County Cricket 2009 / News

England county news

Newman moves to Middlesex

Oct 26, 2009: Opener Scott Newman has ended a nine-year spell with Surrey after leaving the club by mutual consent. He spent the second half of the 2009 season on loan with Nottinghamshire

County news

Stephen Moore joins Lancashire

Oct 8, 2009: Stephen Moore, the Worcestershire batsman, has joined Lancashire leaving the county he has represented since 2003

Indian news

Laxman happy with county stint

Oct 3, 2009: VS Laxman, the Indian Test batsman, has returned from a successful county stint raring to go for the home series against Sri Lanka starting November

County news

Who's leaving, who's arriving

Oct 1, 2009: Counties have been busy during the winter putting together their squads for 2010 and there have been a number of interesting signings

County news

David Brown leaves Gloucestershire early

Oct 1, 2009: David Brown, the Gloucestershire allrounder, is being released by the club a year before his contract expires after struggling for many first-team opportunities

Professional Cricketers' Association

Trescothick picks up PCA award

Sep 30, 2009: Somerset's former England opener, Marcus Trescothick, has been named the Most Valuable Player for 2009 by the Professional Cricketers' Association.

County news

Jefferson leaves Nottinghamshire

Sep 28, 2009: Will Jefferson, the opening batsman, has been released by Nottinghamshire after losing his first-team place

Worcestershire v Sussex, Pro40, New Road

Sussex lose, but still win title

Sep 27, 2009: Sussex retained their Pro40 title despite a heavy defeat to Worcestershire thanks to Durham's narrow victory against Somerset

Pro40 round-up

Trott helps Warwickshire to Divison Two title

Sep 27, 2009: The 2009 county season came to a thrilling finish in the Pro40 with Sussex take the Division One title and Warwickshire claiming Division Two

County Championship round-up

Nottinghamshire take second place

Sep 26, 2009: Nottinghamshire took second place, and a handsome prize, after victory over Sussex on the final day of the Championship season

Worcestershire v Durham, New Road, 4th day

Worcestershire save some pride

Sep 26, 2009: It may have been a miserable season, but Worcestershire at least restored a little pride after earning a draw against the champions

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 4th day

Drab end shows need for change

Sep 26, 2009: Lancashire's victory over Warwickshire yesterday meant that neither side had any prize-money to play for

Derbyshire v Essex, Derby, 4th day

ten Doeschate blitz sends Essex up

Sep 26, 2009: Ryan ten Doeschate produced a destructive 59-ball 108 and Mark Pettini played a captain's innings of 85 from 94 deliveries to put Essex back in the top flight for the first time since 2003

Worcestershire v Durham, New Road, 3rd day

Chanderpaul epic sets up Durham

Sep 25, 2009: A double-century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul ensured Durham will end the season as the only unbeaten side in the English first-class season

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 3rd day

Bairstow enlivens drifting match

Sep 25, 2009: Bad light, which wiped out the final 24 overs of the third day's play, almost certainly ended the already slight hopes of a definite result in this match

County Championship round-up

Northants left to watch and wait

Sep 25, 2009: Northamptonshire completed a crushing win over Leicestershire to move into second place in Division Two, but now have to wait for the result at Derby

Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Nottinghamshire close in on second spot

Sep 25, 2009: So far as Sussex were concerned, only pride was at stake. For Nottinghamshire, there was the not inconsiderable matter of £225,000 to be won as runners-up to Durham

Derbyshire v Essex, Derby, 3rd day

Last-ditch chase awaits Essex

Sep 25, 2009: Northamptonshire's players will be utilising whatever methods they can to keep tabs on Essex's progress with their promotion fate out of their hands

County Championship round-up

Hall continues Northants' charge

Sep 24, 2009: Action from the final round of Championship matches where Northamptonshire continue to dominate Leicestershire and Division One survival is assured for Lancashire and Yorkshire

Worcestershire v Durham, New Road, 2nd day

Di Venuto and Chanderpaul feed on rubbish

Sep 24, 2009: This time last year the New Road square was under several feet of foul flood water. Locals might have been forgiven for concluding there was more filth on it during the second day of this game