Sam Curran, Surrey, County Championship (Getty Images)

Curran top scores as Surrey continue title push with Durham win

James Anderson, Lancashire, County Championship (PA Images)

Anderson takes two wickets on 43rd birthday in County Championship

Lewis Gregory, Somerset, Vitality Blast (Getty Images)

Update

Vitality Blast: How the semi-finals shape up at Edgbaston, live on Sky

County cricket (Associated Press)

PCA calls for cut to Championship schedule for player wellbeing