England v West Indies - 1st Test - LORD'S

England v West Indies - 1st Test - LORD'S
England Cricket
England go into the opening test match of the summer against the West Indies, determined to still be holding on their number 1 ranking tag, come the end of August, when South Africa would have also tried to beat the hosts in their back yard.... More >>

CRICKET HEADLINES

Surrey at the Oval
Surrey at the Oval
The Championship rolls on despite the horrible weather (114F as I type this) and the lack of players available.  Vernon Philander...
Sterling is Strong against the Euros
Sterling is Strong against the Euros
Barmy Kev with help from Mrs Fozzie pictures the 3rd trip in a row trip to Holland is captured....
Bairstow in at Six for England
Bairstow in at Six for England
England have called up uncapped Yorkshire wicketkeeper batsman Jonny Bairstow for the opening test match with the West Indies...
Overton's Twinning at Durham CB40
Overton's Twinning at Durham CB40
Still in Chester le Street for a one dayer with four teenage bowlers in a "squad" of 11.  James Hildreth...
Overton's Twinning at Durham CB40
Overton's Twinning at Durham CB40
Still in Chester le Street for a one dayer with four teenage bowlers in a "squad" of 11.  James Hildreth...
Middlesex take positives from Notts negative declaration
Middlesex take positives from Notts negative declaration
Thanks to Big Harvey for his report enlivening what turned out to be a dull day of cricket...

CRICKET BETTING - BEST ODDS

County Championship Division 1
    P W L D Batting Bowling Ded Pts
1 Nottinghamshire 6 3 0 3 6 15 0.0   78.0
2 Warwickshire 4 3 0 1 10 10 0.0   71.0
3 Middlesex 5 2 1 2 9 10 0.0   57.0
4 Somerset 5 1 1 3 10 15 0.0   50.0
5 Surrey 5 1 1 3 3 12 1.0   39.0
6 Sussex 4 1 1 2 6 10 0.0   38.0
7 Lancashire 5 0 3 2 7 12 0.0   25.0
8 Worcestershire 5 0 2 3 2 14 0.0   25.0
9 Durham 5 0 2 3 1 12 0.0   22.0
County Championship Division 2
    P W L D Batting Bowling Ded Pts
1 Derbyshire 5 2 0 3 11 13 0.0   65.0
2 Yorkshire 5 2 0 3 10 14 0.0   65.0
3 Kent 5 1 0 4 13 15 0.0   56.0
4 Gloucestershire 6 1 2 3 10 12 0.0   47.0
5 Essex 5 1 0 4 6 12 0.0   46.0
6 Hampshire 5 1 2 2 5 15 0.0   42.0
7 Northamptonshire 5 1 2 2 7 10 0.0   39.0
8 Leicestershire 5 1 1 3 5 10 5.0   35.0
9 Glamorgan 5 0 3 2 0 12 1.0   17.0
Cheltenham & Gloucester North
    P W L T N/R R/R Pts
1 Somerset 8 7 0 0 1 2.0 15.0
2 Middlesex 8 4 4 0 0 0.14 8.0
3 Warwickshire 8 3 3 1 1 0.46 8.0
4 Kent 8 3 4 1 0 -0.4 7.0
5 Scotland 8 1 7 0 0 -1.78 2.0
Cheltenham & Gloucester South
    P W L T N/R R/R Pts
1 Hampshire 8 5 2 0 1 0.34 11.0
2 Nottinghamshire 8 5 3 0 0 0.42 10.0
3 Worcestershire 8 4 3 0 1 0.29 9.0
4 Leicestershire 8 2 4 0 2 -0.64 6.0
5 Ireland 8 1 5 0 2 -0.75 4.0
Durham County Cricket Club
National League Division 1
    P W L T N/R R/R Pts
1 Sussex 8 6 2 0 0 1.25 12.0
2 Somerset 8 5 2 0 1 1.14 11.0
3 Worcestershire 8 5 2 0 1 -0.33 11.0
4 Essex 8 5 3 0 0 0.33 10.0
5 Hampshire 8 4 4 0 0 0.23 8.0
6 Durham 8 4 4 0 0 -0.35 8.0
7 Yorkshire 8 2 5 0 1 -0.18 5.0
8 Gloucestershire 8 2 5 0 1 0.35 5.0
9 Nottinghamshire 8 0 6 0 2 -2.41 2.0
National League Division 2
    P W L T N/R R/R Pts
1 Warwickshire 8 5 0 1 2 1.28 13.0
2 Middlesex 8 5 1 0 2 0.99 12.0
3 Kent 8 4 3 0 1 -0.63 9.0
4 Northamptonshire 8 3 2 1 2 0.6 9.0
5 Lancashire 8 3 3 0 2 -0.19 8.0
6 Glamorgan 8 2 4 0 2 -0.36 6.0
7 Derbyshire 8 2 4 0 2 -0.57 6.0
8 Leicestershire 8 2 5 0 1 -0.23 5.0
9 Surrey 8 2 6 0 0 -0.77 4.0