Durham 281/7 v Yorkshire 266/8 (50/50 ov) Durham won by 15 runs
Hampshire 316/5 v Glamorgan 130 (32/50 ov) Hampshire won by 186 runs
Gloucs 200 v Kent 203/3 (41.2/50 ov) Kent won by 7 wickets
Leics 279 v Notts 271/9 (50/50 ov) Leics won by 8 runs
Middlesex 219/8 v Essex 215/9 (50/50 ov) Middlesex won by 4 runs
Derbyshire 272/7 v Northants 278/3 (42/50 ov) Northants won by 7 wickets
Lancashire 267/7 v Worcs 268/6 (47.4/50 ov) Worcs won by 4 wickets
Sunday, 31 July 2016
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Friday, 29 July 2016
T20 Blast 29-7-16
North Group: Nottinghamshire, Northants, Yorkshire and Durham.
South Group: Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Middlesex, Essex
South Group: Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Middlesex, Essex
Thursday, 28 July 2016
T20 Blast 28-7-16
Essex 132/5 beat Middlesex 126/5 by 5 wickets (16 overs)
Sussex 30/1 v Glamorgan 101 (No Result)
Sussex 30/1 v Glamorgan 101 (No Result)
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Royal London One Day Cup 27 July
Northants 319/7 v Worcs 296 Northants won by 23 runs
Notts 251/9 v Yorkshire 254/8 Yorkshire won by 2 wickets
Warwickshire 292/7 v Durham 296/6 Durham won by 4 wickets
Surrey 323/8 v Gloucs 158 Surrey won by 165 runs
Hampshire 268/9 v Sussex 259/6 Hampshire won by 9 runs
Lancashire 281/8 v Derbyshire 254/9 Lancashire won by 27 runs
Notts 251/9 v Yorkshire 254/8 Yorkshire won by 2 wickets
Warwickshire 292/7 v Durham 296/6 Durham won by 4 wickets
Surrey 323/8 v Gloucs 158 Surrey won by 165 runs
Hampshire 268/9 v Sussex 259/6 Hampshire won by 9 runs
Lancashire 281/8 v Derbyshire 254/9 Lancashire won by 27 runs
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Royal London One Day Cup 26-7-16
Leics 307/8 beat Lancashire 176 by 131 runs
Somerset 297/6 beat Middlesex 296/9 by 4 wickets
Warwickshire 257/2 beat Northants 254/9 by 8 wickets
Essex 325/6 beat Glamorgan 324/8 by 4 wickets
Kent 231/5 beat Hampshire 229 by 5 wickets
Somerset 297/6 beat Middlesex 296/9 by 4 wickets
Warwickshire 257/2 beat Northants 254/9 by 8 wickets
Essex 325/6 beat Glamorgan 324/8 by 4 wickets
Kent 231/5 beat Hampshire 229 by 5 wickets
Sunday, 24 July 2016
Royal London One Day Cup Sunday 24th July
Surrey 313/8 beat Essex 247 by 66 runs
Gloucestershire 242/8 beat Sussex 191 by 51 runs
Yorkshire 376/3 beat Leicestershire 185 by 191 runs
Middlesex 239/4 beat Kent 238/7 by 6 wickets
Northamptonshire 355/6 beat Durham 185 by 170 runs
Nottinghamshire 340/7 beat Derbyshire 275 by 65 runs
Somerset 322/7 beat Glamorgan 279 by 33 runs (D/L Method)
Warwickshire 119/5 beat Worcestershire 115 by 8 wickets
Gloucestershire 242/8 beat Sussex 191 by 51 runs
Yorkshire 376/3 beat Leicestershire 185 by 191 runs
Middlesex 239/4 beat Kent 238/7 by 6 wickets
Northamptonshire 355/6 beat Durham 185 by 170 runs
Nottinghamshire 340/7 beat Derbyshire 275 by 65 runs
Somerset 322/7 beat Glamorgan 279 by 33 runs (D/L Method)
Warwickshire 119/5 beat Worcestershire 115 by 8 wickets
Friday, 22 July 2016
Friday's domestic cricket
T20 Blast round up
LANCASHIRE BEAT DURHAM BY FOUR RUNS Lancahire 176-3 v Durham 172-5
Agonisingly close for Durham in their pursuit of 177.
They needed 18 off the final over, bowled by Nathan Buck for Lancashire.
Paul Coughlin and Keaton Jennings couldn't find the boundary and even with a no ball towards the end, they needed a six off the last ball just to get a tie.
A big blow to Durham's quarter-final hopes, a consolation win for defending champions Lancashire.
SURREY BEAT SUSSEX BY SIX WICKETS Sussex 153-6 v Surrey 154-4
Surrey are still in with a good shout of qualifying for the quarter-finals as they beat Sussex easily by six wickets.
Chris Morris finishes the game with a six. Sussex are level with Surrey on 12 points but have an inferior run-rate to their fourth-placed opponents.
It's all going down to the final week for these two.
ESSEX BEAT KENT BY 33 RUNS Essex 190-2 v Kent 157
Essex win "The Battle of the Bridge" at Canterbury after racking up an impressive total and then taking wickets at regular intervals.
Only Darren Stevens (33) looked a threat for the hosts as 191 was always beyond them.
Graham Napier finishes with 3-29 as Essex have every chance of a quarter-final berth with two games left to play.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BEAT BIRMINGHAM BY SIX WICKETS
Birmingham 172-2 v Nottinghamshire 173-4
It went down to the first ball of the last over, but the Outlaws have got the win they need to seal a home tie in the quarter-final.
Sure, it was Brendan Taylor who scored the match-winning single, but it was his partner Greg Smith (52 not out), who oversaw the run-chase superbly.
He didn't panic when Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels fell in quick succession, nor when Samit Patel went early. Instead, his well-paced 31-ball innings was just what the doctor ordered.
As for Birmingham Bears, they will have to regroup quickly as their place in the last eight is now far from certain.
MIDDLESEX BEAT HAMPSHIRE BY 43 RUNS Middlesex 181-6 v Hampshire 138
Middlesex register a third successive victory in the South Group to strengthen their grip on third place.
Spinner Ryan Higgins finishes with the rather impressive figures of 5-13.
A couple of wickets also for England seamer Steven Finn on his return to county action.
Hampshire have little to take back from this game and will be desperate for the end of the group stage this time next week.
DERBYSHIRE BEAT WORCESTERSHIRE BY 29 RUNS
Derbyshire 192-5 v Worcestershire 163
It's all over at the County Ground.
A brilliant throw from Wayne Madsen allows Shiv Thakor to run out Charlie Morris and complete a convincing win for the hosts.
The bottom line for Worcestershire was that they lost wickets too frequently to threaten the Falcons.
That will help Derbyshire in their bid to reach the quarter-finals, but Worcestershire's hopes are over.
GLAMORGAN BEAT SOMERSET BY SEVEN WICKETS
Somerset 152 v Glamorgan 156-3
Glamorgan are through to the quarter-finals! And how fitting that it's the captain Jacques Rudolph who puts them there with a sweep shot to the boundary.
So there we have it, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan are definitely through from the South Group - can Middlesex join them this evening?
YORKSHIRE BEAT NORTHANTS BY 75 RUNS Yorkshire 215-6 v Northants 140
Yorkshire keep their hopes of a place in the T20 Blast quarter-finals alive with a comfortable victory over Northamptonshire.
Graeme White is the last man to go, bowled by Azeem Rafiq - incredibly still with 28 balls to go!
Courtesy of Durham's defeat by Lancashire, 2013 champions Northants go through to the last eight despite the loss at Headingley.
Gloucestershire 183 & 215: Klinger 54; McKay 3-43, Raine 3-54
Leicestershire 218 & 181-4: Horton 73, Cosgrove 56
Leicestershire won by six wickets
Leicestershire climbed to fourth in Division Two after wrapping up a six-wicket victory over Gloucestershire inside three days at Cheltenham.
Clint McKay took three wickets in nine balls as Gloucestershire collapsed from their overnight 133-4 to 215 all out to leave Leicestershire 181 to win.
But after slipping to 16-2, Paul Horton hit 73 and captain Mark Cosgrove 56 to steer them to victory.
Gloucestershire remain third, eight points behind leaders Essex.
Leicestershire are only three points worse off after collecting their third win of the season, with both sides in the thick of the hunt for the one promotion place this summer.
LANCASHIRE BEAT DURHAM BY FOUR RUNS Lancahire 176-3 v Durham 172-5
Agonisingly close for Durham in their pursuit of 177.
They needed 18 off the final over, bowled by Nathan Buck for Lancashire.
Paul Coughlin and Keaton Jennings couldn't find the boundary and even with a no ball towards the end, they needed a six off the last ball just to get a tie.
A big blow to Durham's quarter-final hopes, a consolation win for defending champions Lancashire.
SURREY BEAT SUSSEX BY SIX WICKETS Sussex 153-6 v Surrey 154-4
Surrey are still in with a good shout of qualifying for the quarter-finals as they beat Sussex easily by six wickets.
Chris Morris finishes the game with a six. Sussex are level with Surrey on 12 points but have an inferior run-rate to their fourth-placed opponents.
It's all going down to the final week for these two.
ESSEX BEAT KENT BY 33 RUNS Essex 190-2 v Kent 157
Essex win "The Battle of the Bridge" at Canterbury after racking up an impressive total and then taking wickets at regular intervals.
Only Darren Stevens (33) looked a threat for the hosts as 191 was always beyond them.
Graham Napier finishes with 3-29 as Essex have every chance of a quarter-final berth with two games left to play.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BEAT BIRMINGHAM BY SIX WICKETS
Birmingham 172-2 v Nottinghamshire 173-4
It went down to the first ball of the last over, but the Outlaws have got the win they need to seal a home tie in the quarter-final.
Sure, it was Brendan Taylor who scored the match-winning single, but it was his partner Greg Smith (52 not out), who oversaw the run-chase superbly.
He didn't panic when Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels fell in quick succession, nor when Samit Patel went early. Instead, his well-paced 31-ball innings was just what the doctor ordered.
As for Birmingham Bears, they will have to regroup quickly as their place in the last eight is now far from certain.
MIDDLESEX BEAT HAMPSHIRE BY 43 RUNS Middlesex 181-6 v Hampshire 138
Middlesex register a third successive victory in the South Group to strengthen their grip on third place.
Spinner Ryan Higgins finishes with the rather impressive figures of 5-13.
A couple of wickets also for England seamer Steven Finn on his return to county action.
Hampshire have little to take back from this game and will be desperate for the end of the group stage this time next week.
DERBYSHIRE BEAT WORCESTERSHIRE BY 29 RUNS
Derbyshire 192-5 v Worcestershire 163
It's all over at the County Ground.
A brilliant throw from Wayne Madsen allows Shiv Thakor to run out Charlie Morris and complete a convincing win for the hosts.
The bottom line for Worcestershire was that they lost wickets too frequently to threaten the Falcons.
That will help Derbyshire in their bid to reach the quarter-finals, but Worcestershire's hopes are over.
GLAMORGAN BEAT SOMERSET BY SEVEN WICKETS
Somerset 152 v Glamorgan 156-3
Glamorgan are through to the quarter-finals! And how fitting that it's the captain Jacques Rudolph who puts them there with a sweep shot to the boundary.
So there we have it, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan are definitely through from the South Group - can Middlesex join them this evening?
YORKSHIRE BEAT NORTHANTS BY 75 RUNS Yorkshire 215-6 v Northants 140
Yorkshire keep their hopes of a place in the T20 Blast quarter-finals alive with a comfortable victory over Northamptonshire.
Graeme White is the last man to go, bowled by Azeem Rafiq - incredibly still with 28 balls to go!
Courtesy of Durham's defeat by Lancashire, 2013 champions Northants go through to the last eight despite the loss at Headingley.
Gloucestershire 183 & 215: Klinger 54; McKay 3-43, Raine 3-54
Leicestershire 218 & 181-4: Horton 73, Cosgrove 56
Leicestershire won by six wickets
Leicestershire climbed to fourth in Division Two after wrapping up a six-wicket victory over Gloucestershire inside three days at Cheltenham.
Clint McKay took three wickets in nine balls as Gloucestershire collapsed from their overnight 133-4 to 215 all out to leave Leicestershire 181 to win.
But after slipping to 16-2, Paul Horton hit 73 and captain Mark Cosgrove 56 to steer them to victory.
Gloucestershire remain third, eight points behind leaders Essex.
Leicestershire are only three points worse off after collecting their third win of the season, with both sides in the thick of the hunt for the one promotion place this summer.
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Thursday's domestic cricket
County Championship
Glos 183 & 133-4 v Leics 218 (Glos lead by 98 runs)
T20 Blast
Middlesex 200-5 beat Surrey 196-6 by 5 wickets
Sussex 200-6 beat Essex 176-8 by 24 runs
Glos 183 & 133-4 v Leics 218 (Glos lead by 98 runs)
T20 Blast
Middlesex 200-5 beat Surrey 196-6 by 5 wickets
Sussex 200-6 beat Essex 176-8 by 24 runs
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Wednesday's domestic cricket
GLAMORGAN BT DERBYSHIRE BY 4 WICKETS Glam 518 & 200-6 v Derb 177 & 536
Craig Meschede takes Glamorgan over the line in style, bludgeoning two fours and a six off Wayne Madsen to secure the Welsh side's first Championship win of the season.
Derbyshire fought back brilliantly after a dismal first two days, but in the end they could not do enough to overturn a 341-run deficit from the first innings.
Surrey beat Hampshire by inns and 13 runs Surrey 637-7d v Hampshire 423 & 201
Stuart Meaker has Mason Crane caught behind, and Surrey beat Hampshire by an innings and 13 runs at Southampton.
The hosts remain rooted to the foot of Division One, while Surrey leapfrog Nottinghamshire into seventh place.
Kent draw with Sussex Kent 575 v Sussex 333 & 255-5 f/o
A composed final-day batting performance from Sussex sees them hold out to split the points with hosts Kent at Tunbridge Wells.
Harry Finch was the standout performer with the bat in their second innings, scoring 66 runs, but more importantly occupying the crease for 216 minutes.
Somerset beat Notts by 10 wickets Nottinghamshire 401 & 135 v Somerset 437 & 100-0
Johann Myburgh strikes nine runs from five Steven Mullaney deliveries to seal victory for Somerset at Trent Bridge.
A draw had looked all-but-certain at the start of the day, but eight Nottinghamshire wickets fell in little more than one session to give Somerset a target of 100 to win.
Mullaney finishes on 58 not out, with Marcus Trescothick adding 37 to the 218 runs he scored in the first innings.
Gloucestershire 183 v Leicestershire 122-5 (Day 1)
T20 Blast
Yorkshire 223-6 beat Durham 174-8 by 49 runs
Craig Meschede takes Glamorgan over the line in style, bludgeoning two fours and a six off Wayne Madsen to secure the Welsh side's first Championship win of the season.
Derbyshire fought back brilliantly after a dismal first two days, but in the end they could not do enough to overturn a 341-run deficit from the first innings.
Surrey beat Hampshire by inns and 13 runs Surrey 637-7d v Hampshire 423 & 201
Stuart Meaker has Mason Crane caught behind, and Surrey beat Hampshire by an innings and 13 runs at Southampton.
The hosts remain rooted to the foot of Division One, while Surrey leapfrog Nottinghamshire into seventh place.
Kent draw with Sussex Kent 575 v Sussex 333 & 255-5 f/o
A composed final-day batting performance from Sussex sees them hold out to split the points with hosts Kent at Tunbridge Wells.
Harry Finch was the standout performer with the bat in their second innings, scoring 66 runs, but more importantly occupying the crease for 216 minutes.
Somerset beat Notts by 10 wickets Nottinghamshire 401 & 135 v Somerset 437 & 100-0
Johann Myburgh strikes nine runs from five Steven Mullaney deliveries to seal victory for Somerset at Trent Bridge.
A draw had looked all-but-certain at the start of the day, but eight Nottinghamshire wickets fell in little more than one session to give Somerset a target of 100 to win.
Mullaney finishes on 58 not out, with Marcus Trescothick adding 37 to the 218 runs he scored in the first innings.
Gloucestershire 183 v Leicestershire 122-5 (Day 1)
T20 Blast
Yorkshire 223-6 beat Durham 174-8 by 49 runs
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Tuesday's domestic cricket
Division One:
Durham 291 & 247-8 beat Lancashire 204 & 333 by 2 wickets
Nottinghamshire 401 & 58-2 v Somerset 437 - stumps, day three
Surrey 637-7d v Hampshire 398-9 - stumps, day three
Division Two:
Glamorgan 518 v Derbyshire 177 & 413-6 f/o - stumps, day three
Kent 575 v Sussex 333 - stumps, day three
T20 Blast
Northamptonshire 200-5 beat Birmingham 126 by 74 runs
Durham 291 & 247-8 beat Lancashire 204 & 333 by 2 wickets
Nottinghamshire 401 & 58-2 v Somerset 437 - stumps, day three
Surrey 637-7d v Hampshire 398-9 - stumps, day three
Division Two:
Glamorgan 518 v Derbyshire 177 & 413-6 f/o - stumps, day three
Kent 575 v Sussex 333 - stumps, day three
T20 Blast
Northamptonshire 200-5 beat Birmingham 126 by 74 runs
Monday, 18 July 2016
Monday's Domestic Cricket
Division One:
Lancashire 204 & 333 v Durham 291 - stumps, day three
Nottinghamshire 401 v Somerset 244-3 - stumps, day two
Surrey 637-7d v Hampshire 73-2 - stumps, day two
Division Two:
Glamorgan 518 v Derbyshire 177 & 78-1 f/o - stumps, day two
Kent 575 v Sussex 69-1 - stumps, day two
Lancashire 204 & 333 v Durham 291 - stumps, day three
Nottinghamshire 401 v Somerset 244-3 - stumps, day two
Surrey 637-7d v Hampshire 73-2 - stumps, day two
Division Two:
Glamorgan 518 v Derbyshire 177 & 78-1 f/o - stumps, day two
Kent 575 v Sussex 69-1 - stumps, day two
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Sunday's Domestic Cricket
Lancashire 204 & 59-1 v Durham 291 (Day 2)
Glamorgan 481-8 v Derbyshire (Day 1)
Hampshire v Surrey 332-4 (Day 1)
Kent 310-3 v Sussex (Day 1)
Notts 311-4 v Somerset (Day 1)
T20 Blast
At Cheltenham, Gloucestershire have beaten Essex by 30 runs to strengthen their place at the top of the South Group and dent Essex's quarter-final hopes.
At Edgbaston, Birmingham Bears are back in the North Group quarter-final places with a 28-run victory against Leicestershire.
Glamorgan 481-8 v Derbyshire (Day 1)
Hampshire v Surrey 332-4 (Day 1)
Kent 310-3 v Sussex (Day 1)
Notts 311-4 v Somerset (Day 1)
T20 Blast
At Cheltenham, Gloucestershire have beaten Essex by 30 runs to strengthen their place at the top of the South Group and dent Essex's quarter-final hopes.
At Edgbaston, Birmingham Bears are back in the North Group quarter-final places with a 28-run victory against Leicestershire.
Saturday, 16 July 2016
County Championship
Gloucestershire 255 & 290 v Essex 333 & 151 (Glos won by 61 runs)
It's all over at Cheltenham after what has been a pretty absurd morning.
We began the day, thinking Essex would play it simple for a relatively straightforward victory, but Gloucestershire's bowlers were having none of it.
And, after eight wickets fell today, Liam Norwell has his fourth of the day, bowling last man Ashar Zaidi for a fantastic 61-run victory.
Stumps Day 1 - Lancashire 204 v Durham 88-3
It's all over at Cheltenham after what has been a pretty absurd morning.
We began the day, thinking Essex would play it simple for a relatively straightforward victory, but Gloucestershire's bowlers were having none of it.
And, after eight wickets fell today, Liam Norwell has his fourth of the day, bowling last man Ashar Zaidi for a fantastic 61-run victory.
Stumps Day 1 - Lancashire 204 v Durham 88-3
Friday, 15 July 2016
Gloucestershire v Essex Day 3 County Championship and T20 Blast
Day 3
Gloucestershire 255 & 290 v Essex 333 & 16-1 (target 213, Div 2 County Championship)
T20 Blast
KENT BT SURREY BY EIGHT WICKETS (Surrey 180-8 v Kent 181-2)
MIDDLESEX BT SOMERSET BY FIVE WICKETS (MIddlesex 141-5 v Somerset 137)
WORCS BT BIRMINGHAM BY FIVE WICKETS (Birmingham 164 v Worcestershire 166-5)
DURHAM BT NORTHANTS BY SIX WICKETS (Durham 153-4 v Northants 149-5)
LEICESTERSHIRE BEAT LANCASHIRE BY NINE RUNS (Lancs 198-4 v Leics 207-3)
NOTTS BT YORKSHIRE BY THREE WICKETS (Yorkshire 160-7 v Notts 162-7)
HAMPSHIRE BEAT SUSSEX BY ONE RUN (Sussex 133-8 v Hampshire 134-9)
Gloucestershire 255 & 290 v Essex 333 & 16-1 (target 213, Div 2 County Championship)
T20 Blast
KENT BT SURREY BY EIGHT WICKETS (Surrey 180-8 v Kent 181-2)
MIDDLESEX BT SOMERSET BY FIVE WICKETS (MIddlesex 141-5 v Somerset 137)
WORCS BT BIRMINGHAM BY FIVE WICKETS (Birmingham 164 v Worcestershire 166-5)
DURHAM BT NORTHANTS BY SIX WICKETS (Durham 153-4 v Northants 149-5)
LEICESTERSHIRE BEAT LANCASHIRE BY NINE RUNS (Lancs 198-4 v Leics 207-3)
NOTTS BT YORKSHIRE BY THREE WICKETS (Yorkshire 160-7 v Notts 162-7)
HAMPSHIRE BEAT SUSSEX BY ONE RUN (Sussex 133-8 v Hampshire 134-9)
Thursday, 14 July 2016
County Championship & T20 Blast
County Championship
Surrey 267 & 106-1 v Yorkshire 407 (match drawn)
Gloucs 255 v Essex 333 (Day 2 stumps)
T20 Blast
Hampshire 167-6 beat Glamorgan 142-7 by 25 runs
Surrey 267 & 106-1 v Yorkshire 407 (match drawn)
Gloucs 255 v Essex 333 (Day 2 stumps)
T20 Blast
Hampshire 167-6 beat Glamorgan 142-7 by 25 runs
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Wednesday's domestic cricket
Somerset 236 & 446/9d v Middlesex 381 & 302/8 (target 302) Middlesex won by 2 wickets
Hampshire 531 v Warwickshire 398/6 (110 ov) Match drawn
Surrey 267 v Yorkshire 207/3 (Day 3)
Gloucestershire 218-8 v Essex (Day 1)
T20 Blast
Derbyshire 170-4 beat Lancashire 167-9 by 6 wickets
Hampshire 531 v Warwickshire 398/6 (110 ov) Match drawn
Surrey 267 v Yorkshire 207/3 (Day 3)
Gloucestershire 218-8 v Essex (Day 1)
T20 Blast
Derbyshire 170-4 beat Lancashire 167-9 by 6 wickets
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Tuesday's Championship & T20 Blast
County Championship
Somerset 236 & 348-6 v Middlesex 381 (Day 3, Somerset lead by 203 runs)
Northants 148 & 142 v Worcs 277 & 324-8d (Worcestershire beat Northants by 311 runs)
Warwickshire 131-3 v Hampshire 531 (Play abandoned at Edgbaston Day 3 washout)
Surrey 164-5 v Yorkshire (Day 2)
T20 Blast
Leics v Notts (abandoned without a ball being bowled)
T20 Blast
Leics v Notts (abandoned without a ball being bowled)
Monday, 11 July 2016
Monday's Championship Cricket
DIVISION ONE
Day One - Surrey 95-2 v Yorkshire
Day Two - Somerset 236 v Middlesex 361-8
Day Two - Warwickshire 131-3 v Hampshire 531
DIVISION TWO
Day Two - Northamptonshire 148 v Worcestershire 277 & 181-4
Day One - Surrey 95-2 v Yorkshire
Day Two - Somerset 236 v Middlesex 361-8
Day Two - Warwickshire 131-3 v Hampshire 531
DIVISION TWO
Day Two - Northamptonshire 148 v Worcestershire 277 & 181-4
Sunday, 10 July 2016
Sunday's domestic cricket
County Championship
Worcestershire 277 v Northamptonshire 63-3 (Day 1)
Worcestershire are unable to force another breakthrough in a final 23-minute mini-session following a rain hold-up. Adam Rossington is 30 not out at the close for Northants, with South African Richard Levi on 11. Debutant George Rhodes is given the final over of the day, and it's s tidy one, costing him three runs.
Somerset 236 v Middlesex 51-1 (Day 1)
It's been quite a day at Taunton, which finally comes to an end at 19:00 BST. A late change of pitch was the main talking point with Somerset finding themselves batting on a strip of a type that normally makes seam bowlers purr like a cat that's just won a free trip to the country's biggest cream production facility.
Having bowled the home side out in 67 overs, Middlesex lost Sam Robson to the seond ball of their reply, but Nick Gubbins (31*) and Stevie Eskinazi (7*) play out the final overs to the close.
Hampshire 304-4 v Warwickshire (Day 1)
And that is it for the day at Edgbaston, where Hampshire are in a healthy position, thanks to the 155-run stand between Liam Dawson (116) and Adam Wheater, who will start day two on 89 not out.
Keith Barker (2-58) was the pick of the bowlers for Warwickshire, who had to cope without paceman Boyd Rankin. The Ireland paceman had to go off with a back problem after bowling just a single over.
T20 Blast
YORKSHIRE BEAT DERBYSHIRE BY ONE RUN
Yorkshire 166-6 v Derbyshire 165-8
Matt Critchley hit a six from the final ball of the game, but it was all in vain for Derbyshire, who fell agonisingly short against Yorkshire.
They began the final over needing 13 to win, but Alex Hughes and Shiv Thakor were both dismissed, leaving Critchley with an impossible task.
Kane Williamson made 65 off 45 balls for injury-hit Yorkshire, who were without England batsman Gary Ballance (groin), but Derbyshire were well in the hunt at 80-1 before Hamish Rutherford's dismissal for 44 in the 10th over.
Adil Rashid took 3-20 with his leg-spin and the home side came up just short after slumping from 151-4 to 159-8 in the space of 10 deliveries.
DURHAM BEAT LEICESTERSHIRE BY FIVE WICKETS
Leicestershire 146-6 v Durham 147-5
Phil Mustard finishes 75 not out as Durham clinch their fourth T20 Blast victory with nine balls to spare. The left-hander hit four sixes and four fours in his 50-ball knock and shared a stand of 86 in 9.5 overs with Gordon Muchall (32) after Ben Stokes was out for 11.
England paceman Mark Wood took 1-25 on his comeback from injury, but it was leg-spinner Scott Borthwick who undermined Leicestershire's hopes of defendable total, claiming 4-18.
Lewis Hill top-scored for the home side with an unbeaten 31 from just 15 deliveries.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE BEAT GLAMORGAN BY NINE WICKETS
Glamorgan 119-6 v Gloucestershire 120-1
In T20 terms, that's a cakewalk for Gloucestershire, who go two points clear at the top of South Group with victory over their closest rivals at Cardiff.
Michael Klinger hits the winning boundary off Craig Meschede to finish 56 not out, made from 51 balls, with Ian Cockbain contributing 53 to an unbroken partnership of 97.
Spinner Graeme van Buuren took 3-19 earlier in the game to restrict Glamorgan's progress with the bat, and even though Graham Wagg made 32 not out off 23 balls, their total never looked enough once the two Gloucestershire batsmen were into their stride.
Worcestershire 277 v Northamptonshire 63-3 (Day 1)
Worcestershire are unable to force another breakthrough in a final 23-minute mini-session following a rain hold-up. Adam Rossington is 30 not out at the close for Northants, with South African Richard Levi on 11. Debutant George Rhodes is given the final over of the day, and it's s tidy one, costing him three runs.
Somerset 236 v Middlesex 51-1 (Day 1)
It's been quite a day at Taunton, which finally comes to an end at 19:00 BST. A late change of pitch was the main talking point with Somerset finding themselves batting on a strip of a type that normally makes seam bowlers purr like a cat that's just won a free trip to the country's biggest cream production facility.
Having bowled the home side out in 67 overs, Middlesex lost Sam Robson to the seond ball of their reply, but Nick Gubbins (31*) and Stevie Eskinazi (7*) play out the final overs to the close.
Hampshire 304-4 v Warwickshire (Day 1)
And that is it for the day at Edgbaston, where Hampshire are in a healthy position, thanks to the 155-run stand between Liam Dawson (116) and Adam Wheater, who will start day two on 89 not out.
Keith Barker (2-58) was the pick of the bowlers for Warwickshire, who had to cope without paceman Boyd Rankin. The Ireland paceman had to go off with a back problem after bowling just a single over.
T20 Blast
YORKSHIRE BEAT DERBYSHIRE BY ONE RUN
Yorkshire 166-6 v Derbyshire 165-8
Matt Critchley hit a six from the final ball of the game, but it was all in vain for Derbyshire, who fell agonisingly short against Yorkshire.
They began the final over needing 13 to win, but Alex Hughes and Shiv Thakor were both dismissed, leaving Critchley with an impossible task.
Kane Williamson made 65 off 45 balls for injury-hit Yorkshire, who were without England batsman Gary Ballance (groin), but Derbyshire were well in the hunt at 80-1 before Hamish Rutherford's dismissal for 44 in the 10th over.
Adil Rashid took 3-20 with his leg-spin and the home side came up just short after slumping from 151-4 to 159-8 in the space of 10 deliveries.
DURHAM BEAT LEICESTERSHIRE BY FIVE WICKETS
Leicestershire 146-6 v Durham 147-5
Phil Mustard finishes 75 not out as Durham clinch their fourth T20 Blast victory with nine balls to spare. The left-hander hit four sixes and four fours in his 50-ball knock and shared a stand of 86 in 9.5 overs with Gordon Muchall (32) after Ben Stokes was out for 11.
England paceman Mark Wood took 1-25 on his comeback from injury, but it was leg-spinner Scott Borthwick who undermined Leicestershire's hopes of defendable total, claiming 4-18.
Lewis Hill top-scored for the home side with an unbeaten 31 from just 15 deliveries.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE BEAT GLAMORGAN BY NINE WICKETS
Glamorgan 119-6 v Gloucestershire 120-1
In T20 terms, that's a cakewalk for Gloucestershire, who go two points clear at the top of South Group with victory over their closest rivals at Cardiff.
Michael Klinger hits the winning boundary off Craig Meschede to finish 56 not out, made from 51 balls, with Ian Cockbain contributing 53 to an unbroken partnership of 97.
Spinner Graeme van Buuren took 3-19 earlier in the game to restrict Glamorgan's progress with the bat, and even though Graham Wagg made 32 not out off 23 balls, their total never looked enough once the two Gloucestershire batsmen were into their stride.
Saturday, 9 July 2016
Friday, 8 July 2016
Friday's T20 Blast
GLAMORGAN BT MIDDLESEX BY NINE WICKETS (Middlesex 144-8 v Glamorgan 145-1)
LEICS BT DERBYSHIRE BY NINE WICKETS (Leicestershire 164-1 v Derbyshire 158)
NOTTS BT NORTHANTS BY SIX WICKETS (Notts 122 v Northants 123-4)
LANCASHIRE BT WORCESTERSHIRE BY SEVEN WICKETS (Worcs 198 v Lancs 200-3)
KENT BT GLOS BY THREE RUNS (Kent 148-7 v Glos 145-8)
SURREY BT SOMERSET BY 15 RUNS Surrey 154-8 v Somerset 139-6
ESSEX BT HAMPSHIRE BY THREE RUNS Hampshire 150-7 v Essex 153-6
YORKSHIRE BT BIRMINGHAM BY TWO RUNS Yorkshire 156-6 v Birmingham 154
LEICS BT DERBYSHIRE BY NINE WICKETS (Leicestershire 164-1 v Derbyshire 158)
NOTTS BT NORTHANTS BY SIX WICKETS (Notts 122 v Northants 123-4)
LANCASHIRE BT WORCESTERSHIRE BY SEVEN WICKETS (Worcs 198 v Lancs 200-3)
KENT BT GLOS BY THREE RUNS (Kent 148-7 v Glos 145-8)
SURREY BT SOMERSET BY 15 RUNS Surrey 154-8 v Somerset 139-6
ESSEX BT HAMPSHIRE BY THREE RUNS Hampshire 150-7 v Essex 153-6
YORKSHIRE BT BIRMINGHAM BY TWO RUNS Yorkshire 156-6 v Birmingham 154
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Thursday's T20 Blast
Kent 187/5 beat Somerset 175/9 by 12 runs
Glamorgan 159/8 beat Sussex 113 by 46 runs
Glamorgan 159/8 beat Sussex 113 by 46 runs
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Wednesday's domestic cricket
County Championship
Division One:
Durham 421-9 dec v Hampshire 472-9 dec & 174-4 - match drawn
Nottinghamshire 474 v Lancashire 276 & 304-7 - match drawn
Yorkshire 406 & 167 v Middlesex 577 - Middlesex won by an innings and four runs
Division Two:
Essex 569 & 9-0 v Kent 207 & 370 - Essex won by 10 wickets
Worcs 349 & 369-7 v Leics 407 & 307-3 dec - Worcestershire won by three wickets
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire - match abandoned, wet outfield
T20 Blast
Glos 152/4 beat Surrey 151/9 by 6 wickets
Division One:
Durham 421-9 dec v Hampshire 472-9 dec & 174-4 - match drawn
Nottinghamshire 474 v Lancashire 276 & 304-7 - match drawn
Yorkshire 406 & 167 v Middlesex 577 - Middlesex won by an innings and four runs
Division Two:
Essex 569 & 9-0 v Kent 207 & 370 - Essex won by 10 wickets
Worcs 349 & 369-7 v Leics 407 & 307-3 dec - Worcestershire won by three wickets
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire - match abandoned, wet outfield
T20 Blast
Glos 152/4 beat Surrey 151/9 by 6 wickets
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
England 3-0 Sri Lanka 5 ODI's & 1 T20 ENG win
(ENG lead Super Series 10-2 after the tests) (ENG 20-4 SL - ENG win super series)
ODI Series ENG 8-2 SL (2pts win, 1 tie/NR)
T20I: ENG 2-0 SL
1st ODI
Sri Lanka 286/9 (50.0 ov)
England 286/8 (50.0 ov)
Match tied
Liam Plunkett smashed the final ball of the match for six as England tied a remarkable first one-day international against Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge.
Chasing 287, Jos Buttler (93) and Chris Woakes (95 not out) had helped the home side recover from 30-4.
But it looked to have been in vain until number 10 Plunkett launched Nuwan Pradeep's last ball down the ground and into the stand.
Angelo Mathews scored 73 and Seekkuge Prasanna 59 in the tourists' 286-9.
But it was not enough to give the Sri Lankans a first victory against England during this tour, with them having lost the three-match Test series 2-0.
The next match of this five-game ODI series is at Edgbaston on Friday.
A dramatic final over
England went into Nuwan Pradeep's final over on 273-8, requiring 14 runs for victory.
Here is how the late drama unfolded:
Woakes drives the first ball down to long-off enabling he and Plunkett to run two.
Pradeep bowls a superb yorker, which Woakes digs out and gets one run.
Another yorker from Pradeep, that Plunkett bundles into the off side for a single.
Woakes fails to get a run and is almost run out as the bowler gathers the ball and narrowly misses throwing down the stumps at the striker's end.
Pradeep finds the blockhole again, but England get three runs from Woakes' guided shot to fine leg.
Plunkett plants his front foot and hammers the last ball straight down the ground for six.
Buttler and Woakes provide the platform
Plunkett's last-ball heroics were made possible by the superb innings of wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler and all-rounder Woakes.
Buttler came to the crease with England in dire straits at 30-4, having lost Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all for single figures.
But he initially provided able support for Morgan and then demonstrated his ability and temperament to build an innings following the loss of his captain for 43.
He scored at about a run a ball throughout, finding the perfect foil in the equally efficient Woakes as the pair added an English ODI record of 138 for the seventh wicket to take the home side to 225 - 61 short of victory.
Buttler's dismissal - as a result of a superb catch on the boundary at long-on by Dasun Shanaka off Prasanna - looked to have derailed England's hopes of a result.
But Woakes kept them in the game - amassing his highest ODI score in the process - to help set up the last-ball drama.
Contrasting styles help Sri Lanka
Having lost the toss and been put in to bat, Sri Lanka's innings was built around two contrasting half-centuries - one a patient effort from captain Mathews, the other a brief, big-hitting display from Prasanna.
Having arrived at the wicket with the tourists at 56-3 after Willey and Woakes had removed the top three cheaply, Mathews - in his 172nd ODI - adopted a cautious approach, which enabled him to remain in the middle until the 47th over, amassing 73 in 109 balls.
He shared responsibility for steadying the ship with Dinesh Chandimal, who scored 37 in a partnership of 64, before standing aside while Prasanna accelerated the run-rate by smashing a 29-ball 59 that included eight fours and four sixes.
Prasanna's dismissal - caught and bowled by Woakes - checked Sri Lanka's progress and despite Mathews' presence and brief, run-a-ball cameos from Shanaka (20) and Farveez Maharoof (31), they fell short of 300.
Woakes, Willey and Liam Plunkett picked up two wickets each but arguably the pick of the bowlers was spinner Adil Rashid, who went for just 36 from 10 superb overs.
What they said
England captain Eoin Morgan: "To come out of it with a tie is pleasing in a way, because a performance like that can almost mask the poor day we've had.
"Three special mentions for me - Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett got us out of a very sticky situation. Chris Woakes played out of his skin to put us in a position where it looked like we were going to win the game."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "I thought we had the game in the bag for most of the overs. Unfortunately the yorker fell just off line and went for a six.
"For Pradeep, it happens. Unfortunately for bowlers, it happens. We've got lots of positives. We batted and bowled pretty well. We were poor in the field. We can improve in all three departments but especially in fielding."
Man of the match Chris Woakes: "It's been a good game. We were in a bit of a hole. I had to build a partnership with Jos and it's great to tie it after being in a tricky position.
"When you need 10 off two you've got to start clearing the ropes. They bowled really well but for Plunkett to hit that final ball for six was pretty special."
How's stat?!
This is only the eighth time in 665 one-day international matches that England have tied.
It is the first-ever tied ODI between England and Sri Lanka.
It is only the fourth tied ODI for England on home soil.
2nd ODI
Sri Lanka 254-7 (50 overs): Tharanga 53*, Rashid 2-34
England 255-0 (34.1 overs): Hales 133*, Roy 112*
England won by 10 wickets
Alex Hales and Jason Roy both scored centuries as England swept aside Sri Lanka to win the second one-day international by 10 wickets.
The pair shared an England record ODI partnership as a target of 255 was chased with 95 balls to spare in front of a raucous Edgbaston crowd.
Some excellent fielding and bowling, particularly from Adil Rashid (2-34), had restricted Sri Lanka to 254-7.
After a thrilling tie on Tuesday, England lead the five-match series 1-0.
The home side also take an unassailable 13-3 lead in the inaugural 'Super Series', which sees points awarded across all three formats.
Sri Lanka, who posted an inadequate total on a superb batting surface, are still looking for their first victory over England on this tour.
Hales and Roy - record breakers
If Sri Lanka's batsmen had earlier underperformed, then England's opening pair made their bowling attack look utterly toothless.
Hales, on only six, offered a very difficult chance to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis, standing up to the medium pace of Farveez Maharoof, but after that he Roy butchered the bowling with drives, cuts and heaves into the crowd.
Hales had already taken three sixes in the arc between straight and deep mid-wicket on the way to a third ODI century and then celebrated with three successive maximums over the leg side off the spin of Seekkuge Prasanna.
The Nottinghamshire man was then inexplicably dropped by Danushka Gunathilaka at point before Roy completed his century by belting Prasanna back over his head for the 10th and final maximum of the innings.
When Roy completed the rout by driving Prasanna for four, he had 112, Hales 133 and England had completed the highest chase to win an ODI by 10 wickets.
England excel in the field
Roy had earlier played his part in an England bowling and fielding effort that suffocated Sri Lanka.
After Liam Plunkett removed Gunathilaka and Mendis, Roy brilliantly ran out Kusal Perera by swooping at backward point, transferring the ball from left hand to right, turning and hitting the stumps direct.
Sri Lanka rebuilt through a stand of 82 between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal until leg-spinner Rashid repeated his accuracy from the first ODI to have Mathews top-edge a sweep for 44.
That began a collapse of four wickets for 32 runs which saw Prasanna brilliantly caught by a diving David Willey off Rashid and Chandimal run out for 52 with Roy involved once more.
Only the late hitting of Upul Tharanga, who scored 53 not out in an unbroken stand of 63 with Suraj Randiv, got Sri Lanka to a score that was respectable, albeit nowhere near competitive.
Adil Rashid has conceded only 70 runs in 20 overs in the first two matches of this series
The stats you need to know
This is the sixth time England have won an ODI by 10 wickets, three of which have come against Sri Lanka
The 256 shared by Alex Hales and Jason Roy is the highest for England for any wickets in an ODI, beating the 250 of Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott against Bangladesh on the same ground in 2010
It is also the fifth highest ODI opening stand of all time
Roy and Hales are only the third opening pair for England to share three century stands in ODIs
This is the first time both England openers have hit two or more sixes in an ODI
This is only the fifth time England have used three different spinners in an innings in a home ODI. The last time was in 2006
Adil Rashid's combined figures so far in this series are 20-0-70-2
'Everything clicked' - what they said
England batsman Jason Roy: "It was a lot of fun. We wanted to get off to a good start. The next thing you know, we're across the line.
"It's a great buzz, there's a lot of love in there."
England batsman Alex Hales: "We relish batting together. It's a very special day and one we'll remember for a long time.
"Tuesday was a kick up the backside for the top order. It was one of those days where everything clicked for both of us."
England captain Eoin Morgan: "It was a good wicket and to restrict Sri Lanka to 254 was a good effort.
"Roy and Hales were phenomenal. They put on a clinic for everyone watching. It was a pleasure to be involved."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "Jason and Alex batted brilliantly. They took on the bowlers. Getting 250 runs without losing a wicket was a fantastic achievement. We just need to forget about this as soon as possible."
And finally...
Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford turned heads with a protective device worn on his left forearm.
The self-designed piece of kit had a clear plastic circle at one end that Oxenford could use to cover his head or deflect the ball.
The innovation is the latest used by umpires in response to concerns over standing just over 22 yards away from batsmen striking the ball with immense power.
Oxenford's countrymen Gerard Abood and John Ward have worn helmets when standing in domestic cricket, while umpires at the World Twenty20 were issued with helmets which they did not use.
3rd ODI
ENG 16-1 v SL 248-9 - match abandoned as a no result
England and Sri Lanka were thwarted in the third one-day international at Bristol as rain allowed just four overs of the hosts' run chase.
Sri Lanka made 248-9 after half-centuries from Kusal Mendis (53), Dinesh Chandimal (62) and captain Angelo Mathews (56), as Liam Plunkett took 3-46.
Rain delayed the start of the run chase and England were 16-1 as the weather forced the abandonment at 17:30 BST.
England lead the five-match series 1-0.
Alex Hales, who scored 133 not out in the second ODI, was out for a golden duck to the third ball of the run chase, leaving fellow opener Jason Roy and Joe Root at the crease when play ended.
4th ODI
Sri Lanka 305-5 (42 overs): Mendis 77, Mathews 67*, Chandimal 63*, Gunathilaka 62
England 308-4 (40.1 overs), revised target 308: Roy 162, Root 65
England won by six wickets (DLS)
Jason Roy scored a second century in three games to give England a series-clinching six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international.
Roy made 162, the second-highest score by an England batsman in an ODI.
It led England to 308, their second-highest successful ODI chase, with 11 balls to spare in a match reduced to 42 overs because of rain at The Oval.
Sri Lanka posted 305-5, a total increased by the DLS method, but could not stop England taking a 2-0 lead.
It is a third one-day series win in five since the awful World Cup campaign of 2015. The two defeats, against Australia and South Africa, were both in deciding rubbers.
Sri Lanka are still searching for their first win over England on this tour, with only Sunday's fifth ODI at Cardiff and a Twenty20 in Southampton on Tuesday remaining.
Roy epitomises England revolution
Opener Roy, brought into the England side immediately after the World Cup, has epitomised the improvement which has seen them score one-day runs faster than any other international team since the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
Following his record-breaking stand of 256 with Alex Hales to win the second ODI, the Surrey right-hander could not be contained on a perfect batting surface at his home ground.
With a bottom-hand technique that saw him take 120 of his runs on the leg side, Roy three times shimmied down the pitch to hit sixes over long-on.
After Moeen Ali, opening because Hales had a stiff back, edged behind, Roy shared 149 with Joe Root, who cut and pulled his way to a much-needed 65.
Dropped by bowler Suranga Lakmal on 133, Roy seemed certain to better the 167 not out made by Robin Smith against Australia in 1993 when he missed a swipe at a Nuwan Pradeep slower ball and was bowled.
That left Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler to complete only England's fifth successful chase in excess of 300 and third in the past year - a feat once remarkable for this team is now becoming routine.
Sri Lanka improve - but not enough
Asked to have first use of such a true surface, Sri Lanka put in their best batting effort of the series, but despite four men passing 60, lacked a match-winning contribution.
Kusal Mendis added drives to his usual strong back-foot play in 77, while Danushka Gunathilaka played drives and clips for 62.
They shared 128 for the second wicket but both fell after the rain, which arrived in the 19th over, to the leg-spin of Adil Rashid, who was without the accuracy he displayed earlier in the series.
Despite the platform that has been previously lacking, Sri Lanka were never able to fully kick-on, even though Dinesh Chandimal took sixes over mid-wicket and third man in his 63.
After he was bowled by David Willey, it was left Angelo Mathews to provide the late impetus with an unbeaten 67.
Eighty-eight runs came in the final nine overs and the adjusted total looked at least competitive. Roy proved it was anything but.
5th ODI
England 324-7 (50 overs): Root 93, Buttler 70, Vince 51
Sri Lanka 202 (42.4 overs): Chandimal 53; Willey 4-34
England won by 122 runs
Joe Root struck a measured 93 as England completed a 3-0 series win over Sri Lanka with a 122-run victory in the fifth one-day international at Cardiff.
Root helped England to 324-7, sharing a 109-run stand with Jos Buttler, who made 70 off 45 balls.
David Willey took 4-34 and Liam Plunkett 3-44 to help Sri Lanka out for 202 with 7.2 overs unused.
Sri Lanka are still without a win against England on this tour, with only Tuesday's Twenty20 remaining.
England move above Sri Lanka to fifth in the International Cricket Council rankings, and look a different side to the one that exited last year's World Cup at the group stages.
James Vince, who struggled in the Test series against the same opposition, did well to make a maiden ODI half-century but threw his wicket away when trying to cut loose off the spin of Danushka Gunathilaka, who took 3-48.
In the run chase, Gunathilaka's 48 proved useful after some early wickets, but after his dismissal to Plunkett only Dinesh Chandimal could provide some resistance with 53 until he was bowled by Willey.
On a pitch that had looked to favour seam bowling, spinner Adil Rashid picked up 2-41 in 10 overs, and Willey returned late on with two 41st-over wickets before sealing victory in his next.
Buttler underlines England approach
The hosts were on 227-4 after 40 overs, and with Root, who faced 106 balls, playing a relatively pedestrian innings, Buttler provided the impetus with a strike rate of 156.
The Lancashire man pulled out the novelty shots, taking four fours off Nuwan Pradeep, and also ran well between the wickets during his 14.2-over alliance with Root.
The hosts have had a very productive one-day series, despite the stumbles in the tied opener at Trent Bridge.
Leading scorer Jason Roy scored 316 runs, including two centuries - he was named man of the series - while Plunkett, Willey and Adil Rashid excelled well with the ball.
England can now look ahead to the visit of Pakistan - the Test series starts on 13 July and the ODI series on 18 August - with confidence.
'Outstanding belief' - what they said
England captain Eoin Morgan on Test Match Special: "I'm a very happy captain. We've put in probably our most convincing performance of the series.
"The belief in the changing room has been outstanding. Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Buttler, Joe Root - everybody has contributed with the bat apart from myself.
"We've got better throughout the series but we've grown together and got closer as a side."
Man of the match Jos Buttler: "Today was a really ruthless performance. It was good to contribute to a good performance and a fitting end to the series."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "We've been having the same problems over the last five weeks. Either batting, bowling or fielding has let us down.
"We needed a perfect performance to beat England but they played very well."
The stats you may have missed
All of the 10 Sri Lanka wickets involved a Yorkshire player
This is only the seventh time England's top six all scored 20 or more in an ODI
Danushka Gunathilaka is only the third Sri Lankan to score 30 and take three wickets in an ODI against England
Only T20 (2pts win, 1 tie/NR)
T20I
Sri Lanka 140 (20 overs): Dawson 3-27, Jordan 3-29
England 144-2 (17.3 overs): Buttler 73*, Morgan 47*
England won by eight wickets
Jos Buttler hit 73 not out after an excellent England bowling and fielding display as Sri Lanka were beaten by eight wickets in the sole Twenty20.
Buttler, promoted to open, was joined by Eoin Morgan (47 not out) to get the hosts to a target of 141 in 17.3 overs.
Sri Lanka earlier slipped from 51-1 to 140 all out in Southampton.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, on debut on his home ground, took 3-27, Chris Jordan 3-29, and England's electric fielding scored two run-outs.
For Sri Lanka, the defeat completes a miserable tour where they have failed to beat England in any of the nine international matches - the home side have won the inaugural Super Series 20-4.
England, in their first T20 match since the agonising defeat in the World Twenty20 final in April, have now won 14 of their past 16 matches in the shortest form.
ODI Series ENG 8-2 SL (2pts win, 1 tie/NR)
T20I: ENG 2-0 SL
1st ODI
Sri Lanka 286/9 (50.0 ov)
England 286/8 (50.0 ov)
Match tied
Liam Plunkett smashed the final ball of the match for six as England tied a remarkable first one-day international against Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge.
Chasing 287, Jos Buttler (93) and Chris Woakes (95 not out) had helped the home side recover from 30-4.
But it looked to have been in vain until number 10 Plunkett launched Nuwan Pradeep's last ball down the ground and into the stand.
Angelo Mathews scored 73 and Seekkuge Prasanna 59 in the tourists' 286-9.
But it was not enough to give the Sri Lankans a first victory against England during this tour, with them having lost the three-match Test series 2-0.
The next match of this five-game ODI series is at Edgbaston on Friday.
A dramatic final over
England went into Nuwan Pradeep's final over on 273-8, requiring 14 runs for victory.
Here is how the late drama unfolded:
Woakes drives the first ball down to long-off enabling he and Plunkett to run two.
Pradeep bowls a superb yorker, which Woakes digs out and gets one run.
Another yorker from Pradeep, that Plunkett bundles into the off side for a single.
Woakes fails to get a run and is almost run out as the bowler gathers the ball and narrowly misses throwing down the stumps at the striker's end.
Pradeep finds the blockhole again, but England get three runs from Woakes' guided shot to fine leg.
Plunkett plants his front foot and hammers the last ball straight down the ground for six.
Buttler and Woakes provide the platform
Plunkett's last-ball heroics were made possible by the superb innings of wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler and all-rounder Woakes.
Buttler came to the crease with England in dire straits at 30-4, having lost Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all for single figures.
But he initially provided able support for Morgan and then demonstrated his ability and temperament to build an innings following the loss of his captain for 43.
He scored at about a run a ball throughout, finding the perfect foil in the equally efficient Woakes as the pair added an English ODI record of 138 for the seventh wicket to take the home side to 225 - 61 short of victory.
Buttler's dismissal - as a result of a superb catch on the boundary at long-on by Dasun Shanaka off Prasanna - looked to have derailed England's hopes of a result.
But Woakes kept them in the game - amassing his highest ODI score in the process - to help set up the last-ball drama.
Contrasting styles help Sri Lanka
Having lost the toss and been put in to bat, Sri Lanka's innings was built around two contrasting half-centuries - one a patient effort from captain Mathews, the other a brief, big-hitting display from Prasanna.
Having arrived at the wicket with the tourists at 56-3 after Willey and Woakes had removed the top three cheaply, Mathews - in his 172nd ODI - adopted a cautious approach, which enabled him to remain in the middle until the 47th over, amassing 73 in 109 balls.
He shared responsibility for steadying the ship with Dinesh Chandimal, who scored 37 in a partnership of 64, before standing aside while Prasanna accelerated the run-rate by smashing a 29-ball 59 that included eight fours and four sixes.
Prasanna's dismissal - caught and bowled by Woakes - checked Sri Lanka's progress and despite Mathews' presence and brief, run-a-ball cameos from Shanaka (20) and Farveez Maharoof (31), they fell short of 300.
Woakes, Willey and Liam Plunkett picked up two wickets each but arguably the pick of the bowlers was spinner Adil Rashid, who went for just 36 from 10 superb overs.
What they said
England captain Eoin Morgan: "To come out of it with a tie is pleasing in a way, because a performance like that can almost mask the poor day we've had.
"Three special mentions for me - Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett got us out of a very sticky situation. Chris Woakes played out of his skin to put us in a position where it looked like we were going to win the game."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "I thought we had the game in the bag for most of the overs. Unfortunately the yorker fell just off line and went for a six.
"For Pradeep, it happens. Unfortunately for bowlers, it happens. We've got lots of positives. We batted and bowled pretty well. We were poor in the field. We can improve in all three departments but especially in fielding."
Man of the match Chris Woakes: "It's been a good game. We were in a bit of a hole. I had to build a partnership with Jos and it's great to tie it after being in a tricky position.
"When you need 10 off two you've got to start clearing the ropes. They bowled really well but for Plunkett to hit that final ball for six was pretty special."
How's stat?!
This is only the eighth time in 665 one-day international matches that England have tied.
It is the first-ever tied ODI between England and Sri Lanka.
It is only the fourth tied ODI for England on home soil.
2nd ODI
Sri Lanka 254-7 (50 overs): Tharanga 53*, Rashid 2-34
England 255-0 (34.1 overs): Hales 133*, Roy 112*
England won by 10 wickets
Alex Hales and Jason Roy both scored centuries as England swept aside Sri Lanka to win the second one-day international by 10 wickets.
The pair shared an England record ODI partnership as a target of 255 was chased with 95 balls to spare in front of a raucous Edgbaston crowd.
Some excellent fielding and bowling, particularly from Adil Rashid (2-34), had restricted Sri Lanka to 254-7.
After a thrilling tie on Tuesday, England lead the five-match series 1-0.
The home side also take an unassailable 13-3 lead in the inaugural 'Super Series', which sees points awarded across all three formats.
Sri Lanka, who posted an inadequate total on a superb batting surface, are still looking for their first victory over England on this tour.
Hales and Roy - record breakers
If Sri Lanka's batsmen had earlier underperformed, then England's opening pair made their bowling attack look utterly toothless.
Hales, on only six, offered a very difficult chance to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis, standing up to the medium pace of Farveez Maharoof, but after that he Roy butchered the bowling with drives, cuts and heaves into the crowd.
Hales had already taken three sixes in the arc between straight and deep mid-wicket on the way to a third ODI century and then celebrated with three successive maximums over the leg side off the spin of Seekkuge Prasanna.
The Nottinghamshire man was then inexplicably dropped by Danushka Gunathilaka at point before Roy completed his century by belting Prasanna back over his head for the 10th and final maximum of the innings.
When Roy completed the rout by driving Prasanna for four, he had 112, Hales 133 and England had completed the highest chase to win an ODI by 10 wickets.
England excel in the field
Roy had earlier played his part in an England bowling and fielding effort that suffocated Sri Lanka.
After Liam Plunkett removed Gunathilaka and Mendis, Roy brilliantly ran out Kusal Perera by swooping at backward point, transferring the ball from left hand to right, turning and hitting the stumps direct.
Sri Lanka rebuilt through a stand of 82 between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal until leg-spinner Rashid repeated his accuracy from the first ODI to have Mathews top-edge a sweep for 44.
That began a collapse of four wickets for 32 runs which saw Prasanna brilliantly caught by a diving David Willey off Rashid and Chandimal run out for 52 with Roy involved once more.
Only the late hitting of Upul Tharanga, who scored 53 not out in an unbroken stand of 63 with Suraj Randiv, got Sri Lanka to a score that was respectable, albeit nowhere near competitive.
Adil Rashid has conceded only 70 runs in 20 overs in the first two matches of this series
The stats you need to know
This is the sixth time England have won an ODI by 10 wickets, three of which have come against Sri Lanka
The 256 shared by Alex Hales and Jason Roy is the highest for England for any wickets in an ODI, beating the 250 of Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott against Bangladesh on the same ground in 2010
It is also the fifth highest ODI opening stand of all time
Roy and Hales are only the third opening pair for England to share three century stands in ODIs
This is the first time both England openers have hit two or more sixes in an ODI
This is only the fifth time England have used three different spinners in an innings in a home ODI. The last time was in 2006
Adil Rashid's combined figures so far in this series are 20-0-70-2
'Everything clicked' - what they said
England batsman Jason Roy: "It was a lot of fun. We wanted to get off to a good start. The next thing you know, we're across the line.
"It's a great buzz, there's a lot of love in there."
England batsman Alex Hales: "We relish batting together. It's a very special day and one we'll remember for a long time.
"Tuesday was a kick up the backside for the top order. It was one of those days where everything clicked for both of us."
England captain Eoin Morgan: "It was a good wicket and to restrict Sri Lanka to 254 was a good effort.
"Roy and Hales were phenomenal. They put on a clinic for everyone watching. It was a pleasure to be involved."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "Jason and Alex batted brilliantly. They took on the bowlers. Getting 250 runs without losing a wicket was a fantastic achievement. We just need to forget about this as soon as possible."
And finally...
Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford turned heads with a protective device worn on his left forearm.
The self-designed piece of kit had a clear plastic circle at one end that Oxenford could use to cover his head or deflect the ball.
The innovation is the latest used by umpires in response to concerns over standing just over 22 yards away from batsmen striking the ball with immense power.
Oxenford's countrymen Gerard Abood and John Ward have worn helmets when standing in domestic cricket, while umpires at the World Twenty20 were issued with helmets which they did not use.
3rd ODI
ENG 16-1 v SL 248-9 - match abandoned as a no result
England and Sri Lanka were thwarted in the third one-day international at Bristol as rain allowed just four overs of the hosts' run chase.
Sri Lanka made 248-9 after half-centuries from Kusal Mendis (53), Dinesh Chandimal (62) and captain Angelo Mathews (56), as Liam Plunkett took 3-46.
Rain delayed the start of the run chase and England were 16-1 as the weather forced the abandonment at 17:30 BST.
England lead the five-match series 1-0.
Alex Hales, who scored 133 not out in the second ODI, was out for a golden duck to the third ball of the run chase, leaving fellow opener Jason Roy and Joe Root at the crease when play ended.
4th ODI
Sri Lanka 305-5 (42 overs): Mendis 77, Mathews 67*, Chandimal 63*, Gunathilaka 62
England 308-4 (40.1 overs), revised target 308: Roy 162, Root 65
England won by six wickets (DLS)
Jason Roy scored a second century in three games to give England a series-clinching six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international.
Roy made 162, the second-highest score by an England batsman in an ODI.
It led England to 308, their second-highest successful ODI chase, with 11 balls to spare in a match reduced to 42 overs because of rain at The Oval.
Sri Lanka posted 305-5, a total increased by the DLS method, but could not stop England taking a 2-0 lead.
It is a third one-day series win in five since the awful World Cup campaign of 2015. The two defeats, against Australia and South Africa, were both in deciding rubbers.
Sri Lanka are still searching for their first win over England on this tour, with only Sunday's fifth ODI at Cardiff and a Twenty20 in Southampton on Tuesday remaining.
Roy epitomises England revolution
Opener Roy, brought into the England side immediately after the World Cup, has epitomised the improvement which has seen them score one-day runs faster than any other international team since the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
Following his record-breaking stand of 256 with Alex Hales to win the second ODI, the Surrey right-hander could not be contained on a perfect batting surface at his home ground.
With a bottom-hand technique that saw him take 120 of his runs on the leg side, Roy three times shimmied down the pitch to hit sixes over long-on.
After Moeen Ali, opening because Hales had a stiff back, edged behind, Roy shared 149 with Joe Root, who cut and pulled his way to a much-needed 65.
Dropped by bowler Suranga Lakmal on 133, Roy seemed certain to better the 167 not out made by Robin Smith against Australia in 1993 when he missed a swipe at a Nuwan Pradeep slower ball and was bowled.
That left Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler to complete only England's fifth successful chase in excess of 300 and third in the past year - a feat once remarkable for this team is now becoming routine.
Sri Lanka improve - but not enough
Asked to have first use of such a true surface, Sri Lanka put in their best batting effort of the series, but despite four men passing 60, lacked a match-winning contribution.
Kusal Mendis added drives to his usual strong back-foot play in 77, while Danushka Gunathilaka played drives and clips for 62.
They shared 128 for the second wicket but both fell after the rain, which arrived in the 19th over, to the leg-spin of Adil Rashid, who was without the accuracy he displayed earlier in the series.
Despite the platform that has been previously lacking, Sri Lanka were never able to fully kick-on, even though Dinesh Chandimal took sixes over mid-wicket and third man in his 63.
After he was bowled by David Willey, it was left Angelo Mathews to provide the late impetus with an unbeaten 67.
Eighty-eight runs came in the final nine overs and the adjusted total looked at least competitive. Roy proved it was anything but.
5th ODI
England 324-7 (50 overs): Root 93, Buttler 70, Vince 51
Sri Lanka 202 (42.4 overs): Chandimal 53; Willey 4-34
England won by 122 runs
Joe Root struck a measured 93 as England completed a 3-0 series win over Sri Lanka with a 122-run victory in the fifth one-day international at Cardiff.
Root helped England to 324-7, sharing a 109-run stand with Jos Buttler, who made 70 off 45 balls.
David Willey took 4-34 and Liam Plunkett 3-44 to help Sri Lanka out for 202 with 7.2 overs unused.
Sri Lanka are still without a win against England on this tour, with only Tuesday's Twenty20 remaining.
England move above Sri Lanka to fifth in the International Cricket Council rankings, and look a different side to the one that exited last year's World Cup at the group stages.
James Vince, who struggled in the Test series against the same opposition, did well to make a maiden ODI half-century but threw his wicket away when trying to cut loose off the spin of Danushka Gunathilaka, who took 3-48.
In the run chase, Gunathilaka's 48 proved useful after some early wickets, but after his dismissal to Plunkett only Dinesh Chandimal could provide some resistance with 53 until he was bowled by Willey.
On a pitch that had looked to favour seam bowling, spinner Adil Rashid picked up 2-41 in 10 overs, and Willey returned late on with two 41st-over wickets before sealing victory in his next.
Buttler underlines England approach
The hosts were on 227-4 after 40 overs, and with Root, who faced 106 balls, playing a relatively pedestrian innings, Buttler provided the impetus with a strike rate of 156.
The Lancashire man pulled out the novelty shots, taking four fours off Nuwan Pradeep, and also ran well between the wickets during his 14.2-over alliance with Root.
The hosts have had a very productive one-day series, despite the stumbles in the tied opener at Trent Bridge.
Leading scorer Jason Roy scored 316 runs, including two centuries - he was named man of the series - while Plunkett, Willey and Adil Rashid excelled well with the ball.
England can now look ahead to the visit of Pakistan - the Test series starts on 13 July and the ODI series on 18 August - with confidence.
'Outstanding belief' - what they said
England captain Eoin Morgan on Test Match Special: "I'm a very happy captain. We've put in probably our most convincing performance of the series.
"The belief in the changing room has been outstanding. Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Buttler, Joe Root - everybody has contributed with the bat apart from myself.
"We've got better throughout the series but we've grown together and got closer as a side."
Man of the match Jos Buttler: "Today was a really ruthless performance. It was good to contribute to a good performance and a fitting end to the series."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "We've been having the same problems over the last five weeks. Either batting, bowling or fielding has let us down.
"We needed a perfect performance to beat England but they played very well."
The stats you may have missed
All of the 10 Sri Lanka wickets involved a Yorkshire player
This is only the seventh time England's top six all scored 20 or more in an ODI
Danushka Gunathilaka is only the third Sri Lankan to score 30 and take three wickets in an ODI against England
Only T20 (2pts win, 1 tie/NR)
T20I
Sri Lanka 140 (20 overs): Dawson 3-27, Jordan 3-29
England 144-2 (17.3 overs): Buttler 73*, Morgan 47*
England won by eight wickets
Jos Buttler hit 73 not out after an excellent England bowling and fielding display as Sri Lanka were beaten by eight wickets in the sole Twenty20.
Buttler, promoted to open, was joined by Eoin Morgan (47 not out) to get the hosts to a target of 141 in 17.3 overs.
Sri Lanka earlier slipped from 51-1 to 140 all out in Southampton.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, on debut on his home ground, took 3-27, Chris Jordan 3-29, and England's electric fielding scored two run-outs.
For Sri Lanka, the defeat completes a miserable tour where they have failed to beat England in any of the nine international matches - the home side have won the inaugural Super Series 20-4.
England, in their first T20 match since the agonising defeat in the World Twenty20 final in April, have now won 14 of their past 16 matches in the shortest form.
Tuesday's County Championship
Division One:
Durham 421-9 dec v Hampshire 472-9 dec & 9-0 - close, day three
Nottinghamshire 474 v Lancashire 276 & 128-0 - close, day three
Yorkshire 407 v Middlesex 470-8 - close, day three
Division Two:
Sussex 552-5 dec v Glamorgan 335 & 307-6 - match drawn
Essex 569 v Kent 207 & 252-7 - close, day three
Worcestershire 349 v Leicestershire 407 & 172-2 - close, day three
Derbyshire v Northants (play abandoned due to a wet outfield - Day 2)
Durham 421-9 dec v Hampshire 472-9 dec & 9-0 - close, day three
Nottinghamshire 474 v Lancashire 276 & 128-0 - close, day three
Yorkshire 407 v Middlesex 470-8 - close, day three
Division Two:
Sussex 552-5 dec v Glamorgan 335 & 307-6 - match drawn
Essex 569 v Kent 207 & 252-7 - close, day three
Worcestershire 349 v Leicestershire 407 & 172-2 - close, day three
Derbyshire v Northants (play abandoned due to a wet outfield - Day 2)
Monday, 4 July 2016
Monday's County Championship
Division One:
Surrey 273 & 177 v Warwickshire 449 & 5-0 - Warwickshire won by 10 wickets
Durham 79-2 v Hampshire 472-9 dec - close, day two
Nottinghamshire 303-5 v Lancashire 276 - close, day two
Yorkshire 407 v Middlesex 130-2 - close, day two
Division Two:
Sussex 552-5 dec v Glamorgan 335 & 30-1 - close, day three
Essex 480-6 v Kent 207 - close, day two
Worcestershire 193-7 v Leicestershire 407 - close, day two
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire - no play on day one, wet outfield
Surrey 273 & 177 v Warwickshire 449 & 5-0 - Warwickshire won by 10 wickets
Durham 79-2 v Hampshire 472-9 dec - close, day two
Nottinghamshire 303-5 v Lancashire 276 - close, day two
Yorkshire 407 v Middlesex 130-2 - close, day two
Division Two:
Sussex 552-5 dec v Glamorgan 335 & 30-1 - close, day three
Essex 480-6 v Kent 207 - close, day two
Worcestershire 193-7 v Leicestershire 407 - close, day two
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire - no play on day one, wet outfield
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