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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Moeen Ali, the Worcestershire batsman, has been named as Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) Player of the Year for 2013 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165100/165111.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/676513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/676513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-676513 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jos Buttler, England's one-day wicketkeeper-batsman, has his sights set on Test cricket after sacrificing a settled life with Somerset to move to Lancashire. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167300/167317.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/676321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/676321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-676321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Smith could take over the Hampshire captaincy after signing a two-year deal at the Ageas Bowl following his controversial release by county champions Durham. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166500/166553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The county career of Phil Jaques, the former Australia batsman, appears to have come to an end after Yorkshire decided to not renew his contract. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166200/166211.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Stokes, the Durham and England allrounder, has capped an impressive season by winning the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/675789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/675789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If this match is seen as a shootout for the England No. 6 slot in Brisbane, Gary Ballance can begin whitening his pads for the Gabba https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/168000/168007.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675169.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675169.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675169 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Nash led the way with 108 as Sussex beat champions Durham by six wickets to secure third place and £87,000 prize money in the LV= County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160100/160191.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Stevens hit a sumptuous unbeaten 205 to edge Kent over the line for a two-wicket Championship win and condemn champions Lancashire to their first defeat of the campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan rounded off the County Championship season with a convincing eight-wicket win over Gloucestershire on the final day of their Division Two encounter at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162000/162017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset may have avoided relegation, but they have been unable to retain the services of their outstanding young England wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166673.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675157.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675157.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675157 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Monty Panesar's troubled season has ended with another disciplinary issue after he was handed a suspended County Championship ban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165385.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/675145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince became the first Lancashire batsman in 16 seasons to score a century in each innings of a match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167833.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dominic Sibley provided a pleasant footnote to Surrey's torturous season by becoming the youngest player to score a double century in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167900/167931.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Keaton Jennings and Michael Richardson both scored hundreds as Division One champions Durham fought back on the third day at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161300/161393.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire and Somerset continued to make the most of batsmen-friendly conditions after learning that their Division One status had already been preserved for another season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167900/167927.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Relegated Derbyshire may have to leave their home of the last 142 years and move to a new ground outside Derby if they are not to face a long-term future in Division Two, according to chairman Chris Grant https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157695.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674677.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674677.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674677 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was probably to be expected that Northamptonshire would suffer something of a hangover - literal or metaphorical - on the third day of this game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167829.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Coles finished with match figures of 10 for 154 as Hampshire crushed Essex by an innings and 31 runs soon after lunch on the third day at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire were able to begin planning for next season when their relegation to Division Two was confirmed on the stroke of noon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167900/167923.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Division Two champions Lancashire look set to finish the County Championship season unbeaten after strengthening their grip on their final match against Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167889.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674417 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Honours were left even at stumps on day two of Glamorgan's Championship Division Two clash with Gloucestershire at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120800/120809.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's funny season produced one final baffling episode as they meekly surrendered their chance of promotion at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's failure to secure the bonus points they required to stand any chance of overhauling them means that Northants are assured of promotion to Division One of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167827.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Champions Durham could end the season with a defeat after Sussex took control on the second day of their Championship match at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166500/166549.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley led the way as Surrey reached 172 for 1 in response to Yorkshire's 434 all out on day of two their Championship Division One clash https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167867.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The corpse is still twitching but realistically Derbyshire's Division One life is over for the moment https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167863.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Hildreth batted beautifully, scoring at roughly a run a ball for his entire innings, and soothed talk of a possible Somerset relegation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167875.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anyon claimed only the sixth five-wicket haul of his career and Luke Wright hit an unbeaten 74 as Sussex gained the upper hand against Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158400/158460.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Most professional sportsman aim to finish their careers on a high but few will beat the achievements of Nottinghamshire's David Hussey in the final few days of his life on the county circuit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166800/166857.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince hit an unbeaten 134 on a day of missed chances and milestones in Canterbury as Lancashire reached a respectable 269 for 8 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145862.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Carberry's selection for the Ashes tour was greeted with a few suspicions but as the last of the summer wine was opened at the Ageas Bowl he again demonstrated why he is a solid selection https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167200/167285.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire's last throw of the dice began with a demonstration of faith in the team has taken them to the last round of games clinging to the possibility that they still might not go down https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165600/165655.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah has retired from first-class cricket to pursue a career as a Twenty20 freelance around the world and Essex are hopeful of having him back in that capacity for 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/674009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wayne Madsen, the Derbyshire captain, has been awarded the inaugural Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Elite Award https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was a mixture of delight and relief for Chris Read after he played a key role in helping Nottinghamshire end a 24-year wait for one-day silverware with the YB40 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167600/167613.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire claimed their first piece of one-day silverware in more than two decades with a dominant 87-run victory at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167500/167577.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northants collected maximum batting points as their penultimate game of the season drifted to a draw - but events elsewhere made their day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164100/164161.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers made 65 but with him went Middlesex's improbable hopes of chasing 277 and Yorkshire were confirmed as Division One runners-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167500/167539.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673201 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's hopes of winning promotion virtually came to an end when they could only draw their Championship Division Two match with Glamorgan at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire will have to wait for the coup de grace of their season after a tame draw at Bristol but the champagne moment arrived in a literal sense as they lifted the Division Two title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167500/167519.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey went down tamely in the end, their optimistic plan to take 10 Warwickshire wickets in less time that it took to concede 281 runs falling a long way short https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165353.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire crashed to a 180-run defeat against Hampshire at Grace Road as the curtain came down on their miserable Championship Division Two campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167500/167523.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the Yorkshire Bank 40 final between Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166800/166865.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Refreshingly, no one at the County Ground made a secret of their interest in the game unfolding at Chelmsford between third-placed Essex and Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148941.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The champagne, or perhaps the sponsors' beer, is on ice at Bristol for Lancashire who are on the cusp of the Division Two title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162461.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey need another eight wickets after forfeiting their second innings and setting Warwickshire 281 to win in more than a day, as they attempt to stay in Division One https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158683.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only two hours of play were possible on the third day at Chelmsford but that proved to be enough time for Essex opener Jaik Mickleburgh to score his second Championship Division Two century of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162300/162377.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/673005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geoffrey Boycott's exhortation to Yorkshire to win the Championship in their 150th anniversary season has not come to pass https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167181.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham clinched the LV= County Championship title by wrapping up a routine eight-wicket win over Nottinghamshire on a rain-delayed third day at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167483.4.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England bowler Simon Jones admits Glamorgan will be underdogs in the YB40 final but says the team will be up for the challenge against favourites Notts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166700/166755.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A potent bowling attack and a strong team spirit developed through shared goals and experiences has taken Durham to the brink of a third County Championship title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167449.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Days like these have been rare for Surrey this season, which goes a long way, of course, to explaining why they are on the brink of relegation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159000/159025.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the correct mindset, if the Championship is lost, Yorkshire and Middlesex are still engaged in a worthwhile, cut-and-thrust contest for second place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167425.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672819.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672819.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672819 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Refreshingly, no one at the County Ground made a secret of their interest in the game unfolding at Chelmsford between third-placed Essex and Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145776.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood appeared genuinely surprised by the suggestion that he might be considered a candidate for the Managing Director of England Cricket position https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167457.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir and Jaik Mickleburgh got Essex off to a strong start in reply to Glamorgan's 322 on the second day at Chelmsford, a match they need to win to maintain their promotion challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160849.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Liam Dawson and James Vince both hit unbeaten centuries as Hampshire took a stranglehold on their game against Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167400/167445.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672791.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672791.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672791 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "Shot Procy," came the cry from beyond the boundary. A phrase once so common in Gloucestershire but not heard since 1981 was revived on the second day at Bristol https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166000/166037.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Rudolph, the South Africa batsman, has signed a two-year deal with Glamorgan, subject to receiving clearance from Cricket South Africa. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145523.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood should steer Durham away from trouble in their crucial match against Nottinghamshire as they closed in on the Championship title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167300/167389.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire may reflect on another frustrating battle with the weather as the day their Championship dream died https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165400/165411.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex were frustrated by the weather and Glamorgan's third-wicket pair as they went in search of a victory at Chelmsford to keep alive their hopes of winning promotion. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162000/162017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey could do without the abrupt arrival of autumn keeping them confined to the dressing room for all but the first hour and a quarter of the first day against Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166600/166631.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Klinger, the Australian batsman, has turned down an offer to play for Gloucestershire as a domestic-qualified player https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 17.1 overs were possible as Northamptonshire began their penultimate match of an impressive season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165200/165215.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/672425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Cox responded to a vote of confidence with a career-best performance for Worcestershire in the draw with Hampshire at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160700/160733.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671681 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Nottinghamshire eased their relegation worries by picking up two valuable bowling bonus points at Lord's before their Championship Division One game against Middlesex ended in a weather-ravaged draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160100/160197.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the end, the two hours that Mother Nature afforded Essex were not enough for them to secure the victory they deserved https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire may not have achieved promotion in the style they would have liked, but the hour-long wait to confirm their success completes a remarkable turnaround of fortunes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167200/167275.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The dream of an England recall in his home Ashes Test might have been denied to Graham Onions but he may look back and decide that bowling Durham to the title was reasonably adequate consolation. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160857.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset eased their relegation worries by beating Surrey by seven wickets in a dogfight at Taunton. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167200/167279.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An embarrassing morning's cricket was followed by an afternoon of rain and bad light on the final day of this game where Yorkshire's title chances began to be lapped up by the sea https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160100/160191.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are still only two possible victors in this match - Essex and the rain - but Sam Northeast, the great hope for the future in Canterbury, has given his side some hope of scraping a draw they barely deserve https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158900/158970.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671409 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Manchester's infamous rain may have delayed Lancashire's promotion celebrations but Simon Katich departs for a brighter climate this weekend content he has fully contributed to their successful return to Division One. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160600/160611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671399 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Yorkshire's seam attack has proved itself a formidable unit over the past five months and they will need to work quickly on day four to push for a victory to keep up the pressure on Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167113.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A slow pitch, a slow outfield and rain after tea combined to undermine Durham's plan to achieve the victory that would make them odds-on to clinch the title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167169.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann have both been made available for Nottinghamshire in the Yorkshire Bank 40 final on September 21. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157500/157525.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lewis Gregory and Peter Trego struck twice each as Somerset strengthened their grip on the relegation clash with Surrey at Taunton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145124.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire made the most of the 90 minutes of play possible on the third day of their rain-interrupted Division Two meeting with Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156491.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a complicated web to weave, the ECB may have identified the ultimate company man in charming, soothing Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158653.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/671061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/671061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Loan signing Matt Coles showcased his talent with both bat and ball as Hampshire put pressure on Worcestershire at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156800/156859.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sidelined for six matches during a key phase in Lancashire's promotion push, Paul Horton been prolific since his comeback and may now have played the innings that all but secures their return to Division One. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167103.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's trio of seam bowlers dove-tailed brilliantly to hound Kent out for 107 in their first innings and give them a chance to beat the weather that is forecast to shorten this match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120277.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670857 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Lyth showed what a fine batsman he is with 93 to set Yorkshire up with the chance to build a first-innings lead over Sussex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167109.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160400/160475.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers may have only made 21 runs for Australia in the Lord's Test but nothing seems to disturb his serenity batting here for Middlesex. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156447.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670845 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rushworth's persistence in nailing down a county career might yet help Durham win the Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161600/161651.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Jones, the former England seamer, is going to pursue a career as a T20 freelance after announcing his retirement from first-class and List A cricket from the end of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167000/167031.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Powell, the Kent batsman, has announced his retirement after a 16-year playing career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89700/89746.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire have one of the most attractive batting line-ups in the county game. Seldom can they have been as becalmed as this https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166981.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670597.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670597.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670597 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Vince's third LV= County Championship century of the season saw Hampshire put themselves in a promising position on a rain-shortened first day New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156454.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670583.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670583.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670583 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is not often that the first day of a four-day game begins and ends under floodlights. But Owais Shah didn't seem to mind as he landed some telling blows for Essex on day where the September sun was second best. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670577.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670577 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Brown's unbeaten 78 held up Yorkshire after the visiting seam attack had made good use of winning the tossing and bowling first https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166975.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After four years it might be beneficial for all concerned for Marcus Trescothick to hand over the Somerset captaincy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167000/167005.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire may have undergone a makeover of their Championship line-up but coach Peter Moores is confident their decision to blood more players will make them more competitive in Division One next summer. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166900/166989.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire coach Karl Krikken began this season believing his team could compete at the higher level and, with safety now a realistic prospect, says survival this year would be a bigger achievement than last season's promotion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670537.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/670537.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670537 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Hoggard, the swing bowler who helped England regain the Ashes in 2005, has announced his retirement after an 18-year career. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120400/120449.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/670485.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/670485.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-670485 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a contest trimmed to 35-overs per side, Somerset batted for only a little over 25 overs as they were soundly thrashed by Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166800/166859.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-669745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India batsman Gautam Gambhir will return to Essex to play the remainder of the county season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165389.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-669707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The YB40 semi-final between Nottinghamshire and Somerset provides both sides with a last opportunity to grab something rewarding from the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165000/165071.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/669477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-669477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT