Coles' six brings Kent victory
3rd day's report from Northampton as Kent win by an innings
View ArticleNew-boy Howell shows the way
Matt Coles, who started the season with a maiden championship hundred, stood out with the ball with three wickets against Gloucestershire
View ArticleAll-round Gidman puts Gloucestershire in control
Will Gidman shone with bat and ball to put Gloucestershire in control at Canterbury
View ArticleYorkshire slump in Coles' haul
The second new ball coupled with some poor shot selection prompted a fairly abrupt end to the Yorkshire innings as the visitors succumbed for 247 in Canterbury.
View ArticleCompton in England Lions squad
Nick Compton has been rewarded for his prolific start to the season with a recall to the Lions side
View ArticleColes blows holes in Yorkshire
Matt Coles took six wickets as Yorkshire slipped to a four-wicket defeat against Kent
View ArticleWaiting game pays off for Coles
Having worked hard to earn his opportunity, Matt Coles is seizing his first-team chance in the south-east
View ArticleRoot cashes in against depleted West Indians
Joe Root, the Yorkshire batsman, hit an unbeaten hundred as England Lions cruised to a 10-wicket victory against the West Indians on the final day in Northampton
View ArticleColes profits from Leicestershire profligacy
Kent took control against Division Two strugglers Leicestershire and trail by only 37 runs after an action-packed opening day that saw 12 wickets fall
View ArticleAllenby halts Kent victory push
Glamorgan's batsmen showed their resolve and a willingness to battle on day three at Canterbury
View ArticleGroenewald charge halted by Coles
Derbyshire's seam attack again delivered to keep the Division Two leaders on track for promotion before Kent's tail fought back on the opening day at Derby.
View ArticleStokes, Coles dismissed from Lions tour
Ben Stokes, the Durham allrounder, and Kent quick bowler Matt Coles have been sent home from England Lions' tour of Australia for unprofessional conduct.
View ArticleJones, Coles put Kent on top
Leicestershire's decision to bowl first backfired as Kent racked up 406 on the first day at Grace Road with half-centuries from Brendan Nash, Geraint Jones and Matt Coles.
View ArticleTredwell edges Kent to win
Kent moved joint top of Group A following a nervy three-wicket win over Worcestershire in a game reduced to 25 overs per side due to rain.
View ArticleColes stars as Kent canter
Sussex Sharks' dismal Twenty20 campaign ended on a suitably downbeat note as Kent Spitfires condemned them to a ninth defeat in this season's competition
View ArticleColes declines new Kent offer
Matt Coles has left Kent having declined a new offer which has left the club frustrated by his decision
View ArticleColes joins Hampshire on loan
Matt Coles, the England Lions allrounder, has joined Hampshire on loan until the end of the season from Kent, where he has refused to sign a new contract.
View ArticleProcter writes script on day of tales
Luke Procter's fifth half-century in as many first-class matches gave Lancashire the edge on a first day of many tales at Southport
View ArticleWheater and Coles provide final-day value
A magnificently enterprising 191-run eighth wicket partnership between Adam Wheater and Matt Coles kept Lancashire waiting until mid-afternoon for victory
View ArticleColes displays talent with bat and ball
Loan signing Matt Coles showcased his talent with both bat and ball as Hampshire put pressure on Worcestershire at New Road.
View ArticleLeicestershire thumped on Hoggard farewell
Leicestershire crashed to a 180-run defeat against Hampshire at Grace Road as the curtain came down on their miserable Championship Division Two campaign
View ArticleEssex bid ends in bafflement
Essex's funny season produced one final baffling episode as they meekly surrendered their chance of promotion at the Ageas Bowl
View ArticleColes ensures Essex end with a whimper
Matt Coles finished with match figures of 10 for 154 as Hampshire crushed Essex by an innings and 31 runs soon after lunch on the third day at the Ageas Bowl
View ArticleHampshire secure Coles on three-year deal
Matt Coles, the England Lions fast bowler, has agreed a three-year contract with Hampshire, the county where he spent the last month of the season on loan
View ArticleColes helps Hampshire to third win
Matt Coles starred with bat and ball as Hampshire returned to the top of Division Two by skittling Leicestershire for just 96 on the final day at Grace Road to complete a comprehensive 278-run win.
View ArticleCarberry, Coles silence Chelmsford
Michael Carberry and Matt Coles silenced the Chelmsford crow as Hampshire beat Essex, South Group leaders, to underline their NatWest t20 Blast qualities
View ArticleTomlinson puts Hampshire up as champions
Hampshire won Division Two with an emphatic 291-run win. They return to Division One after three years away, with each of those years starting with them dubbed favourites
View ArticleColes agrees second stint at Kent
Matt Coles, released by Hampshire last week, has agreed terms to return to Kent, the home county where his career began
View Article'Loose cannon' Coles aiming to go straight
Matt Coles has made a sudden return to Kent, where he is eager to banish the suspicion of unprofessionalism for good and remind people of his England potential
View ArticleCosgrove makes hundred as Leicestershire begin well
Leicestershire skipper Mark Cosgrove hit his first century of the summer to help the visitors recover from a sticky start during a rain-affected opening day against Kent in Canterbury.
View ArticleColes and Stevens limit Gloucestershire
Peter Handscomb's third half-century in his last four LV=County Championship innings for Gloucestershire failed to stop Kent taking the upper hand on the opening day at Bristol.
View ArticleHaggett and Coles tip balance to Kent
Calum Haggett hit his maiden first-class half-century to help Kent to a first-innings lead over Gloucestershire on the second day of the Championship match at Bristol
View ArticleColes' five-wicket surge leaves Derbyshire staggering
Matt Coles claimed five wickets in his opening spell as 17 wickets fell on the first day at Canterbury an followed another impressive display from Mark Fottitt
View ArticleHot Coles takes six as Leics stumble
A pitch almost as green as the outfield made Kent captain Sam Northeast's decision to bowl first a simple one, and he would have been satisfied after his side bowled Leicestershire out for just 159
View ArticleColes completes 10-for in Kent breeze
Kent lifted themselves off the bottom of the County Championship by completing their second victory of the season by beating Leicestershire by eight wickets at Grace Road.
View ArticleLancashire progress after dramatic tie
Lancashire will appear at their sixth Finals Day after they beat Kent by virtue of losing fewer wickets after the sides managed 142 apiece off their 20 overs
View ArticleColes gives Surrey fright after Roy's hundred
Surrey survived an extraordinary maiden hundred from Matt Coles and a last-wicket stand of 64 - to which Coles' partner Matt Hunn contributed a single run - to progress to the semi-finals of the Royal...
View ArticleKent call Coles' two-match ban 'disproportionate'
Kent all-rounder Matt Coles has been suspended for two Championship matches by an ECB disciplinary commission
View ArticleMadsen ton leads revival after Coles burst
Wayne Madsen and Neil Broom made it Derbyshire's day after Matt Coles had given Kent an excellent start to the Division Two match at Derby
View ArticleBopara finds form to answer Coles' fightback
Ravi Bopara scrambled some white-ball form as Essex defied Matt Coles' fightback for Kent by chasing down 286 with five balls to spare
View ArticleColes' behaviour investigated by Kent
Matt Coles, Kent's roistering allrounder, has taken another downturn as the county considers how best to deal with his conduct during a Championship match in Cardiff last week
View ArticleDenly ton follows Coles six in Kent stroll
Daniel Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly set Kent on their way to a five-wicket win over Hampshire in the Royal London Cup to boost their quarter-final hopes
View ArticleComputer says yes as Coles is named for North-South fixtures
A computerised rankings system has gone where the selectors have been reluctant to tread, by offering Kent's troubled allrounder, Matt Coles, an opportunity to make his case for England's one-day squad
View ArticleClaydon and Billings combine to hand Kent control
Sam Billings became only the second Kent wicketkeeper to take seven catches in an innings while paceman Mitch Claydon bagged his best championship figures for the county
View ArticleGidman 99* - but it's the point that counts as tension mounts
Will Gidman was left stranded on 99 not out but he and Matt Coles ensured Kent picked up the fifth batting bonus point they desperately wanted
View ArticleClarke century soothes Worcestershire in anxious times
Joe Clarke's century was yet more vindication of Worcestershire's excellent youth policy. But is their season in danger of unravelling?
View ArticleMatt Coles joins County Champions Essex
Matt Coles admitted he had a "heavy heart" about leaving Kent but felt the opportunity to play Division One cricket was too good an opportunity to miss
View ArticleWinners and losers - the story of the Blast group stages
Ahead of the Vitality Blast quarter-finals later this week, we take a look at some of the influential figures so far
View ArticleFive unattached wildcards to watch in the Hundred draft
A look at some of the wilder picks in the full list of Hundred draft candidates
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