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All timesAnother James Rew fifty puts Somerset on course to beat Hampshire
Lewis Gregory took his first five-wicket haul in three years to restrict Hampshire, despite fifties to Nick Gubbins, Jake Lehmann and Ben Brown
Codi Yusuf and Nick Gubbins lead Hampshire fightback
Somerset take 50-run lead on first innings but struggle to make inroads second time around
James Rew in runs again as Somerset gain edge on Hampshire
Jake Lehmann keeps home side afloat with 76, Lewis Gregory and Craig Overton share six wickets
Allround Overton condemns Essex to ten-wicket thumping
Captain's performance with bat and ball drives Somerset to victory at Chelmsford
Overton gives Somerset the edge with career-best 141
Allrounder's second first-class century handed Somerset a first innings which Essex have whittled down
Shaw, Overton give Somerset edge on 15-wicket day
Visitors send for Will Smeed after Essex tumble from 77 for 2 to 149 all out
Will Smeed makes first-class debut as substitute ... three years after red-ball retirement
Tom Kohler-Cadmore suffers hand injury in slip cordon, and becomes third substitute of season
Nottinghamshire bat away Somerset to take draw
Batters hold firm to leave Taunton unscathed to start title defense
Rew ton, Kohler-Cadmore 94* fortify Somerset after Ogborne burst
Notts stumble after Clarke's 92 before being ground down by second-wicket pair
Clarke, Haynes blunt Somerset after Pennington five-for
Unbroken stand puts champions on course despite three-wicket burst from Migael Pretorius
Abell, Rew script familiar tale of frustration for Nottinghamshire
Somerset's middle-order pairing to the rescue again on dank opening day
Inside county cricket: What do players really think about the Championship?
Senior players explain how the English domestic game has changed in an ESPNcricinfo panel
Surrey back in the pack as Notts eye sustained success
Gear up for the start of the Rothesay County Championship with our Division One preview
ECB warns counties to play fair with new player replacements rule
"If teams start pushing at the edges of the regulation, it risks a chance that we'll have to backpedal"
Rews' rise gives Somerset a familar headache
Brotherly competition expected at Taunton as Thomas Rew emerges to push James for wicketkeeper's spot
George Munsey joins Notts for Vitality Blast campaign
Elsewhere, James Rew locks in three-year contract extension at Somerset
Shoaib Bashir joins Derbyshire after struggling to break through at Somerset
England's out-of-favour spinner heads for new county after struggling to secure game-time at Taunton
Notts sign George Linde, Daniel Sams joins Somerset for T20 Blast
Lancashire have confirmed Mitchell Perry for first block of County Championship games
PCA fears burnout after Championship schedule is unveiled
County Championship 2026 will be played in three blocks of matches starting in April, June and August
Men's county ins and outs 2025-26
Keep up to date with all the movements around the counties ahead of the 2026 men's county season
Warwickshire retire Birmingham Bears moniker for revamped T20 Blast
ECB announce fixtures for men's and women's competitions in 2026, in new two-month window
Riley Meredith set for Somerset return in 2026 T20 Blast
Australian fast bowler back for third spell at Taunton to help title defence
Migael Pretorius back at Somerset in 2026
South African allrounder has played regularly across past two summers in Taunton
Counties confirm decision to bin Kookaburra ball trial
Kookaburra had been used instead of the Dukes in selected rounds of the County Championship
Fran Wilson named as head coach of Gloucestershire Women
Former England batter ends playing career at Somerset to forge new beginning in Bristol
2026 County Championship Division One
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Records index
Most runs, most wickets, and a lot more
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The many shades of Marlon Samuels
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20 cricketers for the 2020s: players we think will dominate the decade
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Your shots: pictures by fans
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Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Rahul Dravid: 'He taught me there is life beyond cricket'
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What has English cricket been like for black players?
