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County cricket's commercial crusade for the 21st century

Apr 16, 2013: Every club is trying its best to stay afloat, selling real estate, hosting concerts, borrowing heavily, but is the model sustainable?

County previews

Warwickshire still ahead of the pack

Apr 9, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's senior correspondent George Dobell runs the rule over the Division One clubs

County preview

A county game to savour

Apr 9, 2013: Critics of county cricket ignore its importance to the England team and its relevance throughout the country - there is much to celebrate and admire

County previews

Durham aim to build on Collingwood revolution

Mar 27, 2013: A change of captaincy reinvigorated Durham last season but another transitional campaign awaits a squad still reliant on old stagers

County cricket 2012

Can Lancashire do it again?

Apr 4, 2012: We preview the 2012 season for teams in Division One of the County Championship

County cricket

A bad decision for English cricket

Jan 11, 2012: David Morgan will certainly leave his mark on the domestic game in England and Wales

County cricket

Five county clashes worth watching

Nov 29, 2011: The English domestic fixtures were announced early on Tuesday and ESPNcricinfo picks out five mouthwatering matches. Let us know which games have caught your eye

Presenting the county awards for 2011

Sep 21, 2011: First-class cricket in England has been bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked for the last few seasons. And the one just concluded was truly special

England news

Swann content with team success

Aug 16, 2011: At the start of the tour, Graeme Swann was riding high at No. 2 in the world rankings. Three Tests later, he has been limited to four wickets at 80.25 but his usual contributions have not been missed in the slightest

County news

'The game is in a bit of a mess, really'

Jul 8, 2011: As we pass the halfway point of the county year, George Dobell talks to four county coaches about the key features of the season so far

Lessons from the county scene

Jun 17, 2010: County chief executives on the lessons learned from the season to date

Steve Harmison's guide to the vile blue yonder

Oct 19, 2009: The shy but not retiring England fast bowler gives his Durham colleagues a primer on what's out there

And the winner is...

Sep 25, 2009: A former bludgeoner, two former England keepers, a stocky allrounder, a fingerspinner, and a future KP, in our awards for the season

Durham retain county title

How the Championship was won

Sep 13, 2009: Durham retained the County Championship title with two matches remaining. Cricinfo looks back at how they did it

What's so great about two divisions anyway?

Sep 11, 2009: The current structure may have been put in place to encourage more results, but it hasn't quite worked out that way

Future imperfect

Oct 8, 2008: The rise of Twenty20 and of India's power are challenging English cricket's ability to function independently

English season review

Championship shows it can survive new age

Sep 29, 2008: The instigation of two divisions in the County Championship has been a blessing of sorts. In terms of maintaining interest until the very end

English season review

And the award goes to...

Sep 29, 2008: Cricinfo looks back at the 2008 English season and hands out a batch of awards

Wet end not mandatory

Sep 10, 2008: The rain has ravaged the season, but there are still chances of a good finish to the County Championship

County awards - August

Hampshire's turnaround

Sep 1, 2008: Cricinfo looks back at some of the best county performances from August