Stephen Parry

Former England and Lancashire spinner steps into new role in women's Hundred

Left-arm spinner played a key role in county's 2015 T20 Blast triumph

Stephen Parry claimed his first five-wicket haul in the Championship and Haseeb Hameed guided Lancashire's chase to inflict defeat on the champions

In days of yore, the sight of two spinners bowling in tandem, scuttling through their overs like squirrels scurrying up a tree, was commonplace on the county circuit

Lancashire have not lost to Essex in the Championship since 1997 and that does not look like changing in this match

Stephen Parry's 5-13 routed Worcestershire for 53 as Lancashire stunned one of the pacemakers in the North Group of the NatWest Blast

Lancashire fielded four players on 50-over debut, but one of them was England star Jos Buttler and his inventive innings helped make the difference against Warwickshire at Old Trafford

Ben Stokes has been recalled to England's limited-overs squads for the one-day and T20 series in South Africa, but Stuart Broad will have to wait a little longer for a comeback to white-ball cricket

English cricket's three-for-one Finals Day provided entertainment in the second semi-final worthy of the supermarket discount bin as Lancashire reach the final with a six-wicket victory

Yorkshire were sent packing in a manner that they could barely have imagined, thrashed by 29 runs in front of a joyful Manchester crowd

Brisbane Heat have strengthened their Lancashire connection by bringing in left-arm spinner Stephen Parry as one of their overseas players

When you've been in the slump England have endured any win is gratefully received. Some their batting raised more concerns, but the bowler, fielding and Ravi Bopara's calmness impressed

Ravi Bopara has been an England batting enigma but he was calmness personified in Antigua as England batsmen flapped all around him and his unbeaten 38 secured a desperately-needed victory in a mundane contest.

England's attempts to find Graeme Swann's successor have thus far produced no outstanding candidate. Stephen Parry now has an opportunity to stake his claim.

Liveblog on the announcement of England's squads for the Caribbean and World Twenty20

England named Moeen Ali and Stephen Parry as surprise inclusions in their squad to tour the West Indies and for the World Twenty20

Stephen Parry claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day cricket to help Lancashire to a stunning victory over Surrey in the Yorkshire Bank 40

Essex extended their lead to 252 runs, before rain washed out the remainder of the day

Lancashire stormed to the top of Group A in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a very comfortable nine-wicket victory over Holland at Old Trafford