Nicky Peng

Nicky Peng, the Glamorgan batsman, has retired with immediate effect - at the age of 24

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Nicky Peng will be joining Glamorgan for the start of the 2006 season, after turning down the offer of an extended contract at his native county, Durham

Hampshire departed the north-east heading for the south-west tonight with their tails between their legs having seen their National League Division Two championship and promotion hopes take a hammering at the hands of Durham Dynamos at the Riverside.

Glamorgan 238 for 8 beat Yorkshire 237 by one run at Colwyn Bay Scorecard Matthew Hoggard's comeback match ended in disappointment, as Glamorgan snuck to a thrilling last-ball victory at Colwyn Bay

Hampshire's woefull Frizzell Championship season continued at The Riverside ground of Durham on the third day, being forced to follow on 304 runs behind the home side

Surrey 488 for 8 v Nottinghamshire at Whitgift School Scorecard While the England batsmen were warming up at Trent Bridge and hoping for a more disciplined performance than the last Test, two outcasts - injured or not injured - went back to

Sussex 429 v Surrey 212 for 6 at Hove Scorecard Sussex tightened their control over Surrey in this intriguing tussle of the top two

Essex 271 for 6 v Leicestershire 600 for 7 dec at Southend Scorecard Only 16 overs at Southend, but it was enough for Leicestershire to tighten their grip on the game

Scotland v Somerset, Edinburgh Scorecard Scotland made it two wins out of two after they beat Somerset by six wickets in a rain-affected match at Edinburgh

Worcestershire smashed the record for the highest total by a side batting second in a day-night league match by reaching 275 for 3 to beat Durham by seven wickets in an epic top-of-the-table clash

An exhilarating century by England Under-19 batsman Nicky Peng carried Durham to a seven-wicket victory against Hampshire in the C and G Trophy third round at Chester-le-Street

A superb innings from Nicky Peng denied Derbyshire their first CricInfo Championship win since August despite a late flurry of wickets