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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Craig White, the former Yorkshire and England allrounder, is to join Hampshire's coaching set-up ahead of the new season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/254600/254699.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1065108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1065108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1065108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's expanded coverage of English county cricket has been recognised by the ECB after it was named online publication of the year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149523.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/587997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/587997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-587997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rory Hamilton-Brown's departure from Surrey has been confirmed after the county announced he has been released from the remainder of his contract 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GMT Northamptonshire have decided not to renew Chaminda Vaas' contract for 2013, citing the 38-year-old's troubles with fitness last season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119200/119242.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alex Gidman has stepped down as Gloucestershire captain after four years in the role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120232.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jon Batty, the Gloucestershire and former Surrey wicketkeeper, has announced his retirement from professional cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131300/131317.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire have proved more than a few times this season that it pays not to write them off and here they did so again to win on the last ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149800/149850.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire ended the season on a high, beating Gloucestershire by two wickets in a dramatic finish to the Division Two game at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582269 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Woakes' defiant 80 ensured Warwickshire warmed up for their bid to complete a double by holding off a late Nottinghamshire charge and claiming a draw in the final match of their campaign. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145171.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582266.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582266.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582266 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Luke Procter shone during a low key final day of Lancashire's dismal season with the first seven-wicket haul of his career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146083.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582265.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582265.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582265 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire claimed the Division Two title as they ended the longest exile of any county from the top tier of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149797.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582263.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582263.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582263 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire could look back on a highly satisfying season after their final game ended in a 239-run win over Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149796.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey allrounder Chris Jordan will pursue opportunities elsewhere after being released from the club at the end of his contract https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144900/144949.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582251.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582251.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582251 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire have confirmed that Jack Brooks has been allowed to utilise a get-out clause in his contract to further his international ambitions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145400/145499.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582225.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582225.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582225 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Ambrose, the former England wicketkeeper, has revealed his battle against depression that almost ended his professional career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149231.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/582213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/582213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Claude Henderson snapped up two wickets in the penultimate over of the day to give Leicestershire a chance of finishing the season with a victory against Gloucestershire. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Karl Kirkken compared leading Derbyshire to promotion with one of his best days as a player for Derbyshire, winning the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1993 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149779.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anthony McGrath may have played his last game for Yorkshire but if he does leave the club, he can do so in the knowledge that he has played a big hand in Yorkshire's promotion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149776.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the day Glamorgan announced a change to their traditional one-day name, they closed the season, and Robert Croft's career, with a win to deny Kent promotion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116500/116588.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Mullaney enhanced Nottinghamshire's chances of finishing on a high with a victory over county champions Warwickshire with a fluent 94 - his highest first-class score since May 2010. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145581.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In-form Durham finished their campaign with a fifth win in six games after beating Sussex by five wickets with a day to spare. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131700/131744.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zander de Bruyn's first hundred of the season and polished half-centuries from youngsters Rory Burns and Tom Jewell ensured Surrey made a commanding start against Lancashire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582114 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abdur Rehman finished with match figures of 14 for 101 as Somerset clinched runners-up spot in Division One https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rory Hamilton-Brown looks set to leave Surrey, with Somerset leading the list of counties hoping to attract him. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145571.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbeaten half-century by Luke Wells kept Sussex afloat as they reached 112 for 5, a lead of 96, in their second innings against Durham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nick Compton boosted his chances of England selection with a timely century as Somerset tightened their grip on Worcestershire at Taunton. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144600/144685.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire teenager Shiv Thakor produced another eye-catching innings on a rain-hit second day with Gloucestershire at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581940.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581940.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581940 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire will resume their second innings on 49 without loss against Championship winners Warwickshire, having wiped out their first innings deficit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robert Croft claimed his 51st five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in his final appearance as Kent's promotion hopes took a heavy blow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148067.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire lost top spot in Division Two to Yorkshire but, thanks to Usman Khawaja's half-century, edged closer to securing promotion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140400/140435.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire moved to the top of the Division Two table for the first time this season and look overwhelming favourites to gain promotion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149704.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Vince score a hundred for Hampshire before late wicket left Derbyshire wobbling in their bid to secure promotion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149320.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581820 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Newly crowned champions Warwickshire bowled out Nottinghamshire for 155 before their own batsmen also endured a difficult day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145200/145272.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581814 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Send For Tredders sounds like a school story from the 1920s but it might be just what Kent need if they are to win promotion from Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116223.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581812.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581812.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581812 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fluent unbeaten 76 by Ben Brown and superb bowling by Steve Magoffin helped Sussex to step up their bid for second place in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147796.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire spinners Claude Henderson and Jigar Naik shared five wickets as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 234 on the first day at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Perhaps it was fitting that two Yorkshiremen from different backgrounds and different vintages combined to nudge their side ahead in the race to achieve promotion from Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149680.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abdur Rehman weaved through Worcestershire with 9 for 65 to leave Somerset wondering how close they could have got to the title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148948.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Lancashire won the 2011 County Championship, a member of the Old Trafford staff bought a copy of every national daily newspaper. Relegation means there will be no repeat this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147200/147223.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire will finish a season they entered as defending champions with relegation to Division Two after Surrey's victory and their own defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149552.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Essex bowlers secured a 122-run victory that all but ends Hampshire's chances of promotion to Division One https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent earned the vital victory their efforts deserved to set up a thrilling final week in Division Two of the Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119500/119541.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey played like a team that wanted to end their last match at home on a high and did so with a chilled 195-run victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145901.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset surged to a five-wicket victory over Sussex that gives them the opportunity to steal the runners-up position in Division One at the last https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147177.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey dropped their England wicketkeeper Steve Davies from the line-up for their current match against Nottinghamshire because of a "lack of form" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145865.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire have begun to plan for next season by signing the Surrey allrounder Matthew Spriegel on a two-year contract https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147300/147377.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581313.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581313.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581313 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jim Troughton has admitted that the pain of missing out on the Championship title in 2011 played a large part in pushing his side to go the extra step in 2012 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149519.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two of the architects of Warwickshire's 2012 Championship triumph were former Essex players: Chris Wright and Varun Chopra https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149522.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire were incensed at James Tredwell's substitution as their promotion hopes took a blow at Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119000/119014.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581244.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581244.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581244 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham will start next season with point deductions in all three competitions after breaching the salary cap in English domestic cricket. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148369.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex chose to bat out their innings and set Hampshire a target of 425 to stay in the hunt for promotion before claiming three late wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119900/119993.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132500/132573.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Liam Norwell claimed five wickets as Gloucestershire moved off the bottom of the County Championship table with a 207-run victory inside three days against Northamptonshire at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Four wickets in five overs at the end of a keenly contested day almost put hopes of a surprise Somerset victory to bed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149508.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If you look at this day in isolation, Surrey had a good day. If you look at it in the context of the whole season, they should have done better https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149515.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581232 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire's bid for Division One safety looks set to be reliant on Surrey failing to beat Nottinghamshire after failing to take control against Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149428.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire secured their first County Championship title since 2004, taking less than half the third day at New Road to take the remaining eight wickets in Worcestershire's second innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149518.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581192.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581192.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581192 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Fuller's career-best County Championship bowling figures and 99 from Ian Cockbain put Gloucestershire in a winning position on the second day at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With last year's agonising disappointment in mind, Ashley Giles won't be at peace until the Championship title is secured https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149443.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Patterson struck with both bat and ball to leave Yorkshire apparently in control halfway through a match in which victory would make them favourites for promotion to Division One of the County Championship. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132500/132573.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Davies collected his first five-wicket bag of the season to given Kent a clear but certainly not decisive advantage at the halfway stage of this crucial contest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144470.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581102.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581102.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581102 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah made an unbeaten hundred as Essex fought back with bat and ball on day two against Hampshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148761.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Nash made his third Championship hundred of the season as Sussex tightened their hold on the game against Somerset https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149451.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire, desperately trying to stave off relegation a year after winning the Championship, made amends for a sloppy first day in the field with a professional display with the bat at Lord's. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145862.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Read's battling knock hauled Notts over 200 on the second day at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144800/144880.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Liam Plunkett has been given permission to talk to other counties. He has a year to go on his Durham contract but has played only one Championship match this season after losing form and confidence. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130600/130633.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Rose, Somerset's director of cricket, has agreed by mutual consent to leave the county at the end of the season. It brings to an end eight years at Taunton, a period in which he has revived the county's fortunes. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120300/120375.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's quest for one of the victories which would be likely to secure promotion was looking a lot healthier at the end of the first day at Headingley than it was half way through it. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145531.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580956.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580956.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580956 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Aided by excellent slip catching, Hampshire kept their promotion hopes alive by bowling Essex out cheaply on a helpful surface on day one at West End https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149431.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geraint Jones' innings kept Derbyshire at bay on the first day of a crucial tie in the promotion race at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107756.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Fuller and Liam Norwell fought back with three wickets each for Gloucestershire to reduced Northamptonshire to 73 for 7 by the close on day one at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580950 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149401.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abdur Rehman flew straight in from Dubai to take three wickets as Somerset closed on top at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148948.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zander de Bruyn and Gary Wilson form a partnership of 123 that eased Surrey's relegation worries on day one at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149432.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580946.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580946.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580946 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Neil Dexter's century saw Lancashire's hopes of survival slipping away on the first day at Lords' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149433.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire remain on course for a domestic double in limited-overs cricket after Sussex's semi-final frailties were exposed for the second week running https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149322.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Varun Chopra's well-paced hundred set Warwickshire on their way to a comfortable victory at Old Trafford and a place in the Lord's CB40 final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149316.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anthony McGrath used all the experience gained over a 17-year career as he guided Yorkshire through a perfectly time, but very tense, run chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145200/145296.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan have announced that 22-year-old seam bowler James Harris will leave the county where he made his debut aged 16 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Stevens took five wickets against Leicestershire as Kent kept their promotion hopes alive with a resounding 147-run victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paceman Toby Roland-Jones bagged the first 10-wicket haul of his career as Middlesex clinched a tense five-wicket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148661.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580260.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580260.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580260 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex saw their slim chances of promotion all but wiped out while Derbyshire took another step towards Division One https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Slowly but surely, Warwickshire are edging towards the County Championship, with the title they last won in 2004 theirs to throw away now https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149241.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is only 12 months ago that Lancashire won the final two matches of the season to complete an unlikely title triumph. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The final day of this unforgettable match between Somerset and Surrey was all really rather apologetic, ending in a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148665.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Niall O'Brien struck a career-best 182 and was roundly booed in the process as Northamptonshire's Division Two clash against Glamorgan at Cardiff appears doomed to end in a draw. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580100 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent's bid for promotion looked in the balance with one day left of their crucial rain-hit match against Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty effectively admitted that he made a mistake "in the heat of battle" in not withdrawing appeal after Murali Kartik after he had run out a Somerset batsman while backing up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148716.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Ambrose and Ian Blackwell piled on the runs at Edgbaston as Warwickshire all but ended Nottinghamshire's Championship hopes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149231.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey were booed from the field here and called "a disgrace to cricket" by angry spectators after their India spinner Murali Kartik ran out Somerset batsmen Alex Barrow for backing up too far https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148717.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144900/144931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Keaton Jennings' first Championship half-century for Durham took his side a good way towards parity against Lancashire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144900/144930.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Masters claimed another five-wicket haul before Derbyshire's lower order fought back strongly https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire hope to sign Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi for the Champions League Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146138.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/580033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/580033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex made a positive start to their reply to relegation-threatened Worcestershire's 323 in the rain-ravaged Division One match at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579971.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579971.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579971 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has not made a habit of helping himself off the field - at least not this summer - and it could be argued that maintaining his recent vow of silence today was counter-productive https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Niall O'Brien scored his first century of the season as Northamptonshire had the better of the first day of their Division Two clash against Glamorgan at the Swalec Stadium. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Masters helped Essex fight back against promotion favourites Derbyshire after a four wicket haul by spinner David Wainwright had secured maximum bowling points for the Division Two leaders at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579844 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 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