Mark Chilton

Leicestershire will head to Pakistan at the end of March for a short tour as part of their pre-season preparations

A closer look at the changes going on at Old Trafford, after Lancashire not only failed to win Division on of the Championship, but were relegated too

'Thanks to the players for such a great contest,' said the PA as the teams retreated to the pavilion at 5.30pm

Essex 335 v Nottinghamshire 284 and 71 for 2 at Chelmsford (Day 2) Scorecard Andy Clarke and Jon Dakin added 63 for the tenth wicket to give Essex a vital first-innings lead in their relegation dogfight against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford

National Cricket League Division One Table Gloucestershire (246 for 6) beat Warwickshire (244 for 7) by 2 runs Scorecard Gloucestershire's hopes of a one-day double following their C&G win at Lord's on Saturday remained alive - if slim

Due to technical difficulties, we have been unable to bring a full round-up of today's play in the County Championship

Carl Hooper and Mark Chilton guided Lancashire to their ninth-successive victory in the National League, against Middlesex, to put them back on top of the table

Lancashire 347 for 7 v Kent 602 for 6 dec

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Andrew Flintoff smashed a run-a-ball 111 in Lancashire's imposing total of 565 for 7 declared against Middlesex at Lord's

Scotland v Somerset, Edinburgh Scorecard Scotland made it two wins out of two after they beat Somerset by six wickets in a rain-affected match at Edinburgh

A high-quality innings from Neil Fairbrother dominated the day's proceedings at Colchester