Mike Powell

Kent scored 300 runs in the day to grind home their first-innings advantage over Leicestershire and reach 404 for 6, an overall lead of 263 runs at the mid-point of the game

Mike Powell scored his first century in the County Championship for three years as Kent took control against Northamptonshire

Ben Harmison, the former Durham batsman, has signed for Kent

Michael Powell, the former Glamorgan batsman, is set to extend his county career after signing a two-year contract with Kent

Half-centuries from Michael Powell and Mark Wallace gave Glamorgan a lifeline going into the final day of their County Championship clash against Derbyshire at Cardiff

Alviro Petersen was the toast of Wales after an unbeaten 178 off 289 balls helped Glamorgan to a mammoth 352 for 4 on the opening day of their County Championship clash with Surrey at the Oval

Gareth Rees and Michael Powell both struck half-centuries as Glamorgan batted out for a draw on the final day of their County Championship clash against Surrey at Cardiff

Glamorgan's batsmen rode their luck to hit three half-centuries and share the opening-day honours in their County Championship clash with Middlesex at Lord's

A round-up of the latest Championship action with promotion and relegation to still be decided, but the weather has so far played the main role

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

A round-up from the second day in the third round County Championship matches

Martin Williamson reports on the first day of Middlesex County Championship match against Glamorgan at Lord's

The sporting landscape of Fiji and Samoa is dominated by the oval ball, but for the next two weeks the focus will be on a little red object as the MCC arrive for a six-match tour

A round-up of the second day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

A round-up of the latest Pro40 matches as a number of games down to the final over

The weather gods tried to upset play on the second day at Lord's, but Middlesex scrapped and clawed their way back into the reckoning against Glamorgan

Will Luke looks back at The Week That Was

Just over a month ago, Mike Powell faced life-threatening complications following surgery. Happily, he's now recovering - and can see the lighter side of life, after having his rib buried at Sophia Gardens

Cricinfo takes a look back at the week of county action and some of the performances that caught the eye