Nottinghamshire allrounder Steven Mullaney has agreed a contract extension that will keep him at Trent Bridge before the close of the 2017 season.
The 28-year old helped Notts win the 2010 County Championship title following his move from Lancashire and he was named the county’s player of the year in 2013.
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County winners Yorkshire will start the defence of the title at New Road against encouraged Worcestershire to the opening day of the 2015 season.
The new effort begins on Sunday, April 12, with eight matches over both divisions. Division Two winners Hampshire host Sussex in Southampton while Somerset take on Durham in Taunton and 2014 runnersup Nottinghamshire journey to Lord’s to confront Middlesex.
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Suresh Raina smashed a brilliant unbeaten century as Chennai Super Kings romped to an eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League T20 final in Bangalore.
Kolkata made 180-6 in their 20 overs after being put in to bat, opener Gautam Gambhir scoring 80, but the Super Kings reached their target with nine balls to spare and claimed the title for the second time.
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Suresh Raina smashed a brilliant unbeaten century as Chennai Super Kings romped to an eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League T20 final in Bangalore.
Kolkata made 180-6 in their 20 overs after being put in to bat, opener Gautam Gambhir scoring 80, but the Super Kings reached their target with nine balls to spare and claimed the title for the second time.
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Yorkshire’s opening batsmen Adam Lyth and Alex Lees have claimed the top honours in the Cricket Writers’ Club Awards.
The pair played a vital part in Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship title success this season so that as a result Lyth continues to be named the William Hill CWC Championship Player of the Year, with Lees picking up the CWC Young Cricketer of the Year award.
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Jeetan Patel has rounded off a memorable season by winning the title of county cricket’s Most Valuable Player, as stated by the FTI MVP standings.
The FTI MVP is a cumulative points system that rewards players for each run scored, wicket taken and catch held – and how well they get it done. Players additionally reach bonus points according to specific standards.
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James Tomlinson took six wickets as Hampshire beat Glamorgan to seal promotion and the LV= County Championship Division Two title.
Tomlinson returned amounts of 6-48 as Glamorgan were whittled out for 152 in their second innings in the SWALEC Stadium as well as the visitors won by 291 runs.
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James Tomlinson took six wickets as Hampshire beat Glamorgan to seal promotion and the LV= County Championship Division Two title.
Tomlinson returned amounts of 6-48 as Glamorgan were whittled out for 152 in their second innings in the SWALEC Stadium as the visitors won by 291 runs.
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Yorkshire manager of cricket Martyn Moxon sympathised along with his skipper Andrew Gale after he was made to observe the county’s Tournament title parties in the sidelines.
Gale has understood for nearly two weeks he’d be prohibited for Yorkshire’s final two matches of the season following his spat with Ashwell Prince at Old Trafford, however he found on Thursday that his suspension would likewise keep him from receiving the Division One prize and celebrating Yorkshire’s first title in 13 years.
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Yorkshire first team trainer Jason Gillespie commended the approach and work ethic of his players as soon as they finished a 13-year delay for County Championship glory having a crucial innings victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Gillespie charges wasted little time taking the five wickets needed to wrap up the title, taking only 66 minutes to secure a 31st outright title for the White Rose county.
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Yorkshire could control four-day cricket for a long time to come after winning their very first County Championship title since 2001, says Dominic Cork.
Former England seamer Ryan Sidebottom took 6-30 as Yorkshire thrashed Nottinghamshire by an innings and 152 runs before lunch on day four of the Trent Bridge battle to take an unassailable lead on top of the table using a game to play.
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Yorkshire’s rate pair Ryan Sidebottom and Jack Brooks paid tribute to some ‘great team effort’ after the White Rose county wrapped up the County Championship title in style at Trent Bridge.
A six-wicket haul from 36-year old seam bowler Sidebottom powered Yorkshire to their 31st outright title as Nottinghamshire were thrashed by an innings and 52-runs in a match they needed to win to refuse their competitors their first county crown since 2001.
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Yorkshire start the closing day of the Division One match at Nottinghamshire this morning only five wickets from winning their very first County Championship title in 13 years.
September 12, 2014, 10:00am
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Yorkshire will go to the last day of the fixture against Nottinghamshire wanting only five more wickets to clinch the Division One title in the LV= County Championship.
The White Rose county pushed their hosts to follow on at Trent Bridge after bowling them out for 203 first time around, Jack Brooks taking four wickets with Ryan Sidebottom and Adil Rashid sharing another six.
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Yorkshire took a major step towards claiming the LV= County Championship title, reducing Nottinghamshire to 58-4 by the end of day two in reply to 532-9.
The White Rose county – who know victory at Trent Bridge will secure the crown for the first time since 2001 – had finally declared their first innings when Tim Bresnan fell agonisingly short of a first century in seven years, the all-rounder caught at mid-wicket for 95.
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Adam Lyth scored his sixth hundred of the season as Yorkshire took a giant stride towards securing the LV= County Championship title on day one of their penultimate match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
The visitors chargred to a score of 319-4 on the first day of their Division One match against trophy rivals Nottinghamshire, with Whitby-born Lyth – fresh from scoring 251 against Lancashire last week – furthering his claim for a place in England’s Test side.
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