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Lord's the quieter after de Mesquita passing

Jul 31, 2013: His distinctive announcements and sense of humour were a feature of the Lord's media centre - Norman de Mesquita will be greatly missed

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 cricket has become much tougher'

Sep 20, 2012: Darren Gough reflects on the 2012 County Championship season

The burden of being Ramps

Jul 11, 2012: In all the talk about Mark Ramprakash's unfulfilled talent, there is little acknowledgement of the unique pressures he faced

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

It's all up to Morgan

Feb 29, 2012: For much of his career, Eoin Morgan has had the door opened welcomingly wide for him. No longer

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

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Not all well with Twenty20

Jun 18, 2011: The Friends Life t20 is well under way, but crowds are not flocking to the action which raises question about how the ECB have managed the format

Middlesex v Sri Lanka, Tour match, Uxbridge

Dilshan thrills amid the chills

May 15, 2011: The weather wasn't too hot, nor was the bowling, but the Sri Lankan batsmen gave the fans something to shout about

The good, the bad, the ugly

Sep 19, 2010: In his final column of the 2010 season, George Dobell looks back over six months of action and hands out his awards

Sussex v Middlesex, Friends Provident t20, Hove

Ticket confusion, and super entertainment

Jul 2, 2010: This fan dared to support Middlesex at Hove. A good thing the rowdy young fans sledging the visiting side didn't get hold of her

Friends Provident t20 2010

Adam Gilchrist comes full circle

Jun 14, 2010: When Adam Gilchrist takes the field against Glamorgan at Old Deer Park on June 15, he will be returning to the ground where he played as a teenager for Richmond more than 20 years ago

Done in one day

Jun 9, 2010: Fifty years ago a county side was bowled out twice in a day. Compared to that, Bangladesh's Old Trafford loss doesn't seem so bad

Strictly Me: My Life Under the Spotlight

Strictly missing something

Jan 23, 2010: The controversies, the dancing, the England management's apathy towards Ramprakash are all here, but nothing on why his career ended at 52 Tests

Eoin Morgan

Switching colours, switching hits

May 21, 2009: He's got all the shots and then some, and now he's got a bigger, better platform to showcase them on

Angus Fraser

Portrait of the workman as artist

May 11, 2009: To one teenager at least, Fraser made relentless application and sweaty doggedness glamorous. Almost