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Stoneman ton gives Durham the edge

Durham batsman Mark Stoneman enjoyed another red-letter day against Sussex to give his side a measure of control on the first day of the County Championship Division One match at Hove

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Worcestershire retain Division One status

Worcestershire's escape from relegation was confirmed today at the same time as their hosts, Durham, were denied the County Championship title

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Durham profit from Surrey gamble

Surrey's bold decision at the toss of their key match against one of their biggest relegation rivals may prove a turning point in their battle to remain in Division One

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Collingwood-led resurgence continues for Durham

Paul Collingwood led Durham to their fourth consecutive Championship victory with a win over Worcestershire

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Dravid and Tait in MCC T20 squad

Dale Benkenstein will captain MCC in the Champion County fixture against Warwickshire in Abu Dhabi

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From a young buck to old stagers

While the opening day belonged to youth the second was a day that celebrated the experience of 35-year-old Gareth Batty and 38-year-old Dale Benkenstein

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'I came to South Africa to challenge myself'

Despite a terrific county season, Graham Onions wasn't picked for the Ashes. Instead of moping, he chose to sharpen his skills with Dolphins

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Benkenstein appointed as Hampshire coach

Hampshire have appointed Dale Benkenstein, the former Durham captain, as their new first team coach. He will join Hampshire in time for the pre season tour to Barbados

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Does international experience make or break a coach?

There are plenty who have enjoyed enormous success without playing at the top level, and England are missing a trick if they summarily rule out these candidates

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Benkenstein leaves Hampshire for family reasons

Dale Benkenstein, Hampshire's head coach, has left the club with immediate effect because of family pressures

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Twenty20 changing players' priorities - Wisden

The 146th edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is launched today and reflects on 12 months where Twenty20 has continued to reshape the game and the sport has had to confront a range of major...

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Benkenstein makes Somerset pay

For the neutral it would have been ideal to watch Steve Harmison bowl on a green-tinged Taunton surface, but there was no final opportunity for him to nudge the England selectors as Durham reached 372...

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Onions has a day to remember

Graham Onions had one of those days cricketers dream of as he celebrated his England call-up with 6 for 31 as Somerset were skittled for 69 on the second day at Taunton

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Benkenstein rescues champions as bowlers dominate

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

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South Africa offers amnesty to ICL players

Cricket South Africa has unveiled an amnesty offer for South African players associated with the ICL, and offered them a chance to return to official cricket if they terminate their contracts with the...

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Durham survive late scare

A round-up from the opening day of Twenty20 Cup action

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Ealham strikes after Benkenstein hundred

John Ward reports from the first day between Nottinghamshire and Durham at Trent Bridge

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Thorp's five skittles Warwickshire

Dale Benkenstein shone with both bat and ball, while the seamer Callum Thorp and batsmen Michael Di Venuto and Ian Blackwell also played major parts in Durham's success

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Record-breaking Durham close in

Only an impossible amount of freakish cricket could possibly keep Durham from retaining the County Championship this year

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Di Venuto and Chanderpaul feed on rubbish

This time last year the New Road square was under several feet of foul flood water. Locals might have been forgiven for concluding there was more filth on it during the second day of this game

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Callaghan and Benkenstein star for South Africa Masters

South Africa Masters saw off a threatening fourth-wicket partnership between Collis King and Jimmy Adams to clinch a ten-wicket win

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Durham begin UAE trip with victory over Sussex

Half-centuries by Michael di Venuto and Dale Benkenstein helped Durham warm up for their four-day clash against the MCC in Abu Dhabi next week with a comfortable 33-run win over Sussex

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Rain helps Durham deny Essex

Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside

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Di Venuto hundred halts Yorkshire hopes

Yorkshire lead by 395 runs but the 16 wickets still required is the relevant statistic, and there has not been much evidence that taking them is within this attack's capabilities in these conditions

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Injury worries for Durham despite draw

Durham's relief at escaping with a draw from a match in which they were largely outplayed was tempered by news that the injury crisis that has undermined the champions in their second title defence may...

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Benkenstein and Stokes keep Durham in touch

Contrasting hundreds from Durham's Dale Benkenstein and Ben Stokes ensured that the County Champions reached a respectable 347 for 6 and held their own against fellow strugglers Kent on the second day...

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Benkenstein maintains Durham's momentum

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Durham reignite Championship challenge

Durham made a solid start to their pursuit of 171 to beat Lancashire at Old Trafford today

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Rudolph ton keeps Yorkshire's title hopes alive

Three late wickets by their former team-mate Mitch Claydon checked Yorkshire's cruise to victory against Durham, but with only 54 needed and six wickets standing they should stay in contention for the...

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Somerset frustrated by Benkenstein

Somerset could only manage two wickets after a delayed start as they failed to make up ground on leaders Nottinghamshire

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Benkenstein's hundred gives Dolphins upper hand

Dale Benkenstein's 151 has put the Dolphins in charge on the fourth day of the SuperSport Final

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Thorp crushes Hampshire in style

The latest from this week's County Championship matches

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Durham on verge of great escape

A round-up from the third day of the final round of County Championship matches

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Rashid continues to impress

The round-up from the first day of the latest County Championship matches

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Hoggard sets up Yorkshire

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Matthew Hoggard puts Yorkshire in a winning position and Durham build a big lead over Kent

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Lower order deny Glamorgan victory

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

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Hodge ton takes Lancashire home

A round-up from the matches in the latest Friends Provident Trophy

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Smith and Benkenstein lead rout

Will Smith's first limited overs century powered Durham to the top of the North Conference as they completed a 143-run demolition of Worcestershire

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Durham secure first silverware

In their sixteenth year of first-class status, Durham claimed their first domestic trophy as they won the rain-interrupted Friends Provident final by 125 runs at Lord's

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Durham crowned Division Two champions

A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches in Division Two as Durham win the title, Somerset gain automatic promotion and Middlesex pip Surrey to the play-off place

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Surrey dent Lancashire's title hopes

A round-up from the second day of the final round of matches in the County Championship's Division One

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Yorkshire go down with no guns blazing

John Ward reports from Chester-le-Street on the third day of the County Championship match between Durham and Yorkshire

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Harmison and Thorp squeeze Lancashire

Durham scraped home by six runs against Lancashire in an exciting match in the FP Trophy at the Riverside Ground

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Benkenstein and Smith hurt Sussex

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

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Denly and van Jaarsveld power Kent to Lord's

Kent secured a place in their first Lord's final since 1997 when they knocked out defending Friends Provident champions Durham, by 83 runs, in the semi-final at Chester-le-Street

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Durham title coach's 'proudest' moment

Helping Durham clinch their maiden County Championship title is the "proudest achievement" of his career, says Geoff Cook, the head coach

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Maketa, Benkenstein, Ontong in SA's new coaching team

Only Claude Henderson, the spin bowling consultant and Greg King, the fitness trainer have been retained from Russell Domingo's technical team while Prasanna Agoram remains in place as the analyst

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Meet South Africa's revamped backroom staff

These are the men Ottis Gibson has chosen, to guide South Africa to the 2019 World Cup

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Benkenstein calls for mental preparedness after Galle debacle

The South Africa coach put down the team's twin collapses in the opening Test to rustiness from a lack of Test cricket, and wanted them to switch into the long-format mode

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Sri Lanka ODIs 'great' chance to conquer spin - Benkenstein

Among the skills Dale Benkenstein is trying to teach his charges is to pick spinners out of the hand

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