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This was a triumph that ironically suffered the after-effects of a loss. India’s 1-0 series victory in the two-Test outing recently in Sri Lanka, in normal circumstances, would have been seen as a positive. However, in the race for key points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, the ideal India-centric result would have…

Ben Foakes produced the most obdurate hundred of his career at Chelmsford to frustrate the county of his birth and prevent Surrey suffering the ignominy of slipping into the bottom two in Division One of the County Championship.

Bad light prevented Kasey Aldridge’s superb nine-wicket match haul from delivering league leaders Durham a three-day County Championship win over bottom side Gloucestershire.

Heavy rain, largely centred on the East and West Midlands, has caused the entire third day’s play to be washed out in six County Championship games.

Leicestershire batted through bowler-friendly conditions on a heavily weather-affected day three of the County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Scarborough.

Dean Elgar’s 56th first-class century helped Essex into a commanding position on day two against relegation-threatened Surrey.

David Bedingham’s fifth century of the County Championship season helped promotion chasing Durham consolidate their dominance over Gloucestershire in their Division Two match-up.

Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond passed 10,000 first-class career runs with a vital knock of 70 to counter Northamptonshire’s spirited fightback with the ball in their County Championship Division Two match.

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, OurCoop County Ground, Derby (day two)

Three County Championship matches lost their first day’s play in entirety – thanks to poor weather in the Midlands.