Sussex reach 227-2 against defending champions Surrey on a rain-hit opening day of their County Championship game.

The one-time England wicketkeeper, an Essex academy graduate, stood resolutely while wickets fell all around him to remain ...

With the new county season getting under way on Friday, here are 10 things we learned from the opening round of fixtures.

Jamie Smith made his presence felt with three quick ... He had put on 55 for the eighth wicket with Matt Fisher before losing his fifth partner, the recruit from Yorkshire being bowled by one ...

Duckett put on 76 runs with skipper Jos Buttler, who hit 24, after losing his opening partner Salt ... Chakravarthy struck twice to send back Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton in the next over.

With the ball, it was the ever-reliable Matthew Potts that forced the most breakthroughs, taking 4/112 in a dominant first Nottinghamshire innings last time out. Durham will need the England seamer to ...

Jamie Smith is excited to get his cricket whites back on for Surrey and build on a great first year as an England Test player. Wicket-keeper Smith enjoyed a breakout 2024 for England, with one ...

However, Smith, who featured for the 50-over side in the recent Champions Trophy, is set to take back the gloves ahead of a pivotal year of Test cricket such was his strong impression last summer.

The last 12 months have been a whirlwind for the Surrey duo of Jamie ... Smith and Gus Atkinson. This time last year, ahead of the 2024 summer, both had been given early tastes of international ...