Paul Nixon

Leicestershire finally broke Worcestershire's Gareth Andrew-inspired resistance to claim their fourth County Championship win of the season by seven wickets with a day to spare at New Road

Paul Nixon and Australia allrounder Andrew McDonald helped Leicestershire to their first batting bonus points in four games against top-of-the-table Glamorgan in their County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

Gloucestershire needed just half an hour of the final day to wrap up a nine-wicket victory over Leicestershire at Bristol

Gloucestershire were left on the brink of their third consecutive County Championship win after rain and bad light wiped out 22 overs on the third day at Bristol

Gemaal Hussain confirmed his position as the leading wicket-taker in County Championship cricket this season by taking his tally to 29

A battling innings of 74 from veteran Paul Nixon was not enough to prevent Worcestershire taking command of their County Championship Division Two game against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Sussex are already on course for an immediate return to the top flight of the County Championship after completing their fourth successive Division Two win

Centuries from captain Murray Goodwin and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan helped put Sussex on course for a fourth successive victory in Division Two of the County Championship

Leicestershire shaded the first day at Derbyshire despite a batting collapse that saw the visitors lose their last nine wickets for 166 runs

Leicestershire face the prospect of competing in next season's Twenty20 Cup without veteran wicketkeeper Paul Nixon

Paul Nixon has resigned as Leicestershire's club captain after believing he was left out of decision-making

A round-up of the opening matches of the county season from Division Two of the Championship

From throwing to a legend to playing against him

Delhi Giants beat Chandigarh Lions 2-0 in a bowl-out in a high-scoring ICL encounter in Panchkula where both teams scored 200

Chennai Superstars remained atop the ICL points table thanks to a five-run win over Delhi Giants, who slipped to their third defeat

A tough task awaits Delhi Giants for their first game in home territory Gurgaon. They face Chennai Superstars, the team currently on top

The ICL's second season has some improvements over the first, but there's a fair amount of work left

He's got a mouth on him, Nico has. The sledge-a-minute former England wicketkeeper talks about the joys of getting up the opposition's nose

Paul Nixon's 24-ball 43 proved the difference between the Delhi Giants and the Ahmedabad Rockets after he charged Delhi from 89 for 3 to a match-winning total