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Bresnan among returning England quintet

Rob Barnett

Five England stars are set to make their first appearances of the LV= County Championship season this week after periods of rest. They include fit-again Tim Bresnan, who is due to line up alongside Joe Root for Yorkshire versus Durham.

Grayson sorry for Northants thrashing

Essex head coach Paul Grayson has issued a public apology for the innings defeat to Northamptonshire and promised changes to the side.

Wright stuff mauls Durham

Chris Wright produced another performance of real quality as Warwickshire skittled Durham for 94 to register their first win of the season, by 318 runs in the LV= County Championship Division One game at Edgbaston.

Allenby inspires Glamorgan triumph

Jim Allenby completed an impressive all-round performance to help Glamorgan to a comfortable 10-wicket win on the final morning of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Worcestershire.

Petersen and Buttler serve up stalemate

Alviro Petersen and Jos Buttler narrowly missed out on centuries as Somerset held off Surrey to secure a draw on the final day of the LV= County Championship Division One clash at the Kia Oval.

Key ton ensures tame draw

Rob Key scored an unbeaten century as Kent's Division Two game against Leicestershire at Grace Road drifted to a draw after the home side were dismissed for 495 in their first innings an hour before lunch on the last day.

LV= CC, April 20: As it happened

Warwickshire and Glamorgan completed wins on the last day of round two in this year’s LV= County Championship. The other two games ending on Saturday were drawn.

Roland-Jones hat-trick floors Derbyshire

A Toby Roland-Jones hat-trick coupled with a five-wicket haul from Tim Murtagh skittled Derbyshire for 60 and helped sweep Middlesex to a nine-wicket win with over a day to spare at Lord's.

Willey five sinks Essex

David Willey claimed five wickets as Northamptonshire completed an emphatic innings victory inside three days of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Wantage Road.

Ambrose hundred puts champions in control

A fluent century by Tim Ambrose enabled Warwickshire to pile the pressure on Durham and push for a first win in their defence of the Division One title in the LV= County Championship at Edgbaston.