Luke Wright, Sussex's former England allrounder, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket with immediate effect. The 34-year-old, who captained Sussex between 2015 and 2017, has signed white-ball only extension to his contract.Wright was not selected for Sussex's opening Championship fixture - a seven-wicket defeat to Leicestershire - and after indications from the club's head coach, Jason Gillespie, that his…

Nottinghamshire 408 and 329 for 5 dec (Clarke 97*, Nash 75, Duckett 61, Mullaney 52) lead Yorkshire 291 (Root 73, Patel 3-31) by 446 runsJoe Root, struck on the helmet, first ball by Stuart Broad. It did not auger well for Yorkshire. It did not feel all that great for Root. But that was the lowest point of the day…

Northamptonshire 445 (Procter 81*, Wakely 76, Rossington 67, Murtagh 6-80) and 10 for 0 drew with Middlesex 271 (Harris 61*, Buck 5-54) and 317 for 4 dec (Malan 160*, Holden 54)Dawid Malan's first century since May helped Middlesex secure a battling draw at Northants. At the time he came to the crease, Middlesex were 10 for 2 in their second…

Worcestershire could be without Ben Twohig for the entire season after he sustained a serious injury. Twohig, the 20-year-old left-arm spinner, is understood to have suffered the anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing five-a-side football.A former England Under-19 player, Twohig made his List A and first-class debuts last season and did well enough to win a run of games in…