National League Division Two in 2005

Table

The table, showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows:

2005 totesport League - Division Two
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	18	13	4	1	0	54
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	18	12	4	2	0	52
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	18	10	6	2	0	44
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	18	10	7	1	0	42
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	18	9	7	1	1	40
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	18	9	8	1	0	38
7	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	18	7	10	1	0	30
8	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	18	6	10	2	0	28
9	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	18	5	13	0	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	18	2	14	1	1	12

Derbyshire v Kent (17 April)

Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts)

Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

, playing for the first time as the "Phantoms" lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. Opener Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss (cricketer)

Jonathan Moss is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Victorian Bushrangers from season 2000/01 to 2006/07.-Biography:...

made free at the start of the innings with 79 off 81 balls before he was bowled

Bowled

Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is covered by Law 30 of the Laws of cricket.A batsman is out bowled if his wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler...

by Robert Ferley. His team-mates struggled, with only captain Luke Sutton

Luke Sutton

Luke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....

, with 46, adding much to the score. Derbyshire scored 197 for 8 in their 45 overs. Only 5 overs of Kent Spitfires'

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

innings were possible, in which time they made 9 for no loss. Rain then meant the match was abandoned. (BBC scorecard)

Leicestershire v Durham (17 April)

Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 9 runs (D/L method)

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....

won the toss at Grace Road

Grace Road

Grace Road is a cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-History:The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club,...

, Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

and elected to bat. Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

Liam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer, who plays for Durham and England. In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, with 51 wickets at a bowling average of 30.84, including eight for 88 in his first game of the season against Leicestershire.-Test cricket:Plunkett...

continued his good form, dismissing John Maunders

John Maunders

John Maunders is an English cricketer.John Maunders was born in Ashford Middlesex and initially played his cricket for Ashford Cricket Club where he was a key member of a very good colts side.-Career:...

and Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib is an English cricketer. He has been appointed the coach of Afghanistan national cricket team on September 2011...

early, as the Foxes faltered to 4 for 2. Darren Maddy

Darren Maddy

Darren Lee Maddy is an English cricketer who plays first class cricket for Warwickshire. He played three Tests and eight One Day Internationals for England, making one international fifty in his ten innings between 1998 and 2000 before he was finally dropped following the tour of Zimbabwe in 2000,...

and HD Ackerman then put on 98 for the third wicket, which helped Leicestershire to 175 for 8 off their 45 overs. Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...

edged to 85 for 3 from 33 overs, when rain prevented further play, leaving Durham the winners on the Duckworth-Lewis method

Duckworth-Lewis method

In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

. (BBC scorecard)

Surrey v Yorkshire (17 April)

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 43 runs

At the Oval

The Oval

The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...

, Yorkshire Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

won the toss and batted. Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood (cricketer)

Matthew James Wood is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.-Career:...

anchored the innings with 111 off 127 balls, Australian Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey

Ian Joseph Harvey is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.-Australian career:...

plundered 69 from 48, and Harvey's compatriot Phil Jaques

Phil Jaques

Philip Anthony Jaques is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia...

took 49 from 39. Yorkshire ended on 334 for 5, a record score for them in the Sunday League against Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...

. In reply Surrey tried to knock off their target in sixes, with 9 coming in their innings. Ali Brown

Ali Brown

Alistair Duncan Brown , more commonly known as Ali Brown, is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He is nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter because of his big-hitting, confident batting style...

scored 5 of them as he plundered 86 off 46. But wickets fell, and Surrey's specialist bowlers were not renowned for their batting abilities. When Brown was out, Surrey were 261 for 6, and still leading on Duckworth-Lewis. However, with no recognised batsmen left, only a Yorkshire victory was likely. When Mohammad Akram

Mohammad Akram

Mohammad Akram is a Pakistani right arm fast-medium bowler in cricket, he plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He played in 9 Test matches and 23 One Day International matches for Pakistan between 1995–1996 and 2000-2001.He is 6'2 tall and Akram is nicknamed Haji...

was stumped off a no ball

No ball

In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one run to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled...

, Surrey were 291 all out, 43 runs in arrears. The pick of the Yorkshire bowling was captain Craig White

Craig White

Craig White is an English former first-class cricketer, and latterly cricket coach.-Life and career:...

with 4 for 14 in 4 overs. (BBC scorecard)

Warwickshire v Somerset (17 April)

Match abandoned - Warwickshire (2pts), Somerset (2pts)

Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...

won the toss at Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...

and put Somerset

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

in to bat. Michael Burns

Michael Burns (cricketer)

Michael Burns , is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset and Warwickshire in first-class cricket.-Wicket-keeper at Warwickshire:...

dominated proceedings with his 107 from 134 balls, supported by Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons

Keith Alan Parsons is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

' 51 and James Hildreth

James Hildreth

James Charles Hildreth is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He attended Millfield School, Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Hildreth represented England at all youth levels including the 2003-04 Under-19 World cup...

's 54, as Somerset scored 254 for 5 in their 45 overs. However, then bad weather put an end to the day's play before Warwickshire had a chance to bat.
(BBC scorecard)

Table at 17 April

totesport League - Division Two at 17 April 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	1	1	0	0	4
1	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	1	1	0	0	4
3	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	1	0	0	1	2
3	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	1	0	0	1	2
3	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	1	0	0	1	2
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	1	0	0	1	2
7	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	1	0	1	0	0
7	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	1	0	1	0	0
7	Scottish Saltires	0	0	0	0	0
7	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	0	0	0	0	0

Durham v Surrey (24 April)

Durham (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 138 runs

Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

continued their perfect start to the season with an emphatic win at Chester-le-Street

Riverside Ground

The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club....

. Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

chose to bowl first, and Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh is an English professional cricketer.Murtagh is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He first shone in the 2000 Under-19s World Cup. Though he is first and foremost a seam bowler, Murtagh has progressed with his batting, and has stepped in on many occasions to...

with 3 for 12 performed well. But Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein

-External links:****...

and Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

put on 100 together to help the Dynamos to 224 for 8. For the Lions it all went wrong between the sixth and eighth overs, during which they lost four wickets for two runs to plummet to 27 for 4. Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

and Benkenstein took 4 wickets each as Surrey were dismissed for 86 in 30.1 overs. It's early in the season, but already Surrey are looking weak after their fourth successive match without a victory. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Kent v Leicestershire (24 April)

Kent (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 6 runs (D/L method)

At Canterbury

Canterbury

Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

scored 214 from their 45 overs, with Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia is an Indian cricketer who has appeared in ODIs for India. Mongia is a heavy run-scorer in domestic cricket with just under 6850 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308...

contributing 62. Martin Saggers

Martin Saggers

Martin John Saggers is a retired English cricketer, who spent the majority of his career at Kent. He had little success in his three seasons with Durham between 1996 and 1998, but then joined Kent and from 2000 to 2003 passed 50 first-class wickets each year, his best being 83 in 2002...

, who is not yet fully fit, took 3 for 46 for the Kent Spitfires. In reply, England openers Robert Key

Robert Key (cricketer)

Robert William Trevor Key is an English cricketer. He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides....

and Geraint Jones

Geraint Jones

Geraint Owen Jones MBE is an England cricketer of Welsh extraction but raised in Australia. Until August 2006 he was the first-choice wicketkeeper for England in both Test and One-day cricket, but fell behind Chris Read, Paul Nixon, Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose...

both failed, before South Africa's Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...

continued his great start to the season with an unbeaten 69. Kent were 150 for 4 after 33.5 overs when rain and bad light brought an end to a closely fought game, which Kent took after being ahead according to the Duckworth-Lewis method

Duckworth-Lewis method

. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Derbyshire (24 April)

Sussex (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by 2 runs (D/L method)

A close game at Hove

Hove

Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove. It forms a single conurbation together with Brighton and some smaller towns and villages running along the coast...

saw the Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...

defeat the Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

by 2 runs, after Tom Lungley

Tom Lungley

Tom Lungley is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.During his five seasons at the top of the English game, he played for Derbyshire in List A and Twenty20 cricket...

went for, and failed to get, a six of the last ball to win the game. It was a high scoring affair, and halfway through their overs Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

looked on target for a big total approaching 300. However, Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

did well to peg them back to 254 to 8.

Rain delayed the restart, and left the Phantoms with 205 to win off 32 overs. They were always behind par, but never quite gave up. Indeed Graeme Welch

Graeme Welch

Graeme Welch in Durham is an English cricket player. Welch has played for two county teams, Derbyshire and Warwickshire.Graeme Welch was appointed captain of Derbyshire for the 2006 season following the departure of Luke Sutton to Lancashire...

nearly won it for them with 42 off 24 balls, which included three huge sixes. However, wickets tumbled, leaving Tom Lungley

Tom Lungley

with the last ball to score six. To his credit, he went for it and could have won, but fell short and was run out

Run out

Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.-The rules:A batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing...

. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Yorkshire v Somerset (24 April)

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 5 wickets

The home side won easily at Headingley

Headingley Stadium

Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....

. The Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

batted first and made 209 for 9 in their 45 overs

Over (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....

, with four batsmen out with scores between 25 and 40. Former England Under-19 player Tim Bresnan

Tim Bresnan

Timothy 'Tim' Thomas Bresnan is an English cricketer. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for Yorkshire. He normally fields in the deep. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 he was called up to the England One Day...

took four for 25 for Yorkshire Phoenix. Yorkshire were always in control, thanks to a third-wicket partnership

Partnership (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in...

of 84 in 15 overs between Phil Jaques

Phil Jaques

, who scored 84 off 78 balls, and Michael Lumb

Michael John Lumb

Michael John Lumb is a South African-born English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England in Twenty20 International cricket...

. Despite two late wickets, Yorkshire finished in style to win by 5 wickets with 32 balls remaining. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 24 April

totesport League - Division Two at 24 April 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	2	2	0	0	8
2	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	2	2	0	0	8
3	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	2	1	0	1	6
4	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	1	1	0	0	4
5	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	1	0	0	1	2
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	2	0	1	1	2
7	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	2	0	1	1	2
8	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	2	0	2	0	0
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	2	0	2	0	0
10	Scottish Saltires	0	0	0	0	0

Scotland v Durham (1 May)

Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts), Durham (2pts)

This match, which was due to be played at The Grange

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team.-Cricket:...

, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, was rained off without a ball being bowled. (BBC news)

Somerset v Leicestershire (1 May)

Somerset (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 8 wickets

The Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

were restricted to 211 for 8 at Taunton

Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....

, with Aaron Laraman

Aaron Laraman

Aaron Laraman is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.Born in Middlesex, Laraman began his career by playing for Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1998, though he also appeared in one youth Test match for England in 1997 before playing his debut...

the pick of the Somerset bowlers - his bowling analysis

Bowling analysis

In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis usually refers to a notation summarising a bowler's performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens , total runs conceded and number of wickets taken...

read 9-2-17-2. Four Leicestershire batsmen passed 30, yet the highest score of the innings was Paul Nixon

Paul Nixon

Paul Andrew Nixon is an English cricket player who has played for Leicestershire, England, England A, MCC and Kent. He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman...

's 41. John Francis

John Francis (cricketer)

John Francis is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm bowler....

and Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons

Keith Alan Parsons is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

then completed the win for the Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

with 73 and 91 respectively, sharing a third-wicket partnership

Partnership (cricket)

of 157. This gave Somerset their first win in any competition this season, and meant that the Foxes were still waiting for their first win. (BBC scorecard)

Warwickshire v Kent (1 May)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 19 runs

Nick Knight

Nick Knight

Nicholas Verity Knight is a former England cricketer. Knight's middle name was in honour of the 1930s English Test bowler Hedley Verity who was killed in World War II and is a distant family relation...

scored 122 off 125, the highest score of the National League season thus far, to boot the Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

up to 279 for 7 off their 45 overs. A spirited fightback from the Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

saw them hang in until the 44th over, but eventually, despite 82 from Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...

and a 40-run last wicket stand

Partnership (cricket)

between Simon Cook

Simon Cook (English cricketer)

Simon James Cook is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.Cook initially played in 1996 for Cumnor before a year later being picked up by Middlesex along with Andrew Strauss....

and Martin Saggers

Martin Saggers

, they perished for 260 all out with 11 balls to go. (BBC scorecard)

Yorkshire v Sussex (1 May)

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by 3 wickets

Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson (cricketer)

Richard Kevin James Dawson is an English first-class cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner....

and Craig White

Craig White

Craig White is an English former first-class cricketer, and latterly cricket coach.-Life and career:...

took 3 wickets apiece to help dismiss the Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

for 157, as Sussex lost the last 7 wickets for 55 runs. Despite tight bowling from Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed is a retired Pakistani cricketer who specialised as a leg spin bowler. He was known for his hard-to-pick googly. He memorably trapped Graeme Hick in front with one during the 1992 World Cup final. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997...

on a damp pitch, the Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

eased to a win with 3 wickets and 27 balls remaining. Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath is an English first-class cricketer, who plays county cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls part-time right-arm medium pace and has twice captained Yorkshire, in the 2003 and 2009 seasons.-England:McGrath made his Test match debut for...

(37) and Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey

Ian Joseph Harvey is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.-Australian career:...

(30) shared a fifth-wicket stand

Partnership (cricket)

of 63. (BBC scorecard)

Table at 1 May

totesport League - Division Two at 1 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	3	3	0	0	12
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	3	2	0	1	10
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	2	1	0	1	6
4	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	3	1	1	1	6
5	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	3	1	1	1	6
6	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	2	1	1	0	4
7	Scottish Saltires	1	0	0	1	2
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	2	0	1	1	2
9	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	3	0	3	0	0
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	2	0	2	0	0

Durham v Sussex (2 May)

No result - Durham (2pts), Sussex (2pts)

At Chester-le-Street

Chester-le-Street

Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. It has a history going back to Roman times when it was called Concangis. The town is located south of Newcastle upon Tyne and west of Sunderland on the River Wear...

Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

won the toss and put Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

in to bat. Steve Harmison

Steve Harmison

Stephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....

bowled well for his 1 for 24 off 9 overs, though it was Mick Lewis

Mick Lewis

Michael Llewellyn "Mick" Lewis is an Australian cricketer.-Grade career and state career:Born in Greensborough, Victoria, Lewis was a grade cricketer who played for Northcote and the Victorian Bushrangers gave him his first-class debut in the 1999/2000 season...

who took the wickets, ending with 5 for 48. For the Sharks, Johannes van der Wath

Johannes van der Wath

-Playing style:Johan is a very attacking and aggressive Right Handed Batsman who usually bats in the lower middle order coming in and increasing the strike rate. He is also a very aggressive Right Arm Medium-Fast Bowler who regularly takes wickets with the new ball....

top scored with 80 and shared a 110-run partnership

Partnership (cricket)

with Robin Martin-Jenkins

Robin Martin-Jenkins

Robin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins is an English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Sussex CCC and British Universities. He is six feet 5 inches tall. He is the son of Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the cricket writer and commentator...

to pull Sussex out from 60 for 5 to a final total of 182 for 7 in 45 overs. In reply the Dynamos slumped to 9 for 2 off 7.3 overs, losing both openers for ducks

Duck (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...

before rain came and finished the match 15 balls before Duckworth-Lewis

Duckworth-Lewis method

could be applied. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Surrey (2 May)

Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 99 runs (D/L method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

)

Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

were never in this game, which was played at Taunton. The Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

totalled a mammoth 325 for 6 in their 44 overs, with Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...

(61 off 49), Marcus Trescothick

Marcus Trescothick

Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established...

(52 off 43) and Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons

Keith Alan Parsons is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

(85 off 75) doing most of the damage. The Lions were never in the hunt in reply. Whilst Ali Brown

Ali Brown

top-scored with a 37-ball 65, including seven fours and three sixes, wicket

Wicket

In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...

s fell at regular intervals, and they finally finished on 226 for 9, 99 behind. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 2 May

totesport League - Division Two at 2 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	3	3	0	0	12
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	4	2	0	2	12
3	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	4	2	1	1	10
4	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	2	1	0	1	6
5	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	3	1	1	1	6
6	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	3	1	1	1	6
7	Scottish Saltires	1	0	0	1	2
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	2	0	1	1	2
9	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	3	0	3	0	0
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	3	0	3	0	0

Scotland v Kent (8 May)

Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs (D/L method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

)

Kent Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

demolished the Scottish Saltires at their home ground in a rain-haunted match. Winning the toss and bowling, Scotland did not quite get the wickets they wanted, the South African Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...

top-scoring for Kent with 57 while Darren Stevens

Darren Stevens (cricketer)

Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:...

smashed 51 off 30 balls towards the end. Scotland's innings was frequently interrupted by rain and Darren Stevens' bowling - he took five for 32, his first career five-for, as Scotland crawled to 134 all out in 32.2 overs - 94 short of the adjusted target, coincidentally exactly the same as Kent had made, but shortened by seven overs.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Warwickshire (8 May)

Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 44 runs (D/L method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

)

Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

had England wicket-keeper Matt Prior and former Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin

Murray Goodwin

Murray William Goodwin is a cricketer who played 19 Tests and 71 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe. He is a right-handed top order batsman strong on the back-foot and a good cutter and puller of the ball....

to thank for their imposing win over the Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

. Prior scored 144 - a career best score - and Goodwin 79 to lift Sussex to a massive 283 for 7, Zimbabwe all-rounder Heath Streak

Heath Streak

Heath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...

the only bowler with reasonably respectable figures of three for 39 off 9 overs. The reply was shortened by rain, setting Warwickshire 198 to win off 30 overs, but after 48 from Neil Carter there was little left in the Warwickshire reply as they finished on 153 for 7.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 8 May

totesport League - Division Two at 8 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	3	3	0	0	12
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	4	2	0	2	12
3	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	4	2	1	1	10
4	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	4	2	1	1	10
5	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	4	2	1	1	10
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	3	1	1	1	6
7	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	2	0	1	1	2
8	Scottish Saltires	2	0	1	1	2
9	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	3	0	3	0	0
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	3	0	3	0	0

Scotland v Somerset (11 May)

Somerset (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 16 runs

Somerset Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

won thanks to a slogging effort by all-rounder

All-rounder

An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...

Ian Blackwell

Ian David Blackwell is an English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spinner and powerful middle-order batsman, he has played for England in one-day and Test sides, and plays county cricket for Durham, having left Somerset at the end of the 2008 season.-Career:Blackwell was called up for the England...

who rescued them from a potentially dangerous position at Edinburgh

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

. Winning the toss and batting, Scottish Saltires' bowlers Asim Butt

Asim Butt

Asim Mohamood Butt was a Scottish and Pakistani cricketer who was primarily a left-arm medium fast bowler. He played 5 ODIs for Scotland, all in the 1999 Cricket World Cup...

, Majid Haq

Majid Haq

Rana Majid Haq Khan , better known as Majid Haq, is a Scottish cricket player of Pakistani descent. He is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler. He has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 23 levels, making his debut for the senior side on 20 July 2002 in a European...

and Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Jacob Christopher Hoffmann born 14 January 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Scotland...

(who bowled 9 overs for 14 runs) tied the visitors down to 145 for 5 before Blackwell came on. Blackwell then proceeded to slam everything out of sight, smacking six sixes and seven fours in his 86 and lifting Somerset to 264 for 7. Colin Smith

Colin Smith (cricketer)

Colin John Ogilvie Smith is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.He made his début for the Scottish cricket team against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three One Day Internationals, his first coming against...

was the star of Scotland's reply, making 67, but they were never seriously in the chase, especially after Andrew Caddick

Andrew Caddick

Andrew Richard Caddick is a retired cricketer who played for England as a fast-medium bowler. At 6 ft 5in, Caddick was a successful bowler for England for a decade, taking 13 five-wicket hauls in Test matches...

removed Pakistani

Pakistani cricket team

The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....

all-rounder Yasir Arafat and Smith. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 11 May

totesport League - Division Two at 11 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	5	3	1	1	14
2	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	3	3	0	0	12
3	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	4	2	0	2	12
4	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	4	2	1	1	10
5	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	4	2	1	1	10
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	3	1	1	1	6
7	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	2	0	1	1	2
8	Scottish Saltires	3	0	2	1	2
9	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	3	0	3	0	0
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	3	0	3	0	0

Durham v Yorkshire (15 May)

Durham (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 51 runs

Durham

Durham County Cricket Club

continued their fine start to the season with a comfortable win at Chester-le-Street

Riverside Ground

The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club....

. They started slowly, making only 60 (for no loss) after 20 overs. But helped by Mike Hussey they picked up the pace, ending on 256 for 4. Yorkshire's

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

reply started quicker, but the Dynamos kept taking wickets, finally dismissing the Phoenix for 205. Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood

Paul David Collingwood MBE is an English cricketer. He has been a regular member of the England Test side, was captain of the One Day International team 2007–2008. He is also vice-captain of his county, Durham County Cricket Club. Collingwood is a batting all-rounder, whose batting...

and Gareth Breese

Gareth Breese

Gareth Rohan Breese is a West Indian cricketer who played one Test match in 2002, as the main spin bowler at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium against India. Breese scored five runs in two innings, and took two wickets, but conceded 135 runs in 31 overs and was the most expensive bowler...

took 3 each. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Leicestershire v Surrey (15 May)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 60 runs

Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

continued their miserable form in the Sunday League, as they went down to their fourth defeat in four matches to be at the very bottom of the National League table. Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

batted first, making 194 for 9, as almost all of their batsmen scored below their batting average

Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...

, apart from Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia

, who made 67. Mongia followed this up with 4 for 15 with the ball, dismissing Surrey for 134, after Scott Newman and Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

had taken them to 55 for 1. A total of 10 maiden overs were bowled in the Surrey innings. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 15 May

totesport League - Division Two at 15 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	5	3	0	2	16
2	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	5	3	1	1	14
3	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	4	3	1	0	12
4	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	4	2	1	1	10
5	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	4	2	1	1	10
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	3	1	1	1	6
7	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	4	1	3	0	4
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	2	0	1	1	2
9	Scottish Saltires	3	0	2	1	2
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	4	0	4	0	0

Derbyshire v Warwickshire (20 May)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by 52 runs

Derbyshire Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

suffered another drubbing at Derby after Warwickshire Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

raced past 200 thanks to half-centuries from Nick Knight

Nick Knight

and Jim Troughton

Jim Troughton

Jamie Oliver Troughton is an English cricketer. He is mainly an attack-minded left-handed batsman but also an occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler...

. Although 6 wickets fell in the last 10 overs, they still made 260, with Troughton top-scoring with 73. In reply, Derbyshire lost wickets regularly, and although Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss (cricketer)

Jonathan Moss is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Victorian Bushrangers from season 2000/01 to 2006/07.-Biography:...

scored 65, no-one was able to stay with him as the hosts were all out for 208. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Scotland v Surrey (20 May)

Surrey (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 5 wickets

Scottish Saltires

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

batted first at The Grange

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

. Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Alan Beukes born 15 March 1979, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa is a South African cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Free State, Eagles, South West Districts and Scotland.-External links:*...

, their South African

South African cricket team

The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...

import put on 91 from 86 balls as Scotland scored 252 for 7, their highest score of thir National League season. Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

had lost all 4 one-day league games before this match, and when they were reduced to 90 for 3, another defeat seemed on the cards. However, Graham Thorpe

Graham Thorpe

Graham Paul Thorpe MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey and England. A left-handed middle-order batsman and slip fielder, he appeared in exactly 100 Test matches.-Early life:...

took 69 from 89 balls and Ali Brown

Ali Brown

65 from 45 to give Surrey their first points with 6.3 overs to spare. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 20 May

totesport League - Division Two at 20 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	5	3	0	2	16
2	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	5	3	1	1	14
3	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	4	3	1	0	12
4	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	4	2	1	1	10
5	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	4	2	1	1	10
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	4	2	1	1	10
7	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	4	1	3	0	4
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	5	1	4	0	4
9	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	3	0	2	1	2
10	Scottish Saltires	4	0	3	1	2

Kent v Durham (29 May)

Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 1 run

Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

extended their unbeaten run in National League games to six games as they pulled off a remarkable comeback at Kent Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

. Having won the toss and batted, Durham made 189 after having been pegged back by South African Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

Andrew James Hall is a South African cricketer and a former member of the South African cricket team . He is an all-rounder who bowls fast-medium pace, and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. Prior to making it on the South African first class cricket scene he played...

who took 3 for 17 off 8.5 overs. In reply, Hall made 72 as Kent cruised to 128 for 2 and 170 for 3, but Durham's players fought back. With the main damage coming from their internationals Ashley Noffke

Ashley Noffke

Ashley Allan Noffke is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League . He previously played cricket for Queensland and Western Australia...

(three for 33) and Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle

Nathan John Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was an attacking batsman who liked to play batting shots such as the cover drive and the pull shot. He also scored the world's fastest Test double century in terms of balls faced. This remarkable innings of 222 was scored in just 168 balls...

(two for 21), Kent lost six wickets for 17 runs, and Kent were tied down to such an extent that they needed three runs off the last ball to win - Martin Saggers

Martin Saggers

could only scrape the one bye

Bye (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a bye is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batsman and the ball has not hit the batsman's body.-Scoring byes:...

.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Warwickshire v Scotland (29 May)

Scotland (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by one wicket

A poor pitch at Stratford-on-Avon, and some lacklustre batting saw the Warwickshire Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

record their second loss in the National League, as they crumbled to 113 all out on their home ground. Australian-born Paul Hoffmann took three for 19 for Scotland Saltires

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

, but all the Scottish bowlers chipped in with wickets, and it was in fact a good recovery from Warwickshire as they were 17 for 5 and 48 for 7. In reply, Dougie Lockhart and South African Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Beukes

recorded good partnership to lift Scotland to 70 for 1, but a burst of wickets from Heath Streak

Heath Streak

Heath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...

turned the match again, as Scotland lost four wickets for 20 runs. However, Hoffmann saw Scotland across the line, smashing a six off Neil Carter to win the match by one wicket. Extras

Extra (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, an extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball.Other than runs scored off the bat from a no ball, a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score...

were the second-highest scorer, with 28, as Warwickshire conceded 20 wides.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 29 May

totesport League - Division Two at 29 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	6	4	0	2	20
2	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	5	3	1	1	14
3	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	4	3	1	0	12
4	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	5	2	2	1	10
5	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	4	2	1	1	10
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	5	2	2	1	10
7	Scottish Saltires	5	1	3	1	6
8	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	4	1	3	0	4
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	5	1	4	0	4
10	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	3	0	2	1	2

Derbyshire v Leicestershire (30 May)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire by 6 wickets

Derbyshire's

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

Kevin Dean

Kevin Dean (cricketer)

Kevin James Dean is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.The imposing, 6'5" tall Dean made his club debut for the Derbyshire Phantoms in 1996 and received the Denis Compton Award in 1998...

took 5 for 45 in his comeback match after suffering chicken pox in the week. Dean's effort helped reduce Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

to 55 for 6 at the end of the fifteenth over at Derby. John Sadler came in and made 50 before he was stumped off Ant Botha

Ant Botha

Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha is a South African former cricketer who played for the cricket teams of Natal B, Natal, South Africa Academy, KwaZulu-Natal B, KwaZulu-Natal, Easterns, Derbyshire and Warwickshire....

's bowling, but he could only help Leicestershire along to 146 all out. Derbyshire took their time in trying conditions, but still made their target with 4 wickets down and 21 balls to go, as Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

Michael James Di Venuto is a former Australian cricketer of Italian descent who played first-class cricket for Tasmanian Tigers and One Day Internationals for Australia. Although he has retired from representative cricket in Australia, he currently continues to play for Durham CCC. He has also...

top-scored with 48. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Sussex (30 May)

Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 2 wickets

Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

edged past Somerset

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

with 2 balls and 2 wickets remaining. Somerset won the toss, batted, and fell to 88 for 5 against Sussex's tight bowling before Ian Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

smashed 10 sixes and 10 fours as he made 134 not out off only 71 balls. 4 of his sixes came in the 40th over, bowled by Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

: the first three balls went for six, then there were two singles, before Blackwell smashed the last ball out of the ground into the car park. His quickfire innings helped Somerset to 297 for 6 off their 45 overs. In reply Matt Prior made 77, but Sussex looked like a defeated side after 4 wickets from Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons

Keith Alan Parsons is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

sent them to 201 for 7, but Johannes van der Wath

Johannes van der Wath

smashed 73 off 43 balls to sneak the victory, sharing an 82-run ninth-wicket stand with Jason Lewry

Jason Lewry

Jason Lewry is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.Born in Worthing, he played for Sussex from the beginning of his career in 1993 until his retirement in 2009. He has played Twenty20 cricket since 2003...

. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Durham (30 May)

Surrey (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by 43 runs

Durham

Durham County Cricket Club

fell to their first defeat of their totesport League campaign at the Oval

The Oval

as Surrey's

Surrey County Cricket Club

youngsters rescued them from what could have been yet another Surrey batting collapse - they had lost 9 or 10 wickets in 4 of their 5 League matches so far, and had made 2 scores below 140. The hosts batted first, and their position looked dire as they were soon on 26 for 4, with Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

and Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen is a former English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Durham CCC, Marylebone Cricket Club and Combined Universities....

taking two wickets each. James Benning

James Benning (cricketer)

James Benning is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler...

, with 66 off 84 balls, and Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke is an English cricketer, currently playing for Warwickshire. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.-Surrey:...

, with 54 off 67 balls, then put on 129, a record for Surrey against Durham. In the 38 overs the weather allowed, Surrey made 219. Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh

then took 3 wickets without conceding a run in his first 3 overs to knock Durham back. Whilst they threatened for a while thanks to a 95-run partnership

Partnership (cricket)

between Nicky Peng

Nicky Peng

Nicky Peng is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....

and Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein

-External links:****...

, they never fully recovered and were finally all out for 176. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Yorkshire v Scotland (30 May)

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 60 runs

Despite four Yorkshire Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

run out

Run out

s, and four maidens from Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Jacob Christopher Hoffmann born 14 January 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Scotland...

, the hosts still managed to score 214 all out in the first innings at Headingley

Headingley Stadium

, Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

making 57 from number five. Scotland Saltires

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

then crumbled to 154, former England all-rounder

All-rounder

Craig White

Craig White is an English former first-class cricketer, and latterly cricket coach.-Life and career:...

taking three Scottish wickets as only the hired-in man from Durham, Gavin Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)

Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...

, managed some resistance with the bat. Hamilton, who had played ODI cricket for Scotland at the 1999 World Cup

1999 Cricket World Cup

-England:-Outside England:-Group A:-Results:-------------------------------------------------------------Group B:-Results:------------------------------------------------------------...

, made 60, but he was one of only two Scots to pass 20. Yorkshire continued their promotion charge, however, as they jumped ahead of Somerset in the table and into second place. However, after this match, Yorkshire only won one of their remaining fourteen games.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 30 May

totesport League - Division Two at 30 May 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	7	4	1	2	20
2	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	5	4	1	0	16
3	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	6	3	2	1	14
4	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	5	3	1	1	14
5	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	5	2	2	1	10
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	5	2	2	1	10
7	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	6	2	4	0	8
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	4	1	2	1	6
9	Scottish Saltires	6	1	4	1	6
10	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	5	1	4	0	4

Leicestershire v Somerset (5 June)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 71 runs

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

moved out of the bottom place with a comfortable win over Somerset Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

at Oakham School

Oakham School

Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the historic market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils . The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and...

. With Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia

top-scoring with 75 as no Somerset bowler dug into the Leicestershire innings, they made 217 for 4 with relative ease, before crumbling to the left-arm spin of Mongia, as he took four wickets for 12 runs including captain and top-scorer Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith

Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...

. Smith made 61 in a Somerset innings were only four batsmen made it into double figures, and the visitors crumbled to 146 all out.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Kent v Derbyshire (5 June)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 90 runs

Derbyshire Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

came to Maidstone

Maidstone

Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...

and Kent Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

with only one win in their first four games. However, the way in which they won this one was emphatic. Kent captain David Fulton

David Fulton

David Paul Fulton is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman, who occasionally bowled left-arm orthodox spin. He played first-class cricket for Kent for 15 years until 2006...

won the toss and chose to field, and Australian Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

ridiculed his choice with an 80-ball century with twelve fours and a six. In the end, he was out for 116 off 90 balls, but when everyone else hit at nearly a run a ball and Kent could only take three wickets, Derbyshire amassed 304 for 3. Kent gave it their best shot in the chase, Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

making 61 from the top of the order, but despite late order smashing from Justin Kemp

Justin Kemp

Justin Miles Kemp is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000–01 season. Kemp is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler. His batting is noted for the high frequency of sixes, particularly those which are hit out of the stadium...

(27) and Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan (cricketer)

Amjad Khan is an English Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He plays for Sussex.-Career:...

(33), Kent ended all out for 214, 91 runs short with 38 balls remaining.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Warwickshire (5 June)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 49 runs

At Whitgift School

Whitgift School

Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...

, Warwickshire Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

recorded a massive 309 for 8 in 45 overs to bat Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

out of the game. Neil Carter opened the innings with a typical 58 off only 36 balls, smashing four sixes and five fours in the process, while James Troughton scored 69. Only medium-pacer Neil Saker

Neil Saker

Neil Clifford Saker is an English cricketer who currently plays for Unicorns, having previous played for Surrey. He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

, playing in his seventh List-A game, avoided the routing as he was hit for 17 off five overs, taking the wicket of Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

for 9. In reply, Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

and Ali Brown

Ali Brown

looked to take Surrey to the target, but when Brown departed for 52 off 34 balls, the air went out of Surrey's balloon. Ramprakash scored 89 not out

Not out

In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...

, and became Surrey's top scorer, but Surrey finished all out for 260 with 22 balls remaining in their innings as Carter took three for 37 while Heath Streak

Heath Streak

Heath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...

and Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

Douglas Robert Brown is a former Scottish cricketer, currently employed as a coach for Warwickshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder who has represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level...

snared two wickets each.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 5 June

totesport League - Division Two at 5 June 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	7	4	1	2	20
2	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	5	4	1	0	16
3	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	5	3	1	1	14
4	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	7	3	3	1	14
5	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	6	3	2	1	14
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	5	2	2	1	10
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	6	2	3	1	10
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	7	2	5	0	8
9	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	6	2	4	0	8
10	Scottish Saltires	6	1	4	1	6

Scotland v Sussex (10 June)

Sussex (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 8 wickets

Scotland

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

had a bad week. First, Asim Butt

Asim Butt

Asim Mohamood Butt was a Scottish and Pakistani cricketer who was primarily a left-arm medium fast bowler. He played 5 ODIs for Scotland, all in the 1999 Cricket World Cup...

, the leading Scottish seam bowler

Fast bowling

Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...

was banned for a year after testing positive for ecstasy. They then went down heavily to Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

at The Grange

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

in their last home game before the 2005 ICC Trophy

2005 ICC Trophy

Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...

in three weeks' time. The Saltires batted first and lost wickets regularly. Only Colin Smith

Colin Smith (cricketer)

, with 61, made any sort of score as they were dismissed for 172. The Sharks chased down the target easily, as openers Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior (cricketer)

Matthew James Prior is an English One Day International and Test cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. He is a wicket-keeper, and his aggressive right-handed batting enables him to open the innings in ODI matches...

and Ian Ward put on 108, and whilst Scotland were able to take two wickets, Sussex sped home with 16.3 overs to spare. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 10 June

totesport League - Division Two at 10 June 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	7	4	1	2	20
2	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	6	4	1	1	18
3	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	5	4	1	0	16
4	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	7	3	3	1	14
5	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	6	3	2	1	14
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	5	2	2	1	10
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	6	2	3	1	10
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	7	2	5	0	8
9	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	6	2	4	0	8
10	Scottish Saltires	7	1	5	1	6

Leicestershire v Yorkshire (12 June)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 7 wickets

In a low-scoring match at Grace Road

Grace Road

, Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

recorded 172 for 9, despite Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

and Michael Lumb

Michael John Lumb

Michael John Lumb is a South African-born English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England in Twenty20 International cricket...

pairing up for 67 for the third wicket. Apart from those two, though, none of the Yorkshire batsmen could contribute, and slow accumulation from the Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

batsmen was the key to reaching the target. Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia

then took on Yorkshire's bowlers, adding 46 off 38 balls, as singles were taken near the end to see the hosts to the target with seventeen deliveries left in the match.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Kent (12 June)

Kent (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 74 runs

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...

continued his stunning form for Kent Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

with 114 against Somerset Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

which lifted the visitors to a massive 319 for 5, as the bowlers were smashed to all corners of the Recreation Ground in Bath

Recreation Ground (Bath)

The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, used for recreational purposes by Bath residents and the public generally....

. In reply, Ian Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

smashed 57 off 42 balls, but it was never enough as Somerset were all out in 37.3 overs - with 45 balls potentially remaining of their innings - for 245.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Durham v Derbyshire (13 June)

Durham (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by five wickets

A dismal batting performance from Derbyshire Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

, as they crumbled to 82 all out at Riverside Ground

Riverside Ground

The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club....

, gave Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

yet another victory in the National League. Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein

-External links:****...

took four for 17, including two wickets in his first over, and Australian Ashley Noffke

Ashley Noffke

showed good bowling form with three for 16 and three maidens in seven overs. Despite losing wickets early in the chase, crumbling to 36 for 4, Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

and Gary Pratt

Gary Pratt

Gary Joseph Pratt is an English cricketer and a footballer. He is primarily a left-handed batsman but also bowls right-arm off breaks...

added 40 for the fifth wicket to send Durham to a five-wicket win with just under 10 overs to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 13 June

totesport League - Division Two at 13 June 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	8	5	1	2	24
2	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	6	4	1	1	18
3	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	6	4	2	0	16
4	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	7	3	3	1	14
5	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	6	3	2	1	14
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	8	3	4	1	14
7	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	7	3	4	0	12
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	6	2	3	1	10
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	7	2	5	0	8
10	Scottish Saltires	7	1	5	1	6

Somerset v Scotland (17 June)

Scotland (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 15 runs

Only a couple of days ago, the lads from Somerset

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

had beaten Australia's finest by five wickets, chasing the highest score in one-day matches. Now, they failed to chase down 233 set by the Scottish Saltires, after Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Beukes

smashed 92 and Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat (cricketer)

Yasir Arafat Satti is a Pakistani cricketer. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast medium.-International career:...

supplied with a 20-ball 32 including two sixes. It started well enough for Somerset, Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith

Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...

continuing his fine form with 74, leading his team to 158 for 4. But then, the wheels fell off. Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Jacob Christopher Hoffmann born 14 January 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Scotland...

snared the important wicket of James Hildreth

James Hildreth

for 49, the lower order rolled over meekly to Arafat (who got 3-33), and with Jon Francis

Jon Francis

Jon Charles Naekauna Francis is former American football player. He is the son of former Green Bay Packer, Joe Francis, and brother of one of the Detroit Lion's 2007 second round draft pick, Ikaika Alama-Francis....

injured, the Sabres managed to lose the match by 15 runs as they were all out for 218.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Warwickshire v Leicestershire (19 June)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by seven wickets

The most striking feature of this match would be Ashley Giles

Ashley Giles

Ashley Fraser Giles MBE is a retired English cricketer. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club where he is now employed as Director of Cricket...

returning to bowl for Warwickshire Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

after a hip injury, replacing Heath Streak

Heath Streak

Heath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...

, who had been injured in the groin in the previous match. However, it couldn't help them against Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

. The hosts won the toss and batted first, and promptly crumbled to 43 for 4, after good new-ball bowling from Ottis Gibson

Ottis Gibson

Ottis Delroy Gibson is a cricket coach and former player from Barbados. A pace bowler and exploiter of the older cricket ball for the West Indies, Gibson is now head coach for the West Indies. He previously worked as bowling coach for England.- International career :Gibson made two Test...

and Charl Willoughby

Charl Willoughby

Charl Myles Willoughby is a South African cricketer who played two Tests and three ODIs for South Africa between 2000 and 2003. He played for Boland and Western Province before spending two seasons with the Cape Cobras. He has also played English county cricket, and after a season with...

. Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

hit 93, however, as the Bears recovered to 217 for 6. Their innings included three run out

Run out

s. Leicestershire were always on target and won with eight balls to spare, Darren Maddy

Darren Maddy

recording a 114-ball century and ending with 107 not out as Leicestershire reached 218 for 3.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Durham (19 June)

Sussex (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by seven wickets

Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

sorely missed their two international stars, Steve Harmison

Steve Harmison

Stephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....

and Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood

, as they whimpered to a seven-wicket defeat in the top-of-the-table clash at Arundel

Arundel

Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to...

against Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

. Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein

-External links:****...

won the toss and chose to have his Durham side bat first, as he made 57 not out from number five, but there was woefully little support as Durham collapsed from 129 for 3 to 195 all out. James Kirtley

James Kirtley

Robert James Kirtley is a former English Test cricketer, who was born on the 10 January 1975 in Eastbourne in the county of Sussex. He is a right arm fast to medium bowler and a right hand batsman. After prep school at St.Andrews School, Eastbourne, he was educated at Clifton College.-First ODI:His...

was the main culprit with four for 29 but every Sussex bowler except Robin Martin-Jenkins

Robin Martin-Jenkins

got among the wickets. In reply, Ian Ward blitzed 93 off 75 balls, Chris Adams was just as punishing with 58 off 49, and Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

was plundered for 46 off only four overs - including nine wides. In only 29.3 overs, the match was over, Sussex getting a bit of Twenty20 practice in as they closed the gap at the top of the table to two points.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Derbyshire v Scotland (19 June)

Derbyshire (2pts) tied with Scotland (2pts)

The first tie of the National League season at The County Ground, Derby was another positive experience for the Scottish Saltires a week before they travelled to Ireland to participate in the ICC Trophy

2005 ICC Trophy

. Derbyshire Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

won the toss and batted, and it was only thanks to a century

Century (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...

from Australian import Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

that they passed 200 and ended up with a final total of 220 for 8 - along with 33 not out from Andre Botha

Andre Botha (cricketer)

Andre Cornelius Botha is a former South African-born Irish cricketer. He played 55 times in all for Ireland, including the 2005 ICC Trophy and the European Championship in 2004 and 2006...

. Scotland's reply was hampered by Kevin Dean

Kevin Dean (cricketer)

who took three early wickets to reduce the Scots to 31 for 3, but Douglas Lockhart

Douglas Lockhart

Douglas Ross Lockhart is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.He has played well over 100 times for the Scotland national team, making his debut in a match against the MCC on 23 August 1995...

made his highest career score with 88 not out to set Scotland back on track. On the last ball, Scotland needed two runs to win with South African-born number 11 Dewald Nel

Dewald Nel

Johan Dewald Nel is a South African-born Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-handed....

on strike - he could only scamper one with Lockhart, and the teams shared the spoils.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Leicestershire v Scotland (20 June)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 20 runs

The Scottish Saltires threw away a good bowling performance at Grace Road

Grace Road

against Leicestershire Foxes. Winning the toss and batting first, Leicestershire only made 208 for 7, none of the batsmen passing fifty but seven finishing in double figures. Dewald Nel

Dewald Nel

Johan Dewald Nel is a South African-born Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-handed....

took three for 39 for the Scots, but nine overs of Charl Willoughby

Charl Willoughby

was evidently too much for the Saltires. He conceded 12 runs, taking two wickets and bowling three maidens in the process, and was a major factor as Scotland imploded to 78 for 6. Despite number 10 Greg Maiden making 35, Scotland were all out for 188 with an over remaining.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Tables at 20 June

totesport League - Division Two at 20 June 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	9	5	2	2	0	24
2	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	7	5	1	1	0	22
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	9	5	4	0	0	20
4	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	6	4	2	0	0	16
5	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	7	3	3	1	0	14
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	7	3	3	1	0	14
7	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	9	3	5	1	0	14
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	7	2	3	1	1	12
9	Scottish Saltires	10	2	6	1	1	12
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	7	2	5	0	0	8

Sussex v Kent (8 July)

Sussex (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by four wickets

Sussex Sharks regained the lead in Division Two of the National League with a win over Kent Spitfires in a low-scoring match at The County Ground, Hove. Sussex' Pakistani cricketers Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...

and Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

took three and two wickets respectively, reducing Kent to 106 for 7, before James Kirtley

James Kirtley

mopped up the tail with three balls remaining of Kent's innings, for 155. Then, a fiery opening spell from Simon Cook

Simon Cook (English cricketer)

, who had hit an unbeaten 28 with the bat, resulted in three quick wickets (he ended with excellent figures of three for 15 off nine overs) and sent Sussex down to 22 for 4. However, Michael Yardy

Michael Yardy

Michael Howard Yardy is an English cricketer. He captains Sussex County Cricket Club and is a left-handed batsman whose unusual technique has attracted a great deal of attention due to a pronounced shuffle from leg to off immediately prior to the bowler releasing the ball...

and Carl Hopkinson

Carl Hopkinson

Carl Hopkinson is a former English cricketer and current coach. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He was also a talented fielder.Born in Sussex, he attended Brighton College...

paired up for 103 for the fifth wicket, and Yardy's 65 anchored a nervy chase as Sussex reached the target with 3.3 overs remaining.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Warwickshire v Derbyshire (9 July)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by five wickets

Warwickshire Bears squeezed to a five-wicket win at Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...

thanks to good bowling and a quickfire innings from wicket-keeper Trevor Penney

Trevor Penney

Trevor Lionel Penney is a former cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding...

. Derbyshire Phantoms batted first, losing wickets regularly, with only Steve Stubbings

Steve Stubbings

Stephen David Stubbings is an English cricket player who plays for Bedfordshire.He only played a handful of senior games before trying out at the Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club in the Victorian Cricket Association's Premier Competition...

making over 25 with his 108-ball 69. Neil Carter excelled with the ball, taking three for 28, although four of six Warwickshire bowlers took part in Derbyshire's collapse to 201 for 9. Warwickshire's reply was haunted by wickets taken by Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss (cricketer)

Jonathan Moss is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Victorian Bushrangers from season 2000/01 to 2006/07.-Biography:...

- who ended with three for 32 - however, Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

and Trevor Penney

Trevor Penney

Trevor Lionel Penney is a former cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding...

added 38 for the last wicket, and Warwickshire passed the target with five balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 9 July

totesport League - Division Two at 9 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	8	6	1	1	0	26
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	9	5	2	2	0	24
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	9	5	4	0	0	20
4	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	8	4	3	1	0	18
5	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	6	4	2	0	0	16
6	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	8	3	4	1	0	14
7	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	9	3	5	1	0	14
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	8	2	4	1	1	12
9	Scottish Saltires	10	2	6	1	1	12
10	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	7	2	5	0	0	8

Yorkshire v Surrey (13 July)

Surrey (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by three runs

Yorkshire Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

failed to convert a good position against Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

, who moved off last place in the table with a win. Having initially been placed in the field by Surrey's captain Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

, they conceded 111 for the first wicket, James Benning

James Benning (cricketer)

James Benning is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler...

and Jonathan Batty

Jonathan Batty

Jonathan Batty is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Batty made his name as a wicket-keeper batsman and was a consistent performer for Surrey for over a decade....

making 72 and 41 respectively. A burst of three wickets from Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson (cricketer)

Richard Kevin James Dawson is an English first-class cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner....

's off-spin sent Surrey struggling at 127 for 4, but Ramprakash paired up with Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke is an English cricketer, currently playing for Warwickshire. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.-Surrey:...

to recover, and Clarke then unleashed a late cameo off Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey

Ian Joseph Harvey is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.-Australian career:...

to end with 90 not out

Not out

off 71 balls to see Surrey to a final total of 264 for 7. In reply, Yorkshire looked confident at 222 for 2, recovering from the early shock of losing Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood (cricketer)

Matthew James Wood is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.-Career:...

for a golden duck

Duck (cricket)

. However, a couple of run-outs and a wicket from Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh

saw Tim Bresnan

Tim Bresnan

face the last ball with Yorkshire needing four to win - he was bowled by Nayan Doshi

Nayan Doshi

Nayan Dilip Doshi is an English cricketer, who was released by Derbyshire. He is the son of Dilip Doshi, who is a former Indian Test bowler...

, and Surrey won by three runs, despite conceding 15 wides.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 13 July 2005

totesport League - Division Two at 13 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	8	6	1	1	0	26
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	9	5	2	2	0	24
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	9	5	4	0	0	20
4	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	8	4	3	1	0	18
5	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	7	4	3	0	0	16
6	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	8	3	4	1	0	14
7	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	9	3	5	1	0	14
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	8	3	5	0	0	12
9	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	8	2	4	1	1	12
10	Scottish Saltires	10	2	6	1	1	12

Durham v Warwickshire (17 July)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by five wickets

Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

were to regret their decision of batting first against Warwickshire Bears

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

. On a poor pitch, Warwickshire bowlers Heath Streak

Heath Streak

Heath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...

, Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

and Neil Carter took full advantage - the latter two bowling a total of nine maiden overs, while Streak took three for 13 before breaking down with an injury. Durham were 49 for 8 before Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

and Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen is a former English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Durham CCC, Marylebone Cricket Club and Combined Universities....

chipped in with low but sensible scores, while Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein

-External links:****...

made 90 at the other end - over sixty per cent of Durham's total of 147. Despite Ashley Noffke

Ashley Noffke

taking two early wickets, Alex Loudon

Alex Loudon

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....

anchored the chase with 51 off 61 deliveries, and Warwickshire batted to 148 for 5 with over ten overs remaining.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Derbyshire (17 July)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by five wickets

Surrey Lions'

Surrey County Cricket Club

dismal one-day season continued. Despite innings between 39 and 46 from the men batting from one to four, and a quickfire 29 from spinner Nayan Doshi

Nayan Doshi

Nayan Dilip Doshi is an English cricketer, who was released by Derbyshire. He is the son of Dilip Doshi, who is a former Indian Test bowler...

which led to a defendable total of 260 for 8, the track at The Oval

The Oval

still yielded many runs, and Steve Stubbings

Steve Stubbings

and Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

slashed boundaries at will - a total of 27 were noted, including two sixes from Stubbings, and the boundaries were worth 112 of the pair's 196 runs. To add to that, Surrey bowled 24 extras

Extra (cricket)

, so their partnership had yielded 217 runs before Mohammad Akram

Mohammad Akram

broke through their defences - as both were dismissed two runs short of a century. The damage was done, however, and Derbyshire Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

ended on 264 for 5 with nearly six overs remaining.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 17 July

totesport League - Division Two at 17 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	8	6	1	1	0	26
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	10	5	3	2	0	24
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	9	5	3	1	0	22
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	9	5	4	0	0	20
5	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	7	4	3	0	0	16
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	9	3	4	1	1	16
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	8	3	4	1	0	14
8	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	9	3	5	1	0	14
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	9	3	6	0	0	12
10	Scottish Saltires	10	2	6	1	1	12

Derbyshire v Durham (20 July)

Durham (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by six wickets

Derbyshire Phantoms were set back initially by three wickets from 22-year-old Graham Onions

Graham Onions

Graham Onions is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful start to the 2009 cricket season, Onions was selected to face the West Indies in Test cricket, and following success in the series, was...

and that prevented them running away to a big score. Despite Travis Friend

Travis Friend

Travis John "Chunks" Friend is a former Zimbabwean Test and One Day International cricketer. Friend captained Zimbabwe in four under-19 ODIs and went on to play a full senior ODI for Zimbabwe aged 19. A stress fracture to his back set him back, but he later returned to the Test squad...

making 52 and Graeme Welch

Graeme Welch

only taking 24 balls for his unbeaten 37, Derbyshire still couldn't post more than 223 for 8, and after shaky initial batting from opener Nicky Peng

Nicky Peng

Nicky Peng is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....

, Durham Dynamos were guided to the target by 97 from Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey

Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective...

and 70 from Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

. An extra

Extra (cricket)

won them the game with eight balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 20 July

totesport League - Division Two at 20 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
2	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	8	6	1	1	0	26
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	9	5	3	1	0	22
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	9	5	4	0	0	20
5	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	7	4	3	0	0	16
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	10	3	5	1	1	16
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	8	3	4	1	0	14
8	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	9	3	5	1	0	14
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	9	3	6	0	0	12
10	Scottish Saltires	10	2	6	1	1	12

Kent v Somerset (24 July)

Somerset (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by eight wickets

The match between Kent Spitfires and Somerset Sabres at St Lawrence Ground

St Lawrence Ground

The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent and is the home of Kent County Cricket Club. It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played, having been in use since 1847...

was shortened to 16 overs

Over (cricket)

owing to bad weather. Kent were sent in to bat, and lost three early wickets, two to Andy Caddick and one to Richard Johnson, for only 11 runs. Robert Key

Robert Key (cricketer)

Robert William Trevor Key is an English cricketer. He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides....

and Justin Kemp

Justin Kemp

both made 17, and James Tredwell

James Tredwell

James Cullum Tredwell is an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, he plays his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club...

smacked two sixes for his nine-ball 22 as Kent came back to 90 for 6, which was still below six runs an over. Tredwell also took two for 19 with his off break

Off break

Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....

s, but Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith

Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...

hit nine fours as he made his way to an unbeaten 56, and James Hildreth

James Hildreth

won the match for Somerset with a six off Tredwell, with 20 balls potentially remaining in their chase.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Scotland v Leicestershire (24 July)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by seven wickets

The Scottish Saltires

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

, playing their first National League

National League (cricket)

The NatWest Pro40 League was a one-day cricket league for first-class cricket counties in England and Wales. It was inaugurated in 1999, but was essentially the old Sunday League retitled to reflect the fact that large numbers of matches were played on days other than Sunday.-Sunday League:The...

match following their ICC Trophy

2005 ICC Trophy

victory, fell down to earth brutally at The Grange

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

. Despite Ryan Watson scoring 70 and Dougie Lockhart 42, there was little support, and the Scots only mustered 166 for 9 in 45 overs

Over (cricket)

- Claude Henderson

Claude Henderson

Claude William Henderson is a South African cricketer who bowls left-arm spin and played in seven Tests and four ODIs from 2001 to 2002...

taking three for 25 for Leicestershire Foxes. Skipper Craig Wright

Craig Wright (cricketer)

Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:...

bowled eight overs for ten runs, taking the wickets of Tom New

Tom New

Tom New is an English cricket player. He is current plays for Leicestershire but has spent the latter part of the 2008 season on loan to Derbyshire...

and Darren Robinson

Darren Robinson (cricketer)

Darren David John Robinson is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Essex and Leicestershire....

in quick succession, but it helped little as Darren Maddy

Darren Maddy

survived to make 95 not out

Not out

and lead Leicestershire to a seven-wicket win with nine overs to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Sussex (24 July)

Sussex (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 48 runs

An interesting match at Guildford

Guildford

Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...

was shortened to 22 overs

Over (cricket)

a side due to rain. However, the scores were similar to what could have been in a 45-over game, as Sussex Sharks amassed 219 for 9 - Murray Goodwin

Murray Goodwin

top-scoring with 44, while Luke Wright

Luke Wright (cricketer)

Luke James Wright is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Born in Grantham, Wright joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire. He was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International...

plundered three sixes in a 14-ball 35. The Surrey bowlers all got wickets - except for Ian Salisbury

Ian Salisbury

Ian David Kenneth Salisbury is an English former cricketer, one of the few leg-spinners to play Test cricket for England in recent years. Salisbury played in fifteen Tests and four One Day Internationals betwwen 1992 and 2000...

- but also conceded more than seven runs an over. A Surrey Lions side including three debutants - Stewart Walters

Stewart Walters

Stewart John Walters is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.-Early career:...

, Rory Hamilton-Brown

Rory Hamilton-Brown

Rory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School...

and Jake Dernbach - crumbled despite the efforts of Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

who made 63, as they were all out for 171.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Yorkshire v Warwickshire (24 July)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by seven wickets

Yorkshire Phoenix were tied down by Warwickshire Bears bowlers Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

and Alex Loudon

Alex Loudon

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....

, as the Phoenix only managed to post 201 for 7 at Scarborough. Brown took one for 32 and Loudon one for 23 off nine overs each, Michael Lumb

Michael John Lumb

Michael John Lumb is a South African-born English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England in Twenty20 International cricket...

being restricted to 57 off 86 balls as top scorer for Yorkshire. Two early wickets from Neil Carter also helped the Warwickshire fielding effort. In reply, Carter smacked six sixes and five fours, taking 38 balls to make 65, and Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

and Jamie Troughton took Warwickshire to the target with seven wickets and just over seven overs to spare, as Yorkshire's losing streak in the National League

National League (cricket)

was extended to three matches.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 24 July

totesport League - Division Two at 24 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	9	7	1	1	0	30
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	10	6	3	1	0	26
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	10	6	4	0	0	24
5	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	10	4	5	1	0	18
6	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	8	4	4	0	0	16
7	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	10	3	5	1	1	16
8	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	9	3	5	1	0	14
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	10	3	7	0	0	12
10	Scottish Saltires	11	2	7	1	1	12

Kent v Warwickshire (27 July)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by three wickets

In a day/night match at St Lawrence Ground

St Lawrence Ground

, Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

captain Nick Knight

Nick Knight

sent Kent

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

in to bat, and his South African pace bowler Dewald Pretorius

Dewald Pretorius

Dewald Pretorius is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler who debuted for the South Africa national cricket team in the second Test against Australia during the 2001/2002 series. He has not featured regularly for his country and has played only four Tests, last appearing in the...

took a flurry of wickets in good bowling conditions. Ending with five for 32, he took the first five wickets of the innings as Kent collapsed to 29 for 5, but South Africans Justin Kemp

Justin Kemp

and Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...

rebuilt quickly. Despite little support - no batsman apart from himself passed 25 - Kemp made his way to 84 off 93 balls, as Kent scrambled 177 for 9. In reply, Warwickshire got to 19 for 0, but a fiery spell from Martin Saggers

Martin Saggers

yielded three wickets, as Nick Knight

Nick Knight

, Ian Bell and Jamie Troughton were all dismissed in single figures. Warwickshire's fifth-wicket partners saw off the opening bowling, however, and went after the part-timers instead, in chase of what suddenly looked like a big target of 178.

Alex Loudon

Alex Loudon

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....

rebuilt well, however, with just 20 of his 73 runs coming in boundaries

Boundary (cricket)

Boundary has two distinct meanings in the sport of cricket:# the edge or boundary of the playing field, and# a manner of scoring runs.-Edge of the field:...

, while his first partner Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

failed to hit any runs and probably did the team a favour when he edged a ball from Robert Joseph

Robert Joseph

Robert G. Joseph is a senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and professor at Missouri State University. He was the United States Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with ambassadorial rank. Prior to this post, Dr...

- cousin of West Indies

West Indian cricket team

The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...

batsman Sylvester Joseph

Sylvester Joseph

Sylvester Cleofoster Joseph is a West Indian cricketer who has played in five Tests and 13 ODIs, from 2000 to 2005. He captained the West Indies in one of those ODI games due to the more experienced players being unavailable courtesy of contract disputes...

- behind, gone for 10 off 40 balls. The wicket looked like it was the first of a collapse, however, as Trevor Frost departed shortly afterwards with Warwickshire on 62 for 6. However, Trevor Penney

Trevor Penney

Trevor Lionel Penney is a former cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding...

made 42 - including just the one four - in a 77-run partnership with Loudon, and Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

made an unbeaten 16 at the end to lead Warwickshire home with five balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 27 July

totesport League - Division Two at 27 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	9	7	1	1	0	30
2	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
3	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	10	6	4	0	0	24
5	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	10	4	5	1	0	18
6	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	8	4	4	0	0	16
7	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	10	3	5	1	1	16
8	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	10	3	6	1	0	14
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	10	3	7	0	0	12
10	Scottish Saltires	11	2	7	1	1	12

Yorkshire v Kent (31 July)

Kent (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by five wickets

In the mid-table battle in Division Two, Yorkshire Phoenix went down despite an unbeaten 116 from England

English cricket team

The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...

captain Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan

Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries...

. Yorkshire were missing Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey

Ian Joseph Harvey is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.-Australian career:...

for this game, and it showed, as no other batsman passed 30 and Vaughan was woefully alone in getting the target up. It was eventually set at 217 for Kent Spitfires, and as Matthew Walker

Matthew Walker

Matthew Walker may refer to:* Matthew Walker , New Zealand-Australian actor* Matthew Walker * Matthew Walker * Matthew Walker , American actor* Matthew Walker -See also:...

found his rhythm to hit seven fours in an unbeaten 56, Kent got to that target with five wickets and four balls to spare, despite Vaughan's off-breaks yielding two wickets for 42 runs.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Somerset (1 August)

Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 11 runs

Robin Montgomerie and Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior (cricketer)

opened the batting with a partnership of 13, and Murray Goodwin

Murray Goodwin

added a further 97 with Montgomerie for the third wicket, as Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

made 266 for 3 in their 45 overs. Montgomerie's 132 not out

Not out

was his highest List A score Somerset Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

lost wickets regularly, and despite dispatching Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

for 70 in 9 overs, they finished on 255 for 9 - Michael Yardy

Michael Yardy

taking four for 26, while Ian Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

top-scored for Somerset with 57.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 1 August

totesport League - Division Two at 27 July 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	10	8	1	1	0	34
2	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
3	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	10	6	4	0	0	24
5	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	11	4	6	1	0	18
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	11	4	6	1	0	18
7	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	9	4	5	0	0	16
8	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	10	3	5	1	1	16
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	10	3	7	0	0	12
10	Scottish Saltires	11	2	7	1	1	12

Derbyshire v Somerset (3 August)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 15 runs

Derbyshire Phantoms jumped into fifth in the table thanks to their win over Somerset Sabres, who for the second time in that week conceded more than 260 in 45 overs. Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

slashed 11 fours on his way to 87, and despite two maiden overs from Andrew Caddick

Andrew Caddick

, Derbyshire made 277 for 5. Carl Gazzard

Carl Gazzard

Carl Gazzard is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.He made his debut for Cornwall in 1998 and was their regular wicket-keeper in 1998 and 1999...

and Malaysian Arul Suppiah

Arul Suppiah

Arul Vivasvan Suppiah is an English/Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1999, and currently plays county cricket in England for Somerset....

gave Somerset a chance of chasing the big total with their 125-run second-wicket stand, but Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss (cricketer)

Jonathan Moss is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Victorian Bushrangers from season 2000/01 to 2006/07.-Biography:...

took four for 60 with his off break

Off break

Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....

s and Andy Gray

Andy Gray (cricketer)

Andy Gray is an Australian first-class cricketer, born to English parents. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...

three for 47 with medium-pace. That plunged Somerset to 241 for 9 before William Durston made 24 not out to see Somerset to the end of 45 overs - still 16 runs short of victory.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 3 August

totesport League - Division Two at 3 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	10	8	1	1	0	34
2	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
3	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	10	6	4	0	0	24
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	11	4	5	1	1	20
6	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	11	4	6	1	0	18
7	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	12	4	7	1	0	18
8	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	9	4	5	0	0	16
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	10	3	7	0	0	12
10	Scottish Saltires	11	2	7	1	1	12

Kent v Surrey (7 August)

Surrey (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by five wickets

Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

recorded only their fourth win in the National League system this year with a five-wicket win over Kent Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

at St Lawrence Ground

St Lawrence Ground

. Kent, having chosen to bat first, were dismissed by medium-pacer Neil Saker

Neil Saker

Neil Clifford Saker is an English cricketer who currently plays for Unicorns, having previous played for Surrey. He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

, who took four for 43, and Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh

, who joined in with three for 28. Jade Dernbach

Jade Dernbach

Jade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....

, Ian Salisbury

Ian Salisbury

and Nayan Doshi

Nayan Doshi

Nayan Dilip Doshi is an English cricketer, who was released by Derbyshire. He is the son of Dilip Doshi, who is a former Indian Test bowler...

also took a wicket each as Kent finished on 211, with Irish wicket-keeper Neil O'Brien

Neil O'Brien

Neil O'Brien is Director of the centre-right think tank Policy Exchange. He was appointed in August 2008, succeeding Anthony Browne and Nicholas Boles in this role....

top scoring with 43 - his innings tugged Kent back from 124 for 6. Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

took three quick wickets as Kent fielded, reducing Surrey to 25 for 3, but Ali Brown

Ali Brown

's quickfire 65 and Jonathan Batty

Jonathan Batty

's 82 turned the match around, and Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke is an English cricketer, currently playing for Warwickshire. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.-Surrey:...

hit 35 to take Surrey to the target with nearly four overs to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Scotland v Yorkshire (7 August)

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by five wickets

Scotland Saltires

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

ran Yorkshire Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

close in the National League game at Edinburgh, but failed to capitalise on a good start and were eventually beaten by five wickets. Having been put in to bat, Fraser Watts

Fraser Watts

David Fraser Watts is an English-born Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He began his cricket career playing for Carlton Cricket Club in Edinburgh. He demonstrated significant potential early on and when aged 16 won a sports scholarship to Durham School where he completed the last...

and Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Beukes

paired up for 77 for the first wicket, and Beukes went on to make 78. However, six Scottish batsmen were dismissed in single figures, Deon Kruis

Deon Kruis

Gideon Jacobus Kruis , popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009...

took three for 27, and the Scots were limited to 203 for 9. John Blain

John Blain

John Blain is a Scottish first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler....

, who have played internationals for Scotland, turned out for Yorkshire, but conceded 34 runs in five overs. Yorkshire lost an early wicket in Craig White

Craig White

Craig White is an English former first-class cricketer, and latterly cricket coach.-Life and career:...

, who was bowled by Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat (cricketer)

Yasir Arafat Satti is a Pakistani cricketer. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast medium.-International career:...

for 2, but with five batsmen going into double figures and Phil Jaques

Phil Jaques

recording 57, the Phoenix made it to the target with 21 balls to spare, despite good figures

Bowling analysis

of two wickets for 23 from Beukes.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Leicestershire (7 August)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by six wickets

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

eked out a last-ball victory over Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

to tighten up the title battle in Division Two of the National League. Batting first, Sussex were tied down by Ottis Gibson

Ottis Gibson

, as the Barbadian

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

seamer took four for 37 with three maidens in his nine overs. Chris Adams top-scored with 78, while Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...

blasted 45 off just 31 balls to propel Sussex to a competitive 223 for 8. Sussex fast bowler James Kirtley

James Kirtley

then bowled a maiden to begin Leicestershire's innings, and had Tom New

Tom New

Tom New is an English cricket player. He is current plays for Leicestershire but has spent the latter part of the 2008 season on loan to Derbyshire...

caught for an eight-ball duck later. However, Darren Maddy

Darren Maddy

and HD Ackerman added 185 for the second wicket, and despite wickets tumbling around him, Ackerman finished on an unbeaten 114, hitting the winning four off the last ball.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 7 August

totesport League - Division Two at 7 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	11	8	2	1	0	34
2	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	11	7	4	0	0	28
4	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
5	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	10	5	5	0	0	20
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	11	4	5	1	1	20
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	12	4	7	1	0	18
8	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	12	4	7	1	0	18
9	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	11	4	7	0	0	16
10	Scottish Saltires	12	2	8	1	1	12

Surrey v Leicestershire (9 August)

Surrey (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by six wickets

HD Ackerman lifted Leicestershire Foxes to a big target against Surrey Lions at The Oval

The Oval

, having opted to bat first after winning the toss. His 78 gave Leicestershire a good platform after losing the first three wickets for 85, and Paul Nixon

Paul Nixon

Paul Andrew Nixon is an English cricket player who has played for Leicestershire, England, England A, MCC and Kent. He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman...

and Jeremy Snape

Jeremy Snape

Jeremy Nicholas Snape is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm offbreak. Outside of cricket, he has a Masters in Sports Psychology and has worked with a variety of national cricket teams....

both scored with a batting strike rate

Strike rate

Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how frequently a batsman achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs. Bowling strike rate is a measure of how frequently a bowler achieves the primary goal of bowling, namely...

above 150 to get Leicestershire to 258 for 5. Leicestershire dug out three Surrey wickets early, but a massive partnership between Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

and Ali Brown

Ali Brown

worth 166 runs turned the match around, and despite Charl Willoughby

Charl Willoughby

having Ramprakash caught behind, Brown paired up with Azhar Mahmood

Azhar Mahmood

Azhar Mahmood Sagar is a Pakistani cricketer, . Originally his father objected to his interest in cricket, but later started to appreciate it seeing his accomplishments. As a teenager, Azhar was mentored by Irfan Bhatti who played a One Day International for Pakistan in the early 90’s...

to hit Surrey to the target with more than five overs to spare. Brown's 108 not out was off only 63 balls, including sixteen boundaries

Boundary (cricket)

Boundary has two distinct meanings in the sport of cricket:# the edge or boundary of the playing field, and# a manner of scoring runs.-Edge of the field:...

.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 9 August

totesport League - Division Two at 9 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	11	8	2	1	0	34
2	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	12	7	5	0	0	28
4	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
5	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	10	5	5	0	0	20
6	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	12	5	7	0	0	20
7	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	11	4	5	1	1	20
8	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	12	4	7	1	0	18
9	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	12	4	7	1	0	18
10	Scottish Saltires	12	2	8	1	1	12

Derbyshire v Sussex (14 August)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by three runs

Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

made 129 not out, his third one-day century this season, to lift Derbyshire Phantoms

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

to a final score of 232 for 3, which would turn out to be just enough to win the game. Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

were looking to win and open a gap at the top of the league, and with ten runs needed with three wickets in hand and at least two overs remaining, it looked like they would coast to victory. However, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...

holed out a catch to Jon Moss, Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

could add no run from three balls, and in the end, James Kirtley

James Kirtley

was bowled

Bowled

by Moss on the last ball, with Kirtley needing to hit a boundary to win the game.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Yorkshire (14 August)

Somerset (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by two runs

In a high-scoring match at The County Ground, Taunton, Matthew Wood and Ian Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

both cracked centuries as Somerset Sabres

Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...

made their way to 345 for 4. Blackwell's 114 came off just 61 balls, with a total of 74 runs in boundaries. Paul Jaques, Ismail Dawood

Ismail Dawood

Ismail Dawood is a former professional first-class cricketer, currently playing with Cheshire County Cricket Club. He has previously played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire, Worcestershire, Glamorgan and Yorkshire.Dawood is a lower-middle order batsman and wicket-keeper...

and Michael Wood all made half-centuries, but in the end Yorkshire Phoenix needed 23 to win off the last over, number 11 Deon Kruis

Deon Kruis

Gideon Jacobus Kruis , popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009...

facing Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

. The first ball was a dot ball, but a six and three fours followed - however, Kruis needed four for the tie and six for the win on the last ball. He couldn't get the ball to the boundary, and Somerset prevailed by two runs.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 14 August

totesport League - Division Two at 14 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	12	8	3	1	0	34
2	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	12	7	5	0	0	28
4	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	11	6	3	2	0	28
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	12	5	5	1	1	24
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	13	5	7	1	0	22
7	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	11	5	6	0	0	20
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	12	5	7	0	0	20
9	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	12	4	7	1	0	18
10	Scottish Saltires	12	2	8	1	1	12

Durham v Leicestershire (16 August)

Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by eight wickets

Durham Dynamos

Durham County Cricket Club

took a vital win in the promotion battle with Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

. Michael Lewis took four for 13 as Leicestershire could only make 113 at Riverside

Riverside Ground

The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club....

, with only Darren Robinson

Darren Robinson (cricketer)

Darren David John Robinson is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Essex and Leicestershire....

passing 20. Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen is a former English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Durham CCC, Marylebone Cricket Club and Combined Universities....

and Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

also chipped in with two wickets each. Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood

then slashed 51 not out

Not out

from number three to guide Durham to the target with 18.4 overs

Over (cricket)

and eight wickets to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 16 August

totesport League - Division Two at 16 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	12	8	3	1	0	34
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	12	7	3	2	0	32
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	11	7	3	1	0	30
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	13	7	6	0	0	28
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	12	5	5	1	1	24
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	13	5	7	1	0	22
7	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	11	5	6	0	0	20
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	12	5	7	0	0	20
9	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	12	4	7	1	0	18
10	Scottish Saltires	12	2	8	1	1	12

Leicestershire v Sussex (21 August)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by five wickets

Leicestershire Foxes recorded their second win over Sussex Sharks in two weeks to close the gap at the top of Division Two of the National League to two points. Having been put in the field by the Sussex captain Chris Adams, Leicestershire grabbed the first four wickets for 44 runs, and despite a 72-run fifth-wicket partnership

Partnership (cricket)

between Michael Yardy

Michael Yardy

and Carl Hopkinson

Carl Hopkinson

, Sussex could only muster 186 all out - Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia

taking the last two wickets, while conceding 17 from two overs. Mongia also contributed with the bat - after the Sussex bowlers had made things tricky for Leicestershire's top order, reducing them to 27 for 2 and then 103 for 5, Mongia remained at the crease to make 92 at just under a run a ball to see Leicestershire past the target with seven balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Durham (21 August)

Somerset (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by five wickets

Durham Dynamos failed to take the opportunity of taking a lead in Division Two of the National League

National League (cricket)

, as they went down by five wickets at Taunton. Having won the toss, they struggled to hit out initially, Gavin Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)

Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...

recording 22 off 51 balls and 18-year-old Robert Woodman

Robert Woodman

Robert Woodman is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler. Woodman attended The Castle School Taunton and Richard Huish College, also in Taunton....

bowling two maiden overs

Over (cricket)

. However, Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein

-External links:****...

made an unbeaten

Not out

60 and Gareth Breese

Gareth Breese

a quickfire 28 as Durham made their way to 222 for 7 in 45 overs, William Durston getting the best figures for Somerset Sabres with two for 32 - admittedly in five overs - while South African Charl Langeveldt

Charl Langeveldt

Charl Kenneth Langeveldt is a South African ODI and Test cricketer. He is one of four Cape Coloureds in the South African side, with the others being Herschelle Gibbs, JP Duminy and Ashwell Prince....

took two for 33 in nine overs. The Sabres hit out well chasing the target, Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood (cricketer)

Matthew James Wood is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.-Career:...

continuing on his good run of form with 76, and Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons

Keith Alan Parsons is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

worked well with Durston, adding 83 runs for the sixth wicket to guide Somerset home after Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen is a former English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Durham CCC, Marylebone Cricket Club and Combined Universities....

and Gareth Breese

Gareth Breese

had taken two wickets each to set Somerset back to 143 for 5.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Leicestershire v Warwickshire (22 August)

Match abandoned without a ball bowled; Leicestershire (2pts), Warwickshire (2pts)

Leicestershire Foxes and Warwickshire Bears were looking to fight it out for a spot in the top three, but rain made play impossible at Grace Road

Grace Road

, and the teams shared the spoils.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Kent (22 August)

Match abandoned. Surrey (2pts), Kent (2pts)

This game, which was due to be the second and last day-night one-dayer of the season at the Oval

The Oval

, was abandoned because of rain.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Warwickshire v Sussex (23 August)

Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by five wickets

Sussex Sharks opened up a four-point gap after a spell of left-arm spin bowling from Michael Yardy

Michael Yardy

yielded the last six wicket

Wicket

s of Warwickshire Bears' innings

Innings

An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...

for 27 runs, the best bowling figures

Bowling analysis

in Division Two of the National League all season. Earlier, Sussex pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...

had made inroads with three wickets for 25, and it was only the 73-run partnership

Partnership (cricket)

between Alex Loudon

Alex Loudon

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....

and Michael Powell that got Warwickshire past 100. Yardy's six-for left Warwickshire all out for 169, however, and in the chase Sussex were troubled by Makhaya Ntini

Makhaya Ntini

Makhaya Ntini is a former South African cricketer who was the first ethnically black player to play for the South African team. A fast bowler, he tends to bowl from wide of the crease with brisk, although not express, pace...

's fast bowling

Fast bowling

Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...

as both opening batsmen were removed and Sussex crumbled to 16 for 2. However, Zimbabwean

Zimbabwean cricket team

The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket...

Murray Goodwin

scored a solid, two-hour 86 not out

Not out

, and guided the team to the target, putting on 82 with Robin Martin-Jenkins

Robin Martin-Jenkins

after spinner Alex Loudon

Alex Loudon

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....

had taken two wickets to set Sussex back to 91 for 5.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 23 August

totesport League - Division Two at 23 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	14	9	4	1	0	38
2	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	15	8	6	1	0	34
3	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	13	7	4	2	0	32
4	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	13	7	4	2	0	32
5	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	14	6	7	1	0	26
6	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	12	5	5	1	1	24
7	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	13	5	7	1	0	22
8	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	11	5	6	0	0	20
9	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	13	4	7	2	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	12	2	8	1	1	12

Scotland v Derbyshire (26 August)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by three wickets (D/L method)
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

The Scottish Saltires gave Derbyshire Phantoms a good fight at The Grange

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

, but despite three wickets from Ryan Watson and an unbeaten

Not out

71 from Fraser Watts

Fraser Watts

Derbyshire still came out on top. Scotland had been put in to bat by Derbyshire captain Luke Sutton

Luke Sutton

Luke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....

, and crashed to 42 for 4 after two wickets from new-ball bowler Graeme Welch

Graeme Welch

, but Watts paired up well with the lower middle order before rain set in. Seven overs

Over (cricket)

were cut off the Scottish innings

Innings

, leaving them with 38 overs to play, and a bit of hard hitting from Pakistani all-rounder Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat (cricketer)

Yasir Arafat Satti is a Pakistani cricketer. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast medium.-International career:...

lifted them to 179 for 7. More rain cut Derbyshire's chase to 32 overs, and under the Duckworth-Lewis method

Duckworth-Lewis method

they were set 161 to win. They looked to be cruising at 120 for 2 after Steve Stubbings

Steve Stubbings

had put on 70 with Sutton. Watson then got three wickets and Cedric English

Cedric English

Cedric Vaughan English is a Scottish cricketer, originally from South Africa. An allrounder, he is a right-handed middle-order batsman and opening bowler....

two, as the visitors collapsed to 147 for 7, but Stubbings, still at the crease, held his head calm and ended on 75 not out

Not out

to guide Derbyshire past the target with three balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Durham v Scotland (28 August)

Durham (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs

Harare

Harare

Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...

-born all-rounder

All-rounder

Ryan Watson put in the best all-round effort for Scotland all season, recording Scotland's fourth-highest score of the season with 86 and the best bowling analysis

Bowling analysis

with four for 36, but none of the other players save Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Jacob Christopher Hoffmann born 14 January 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Scotland...

(conceding 21 runs in nine overs) made any significant contribution, and Durham Dynamos ran away with a 93-run victory. Batting first, Durham made 227 for 7, Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

top-scoring with 79 and Gareth Breese

Gareth Breese

upping the scoring-rate with two sixes in an unbeaten

Not out

47 off 39 balls near the end. The Scots then lost wickets left, right and centre, crashing to 54 for 6 before Watson and Craig Wright

Craig Wright (cricketer)

added 77 for the seventh wicket. The run out

Run out

of Wright precipitated the final collapse, though, as the last four wickets fell for three runs and Scotland were all out for 134.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Somerset (28 August)

Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by five wickets

Surrey Lions made 237 for 7 batting first at The Oval

The Oval

, despite three wickets from Malaysian

Malaysian cricket team

The Malaysia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Malaysia in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1967.-Early days:...

Arul Suppiah

. The stage was set for a bigger score with James Benning

James Benning (cricketer)

James Benning is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler...

and Mark Butcher

Mark Butcher

Mark Alan Butcher is a former English Test cricketer, who played county cricket for Surrey from 1992 until his retirement from the sport in 2009. He was a left-handed batsman, and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler....

in with the score 135 for 1, but Suppiah and Ian Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

broke through with wickets to prevent high scoring rates towards the end. Somerset Sabres, and in particular Blackwell, were intent on winning this match. Blackwell hit six sixes and seven fours in a lightning-quick 88, adding 120 with James Hildreth

James Hildreth

for the fourth wicket before his eventual dismissal - to the part-time off spin

Off break

Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....

of Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

. Despite Nayan Doshi

Nayan Doshi

Nayan Dilip Doshi is an English cricketer, who was released by Derbyshire. He is the son of Dilip Doshi, who is a former Indian Test bowler...

getting another wicket, it was too late for Surrey, as Hildreth added 17 with William Durston to see them across the line with five overs

Over (cricket)

to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Yorkshire v Derbyshire (28 August)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by five wickets

Graeme Welch

Graeme Welch

and Andre Botha tugged Derbyshire Phantoms back to victory from 119 for 5 chasing 220 to win, as the pair shared an unbeaten 102-run partnership at Scarborough after Deon Kruis

Deon Kruis

Gideon Jacobus Kruis , popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009...

and Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson (cricketer)

Richard Kevin James Dawson is an English first-class cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner....

had taken out early wickets. It was Yorkshire Phoenix who batted first, Michael Lumb

Michael John Lumb

Michael John Lumb is a South African-born English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England in Twenty20 International cricket...

top-scoring with 69 while Australian

Australian cricket team

The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...

Jon Moss dug out four for 28 in his nine over

Over (cricket)

s. Yorkshire finished with 219 for 8, but their bowlers replied well to have Derbyshire on the rack when Travis Friend

Travis Friend

was run out

Run out

to leave them on 85 for 4. Fifties from Welch and Botha turned the match around, however, and Derbyshire won by five wickets.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 28 August 2005

totesport League - Division Two at 28 August 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	14	9	4	1	0	38
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	14	8	4	2	0	36
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	15	8	6	1	0	34
4	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	13	7	4	2	0	32
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	14	7	5	1	1	32
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	15	7	7	1	0	30
7	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	14	5	8	1	0	22
8	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	12	5	7	0	0	20
9	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	13	4	7	2	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	14	2	10	1	1	12

Kent v Yorkshire (30 August)

Kent (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by six wickets

Kent Spitfires made their way to a fairly comfortable victory against Yorkshire Phoenix, who had opted to bat first after winning the toss. However, all the Kent bowlers got at least one wicket

Wicket

, and the Yorkshire batsmen couldn't convert their starts, as six batsmen were out with scores between 10 and 25. Kent's Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

bowled three maiden overs

Over (cricket)

and took two wickets to end with the best figures of two for 19, but four bowlers grabbed two wickets each as Yorkshire were bowled out for 164. Kent were never seriously threatened in reply, as Hall put on 64 with Darren Stevens

Darren Stevens (cricketer)

Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:...

for the third wicket, and Justin Kemp

Justin Kemp

had fun at the end to hit 42 not out

Not out

off just 25 balls

Delivery (cricket)

A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a cricket ball towards the batsman.During play of the game, a member of the fielding team is designated as the bowler, and bowls deliveries towards the batsman...

and take Kent to victory in just over two thirds of the allotted overs. Yorkshire medium pacer Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey

Ian Joseph Harvey is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.-Australian career:...

suffered the most from Kemp's blade, conceding 40 runs in four overs. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Scotland (30 August)

Sussex (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by seven wickets

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...

's pace bowling was too much to handle for the Scottish Saltires, as they whimpered to 132 all out despite Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Beukes

making 51. None of the other batsmen passed 20, as Rana took five for 30 from his nine overs

Over (cricket)

, while James Kirtley

James Kirtley

bowled tightly to end with a bowling analysis

Bowling analysis

of 8.5-3-8-2. Sussex Sharks strolled to the target in just over half the allotted time, Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior (cricketer)

smashing thirteen fours and one six in a fifty-ball 69, while Sean Weeraratna

Sean Weeraratna

Sean Dinesh Weeraratna is a Scottish cricketer who was born in Lesotho.Weeraratna is an allrounder who bowls right-arm medium-fast and has represented Scotland in every age level, including the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 World Cups....

took two for 20 for the Scots. (Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Surrey (31 August)

Sussex (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by two wickets

Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

sealed a last-ball victory for Sussex Sharks in a closely fought match at The County Ground, Hove, against mid-table languishers Surrey Lions. The visitors had opted to bat first, and lost three early wickets for 40 runs, but a calm rearguard from Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...

set the stage for some fours from Azhar Mahmood

Azhar Mahmood

near the end. Surrey finished on 230 for 6, and got a good start when Azhar dismissed Robin Montgomerie for 0. A quick 42 from Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior (cricketer)

, however, gave Sussex hope of chasing the target, and despite wickets falling regularly Sussex kept the required rate below seven an over, with captain Chris Adams keeping the innings together with his unbeaten 110. Mushtaq eventually faced the final ball of the match, and he hit it to the boundary, which gave Sussex the win and extended their Division Two lead to ten points.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Kent v Scotland (1 September)

Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 144 runs

At St Lawrence Ground

St Lawrence Ground

, Kent Spitfires

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

inflicted a loss on Scottish Saltires, their seventh successive loss in the National League, as the Scottish bowlers struggled with containing Kent's batsmen and few Scottish batsmen made it into double figures. Lacking all-rounder

All-rounder

Ryan Watson and economical bowler Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Jacob Christopher Hoffmann born 14 January 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Scotland...

, Scotland were in trouble from the outset, and Kent made 259 for 4 in their 45 overs. South Africans Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

and Justin Kemp

Justin Kemp

made fifties, the latter an unbeaten

Not out

65 off 47 deliveries

Delivery (cricket)

including four sixes. Jonathan Beukes

Jonathan Beukes

offered some resistance with 35 for the Scots, but once he was caught and bowled by Jamie Tredwell Scotland lost the last six wickets for 32 runs, ending all out for 115. Kent bowlers Tredwell (7.1-1-16-4), Hall (7-2-17-3) and Ryan Ferley (7-0-36-3) all recorded season best bowling analyses

Bowling analysis

.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 1 September 2005

totesport League - Division Two at 1 September 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	16	11	4	1	0	46
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	14	8	4	2	0	36
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	15	8	6	1	0	34
4	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	13	7	4	2	0	32
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	14	7	5	1	1	32
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	15	7	7	1	0	30
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	15	6	7	2	0	28
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	15	5	9	1	0	22
9	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	13	5	8	0	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	16	2	12	1	1	12

Derbyshire v Surrey (4 September)

Surrey (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by eight wickets

Surrey Lions

Surrey County Cricket Club

pace bowlers

Fast bowling

Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...

Azhar Mahmood

and Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh

carved through Derbyshire Phantoms' top order at The County Ground, Derby. The hosts crashed to 34 for 6, Murtagh taking four and Azhar two, before Ant Botha

Ant Botha

and Tom Lungley

Tom Lungley

added 25 in just over half an hour. Lungley remained at the crease for a first-class-like 21, facing 74 balls, but his partners deserted him to leave him not out

Not out

. On a day of low first-innings scores, Derbyshire's was the lowest with 88, as Murtagh finished with four for 14 and Azhar with three for 20, both from nine overs. James Benning

James Benning (cricketer)

James Benning is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler...

then hit a boundary-filled 53 to guide Surrey to the target in just over a third of the allotted time.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Durham v Kent (4 September)

Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by eight wickets

Kent Spitfires had their run of three successive victories broken by Durham Dynamos, never recovering from a woeful start caused by ducks

Duck (cricket)

from James Tredwell

James Tredwell

James Cullum Tredwell is an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, he plays his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club...

, Joe Denly

Joe Denly

Joseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...

and Darren Stevens, as their three first wickets fell for two runs. Michael Carberry

Michael Carberry

Michael Alexander Carberry is an English cricketer. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Croydon, Surrey....

, who came in with the score 27 for 4, made 63 with ten fours, but no other batsman passed 30, and Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen is a former English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Durham CCC, Marylebone Cricket Club and Combined Universities....

and Gareth Breese

Gareth Breese

shared the last five wickets as Kent crashed to 140. Gavin Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)

Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...

, who made 43, and Jimmy Maher

Jimmy Maher

James Patrick Maher is a former Australian cricketer. He is "an attractive left-handed batsman with a clumping cover-drive"....

with 70 shared an opening stand

Partnership (cricket)

of 123, and despite two wickets from Tredwell, Durham eased home in under two thirds of the allotted time.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Yorkshire v Leicestershire (4 September)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 133 runs

Leicestershire Foxes were put in to bat at Headingley

Headingley Stadium

, and after their top five all passed into double figures, Leicestershire made their way to 251 for 8 as Darren Maddy

Darren Maddy

and Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib is an English cricketer. He has been appointed the coach of Afghanistan national cricket team on September 2011...

made half-centuries. Yorkshire Phoenix spinner

Spin bowling

Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the...

and captain

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson (cricketer)

Richard Kevin James Dawson is an English first-class cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner....

had three men caught for 41 runs to end with the best bowling figures for Yorkshire. Leicestershire's Ottis Gibson

Ottis Gibson

also got three wickets, but at a cheaper rate, as the Phoenix fell to 57 for 7. Dawson hung about with wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...

Simon Guy

Simon Mark Guy is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire until his release by the county in August 2009....

, but Jeremy Snape

Jeremy Snape

ended the innings with two wickets to bowl Yorkshire out for 120. Guy was the only batsman to pass 25, despite batting at nine.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Warwickshire (5 September)

Somerset (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by four wickets

Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

set up Warwickshire Bears for a big total at Taunton, making 112 not out

Not out

as Warwickshire eased to 278 for 5, also helped by scores in the 40s from Neil Carter, Nick Knight

Nick Knight

and Trevor Penney

Trevor Penney

Trevor Lionel Penney is a former cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding...

. Somerset Sabres scored quickly in reply, Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood (cricketer)

Matthew James Wood is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.-Career:...

spending 39 balls for his 53 before being bowled

Bowled

by Trott, but at 187 for 6, the odds were long. However, Will Durston and John Francis added 94 for the seventh wicket, as Somerset won with an over to spare. Warwickshire's opening bowler Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

only bowled two of a possible nine overs, conceding 23 runs.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Leicestershire v Derbyshire (6 September)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by six wickets

In a low-scoring match at Grace Road

Grace Road

, Leicestershire Foxes could take little advantage out of winning the toss and batting first. Two wicket

Wicket

s from Derbyshire Phantoms' Australian

Australian cricket team

The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...

all-rounder

All-rounder

Jon Moss

Jonathan Moss (cricketer)

Jonathan Moss is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Victorian Bushrangers from season 2000/01 to 2006/07.-Biography:...

sent Leicestershire struggling to 42 for 4, and only an attritional partnership

Partnership (cricket)

between Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib is an English cricketer. He has been appointed the coach of Afghanistan national cricket team on September 2011...

and Darren Robinson

Darren Robinson (cricketer)

Darren David John Robinson is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Essex and Leicestershire....

carried them past 100. Paul Nixon

Paul Nixon

Paul Andrew Nixon is an English cricket player who has played for Leicestershire, England, England A, MCC and Kent. He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman...

and Jeremy Snape

Jeremy Snape

hit the singles reasonably well, but at the end of 45 overs

Over (cricket)

, Leicestershire had only managed 164 for 8. Steve Stubbings

Steve Stubbings

and Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

gave Derbyshire a good start in the reply, adding 62 for the first wicket, and despite Stubbings and Chris Bassano

Chris Bassano

Christopher Warwick Godfrey Bassano is a South African-born cricketer. As a resident of Tasmania, and yet a British national, he qualifies to play county cricket as an overseas player....

falling in successive overs, Derbyshire were never troubled. A well-paced chase finished on 168 for 4 with five overs potentially remaining.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 6 September 2005

totesport League - Division Two at 6 September 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	16	11	4	1	0	46
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	15	9	4	2	0	40
3	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	17	9	7	1	0	38
4	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	16	8	6	1	1	36
5	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	16	8	7	1	0	34
6	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	14	7	5	2	0	32
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	16	6	8	2	0	28
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	16	6	9	1	0	26
9	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	14	5	9	0	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	16	2	12	1	1	12

Yorkshire v Durham (11 September)

Durham (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by seven wickets

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

's maiden List A century

Century (cricket)

, an unbeaten

Not out

101 off 107 balls, boosted Durham Dynamos to their third straight one-day victory, gaining them promotion from Division Two. Yorkshire Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

batted first, however, and fifties from Michael Lumb

Michael John Lumb

Michael John Lumb is a South African-born English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England in Twenty20 International cricket...

and the in-form Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

gave them a total of 237 for 6, despite Callum Thorp

Callum Thorp

Callum David Thorp is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Durham as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. As both of his parents are British, he is able to play for Durham as a non-overseas player. Between 2002-2004 he played for Western Australia.-References:*...

bowling seven overs

Over (cricket)

for only 22 runs. Yorkshire got off to a good start when bowling, having Gavin Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)

Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...

caught for 5, but without Tim Bresnan

Tim Bresnan

and Deon Kruis

Deon Kruis

Gideon Jacobus Kruis , popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009...

, Yorkshire struggled to take wickets, and Durham won with ten balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Derbyshire v Yorkshire (14 September)

Derbyshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by five wickets

Yorkshire Phoenix won the toss and chose to bat, and immediately lost both openers at Derby. That set the pace of the innings, and seven maiden overs were bowled out of the total of 45. Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss (cricketer)

Jonathan Moss is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for the Victorian Bushrangers from season 2000/01 to 2006/07.-Biography:...

got the best bowling figures for the hosting Derbyshire Phantoms, removing Richard Pyrah

Richard Pyrah

Richard Michael Pyrah , known as 'Rich', is an English first-class cricketer, who currently plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club....

and Simon Guy

Simon Guy

Simon Mark Guy is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire until his release by the county in August 2009....

in successive balls

Delivery (cricket)

and ending with bowling figures

Bowling analysis

of 9-2-27-3. Moss' two wicket

Wicket

s set Yorkshire back to 66 for 7, and only a rearguard between Joe Sayers

Joe Sayers

Joe Sayers is an English first-class cricketer, who has played for the Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, Oxford University and Yorkshire...

, who made 54 not out

Not out

in two hours, and David Lucas

David Lucas (cricketer)

David Scott Lucas is an English first-class cricketer, who currently plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. He previously played for Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire...

saw them bat out the allotted overs. The pair added 65 for the ninth wicket as Yorkshire closed on 171 for 9. Derbyshire lost Michael di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto

for 1 early on, but despite Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

removing Hassan Adnan

Hassan Adnan

Mohammad Hassan Adnan is a Pakistani cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Islamabad, Water and Power Development Authority, Gujranwala, Derbyshire and Lahore....

for 57 and Luke Sutton

Luke Sutton

Luke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....

for 34, Derbyshire made it to the target with fourteen balls. Extras

Extra (cricket)

were the second-highest scorer, with 43, including 31 wides.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Warwickshire v Surrey (14 September)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 68 runs

Warwickshire Bears hammered the Surrey Lions' bowlers at Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...

, which resulted in the Bears recording 292 for 8 batting first. Neil Carter set that pace, taking eleven fours in a blitzing thirty-ball 51 - his fourth half-century in List A cricket. Jade Dernbach

Jade Dernbach

Jade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....

had him caught, however, but that did not stop Warwickshire, as Jamie Troughton slashed five sixes and six fours before brothers Tim

Tim Murtagh

and Chris Murtagh

Chris Murtagh

Christopher Paul Murtagh is an English cricketer who played for Surrey before being released in 2009. He is a right-handed batsman. Chris attended the selective The John Fisher School It was for Loughborough UCCE that he made his first-class debut in 2005, turning out for Surrey in some one-day...

combined to remove him for 82 - caught Chris, bowled Tim. However, Troughton had added 144 with Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

, and not even four late wicket

Wicket

s from Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke

Rikki Clarke is an English cricketer, currently playing for Warwickshire. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.-Surrey:...

could stop the flow of runs, and both Jade Dernbach

Jade Dernbach

Jade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....

and Azhar Mahmood

Azhar Mahmood

conceded 61 in their nine overs. Surrey had six batsmen going into double figures in their reply, but no partnership

Partnership (cricket)

was worth 50, as Jamie Anyon and Trott got three wickets each. Extras

Extra (cricket)

were the second highest scorer, with 32, behind Clarke's 42.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 14 September 2005

totesport League - Division Two at 14 September 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	16	11	4	1	0	46
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	16	10	4	2	0	44
3	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	17	9	6	1	1	40
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	17	9	7	1	0	38
5	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	15	8	5	2	0	36
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	16	8	7	1	0	34
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	16	6	8	2	0	28
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	17	6	10	1	0	26
9	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	16	5	11	0	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	16	2	12	1	1	12

Durham v Somerset (18 September)

Durham (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by five wickets

Durham Dynamos bowled first and used the ball to good effect against the Somerset Sabres at the Riverside Ground

Riverside Ground

The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club....

, with Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen

Neil Killeen is a former English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Durham CCC, Marylebone Cricket Club and Combined Universities....

and Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood

getting three wicket

Wicket

s each. Seven Somerset batsmen were caught, as Somerset lost their first nine wickets for 94, before Wesley Durston and Simon Francis

Simon Francis (cricketer)

Simon Francis is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Since 2002, he has played first-class cricket for Somerset, having transferred from Hampshire....

added a 46-run last-wicket partnership. Killeen conceded only 15 runs in his nine overs. Durston also took two for 21 following his 46 with the bat, but 40 from Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

saw Durham to the target with nearly 15 overs to spare, giving them promotion in the National League as well - their second promotion of the week.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Kent v Sussex (18 September)

Sussex (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 61 runs

Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

were put in to bat at St Lawrence Ground

St Lawrence Ground

, and although they lost nine wickets, they still managed 230 runs in their 45 overs. Chris Adams and Robin Montgomerie put on 111 for the second wicket after Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior (cricketer)

was caught behind for 4, and although five wickets fell for 42 in a period which saw them to 209 for 8, Carl Hopkinson

Carl Hopkinson

and Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

added 21 for the ninth wicket. Kent Spitfires' innings started with losing Neil Dexter

Neil Dexter

Neil John Dexter is a South African-born English cricketer, currently playing for Middlesex.He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler...

for a five-ball duck, bowled

Bowled

by James Kirtley

James Kirtley

, and Robin Martin-Jenkins

Robin Martin-Jenkins

had three men caught as Kent lost their first five wickets for 48. Despite 51 from Michael Carberry

Michael Carberry

Michael Alexander Carberry is an English cricketer. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Croydon, Surrey....

Kent never got anywhere near the target, Kirtley taking the final wickets as Kent finished on 169.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Scotland v Warwickshire (18 September)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by five wickets

Warwickshire Bears kept their promotion hopes alive with a win over Scottish Saltires, although the Scots kept them at bat for 41.4 overs at their home ground, The Grange

The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)

. Fraser Watts

Fraser Watts

and Ian Stanger

Ian Stanger

Ian Stanger is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.Stanger appeared in four One Day Internationals in May 1999. Stanger has played List A cricket since 1992 and first class cricket since 1997...

both hit half-centuries for Scotland, as the Saltires made their way to 177 for 1, and despite two wickets from Jamie Anyon and the golden duck from West Indian

West Indian cricket team

Vasbert Drakes

Vasbert Conniel Drakes is a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman....

, the Scots ended on 220 for 5. However, Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

and Nick Knight

Nick Knight

shared a swift 109-run stand for the second wicket to see Warwickshire to 151 for 1, and Knight made his 29th List A century

Century (cricket)

as Warwickshire won by five wickets. Drakes, playing in his first match for Scotland, got two wickets for 30 on Scotland debut, while Ian Stanger got two for 26.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Warwickshire v Yorkshire (20 September)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 102 runs

Yorkshire Phoenix conceded 309 for 3 after winning the toss and fielding first at Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...

despite Scotsman

Scottish cricket team

The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...

John Blain

John Blain is a Scottish first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler....

taking two early wickets to leave the hosts Warwickshire Bears at 49 for 2. Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott

Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...

and Ian Bell struck 216 runs together, with Bell being the most destructive - he hit eight fours and five sixes in an 84-ball century, and added a further 37 before Yorkshire wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...

Simon Guy

Simon Mark Guy is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire until his release by the county in August 2009....

finally had him stumped. With Jamie Troughton smacking three sixes and two fours in a 13-ball 34, Warwickshire made 309 for 3 in their 45 over

Over (cricket)

s, the sixth highest total in Division Two this season. Yorkshire attempted the chase, with Michael Wood and Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

hitting at just under a run a ball, but after McGrath's dismissal Yorkshire lost five wickets for 34, and only just managed to bat out their 45 overs, scoring 207 for 9. Alex Loudon

Alex Loudon

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....

and Neil Carter took three wickets each.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Table at 20 September 2005

totesport League - Division Two at 20 September 2005
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	17	12	4	1	0	50
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	17	11	4	2	0	48
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	17	10	5	2	0	44
4	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	17	9	6	1	1	40
5	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	17	9	7	1	0	38
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	17	8	8	1	0	34
7	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	17	6	9	2	0	28
8	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	17	6	10	1	0	26
9	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	17	5	12	0	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	17	2	13	1	1	12

Leicestershire v Kent (25 September)

Leicestershire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 40 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

Leicestershire Foxes recorded 280 for 5 batting first at Grace Road

Grace Road

, with captain

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

HD Ackerman leading from the front with 78. Half-centuries also came from Darren Maddy

Darren Maddy

and Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia

, while the medium pace of Neil Dexter

Neil Dexter

Neil John Dexter is a South African-born English cricketer, currently playing for Middlesex.He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler...

yielded two wickets - but conceded 33 runs in five overs. Kent Spitfires got off to a good start, with Darren Stevens

Darren Stevens (cricketer)

Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:...

hitting twelve fours and a six in his 76 - adding 106 with Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld

Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004...

. However, once rain shortened their innings to 33 overs and their target from 281 to 211, they failed to keep up with the required rate, ending with 170 for 6 with England Under-19 player Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad

Stuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...

taking two for 35.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Somerset v Derbyshire (25 September)

Somerset (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by 135 runs

Derbyshire Phantoms failed to carry their momentum from the Championship match earlier in the week, and fell to Somerset Sabres and the all-round

All-rounder

effort of Ian Blackwell

Ian Blackwell

to lose all hopes of promotion. The Sabres were put in to bat, and after Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood (cricketer)

Matthew James Wood is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.-Career:...

and James Francis added 100 for the first wicket, Blackwell stepped in to bat. He hit 75, the same number of runs as Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons

Keith Alan Parsons is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler....

from number 5, and Somerset closed on 300 for 6. Derbyshire batsmen Ben France

Ben France

Benjamin John France, born 14 May 1982 in Brunei, is a professional cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for Derbyshire.He played for Suffolk in 2003 and 2004 and was the second highest run scorer in the Minor Counties championship in 2004. He made his debut for Derbyshire in...

and Hassan Adnan

Hassan Adnan

Mohammad Hassan Adnan is a Pakistani cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Islamabad, Water and Power Development Authority, Gujranwala, Derbyshire and Lahore....

started to build towards the target of 301 to win with an 81-run partnership for the second wicket, but both of them were stumped off Blackwell, and he also had three men caught off his bowling to end with five for 26. Malaysian Arul Suppiah

Arul Suppiah

also took two for 23, and two run out

Run out

s left Derbyshire all out for 165.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Surrey v Scotland (25 September)

Surrey (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by eight wickets (Duckworth-Lewis method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

)

The Scottish Saltires' bowed out of the National League

National League (cricket)

with a loss, to end their three-year spell in the English domestic competition with eight wins, four no-results, one tie and 41 losses. Surrey's opening bowlers Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh

and Mohammad Akram

Mohammad Akram

reduced them to 40 for 5, but 21-year-old Omer Hussain

Omer Hussain

Rana Omer Hussain , better known as Omer Hussain, is a Scottish cricket player. He made his debut for the Scottish cricket team on 18 September 2005 in a C&G Trophy match against Warwickshire. He has played seven times in all for Scotland, including two One Day Internationals...

made 52 in his first List A innings, adding 125 for the seventh wicket with Craig Wright

Craig Wright (cricketer)

, who ended unbeaten on 88. Jade Dernbach

Jade Dernbach

Jade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....

took the four last wickets, ending with four for 36, while Akram took two for 19 in his nine overs as Scotland posted 212 for 9. Surrey's innings was shortened by three overs, and their target by nine runs, and thanks to 80 from Scott Newman and 51 from Jonathan Batty

Jonathan Batty

they got 204 for 2 after only 30.3 of the allotted 42 overs.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Sussex v Yorkshire (25 September)

Sussex (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by eight wickets

Sussex Sharks

Sussex County Cricket Club

sealed the National League Division Two title by fielding first and bowling Yorkshire Phoenix

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

out for 99. Only wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...

Simon Guy

Simon Mark Guy is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire until his release by the county in August 2009....

passed 20, as Yorkshire fell in two periods - first to 37 for 5 thanks to three wickets from Luke Wright

Luke Wright (cricketer)

, and then, after Guy, Anthony McGrath

Anthony McGrath

and Mark Cleary

Mark Cleary (cricketer)

Mark Francis Cleary is an Australian first-class cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers. He is a bowling all-rounder, who is a left-handed lower order batsman, and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Cleary has played cricket in England for Leicestershire and Yorkshire...

had taken them to 90 for 6, they lost their last four men for nine runs. Sussex captain

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

Chris Adams took his time in the reply, using 83 balls to hit 49 as Sussex' batsmen rode home to an eight-wicket victory.
http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLS/SCORECARDS/25SEP2005/SUSSEX_YORKS_NLS_25SEP2005.html

Warwickshire v Durham (25 September)

Durham (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by eight wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...

Early wickets and few runs early on meant that Warwickshire Bears posted 187 for 8 at their home ground, Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...

. Australian

Australian cricket team

The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...

Brad Williams took two wickets for the Durham Dynamos, as Warwickshire lost their first four wickets fo 43, and despite a run-a-ball 48 from number 8 Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

, Warwickshire never got the run rate up above 4.5 an over. Durham lost Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall

Gordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....

for 3, but half-centuries from Australian Jimmy Maher

Jimmy Maher

James Patrick Maher is a former Australian cricketer. He is "an attractive left-handed batsman with a clumping cover-drive"....

and England

English cricket team

all-rounder

All-rounder

Paul Collingwood

put Durham to a score of 135 for 2, and Durham passed the revised target of 154 with 17 balls to spare.
(Cricinfo scorecard)

Final table

2005 totesport League - Division Two
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	T	Pts
1	Sussex Sharks Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...	18	13	4	1	0	54
2	Durham Dynamos Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...	18	12	4	2	0	52
3	Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...	18	10	6	2	0	44
4	Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	18	10	7	1	0	42
5	Derbyshire Phantoms Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...	18	9	7	1	1	40
6	Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	18	9	8	1	0	38
7	Surrey Lions Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...	18	7	10	1	0	30
8	Kent Spitfires Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...	18	6	10	2	0	28
9	Yorkshire Phoenix Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....	18	5	13	0	0	20
10	Scottish Saltires	18	2	14	1	1	12

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